Little Women - The Broadway Musical

Chance Theater revives their staging of the moving and tune-filled stage adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's timeless story of the enduring bonds between four sisters MORE

♦ Visual Arts ♦

Local Artists will be Serving a New Look for Placentia’s SR-57 Orange Freeway

The SR-57 Orange Freeway stretches approximately 4.9 miles through the cities of Placentia, Fullerton and Brea. Soon the standard gray walls will be splashed with color and contemporary designs for locals and the thousands of others who travel the freeway system to admire.



Beginning in spring 2023, Los Angeles sculptor Cliff Garten and Ontario mural artist Alejandro Poli Jr., also known as Man One, will be beautifying the location with their original work of sculpture, “Placentia Gateway (Chromatic Ascension),” and the mural, “The Good People Under Our Sun and Moon,” respectively.

The sculpture will be by the on/off ramps of SR-57 at Orangethorpe Avenue and the mural on West Crowther Avenue under SR-57. Both are expected to be finished by summer 2023.

♦ Food ♦

Panoringan: Cheferbly Reinvents Specialty Dining

The notion of hiring a chef to cater a meal in the privacy of one’s home has become more common in recent years as individuals worry about the well-being of themselves and their loved ones while dining in a public setting since the pandemic. While we all cannot afford this kind of expense, those that can are limited to word-of-mouth chef recommendations and the kitchens consumers are familiar with. This is where Irvine-based Cheferbly enters the picture.

Cheferbly’s online platform has two sides to its business. The angle I typically think of involves an intimate setting with a dedicated chef, customized menu and factors that can be closely managed by the host. The second and more accessible side can be considered a preview to the brand. It means planning pop-up events for guests like myself to check out the cuisine of one or more chefs. These ticketed events are open to the public at a relatively lower price point, also introducing people to others of a similar dining mindset.

Carols by Candlelight

Part of Pacific Chorale's annual holiday offerings, these special concerts evoke the reverence and awe of the season in quiet settings with flickering light MORE

Holiday Bazaar at Crystal Cove

If you haven't tried holiday shopping at the beach, check out the shopping, treats, and holiday watercolor workshop offered this Saturday at Crystal Cove MORE

KUSC Classical California Kids Discovery Day

The Bowers Museum in Santa Ana plays host to this day-long celebration designed to introduce the next generation to the joys of classical music - including live performances and a unique "instrument petting zoo" MORE

Intercultural

Artist Sheinina Raj explores her cross-national heritage in this installation of 25 self-portraits in the traditional wardrobes of different countries, all accompanied by the music of Nelly Furtado, now on exhibit at Fullerton's Muckenthaler Cultural Center MORE