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Free Strength, Speed and Agility Clinic at Great Park November 18

Free one-day clinic for high school age athletes offered through Velocity Sports Performance and i9 Sports Registration required, deadline for registration is noon on Friday, November 16 IRVINE – High school age athletes (14-to-18 years old) can test fitness levels, train for their sport of choice and improve all aspects of their athletic performance at [...]

37th Annual Staser Fall Scholastic Chess Tournament Set For November 17 at the Great Park

American Chess Equipment and Hanley Chess Academy Teams with the Great Park to Present Challenging K-12 Tournament Tournament features both an unrated and rated section for the first time IRVINE – Scholastic chess players are invited to challenge their creative minds at the 37th Annual Staser Fall Scholastic Chess Tournament presented by the Orange County [...]

The Orange County Great Park and Arts Orange County Present The Dig

A new one-woman play performed by Stacie Chaiken, Saturday, November 10 Performance followed by special audience Q&A session moderated by Richard Stein, Executive Director of Arts Orange County IRVINE – The Orange County Great Park and Arts Orange County are pleased to present a new Arts Happening featuring the premier of a new one-woman play: The [...]

Two Weeks Left in Orange County Great Park Food Drive

Celebrate harvest season by helping local families fight hunger Each donor entered into drawing for $100 gift certificate Great Park half-way to meeting 5,000-pound food collection goal IRVINE – Come to the Great Park to celebrate the harvest season and help local families fight hunger now through November 18. Visitors can support the month-long Great [...]

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

"Affordable. Buildable. Certified." Net-Zero Energy Demonstration Home Now On Display

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 home is designed to be a Net-Zero energy house, meaning it generates as much energy from solar panels as it consumes. The [...]

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 [...]