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.

From June 27 through July 6, cities across the county will light up with parades, fun runs, carnivals, patriotic concerts, harbor cruises, pub crawls, slip-and-slides, community picnics, and of course ...

It’s been a long time. Thursday night, in Segerstrom Concert Hall, conductor Carl St.Clair stepped up to the podium to lead his 35th season-opening concert with the Pacific Symphony, a group with ...

A kooky family crisis comes to life. This story was produced by the OC Theatre Guild as part of a community media partnership with Culture OC. It was written and edited independently by the Guild’s ...

Teachers across Orange County nominate standout juniors and seniors working in seven arts disciplines. A sampling of the students nominated for the 2026 Artist of the Year season. From left: Meghan ...

There’s something special about creating something new, entirely from scratch. And it’s even better when you get to do it with your own hands. From taking your first lump of clay and shaping it to the ...

With Metrolink fully invested in rebranding from a commuter rail network into something closer to a true regional rail system emphasizing leisure travel, it may seem odd that one of its most appealing ...

The Curtis Theatre is about to be taken over by ruffs, tights, tap shoes and an avalanche of theatrical inside jokes as “Something Rotten!” takes the stage in a collaboration between Southgate ...

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, ...