| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | Panndora's Box 2010 New Play FestivalPresented by Panndora Productions at Empire Theatre September 10-September 12, 2010 4th Annual New Works Festival opens this weekend at The Empire Theatre, Santa Ana.
Five new plays read over 3 days. Meet the playwrights, hear the words come to life off the page.
Friday, September 10, 8pm
"Whites in Hot Water" by Garrett Socol
directed by Sonja Berggren
A stylish "noir" feeling permeates this hilarious tale of murder, love and laundry detergent. It's all in the name of laughs as a conservative detective falls... | Panndora Productions | 09/10/10- 09/12/10 | Santa Ana |
Grandparents Day CelebrationPresented by Bowers Museum of Cultural Art at Bowers Museum of Cultural Art September 12, 2010 Calling all grandparents to celebrate family heritage at our presentation of this nationally recognized observance. Spend time creating new memories and cherishing each other! Listen to entertaining stories and sing-a-long to your favorite folk songs and we’ll even help you begin to create your family tree! | Bowers Museum of Cultural Art | 09/12/10 | Santa Ana |
Los Ultimos ZapatistasPresented by OC Film Fiesta at Santa Ana College September 12, 2010 This award-winning documentary by Francesco Taboada Tabone features interviews with some of the last surviving members of Emiliano Zapata's army. | OC Film Fiesta | 09/12/10 | Santa Ana |
Studio Art Workshop - Mosaic Assemblage, Part IPresented by Bowers Museum of Cultural Art at Bowers Museum of Cultural Art September 14, 2010 Carolyn Mahato, professional artist, guides you through the process of creating a small mosaic assemblage piece using a varity of recycled materials. Bring a small personal memento to add to the mix. | Bowers Museum of Cultural Art | 09/14/10 | Santa Ana |
D Fox Featured at Santa Ana Art WalkPresented by AvantGarden at AvantGarden July 29-September 15, 2010 AvantGarden-The Art Gallery features D Fox August - September. Opening reception will be during Santa Ana's First Saturday Art Walk in the Santora Arts Building, August 7, 4 pm - 10 pm. "D Fox is a dynamic force at AvantGarden...look deeply and you will see the influences of artists that he admires most - Basquiat and Frida Kahlo. They are part of his development as an artist. He has consumed their work, and now they are a part of D Fox's personal expression." Santora Arts... | AvantGarden | 07/29/10- 09/15/10 | Santa Ana |
Gallery Talk: QuiltsPresented by Bowers Museum of Cultural Art at Bowers Museum of Cultural Art September 15, 2010 Join us at the Bowers Museum to discuss, explore, and learn about the art, history, and culture of quilts. A gallery talk will tell you all you need to know about how such beautiful and intricate quilt patterns were achieved. | Bowers Museum of Cultural Art | 09/15/10 | Santa Ana |
A Century of Quilts β America in ClothPresented by Bowers Museum of Cultural Art at Bowers Museum of Cultural Art September 17, 2010 Guest curated by Julia D. Zgliniec, Quilts: Two Centuries of American Tradition and Technique presents the astounding patterns, stitches, fabrics and other construction techniques of the Bowers’ most popular quilts, and many that have never before been exhibited. Friendship Quilts, Crazy Quilts, children’s quilts, and quilts of historic and visual interest will be on view. A selection of elegant quilts will be displayed so as to reveal the construction techniques of both... | Bowers Museum of Cultural Art | 09/17/10 | Santa Ana |
Santiago Art District Art Walk - SeptemberPresented by Santiago Art District at Santiago Art District September 18, 2010 Every third Saturday of the month, residents of the Santiago Street Lofts host the Santiago Art District art walk event. There are many galleries that remain open for this event. With a wide variety of art to view, this is one event you will not want to miss!
| Santiago Art District | 09/18/10 | Santa Ana |
| Lecture: The Liuli Collection - Preserving the History of Ancient Chinese Glass | Bowers Museum of Cultural Art | 09/18/10 | Santa Ana |
Eloy Take TwoPresented by OC Film Fiesta at Yost Theatre September 18, 2010 Eloy Take Two is a film by Roberto S. Oregel chronicling the journey into the creative mind and work of Los Angeles artist, Eloy Torrez, famous for painting the celebrated mural of Anthony Quinn on the Victor Clothing Bldg. The documentary features comedy legend/art collector Cheech Marin, music. | OC Film Fiesta | 09/18/10 | Santa Ana |
Viva Zapata!Presented by OC Film Fiesta at Yost Theatre September 18, 2010 This classic 1952 film about Emiliano Zapata starring Santa Ana High School alum Marlon Brando and Anthony Quinn, written by John Steinbeck and directed by Elia Kazan is not to be missed! With an introduction by Emiliano Zapata's nephew, Alfredo Zapata! | OC Film Fiesta | 09/18/10 | Santa Ana |
Cinema Italiano: A Perfect Day (2008)Presented by Bowers Museum of Cultural Art at Bowers Museum of Cultural Art September 19, 2010 Italian with English subtitles Film Duration: 115 Min. Starring: Isabella Ferrari, Valerio Mastandrea, Valerio Binasco, Nicole Grimaudo Based on the Book Un Giorno Perfetto by Melania Gaia Mazzucco. Tapping into the terrors surrounding a messy divorce, Ferzan Ozpetek's A Perfect Day is a skillfully directed, eerily effective nightmare. Ozpetek delves deep into this common reality, touching on the pain of a husband who is not prepared to accept his wife's decision to end their marriage. | Bowers Museum of Cultural Art | 09/19/10 | Santa Ana |
The Comeback KidsPresented by Grand Central Art Center at Grand Central Art Center September 4-September 19, 2010 Emerging Santa Ana Artists features artwork produced at Arts Central! Summer Camp for Teens as well as art from Imagination Celebration, GCAC's partnership with Arts Orange County. This past summer Grand Central Art Center and Godinez Fundamental High School in Santa Ana partnered to present a week long series of free art classes for high school students. Thirty students, nominated by their high school art teachers, were invited to GCAC to participate in one, two, three, or four free... | Grand Central Art Center | 09/04/10- 09/19/10 | Santa Ana |
The Storm that Swept MexicoPresented by OC Film Fiesta at Yost Theatre September 19, 2010 The Storm That Swept Mexico is an epic two-hour HD documentary by Ray Telles that tells the story of the Mexican Revolution of 1910, its causes and its legacy, using contemporary footage and interviews with participants, historians, and others, as well as with period photographs and motion picture from the earliest days of cinema. | OC Film Fiesta | 09/19/10 | Santa Ana |
Studio Art Workshop: Mosaic Assemblage - Part IIPresented by Bowers Museum of Cultural Art at Bowers Museum of Cultural Art September 21, 2010 Carolyn Mahato, professional artist, guides you through the process of creating a small mosaic assemblage piece using a variety of recycled materials. Bring a small personal memento to add to the mix! | Bowers Museum of Cultural Art | 09/21/10 | Santa Ana |
Performance: Musical MasterpiecesPresented by Bowers Museum of Cultural Art at Bowers Museum of Cultural Art September 22, 2010 Beth Sussman, Juilliard-trained classical pianist, performs popular pieces from a variety of composers while providing interesting commentary and anecdotes on the pieces to enhance your musical enjoyment. | Bowers Museum of Cultural Art | 09/22/10 | Santa Ana |
Lecture: The Greatest Year in Film - 1939Presented by Bowers Museum of Cultural Art at Bowers Museum of Cultural Art September 23, 2010 Michael Berlin, Ph.D., screenwriter and film expert, presents an overview of the most notable and memorable films from 1939 including Gone With the Wind, The Wizard of Oz, Gunga Din, Wuthering Heights, Good-Bye Mr. Chips, Dark Victory, Love Affair and more. | Bowers Museum of Cultural Art | 09/23/10 | Santa Ana |
| Santa Monica: The Art of Summer | Orange County Center for Contemporary Art | 09/04/10- 09/25/10 | Santa Ana |
Film and Discussion: Fifty Wonders of Korea and Korea TodayPresented by Bowers Museum of Cultural Art at Bowers Museum of Cultural Art September 25, 2010 Film duration: 60 Min. Learn about the hidden treasures of Korean art and modern Korea. Immerse yourself in the culture and spirit of this rich and vibrant land. Refreshments provided following the program. | Bowers Museum of Cultural Art | 09/25/10 | Santa Ana |
Tinkertoy: Build Your ImaginationPresented by Discovery Science Center at Discovery Science Center June 5-September 26, 2010 There’s no limit to what you can do when you use teamwork and creativity in Tinkertoy: Build Your Imagination, a new traveling exhibit based on the classic building toy adored by generations of children. The exhibit features Tinkertoy in educational and fun activities inspired by GE’s successful “Imagination at Work” campaign – showing how innovation can positively influence everyday life and create solutions to real work challenges. Children will be immersed in... | Discovery Science Center | 06/05/10- 09/26/10 | Santa Ana |
Lecture: The Elements and Principles of Art and Design Presented by Bowers Museum of Cultural Art at Bowers Museum of Cultural Art September 26, 2010 Professor Irini Vallera-Rickerson, art historian, presents an overview of how to discover the art and principles used in art and design with a specific focus on pieces from the Bowers permanent exhibitions. | Bowers Museum of Cultural Art | 09/26/10 | Santa Ana |
Briefs-A Festival of Short PlaysPresented by Theatre Out at Empire Theatre September 17-September 26, 2010 Theatre Out's first annual short play festival will showcase original short works by and about the gay community with the audience voting for the "Best of the Festival". | Theatre Out | 09/17/10- 09/26/10 | Santa Ana |
The Pirates of PenzancePresented by Mysterium at Grand Central Theater August 26-September 26, 2010 The comic operetta by Gilbert & Sullivan.
The story concerns Frederic, who, having completed his 21st year, is released from his apprenticeship to a band of tender-hearted pirates. He meets Mabel, the daughter of Major-General Stanley, and the two young people fall instantly in love. Frederic finds out, however, that he was born on February 29, and so, technically, he only has a birthday each leap year. His apprenticeship indentures state that he remains apprenticed to the pirates... | Mysterium | 08/26/10- 09/26/10 | Santa Ana |
Sopa de GabiPresented by Grand Central Art Center at Grand Central Art Center September 4-September 26, 2010 Gabriela Martinez acknowledges the significance of soups both culturally and personally and will often incorporate caldos, or soups, in her work. Coming from a multicultural background, the prints become Martinez's stew as she blends together personal storytelling with the history of printmaking to make a unique allegory, allowing the viewer to not only get a taste of Martinez's life but the aroma of the printmakers that came before her. | Grand Central Art Center | 09/04/10- 09/26/10 | Santa Ana |
| Gallery Talk: Masters of Adornment | Bowers Museum of Cultural Art | 09/28/10 | Santa Ana |
| Lecture: Women in the Arts - The World of Georgia O'Keefe | Bowers Museum of Cultural Art | 09/28/10 | Santa Ana |
| Lecture: Timeless Melodies - Rodgers and Hammerstein | Bowers Museum of Cultural Art | 09/30/10 | Santa Ana |
Educator and Parent Workshop: Mexican Art and Traditions - Day of the DeadPresented by Bowers Museum of Cultural Art at Bowers Museum of Cultural Art September 30, 2010 Learn how to make and decorate sugar skulls and other colorful art projects for the classroom and home. Advance reservations required. Please RSVP by September 27 to 714.480.1520. Bowers Kidseum, 1802 N. Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92706. | Bowers Museum of Cultural Art | 09/30/10 | Santa Ana |
Santa Ana Artists Village Art Walk - OctoberPresented by Santa Ana Arts District at Santa Ana Arts District October 2, 2010 Join the gallery owners of the Artists Village in downtown Santa Ana for an evening of dining, shopping for original art and viewing open lofts.
Orange County's hippest new neighborhood invites you to stroll down the four blocks of the Second Street Promenade from Broadway Avenue to Spurgeon Street on the First Saturday of Every month from 7:00pm-10:00pm.
The monthly event will give you access to buy original art work from some of Southern California's freshest, edgiest and most talented... | Santa Ana Arts District | 10/02/10 | Santa Ana |
Broadway MemoriesPresented by Alzheimer's Association Orange County Chapter at The OC Pavilion October 2, 2010 You are invited to be a part of an exciting theater event in our community! Broadway Memories is a fundraising concert to benefit Alzheimer's Association. The Alzheimer's Association enhances the lives of the 66,000 families in our community affected by Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Invite family members, friends, and co-workers to this exciting show! It will be featuring some of Broadway's biggest stars! ...Sutton Foster (Young Frankenstein and Shrek the Musical), Ashley... | Alzheimer's Association Orange County Chapter | 10/02/10 | Santa Ana |
Bear in Mind: The Story of the California GrizzlyPresented by Old Courthouse Museum at Old Orange County Courthouse June 7-October 8, 2010 Over the centuries, the relationship that Californians have had with the grizzly bear is one of dualities expressed in fear and fascination. Although now extinct in the state, the grizzly has long been a central character in California’s history. Illuminating the story of the grizzly is the exhibition “Bear In Mind: The Story of the California Grizzly” at Old Orange County Courthouse.
Scientists estimate that 10,000 grizzlies once lived in California, perhaps the... | Old Courthouse Museum | 06/07/10- 10/08/10 | Santa Ana |
Hamlet Has No LegsPresented by Empire Theatre at Empire Theatre September 30-October 8, 2010 This entire production of Hamlet is done with puppets "Avenue Q" style. | Empire Theatre | 09/30/10- 10/08/10 | Santa Ana |
DoubtPresented by The OC Pavilion at The OC Pavilion September 17-October 10, 2010 It's 1964, at St. Nicholas Catholic school in the Bronx. A nun who grows suspicious when a priest begins taking too much interest in the life of a young black student. Is she being overly protective or not protective enough? And can she work within the system to discover the truth? | The OC Pavilion | 09/17/10- 10/10/10 | Santa Ana |
Santiago Art District Art Walk - OctoberPresented by Santiago Art District at Santiago Art District October 16, 2010 Every third Saturday of the month, residents of the Santiago Street Lofts host the Santiago Art District art walk event. There are many galleries that remain open for this event. With a wide variety of art to view, this is one event you will not want to miss!
| Santiago Art District | 10/16/10 | Santa Ana |
Detras de las Cortinas Presented by Grand Central Art Center at Grand Central Art Center September 4-October 17, 2010 The Spanish phrase detras de las cortinas translates “behind the curtain.” This exhibition features a group of artists whose work alludes to a number of metaphoric curtains. The first curtain that comes to mind is the Orange Curtain-a derogatory term, which connotes a dismissal image of Orange County as a cultural wasteland, void of esthetic sophistication and appreciation for anything that is not bland. In Orange County the Latino community is substantive and rapidly growing,... | Grand Central Art Center | 09/04/10- 10/17/10 | Santa Ana |
| Fall Art Show | Orange County Fine Arts, Inc | 09/01/10- 10/31/10 | Santa Ana |
Spooky Science - Bug Invasion!Presented by Discovery Science Center at Discovery Science Center October 2-October 31, 2010 They’re coming to get you…at Discovery Science Center! No magnifying glass needed here; these bugs are larger than life! Experience giant bug animatronics, a world-class insect collection, and interactive educational stations. See the world of bugs through their eyes, find out about “the good, the bad, the ugly” of the insect world, even play with our remote-controlled robotic bugs! | Discovery Science Center | 10/02/10- 10/31/10 | Santa Ana |
Santa Ana Artists Village Art Walk - NovemberPresented by Santa Ana Arts District at Santa Ana Arts District November 6, 2010 Join the gallery owners of the Artists Village in downtown Santa Ana for an evening of dining, shopping for original art and viewing open lofts.
Orange County's hippest new neighborhood invites you to stroll down the four blocks of the Second Street Promenade from Broadway Avenue to Spurgeon Street on the First Saturday of Every month from 7:00pm-10:00pm.
The monthly event will give you access to buy original art work from some of Southern California's freshest, edgiest and most talented... | Santa Ana Arts District | 11/06/10 | Santa Ana |
Weird & Wonderful: Celebrating 75 Years of Collecting at BowersPresented by Bowers Museum of Cultural Art at Bowers Museum of Cultural Art September 4-November 14, 2010 In 1936 Bowers Museum opened its doors to the public. For the purpose of preservation, study and exhibition of history, a collection of objects, photographs and textiles relating to Orange County was started, and significant donations of first Native peoples of the area were cataloged. Through the years the museum broadened its collections and works of art from Africa and Asia; Egypt and the Mediterranean; Latin and South America and the Pacific began to fill its storerooms. Today nearly... | Bowers Museum of Cultural Art | 09/04/10- 11/14/10 | Santa Ana |
Santiago Art District Art Walk - NovemberPresented by Santiago Art District at Santiago Art District November 20, 2010 Every third Saturday of the month, residents of the Santiago Street Lofts host the Santiago Art District art walk event. There are many galleries that remain open for this event. With a wide variety of art to view, this is one event you will not want to miss!
| Santiago Art District | 11/20/10 | Santa Ana |
Boys Will Be BoysPresented by Theatre Out at Empire Theatre October 15-November 20, 2010 A Musical.
Poor Ishmael suffers from Gay Attention Deficit Disorder, a condition that renders some gay men unable to stay focused on any trend for more than a few weeks. Five of Ish’s friends skip to the rescue with a delicious musical “fun-raiser” to benefit The Ishmael Gonzalez Fund to Fight Gay-D.D. In this hilarious, intimate evening, the performers expose themselves and their views on love, the challenges of contemporary gay life, and the essential fabulosity... | Theatre Out | 10/15/10- 11/20/10 | Santa Ana |
| OCCCA's 30th Anniversary Alumni Show: PART I | Orange County Center for Contemporary Art | 10/14/10- 11/20/10 | Santa Ana |
Pumpkin LaunchPresented by Discovery Science Center at Discovery Science Center November 20, 2010 Discovery Science Center and California State University, Fullerton, are teaming up to offer a day of hands-on science fun! The day of family-friendly activities will be hosted at Fullerton’s Titan Stadium. Free activities will include: carved-pumpkin contests (bring your own carved pumpkin), catapult contest, music & entertainment. | Discovery Science Center | 11/20/10 | Santa Ana |
Santa Ana Artists Village Art Walk - DecemberPresented by Santa Ana Arts District at Santa Ana Arts District December 4, 2010 Join the gallery owners of the Artists Village in downtown Santa Ana for an evening of dining, shopping for original art and viewing open lofts.
Orange County's hippest new neighborhood invites you to stroll down the four blocks of the Second Street Promenade from Broadway Avenue to Spurgeon Street on the First Saturday of Every month from 7:00pm-10:00pm.
The monthly event will give you access to buy original art work from some of Southern California's freshest, edgiest and most talented... | Santa Ana Arts District | 12/04/10 | Santa Ana |
Santiago Art District Art Walk - DecemberPresented by Santiago Art District at Santiago Art District December 18, 2010 Every third Saturday of the month, residents of the Santiago Street Lofts host the Santiago Art District art walk event. There are many galleries that remain open for this event. With a wide variety of art to view, this is one event you will not want to miss!
| Santiago Art District | 12/18/10 | Santa Ana |
A Queer CarolPresented by Theatre Out at Empire Theatre December 3-December 18, 2010 From the creator of Theatre Out's hit Clapptrap or the Sound of Musicals, comes this outrageously funny and touching retelling of Charles Dickens' classic story about discovering the fabulousness of Christmas. | Theatre Out | 12/03/10- 12/18/10 | Santa Ana |
| OCCCA's 30th Anniversary Alumni Show: PART II | Orange County Center for Contemporary Art | 11/25/10- 12/18/10 | Santa Ana |
Spirits and Headhunters: Art of the PacificPresented by Bowers Museum of Cultural Art at Bowers Museum of Cultural Art February 20-December 31, 2010 Spirits and Headhunters: Art of the Pacific is a spectacular and culturally-significant exhibition from the South Pacific features 200 objects. Spanning the geographic region collectively referred to as Oceania, this comprehensive exhibition highlights masterworks from the three cultural regions of Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia. | Bowers Museum of Cultural Art | 02/20/10- 12/31/10 | Santa Ana |
California Legacies: Missions and Ranchos (1768-1848)Presented by Bowers Museum of Cultural Art at Bowers Museum of Cultural Art January 1-December 31, 2010 California Legacies: Missions and Ranchos (1768-1848) features objects related to the settlement of Alta California through Spanish land grants, life at the California Missions and the wealth and lifestyles of the first families who flourished under Mexico's rule of California known as the Rancho period. The collection originating from Orange County's missions and ranchos includes the first brandy still to be brought to California, a statue of St. Anthony that originally stood in the Serra... | Bowers Museum of Cultural Art | 01/01/10- 12/31/10 | Santa Ana |
Classic California: Recently Conserved Paintings from the Permanent CollectionPresented by Bowers Museum of Cultural Art at Bowers Museum of Cultural Art January 1-December 31, 2010 Since 2005, the Bowers California Arts Council has collaborated with the museum’s Collections Department and the Balboa Art Conservation Center, San Diego, to preserve the quality of the paintings’ canvases and frames. These early California paintings represent one of the most notable areas within the collection—all made possible through donations since the museum opened its doors in the 1930s.
Many of the museum’s most important and iconic portraits,... | Bowers Museum of Cultural Art | 01/01/10- 12/31/10 | Santa Ana |