Segerstrom Center for the Arts The center offers the best in the performing arts. This season, Segerstrom Hall, its largest venue, offers Broadway shows including Dear Evan Hansen and Come From Away and dance troupes such as the American Ballet Theatre. The Cesar Pelli-designed Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall is home to the Pacific Symphony and its music director, Carl St.Clair; touring ensembles including the Russian National Orchestra, and instrumentalists such as pianist Beatrice Rana, presented by the Philharmonic Society of Orange County; and the Pacific Chorale and new artistic director Robert Istad. There’s jazz in both halls. More intimate presentations—cabaret and chamber music— take place in the Judy Morr and Samueli theaters. A top, Edwin Santiago; bottom, Dale Berman. opposite and Previous spread, benjamin Ginsberg
fountain, a cafe and a stage for free year-round performances were recently unveiled on the plaza. 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, 714.556.2787, scfta.org
Bowers Museum
Bowers develops blockbuster exhibitions with renowned venues around the world, among them the Shanghai and British museums. This year’s exhibition highlights include the return of China’s landmark Terra Cotta Warriors. The county’s largest museum is also its most diverse. More than 130,000 artifacts and works of art make up collections of pre-Columbian art, Asian art, art of the Pacific, art of Africa and Orange County history. Spirits and Headhunters: Art of the Pacific Islands and Ancient Arts of China: A 5,000-Year Legacy are ongoing. The world’s indigenous peoples, and cultural art, remain the focus, yet many consider the California-themed exhibitions to be the highlight. Bowers Kidseum is nearby. 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana, 714.567.3600, bowers.org
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