From the longtime favorite Honda-Ya in Tustin to reinvented and newer restaurants in Huntington Beach and Anaheim, food critic Edwin Goei explores Orange County's evolving izakaya scene.

As the production makes its West Coast premiere at South Coast Repertory, writer and director Amir Reza Koohestani discusses political resistance, artistic freedom and the U.S. visa restrictions ...

Orange County choreographer Linda Sohl-Ellison celebrates her company's legacy with an eight-hour video anthology featuring rare footage, legendary performers and decades of groundbreaking dance.

Local guzheng performer and composer transcends time by creating contemporary sounds with a classic Chinese instrument.

We had an all-star line-up of guests in September on “Walk-Ins Welcome.” Amar Santana of “Top Chef” and executive chef/owner of Vaca and Broadway talked about his favorite memories of his extensive ...

Alexander Shelley, the new music director of the Pacific Symphony, in the several times this listener has heard and witnessed him, is a conductor not given to exaggeration. He is an honest musician, ...

Every morning Alberto Bañuelos steps over his forest green Rivendell steel bike and glides down his driveway, breathing in the crisp morning air. Falling into a quiet, familiar rhythm, he takes a ...

Jonathan Moscone, executive director of the California Arts Council, has announced he is leaving his post after less than two years. Moscone, 59, told the San Francisco Chronicle on Sunday that he ...

There is something inherently uncomfortable about laughing during “Assassins.” That, of course, is part of the point. Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s darkly comic musical gathers a collection of ...

Nestled along perfectly manicured paths and wooden bridges, among flowers and other flora, the Sculpture Exhibition in Civic Center Park is a relaxing escape for Newport Beach residents, eager ...

Lawrence “Larry” Christon, Culture OC contributor, former staff writer for the Los Angeles Times, drama critic, groundbreaking comedy critic, author, essayist and feature writer, died at 85 on Aug. 3 ...

This September, Culture OC marks three years as an independent nonprofit newsroom. Anniversaries usually invite us to look back. This year, we are also looking outward at the artists, organizations, ...