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...
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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...
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There’s no question that cancer wreaks havoc for...
In addition to weekly Polynesian dance classes at her studio, Sheila Walstead likes to bring her Keiki students (young children) to perform at charitable events around Orange County.
Sheila Walstead knows a thing or two about bringing culture to Old Towne. As a Polynesian dance instructor,...
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In addition to weekly Polynesian dance classes at...
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...
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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.
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Orange Home Grown Farmers & Artisans Market
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Dr. Giulio Ongaro
For Giulio Ongaro, his current position as Dean of Chapman University’s College of Performing Arts and the Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music essentially brings the musicologist full circle. Born and raised in the culturally rich city of Venice, Italy, Ongaro enjoyed a childhood...
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Dr. Giulio Ongaro
For Giulio Ongaro, his current...
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...
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For many Old Towne residents, restoring and renovating...
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...
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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...
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Now that Baldwin is back in Orange, Ackerman often enlists his help in A&P Collectables.
Lisa Ackerman and Dan Baldwin tied the knot after 10 years of dating long distance.
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Seeing Lisa Ackerman and Dan Baldwin together, it might appear as...
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