| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | Gardens and Grandeur Porcelains & Paintings by Franz A. BischoffPresented by The Irvine Museum at The Irvine Museum November 12, 2011-March 8, 2012 The work of Franz A. Bischoff (1864-1929), both in porcelain and easel paintings reflects the highest standards of American art. Furthermore, those works that focus on landscapes encapsulate the unique qualities of California Impressionism by combining great beauty with historical significance and, most of all, a deep reverence for nature.
This exhibition was organized and toured by the Pasadena Museum of California Art. | The Irvine Museum | 11/12/11-
03/08/12 | Irvine |
Second Year MFA ReviewPresented by UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts at University Art Gallery (UCI) February 23-March 9, 2012 Second year MFA students in Studio Art exhibit their original work.
Opening Reception Feb. 23, 6-9 PM
Artists, titles and dates are subject to change. Check web site for updates, gallery hours, holiday closures and directions. www.ucigallery.com (949) 824-9854. | UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts | 02/23/12-
03/09/12 | Irvine |
...and Europe will be stunned. A Film Trilogy by Yael BartanaPresented by UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts at University Art Gallery (UCI) October 5, 2011-March 10, 2012 The UAG is proud to present the US premiere of Yael Bartana’s ... and Europe will be stunned. This exhibition was the official Polish participation at the 54th International Art Exhibition in Venice. It is also the inaugural event to be held in the Contemporary Arts Center Gallery at UC Irvine's Claire Trevor School of the Arts. Bartana’s trilogy aesthetically references propaganda films of the 1930s, which, when presented as a gallery installation,... | UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts | 10/05/11-
03/10/12 | Irvine |
Hello, AgainPresented by UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts at Little Theatre - UCI Arts March 9-March 11, 2012 Seen through the lens of a combination time machine and old-time kinescope, Hello, Again crisscrosses beds and jumps from decade to decade, intimately examining the painful secrets that drive characters into each other's arms and toward the bruising effects of reckless passion. For mature audiences only.
| UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts | 03/09/12-
03/11/12 | Irvine |
| UCI Symphony Orchestra in Concert | UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts | 03/15/12-
03/16/12 | Irvine |
A St. Patrick's Day Celebration with Slugger O'Toole!Presented by Irvine Barclay Theatre at Irvine Barclay Theatre March 17, 2012 Prepare yourself for a raucous, rave-up of an Irish night at the Irvine Barclay Theatre on Saturday March 17th with the mighty men of Slugger O’Toole! Music from Celtic Ireland that will leave you feeling as if you’ve visited a pub in Dublin with your closest friends on St. Patrick’s Day! Sure to be a Saturday night sell-out! | Irvine Barclay Theatre | 03/17/12 | Irvine |
Parenting OC Magazine’s 6th Annual Summer Opportunities JamboreePresented by Parenting OC Magazine at Orange County Great Park March 17, 2012 Plan your child’s summer fun and camp experience at Parenting OC Magazine’s sixth annual Summer Opportunities Jamboree event at the Orange County Great Park in Irvine, which will host 75 exhibitors representing summer camps, classes and activities, family travel destinations, birthday party entertainment, sports lessons and more. This one-day event will also feature a 5th Grade Spelling Bee, strolling entertainment, dance, rock bands, Cute Kid Cover Contest, carnival rides and a... | Parenting OC Magazine | 03/17/12 | Irvine |
| The Chairs (A One Act Chamber Opera) | UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts | 03/17/12-
03/18/12 | Irvine |
Sound of MusicPresented by Musical Theatre Village at Musical Theatre Village February 10-March 18, 2012 The Theater comes alive with The Sound of Music, opening at community-based Musical Theatre Village on Friday, February 10th, and running through Sunday, March 18th. Loosely based on the real-life story of the von Trapp family, this legendary show - the final collaboration between Rodgers and Hammerstein - remains one of the most beloved musicals of all time. This classic and endearing musical features an unforgettable score, including “My Favorite Things,”... | Musical Theatre Village | 02/10/12-
03/18/12 | Irvine |
Takács Quartet with Garrick OhlssonPresented by Philharmonic Society of Orange County at Irvine Barclay Theatre March 20, 2012 Pre-concert lecture by Dean Corey, 7pm
Edward Dusinberre, violin
Károly Schranz, violin
Geraldine Walther, viola
András Fejér, cello
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
PROGRAM:
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131
SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57
| Philharmonic Society of Orange County | 03/20/12 | Irvine |
Diavolo: Fearful SymmetriesPresented by Irvine Barclay Theatre at Irvine Barclay Theatre March 22, 2012 Part of Irvine Barclay Theatre's Contemporary Dance Series
Barclay debut
From Los Angeles, California
Jacques Heim, artistic director
The Barclay is delighted to present Jacques Heim’s increasingly important Los Angeles company for the first time, at last! Diavolo takes movement, athletics and daring, reinvents dance and theater, and from it all creates surreal tableaux on a grand scale. The highlight of the evening, Fearful Symmetries, was... | Irvine Barclay Theatre | 03/22/12 | Irvine |
Honors Art ExhibitionPresented by UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts at University Art Gallery (UCI) March 15-March 23, 2012 Honors students in Studio Art exhibit their original work in the University Art Gallery and Room Gallery.
Opening Reception March 15, 2012 from 6 - 9 PM
Artists, titles and dates are subject to change. Check web site for updates, gallery hours, holiday closures and directions. www.ucigallery.com (949) 824-9854 | UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts | 03/15/12-
03/23/12 | Irvine |
Sleeping BeautyPresented by Festival Ballet Theatre at Irvine Barclay Theatre March 24-March 25, 2012 Celebrate spring with a full-length production of the beloved classical ballet, Sleeping Beauty. Tchaikovsky's masterpiece and FBT's heart-warming performance bring to life characters that remind us good always triumphs over evil. The ballet will feature company dancers as well as spectacular guest artists. | Festival Ballet Theatre | 03/24/12-
03/25/12 | Irvine |
National Theatre Live: The Comedy of ErrorsPresented by Irvine Barclay Theatre and Arts Orange County at Irvine Barclay Theatre March 26, 2012 The Best in British theatre screenings from the UK's National Theatre continue with a new twist on an old favorite.
Shakespeare’s furiously paced comedy will be staged in a contemporary world into which walk three prohibited foreigners who see everything for the first time.
Two sets of twins separated at birth collide in the same city without meeting for one crazy day. Multiple mistaken identities lead to confusion on a grand scale. And, for no one more so than Antipholus... | Irvine Barclay Theatre | 03/26/12 | Irvine |
Meet the Great Park's Resident ArtistsPresented by Orange County Great Park at Orange County Great Park October 1, 2011-March 31, 2012 The Orange County Great Park has launched their Artist-In-Residence program where a series of talented artists from multiple disclipines are given studio space at the Park to work on art projects of their choice. The principle of their residency is to create art IN the park, INSPIRED by the park, FOR the park, or any combination of the three.
Come stop in to watch them work, be a part of their projects, or just hangout.
AMY CATERINA's... | Orange County Great Park | 10/01/11-
03/31/12 | Irvine |
Notes of NationalismPresented by Orange County Great Park at Orange County Great Park March 31, 2012 Hear concert pianist and Artist-in-Residence Kevin Kwan Loucks as he performs classical selections at the Orange County Great Park Palm Court Arts Complex.
This folk-infused program features three chamber music masterpieces from three composers of widely differing origins and musical traditions. The Krechkovsky-Loucks Duo along with guest artist Ross Gasworth – Principal Cellist of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra – present this diverse program of virtuosic fireworks... | Orange County Great Park | 03/31/12 | Irvine |
"Night in Napoli" with Charles Castronovo, TenorPresented by Philharmonic Society of Orange County at Irvine Barclay Theatre April 1, 2012 Acclaimed tenor Charles Castronovo comes to Orange County for an evening of Neapolitan songs and Italian opera arias. Recently starring as Mario Ruoppolo in the Los Angeles Opera’s world premiere production of Daniel Catán’s Il Postino, Charles Castronovo has sung at many of the world’s leading opera houses such as the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera Covent Garden, Staatsoper Berlin, Vienna State Opera, San Francisco Opera, Salzburg Festival, and Santa Fe Opera. | Philharmonic Society of Orange County | 04/01/12 | Irvine |
The Original Tribute to The Blues BrothersPresented by Irvine Barclay Theatre at Irvine Barclay Theatre April 4-April 7, 2012 Few styles of American music have proved as beloved or enduring as soul music, the emotional, propulsive 1960's update of rhythm and blues, exemplified by Aretha Franklin’s rendition of Otis Redding’s “Respect.” Among the people moved by that music were Saturday Night Live’s John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, who formed the Blues Brothers in 1978 in tribute to it.
Their tribute inspired other tributes, none more welcomed than the British-born All-New... | Irvine Barclay Theatre | 04/04/12-
04/07/12 | Irvine |
Architecture and LandscapePresented by Irvine Fine Arts Center at Irvine Fine Arts Center March 3-April 7, 2012 Art Exhibition: Architecture and Landscape
Opening Reception: March 3, 5 p.m.
The Irvine Fine Arts Center is pleased to present the second part of a two part exhibition series titled “Portraiture and Still Life” and “Architecture and Landscape”. Both shows feature traditional and non-traditional approaches to these genres in several media including painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, photography and video. | Irvine Fine Arts Center | 03/03/12-
04/07/12 | Irvine |
| Cabaret | Irvine Valley College Theatre Department | 03/30/12-
04/07/12 | Irvine |
National Theatre Live: She Stoops to Conquer Presented by Irvine Barclay Theatre and Arts Orange County at Irvine Barclay Theatre April 12, 2012 The Best in British theatre screenings continue with one of the great, generous-hearted and ingenious comedies of the English language, Oliver Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer offers a celebration of chaos, courtship and the dysfunctional family.
Hardcastle, a man of substance, looks forward to acquainting his daughter with his old pal’s son with a view to marriage. But thanks to playboy Lumpkin, he’s mistaken by his prospective son-in-law Marlow for an... | Irvine Barclay Theatre | 04/12/12 | Irvine |
Coppelia - Magic, Mayhem and Mischievious Romance!Presented by Maple Youth Ballet at Irvine Barclay Theatre April 14-April 15, 2012 Be intrigued by a doll who comes to life -- or does she?
Enter the fanciful world of Coppelia, ballet's timeless tale of obsession and true love tested by an eccentric toymaker, Dr. Coppelius. But things may not be what they seem when quarreling lovebirds encounter the clever creations of the mysterious Dr. Coppelius whose greatest desire is to create a doll with a soul.
With a wild mix of abracadabra and some mischievous maidens, comic chaos is riotously unleashed... | Maple Youth Ballet | 04/14/12-
04/15/12 | Irvine |
8th Annual Guest Juried Undergrad Art ExhibitionPresented by UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts at University Art Gallery (UCI) April 5-April 20, 2012 Undergraduate Studio Art students exhibit their original work for guest jurors.
Opening reception April 5, 2012 from 6 - 9 PM
Artists, titles, and dates are subject to change. Check web site for updates, gallery hours, holiday closures and directions.
| UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts | 04/05/12-
04/20/12 | Irvine |
Keola Beamer & Raiatea: Ina [imagine]Presented by Irvine Barclay Theatre at Irvine Barclay Theatre April 21, 2012 Part of the Hawai'ian Music Series.
Slack key guitar legend Keola Beamer and twice Grammy-nominated Hawai'ian songstress Raiatea Helm create music that is generating a lot of buzz in the Islands. Their songs incorporate ancient Hawai’ian musical instruments into inventive arrangements of both well-loved Hawai'ian music and contemporary songs into something new and fresh. A highlight is a stunning arrangement of John Lennon’s “Imagine” (Ina) that weaves... | Irvine Barclay Theatre | 04/21/12 | Irvine |
| Dance Escape | UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts | 04/19/12-
04/21/12 | Irvine |
The Anoushka Shankar Project: TravellerPresented by Irvine Barclay Theatre at Irvine Barclay Theatre April 22, 2012 Gypsy music from India to Spain
Anoushka Shankar breaks new ground as she brings together the passionate and diverse music of Spain with the vibrant, ancient forms of the Indian classical tradition. Tracing the Gypsies' musical journey from their homeland in Rajasthan, passing through Iran, Iraq and Armenia, and finally settling in Spain, Anoushka re-forges the link, separated by a thousand years, between Spanish and Indian music.
Anoushka has worked closely with... | Irvine Barclay Theatre | 04/22/12 | Irvine |
Gala of the StarsPresented by Festival Ballet Theatre at Irvine Barclay Theatre May 4, 2012 Festival Ballet Theatre simultaneously attracts the best in professional dance to its home base while sending its own dancers out as artistic ambassadors to the world.
The Gala of the Stars, in association with Youth America Grand Prix, showcases these talented emissaries of dance and displays the development of distinguished dancers in the world of ballet. This special invitational dance festival features young dancers as well as up and coming artists and world renowned performers.... | Festival Ballet Theatre | 05/04/12 | Irvine |
| Physical Graffiti | UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts | 05/03/12-
05/05/12 | Irvine |
Morphonano: Works by Victoria Vesna and James GimzewskiPresented by UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts at UCI Beall Center for Art + Technology February 2-May 6, 2012 Morphonano explores a number of artworks created by media artist Victoria Vesna and nano-scientist James Gimzewski. Their collaborative works create an intersection of space, time and embodiment by employing a very subtle and responsive energetic exchange.
Participants interact with the works in mindful ways resulting in rich visual and sonic experiences within a meditative space. By reversing the scale of nanotechnology to the realm of human experience, the artist and... | UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts | 02/02/12-
05/06/12 | Irvine |
Eyecode: Works by Golan LevinPresented by UCI Beall Center for Art + Technology at UCI Beall Center for Art + Technology February 2-May 6, 2012
MORPHONANO explores a number of art works created by media artist Victoria Vesna and nanoscientist James Gimzewski. Their collaborative works create an intersection of space, time and embodiment by employing a very subtle and responsive energetic exchange. Participants interact with the works in mindful ways resulting in rich visual and sonic experiences within a meditative space. By reversing the scale of nanotechnology to the realm of human experience, the artist and... | UCI Beall Center for Art + Technology | 02/02/12-
05/06/12 | Irvine |
Morphonano: Works by Victoria VesnaPresented by UCI Beall Center for Art + Technology at UCI Beall Center for Art + Technology February 2-May 6, 2012 Morphonano explores art works created by media artists Victoria Vesna and nanoscientist James Gimzewski. Their collaborative works create an intersection of time, space and embodiment by employing a very subtle and responsive energetic exchange. Participants interact with the works in mindful ways, resulting in rich visual and sonic experiences within a meditative space.
Opening reception - Feb. 4, 6 - 9 PM | UCI Beall Center for Art + Technology | 02/02/12-
05/06/12 | Irvine |
MFA Thesis Art Exhibition, Part 1Presented by UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts at University Art Gallery (UCI) April 26-May 11, 2012 Graduate students in the Studio Art MFA program display their thesis work in the University Art Gallery, Room Gallery and Contemporary Arts Center Gallery.
Opening Reception April 25, 2012 from 6 -9 PM
Artists, titles and dates are subject to change. Check web site for updates, gallery hours, holiday closures and directions. www.ucigallery.com (949) 824-9854 | UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts | 04/26/12-
05/11/12 | Irvine |
Synchro Spectacular!Presented by Meraquas of Irvine at William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center May 11, 2012 Come join The Meraquas of Irvine for its annual water show, Synchro Spectacular! An Olympic sport since the 1980‘s, “synchro” is quickly growing in popularity. You will be astonished by this hybrid form of swimming, dance, and gymnastics which demands incredible strength, endurance, flexibility, grace, artistry, and precise timing. Don’t miss the troupe of Meraquas’ swimmers (8 to 18 years old) on their own stage of water!
A proud partner... | Meraquas of Irvine | 05/11/12 | Irvine |
The Seven Fingers: P-S-YPresented by Irvine Barclay Theatre at Irvine Barclay Theatre May 9-May 13, 2012 A West Coast Premiere
From Montreal, The 7 Fingers is Canada’s latest rising star in the cirque world. Their show, Traces, is already an international hit. And P-S-Y, their fifth show, is on its way. Just check out the reviews from their summer run in Boston. The ten-year-old company’s name in French (Les 7 Doigts de la Main) refers to the company’s seven founders, and is a twist on an idiom about disparate elements working together like fingers of a hand.... | Irvine Barclay Theatre | 05/09/12-
05/13/12 | Irvine |
PilobolusPresented by Irvine Barclay Theatre at Irvine Barclay Theatre May 17-May 18, 2012 This collaborative dance company is acclaimed for its mix of humor, invention, and drama. Drawing inspiration from biology (how many dance troupes would name themselves after a fungus that thrives in cow dung?), Pilobolus has created a dance vocabulary all its own.
Their smooth, organic choreography -- featuring unusual partnering and lifts -- often blurs the lines between individual performers, creating a sense of dance-troupe-as-organism. Still evolving after 35 years, Pilobolus has... | Irvine Barclay Theatre | 05/17/12-
05/18/12 | Irvine |
Pilobolus: Mixed RepPresented by Irvine Barclay Theatre at Irvine Barclay Theatre May 17-May 18, 2012 Part of Irvine Barclay Theatre's Contemporary Dance Series
Exclusive Engagement
From Washington Depot, Connecticut
Robby Barnet & Michael Tracy, artistic directors
Pilobolus is a sun-loving fungus that grows in barnyards and pastures. It is also a remarkable American dance company with an international influence. Pilobolus’ physical vocabulary is not drawn traditional sources but is invented during intense periods of improvisation and creative... | Irvine Barclay Theatre | 05/17/12-
05/18/12 | Irvine |
Opera with the UCI Symphony OrchestraPresented by UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts at Claire Trevor Theatre May 17-May 19, 2012 The Old Maid and the Thief, a comedy in English, will be presented by the Claire Trevor School of the Arts Music Department. Originally written for radio broadcast in 1939, Menotti's comic opera pokes fun at small-town gossip and the consequences of believing stereotypes. The musical score is rich with soaring arias and witty ensembles.
Written by Gian-Carlo Menotti
Robin Buck, Director
Stephen Tucker, Conductor
| UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts | 05/17/12-
05/19/12 | Irvine |
MFA Thesis Art Exhibition, Part 2Presented by UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts at University Art Gallery (UCI) May 17-June 1, 2012 Graduate students in the Studio Art MFA program display their thesis work in the University Art Gallery, Room Gallery and Contemporary Arts Center Gallery.
OPENING RECEPTION MAY 17 6:00 - 9:00 P.M.
May 17 - June 1
University Art Gallery (Building 712)
Room Gallery (Building 727, Room 1200)
Contemporary Arts Center Gallery (Building 721, Lobby Area)
FREE ADMISSION. PUBLIC IS WELCOME.
Gallery Hours/Student Exhibitions: | UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts | 05/17/12-
06/01/12 | Irvine |
Inner Visions: Women Artists of CaliforniaPresented by Aliso Viejo Library at The Irvine Museum March 17-June 7, 2012 In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, California had more women artists than other regions of the country. In the East, the entrenched art establishment had existed for more than a century and it consisted solely of men artists. It was deemed inappropriate to have women earning a living and pursuing a career in the arts. By contrast, there was no entrenched art establishment in Los Angeles as both men and women artists began arriving at the same time. Artists who lived in... | Aliso Viejo Library | 03/17/12-
06/07/12 | Irvine |
| UCI Symphony Orchestra in Concert | UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts | 06/07/12-
06/08/12 | Irvine |
Dames at SeaPresented by UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts at Claire Trevor Theatre June 5-June 10, 2012 Musical theatre salutes Hollywood in this affectionate spoof of film musicals of the 1930s. The scene is Big Time New York. Enter sweet young Ruby from Faraway Hometown, USA who has come to make it big on Broadway, and sailor Dick, an aspiring songwriter. In true Hollywood fashion they overcome their challenges to achieve fame and fortune.
Book and lyrics by George Haimsohn
Music by Jim Wise
June 5 - 9
Evenings @ 8:00 p.m.
Ticketholders: Please... | UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts | 06/05/12-
06/10/12 | Irvine |
Honors Art ExhibitionPresented by UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts at University Art Gallery (UCI) June 7-June 15, 2012 Honors students in Studio Art display their original work in the University Art Gallery and Room Gallery.
OPENING RECEPTION JUNE 7 6:00 - 9:00 P.M.
June 7 through June 15 - University Art Gallery (Building 712) - Room Gallery (Building 727, Room 1200)
| UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts | 06/07/12-
06/15/12 | Irvine |
Preservation Hall Jazz BandPresented by Irvine Barclay Theatre at Irvine Barclay Theatre July 6, 2012 Of all the styles of American music, none is more iconic than jazz: born of hard times, the music is a defiant celebration of freedom and individuality. It has taken many forms over the years, and continues to evolve, but New Orleans’ Preservation Hall Jazz Band proves nightly that there’s plenty of adventure left in its original form: the rich musical interplay known as Dixieland.
A French Quarter legend, Preservation Hall opened its doors in 1961, inspired by... | Irvine Barclay Theatre | 07/06/12 | Irvine |
NCI Discovery 2012Presented by Irvine Barclay Theatre at Irvine Barclay Theatre July 28, 2012 The finale of the
National Choreographers Initiative
Molly Lynch, artistic director
Be there for the birth of four new ballets created as part of the intensive 3-week process of the National Choreographers Initiative. Director Molly Lynch invites four choreographers of note, as well as sixteen professional dancers from ballet companies across the country, to participate. NCI is a southern California project with national influence. NCI has brought 32 choreographers... | Irvine Barclay Theatre | 07/28/12 | Irvine |
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