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
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 transform archive systems. “The ICS mission is to advance computing technologies and explore their multidisciplinary applications for the good of humanity.… Read More UCI Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Science
The city of Newport Beach is celebrating its 120th anniversary on September 1, 2026. Join the Newport Beach Historical Society with this year-long milestone. We are looking back at the archive to see what the city looked like in 1906. Courtesy of Newport Beach Historical Society NBHS with Mayor Lauren Kleiman We are working with… Read More Newport Beach
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
Laguna Beach is where Southern California’s artistic community is known to capture the Pacific Ocean’s natural splendor. This city has seven miles of pristine coastline, tidepools, and coves. It has long-drawn painters (William Wendt to Wyland), writers (John Steinbeck to Kate Buckley), and filmmakers (Charlie Chaplin to MacGillivray) inspired by the landscape. Founded as an… Read More Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach Transforms into Open-Air Studio for 27th Annual Plein Air Painting Invitational Thirty Award-Winning Artists to Compete, Create, and Connect with the Community October 4th-12th LAGUNA BEACH, CA – July 29, 2025 – Prepare for a spectacular nine-day art festival as the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association (LPAPA) proudly presents its 27th Annual Laguna… Read More LPAPA Invitational
Ocean Institute is hosting its 41st Maritime Festival Friday, Sept 12 – Sunday, Sept 14 at the Dana Point Harbor withlive music, local vendors, food trucks, kids’ activities, sailor reenactors, marine life exhibits, and visiting tall ships. We are thrilled to continue celebrating Dana Point’s maritime history. Reserve tickets to participate in the reenacting cannon… Read More Maritime Festival
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