Culture OC

2 weeks ago | cultureoc.org | Paul Hodgins |Richard Chang

In a surprising move, the University of California, Irvine announced today that negotiations were underway with the Orange County Museum of Art that would bring the museum under the university’s stewardship.

2 weeks ago | cultureoc.org | Joel Beers

Joel Beers15 minutes ago6 min readThe play, onstage at the Hollywood Fringe Festival, was written and directed by O.C. School of the Arts faculty, and is being performed by OCSA students. The play is directed by one of the most accomplished professional stage and screen actors to ever work in Orange County. It is written by the county’s most prolific and produced playwright.

3 weeks ago | cultureoc.org | Joel Beers

Native son Nate Jackson co-writes first book documenting the history of Orange County's punk rock scene. Nate Jackson didn’t exactly get the red-carpet treatment from the Orange County punk scene. It was the late 1990s, and the Yorba Linda seventh grader had recently discovered punk and was attending one of his first shows at the all-ages venue Chain Reaction in Anaheim. Suddenly, he heard someone drop a loud N-bomb and turned to see two dudes with shaved heads making a beeline for him.

4 weeks ago | cultureoc.org | Alex Chan

Pride in Orange County means community, celebration and showing up – whether you’re marching in a parade, cheering at a ballgame, or dancing under the stars. In June, Pride Month takes place to recognize the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) community. In Orange County, there will be plenty of ways to support the LGBTQ+ community, with activities ranging from brunches to sports games.

1 month ago | cultureoc.org | Joel Beers

The Fullerton musician, who has played in Orange County bands since the 1990s, has released his second album with his current band, the Goers. It should make sense that last month John Kraus and the Goers dropped “Jug of This,” the ensemble’s second album inspired by sea shanties – except it doesn’t. And not just because these sea shanties sound very little like what you might expect sea shanties to sound like, something akin to a nostalgic collection of chanty choruses and heave-ho harmonies.