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Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band with Chapman University Big Band

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By Greer Wylder
March 04, 2019

Combining the big band swing of the 1930s and ‘40s with contemporary music, Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band has become an international phenomenon, considered one of the most innovative and versatile big band collectives in the last thirty years. On Sunday, March 10 at 4 p.m., Gordon Goodwin will bring his exciting Big Phat Band to Chapman University for a very special afternoon opened with a short set by the Chapman University Student Big Band. With 21 Grammy nominations, four Grammy Awards and three Emmy Awards, Gordon Goodwin is the most decorated big band leader of the 21st century. Goodwin…

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¡DAMAS! Celebrating Women Creators

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By Greer Wylder
March 03, 2019

In recognition of National Women’s Month, ¡DAMAS! celebrates the creative voices of our community’s most talented and artistically influential women. On Saturday, March 30 from 5 to 7 p.m., at Julianne and George Argyros Plaza women poets, painters, performers, and even a blacksmith will share their gifts and insights through exhibits, interactive booths, videos, demonstrations and a panel discussion about women and their creative process. The free event will be led by Sherwynn Umali, Associate Dean of Students at University of California.  600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa.

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Craft Revolution at Orange County Center for Contemporary Art

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By Greer Wylder
March 03, 2019

Orange County Center for Contemporary Art (OCCCA) presents Craft Revolution showing through Saturday, March 23. Craft Revolution shows works with the unity of inspiration and skill philosophers call “craft.” The show includes drawings, paintings, collages, sculpture, ceramics, weavings, architectural plans and maquettes. There are even examples in interior design, furniture design, fashion design, photography, video, and installation art. The juror, Staci Steinberger, associate curator, Decorative Arts and Design at LACMA selected unusual, avant-garde, hybrid artworks that merge together elements of fine art and traditional crafts. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Thursday - Sunday. 117 North Sycamore in Santa Ana.…

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Lunch & Lecture with Dustin Gimbel

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By Greer Wylder
March 02, 2019

Sherman Library & Gardens welcomes Dustin Gimbel, landscape designer/horticulturist and potter/ceramics designer on Friday, March 15, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.  Gimbel will speak on sculpture and modernism. Sculpture can be found throughout the gardens and landscapes; in plants, boulders, contours of the land and in objects created by hand, such as sculpture and ceramics. Pre-registration required at slgardens.org or call 949.673.2261. Sherman Library & Gardens is located at 2647 E. Coast Highway in Corona del Mar.

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Lantern Festival at Segerstrom Center

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By Greer Wylder
March 01, 2019

There’s much to take in this March on the Julianne and George Argyros Plaza with a diverse blend of FREE performances and events. Bring the whole family to celebrate the Year of the Pig with the Lantern Festival on Saturday, March 2 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. At the Lantern Festival, enjoy cultural demonstrations from across Asia featuring Chinese Chen-style Tai Chi martial arts, South Korean K-pop dance, Lion dance, Chinese folk dance, Vietnamese cooking, Chinese Yo-Yos, Ukulele sing-along as well as a Vietnamese Áo dài fashion show. Try your hand at Chinese calligraphy, visit the petting zoo featuring this…

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