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Musco Center Celebrates 10th Anniversary Jubilee! With a Decade of Its Own Talent

By Greer Wylder

September 09, 2026

Musco Center for the Arts turns 10, and it's celebrating the way it knows best: on stage, with the artists who built its legacy.The 10th Anniversary Jubilee! takes place Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, at 7:30 p.m., bringing together Chapman University alumni, returning professional artists and current students for a night that traces a decade of performance at the venue.The program spans music, theater and dance, reflecting everything Musco Center has represented for the performers and audiences who have filled its seats since opening. Highlights include choreography by Dwight Rhoden performed by Chapman dance students, scenes and songs pulled from past…

LAWineFest Marks 21 Years With a New Home at the LA Equestrian Center

By Greer Wylder

September 09, 2026

LAWineFest is celebrating its 21st year with a move to a new venue: the Los Angeles Equestrian Center, set against the tree-lined edges of Griffith Park. The festival runs Sept. 12 and 13, bringing two days of wine tasting, live music and community spirit to a fresh setting between the 5 and 134 freeways.For more than two decades, LAWineFest has built a reputation as a welcoming spot for wine lovers of every level, and the new location adds mountain views and open, shaded grounds to the mix. The Equestrian Center is home to hundreds of horses and regularly hosts dressage…

Newport Dunes Celebrates Labor Day Weekend With Live Music, Beach Movies and Waterfront Fun

By Greer Wylder

September 02, 2026

Summer isn't over yet. Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort & Marina is keeping the season going with a full lineup of live music, beach movies, food trucks and water adventures from Friday, Sept. 4, through Monday, Sept. 7.Families looking to spend the day can head straight for the resort's Inflatable Water Park, open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Labor Day. The floating obstacle course includes more than 25 inflatables, from slides and bounce platforms to icebergs and a jungle gym. For a calmer pace, the Upper Newport Back Bay is ideal for kayaking, pedal boating, paddleboarding or cruising…

Pacific Symphony Opens New Era with Joshua Bell, Celebrates Shelley’s First Season

By Greer Wylder

September 02, 2026

Alexander Shelley steps into his first season as Pacific Symphony's artistic and music director this fall, and he's bringing violinist Joshua Bell along for the ride. The two share the stage Saturday, September 24, at 8 p.m. at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall for a season-opening concert built around America's musical legacy.The timing isn't accidental. This season overlaps with the nation's 250th birthday and the approaching anniversaries of Segerstrom Center for the Arts and its concert hall, and Shelley has shaped his opening program around that convergence, pulling together works that trace where American orchestral music has been…

Blind Boys of Alabama Bring Seven Decades of Gospel to Musco Center

By Greer Wylder

August 29, 2026

Musco Center welcomes the Blind Boys of Alabama, living legends whose reputation is well earned. Rolling Stone has called them "gospel titans," and after more than 70 years together, that title still fits.The group performs Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.Few acts in American music can claim the honors the Blind Boys have collected: Lifetime Achievement Awards from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Recording Academy/GRAMMYs, induction into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, and six GRAMMY Awards, most recently in 2024. What sets them apart, though, is how they've used that stature. Rather than stay within…