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Segerstrom Center Presents Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Mavis Staples

By Greer Wylder

November 02, 2022

Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Mavis Staples, with special guest, vocalist, pianist, and songwriter Kandace Springs for one performance only, Friday, December 9, 2022, at 8 p.m. at Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Mavis returns to Orange County with her incomparable gospel singing and an array of her most reputable songs spanning from the Civil Rights era to some present-day classics. Kandace Springs will open for Mavis with the voice that Prince describes as “a voice that could melt snow.” Staples’ achievements as both a gospel music pioneer and civil rights activist…

Art in the Park Features 120 Artists

By Greer Wylder

October 19, 2022

The Newport Beach Arts Foundation will hold Art in the Park on Saturday, October 22, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Newport Beach Civic Center featuring more than 120 Southern California artists. Artists will display and sell their work in all media including painting, ceramics, photography, textiles, jewelry, glass, wood, and more.Art in the Park, now in its 17th year, is the main source of funding for the Newport Beach Arts Foundation and contributes to the Foundation’s fundraising efforts for the Newport Beach Arts Commission, helping to provide support for school tours, acquisition of significant works of art for…

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Laguna Art Museum Makes a Splash with Tenth Annual Art & Nature Festivals

By Greer Wylder

October 19, 2022

On Thursday, November 3, Laguna Art Museum will kick off its tenth annual Art & Nature Festival, with engaging programming for all ages, as well as four new exhibitions that honor the rich history of California art. This high-profile event is the museum’s largest public program of the year, bringing together thousands of participants to foster an appreciation of nature, to raise environmental awareness and discover cross-sections between nature and the arts. The 2022 Art & Nature Festival will present the featured exhibitions The Sea Around Us by artist Rebeca Méndez and Pyramidion by artist Kelly Berg, a keynote lecture by Dr. Sylvia…

The 2022 Newport Beach Film Festival

By Greer Wylder

October 12, 2022

The 2022 Newport Beach Film Festival will host world premieres, awards contenders, nightly special events, and compelling conversations with filmmakers. This year’s highlights include the Opening Night film Weird: The Al Yankovic Story and the Closing Night film Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. Centerpiece films will also include All Quiet on the Western Front, Argentina 1985, Armageddon Time, Bardo, The Banshees of Inisherin, Broker, Corsage, Devotion, Empire of Light, The Good Nurse, Joyride, The Lost King, My Policeman, Mothering Sunday, She Said, Taurus, White Noise and Women Talking. The Festival Honors event will also recognize Variety’s 10 Actors to Watch: Kerry Condon (The Banshees of…

Newport Beach Film Festival 2022 Festival Honors

By Greer Wylder

October 12, 2022

The 2022 Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) proudly announces its 2022 Festival Honors, to take place on Sunday, October 16 at Balboa Bay Resort in conjunction with Variety’s 10 Actors to Watch. This year’s honorees attending the Festival Honors event include Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Ron Howard (Thirteen Lives) who will receive the Variety Legend and Groundbreaker Award for his outstanding creative leadership and impactful artistic achievements that have proved both visionary and enduring. Four honorees – Aubrey Plaza (Emily the Criminal), Jonathan Majors (Devotion), Keke Palmer (Nope) and Patton Oswalt (I Love My Dad) – will receive Artist of Distinction Awards, presented to individuals known for…