All Arts Events
The Saddleback College Fine Arts and Media Technology Department hosts many vibrant events throughout the year in the performing arts and studio arts. Tickets for the spring 2018 season are now for-sale online and in person at the ticket office.
Ticket Office
(949) 582-4656
Hours are Tues-Fri, Noon-4pm.
Location
Unless otherwise noted, all events take place at our beautiful Saddleback College campus, located at 28000 Marguerite Parkway Mission Viejo, CA. 92691 (one block east of the I-5 freeway at the Avery Pkwy. exit).
Upcoming Arts Events
January 28, 2019 - 7:30pmCome join the jazz faculty as they launch the Spring semester with a celebration of original material and jazz standards. The concert features Ron Stout, Jerry Pinter, Jamie Rosenn, Adam Bravo, Luther Hughes, Paul Johnson, and Director Joey...
February 1, 2019 - 7:30pmSing Along With Scott Farthing and Saddleback College vocalists!
McKinney Theatre
$10 general; $7 students/seniors (presale only)
February 5, 2019 - 12:00pm to February 6, 2019 - 1:00pmThe Department of Fine Arts is delighted to welcome ceramic artist and studio owner Emily Free Wilson to Saddleback College for two lectures:
Feb. 5, Noon - 1 p.m. "Artist Talk"
Feb. 6, Noon - 1 p.m. "Professional Practices - Making...
February 10, 2019 - 2:30pmREFLECTIONS OF THE OCEAN CLASSICAL KEYBOARD SERIES
Piano Masterclass/Recital
Special Guest Artist To Be Announced
FA 101/McKinney Theatre
$15 general; $12 Seniors/$10 Students (presale only); children under 18 FREE with paying adult; 2 for 1...
February 11, 2019 - 7:30pmGet your Jazz on!
Japanese-American jazz pianist Kei Akagi has been a mainstay of the international jazz world for over two decades. Featuring original music and high-energy interaction, this trio thrills! The legendary Kei Akagi has...
February 20, 2019 - 10:30am to 2:00pmHave your cake -- on a hand-crafted plate -- and eat it, too! It's a sweet deal when Saddleback College Fine Arts and Culinary Arts students team up to showcase their tasteful and tasty talents on the Saddleback Quad.
FREE admission
February 21, 2019 - 2:00pmHear esteemed guest lecturer Professor Neil Varon, Professor of Conducting & Ensembles, Eastman School of Music, speak to Saddleback College Applied Music students and faculty.
FA 101
Free Admission
February 23, 2019 - 7:00pmGrammy-nominated composer/trumpeter John Daversa brings his creative juice to Saddleback College’s Spring 2019 Jazz Day before taking the McKinney Stage on Saturday evening. This concert features music from his most recent recording...
March 1, 2019 - 5:00pmSaddleback College's Speech Team "talks the talk" as they showcase their award-winning forensics skills.
McKinney Theatre
$10 at the door; $7 (presale only)
March 2, 2019 - 4:30pmREFLECTIONS OF THE OCEAN CLASSICAL KEYBOARD SERIES
Praised for his passionate, sensitive, and thoughtful musical style, pianist Arunesh Nadgir has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in the United States, South America, Europe, and Asia....
March 3, 2019 - 2:30pmREFLECTIONS OF THE OCEAN CLASSICAL KEYBOARD SERIES
Praised for his passionate, sensitive, and thoughtful musical style, pianist Arunesh Nadgir has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in the United States, South America, Europe, and Asia....
March 4, 2019 - 7:30pmTrombonist Jon Hatamiya, fresh from his studies at the world-renowned Monk Institute of Jazz, owns the room in this Spring Jazz Lab Ensemble Concert. Hatamiya is rapidly making a name for himself -- from coast to coast -- as both a musician and...
March 8, 2019 - 7:00pmCome party and dance with the Saddleback College Big Band as they recreate authentic Swing Era music from the 1930s through the 1950s under the swingin' direction of Joey Sellers in this special showcase event. Drinks and refreshments...
March 11, 2019 - 7:30pmJazz Vocalist Lara Solnicki brings her unique treatement of standard material to us along with one of the most highly regarded pianists on the West Coast, Jeremy Siskind
Honored as a "world class jazz singer" for her "...
March 15, 2019 - 7:30pmExperience the Saddleback College Wind Ensemble in concert under the direction of Georgios Kouritos.
McKinney Theatre
$15 general
$10 students/seniors (presale only
March 16, 2019 - 7:30pmSaddleback College Chamber Orchestra and Chorale students present a concert featuring classical works by renowned composers Mozart, Bach, Mendelssohn, and Haydn.
LRC Lobby (Saddleback College Library)
FREE Admission
March 16, 2019 - 7:30pmCelebrate the coming of springtime with a concert by the Saddleback College Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Georgios Kouritas.
McKinney Theatre
$15 general; $10 students/seniors (presale only)
April 5, 2019 - 7:30pm to April 14, 2019 - 2:30pmYour favorite fairy tale characters go rogue in this fantastical musical adaptation by the incomparable Stephen Sondheim.
Directed by Scott Farthing.
Opening night is Friday, April 5 and shows continue through Sunday, April 14.
Fridays,...
April 15, 2019 - 9:00am to May 15, 2019 - 9:00pmCome to the Gallery in the Fine Arts Complex to view works created by Saddleback College students. The exhibit is open during regular Gallery hours.
FREE Admission
April 18, 2019 - 7:30pm to April 20, 2019 - 7:30pmThe Dance Department presents
DANCE COLLECTIVE 2019
Thursday, Friday, & Saturday, April 18, 19 & 20
All shows are at 7:30 p.m.
McKinney Theatre
$15 at-the-door; $12 (presale only)
April 20, 2019 - 8:00am to May 2, 2019 - 8:00pmSaddleback College joins the Film Showcase at the Newport Beach Film Festival.
Visit: http://www.newportbeachfilmfest.com for information and show times.
April 22, 2019 - 7:30pmCome join the Jazz Lab Ensemble as they experiment with the music of intergalactic traveler Sun Ra, and perform other creative music.
McKinney Theatre
$10 general; $7 students/seniors (presale only)
April 26, 2019 - 7:00pmSaddleback College's BIG BAND, under the direction of Joey Sellers, gets together once again for a Friday night of Jazz favorites along with some world premieres in the final concert of the Spring semester.
McKinney Theatre
$10 General; $7...
April 26, 2019 - 7:30pm to May 5, 2019 - 7:30pmby Bert C. Royal
Trevor Biship-Gillespie directs this ribald and darkly comic contemporary update of everyone’s favorite cartoon characters as teenagers. Good Grief!
This production is recommended for audiences 15 years of age and older....
April 27, 2019 - 4:00pmREFLECTIONS OF THE OCEAN CLASSICAL KEYBOARD SERIES
Piano Show
McKinney Theatre
$20 general; $15 seniors/$10 students (presale only)
Children under 18 FREE with paying adult; 2 for 1 for music teachers with MTAC/CAPMT ID
April 29, 2019 - 7:30pmCome see what Saddleback College's eight different jazz combos have been working on this semester. Featuring standard American jazz and originals by our students, this creative enterprise is always a fun way to end the semester. Join the fun!...
May 3, 2019 - 9:00amStart your day off on all the right notes with the Saddleback College Chamber Orchestra in a Friday morning concert.
FA 103 (in the Fine Arts Complex)
FREE Admission
May 3, 2019 - 12:00pmREFLECTIONS OF THE OCEAN CLASSICAL KEYBOARD SERIES
American classical pianist Richard Cionco has been performing since he was 9 years old. Also a music educator (CSU Sacramento) Cionco joins Saddleback College students and guests for...
May 3, 2019 - 7:30pmJoin the Saddleback Wind Ensemble for a concert conducted by Saddleback's own Georgios Kouritas.
FA 103 (in the Fine Arts Complex)
$15 general; $10 students/seniors (presale only)
May 4, 2019 - 7:30pmREFLECTIONS OF THE OCEAN CLASSICAL KEYBOARD SERIES
American classical pianist Richard Cionco plays works by Beethoven, Janáček, Lecuona, Chopin, and Liszt.
McKinney Theatre
$10 general; $7 seniors/$5 students (presale...
May 6, 2019 - 5:00pmHear the award-winning Saddleback College Speech & Debate team extemporize, contemporize, and hypothesize as they verbalize topics and issues of the times.
McKinney Theatre
$10 at the door; $7 (presale only)
May 10, 2019 - 9:00amStart your day off with the beautiful sounds of the Saddleback College Chamber Orchestra.
FA103 (in the Fine Arts Complex)
FREE Admission
May 10, 2019 - 7:00pmPRESENTED BY THE DANCE DEPARTMENT
Studio Theatre
FREE Admission
May 10, 2019 - 7:30pmJoin musical director Scott Farthing and the Saddleback College Community Chorale as they sing Fauré’s Requiem in an evening concert.
LRC Lobby (Saddleback College Library)
FREE Admission
May 11, 2019 - 7:30pmHear the Saddleback College Symphony Orchestra conducted by Georgios Kouritas.
McKinney Theatre
$15 general; $10 students/seniors (presale only)
May 15, 2019 - 7:30pmSaddleback College Commercial Music students fill the Fine Arts complex with pop, rock, soul, hip hop, and more!
Fine Arts Courtyard
FREE Admission
May 17, 2019 - 7:30pmby Craig Hella Johnson
Saddleback College Chamber Singers perform Craig Hella Johnson's 100-minute oratorio, “Considering Matthew Shepard” that explores the life, death and legacy of the young Wyoming man who was ...
May 18, 2019 - 4:00pmSaddleback College Piano Ensemble and Advanced Piano students perform an afternoon recital. There will be a reception immediately following the performance.
McKinney Theatre
$10 general; $7 seniors/$5 students (presale only)
Children under...