The McFerran and Dahleen families of Orange got together in 1965 to watch the parade in front of City Hall. Shown in photo (back row, from left) are Craig McFerran, Earl Dahleen, Betty McFerran, Gail Dahleen; (front row, from left), unknown, Scott McFerran, Thea
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Orange Public Library & History Center
Orange is well-known for valuing history. This commitment to historical preservation resulted in the addition of a History Center when the Orange Public Library was renovated in 2007.
“The Orange community is
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Herb Alpert is a true renaissance man. The Grammy-winning jazz/pop trumpeter and philanthropist—whose music career spans more than 60 years—still records, tours, paints and sculpts on a regular basis. He oversees L.A. jazz club Vibrato with his daughter, too.
“I wake up
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2024 Winter-Spring Season
From Herb Alpert’s Brazilian jazz to the renowned voice of Lawrence Brownlee, Chapman University’s Musco Center for the Arts winter season will feature a diverse lineup of international and homegrown talent.
Sixteen performances encompassing dance,
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The Dragonfly Shops & Gardens
An Old Towne fixture for 15 years, Dragonfly Shops & Gardens is located inside a vintage 1920’s home converted into a retail store. The shop sells unique gifts, beads and vintage pieces, plus the largest selection of miniatures and
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Renée Mascolo
This past September, the City of Orange lost one of its most colorful and long-standing members, Renée Mascolo.
Renée was a fixture of Old Towne Orange, owning and operating Renée Jewelers for more than 40 years.
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A young Teresa celebrating her birthday in 1952.
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Teresa “Tita” Smith spent her Sundays as a child wandering through orange groves and splashing in irrigation puddles at her grandfather’s orchard
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Old Towne Film Festival
Dan Parks, founder of the Old Towne Film Festival, left his Missouri home seven years ago looking for the Los Angeles dream. He hoped to make movies that would inspire people and share an empowering message with the
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Paula McCance (left), former president of Town & Gown, and Kathy Dunlap, current president, are pictured in the Town & Gown Garden located in front of Chapman University’s Elliott Alumni House. The organization supports students through their Endowed Scholarship Fund, as well as various
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Members of the McCandless family stand in front of the Orange Plaza Fountain, which was damaged during a police chase in March. McCandless Tile is renovating the fountain, originally tiled by Charles McCandless. Pictured back left are great grandchildren Devon and Dahlia Davis standing
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