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BEE’S KNEES: Casa 90th Birthday Bash

Dress like a flapper, a rum-runner, a film star or a sheik! Join us in style for a celebration of the Ole Hanson home and Orange County’s brightest idea of the 1920s: San Clemente, Spanish Village by the Sea. The whole family is welcome. Eat cake, dance to live jazz music, play board games as the Hanson children did, and learn all about Ole’s vision of the California dream which inspired Casa Romantica’s transformation into an award-winning cultural arts center.   Events & Activities Live performance by The Happiness Band 1920s-themed costume contest FREE docent-led tours Birthday cake Historic board games Party favors […]

The Ultimate Survival Guide for Your Destination Wedding

Many weddings start from a daydream imagined years ago.  It might have been giggled about in the upstairs attic of the bride’s childhood home, or even just begun when the bride met her groom.  Either way, the wedding has to start somewhere and who said that dream wedding couldn’t also be a dream vacation? Destination weddings often scare couples away with all the never-ending questions, hoops to jump through, and unpredictable events, but we are here to tell you that there is no need to worry (you can spend that time worrying about where to seat Uncle Jack)! The main […]

A Review of Press for Casa Coastal: Rebecca Louise Law

Casa Romantica welcomed a new exhibit this summer that combines horticulture with art. Casa Coastal: Rebecca Louise Law is an ambitious exploration of art and horticulture, pivoting on a community dialogue about the importance of native and water-wise plants in coastal Southern California. A year-long educational initiative has culminated in an immersive installation artwork designed by renowned British artist Rebecca Louise Law using 8,000 water-wise blooms grown by the Orange County community. Casa Coastal: Rebecca Louise Law took Orange County’s press by storm. This “Beauty of Decay” exhibit has headlined Sunset, Modern Luxury, and Coast magazines. C Magazine described Casa Coastal: Rebecca Louise […]

Casa Romantica is a Cultural Smorgasbord, says Orange Coast magazine

“You might have toured Casa Romantica’s grounds,” says Orange Coast magazine, “but the nonprofit’s eclectic roster of classes, exhibits, and performances has our attention these days.” Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens is the NUMBER ONE featured destination in the “Play & Learn” section of Orange Coast’s Best of OC, an annual special issue. The publication spends twelve months ‘researching, making lists, and checking ’em more than twice’ to compile its definitive and hugely popular guide. Read the full article: OrangeCoast.com/BestOfOC

Orange Coast magazine’s ‘Best of OC’ calls Casa Romantica a ‘Cultural Smorgasboard’

Orange Coast magazine’s annual “Best of OC” issue featured Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens as the headlining destination in their ‘Play and Learn’ feature, citing Casa Romantica as a “cultural smorgasboard.” The publication notes: “You might have toured Casa Romantica’s house and grounds, but the nonprofit’s eclectic roster of classes, exhibits and performances has our attention these days.” Read the full article

Casa Romantica Presents Casa Jazz Club

San Clemente, CA – Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens announces a new program, Casa Jazz Club, for its 2017-18 Casa Captivating season. The program presents musicians who are shaping the sound of contemporary jazz on an international scale. The inaugural Casa Jazz Club artists are Gerald Clayton and Kyle Eastwood. Both artists are headliners at the 60th annual Monterey Jazz Festival, and are celebrated composers as well as musicians. All Casa Jazz Club performances will take place on the weekend of Friday, September 8—Sunday, September 10. “Through our Casa Classic [classical music] and Casa Cool [contemporary and world music] […]

Industry Night at Casa Romantica

Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens recently hosted its first industry night, ‘Cocktails at the Casa.’ Event professionals who provide services for weddings, private, and corporate events flocked to Casa Romantica from Orange County, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Attendees mixed and mingled on the institution’s picturesque Ocean Terrace and inside the chicly decorated Main Salon while a DJ spun the likes of Ed Sheehan and Alessia Cara. “Industry Night brought new and familiar Wedding and Private Event vendors to Casa Romantica to network and learn about unique benefits for clients who host their special event at our beautiful destination.” […]

Casa Romantica exhibits the work of legendary photographer Michael Childers

San Clemente, CA – Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens is proud to announce its upcoming Open Casa exhibition Open Casa: Michael Childers. The exhibition, which is on view from August 25, 2017 through October 22, 2017, comprises two distinct exhibition spaces for legendary photography artist Michael Childers  in order to explore the fullness of the artist’s commercial and personal body of work. Among the works on view, one half of the gallery is devoted exclusively to portraits of Hollywood celebrities which were taken by Childers over his four decade career. These images are some of the most iconic that […]

Casa Romantica’s Gardens Highlighted in the OC Register

“A garden should have a sense of discovery…Flowers peek out of corners and spill out of planters. At every twist and turn, a surprise awaits.” Such majestic and mysterious views may be found throughout Casa Romantica’s onsite coastal gardens, aligned with succulents and several California native drought-tolerant plant species. The natural beauty of some of these plants has even provided inspiration for Casa Romantica’s art exhibitions and horticultural workshops, such as our Casa Coastal: Rebecca Louise Law community-based installation project, and our annual succulent wreath-making workshop, which has proven to be very popular among our guests during the holidays. We are honored […]