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Great Park Movie on the Lawn to Feature Hop on June 23

IRVINE – Hop on over to the Great Park for a family-friendly free Movie on the Lawn under the stars this Saturday, June 23 at sunset. See the state-of-the-art animation with live action feature film Hop, which tells the comic tale of Fred, an out-of-work slacker who accidentally injures the Easter Bunny and must take [...]

Great Park Movie on the Lawn to Feature Captain America: The First Avenger June 16

IRVINE – The Orange County Great Park will present the free Movie on the Lawn showing of the action-packed blockbuster hit Captain America: The First Avenger on Saturday, June 16. A brave, yet mild-mannered young soldier, Steve Rogers, volunteers to undergo a series of experiments for a U.S. Army Super Soldier program and becomes a [...]

Great Park Moves Forward With $22.8 Million, 30-acre Expansion

Orange County-based USS Cal Builders, Inc. selected to complete Western Sector Park Development Plan Construction fully funded and included in Great Park FY 2012-2013 budget Project expected to generate more than 50 full-time equivalent jobs New features to include four new soccer fields, permanent Visitors Center, Community Garden, and expansion of Walkable Historical Timeline, and [...]

Artist-in-Residence Andre Woodward to Showcase Sculptures

Public to Interact and Experience Art and Artist

IRVINE – Visitors can meet the Great Park’s latest Artist-in-Residence Andre Woodward and view his sculptures artwork at the Artists Studios in the Palm Court Arts Complex from June through October 2012, Saturdays and Sundays between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Admission and parking are free. “This is our first opportunity to feature sculpture as [...]

Great Park to Present The Spoken World

Arts Happening to Feature USA Rockefeller Fellow Marc Bamuthi Joseph

IRVINE – The Great Park presents The Spoken World, the finale in a series of Palm Court Arts Happenings presented in collaboration with Arts Orange County. The Spoken World features Marc Bamuthi Joseph who tells a story of achieving manhood in the United States through the lens of Hip Hop, global travel and urban environmental [...]

Great Park In Motion

Jump-start your summer fitness routine on select Saturdays in June

IRVINE – Jump-start your summer fitness routine with free energizing workouts on select Saturday mornings at the Great Park! Come early for a brisk health walk, relax and improve your flexibility with yoga, strengthen your core muscles with Pilates or expect to burn up to 1,000 calories at a boot camp. Great Park in Motion [...]

Great Park Movie on the Lawn To Feature The Pink Panther Saturday, June 2

IRVINE – Come to the Great Park for some good laughs when actor and comedian Steve Martin plays the role of bumbling Inspector Clouseau in the Movie on the Lawn showing of The Pink Panther, Saturday, June 2. The movie begins at dusk. Warm clothing is recommended. In this prequel, this clumsy Clouseau must help [...]

Food for Thought Film Series Finale Features Urban Roots May 25

IRVINE – The Great Park Food for Thought outdoor film series finale will feature Urban Roots this Friday, May 25. Urban Roots follows the emergence of urban farming in Detroit. The film shows dedicated Detroit residents working tirelessly to fulfill their vision for locally-grown, sustainably-farmed food. Their activities set an example for community engagement as a [...]

Great Park Accepts $1 Million Grant from U.S. Department of Energy for Solar Decathlon 2013 and XPO

XPO to Feature Multi-Day Clean+Renewable+Efficient Energy Exposition

IRVINE – At their meeting on May 17, 2012, The Orange County Great Park Corporation Board approved an agreement with the United States Department of Energy that provides a $1 million grant to host the Solar Decathlon 2013 at the Great Park. The agreement establishes a two-phase planning and implementation process that also includes the [...]

Great Park Food for Thought Film Series Features Vanishing of the Bees May 18

IRVINE – The Great Park Food for Thought outdoor film series presents Vanishing of the Bees this Friday, May 18. Filmed across the U.S., Europe, Australia and Asia, Vanishing of the Bees examines the alarming disappearance of honeybees and the implications of Colony Collapse Disorder on global food supplies. Honeybees have been mysteriously disappearing across the [...]