Newport Harbor is known for yachts and sailboats that glide gracefully through the ocean water. For adventure seekers, the harbor offers a variety of activities from paddleboarding and kayaking to sunset cruises. Schedule your trip to Catalina or for a sport fishing adventure for anglers. Celebrate the past and present at the iconic Mayor’s Table… Read More Newport Beach
Spring is here! It is time to enjoy 70° weather at the Newport Beach International Boat Show at Lido Marina Village from April 16th-19th, 2026. Incorporating stunning yachts from top builders and brokerages, the event offers attendees a one-of-a-kind experience that captures the essence of Newport Beach’s elevated lifestyle. We are working on preserving Newport… Read More Field Notes | April 2026
Happy Women’s History Month! We remember leading ladies’ legacies. View our collection of WWII Homefront stories. Route 66 – Happy 100th Birthday to America’s Mother Road: Paintings by Joan Gladstone December 13, 2025 – May 30, 2026 at the Hilbert Art Museum in Orange Celebrate the centennial of America’s most iconic highway as artist Joan… Read More Field Notes | March 2026
NO. 204 OLD SANTA ANA – Portolá camped on the bank of Santa Ana River in 1769, and José Antonio Yorba, a member of the expedition, later returned to Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. El Camino Real crossed the river in this vicinity. The place was designated Santa Ana by travelers and known by that… Read More Historic Orange
Book of the Month Happy Valentine’s Day! “Sense will always have attractions to me that sensibility cannot.” — Elinor Dashwood, Sense and Sensibility Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen was published in 1811. It was Jane Austen’s first novel and a sharp exploration of love, reason, emotion, and social expectations in early 19th-century England. This story… Read More Field Notes | February 2026
We wish you a prosperous start to 2026! 70° is celebrating 11 years in business! Thank you for your ongoing collaboration! 70 Degrees is partnering with the UC Irvine Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences to innovate digital history technologies using AI. We are working with an incredible cohort of students who will… Read More Field Notes | January 2026
We wish you a wonderful Christmas season! We are honored to preserve the Sawdust Art Festival history. As the 60th anniversary author and historian of the forthcoming book, we are digitizing their archive. Be a part of this story and submit a piece to our team today! Sawdust Art Festival, 1960s Learn about the history… Read More December 2025
Happy Thanksgiving! We are grateful for you. 70° curated the Taiwanese American History Museum in Irvine which you can explore via Matterport. TAH hosted a national conference which successfully brought together representatives from numerous Taiwanese American organizations across the country. This exhibit is titled Journeys to honor the transnational heritage of the community. The Taiwanese… Read More Field Notes | November 2025
Irvine, Calif., Sept. 29, 2025 — The University of California, Irvine has completed its acquisition of the Orange County Museum of Art, officially bringing together two renowned institutions under a shared vision of public access, scholarship and cultural engagement. The resulting entity, now named the UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art, reflects a… Read More UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art
October is Arts & Culture Month. UC Irvine is proud to announce the completion of its acquisition of the Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA). This is a bold new chapter for the arts in our region. As alumnae, we celebrate this milestone moment for UCI. With the transaction complete, UC Irvine assumes… Read More Field Notes | October 2025
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