FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DECEMBER 27, 2012
CONTACT: MARCUS GINNATY, 949-724-6574
Great Night! Family New Year’s Eve Celebration at the Great Park
Monday, December 31st from 5:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Great Night! kicks off at 5 p.m. on Monday, December 31 and culminates with a countdown and celebration of New Year’s Eve 2013 on East Coast time at 9 p.m. As the clock strikes 9 p.m., the Great Park rings in the New Year with an explosion of streamers, party hats and noise makers.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 31, 2012
Contact: James Campbell, 714.227.1011, James.Campbell@ocpw.ocgov.com
Board Makes a Splash! County of Orange Agrees to 25 Year Lease to Bring Wild Rivers Back to Irvine at Orange County Great Park
(Santa Ana, CA) — The Orange County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a lease with Wild Rivers today to construct and operate a new water park in Irvine on County property.
Located at the former MCAS El Toro, the 17 acre park will be constructed across from The Great Park on property the County received after the former Marine Corps Air Station closed. Wild Rivers’ previous lease with the Irvine Company expired last year after operating successfully for 27 years on Irvine Company property adjacent to Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Continue reading
SAVE THE DATE: ORANGE COUNTY WALK NOW FOR AUTISM SPEAKS, OCTOBER 13, 2012
Media Contact: Jess Block, 909-706-8525 or jessblockpr@gmail.com
IRVINE, CA- Experience the power of thousands united by autism at the 8th annual Orange County Walk Now for Autism Speaks at The Irvine Great Park, El Toro Field, 6990 Marine Way, Irvine, October 13, 2012.
The 2011 Orange County autism walk hosted 8,000 people and raised $358,000, this year’s walk is expected to be even larger. Walk Now for Autism Speaks is North America’s largest grassroots autism walk. Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JANUARY 26, 2012
CONTACT: TIM SHAW, 949-724-6258
Great Park Selected as Site of U.S. Department of Energy 2013 Solar Decathlon
IRVINE – The United States Department of Energy today announced that the Orange County Great Park has been selected as the site for the 2013 Solar Decathlon. With the award, the Great Park will work with the Department of Energy to stage the event and showcase energy-efficient housing and clean energy technologies. Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DECEMBER 27, 2011
CONTACT: JENN STARNES, 949-724-6574
Unique, Family-Friendly Fun at the Great Park on New Year’s Eve
Southland Mega Groove, Aerial Artists and Magicians Will Be Featured at Great Park’s Family New Year’s Eve Celebration
IRVINE – Celebrate New Year’s Eve with exciting entertainment performed by local musicians, dancers, aerial artists and magicians at the Great Park’s inaugural Great Night! Family New Year’s Eve on Saturday, December 31 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The evening will feature something for everyone with a variety of performances on the main stage and throughout the Park. Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCTOBER 11, 2011
CONTACT: JENN STARNES, 949-724-6574
Circle Painting Comes Around to the Great Park
Community art project will connect all ages in a fun and artistic way.
IRVINE – Feel free to use the Great Park Balloon as inspiration as you participate in a Circle Painting community art project at the Orange County Great Park. Circle Painting, led by Interdisciplinary artist Hiep Nguyen, will bring people of all ages together to create a circular art project as a way to connect, create and celebrate on Saturday, October 29 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Great Park Palm Court Arts Complex. Finished artwork will be on display at the Great Park. Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCTOBER 27, 2011
CONTACT: JENN STARNES, 949-724-6574
The Great Picture: The World’s Largest Photograph & The Legacy Project Opens November 5
The Legacy Project members in front of the Great Picture canvas before exposure.
IRVINE – The Great Picture: The World’s Largest Photograph & The Legacy Project is a multimedia exhibition that tells the compelling story of how six artist/photographers and their friends came together to build what the Guinness Book of World Records acknowledges as the “world’s largest pinhole camera” (also known as a Camera Obscura) at the Orange County Great Park. This exhibition documents how the Legacy Project artists activated their gigantic camera to create the world’s largest photograph. The Legacy Project exhibition will be on display at the Great Park Gallery from November 5, 2011 to January 29, 2012. Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCTOBER 20, 2011
CONTACT: JENN STARNES, 949-724-6574
Southern California Edison Selects Great ParkTo Showcase Zero Net Energy Home
Building will demonstrate the latest in energy-efficiency
IRVINE – The Orange County Great Park Board today authorized Chief Executive Officer Mike Ellzey to negotiate a lease with Southern California Edison for the construction of a Zero Net Energy Home. Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCTOBER 10, 2011
CONTACT: JENN STARNES, 949-724-6574
What’s Cooking at the Great Park?
Free workshops show you how to grow your own produce and create fresh, healthy meals.
IRVINE – The popular What’s Cooking at the Great Park? free food demonstration series returns for a second savory season starting with Salad-Making 101 with Chef Jenny Ross on Saturday, October 15 at noon. The demonstration follows the Salad Bowl Garden Workshop at the Great Park Farm + Food Lab at 10:00 a.m. Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCTOBER 3, 2011
CONTACT: JENN STARNES, 949-724-6574
Free Pumpkins at the Great Park Pumpkin Harvest and Food Drive
Festivities Include a Harvest Walk, Pumpkin Patch and Pumpkin Decorating, Scarecrow Contest, Petting Zoo and Launch of Thanksgiving Food Drive
IRVINE – Come to the Great Park Pumpkin Harvest to see where pumpkins come from, grown in a pumpkin patch! That’s just one of many reasons why kids and families are invited to celebrate the fall season at the fourth annual Great Park Pumpkin Harvest and food drive, Saturday, October 22 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
CONTACT: JENN STARNES, 949-724-6574
Help Scare Away Hunger by Building a Scarecrow in the Park
Organizations invited to compete in exhibition at Great Park Pumpkin Harvest
IRVINE – The Great Park is inviting local businesses and community organizations to create a scarecrow to help scare away hunger during the second annual Scarecrows in the Park event. The competition, presented by the Orange County Great Park and Second Harvest Food Bank, gives local businesses and community organizations the opportunity build and display unique scarecrow creations while providing support for a worthy cause. Teams can create their own imaginative scarecrow that showcases their organization’s spirit and mission, while at the same time supporting efforts to help alleviate hunger in Orange County. Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
CONTACT: JENN STARNES, 949-724-6574
Great Park Launches New Artists-in-Residence Program
Public Program Begins with Fiber Artist Amy Caterina
September 7, 2011 – IRVINE, California – The Orange County Great Park has announced its inaugural lineup of four Artists-in-Residence: Amy Caterina, Deborah Aschheim, Kevin Kwan Loucks and Suguru Goto. The Great Park Artists-in-Residence program is dedicated to showcasing artists, providing an educational experience for the community and designing site-specific art for the Great Park. Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: JENN STARNES
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011 949-724-6574
Great Park Launches New Artists-in-Residence Program
Public Program Begins with Fiber Artist Amy Caterina
September 7, 2011 – IRVINE, California – The Orange County Great Park has announced its inaugural lineup of four Artists-in-Residence: Amy Caterina, Deborah Aschheim, Kevin Kwan Loucks and Suguru Goto. The Great Park Artists-in-Residence program is dedicated to showcasing artists, providing an educational experience for the community and designing site-specific art for the Great Park. Continue reading
Will Irvine Mayor Beth Krom support naming the O.C. Great Park after Harvey Milk?
While everyone has been focusing on the ruckus between Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez and the Chase family, at last night’s special session of the Santa Ana City Council, there was one other controversial item on the agenda.
The Council named a city-owned plaza that is in the East End Promenade, formerly the Fiesta Marketplace. They chose to name it the Plaza Santa Ana.
An Irvine blogger ripped this decision and he questioned why the City Council did not name the Plaza after Harvey Milk, the gay San Francisco politician who was murdered by another Supervisor. Milk has since become an icon of the gay movement. Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AUGUST 23, 2011
CONTACT: JENN STARNES, 949-724-6574
The Del McCoury Band Brings Bluegrass to Flights & Sounds Summer Festival this Weekend
Gospel R&B group H’Sao performs on Friday; Bluegrass legend McCoury on Saturday.
IRVINE – The Great Park’s Flights & Sounds Summer Festival launches the fourth weekend of summer dance parties and concerts with rich mix of harmonic soul, R&B and bluegrass music. Continue reading