‘Flights and Sounds of Summer’ To Sizzle with Cuban Dance Rhythms and New Orleans Jazz

Nachito Herrera and Don Vappie and the Creole Jazz Serenaders

August 3, 2009 – IRVINE, California - The Orange County Great Park’s “Flights and Sounds of Summer” is set to sizzle this weekend with two red hot music and dance performances guaranteed to get you shaking your hips. Come cha-cha-cha to the dynamic Latin music of Nachito Herrera on Friday, August 7th at 8:00 p.m. at [...]

Flights & Sounds of Summer 2009

Summer Night Dances & Concerts

August 1 – September 26, 2009 Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 PM – Map Free Admission, Parking $8 About Flights & Sounds During the months of August and September, Great Park guests will be captivated by the music and performances of Flights & Sounds of Summer (formerly known as Night Flights) presented by the Great [...]

Regional Renaissance

By CHRISTINE ROUMBOUTS | PUBLIC WORKS MAGAZINE Web Extra For a list of the park’s sustainability goals, visit the article links page. Just as the Great Depression helped complete such famous California parks as Balboa Park in San Diego and San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, one of the nation’s largest public projects under way today [...]

Orange County Great Park Adds ‘Comedy Corner’ to its Summer Line-up

Comics seen on Comedy Central, Conan O’Brien, Craig Ferguson and the Improv will perform beginning August 1

July 31, 2009 – IRVINE, California – The best summer concert series in Orange County now has the best summer comedy series, with the addition of the “Comedy Corner” stand-up comic lineup to the “Flights & Sounds of Summer” series at the Orange County Great Park. The series kicks off Saturday, August 1st with Tim [...]

Orange County Great Park Announces ‘Flights and Sounds of Summer’ Dance and Concert Series

Eileen Ivers and Immigrant Soul to Perform August 1

July 27, 2009 – IRVINE, California - The Orange County Great Park Corporation is pleased to announce the opening of its 2009 “Flights and Sounds of Summer” dance and concert series on Saturday, August 1st at 8:00 p.m. with nine-time All-Ireland award-winning Celtic fiddler Eileen Ivers, musical star of the international hit “Riverdance”, at the [...]

Orange County Food Bank Receives 100 Tons of Food

July 17, 2009 – GARDEN GROVE, California - Requests for emergency food assistance have doubled as a result of the economic crisis, causing a food shortage at local food banks. Help has come from an unexpected source. The Orange County Food Bank reports that they have received 100 tons of fresh fruits and vegetables from the [...]

Farmers to Flyers Exhibit

The Fullerton Aboretum has unveiled a new exhibit entitled, Farmers to Flyers: MCAS El Toro and Mid-Century Orange County. The exhibit interprets El Toro Marine Corps Air Station’s impact on Orange County, from agricultural to military land and activity, particularly between 1930 and 1955. The exhibit also features oral history interviews of veterans and civilians [...]

Orange County Great Park Plans $61M in Construction Projects

One of the largest development projects in the U.S.

July 9, 2009 – IRVINE, California – Orange County Great Park Board Corporation Chair Larry Agran today delivered his fourth annual State of the Great Park address. While Chair Agran’s comments reviewed the Park’s history, accomplishments, and recent awards, his focus today was more on another Great Park milestone - the upcoming development of 500 acres of [...]

Weekend Sports Fun Slated for Saturday, July 11, at the Orange County Great Park

Join Anaheim Ducks, LA Galaxy, Futboleros for Interactive Sports Activities

July 8, 2009 – IRVINE, California – The Anaheim Ducks, LA Galaxy and Futboleros Street Teams are calling all kids to join them for a fun day of interactive sports activities at the Orange County Great Park 4th Anniversary Celebration - “Growing the Park.” This day-long family fun festival combines the fun of honing your hockey skills, [...]

A Laboratory of Sustainability

By CHRISTINE ROMBOUTS | SUSTAINABLE LAND DEVELOPMENT TODAY Former military base to become a proving ground for sustainable practices. The Orange County Great Park is, in every sense of the word, a 21st century laboratory of urban development, smart growth and sustainability. The park, which will be the largest metropolitan park created in the United [...]