3D Theatrical Presents: All Shook Up at the OC Pavilion
Friday, February 5th 2010, 8:00pm
All Shook Up is a new musical comedy based on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and built around a number of songs made famous by Elvis Presley. It's NOT a biographical revue. It takes place in 1955, somewhere in middle America, where one girl's dream and a surprise visit from a mysterious leather-jacketed, guitar-playing stranger help a small town to discover the magic of romance and the power of rock & roll. Among the 24 songs featured in the score are classics like "Heartbreak Hotel," "Love Me Tender," "Don't Be Cruel," "Can't Help Falling in Love," and of course the title tune.
How Much : $75.00 - $124.00
Additional Information :
Show through March 7th, 2010
About the Venue
OC Pavilion
801 North Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Orange County Center for Contemporary Art Presents: Father Material
Sunday, February 6th 2010, 6:00pm - 10:00pm
What is father material? Where is father material? Who is father material? Three contemporary artist's from California; Kebe Fox, Stephen Anderson, Richard Towle, pose and dissect these questions in this multi-media exhibition. A materialist society breeding new consumers? Future celebrities? A profoundly unselfish act to accelerate maturity and curb narcissism? Fulfilling preconceived expectations or projecting unfulfilled ones? To appease or keep a mate? Tradition?
How Much : Contact Venue
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Exhibit through February 27th, 2010
About the Venue
Orange County Center For Contemporary Art
117 North Sycamore, Santa Ana CA 92701
University of California Master Gardeners at Santa Ana Zoo
Saturday, February 20th, 11:00am - 3:00pm
Fun activities and helpful information for the gardening enthusiast.
How Much : Free with Admission
Additional Information
Continues through February, 21st
Tickets:
Adults (ages 13+): $8:00
Seniors (ages 60+): $5.00
Children (ages 3-12): $5.00
Infants (under age 3): Free
About the Venue
Santa Ana Zoo
1801 East Chestnut Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 92705
Bowers Museum: Spirits and Headhunters - Art of the Pacific Islands
Saturday, February 20th 2010, 10:00am
Photographer Chris Rainier guest curates this exhibition of art from the South Pacific. Spanning the geographic region collectively referred to as Oceania, this comprehensive exhibition highlights masterworks from the three cultural regions of Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia. Particular focus is placed on New Guinea, land of the headhunter, and the rich artistic traditions infused into daily and ritual life. Submerge into a visually stunning world and come face to face with larger-than-life masks, finely crafted feast bowls, objects associated with the secretive Sepik River men’s house, beautiful shell and feather currency, magic figures and tools of the shaman, objects related to seagoing trade routes, gorgeous personal adornments, weapons of warfare and the most precious of human trophies taken in retribution.
How Much : Adult - $12.00; Senior(Age 62 or Older)/Students/Children(6-17) - $9.00; Children under 6 - Free
Additional Information :
Exhibition through December 31st, 2010
About the Venue
Bowers Museum
2002 North Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92706
Eclectic Music Concert #44 at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art
Saturday, February 27th 2010, 8:00pm
With the cooperation of the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art (OCCCA), The Eclectic Company is a creative think-tank established in 2005 to support SoCal arts by organizing events that bring various artistic mediums together.
How Much : Free
Additional Information :
Street Spirit: http://www.myspace.com/bandstreetspirit
Tommy Spase and the Alchemists: http://www.tommyspase.com
Center Cannot Hold: http://www.myspace.com/tcchmusic
About the Venue
Orange County Center For Contemporary Art
117 North Sycamore, Santa Ana CA 92701
OC Pavilion Presents: Divas of Country Music
Saturday, March 13th 2010, 8:00pm
Don't miss the second annual Finally Home Foundation Benefit Concert and your chance to support adoptive families while enjoying a great night of entertainment with a special concert presentation of "The Divas of Country Music" by the Kristin Orphan Band. Kristin is one of those “do not miss” artists. A powerhouse vocalist with a heart (and voice) as big as Nashville itself. Don't miss The Kristin Orphan Band as they present faithful and moving portrayals of your favorite hits from the top Divas of country music such as Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride and more!
How Much : $25.00 - $30.00
Additional Information :
Kristin Orphan Band: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kristin-Orphan-Band/118040147088
About the Venue
OC Pavilion
801 North Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701
OC Pavilion Presents: Union of Saints
Saturday, March 27th 2010, 8:00pm
Winners of the 2008 Orange County Music Awards Best Rock category, Union of Saints is “Classic rock for the New Millennium” with a modern, original approach that is both powerful and melodic, Union of Saints has gained significant popularity following on the strength of their live performances promoting their two CDs "If We Live" and “No Law Against Love”. Expect a night of great music and surprises. Past appearances at the OC Pavilion have included a not only a night of great music by the boys but also guest appearances from multi-Grammy award winner Bobby Kimball, lead singer of Toto, to harmonica blues great Darrell Mansfield, to revving up a custom chopper on stage. Their powerful AOR approach resembling that of Journey meets Boston meets Toto, along with very positive lyrics is an uplifting experience. They are a band having a good time, celebrating the important aspects of life. This is Union of Saints.
How Much : $25.00 - $30.00
Additional Information :
Union of Saints: http://www.unionofsaints.com
About the Venue
OC Pavilion
801 North Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Bowers Museum: Secrets of the Silk Road - The Mystery Mummies of China
Saturday, March 27th 2010, 10:00am
Strikingly well-preserved mummies tall in stature and fair in complexion have lain in the parched Tarim Basin of western China for 3,800 years. Wearing Western-influenced textiles and possessing surprising technologies and customs, just who these extraordinary people were is a mystery! This historic exhibition of 150 objects drawn from the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum and the Xinjiang Institute of Archaeology in Urumqi, China reveals surprising details about the people who lived along the ancient Silk Road. For the first time ever, three of the more than 100 Caucasian mummies found and preserved in the western China’s inhospitable desert sands are being presented in the United States. An impressive array of objects are included in the exhibition to represent the full extent of the Silk Road, where lavish goods, technologies and ideas between East and West were adopted and exchanged.
How Much : Adult - $12.00; Senior(Age 62 or Older)/Students/Children(6-17) - $9.00; Children under 6 - Free
Additional Information :
Exhibition through July 25th, 2010
About the Venue
Bowers Museum
2002 North Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92706
Bubblefest XIV at the Discovery Science Center
Saturday, March 27th 2010, 10:00am
Discovery Science Center "bubbles" into Spring Break with BubbleFest XIV. The mysteries of bubbles are revealed as guests explore the sciences behind the amazing and colorful world of bubbles. Hands-on bubble activities demonstrate a bubble's science and math principles (such as surface tension, elasticity, air pressure, molecular properties, and geometric properties), while Fan Yang's Mega Bubble Show puts those theories to the ultimate test.
How Much : Adults - $19.95; Children - $16.95


Additional Information :
Exhibition through April 11th, 2010
About the Venue
Discovery Science Center
2500 North Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92705
OC Pavilion Presents: Altar Boyz
Friday, April 2nd 2010, 8:00pm
"Best off-Broadway Musical 2005 Outer Critics Circle Award" The show follows five ultra-talented heartthrobs from Ohio: Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan, and Abraham on the last night of their "Raise the Praise" tour. Throughout the show, the boys learn about brotherhood; and in the end, when faced with a tough decision, they all realize how important they really are to each other.
How Much : Contact Venue
Additional Information :
Show through April 25th, 2010
About the Venue
OC Pavilion
801 North Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Rocket Launch at The Discovery Science Center
Saturday, May 1st 2010, 10:00am
This May, join the challenge to design, build, and launch a rocket made from a 2-liter plastic soda bottle that uses a combination of pressurized air and water for propulsion. The competition will consist of creating and launching a rocket that will deploy a parachute. The person with the longest “hang time” in the air wins! Let’s see just how smart you are!
How Much : Free


Additional Information :
Event held at The Boeing Company, 5301 Bolsa Avenue, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
About the Venue
No additional venue information at this time.
Broadway On Tour Presents: The Little Mermaid
Saturday, May 1st, 2:00pm
n adventurous little mermaid wants to leave her undersea realm for an excursion to the surface on her 16th birthday. She finds the prince of her dreams, but is tricked into giving up her voice by the Sea Witch before the wedding can take place. Can they live happily ever after? A one hour musical performed on one act. Optional tea party available before the 2:00pm shows. Suitable for the whole family.
How Much : Show Only: $10.00 - Tea Party & Show: $15:00
Additional Information :
Show Dates:
Saturday & Sundays: May 8th - 9th; 15th - 16th; 22nd - 23rd
Reservations: (714) 542-6939
About the Venue
Broadway On Tour
625 French Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Speedcubing at the Cube
Saturday, May 22nd 2010, 10:00am - 5:00pm
Join in as Rubik’s Cube speed solvers showcase their skills at Discovery Science Center! Come watch as the quickest cubers compete against each other and against themselves to set and break speed solving records. Events will include blind-folded solving, one-handed solving and more! Think you're a speedy solver?
How Much : Participation in competition is free with paid admission to the Science Center; Adult - $12.95; Child - $9.95

Additional Information :
Online registration will open early 2010
About the Venue
Discovery Science Center
2500 North Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92705
Tinkertoy: Build Your Imagination at the Discovery Science Center
Monday, May 29th 2010, 10:00am
There’s no limit to what you can do when you use teamwork and creativity in Tinkertoy: Build Your Imagination, a new traveling exhibit based on the classic building toy adored by generations of children. The exhibit features Tinkertoy in educational and fun activities inspired by GE’s successful “Imagination at Work” campaign – showing how innovation can positively influence everyday life and create solutions to real work challenges. Children will be immersed in creative exhibit environments where they can experiment with design, architecture and engineering, including the design studio, power plant, machine shop, think tank and more!
How Much : Adult - $12.95; Child - $9.95


Additional Information
Exhibition runs through September 12th, 2010
About the Venue
Discovery Science Center
2500 North Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92705
Grossology at the Discovery Science Center
Monday, May 29th 2010, 10:00am
Explore the good, the bad and the downright ugly about how your body works at Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body.
How Much : Adult - $12.95; Child - $9.95


Additional Information :
Exhibition through September 12th, 2010
About the Venue
Discovery Science Center
2500 North Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92705
OC Pavilion Presents: Hello Dolly!
Friday, July 9th 2010, 8:00pm
Hello, Dolly! Is the story of Mrs. Levi's efforts to marry Horace Vandergelder, the well-known half-millionaire, so that she can send his money circulating like rainwater, like her late husband Ephraim Levi taught her. Along the way she also succeeds in that matching the young and beautiful Widow Molloy with Vandergelder's head clerk, Cornelius Hackl; Cornelius's assistant Barnaby Tucker with Mrs. Molloy's loop assistant, Minnie Fay; and the struggling artist Ambrose Kemper with Mr. Vandergelder's weeping niece, Ermengarde.
How Much : Contact Venue
Additional Information :
Show through August 1st, 2010
About the Venue
OC Pavilion
801 North Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701
OC Pavilion Presents: Curtains
Friday, August 13th 2010, 8:00pm
The curtain rises on Robin Hood of the Old West, a bad Western adaptation of the Robin Hood story is reaching its conclusion. The egregiously untalented leading lady, Jessica Cranshaw is a triple threat: she can't sing, act, or dance (or remember when to say her lines). To the relief of everyone, she is murdered during her opening night curtain call. The entire company comes under suspicion, and Lt. Frank Cioffi of the Boston Police Department is called in to solve the homicide. Believing that the perpetrator is still in the building, he sequesters it.
How Much : Contact Venue
Additional Information :
Show through September 5th, 2010
About the Venue
OC Pavilion
801 North Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701
OC Pavilion Presents: Doubt
Friday, September 17th 2010, 8:00pm
It's 1964, at St. Nicholas Catholic school in the Bronx. A nun who grows suspicious when a priest begins taking too much interest in the life of a young black student. Is she being overly protective or not protective enough? And can she work within the system to discover the truth?
How Much : Contact Venue
Additional Information :
Show through October 10th, 2010
About the Venue
OC Pavilion
801 North Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Dragons and Fairies at the Discovery Science Center
Saturday, October 2nd 2010, 10:00am
Enter a magical place where five centuries-old folktales bring to life the culture and traditions of Viet Nam. You then explore these folktales through hands-on activities, games, and a variety of performances.
How Much : Adult - $12.95; Child - $9.95
Additional Information :
Exhibition through January 11th, 2011
About the Venue
Discovery Science Center
2500 North Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92705
Bowers Museum: Benjamin Franklin - In Search of a Better World
Saturday, December 18th 2010, 10:00am
Featuring seventy-five rare and important artifacts from Franklin’s life, this exhibition is an immersive, interactive visitor experience for all ages. The exhibition presents the stories of Franklin’s life through his personal belongings used during his early years in Boston as a rebellious teenager, during his life as a printer and during his years of service to the American colonies and the newly formed United States. A scientist, inventor, diplomat, humorist, philanthropist and entrepreneur, Franklin’s dynamism comes to life further through hands-on and interactive activities and animations geared toward a school-aged audience.
How Much : Adult - $12.00; Senior(Age 62 or Older)/Students/Children(6-17) - $9.00; Children under 6 - Free
Additional Information :
Exhibition throught March 13th, 2011
About the Venue
Bowers Museum
2002 North Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92706