September 23, 2022

Each week, Arts Orange County and Voice of OC are excited to deliver to you this look at the stories and events happening in our arts and cultural community.
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DakhaBrakha - Direct from Ukraine

This "folk punk quartet" from Kyiv brings an avant garde treatment to the traditional music of their homeland - fusing influences from jazz to hip-hop to trance in this concert at the Musco Center For the Arts MORE

♦ Arts & Culture ♦

VOC Staff Pick the Best for the 2022 Arts & Culture Fall Season

What a difference a year makes.


This time last year, Orange County arts organizations were just emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, adjusting from Zoom fatigue and posting everything online, and still putting safety first.


Now the masks are coming off, the vaccination cards are being tucked away, and almost everything appears to be returning to pre-pandemic programming.


Voice of OC’s talented team of arts writers have scanned the schedules, talked to the organizers and culled the calendars to bring you the best of fall 2022 — and, in some cases, a peek at what’s coming up in 2023. It looks like the ambition level has been raised up a notch, perhaps making up for lost time.

♦ Culture ♦

Gather Together for the High Holidays: Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

In contrast to previous years with the COVID-19 pandemic limiting in-person services, the Jewish community across Orange County will have more opportunities to gather with one another face-to-face for the upcoming high holiday traditions.

♦ Food ♦

Panoringan: Trending in Huntington Beach - Five New Restaurants (and One Remodel) Are Making Waves

Surf City dining is on the upswing as our food columnist cruises Pacific Coast Highway for HB’s newest places to sip and savor.

♦ Music ♦

Pacific Symphony’s Carl St.Clair Announces He Will Hand the Baton to a Successor

The music director of Pacific Symphony for 33 years is leaving his post, probably at the end of the 2023-24 season.

Each week, we recommend a variety of events and experiences from the listings at SparkOC.com, our free website for Orange County's arts and cultural community. We always suggest you be mindful of the most recent health and safety guidelines in California, Orange County, and the venue for the listing.
♦ Local Spotlight ♦

Queer - A Dance Collaborative

The Wayward Artist takes audiences on a unique musical journey through the LGBTQIA+ life experience in their theatre space at the Grand Central Art Center in Downtown Santa Ana MORE

♦ Wallet Friendly ♦

Opening Reception of Endless Summer

Free with RSVP, the opening of a group exhibition of artwork inspired by surf culture and the ocean will give visitors to San Clemente's Casa Romantic the opportunity to meet with the artists in person MORE

♦ For the Family ♦

Buena Park Culture Fest

The first of what's hoped to be an annual celebration of the many cultures that make up the city of Buena Park - with food and live music and activities for all ages MORE

♦ Wildcard ♦

Old Town Tustin Home & Garden Tour

Walk or travel by horse-drawn trolley on this journey through vintage properties, and stick around for an antique car show, Maypole dancing and more MORE

"The Orange County arts ecosystem could not survive without the committed support, dedication, and leadership of Arts Orange County."

 — Andrew Brown, President & CEO,

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