If you’ve ever gone down West Valencia Mesa Drive, you have probably seen animal and insect-like sculptures made from palm fronds either sitting, standing, crouching, or perched in upright positions in different […]
On the first floor of the CSUF Pollak Library, I recently noticed a glass exhibition display case, curated by Patrisia Prestinary, Valerie Christy, Kathy Spennato, and Natalie Vandercook, located next to the […]
Eva Rodriguez, a first-year student at Cal State Fullerton majoring in psychology, was stopped by a woman while walking with friends around Uptown Whittier, the City’s historic tree-lined district, which gives the […]
At the recent reopening of the historic Hunt Library, the Museum of Teaching and Learning (MOTAL) exhibition, A Class Action: The Grassroots Struggle for School Desegregation in California, caught visitors’ attention as […]
See videos on YouTube @emersonlittle1901 Fullerton’s history is intertwined with baseball’s past. As a lifelong Fullerton resident and baseball fan, local author David Jerome decided to combine his passion for the sport […]
This year, the Fullerton Chapter of the Assistance League Professional Humanitarian Auxiliary (known as ALPHA) will be hosting its 31st Annual A Day of Authors (ADOA) event on April 6th. I […]
After recent rains, I decided to take a hike on one of the shortest trails in Fullerton. Running along the border of Fullerton and La Habra, the Lucy Van Der Hoff trail […]
Recently, I had a unique opportunity to tour the spaciously reimagined new home of one of the world’s largest collections of California narrative art with art collector and philanthropist Mark Hilbert. […]
See videos on YouTube @emersonlittle1901 Because a large portion of Cal State Fullerton’s College of the Arts was and still is under construction, Marie-Andrée Chinchilla and Enrique Del Rivero, curatorial assistants […]
See videos on YouTube @emersonlittle1901 There happen to be a lot of historic neighborhoods in Fullerton, but not too many have streets named after U.S. presidents, feature a Minimal Traditional architectural style, […]
For 22 years, Aimee Aul and Christina Garner have been docents (otherwise known as ghost guides) for the Haunted Walking Tours at the Fullerton Museum Center, escorting visitors to some of the […]
Back in 2009, Brea community meetings were held to find a way to convert the city’s abandoned rails into trails for walking, running and biking, instead of places where people dumped […]
Recently, I learned from Fullerton Heritage President Ernie Kelsey that a portion of Fullerton College has now been designated as a historic district. It encompasses the core of the college, with multi-level […]
See videos on YouTube @emersonlittle1901 Upon entering Cal State Fullerton’s Pollak Library from its west entrance, visitors might notice a sign for a new exhibition titled “We Were There” Communities of Color […]
California Botanic Garden in Claremont Has a Connection to North Orange County Did you know that the largest garden in the world devoted to California native plants is only a drive away […]
With the start of summer underway, many North Orange County residents may be looking for places to swim. At City Hall Park, located at 401 South Brea Boulevard, the Brea Plunge, the […]
Since elementary school, I’ve been taking piano lessons at Patrick’s Music School, an independent cooperative of experienced music teachers conducting weekly lessons and classes in all styles of music. Currently located on […]
The Nicholas and Lee Begovich Gallery at Cal State Fullerton recently partnered with MUZEO Museum and Cultural Center to organize the exhibition Figures, Poses and Glances: Coded Illustrations of J.C. Leyendecker, which […]
Every spring for the past 29 years, Fullerton’s Assistance League Professional Humanitarian Auxiliary (ALPHA) has hosted “A Day of Authors,” a popular fundraising event where well-known authors inform and entertain over 400 […]
John Spiak, Director and Chief Curator of Cal State Fullerton’s Grand Central Art Center (GCAC), wasn’t always sure he wanted a career in the arts. His parents used to take him to […]
You may spot an old, rustic log cabin sitting at a high elevation in Hillcrest Park from a section of N Harbor Blvd. Originally built in 1931 but reconstructed in 1996, […]
Located near the north entrance of Cal State Fullerton’s Pollak Library is a space known as the Salz-Pollak Atrium Gallery, which has housed a wide variety of exhibitions over the years. […]
After being closed for seven years due to extensive damage from the 2014 La Habra Earthquake, George Key Ranch Historic Park, maintained by OC Parks and located at 625 W. Bastanchury Road […]
At the corner of La Habra Boulevard and Euclid, there’s a green replica bell set back from the street and mounted within a large piece of a mission-style wall. A plaque placed […]
