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Musco Center Returns to Live Performance with Pacific Symphony

By Greer Wylder

August 13, 2021

Swap the evening jacket for a picnic blanket and join Musco Center for the Arts out on the Aitken Arts Plaza lawn for a celebration of music, summer, and the long-awaited return to live performance on Sunday, Aug. 22 at 7 p.m.This outdoor concert experience on the Bette and Wylie Aitken Arts Plaza with Pacific Symphony Orchestra kicks off the 2021-2022 Musco Center Presents Season, which will be announced later this summer, with the perfect end of summer event for the whole family. Every year, Pacific Symphony, which has local roots and international acclaim, brings a casual concert experience to various…

Irvine Barclay Theatre Announces Return of Live Performances

By Greer Wylder

July 29, 2021

As live performances return to venues throughout Southern California, Irvine Barclay Theatre will kick off a new season on September 9 with an array of renowned artists including country chart-topping trio The Gatlin Brothers; multi-Grammy-winning jazz artist Pat Metheny; internationally-acclaimed song stylist Michael Feinstein; and author and social commentator Fran Lebowitz.Irvine Barclay Theatre has been busy during the past 14 months of downtime. The theater installed new seats and carpet in the auditorium, as well as upgraded its HVAC system and air-handlers to use hospital-grade filters throughout the building. Tickets go are on sale at thebarclay.org for the following shows, with…

The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park Opening Celebration

By Greer Wylder

July 13, 2021

The inaugural opening weekend of The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park set on the scenic San Diego Bay with sweeping views of the downtown skyline will be celebrated on August 6 - 8 in San Diego. This is the first bayside concert venue in the nation to be operated by a Symphony orchestra and the first permanent waterfront venue on the west coast.The Rady Shell (the word shell being inspired by the venue’s dramatic shape and unique location) aims to be one of the most acoustically superior outdoor concert venues in the nation and has a top-notch culinary program from some of the best chefs around the city.Opening August…

Jazz Stars Return to the Segerstrom Center for the Arts

By Greer Wylder

July 13, 2021

Segerstrom Center for the Arts’ renowned Jazz Series returns for the 2021 – 2022 Season with an all-star line-up that includes Cecile McLorin Salvant joined by Sullivan Fortner, Chucho Valdes, Diane Reeves, and Joe Lovano, Veronica Smith, the Kurt Elling Christmas concert, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, the Dave Brubeck Centennial Celebration with the Clayton Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, The Brubeck Brothers & Dianne Reeves sharing the stage, and closing out the season is Matthew Whittaker. Jazz fans can also add Spanish Harlem Orchestra’s Salsa Navidad holiday concert.Subscriptions for the seven engagements in the 2021-22 Jazz Series start…