The Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance (OCAPICA) will host the return of its Tastemakers of Orange County on Wednesday, Sept. 24, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Julianne and George Argyros Plaza at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa. The culinary celebration will showcase the rich and diverse flavors of Asian and Pacific Islander cuisine, created by more than two dozen of Orange County’s top chefs. Guests will enjoy exclusive, all-you-can-eat dishes in a lively outdoor setting, while supporting OCAPICA programs in mental health, youth development, housing assistance, policy education, and anti-Asian racism initiatives.

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Segerstrom Center for the Arts will welcome Curtain Call, a yearlong installation of a major sculpture by acclaimed artist Karon Davis, beginning in fall 2025. The work, on loan from Salon94, reflects Davis’s signature style of hauntingly beautiful life-sized plaster figures that capture the fragility, resilience and struggle of the ballerina body.

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Pacific Symphony launches its 47th season with “Rachmaninoff & Sibelius,” bringing together two late-Romantic masterworks and two acclaimed guest artists. French conductor Ludovic Morlot, music director of the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and conductor emeritus of the Seattle Symphony, leads the orchestra in Rachmaninoff’s beloved Piano Concerto No. 2 and Sibelius’ sweeping Symphony No. 1. Pianist Alessio Bax, praised by Gramophone as “among the most remarkable young pianists now before the public,” joins for the concerto.

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River Jetty Restaurant Group will host a special fundraising event on Aug. 28 at The Lido Theater in support of the John Wayne Cancer Foundation. The evening will feature a screening of True Grit, with food by A Restaurant Chef Roberto Gomez and A Market Chef Shelly Register, drinks, themed cocktails, and both silent and live auctions.

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