{"id":334620,"date":"2026-05-27T17:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T17:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/334620\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T17:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T17:00:09","slug":"top-things-to-do-in-o-c-may-27th-through-june-2nd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/334620\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Things to Do in O.C.: May 27th through June 2nd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Candace Bushnell: True Tales of Sex, Success and Sex and the City, Shelley Conducts America at 250, plus more things to do in O.C. this week.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"616\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Candace-Bushnell-fadil-berisha-e1779898511101-1024x616.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-167821\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MAY 30 AND 31<br \/>CANDACE BUSHNELL: TRUE TALES OF SEX, SUCCESS AND SEX AND THE CITY<br \/>The \u201creal\u201d Carrie Bradshaw will hit the South Coast Repertory stage to tell all of her wild stories about life in New York City, writing \u201cSex and the City,\u201d and the world of fashion. Bushnell made her mark as a best-selling novelist and creator of the hit TV series. Her one woman show includes a South Coast Plaza shopping experience on site before the curtain, themed cocktails, fashionable photo opportunities, and a VIP reception. The show is a benefit performance for the theater.\u00a0South Coast Repertory, Segerstrom Stage, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, 714-708-5555, <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/scr.org\">scr.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pacific-symphony-conrad-tao.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-167822\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MAY 28 THROUGH 30<br \/>SHELLEY CONDUCTS AMERICA AT 250<br \/>Artistic and music director designate Alexander Shelley and pianist Conrad Tao have developed a powerful program to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States. Experience the West Coast premiere of Raven Chacon\u2019s \u201cInscription II\u201d and Peter Boyer\u2019s \u201cAmerican Mosaic.\u201d The latter features stunning visuals by photographer Joe Sohm and a live narrator reciting iconic quotes from American history. In between the two works, the Pacific Symphony and Tao will perform Gershwin\u2019s \u201cPiano Concerto in F.\u201d\u00a0Ren\u00e9e and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, 714-755-5799, <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pacificsymphony.org\">pacificsymphony.org<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MAY 29 THROUGH 31<br \/>NEWPORT BEACH JAZZ FESTIVAL<br \/>This year\u2019s festival features the largest lineup it\u2019s ever had with 15 performers across three days and two stages. The featured artists include beloved jazz legends The Isley Brothers, trumpeter Rick Braun, soul singer Sy Smith, and many more. Hosted on the Back Bay Golf Course, the festival has a beautiful view of the water. In addition to the live performances, there will be a village of unique vendors and food on site.\u00a0Hyatt Regency Newport Beach, 1107 Jamboree Road, Newport Beach, <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hyattconcerts.com\">hyattconcerts.com\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">JUNE 2 THROUGH 14<br \/>\u201cTHE SOUND OF MUSIC\u201d<br \/>The timeless musical, which was adapted into the popular 1965 film starring Julie Andrews, features memorable songs such as \u201cDo-Re-Mi,\u201d \u201cEdelweiss,\u201d \u201cSixteen Going on Seventeen,\u201d and \u201cMy Favorite Things.\u201d Watch Captain von Trapp and Maria\u2019s heartwarming love story along with universal themes of resilience and the power of music. The Rodgers and Hammerstein classic will be directed by Jack O\u2019Brien, the three-time Tony Award winner behind \u201cHairspray.\u201d\u00a0Segerstrom Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, 714-556-2787, <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/scfta.org\">scfta.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Candace Bushnell: True Tales of Sex, Success and Sex and the City, Shelley Conducts America at 250, plus&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":334621,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164],"class_list":["post-334620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=334620"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334620\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/334621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=334620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=334620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=334620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}