Talk of the Towne Articles

75 - May / Jun 16

Orange Home Grown Farmers & Artisans Market When Megan Penn and other Orange residents gathered in May 2009 and hatched a plan to offer the community access to fresh food, this resulted in the Orange Home Grown Farmers & Artisans Market that opened two years later. In... Read More →

Orange Home Grown Farmers & Artisans Market When Megan Penn and other Orange residents gathered in May 2009 and hatched a plan to offer the community access to fresh food, this resulted in the Orange Home... Read More →

75 - May / Jun 16

See You at the Hilbert

It isn’t every day that a museum opens in your own backyard featuring the work of topnotch artists depicting scenes from nearby landmarks. Such is the case with the newly opened Chapman University Hilbert Museum of California Art. Displaying California Scene paintings generally not seen anywhere... Read More →

It isn’t every day that a museum opens in your own backyard featuring the work of topnotch artists depicting scenes from nearby landmarks. Such is the case with the newly opened Chapman University Hilbert Museum of... Read More →

75 - May / Jun 16

Summer Writing Project

For the third summer in a row, 1888 and JukePop are teaming up to look for America’s next great author. The Summer Writing Project provides aspiring authors with an opportunity to write novellas (a distinctive, often overlooked literary form that offers the focus of a... Read More →

For the third summer in a row, 1888 and JukePop are teaming up to look for America’s next great author. The Summer Writing Project provides aspiring authors with an opportunity to write novellas (a distinctive,... Read More →

75 - May / Jun 16

Tasos Project for Kids

There’s no question that cancer wreaks havoc for those stricken with the disease, but one aspect often overlooked is how it turns kids’ lives upside down. When their son succumbed to leukemia and passed away in January 2013 at the age of 34, Steve and... Read More →

There’s no question that cancer wreaks havoc for those stricken with the disease, but one aspect often overlooked is how it turns kids’ lives upside down. When their son succumbed to leukemia and passed away... Read More →

74 - Mar / Apr 16

OTPA Preservation Awards

For many Old Towne residents, restoring and renovating historic property in this one-of-a-kind community is a labor of love. Though those who bring historic buildings back to their former glory do so because they see it as the right thing to do, it’s certainly satisfying... Read More →

For many Old Towne residents, restoring and renovating historic property in this one-of-a-kind community is a labor of love. Though those who bring historic buildings back to their former glory do so because they see... Read More →

74 - Mar / Apr 16

The Musco Center for the Arts

On March 19th, Old Towne will land on the performing arts map when Chapman University’s Marybelle and Sebastian P. Musco Center for the Arts officially opens. The auspicious occasion—marked by an opening gala featuring world-renowned opera legends such as Plácido Domingo—will hail the beginning of... Read More →

On March 19th, Old Towne will land on the performing arts map when Chapman University’s Marybelle and Sebastian P. Musco Center for the Arts officially opens. The auspicious occasion—marked by an opening gala featuring world-renowned... Read More →

74 - Mar / Apr 16

Trading Post 1908

When faced with a cancer diagnosis on her 29th birthday in February 2014, Kelly Rogers found herself analyzing her life and how she spent her time. Up until that defining moment, Rogers, who has a Ph.D. in educational studies and a MBA, worked in the... Read More →

When faced with a cancer diagnosis on her 29th birthday in February 2014, Kelly Rogers found herself analyzing her life and how she spent her time. Up until that defining moment, Rogers, who has a... Read More →

73 - Jan / Feb 16

Field of Valor

Field of Valor In April 2015, when Gary Remland proposed that the Community Foundation of Orange (CFO) spearhead a Field of Valor in Handy Park on Veterans Day weekend to honor vets and raise funds for veterans’ causes, many doubted if the event could be... Read More →

Field of Valor In April 2015, when Gary Remland proposed that the Community Foundation of Orange (CFO) spearhead a Field of Valor in Handy Park on Veterans Day weekend to honor vets and raise funds... Read More →

73 - Jan / Feb 16

Hilbert Museum of California Art

Hilbert Museum of Califonia Art With its unique combination of manmade and natural—from the mountains and ocean to Hollywood—California is truly like no other state. It is the Golden State’s majesty and vibrant history that is depicted in the extensive California Scene painting collection at... Read More →

Hilbert Museum of Califonia Art With its unique combination of manmade and natural—from the mountains and ocean to Hollywood—California is truly like no other state. It is the Golden State’s majesty and vibrant history that... Read More →

72 - Nov / Dec 15

Cholame Vineyard

When Orange Park Acres landscape professional David DuBois and his wife decided to buy property in 2005 in San Miguel, he found the land well suited to growing wine grapes, so he prepared 10 acres and planted the best grape varietals for the location. “It... Read More →

When Orange Park Acres landscape professional David DuBois and his wife decided to buy property in 2005 in San Miguel, he found the land well suited to growing wine grapes, so he prepared 10 acres... Read More →