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		1	2 Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers Gardening for Adults: Growing Edibles Gardening for Adults: Growing Edibles Aug 2 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Join us as we explore the basics of how to grow edibles in a series of garden workshops developed in cooperation with the University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners… La Santa Cecilia La Santa Cecilia Aug 2 8:15 pm - 10:15 pm NOTICE: Parts of Sand Canyon will be closed between July 27 and August 6. Click here for more information La Santa Cecilia exemplifies the new, modern pan-Latino aesthetic. The Los Angeles-based…	3 La Santa Cecilia La Sirena y Orquesta Mar de Ashé La Sirena y Orquesta Mar de Ashé Aug 3 8:15 pm - 10:15 pm NOTICE: Parts of Sand Canyon will be closed between July 27 and August 6. Click here for more information Cuba. Puerto Rico. Nicaragua. Venezuela. México. The Dominican Republic. Perú. Colombia. And,…	4 La Sirena y Orquesta Mar de Ashé Poncho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band, featuring Christian Scott Poncho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band, featuring Christian Scott Aug 4 8:15 pm - 10:15 pm NOTICE: Parts of Sand Canyon will be closed between July 27 and August 6. Click here for more information Cubano Be Cubano Bop, a program celebrating the Latin jazz collaboration of…	5 Poncho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band, featuring Christian Scott Poncho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band, featuring Christian Scott The Groves Antique Market The Groves Antique Market Aug 5 7:00 am - 2:00 pm Orange County’s popular antiques, fine art and collectibles market is now at the Great Park Festival Site. On the first Sunday of every month, the Groves Antiques Market will be located… Farmers Market Farmers Market Aug 5 10:00 am - 2:00 pm On the first Sunday of every month, when the Groves Antique Market is at the Park, the Farmers Market will open early at 8:00 am. On the first Sunday of every…
6	7	8	9 Farmers Market Niyaz Niyaz Aug 9 8:15 pm - 10:15 pm Azam Ali, Loga Ramin Torkian and Carmen Rizzo make up the Persian-Indian music trio Niyaz, which blends modern electronica with old Persian folk songs and mystical Sufi poems. Ali, the…	10 Niyaz Ladysmith Black Mambazo Ladysmith Black Mambazo Aug 10 8:15 pm - 10:15 pm For more than forty years, the voices of Ladysmith Black Mambazo have married the intricate rhythms and harmonies of their native South African musical traditions to the sounds of gospel…	11 Ladysmith Black Mambazo Ladysmith Black Mambazo Sports Clinics Sports Clinics Aug 11 11:00 am - 5:00 pm Time(s): Vary (see schedule below) Location: North Lawn \| Map & Directions Free Parking & Admission Registration Required, Spaces Limited The Great Park North Lawn is home to sports and recreation of all types.… DJ Rekha with special guests blue 13, Dohl Nation DJ Rekha with special guests blue 13, Dohl Nation Aug 11 8:15 pm - 10:15 pm British born, New York City based, DJ Rekha, has been called the “Ambassador of Bhangra” by the New York Times and named one of the most influential South Asians by…	12 DJ Rekha with special guests blue 13, Dohl Nation DJ Rekha with special guests blue 13, Dohl Nation DJ Rekha with special guests blue 13, Dohl Nation DJ Rekha with special guests blue 13, Dohl Nation Farmers Market Farmers Market Aug 12 10:00 am - 2:00 pm On the first Sunday of every month, when the Groves Antique Market is at the Park, the Farmers Market will open early at 8:00 am. On the first Sunday of every… Clinic at the Park Clinic at the Park Aug 12 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Clinic in the Park connects children and their families to medical and dental resources, provides application assistance for low cost insurance, developmental health screenings for children, community resource referrals and… Children’s Garden Workshop Children’s Garden Workshop Aug 12 11:00 am - 1:00 pm The Great Park Food + Farm Lab is hosting a series of fun-filled garden themed workshops specifically designed for children, on the second Sunday of every month, at the Farmers… Sports Clinics Sports Clinics Aug 12 11:00 am - 5:00 pm Time(s): Vary (see schedule below) Location: North Lawn \| Map & Directions Free Parking & Admission Registration Required, Spaces Limited The Great Park North Lawn is home to sports and recreation of all types.…
13	14	15 Sports Clinics Sports Clinics Sports Clinics Aug 15 11:00 am - 2:00 pm Time(s): Vary (see schedule below) Location: North Lawn \| Map & Directions Free Parking & Admission Registration Required, Spaces Limited The Great Park North Lawn is home to sports and recreation of all types.…	16 Sports Clinics Sports Clinics Sports Clinics Aug 16 11:00 am - 2:00 pm Time(s): Vary (see schedule below) Location: North Lawn \| Map & Directions Free Parking & Admission Registration Required, Spaces Limited The Great Park North Lawn is home to sports and recreation of all types.…	17 Sports Clinics Sports Clinics Sports Clinics Sports Clinics Aug 17 11:00 am - 2:00 pm Time(s): Vary (see schedule below) Location: North Lawn \| Map & Directions Free Parking & Admission Registration Required, Spaces Limited The Great Park North Lawn is home to sports and recreation of all types.… The Dunwells The Dunwells Aug 17 8:15 pm - 10:15 pm Formed in 2009 in Yorkshire, England, the Dunwells specialize in the kind of rootsy songwriting that also brings to mind the vocal harmonies of Crosby, Stills & Nash and Mumford…	18 The Dunwells The Dunwells Kevin Cook Memorial Foundation presents its 7th annual Kevin Cook Spirit Run Kevin Cook Memorial Foundation presents its 7th annual Kevin Cook Spirit Run Aug 18 8:00 am - 12:00 pm A 5K Run and Walk in memory of Kevin Cook, a student athlete and graduate from Garden Groves Pacific High School, class of 2000. Kevin was tragically killed in… Solas Solas Aug 18 8:15 pm - 10:15 pm Solas is the quintessential Irish-American band recording and touring in the U.S. today. Fifteen years ago, in a manner befitting their name (Gaelic for “light”), Solas burst onto the Irish…	19 Solas Solas The Islamic Center of Irvine Presents Eid ul-Fitr Prayer to celebrate the end of Ramadan The Islamic Center of Irvine Presents Eid ul-Fitr Prayer to celebrate the end of Ramadan Aug 19 8:00 am - 9:45 am The Islamic Center of Irvine will host a prayer service at the Great Park for Eid Ul-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan. NOTE: Entrance to the event through… Farmers Market Farmers Market Aug 19 10:00 am - 2:00 pm On the first Sunday of every month, when the Groves Antique Market is at the Park, the Farmers Market will open early at 8:00 am. On the first Sunday of every…
20	21	22	23 Farmers Market Jim Washburn’s Guitar Picks Jim Washburn’s Guitar Picks Aug 23 8:15 pm - 10:15 pm John Jorgenson Quintet The John Jorgenson Quintet features guitarist John Jorgenson, a founding member of the Desert Rose Band and the Hellecasters. At a John Jorgenson Quintet performance, audiences are amazed…	24 Jim Washburn’s Guitar Picks Pete Jacobs Band Pete Jacobs Band Aug 24 8:15 pm - 10:15 pm Much loved for his famous Wartime Radio Review, local bandleader Pete Jacobs now mixes big band swing with Motown and classic rock in a multi-generational dance party. This performance is part…	25 Pete Jacobs Band The Del McCoury Band The Del McCoury Band Aug 25 8:15 pm - 10:15 pm For fifty years, Del McCoury’s music has defined authenticity for hard core bluegrass fans as well as a growing number of fans that are new to the genre. McCoury is…	26 The Del McCoury Band The Del McCoury Band USA Track and Field of Southern California presents Road Mile Championships USA Track and Field of Southern California presents Road Mile Championships Aug 26 6:00 am - 12:00 pm Challenge yourself to run your best mile ever at the USATF Southern California Association Road Mile Championships. This is a unique race in Southern California, a one mile race run… Farmers Market Farmers Market Aug 26 10:00 am - 2:00 pm On the first Sunday of every month, when the Groves Antique Market is at the Park, the Farmers Market will open early at 8:00 am. On the first Sunday of every…
27	28	29	30 Farmers Market The Aquabats The Aquabats Aug 30 8:15 pm - 10:15 pm The first all-crime fighting all-surfing rock supergroup in history! High-energy New Wave and SKA for Rock ‘n Roll lovers of all ages. This performance is part of Summer’s End Weekend at…	31 The Aquabats Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers Aug 31 8:15 pm - 10:15 pm Lavay Smith is the vocalist and bandleader of the Red Hot Skillet Lickers, one of the top swingin’ Jazz and Blues bands in the world. Lavay grew up in Southern California…