Cancer survivors, caregivers sought for fun-filled dinner May 23
Cancer survivors and caregivers are sought to take part in a special dinner on Thursday, May 23 at the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center. This “Wild West showdown against cancer dinner” is from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 24932 Veterans Way. Cancer survivors, caregivers and a guest are invited and encouraged to [...]
Birthday Bash Jazz Festival, food fest set for May 26
Celebrating its 25th year, the KSBR Birthday Bash Jazz Festival returns to Oso Viejo Park on Sunday, May 26. The popular jazz fest will feature the second annual “Taste of the Bash” boasting more than 25 restaurants showing off their finest creations. The Taste is an added value so concertgoers will be admitted to the [...]
Teams sought for June 1-2 Relay For Life event
About 248 registered participants and 42 teams have already raised $59,200 for the June 1-2 Mission Viejo-based Relay For Life at Saddleback College. With the countdown on to the American Cancer Society event, organizers are hopeful Relay will raise $113,000 for this worthy cause. More teams are sought to take part in this fun-filled overnight [...]
Registration now available for College for Kids
Registration is now available for Saddleback College’s popular “College for Kids” program, which gives kids ages 7-17 a chance to experience college life. Through the program, young students will have the opportunity to take acting, art, chess, computers, film and animation, history, languages, manners, math, modeling, music, reading, science, sports, study skills, theatre, writing and [...]
Saddleback College’s Professors of the Year named
Saddleback College named Dr. Scott Fier, Farida Gabdrakhmanova and Melinda Smith as 2013 Professors of the Year. The professors were nominated by their students and will be honored by the South Orange County Community College District Board of Trustees on April 29. Saddleback’s Professor of the Year is 20-year college veteran Scott Fier. One student [...]
Free concert series at Saddleback College begins Jan. 31
Saddleback College’s music department is rolling out a free concert series that kicks off January 31. The college’s “Concert Hour” features an array of individual and ensemble performances from noon to 1 p.m. in the Fine Arts Room 101 and the McKinney Theatre. Admission is free and the public is invited. The concert schedule follows: [...]
Saddleback College celebrates ‘A Feast of Lights’ Dec. 1-2
The public is invited to enjoy “A Feast of Lights” December 1-2 at Saddleback College’s McKinney Theatre. The college’s chorale ensembles and symphony orchestra come together for a spectacular holiday program of vocal and orchestral music for all ages. A Feast of Lights has been a holiday tradition at the college for more than 25 [...]
Saddleback College to host homecoming, tailgate events Saturday
Saddleback College will host its annual homecoming celebration on Saturday that will feature family-friendly tailgate events, entertainment and food, an Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony at halftime, and the first 2012 conference football game versus Santa Ana College. Pre-game tailgating activities kick off at 4 p.m., with the game following at 6 p.m. Game [...]
Mission Viejo remembers, honors victims of 9/11
Mission Viejo remembered and paid tribute to the men, women and children who lost their lives and the heroes that responded to the catastrophic events of 9/11 in two separate events Tuesday. Saddleback College held a half-hour 9/11 commemoration ceremony at its Veterans Memorial. The ceremony featured a moment of silence and remarks, including those [...]
Don’t miss spectacular free rock opera at Kershaw Garden Friday, Saturday!
Saddleback College’s Theatre Arts department is teaming up with the City of Mission Viejo to present rock opera “Children of Eden” on Aug. 10-11 at 7:30 p.m. in the Kershaw Garden at the Mission Viejo Civic Center, 200 Civic Center. Performed by students in the Saddleback College Summer Conservatory program and directed by Jonelle Allen, [...]
