Mission Viejo

While swimming on the Mission Viejo Nadadores Masters team in the 1970s, Margrit Graef remembers the friends she made and the privilege she felt by meeting future Olympians. It's still that way today, more than four decades later.

RJ Mitte, an actor and model best known for his role on “Breaking Bad,” and Kate Tomlinson of Disney’s “Stuck in the Middle” will take part in Mission Viejo’s inaugural Oso Fit 5K Fun Run on March 3. 

Mitte and Tomlinson will be joined by actors Aaron Schwartz, Niko Pepaj and Lacianne Carriere for the event that includes quarter- and half-mile runs specifically for kids.

If you have a passion for plein air painting, we want YOU for this year’s Arts Alive & Street Painting Festival!

With a “Nature as I See It” theme, the April 28-29 festival will boast a first-time “Just Plein Fun” competition along the Oso Creek Trail.

Get a jump on your spring plans by checking out the latest issue of Mission Viejo Life.

This spring issue is now online, offering details about upcoming special events and exciting programs and classes that span the next few months.

Enjoy an evening of talented young artists performing in the Newgate Music & Art Student Concert on Saturday, February 10.
 
The free concert begins at 5 p.m. at the Norman P. Murray Center boasting emerging young singers and musicians on piano, trumpet and other instruments. The students performing range from the novice to the more experienced, all enchanting and guaranteed to entertain you.
 

Enjoy live music, appetizers and wine for a good cause on Saturday, February 17 at the Norman P. Murray Community Center.

From 3-5 p.m., this fun event will boast tastes from more than a dozen different wines from the San Clemente Wine Company. Proceeds will benefit the Wars of Freedom Veterans Tribute designed to recognize veterans who’ve served our country during the years from 1975 to present day.

With the local election season underway in just a few short months, the Registrar of Voters is offering residents a unique educational program all about elections.

If you have a passion for giving back, consider making a splash by volunteering during the Marguerite Aquatics Complex Re-Opening Celebration on Saturday, April 7.

“Continuing Mission Viejo’s Olympic Tradition,” the Marguerite Aquatics Complex will usher in a new chapter of our City’s swimming and diving legacy. The Re-Opening Celebration will give the community a chance to meet past, present and future Olympians as well as enjoy synchronized diving and splash time. Families will enjoy an inflatable aquatic obstacle course, fun activities and tours.

Excitement continues to build for the City of Mission Viejo’s inaugural Oso Fit 5K Fun Run on March 3 that will include both quarter- and half-mile runs specifically for kids. 

The Children’s Cerebral Palsy Movement (CCPM) is teaming up with the City to host the kids’ runs that coincide with the annual Community Health Fair and 5K Fun Run at the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center.

If you are interested in joining an incredible cause aimed at celebrating and saving lives, make plans for the Relay For Life of South Orange County "Kick-off Celebration" on Sunday, February 11. The celebration is from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Audi Mission Viejo, 28451 Marguerite Pkwy.