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Latin American Famiy Festival

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A Whale of a Tale at the Bowers Museum

'Scrimshaw: The Art and Craft of the American Whaler' shows the beauty that can come from destruction

African Family Festival

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Family Mornings at the Museum

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

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Weird and Wonderful: Celebrating 75 Years of Collecting at Bowers

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Remembering Vintage Fashion

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Timeless Melodies: Bob Hope

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Exquisite Corpses at the Bowers

The multicultural mummies of 'Secrets of the Silk Road' don't disappoint

Free Admission for Santa Ana Residents

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The Genius of Billy Wilder

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Chinese New Year Festival

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Where Masks Still Dance: New Guinea

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Harry Warren—The Brilliant Unknown

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To Do This Weekend 6/12-6/14

Lecture: Are You Having Trouble With Your Mortgage?, Friday, 10 a.m.Yes. Yes you are. Don't deny it. It's the economy's fault. Not yours. Don't feel ashamed, just handle your business and get help at this local lecture.Irvine Civic Center,1 Civic Center Plaza, Irvine, CA; 949-724-6000 ... More >>

Juneteenth Celebration

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To Do This Weekend 6/5 - 6/7

Paula Poundstone, Friday, 6 p.m.You probably recognize her name from NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me line up--or from watching early '90s stand up comedy videos (she's the one wearing the vests all the time), either way come and see this funny lady/stand-up comic/mother/writer perform at the Coach Ho ... More >>

To Do This Weekend 5/29-5/31

Henry Winkler, Friday, 9:30 a.m.There are so many reasons why this is awesome. But mostly it's because this award-winning actor, director, producer, student and Fonz (Heeeey!) will visit Orange County's Prentice School to share his personal experiences of being dyslexic with other, smaller dyslexic ... More >>

Mountains of Faith

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To Do Tonight - 5/28

College Night/Unemployment Show, 8 p.m.Quite a fitting title for the times. Don't you agree?Laugh Factory - Long Beach,151 S. Pine Ave, Long Beach; http://www.laughfactory.comLecture: Irving Berlin, 1 p.m.Educator and historian Larry Maurer presents the colorful and poignant story of Irving Berlin, ... More >>

Sake Lecture

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Art of the Samurai

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Los Hermanos Lonchera Sin Fronteras Now Has a Twitter Account!

A couple of weeks ago, I raved about Los Hermanos Lonchera Sin Fronteras, a taco truck run by two pocho brothers from the 909 who nevertheless can beat the wabs at the game of tortas, bacon-wrapped hot dogs, and tacos. Now, like the good Mexicans that they are, they ripped of Kogi BBQ; you can track ... More >>

Tangata Easter Brunch

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Voice of the Forest

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Vietnamese Film Festival Returning to OC

The fourth biennial Vietnamese International Film Festival (VIFF) opens on April 2 in Orange County and will showcase more than 60 short and feature films, panel discussions and an special award to actor Dustin Nguyen (pictured), who co-starred with Cate Blanchett in Little Fish.Event organizer Ysa ... More >>

[Hole in the Wall] Pocho Tacos Muy Machos

The fourth biennial Vietnamese International Film Festival (VIFF) opens on April 2 in Orange County and will showcase more than 60 short and feature films, panel discussions and an special award to actor Dustin Nguyen (pictured), who co-starred with Cate Blanchett in Little Fish.Event organizer Ysa ... More >>

Passare I Popcorn

Cinema Italiano: Le Chiavi de Casa

To Do Tonight 12/16

The Ice Cream Man's Xmas Party, 10 p.m.Do you know the ice cream man?The Prospector, 2400 E. Seventh St., Long Beach, CA; 562-438-3839The Night Train, 9 p.m.Beats the shit out of the Day Train.The Continental Room, 115 W. Santa Fe Ave., Fullerton, CA; 714-526-4529Beth Fitchet Wood Songwriters Showca ... More >>

Scarlet Sister's Lost Mermaid Show

The Ice Cream Man's Xmas Party, 10 p.m.Do you know the ice cream man?The Prospector, 2400 E. Seventh St., Long Beach, CA; 562-438-3839The Night Train, 9 p.m.Beats the shit out of the Day Train.The Continental Room, 115 W. Santa Fe Ave., Fullerton, CA; 714-526-4529Beth Fitchet Wood Songwriters Showca ... More >>

To Do Tonight 11/18

Tight Wad Tuesdays, 8 p.m. We're in a recession people! Spend wisely. $3 drinks all night. 195 Grill and Sports Bar 195 W. Center Street Promenade Anaheim, CA 714-999-8699 Masters of Adornment: The Miao People of China, 8 p.m. Featuring approximately 80 objects, mostly drawn from the Bowers Museum' ... More >>

To Do Tonight 10/21

Behind The Red Curtain, 9 p.m. DJs Bobby Soul, Spicy D, DJ Cocoe and Josh One spin behind the orange curtain. The Continental Room 115 W. Santa Fe Ave. Fullerton, CA 714-526-4529 Bowers Museum Free Days for Santa Ana Residents!, Third Tuesday of every month Courtesy of the Lockhart Family and a gen ... More >>

To Do Tonight - 2/28

BORA KORKMAZ, 8 p.m. Turkish delight. Cal State Fullerton Performing Arts Center, 800 N. State College Blvd. Fullerton TROUBLE IN CHEAP SHOES, 9 p.m. Nothin' but trouble and tunes. Que Sera, 1923 E. Seventh St. Long Beach JAZZ AT BOWERS: MUSIC IN THE MOMENT WITH BILL MADISON, 6 p.m. Be sure to pic ... More >>

Bowers Museum Raided--Now Read its Blog!

Driving back from lunch at El Pollo de Oro, a friend noticed a plethora of news vans at the Bowers Museum. "What's happening there?," he wondered out loud. "Probably a new gems exhibit," I cracked. Little did we know that Orange County's oldest private museum was raided by the feds this morning f ... More >>

To Do Tonight - 01/11

Driving back from lunch at El Pollo de Oro, a friend noticed a plethora of news vans at the Bowers Museum. "What's happening there?," he wondered out loud. "Probably a new gems exhibit," I cracked. Little did we know that Orange County's oldest private museum was raided by the feds this morning f ... More >>

Nile-list

Mysteries of the Nile

To Do Tonight - 12/20

SOUTH COAST HANDBELL ENSEMBLE: YULETIDE CELEBRATION, 7pm This is a memorable, sing-along, family-time event that features a 5 octave group and is composed of some of the finest ringers committed to the art of making music through hand bells. Bowers Museum, 2002 N Main St., Santa Ana, (714) 567-3600 ... More >>

Tuesday's Headlines

The Register discovers prostitution on -gasp- Craigslist: One reader responds "Thank you OCR writer for ruining my NSA sex hook up. This article was written like 5 years ago." Almost as bad as the Times discovering Matt Drudge? Crumbling masterpieces: The LAT's Ashley Powers profiles Greg LeBon and ... More >>

Special Screenings

Movie of the week: Baraka

Passing Stones

Precious Gems

Special Screenings

Movie of the Week: Psycho

A Great Mystery

Many of the artisans are anonymous, but the influence of "Treasures From Shanghai" is undeniable

Special Screenings

Movie of the Week: Lunacy

A Trogdor to Call Your Own

Chinese brush painting

Special Screenings

Jules et Jim

Special Screenings

Ball of Fire

Special Screenings

Movie of the Week:

GoodFellas

Saints Relics

Bowers hits us with Evitas Personal effects

Death Warmed Over

Bowers mummies are creepy for all the wrong reasons

Everyones A Critic

Cartoons, communists and other things that upset people