Laguna Beach in Orange County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Irvine Bowl

Dedicated June 30, 1941

Irvin Bowl Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret)

1. Irvin Bowl Marker

Inscription. Home of the Festival of Arts and Pageant of the Masters. The originator was Laguman John Hinchman. The first living pictures were presented in 1933 as The Spirit of the Masters Pageant. The Festival of Arts Association was formed in September, 1934 and the first Pageant of the Masters was presented in 1935.

Erected 1976 by Orange County Board of Supervisors and Orange County Historical Commission. (Marker Number 17.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1933.

Location. 33° 32.905′ N, 117° 46.952′ W. Marker is in Laguna Beach, California, in Orange County. Marker can be reached from Laguna Canyon Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 650 Laguna Canyon Road, Lotus CA 95651, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. White House Restaurant Building (approx. half a mile away); (The Laguna Greeter) (approx. half a mile away); This Big Saw (approx. 0.7 miles away); Redwood Surfboard (approx. one mile away); Historic Moss Point (approx. 1.8 miles away); Crystal Cove Historic District (approx.

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3.8 miles away); Mixocetus Baleen Whale (approx. 4.4 miles away); Plaza de La Paz (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Laguna Beach.

Also see . . . The Pageant of the Masters website. The Pageant of the Masters is presented in the Irvine Bowl, an outdoor amphitheater in Laguna Beach, California. The Pageant is the Festival of Arts’ crowning jewel and arguably one of the most unique productions in the entire world. On each evening of the Festival of Arts summer schedule, ticket holders are amazed and enchanted by ninety minutes of tableaux vivants (living pictures), incredibly faithful recreations of classical and contemporary works of art, with real people posing to look exactly like their counterparts in the original pieces. (Submitted on September 2, 2018, by Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret) of Coronado, California.)

Irvin Bowl - location of the Pageant of the Masters - marker on wall on right. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret)

2. Irvin Bowl - location of the Pageant of the Masters - marker on wall on right.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 2, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2018, by Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret) of Coronado, California. This page has been viewed 232 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 16, 2018, by Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret) of Coronado, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.