Santa Ana Council Member Sal Tinajero may put an item on an upcoming City Council meeting agenda to get rid of the Downtown Santa Ana Pbid, a property assessment that is collected and spent by a non-profit, Downtown Inc. There has been a lot of anger on the part of small [...]
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Isn’t it time to end the Downtown Santa Ana Pbid?
Posted by Art Pedroza on May 16th, 2012
Posted in Arts and Culture, Bars, Business, Civic Affairs, Councilman David Benavides, Councilman Sal Tinajero, Councilman Vince Sarmiento, Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez, Councilwoman Michele Martinez, Restaurants, Santa Ana, Taxes 
Tags: Claudia Alvarez, David Benavides, downtown santa ana, Michele Martinez, PBID, Sal Tinajero 
19 Comments »The next Santa Ana patchwork indie arts & festival is set for May 27
Posted by Admin on May 13th, 2012
[ May 27, 2012; 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. ]
The Patchwork indie arts & festival is coming back to Santa Ana on Sunday, May 27, 2012, from 11:00am until 5:00pm. This event showcases 100+ local independent artists, crafters and designers in an outdoor setting.
Come down and eat & drink from local cafe & restaurant booths as you listen to tunes and peruse goods from the best southern california creators. [...]
Posted in Arts and Culture, Crafts, Entertainment, Santa Ana Tags: patchwork indie arts & festival, Santa Ana No Comments »Natalie Merchant to perform at the Yost Theater this Wednesday night
Posted by Admin on May 8th, 2012
[ May 8, 2012; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ]
We are excited to help bring Natalie Merchant to O.C. this weekend, for an exclusive rare concert at the Yost Theatre THIS WEDNESDAY night!
Tickets are selling fast, so get them now online…. click here and get YOUR tickets.
About Natalie Merchant: After rising to fame at the helm of the popular folk-rock band 10,000 Maniacs, Natalie Merchant enjoyed [...]
Posted in Arts and Culture, Entertainment, music, Santa Ana Tags: 000 Maniacs, 10, Club Lucky, Natalie Merchant, Santa Ana, yost theater No Comments »Bowers Museum to host a free Latin American Family Festival today
Posted by Admin on May 6th, 2012
[ May 6, 2012; 12:00 pm to 3:30 pm. ]
The Bowers Museum is hosting a Latin American Family Festival today, Sunday, May 6, from 12 Noon- 3:30 PM.
The Family Festivals are free to attend and will include food, music, and a celebration of Latin American culture and art this month. It includes free admission to the Kidseum and the Bowers.
This event is sponsored by [...]
Posted in Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Family, Historical, Latinos, Santa Ana Tags: Bowers Museum, Latin Family Festival, Santa Ana No Comments »The Santa Ana Cinco de Mayo Art Walk and Santora artist protest
Posted by Admin on May 5th, 2012
[ May 5, 2012; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ]
This Saturday, May 5, be sure to stop by the Downtown Santa Ana Art Walk. This will be the weirdest Art Walk ever with the Santa Ana Cinco de Mayo festival occurring concurrently, and a protest by the Santora artists who are bent out of shape because the Newsong Church is buying the Santora building.
You’ll [...]
Posted in Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Santa Ana Tags: art walk, cinco de mayo, May 5, Santa Ana, santora No Comments »It’s Free Comic Book Day – get yours at stores in Santa Ana and Tustin
Posted by Admin on May 5th, 2012
[ May 5, 2012; 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. ]
Free Comic Book Day, what some call the fanboy answer to Christmas, is happening Saturday. “The Avengers,” featuring some of the most popular characters in comic book lore, is already rampaging through theaters. It’s going to be a good weekend for nerds and the industry that serves them, according to the L.A. Times. Participating comic [...]
Posted in anaheim, Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Family, Fullerton, Literature, Santa Ana, tustin, Youth Tags: anaheim, Anime, Avengers, Biggy's Comics & Games, Comics Toons & Toys, dc, Free Comic Book Day, fullerton, Marvel, Phat Collectibles, Santa Ana, tustin, Zero to Hero Comics No Comments »Santa Ana Cinco de Mayo festival parking, music and street information
Posted by Art Pedroza on May 3rd, 2012
[ May 4, 2012 11:00 am to May 6, 2012 10:00 pm. ]
The annual Santa Ana Downtown Cinco de Mayo Festival will be taking place this weekend from Friday May 4th, through Sunday May 6th. Santa Ana’s Downtown Calle Cuatro (4th St.) Cinco de Mayo festival draws over 150,000 people in attendance! Calle Cuatro is open to the public; all ages can attend.
Calle Cuatro features food, games, rides, [...]
Posted in Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Santa Ana Tags: cinco de mayo, Entertainment, festival, music, Parking, Santa Ana, schedule, Street Closures No Comments »Santora artists demand that the Newsong church sign an arts agreement
Posted by Admin on May 2nd, 2012
Open Letter by United Artists of Santa Ana
Dear Patrons and Supporters of the Arts,
As professional artists and arts organizations based in the City of Santa Ana, the United Artists of Santa Ana (UASA) is requesting your support in taking action to save the Santora Arts Building as a facility for professional artists and the Santa [...]
Posted in Arts and Culture, Churches and Religion, Santa Ana Tags: artists, Arts Agreement, downtown, Newsong Church, Santa Ana, santora 4 Comments »Don Cribb’s anti-Christian views embraced by Santora artists
Posted by Admin on April 30th, 2012
Well I can’t say that I am surprised to see that Don Cribb is coming out against the purchase of the Santora building by Irvine’s Newsong Church. Cribb has always been anti-family and now he is also showing himself to be anti-Christian. He lives on my street, in the Park Santiago neighborhood. I once heard [...]
Segerstrom Center for the Arts to be featured at John Wayne Airport
Posted by Admin on April 30th, 2012
Segerstrom Center for the Arts by RMA Photography
April 30, 2012
For More Information, Contact: Jenny Wedge, (949) 252.5182, jwedge@ocair.com
SEGERSTROM CENTER FOR THE ARTS FEATURED AT JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A full-color exhibition of imagery and information highlighting Segerstrom Center for the Arts is on display at John Wayne Airport (JWA) through July 2012.
The display can be viewed in [...]
Dia del Niño event to be held at Birch Park this Sunday, 4/29
Posted by Admin on April 26th, 2012
[ April 29, 2012; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. ]
DÍA DEL NIÑO/DAY OF THE CHILD
Sunday, April 29 10:00 am – 5:00pm
Presented by: Arts Orange County and El Centro Cultural de Mexico
Time: 10am to 5pm; Admission / Entrada: Free
Birch Park 210 N. Birch St., Santa Ana
A day of free performances and participatory arts activities for all ages. Come honor youth and celebrate childhood through the [...]
First Santa Ana Fashion Walk set for this Saturday, April 28
Posted by Admin on April 26th, 2012
[ April 28, 2012; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ]
Don’t miss the Santa Ana Fashion Walk, this Saturday, April 28, from 2:00pm until 6:00pm.
Put on your best spring outfit and bring along your friends, come out and enjoy the 1st Annual Santa Ana Fashion Walk right in the heart of Downtown Santa Ana. Enjoy music, fashion show, and a bit of shopping.
Preview the collections of [...]
Posted in Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Fashion, Santa Ana Tags: Fashion Week, FDM, Santa Ana, santa ana college No Comments »Santora building reportedly being purchased by Benavides’ Newsong Church
Posted by Admin on April 25th, 2012
UPDATE: Newsong Church confirmed via news release Tuesday that the Santora Arts Building in downtown Santa Ana is in escrow, with a partnership formed by the church as the buyer, according to the Voice of OC.
Somewhere former Santa Ana Councilman Ted Moreno is smiling. The Voice of OC is reporting that Irvine’s Newsong Church is buying [...]
Downtown Santa Ana arts update from the Grand Central Art Center
Posted by Admin on April 23rd, 2012
GRAND CENTRAL ART CENTER, Downtown Santa Ana, CA, a unit of Cal State University Fullerton’s College of the Arts, http://grandcentralartcenter.wordpress.com/
CINCO DE MAYO WEEKEND IN DOWNTOWN SANTA ANA!!!!! Please join us for First Saturday, May 5 and Sunday, May 6!
OPENING RECEPTIONS @ GCAC, 7-10PM:
Naida Osline: All The Queens Men
Millard Sheets: The Art of Home Savings and Loan
Camilla Taylor: The Disagreement
SOCIAL PRACTICE [...]
Posted in Arts and Culture, Santa Ana Tags: arts, cinco de mayor, downtown, grand central arts center, News, Santa Ana, update No Comments »Take Metrolink to the 23rd Annual Fiesta Broadway, in Los Angeles
Posted by Admin on April 20th, 2012
[ April 29, 2012; 8:30 am to 9:30 am. ]
Ride the Train FREE* to the 23rd Annual Fiesta Broadway
Downtown Los Angeles’ Fiesta Broadway is one of the largest annual Cinco de Mayo events in the world, with more than 500,000 people expected to attend this year. Skip traffic and take the train there on Sunday, April 29.
Meet us at the Santa Ana Station for [...]
