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Welcome to the City of Costa Mesa's Art Crawl Experience! This free program is a pilot program and an initiative of the Arts & Culture Master Plan approved by City Council in March of 2021.
Event Details
DATE: May 24, 2025
SHUTTLE PICK-UP & DROP-OFF LOCATION: Costa Mesa City Hall at 77 Fair Dr. Costa Mesa, CA. 92626
TIME FRAME: 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Shuttle Stops
3:30 pm-3:45 pm: Participants board shuttle at City Hall and travel to first stop.
STOP 1 (4:00 pm-5:00 pm): 17th Street Recording Studio
Participants will meet Lewis Richards, the owner and operator of 17th Street Recording Studio, and discuss his business in Costa Mesa. Participants will also experience a recording session led by Lewis, working with local Orange County band, Nice & Swell.
STOP 2 (5:30 pm-7:00 pm): The Wayfarer
Participants will be offered dinner (a hosted taco buffet) and adult beverages (a no-host cash bar will be available) and talk to staff about the basics of managing a live music venue and bar. Participants will also experience a live sound check with local band, Fu Manchu. (It’s gonna be loud………………!)
STOP 3 (7:30 pm-9:30 pm): Mozart’s Requiem with Pacific Chorale and Pacific Symphony
Participants will experience a full production of Mozart’s Requiem with the Pacific Chorale and Pacific Symphony at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall (a world-renowned concert hall).
Also, if you haven’t ever toured any of the venues at the Segerstrom Center Campus, sign up for a free guided tour here (definitely worth it and so interesting……):
9:30 pm-9:45 pm: Participants board shuttle at Segerstrom Center for the Arts and travel back to City Hall.
10 pm: Return to City Hall
Registration
If the event is closed and you would like to be placed on the waitlist, please email Laurette Garner, Arts Specialist at: laurette.garner@costamesaca.gov
Registration is required for this event, as event capacity is limited. All participants must be 21 years old and over to attend and a waitlist will be available.
***Please note that placing your name on the waitlist for the May 24, 2025 Art Crawl Experience, does not guarantee admission to this event. You will be called and emailed if a space opens up.
Inclusion of perspectives and opinions by individual artists (living or deceased), publications and or organizations, as part of this event, does not constitute the endorsement of the City of Costa Mesa, but are provided merely for educational and informational purposes.
ART CRAWL ARCHIVE
2024
Functional Arts
Visit to South Coast Plaza to see and discuss the Jewel Dome with SCP marketing staff
Visit to Sean Woolsey Studio to tour his workshop and learn about his local furniture business
Participated in a ceramic hand building workshop at ARTime BARRO
2023
Visual Arts
Artist Studio Visits: Kate Ryan and Gabrielle McLean
Curator led experience with Courtenay Finn and behind the scenes tour at the Orange County Museum of Art
Theater Arts
Visit to the Costa Mesa Playhouse for a tour and introduction
Visit to The LAB for dinner and talk with owner, Linda Sadeghi
Attended a full production of Quixote Neuvo at South Coast Repertory