Mission Viejo

Join expert speakers, educators and parents on March 7 to garner insight and explore solutions to help youth in our community live emotionally healthy lives. This special forum begins at 7 p.m. at Mount of Olives Church, 24772 Chrisanta Drive.

Get ready to dance the night away when the “Big Band Swing Thing” performs on Friday, March 9 at the Saddleback College McKinney Theater, 28000 Marguerite Parkway.

If you want to enjoy an enchanting evening of beautiful music, then make plans for the “Moment Music Concert” on Saturday, March 10.
 
This special concert begins at 7 p.m. at the Norman P. Murray Community Center, 24932 Veterans Way.
 
With the talents of popular violinist Samuel J Chen and pianist Honiball Joseph, the concert will boast the most well-known and beloved violin and piano duets. The pieces are romantic, endearing and will certainly warm your heart.
 

With the unacceptable recurring gun violence and mass shootings affecting schools around the country, Mission Viejo Mayor Ed Sachs was joined today by five Mayors, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, and Representatives of the Capistrano Unified School District to announce the formation of “Secure OC Schools.”

With the stork expected to make a few deliveries to Camp Pendleton, the Mission Viejo Marines and Sailors Adoption Committee is asking for help in supporting our troops.

The committee is busy assembling baby baskets for the new bundles of joy expecting to arrive soon to some of our adopted Marine families.

Two Mission Viejo soccer teams will compete in the Western States Championship tournament on March 17 after clinching two area and regional championship tournaments. 

The ascent to victory for AYSO Region 84 Champion Cup winners - G12 Dynamite and B10 Bruins - came after winning the AYSO Area L Championship, encompassing 10 regions in south Orange County and, most recently, the AYSO Section 11 Tournament. G12 Dynamite and B10 Bruins competed against teams from throughout Southern California.

Two-time Grammy-winning guitar sensation Laurence Juber will make a special appearance in the Lord of the Strings concert on Saturday, March 3. The concert begins at 7 p.m. in the Mission Viejo Council Chamber at 200 Civic Center. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

"Continuing Mission Viejo's Olympic Tradition," the Marguerite Aquatics Complex will make a historic splash for its Grand Re-Opening Celebration on Saturday, April 7.

Ushering in a new chapter of our City's swimming and diving legacy, the event will give the community a chance to meet Olympians including Greg Louganis, Rowdy Gaines and our very own Brian Goodell. The celebration includes a diving demonstration, Nadadores' historical timeline and photo opportunities with and autographs from the Olympians.

Are you ready for an action-packed night of virtual reality, games and much more? Then mark your calendar for Teen Scene VIRTUAL REALITY and Sports Extravaganza March 9 at the Civic Center Kershaw Garden, nestled at 200 Civic Center Drive.
 

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department Traffic Division is launching a special enforcement effort on Friday, Feb. 23 to target distracted drivers in Mission Viejo.

Distracted driving is anything that takes your eyes or mind off the road or your hands off the steering wheel – especially texting and cell phone use.