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News for December 2009


Board of Directors Meetings (2009)

Board of Directors Meetings (2009)

Time & Place: 10:00 a.m. at Irvine City Hall
Resources: Agendas | Live Webcast (via ICTV 30)

Orange County Great Park Board of Director Meetings are broadcast live on scheduled meeting dates, and are replayed on… Read More


The Majesty and the History of the Orange County Great Park

As you know by now, this land used to be a Marine Air Base
And the United States Department of the U.S. Navy was involved.
After a most unusual and very complicated… Read More


34th Annual Staser Fall Scholastic Chess Tournament

34th Annual Staser Fall Scholastic Chess Tournament

Presented by the Orange County Great Park and American Chess Equipment

NOVEMBER 18, 2009 – IRVINE, California – Young chess players are invited to challenge their creative minds at the 34th Annual Staser Fall Scholastic Chess Tournament. Presented by the Orange County… Read More


El Toro Homecoming Recap

El Toro Homecoming Recap

On November 7, nearly 100 veterans returned with their families to the site of the former Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS), El Toro to be honored at the 2009 El… Read More


Spice Up Your Life—Grow Your Own Herbs Holiday Crafts from the Garden

Garden Workshops at Great Park Farm and Food Lab

NOVEMBER 11, 2009 – IRVINE, California – Imagine being able to harvest herbs right outside your kitchen window or creating wonderful hand-made gifts. The Orange County Great Park concludes its fall… Read More


Holiday Park Hours (2009)

Holiday Park Hours (2009)

The winter holidays are fast-approaching! Find out when the Great Park Balloon and Preview Park will be open during the weeks and months ahead. If you have any questions or… Read More


Great Park Honors its Heritage at 2009 El Toro Homecoming

Great Park Honors its Heritage at 2009 El Toro Homecoming

Voices of El Toro's Historic Past Honored in Tribute

NOVEMBER 7, 2009 – IRVINE, California – Veteran’s Day came two days early at the Orange County Great Park when nearly 100 veterans returned with their families to the site of the… Read More


34th Annual Staser Fall Scholastic Chess Tournament

34th Annual Staser Fall Scholastic Chess Tournament

Presented by the Orange County Great Park and American Chess Equipment

November 21, 2009
10:00 am–3:00 pm, at the Great Park – Map
Free Parking & Admission

REGISTRATION (Grades K-12)
Please register in advance by emailing amchesseq [at] aol.com by Friday, November 20 at 6:00 pm.… Read More


Fall 2009 Garden Workshops

Fall 2009 Garden Workshops

September 26 – November 21, 2009
10:00 AM, at the Farm & Food Lab – Map
Free Parking & Admission

The Orange County Great Park presents a series of gardening education workshops in… Read More