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Orange County’s Great Park: Still great, still a work in progress

Beth Krom, Chair of the Orange County Great Park Corporation The Los Angeles Times also published the Great Park’s response in the Blowback section of their website. In its Oct. 27 article, “Orange County’s planned Great Park a victim of hard times,” The Times paints a misleading picture by neglecting to provide adequate history and context. [...]

Let the Crowing Begin!

Annual Great Park Scarecrows in the Park Fundraising Competition Begins Visitors can vote for the “Best in Crow” at the Farm + Food Lab and on the Great Park website Competition raised $13,000 for Second Harvest Food Bank and Great Park educational programs IRVINE – The Orange County Great Park invites visitors to vote for [...]

Great Park Showcases the ABC Green Home

The ABC Green Home will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. It will resume normal operating hours on Monday, November 26. IRVINE – The future of energy-efficient home building is now on display at the Orange County Great Park in a new educational exhibit called the ABC Green Home. This “Affordable. Buildable. Certified.” demonstration [...]

Launch of Great Park Jack-O-Lantern Starts Countdown to Great Park Pumpkin Harvest on October 20

Fifth annual Pumpkin Harvest festivities to include a Monster Mash puppet show, petting zoo, carnival-style games, harvest walk and more Visitors dressed in costume will have an opportunity to win a family four pack of tickets to How to Train Your Dragon Live at the Honda Center (January 17-20) Pumpkin Harvest kicks off month-long Great [...]

Great Park’s Fall Gardening Workshop Series Begins October 6

Free workshops provide inspiration and instruction for backyard gardeners and green thumbs on sustainable home gardening practices

IRVINE – The Orange County Great Park invites all aspiring backyard gardeners and green thumbs to take part in the 2012 Fall Gardening Workshop series beginning October 6 at the Great Park’s Farm + Food Lab. The Fall Gardening Workshop series, presented with support from Whitney Farms® and developed in cooperation with the University of [...]

Great Park Hosts Independent & Inspired Film Series October 4 to November 15

Five evenings of award-winning short films will be screened at the Orange County Great Park in collaboration with the Irvine International Film Festival Special question and answer sessions with directors, actors, producers, writers, and cinematographers follow each screening IRVINE – The Orange County Great Park in collaboration with the Irvine International Film Festival will host [...]

Contemporary Artists Conceptualize the Year 1942 Exhibition Offers Artistic Complement to Farmers to Flyers Historical Perspective

Two exhibitions work together to deliver unique interpretive experience at the Great Park Palm Court Arts Complex Special reception this Saturday, September 22, 7-9 p.m.

IRVINE – History and art collide to provide a unique interpretive experience at the Orange County Great Park’s Palm Court Arts Complex with a pair of exhibitions that contrast first-person story-telling and historical perspective with emotional interpretations of a time gone by. Contemporary Artists Conceptualize the Year 1942 showcases the work of 19 contemporary Southern [...]

Great Park Hosts Third Annual Scarecrows in the Park Charity Contest

“Best in Crow 2012” up for grabs in competition to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank and support monthly children’s workshop series at Great Park

IRVINE – Calling all scarecrows! The Great Park is challenging Orange County’s businesses and community organizations to show off their creative and philanthropic spirit in a unique fundraising and fun-raising contest called Scarecrows in the Park! Each participating organization in the third annual competition builds a creative, themed scarecrow that will be displayed at the [...]

Farmers to Flyers: Marine Corps Air Station El Toro and Mid-Century Orange County Exhibition Offers Thought-Provoking View of Southern California History

Special reception on September 22 showcases unique exhibition that merges art, history and a treasure trove of memories

IRVINE – The Orange County Great Park will host a special reception to showcase the thought-provoking exhibition memorializing Marine Corps Air Station El Toro’s 50-year tradition of service and sacrifice titled, Farmers to Flyers: Marine Corps Air Station El Toro and Mid-Century Orange County. The special reception will take place at the Great Park Gallery [...]

2012 Flights & Sounds Summer Festival Goes Out Rockin’ and Swingin’ with Two-Night Finale – Summer’s End Weekend August 30 and 31

Dance your way into Labor Day with rock n’ roll superheroes The Aquabats and red-hot swingin’ jazz and blues from Lavay Smith and Her Red-Hot Skillet Lickers

IRVINE – Themed Summer’s End Weekend, the finale of the Orange County Great Park’s 2012 Flights & Sounds Summer Festival features the costumed superhero rock group, The Aquabats on August 30 and the sultry sounds of Lavay Smith and Her Red-Hot Skillet Lickers on August 31. Both performances for Summer’s End Weekend will take place [...]