Orange County Great Park http://www.ocgp.org Irvine, California Fri, 17 May 2013 21:00:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 GREAT PARK BALLOON TEMPORARILY CLOSED TO VISITORS http://www.ocgp.org/2013/05/great-park-balloon-temporarily-closed-to-visitors/ http://www.ocgp.org/2013/05/great-park-balloon-temporarily-closed-to-visitors/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 17:55:29 +0000 Staff http://www.ocgp.org/?p=13174 IRVINE – The Great Park Balloon has been temporarily closed to visitors due to a mechanical issue. Great Park team members are working with representatives from the Great Park Balloon’s manufacturer, Aerophile, to replace a hydraulic control switch associated with the Balloon’s winch. Great Park Balloon operations will resume once all systems are operating appropriately [...]

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]]> http://www.ocgp.org/2013/05/great-park-balloon-temporarily-closed-to-visitors/feed/ 0 Great Park Runway Dash 5K & Pancake Breakfast Registration Begins http://www.ocgp.org/2013/04/great-park-runway-dash-pancake-breakfast/ http://www.ocgp.org/2013/04/great-park-runway-dash-pancake-breakfast/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:43:36 +0000 jbalta http://www.ocgp.org/?p=13077 IRVINE – Rally the troops to run, walk or stroll at the Orange County Great Park Runway Dash 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run on Saturday, May 18 and enjoy a day of fun and fitness while supporting Irvine’s 2/11 Marine Adoption Committee and the Kiwanis Club of Irvine. Registration for the event is available online [...]

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]]> http://www.ocgp.org/2013/04/great-park-runway-dash-pancake-breakfast/feed/ 0 SNAG Golf Class and Tournament http://www.ocgp.org/2013/04/snag-golf-class-tournament-offers/ http://www.ocgp.org/2013/04/snag-golf-class-tournament-offers/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:35:22 +0000 jbalta http://www.ocgp.org/?p=13130 IRVINE – FORE!!! The Orange County Great Park has proudly partnered with golf teaching professional Ish Gonzales and the Ish Junior Golf Academy to offer a free, four-week SNAG Golf Class that will provide a fun and experiential learning opportunity for children 7-12 years old. The four-week class will be offered on Tuesdays or Thursdays with [...]

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]]> http://www.ocgp.org/2013/04/snag-golf-class-tournament-offers/feed/ 0 Full Road Closure on Sand Canyon http://www.ocgp.org/2013/04/full-road-closure-sand-canyon/ http://www.ocgp.org/2013/04/full-road-closure-sand-canyon/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:33:37 +0000 jbalta http://www.ocgp.org/?p=13112 IRVINE – A full road closure will be in effect on Sand Canyon Avenue near the I-5 from 8 p.m. Friday, May 10 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 20. I-5 on-ramps and off-ramps will remain OPEN during this period for traffic traveling to the Orange County Great Park or points further north along Sand Canyon [...]

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]]> http://www.ocgp.org/2013/04/full-road-closure-sand-canyon/feed/ 0 Family Fitness Friday Series Kicks Off May 3 http://www.ocgp.org/2013/04/family-fitness-friday-series-kicks-off-may-3/ http://www.ocgp.org/2013/04/family-fitness-friday-series-kicks-off-may-3/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:41:31 +0000 jbalta http://www.ocgp.org/?p=13115 IRVINE – The Orange County Great Park proudly offers a month-long series of Family Fitness Fridays featuring free outdoor exercise classes for parents and their children. The series, which takes place the Terraced Lawn near the Great Park Balloon, includes both morning and afternoon classes that provide activities for different age groups. The morning classes [...]

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]]> http://www.ocgp.org/2013/04/family-fitness-friday-series-kicks-off-may-3/feed/ 0 Community Memories Spring to Life at Great Park’s Deborah Aschheim: Involuntary Memories Exhibition http://www.ocgp.org/2013/04/community-memories-spring-life-great-parks-deborah-aschheim-involuntary-memories-exhibition/ http://www.ocgp.org/2013/04/community-memories-spring-life-great-parks-deborah-aschheim-involuntary-memories-exhibition/#comments Sat, 13 Apr 2013 17:02:51 +0000 jbalta http://www.ocgp.org/?p=13056 IRVINE – In the Orange County Great Park’s latest site-specific art exhibition, Deborah Aschheim: Involuntary Memories: Marine Corps Air Station El Toro and the Nixon Years, the reflected memories of a community spring to life as original drawings, sculptures, texts and films transform the Great Park Gallery into a walk-in community storybook.  Guest curated by [...]

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]]> http://www.ocgp.org/2013/04/community-memories-spring-life-great-parks-deborah-aschheim-involuntary-memories-exhibition/feed/ 0 Great Park and The Legacy Project Partner to Host Photography Workshop Series http://www.ocgp.org/2013/04/great-park-the-legacy-project-partner-host-photography-workshop-series/ http://www.ocgp.org/2013/04/great-park-the-legacy-project-partner-host-photography-workshop-series/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:40:03 +0000 jbalta http://www.ocgp.org/?p=12878 IRVINE – While documenting the transition of former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro into the Orange County Great Park, the Legacy Project members famously turned a giant jet hangar into the world’s largest camera and used it to take the world’s largest picture. Now, the Legacy Project is offering a series of free on-site photo [...]

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]]> http://www.ocgp.org/2013/04/great-park-the-legacy-project-partner-host-photography-workshop-series/feed/ 0 Bark at the Great Park! http://www.ocgp.org/2013/04/bark-great-park/ http://www.ocgp.org/2013/04/bark-great-park/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:07:46 +0000 jbalta http://www.ocgp.org/?p=13025 IRVINE – Look for wagging tails and “paw-some” tricks as the Orange County Great Park hosts “Bark at the Great Park” – a special celebration of everything canine on Sunday, April 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dog lovers are encouraged to bring their four-legged friends* to the Great Park for this fun, interactive and [...]

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]]> http://www.ocgp.org/2013/04/bark-great-park/feed/ 0 Free Spring Break Sports Clinics at the Great Park http://www.ocgp.org/2013/04/free-spring-break-sports-clinics-great-park/ http://www.ocgp.org/2013/04/free-spring-break-sports-clinics-great-park/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:05:32 +0000 jbalta http://www.ocgp.org/?p=13000 IRVINE – Turn spring break into a sports break for your children with a three-day series of free sports clinics at the Orange County Great Park. The free sports clinics, developed in conjunction with i9 Sports, will take place from April 1-3,11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Great Park’s North Lawn.  Each four-hour clinic will [...]

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]]> http://www.ocgp.org/2013/04/free-spring-break-sports-clinics-great-park/feed/ 0 Great Park Balloon and Carousel Fees Begin April 4 http://www.ocgp.org/2013/03/great-park-balloon-carousel-fees-begin-april-4/ http://www.ocgp.org/2013/03/great-park-balloon-carousel-fees-begin-april-4/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:35:16 +0000 jbalta http://www.ocgp.org/?p=12964 IRVINE – Beginning Thursday, April 4, flights on the Great Park Balloon and rides on the Great Park Carousel will include a fee. Balloon flights will cost $10 for adults and $5 for children age 6-16. Balloon flights for children under 6 will remain free, however. Carousel rides will cost $2. The fees were approved by [...]

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]]> http://www.ocgp.org/2013/03/great-park-balloon-carousel-fees-begin-april-4/feed/ 0 Great Park’s Spring Gardening Workshop Series Begins March 23 http://www.ocgp.org/2013/03/great-parks-spring-gardening-workshop-series-begins-march-23/ http://www.ocgp.org/2013/03/great-parks-spring-gardening-workshop-series-begins-march-23/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:56:11 +0000 jbalta http://www.ocgp.org/?p=12957 IRVINE – The Orange County Great Park invites all aspiring backyard gardeners and green thumbs to take part in the 2013 Spring Gardening Workshop series beginning Saturday, March 23 at the Great Park’s Farm + Food Lab. The Spring Gardening Workshop series, developed in cooperation with the University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners of Orange [...]

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]]> http://www.ocgp.org/2013/03/great-parks-spring-gardening-workshop-series-begins-march-23/feed/ 0 Great Park Artist-in-Residence Jennifer Backhaus Presents The Art of Choreography: How a Dance is Made http://www.ocgp.org/2013/02/great-park-artist-in-residence-jennifer-backhaus-presents-the-art-choreography-how-dance-made/ http://www.ocgp.org/2013/02/great-park-artist-in-residence-jennifer-backhaus-presents-the-art-choreography-how-dance-made/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 23:29:13 +0000 jbalta http://www.ocgp.org/?p=12871 IRVINE – Aspiring choreographers, young dancers and dance fans of all ages can enjoy a special dance experience headlined by a performance of “The Margin,” an award-winning quartet choreographed by Great Park Artist-in-Residence and choreographer Jennifer Backhaus, on Thursday, February 21 at 7 p.m. at the Palm Court Arts Complex. Originally part of a critically-acclaimed Backhausdance [...]

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]]> http://www.ocgp.org/2013/02/great-park-artist-in-residence-jennifer-backhaus-presents-the-art-choreography-how-dance-made/feed/ 0 Great Park Artist-in-Residence Jennifer Backhaus Presents: An Afternoon of Dance with Backhausdance http://www.ocgp.org/2013/01/great-park-artist-in-residence-jennifer-backhaus-presents-an-afternoon-dance-backhausdance-3/ http://www.ocgp.org/2013/01/great-park-artist-in-residence-jennifer-backhaus-presents-an-afternoon-dance-backhausdance-3/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:11:29 +0000 Staff http://www.ocgp.org/?p=12775 IRVINE – Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be in a dance company? Come experience it firsthand at the Great Park as Artist-in-Residence Jennifer Backhaus presents: An Afternoon of Dance with Backhausdance. An Afternoon of Dance will turn the Great Park’s Palm Court Arts Complex into a dance studio on Sunday, January 20 from [...]

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]]> http://www.ocgp.org/2013/01/great-park-artist-in-residence-jennifer-backhaus-presents-an-afternoon-dance-backhausdance-3/feed/ 0 Great Park Presents 2013 Chamber Music Series Featuring Acclaimed Classical Concert Pianist Kevin Kwan Loucks http://www.ocgp.org/2013/01/great-park-presents-2013-chamber-music-series-featuring-acclaimed-classical-concert-pianist-kevin-kwan-loucks-3/ http://www.ocgp.org/2013/01/great-park-presents-2013-chamber-music-series-featuring-acclaimed-classical-concert-pianist-kevin-kwan-loucks-3/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 22:22:17 +0000 Staff http://www.ocgp.org/?p=12768 IRVINE – Highly acclaimed classical concert pianist and former Great Park Artist-in-Residence Kevin Kwan Loucks will return to the Palm Court Arts Complex at the Great Park as a performer and curator of a lively series of immersive chamber concerts beginning Saturday, January 26. In addition to Loucks, the 2013 Great Park Chamber Music Series will [...]

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]]> http://www.ocgp.org/2013/01/great-park-presents-2013-chamber-music-series-featuring-acclaimed-classical-concert-pianist-kevin-kwan-loucks-3/feed/ 0 Orange County Great Park Welcomes U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013 Collegiate Teams http://www.ocgp.org/2013/01/orange-county-great-park-welcomes-u-s-department-energy-solar-decathlon-2013-collegiate-teams/ http://www.ocgp.org/2013/01/orange-county-great-park-welcomes-u-s-department-energy-solar-decathlon-2013-collegiate-teams/#comments Sun, 13 Jan 2013 04:41:57 +0000 Staff http://www.ocgp.org/?p=12716 Representatives from 20 collegiate teams visit the Great Park competition site for the first time Students from around the country and world gather on-site to prepare for award-winning competition Renderings of student-designed solar houses released Great Park to host Solar Decathlon 2013, October 3-13   IRVINE – Students representing the 20 collegiate teams competing in [...]

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]]> http://www.ocgp.org/2013/01/orange-county-great-park-welcomes-u-s-department-energy-solar-decathlon-2013-collegiate-teams/feed/ 0 Children’s Gardening Workshops at the Great Park Farm + Food Lab http://www.ocgp.org/2013/01/childrens-gardening-workshops-great-park-farm-food-lab/ http://www.ocgp.org/2013/01/childrens-gardening-workshops-great-park-farm-food-lab/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 01:16:08 +0000 Staff http://www.ocgp.org/?p=12696 IRVINE – Families from throughout Orange County can expect their kids to come home with dirty hands after a day at one of the Orange County Great Park’s Children’s Gardening Workshops. The free monthly workshop series at the Great Park’s Farm + Food Lab provides hands-on gardening activities for children ages 3-to-11. The year-round series of [...]

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]]> http://www.ocgp.org/2013/01/childrens-gardening-workshops-great-park-farm-food-lab/feed/ 0 Great Night! Family New Year’s Eve at the Great Park to Feature Radio Personality Big Wave Dave from 95.9 FM The Fish http://www.ocgp.org/2012/12/great-night-family-new-years-eve-great-park-feature-radio-personality-big-wave-dave-95-9-fm-the-fish/ http://www.ocgp.org/2012/12/great-night-family-new-years-eve-great-park-feature-radio-personality-big-wave-dave-95-9-fm-the-fish/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:13:54 +0000 Staff http://www.ocgp.org/?p=12682 IRVINE – Popular radio personality Big Wave Dave from 95.9 FM The Fish has joined the fun-filled line-up for the Great Night! Family New Year’s Eve at the Great Park celebration on Monday, December 31. Big Wave Dave will promote the Great Park live from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. during the event. Fish fans from [...]

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]]> http://www.ocgp.org/2012/12/great-night-family-new-years-eve-great-park-feature-radio-personality-big-wave-dave-95-9-fm-the-fish/feed/ 0 ORANGE COUNTY GREAT PARK SELECTED AS A “FRONTLINE PARK” BY CITY PARKS ALLIANCE http://www.ocgp.org/2012/12/orange-county-great-park-selected-as-a-frontline-park-by-city-parks-alliance/ http://www.ocgp.org/2012/12/orange-county-great-park-selected-as-a-frontline-park-by-city-parks-alliance/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:11:27 +0000 Staff http://www.ocgp.org/?p=12675 Washington, D.C. – The Orange County Great Park in Irvine, California has been named a “Frontline Park” by the national urban park advocacy organization City Parks Alliance. Each month, City Parks Alliance recognizes a “Frontline Park” to promote and highlight inspiring examples of urban park excellence, innovation, and stewardship across the country.  The program also [...]

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]]> http://www.ocgp.org/2012/12/orange-county-great-park-selected-as-a-frontline-park-by-city-parks-alliance/feed/ 0 Great Park Commemorates Construction Progress on new South Lawn Sports + Fitness Complex http://www.ocgp.org/2012/12/great-park-commemorates-construction-progress-new-south-lawn-sports-fitness-complex/ http://www.ocgp.org/2012/12/great-park-commemorates-construction-progress-new-south-lawn-sports-fitness-complex/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:08:49 +0000 Staff http://www.ocgp.org/?p=12638 IRVINE  –  Local business and community leaders gathered near the Great Park Balloon as a 28-foot-long, 1,200 lb. steel beam was hoisted into place during a special “topping out” ceremony today commemorating the placement of the final beam in the steel frame of the Great Park’s new 4,762-square-foot Visitors Center Pavilion.  The event serves as [...]

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]]> http://www.ocgp.org/2012/12/great-park-commemorates-construction-progress-new-south-lawn-sports-fitness-complex/feed/ 0 Great Night! Family New Year’s Eve Returns to the Great Park http://www.ocgp.org/2012/12/great-night-family-new-years-eve-returns-great-park/ http://www.ocgp.org/2012/12/great-night-family-new-years-eve-returns-great-park/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:07:24 +0000 Staff http://www.ocgp.org/?p=12632 IRVINE – Following its successful debut last year, the Orange County Great Park will once again proudly host Great Night! Family New Year’s Eve, the biggest family-friendly New Year’s Eve party in Irvine. Families and anyone interested in celebrating the New Year with an evening filled with live music and dancing, great food and fun [...]

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]]> http://www.ocgp.org/2012/12/great-night-family-new-years-eve-returns-great-park/feed/ 0 Great Park Names Award-Winning Orange County Choreographer Jennifer Backhaus as latest Artist-in-Residence http://www.ocgp.org/2012/11/great-park-names-award-winning-orange-county-choreographer-jennifer-backhaus-latest-artist-in-residence/ http://www.ocgp.org/2012/11/great-park-names-award-winning-orange-county-choreographer-jennifer-backhaus-latest-artist-in-residence/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:10:43 +0000 Staff http://www.ocgp.org/?p=12584 IRVINE – The Orange County Great Park is proud to welcome Artist-in-Residence Jennifer Backhaus, an award-winning choreographer, who will invent and direct one-of-a-kind dance works at the Great Park.  Visitors will see and experience dance performances developed by one of Orange County’s premier choreographers. “We are excited to feature dance as part of the Great Park [...]

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]]> http://www.ocgp.org/2012/11/great-park-names-award-winning-orange-county-choreographer-jennifer-backhaus-latest-artist-in-residence/feed/ 0 Great Park to Host Closing Reception for Artist-in-Residence Andre Woodward http://www.ocgp.org/2012/11/great-park-host-closing-reception-artist-in-residence-andre-woodward/ http://www.ocgp.org/2012/11/great-park-host-closing-reception-artist-in-residence-andre-woodward/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:18:59 +0000 Staff http://www.ocgp.org/?p=12574 IRVINE – The Great Park will present a special closing reception celebrating the tenure of Great Park Artist-in-Residence and artist Andre Woodward.  To commemorate Woodward’s final day in the Great Park Artists Studios, theGreatPark will present an installation of his environmental sculptures, as well as a lively musical performance by Sea Moon and Friends on Friday, [...]

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]]> http://www.ocgp.org/2012/11/great-park-host-closing-reception-artist-in-residence-andre-woodward/feed/ 0 Free Strength, Speed and Agility Clinic at Great Park November 18 http://www.ocgp.org/2012/11/free-strength-speed-agility-clinic-great-park-november-18/ http://www.ocgp.org/2012/11/free-strength-speed-agility-clinic-great-park-november-18/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 19:03:29 +0000 Staff http://www.ocgp.org/?p=12547 Free one-day clinic for high school age athletes offered through Velocity Sports Performance and i9 Sports Registration required, deadline for registration is noon on Friday, November 16 IRVINE – High school age athletes (14-to-18 years old) can test fitness levels, train for their sport of choice and improve all aspects of their athletic performance at [...]

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]]> http://www.ocgp.org/2012/11/free-strength-speed-agility-clinic-great-park-november-18/feed/ 0 37th Annual Staser Fall Scholastic Chess Tournament Set For November 17 at the Great Park http://www.ocgp.org/2012/11/37th-annual-staser-fall-scholastic-chess-tournament-set-for-november-17-great-park/ http://www.ocgp.org/2012/11/37th-annual-staser-fall-scholastic-chess-tournament-set-for-november-17-great-park/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 18:57:39 +0000 Staff http://www.ocgp.org/?p=12542 American Chess Equipment and Hanley Chess Academy Teams with the Great Park to Present Challenging K-12 Tournament Tournament features both an unrated and rated section for the first time IRVINE – Scholastic chess players are invited to challenge their creative minds at the 37th Annual Staser Fall Scholastic Chess Tournament presented by the Orange County [...]

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]]> http://www.ocgp.org/2012/11/37th-annual-staser-fall-scholastic-chess-tournament-set-for-november-17-great-park/feed/ 0 The Orange County Great Park and Arts Orange County Present The Dig http://www.ocgp.org/2012/11/the-orange-county-great-park-arts-orange-county-present-the-dig/ http://www.ocgp.org/2012/11/the-orange-county-great-park-arts-orange-county-present-the-dig/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 23:45:14 +0000 Staff http://www.ocgp.org/?p=12537 A new one-woman play performed by Stacie Chaiken, Saturday, November 10 Performance followed by special audience Q&A session moderated by Richard Stein, Executive Director of Arts Orange County IRVINE – The Orange County Great Park and Arts Orange County are pleased to present a new Arts Happening featuring the premier of a new one-woman play:  The [...]

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