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Five Weekends of Great Music and Good Times at Flights & Sounds Summer Festival

Tips on getting the most fun out of the Great Park's free music festival

August 2, 2011 – IRVINE, California – Whether the Great Park Flights & Sounds Summer Festival is a family tradition or this weekend will be your first visit to the Park, this… Read More

Great Park 2011 Flights & Sounds Summer Festival Launches This Weekend

Disco August 5; Spend an Evening with Saxophonist Branford Marsalis August 6

August 2, 2011 – IRVINE, California – The Orange County Great Park’s 2011 Flights and Sounds Summer Festival launches its fourth annual dance party and concert season this weekend. The fun begins… Read More

Branford Marsalis, Lucinda Williams and Preservation Hall Jazz Band Headline 2011 Flights & Sounds Summer Festival

July 27, 2011 – IRVINE, California – Grammy Award winning jazz artist Branford Marsalis, world-renowned New Orleans Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Grammy Award nominated Lucinda Williams will headline the Orange County Great Park’s 2011 Flights & Sounds Summer Festival. Five Friday… Read More

City of Irvine’s 40th Anniversary Photo Contest—Submit Your Great Park Photos

The Orange County Great Park and the City of Irvine are looking for photos that capture the best of Irvine, including the Great Park, to be entered in the City’s… Read More

Great Park Gallery Opens Saturday

Inaugural exhibition features El Toro-inspired works on display in a renovated aviation building

July 19, 2011 – IRVINE, California – Jorg Dubin found inspiration in nature’s reclamation of the former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, and now art works inspired by the land and… Read More

Great Park Wins Two Outstanding Achievement Awards from Interactive Media Council

July 19, 2011 – IRVINE, California – The Orange County Great Park Corporation today announced that the www.ocgp.org site received two Outstanding Achievement Awards from the Interactive Media Council. The awards, in the… Read More

‘Growing the Park’ Sets Attendance Record; Celebrates Great Park Progress

July 13, 2011 – IRVINE, California – The Great Park unveiled two new features on Saturday, as vintage aircraft soared overhead nearly 25,000 visitors during the fourth annual “Growing the Park” community… Read More

“The Alley Cats” to Open Palm Court Arts Complex at 2011 Great Park Anniversary Celebration

July 5, 2011 – IRVINE, California – Nationally-known doo-wop group The Alley Cats will open the festivities and debut the new Palm Court Arts Complex during the “Growing the Park” anniversary community… Read More

Vintage Planes in the Air and on the Ground at “Growing the Park” Anniversary Celebration July 9th

July 1, 2011 – IRVINE, California – Thrill to the aerobatic stunts of high flying wing walkers, precision sky-divers and supersonic fighter jet flyovers at “Growing the Park,” the Great Park’s anniversary… Read More

Top Chefs Stage Cooking Demonstrations at Great Park’s “Growing the Park” Community Celebration

June 30, 2011 – IRVINE, California – Learn how to take seasonal farm-fresh fruits and vegetables and turn them into inspiring yet healthy dishes at “Growing the Park,” the Great Park’s annual… Read More