Past News
2012-01-30Folk Music Icons to Appear at Living Tradition
2012-01-23Gershwin, Copland and Beethoven Combine Forces to Entertain
2011-11-172011-11-17Treats in Store with A Holiday Cornucopia
2011-11-14When Broadway Rocked Anaheim - Nov 5th
2011-10-172011-09-30New Anaheim Ballet YouTube Video
2011-09-28Sarah McQuaid in Concert with Jack Brown
2011-09-252011-09-19OC Symphony Baton Changes Hands
2011-09-12Tracy Grammer in Concert on Saturday
2011-08-292011-08-15Anaheim International Dance Festival
2011-07-30Ballet Students to Kick-off Dance Celebrations
2011-07-24Anaheim Ballet Offers Huge Summer Program
2011-07-222011-07-21OC Symphony Receives City Designation
2011-06-272011-06-272011-06-26Anaheim Art Association Shows off Winners
2011-06-08The Mayor's Concert is Coming Sunday 26th!
2011-05-16OC Symphony - an American Landmark
2011-04-222011-04-202011-03-14Soul Music with Living Tradition
2011-03-052011-01-092010-11-12
A Glimpse into City Cultural Arts Programs
Art fans gazing at a recent exhibition.
Anaheim Community Services offers a variety of year-round Cultural Art’s programming to Anaheim and the surrounding communities. On-going programs include:
Free art displays at the Center Street Gallery, located inside the Anaheim Downtown Community Center, in Central Anaheim. The Center Street Gallery address is 250 E. Center Street, is open seven days a week during the normal community center operating hours. For exact days and times call (714) 765-4500. The Anaheim Cultural & Heritage Commission presents 6-7 art shows each year. Currently the Center Gallery is featuring Artist Kathleen Kaplan’s photochemical painting pieces entitled “Time Warp Exposures” which will be on display until the end of January.
In February we are excited for the installation of artwork by Robert Thome, a talented painter from the Mouth & Foot Association. The Center Gallery is the Northern star of the Downtown Anaheim Art District. If you are an artist interested in displaying your creations at the Center Gallery you may submit an application on line from right here.
The Center Gallery at 250 Center Street located in the Downtown Community Center
A fine venue for an art display.
The Downtown Anaheim Association hosts a free quarterly “Art Crawl Experience” (A.C.E.) in the district. This exciting evening of art is held on the 2nd Saturday of each quarter. The next Art Crawl is scheduled for February 11, 2012. Go to the ACE Facebook page for more information about displays, musical performances, craft vendors, food trucks and more!
Pearson Park Amphitheatre’s 2012 performing art series is under development. This beautiful outdoor venue provides over 2,000 permanent audience seats. The Amphitheatre is located at 401 N. Lemon Street in the Colony District. The economical Family Performing Art Series and Pearson Concert Series showcases the talents of performers in a variety of art forms including - music, dance, magic and more! Rental applications and facility deposits are now being accepted for their 2012 season from public and private organizations and individuals. The charming Spanish style amphitheatre draws thousands of visitors each season, and we look forward to seeing our regulars and new friends this season.
Pearson Park Amphitheatre with a full audience.
The 2012 calendar of events will be available for viewing in the near future on the Pearson Park website.
“Art in the Park”: Children will learn about visual arts through hands on projects such as painting, drawing, sculpture and photography as well as learn valuable information about artist, cultures and much more. Staff and visiting artist’s travel to designated park locations on pre-assigned dates and times in the Artmobile, to share artistic techniques and hands-on-experiences at this free drop in program. Future artists are encouraged to attend these interactive art sessions. For program locations and dates please contact the youth program office at (714) 765-5219 or visit our website,
On behalf of all our readers - "Thank you, Community Services, for all you do to enhance culture and the arts in our city."
Anaheim Community Theatre
First Presbyterian Church,
where Moses will appear in March!
Anaheim Community Theater was co-founded by Norma Leichtweis and Marc LeBlanc. Marc was Norma's hairdresser, and had been involved in Community theater for many years. Consequently she would hear about what he was doing next
each time she got her hair done.
Norma is a member of Anaheim First Presbyterian Church and asked Marc if he would come and direct a play with their youth, which he did. Then their pastor suggested they do a play for adults, and Marc said "Only if I have a Producer" . In her naivety Norma volunteered, not having any idea what a producer did - thus Norma and Marc started on the venture that was to become Anaheim Community Theater.
June of 1996, The Diary of Anne Frank was performed as ACT's first production which was very well received.
One show led to two, then three, a year. Later a Dinner Theater was added, but was discontinued last year.
ACT is an outreach of theFirst Presbyterian Church with the goal of providing quality, family drama for their community at an affordable price, as well as providing the opportunity for people to display their theatrical side in a friendly, informal atmosphere.
Many people have supported ACT over the past 16 years - several of their own congregation as well as many others, and they are very grateful for all the support they have received. They wouldn't be here today without it!!!
ACT is in rehearsal for The New Musical "Moses" and the burning within--which willl be performed in their beautiful
Gothic Sanctuary the last two week-ends in March. This will be a first for them as all other performances have been in the social hall.
They want to thank Anaheim Arts Council for grant money that helped them buy a beautiful new stage curtain, and a storage shed to accomodate some items from their crowded back stage area.
ACT is also very proud of the things they have accomplished over the past 16 years. Many talented people have been given the opportunity to participate in the theater, as well as those who are just finding out what fun it is!!!!
