Aiming to promote cultural exchanges and international communication, the Dana Point Sisters Cities will be partnering with local nonprofits to launch a variety of events centered around marine life, surf, American music, opera and art.
Performance volunteer Joy Shirkani-Monson of San Clemente is celebrating her 30th year with the Pageant. Over the years, she has created a three-generational family tradition that she believes has brought happiness to the community.
BROOKE BEAHM, Capistrano Beach I cheered for Scott Schoeffel’s letter, which highlighted the variety of art and culture in Dana Point. In addition to finding…
SCOTT SCHOEFFEL, Dana Point Describing the matchless power of art, writer and poet Thomas Merton observed that “art enables us to find ourselves and lose…
Dana Point’s newest Arts and Culture Commissioner, Laura Smith Hatch, appointed Tuesday night, hopes to hone in on the city’s culture, collaborate with local nonprofits and expand existing music festival and events
by Anthony Small Bravissima ballerina Natalie Steele, a 14-year-old from Capistrano Beach, has persevered though the pandemic to dance her way onto some mighty big…
Two local leaders in music and arts spearhead the launch of Music Preserves Foundation Lillian Boyd, Dana Point Times With the initiative to cultivate music…
By Daniel Ritz After receiving a California Cultural and Historical Endowment grant, the Ocean Institute recently launched a campaign to raise funds to match that…
By Daniel Ritz Regardless of origin, tattooing has a centuries-old, deeply engrained, and rarely discussed history in coastal communities. Over the centuries, especially in the…
