The Muckenthaler Jazz Festival Sponsored by Eric Fütterer Thursdays . May 24 – June 28, 2012 . 7:30 PM . $20 in advance . $25 day of concert . $100 for entire series Created by jazz pioneer and impresario, Howard Rumsey; internationally known educator/composer/tenor saxophonist, Dr. Glenn Cashman; and celebrity voice teacher, Eric Fütterer, the Muckenthaler Jazz Festival has been able to attract Grammy–Award winning musicians such as Llew Matthews and Bill Cunliffe. The festival returns to our beautiful outdoor amphitheater for its seventh season.

The Muckenthaler Jazz Festival Sponsored by Eric Fütterer Thursdays . May 24 – June 28, 2012 . 7:30 PM . $20 in advance . $25 day of concert . $100 for entire series Created by jazz pioneer and impresario, Howard Rumsey; internationally known educator/composer/tenor saxophonist, Dr. Glenn Cashman; and celebrity voice teacher, Eric Fütterer, the Muckenthaler Jazz Festival has been able to attract Grammy–Award winning musicians such as Llew Matthews and Bill Cunliffe. The festival returns to our beautiful outdoor amphitheater for its seventh season.

Concours d’ Elegance with special guest Janet Klein and Her Parlor Boys Sunday . May 20 . 10 AM–4 PM . $10 * The Horseless Carriage Tour will be leaving downtown from the Fullerton Museum at 9:30 AM and will arrive at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center at 10 AM. Kids under 12 are free The oldest and grandest car show in North Orange County hosts Hot Rods and a Concours D’Elegance with the true classics of the automotive industry spread out over eight acres of lawns. While enjoying the cars, feast on fabulous food, wine, and special brews from Bootlegger’s Brewery.

Hot Rods & Customs with special guest The PleasureTones Saturday . May 19 . 8 AM–2 PM . $5 Kids under 12 are free The oldest and grandest car show in North Orange County hosts Hot Rods and a Concours D’Elegance with the true classics of the automotive industry spread out over eight acres of lawns. While enjoying the cars, feast on fabulous food, wine, and special brews from Bootlegger’s Brewery. Live performances in the outdoor amphitheater by The Pleasure Tones on Saturday and Janet Klein and Her Parlor Boys on Sunday. Proceeds benefit our youth arts education and outreach programs.

Teen Festival:Community Youth Day/Best HS Poets Slam/Soroptimists Art Competition 3 Thursday . May 10 . 5-9 PM . Free Designed to unify teens through art, this festival features a special high school poetry slam, a Soroptimists Club art competition, stage performances by teen bands, and dance groups. The festival also offers food for sale and FREE art workshops.

Don Normark: A Retrospective April 12 – June 10 Thursday . May 3 . 7 PM . Community Gallery Tour (FREE) Join curator Matt Leslie on a gallery tour! Celebrated photographer Don Normark exhibits selections from his three most famous bodies of work. Normark is known widely for his documentation of the Mexican American community of Chavez Ravine in the 1940s before it became the location of Dodger Stadium. More recently, he documented the struggle to preserve the South Central Farm in Los Angeles from development.

Happy Birthday to Us! Celebrate our Big 4 with games, prizes, arts and crafts, magic, music, and activities too numerous to mention. Every 4th person through the door will be entered into a drawing to win a birthday cake from Hamilton Bakery. Winner will be drawn at the end of the day. Winner will be notified by phone or mail and will receive a gift certificate.

Eye See You! Make it a point to take a tour of the Saginaw Area Foundation for Eye Care (S.A.F.E.) Mobile Van parked in the MMCM parking lot. The Mobile Eye Care Van houses the same equipment that you would expect to find in an optometric or ophthalmology practice. The van moves from location to location to bring complete eye care to groups of underserved and underinsured patients.

Make and take a patriotic craft for Memorial Day, and make the car look festive by painting it red, white and blue!....weather permitting, of course!

Attention Military Personnel! Make your family happy! Show your military ID and get $1 off admission for you and your family, up to 6 people.