Arts and Culture Events in Orange County
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Wednesday May 15 7:00pm - 9:00pm PDT
Student Dance Showcase at Orange Coast College
Student Dance Showcase is an informal end-of-the-semester presentation of classroom material and works in-progress. This is the culmination of our student’s hard work this Spring and features the department’s wide range of dance styles.
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Wednesday May 15 7:00pm - 10:00pm PDT
FREE: Jazz Wednesdays at Skyloft
Featuring The Tom Dante Trio and Special Guests
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Wednesday May 15 7:30pm - 10:00pm PDT
Ordinary Days at Saddleback College
Ordinary Days is a refreshingly honest and funny musical about making real connections in the city that never sleeps. It follows the story of four young New Yorkers whose lives intersect as they search for fulfillment, happiness, love and cabs. Featuring a score of vibr......More
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Wednesday May 15 8:00pm - 9:30pm PDT
FREE: UCI Small Jazz Groups
Please join us for an evening of exciting music and improvisation as the UCI Undergraduate Jazz Program quarterly concert showcases the Small Group student ensembles. There will be three groups performing under the direction of the jazz faculty.
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Thursday May 16 4:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
FREE: Music on the Porch at The Ranch
Free but buy drinks and tip the performers. Lovely outdoor scenery. Acoustic-centric singers every day at 4pm . Saturday and Sunday brunch music from 11am – 3pm. Check their calendar for specifics at https://www.theranchlb.com/ranch/calendar-events/live-music daydatemu......More
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Thursday May 16 6:30pm - 8:00pm PDT
FREE: Los Alamitos Party on Pine Concert Series
The Parklet Series will run along Pine Street from Florista Street/Pine Street south toward the center of Pine Street before hitting Katella Avenue. Traffic will be impacted along this route on the dates of the events provided on the flyer, although vehicular access wil......More
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Thursday May 16 6:30pm - 8:30pm PDT
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Thursday May 16 7:00pm - 8:30pm PDT
Live Jazz at Campus Jax
Dinner club with a fantastic sound system. Ticket prices vary. One entree per guest must be purchased. May 2: Tony Guerrero Quintet. May 5: Lia Booth May 9: Will Brahm Trio May 16: Greg Vail. May 30: Leslie Page June 6: Betty Bryant June 9: Irvine Barclay Theater Jazz B......More
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Thursday May 16 7:00pm - 9:30pm PDT
The Illusion at Irvine Valley College
A 17th century lawyer, facing mortality, desperate to find the son he banished years before, undertakes a journey into a cave to engage the services of a mysterious magician in the search for his long-lost son. With the help of a peculiar servant, the magician conjures......More
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Thursday May 16 7:30pm - 9:30pm PDT
Blithe Spirit at Newport Theatre Arts Center
Blithe Spirit is a classic comedy play written by Noel Coward, first premiered in 1941. The play revolves around an English novelist and his second wife, who hold a seance to gather material for his next book. However, the plan backfires, and the ghost of his first wife......More
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Thursday May 16 7:30pm - 9:30pm PDT
Romeo and Juliet at Fullerton College
Verona’s streets are plagued with violence, thanks to an age-old grudge between the Capulets and Montagues. Two young people from these feuding families fall hard and fast for one another, but the brutality of their world threatens both their love and their lives. Fille......More
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Thursday May 16 7:30pm - 10:00pm PDT
Ordinary Days at Saddleback College
Ordinary Days is a refreshingly honest and funny musical about making real connections in the city that never sleeps. It follows the story of four young New Yorkers whose lives intersect as they search for fulfillment, happiness, love and cabs. Featuring a score of vibr......More
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Thursday May 16 8:00pm - 9:30pm PDT
FREE: UCI Jazz Orchestra
Join the UCI Jazz Orchestra for an evening of the warm and exciting sounds of large-ensemble jazz music, including the classic repertoire of the big band era.
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Thursday May 16 8:00pm - 10:30pm PDT
Pippin at The Gem Theater
As told by a traveling troupe of actors, led by the cunning and charming Leading Player, Pippin is the story of a young prince, heir to the throne, who is searching for his own “corner of the sky.” Pippin returns from university certain that he will find a fulfilling pu......More
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Friday May 17 4:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
FREE: Classic Car Show and Live Music on Historic Main Street
The Garden Grove Car Show is the longest running car show in Orange County, CA. Dozens of Classic Cars, Antique Cars and Custom Coupes descend on Main Street every Friday at 4pm and provide an evening of fun and spectacle for the whole family. Live music is usually on ......More
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Friday May 17 4:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
FREE: Music on the Porch at The Ranch
Free but buy drinks and tip the performers. Lovely outdoor scenery. Acoustic-centric singers every day at 4pm . Saturday and Sunday brunch music from 11am – 3pm. Check their calendar for specifics at https://www.theranchlb.com/ranch/calendar-events/live-music daydatemu......More
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Friday May 17 5:00pm - 10:00pm PDT
OC Greek Festival
The OC Greek Food & Wine Festival celebrates the best of Greek food, music, dancing and culture. Experience authentic Greek foods and homemade Greek pastries Greek wine tastings traditional Greek dancing and Greek music an outdoor marketplace and expansive “Kidz Zone” w......More
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Friday May 17 5:00pm - 11:00pm PDT
Crawfish Festival in Fountain Valley
Live Music, New Orleans’s most iconic dishes, freshly made beignets, dance floor, free souvenir e-photo, carnival rides and games, second line parades, VIP Lounge, DJ and dance lessons, and of course, live crawfish (flown in from Louisiana daily) boiled in the world’s l......More
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Friday May 17 6:00pm - 10:00pm PDT
FREE: Jazz Pianist Ron Kobayashi plus Special Guests at Bayside
Free but tip the band and buy a drink.. Ron is joined by a guest vocalist every Friday. Pianist and composer Ron Kobayashi has performed with a variety of musical artists including Mel Torme, Peter Frampton, Kenny Burrell, Tom Scott, Margaret Whiting, Peter White among ......More
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Friday May 17 6:30pm - 8:00pm PDT
FREE: Laguna Beach Sunset Serenades
Get there early to secure a spot as this tends to be a popular event. Bring: A blanket and/or a low chair for comfortable concert viewing, 5/3 – The Danny Green Trio (Jazz/Pop) 5/10 – The Tailspins (Pop/Contemporary) 5/17 – Steve Wade (Louisiana Jazz) 5/24 – Uncanny Val......More
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Friday May 17 7:00pm - 9:00pm PDT
Boundless Dance Concert at Irvine Valley College
Come share in the magic of dance with us this Spring 2024 in our Boundless Dance Concert on the Rezanoor Stage. This dance concert features works choreographed by our dance faculty, students, and guest artists Kristin Kusanovich, Tim Stevenson, and Sara VonGillern. Join......More
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Friday May 17 7:00pm - 9:30pm PDT
FREE: Live Jazz at The OC Fish Grill
Performed on the patio. The food is awesome and affordably priced.
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Friday May 17 7:00pm - 9:30pm PDT
The Illusion at Irvine Valley College
A 17th century lawyer, facing mortality, desperate to find the son he banished years before, undertakes a journey into a cave to engage the services of a mysterious magician in the search for his long-lost son. With the help of a peculiar servant, the magician conjures......More
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Friday May 17 7:30pm - 9:00pm PDT
Jazz at Saddleback College
May 10: Big band concert May 13: Jazz Lab concert May 17: Jazz Combos concert May 18: Composers concert.
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Friday May 17 7:30pm - 9:30pm PDT
FREE: The Student Directed One Act Plays at Orange Coast College
Free, but please donate! This eclectic festival is an annual tradition. As the culmination of our year, the Rep presents a wide variety of both published plays and original works by Rep playwrights who have worked all year on these plays for you!
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Friday May 17 7:30pm - 9:30pm PDT
Blithe Spirit at Newport Theatre Arts Center
Blithe Spirit is a classic comedy play written by Noel Coward, first premiered in 1941. The play revolves around an English novelist and his second wife, who hold a seance to gather material for his next book. However, the plan backfires, and the ghost of his first wife......More
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Friday May 17 7:30pm - 9:30pm PDT
Don't Dress for Dinner at The Camino Real Playhouse
It’s an evening filled with mistaken identities, bribery, deception and plans that go disastrously awry. Confusion reigns in this hilarious farcical tale of a weekend that becomes a nuptial nightmare!
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Friday May 17 7:30pm - 9:30pm PDT