3 Orange County Museums Each Awarded $100,000
Getty Foundation Grants to Participate in Next
"Pacific Standard Time"
   
Focused on the intersection of science and art, the next Pacific Standard Time (PST) opening in 2024 will be the third regional collaboration in the Getty Foundation's Pacific Standard Time series. This iteration will present an ambitious range of exhibitions and public programs that explores the connections between the visual arts and science, from prehistoric times to the present and across different cultures worldwide. Three Orange County museums have been selected to receive research grants of $100,000 each leading to their participation in PST: Beall Center for Art + Technology at University of California, Irvine, Laguna Art Museum, and Orange County Museum of Art. Read more here.
Longtime Pacific Symphony Supporters Ling & Charlie Zhang Donate $6.2 Million Office Building

Longtime supporters Ling and Charlie Zhang have donated to Pacific Symphony the $6.2-million building that houses the organization's administrative headquarters. Because of this donation, the Symphony projects it will save at least $150,000 per year on the 15,399-square-foot space. Located at 17620 Fitch Ave., Irvine, the Class A office building was named for the couple in 2017. The building also houses arts partner Orange County Music and Dance (OCMD), the leading non-profit community music and dance school founded by the Zhangs with Doug Freeman. Two other cultural organizations are also housed there: Arts Orange County and the Southern California Children's Chorus. Read more here.
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TOMORROW: State Assembly Committee Holds Hearing on "Restarting the Arts"

The California State Assembly Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism and Internet Media, Chaired by Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva of Fullerton, will hold an informational hearing tomorrow, Tuesday, February 2, from 10 am to 12 noon, entitled "Restarting the Arts: Best Practices for Safely Reopening." Among those testifying during the hearing will be John Forsyte, President of the Pacific Symphony. Attend the hearing here. Agenda here. 
ACTOR GREGORY SIERRA, 83
Gregory Joseph Sierra, an actor best known for his television roles as Detective Sergeant Chano Amengual on Barney Miller and as Julio Fuentes, the Puerto Rican neighbor of Fred G. Sanford on Sanford and Son has died. He was a resident of Laguna Woods. More here.
LAGUNA'S 1934 CINEMA WILL BE RENOVATED BY NEW OWNERS

The City of Laguna Beach Planning Commission unanimously approved plans to renovate the movie theater on South Coast Highway, in the heart of downtown. Read more here.
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