The Muckenthaler Cultural Center
We look forward to welcoming you to The Muck!
If you have questions about your visit, please email info@themuck.org or call 714-738-6595.
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No tickets or reservations are required to visit The Muck grounds, the outdoor Sculpture Garden or Sunset Garden. Click here to view the 2024 Season Brochure.
Drew Harrison’s In the Spirit of Lennon is an intimate acoustic tribute to John Lennon, and interpretation of his music.
Eva and the Vagabond Tales is a music group led by singer-songwriter Eva Mikhailovna (rhythm ukulele, rhythm guitar, piano, and vocals). The songs combine Eastern European folk, vintage pop, and ragtime into a musical melting pot, creating an alluring sound that "transcends time and continents." Building its sound from the foundations of old time music and melancholy storytelling, it bends the laws of traditional songwriting to become a sound all its own.
FOOD NOT FOOD contains awe-inspiring photos of natural foods alongside products that look like food, sometimes designed so cleverly to fool the eye, we don't even question it - until we read the ingredients! Can you spot the real thing? Join us for a book signing, informal Q+A and raffle!
Welcome to a concert of retro-cool jazz interpretations of beloved songs from Disney animated films. Featuring a world-class quartet that combines virtuosic musicianship and charismatic personalities punctuated by delightful movie images and period footage, The New Jet Set is a dynamic tour-de-force of musical style and taste.
Monette Velasco comes home to the Muck for another Broadway musical revue, this time with a jazz twist! Enjoy Broadway jazz standards with surprise guests and friends. Monette was part of the Broadway tour of Miss Saigon and helped produce The Muck and Rotary concert benefit for Phillipines hurricane relief.
Set sail again on the SS MUCKENTHALER for our annual gala! 2024 will be a Voyage to Port Royale. Join us for an evening of dancing, food by Colette’s Catering, and pirates!
Broadway & Screen Star Eric Anthony Lopez (The Phantom of the Opera, Evita, Syd in Disney’s Chang Can Dunk Film) comes to The Muck to sing Broadway and Operetta Classics, as well as some surprises.
The fourth annual Light Up The Night will be August 27! Be the first to hear the Electric Company Theatre 2025 season announcement. Join us for an evening of exciting announcements, live performances, giving opportunities, and a champagne toast!
The Orange Empire Chorus returns to the Muck! Organized in 1957,OEC is the Fullerton Chapter of The Barbershop Harmony Society. The society's mission is to perpetuate the barbershop art form and to support music education. Join them for an evening of comedy and song.
Sean Oliu returns to the Muck! Sean tenderly breathes fresh life into the timeless essence of traditional country music. Grounded in authenticity, his songs and his voice resonate with both nostalgia and the pulse of the present. In 2023, Sean had the honor of opening shows for Grammy Award-winner LeAnn Rimes culminating with his debut performance at the legendary Ryman Auditorium, a performance that won a three-minute standing ovation.
This group show features glass artists and is inspired by the fragility and functionality of glass and the artists ability to push design boundaries in the studio
A music and comedy show featuring the greatest hits of the 50s and 60s,
The Alley Cats' unparalleled Doo Wop show blends America's most known and loved music with comedy and showmanship that had Muck audiences begging for their return!
Raised on the California Coast in a family of musicians, the band grew up surrounded by musical influences from almost every genre. In the early 2000s, their parents piled them into an RV, and together they embarked on several singing tours around the U.S. Leaning towards an Alternative, Modern Americana feel, DARDEN presents an experience of crystal clear harmonies, angelic melodies, and modern versions of classic songs and styles.
The Huu Bac Quintet delivers a true dialogue between Asian, North and South American cultures in a contemporary, original and unique way! They charm through the beauty and intensity of their musical pieces as well as through impressive mastery of the dan bau (vietnamese monochord), the erhu (chinese fiddle), the quena (andean flute) and the jazz guitar.
Renowned for his fingerpicking technique, incredible versatility and distinctive ‘twang’ sound, his music is an unusual fusion of classical Spanish guitar, flamenco, Latin rhythms, country, rockabilly, jazz… and surf music.
While often identified as the progeny of a famous father, Joachim Cooder has more than earned front row standing in the folk an related music world as an important performer, composer and producer on his own terms.
Fullerton native and country singer/songwriter Peter Brandon returns for his 15th year at The Muck!
Brandon’s shows have a perfect balance of upbeat energetic songs and tender ballads that hit the heart. Join us in the tradition!
Shakespeare’s classic comedy will be performed in the Muck’s Center Circle Courtyard, turning the space with its beautiful cafe lights into an Italian restaurant. Love’s in the air when Don Pedro’s army, drunk with victory from the war, descends upon Leonato’s country estate in Messina. Traveling with him is Claudio, who wants to marry Leonato’s daughter Hero. Meanwhile, Claudio’s friend Benedick and Leonato’s lively niece Beatrice hide their mutual attraction behind a volley of witty insults.
Evoking spring, Lee Young Nam uses traditional Korean Dance to tell a story of a King and Queen. Don’t miss this beautiful cultural evening of story and dance!
The Muckenthaler’s Dr. James Young Arts Legacy Award is presented annually to someone who has made a long-term impact on Arts Education in the local Fullerton community. The recipient is chosen by a committee that includes local arts leaders, previous recipients, and Muckenthaler board members.
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Unsavory will unveil the many destructive aspects - both to humans and the environment - brought about by the production/ingestion of food and beverage.