THINGS WE LOVE ABOUT ORANGE COUNTY, CA
A Snippet of Dennis Frayne’s Life and Experiences in Orange County, CA.
I love the County of Orange! It is the most wonderful place on earth to live! I grew up in North Tustin, CA, when there were more farmlands and many orange groves. As kids during the summer months we walked from our ranch-style home in St. Hubert’s Woods to Foothill High School to swim, picking oranges from the fruit trees whose branches dangled in our path. Our neighborhood friends had an avocado tree, so we sold avocados on the street corner, four or five for a dollar. And my grandparents who lived in Tustin had a large grapefruit tree, and they served us delicious grapefruit dishes when we visited, which was often. My Mom started me in piano lessons in our home there, and most of my siblings played as well. My parents still live in the same house we grew up in, and we visit often, and play piano together, and have so many fond memories.
Adventure City (Stanton)
Balboa Fun Zone (Newport Beach)
Boomers! Fountain Valley
Buccaneer Cove (Boomers! Irvine)
Disneyland (Anaheim)
Disney California Adventure (Anaheim)
Knott’s Berry Farm (Buena Park)
Knott’s Soak City (Buena Park)
Our
Amusement
Parks
Our
Beaches
and
Harbors
Our Communities
City of Buena Park, CA
City of Laguna Hills, CA
City of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (RSM)
City of San Juan Capistrano, CA
Community of Baker Ranch, CA
Community of Foothill Ranch, CA
Community of Laguna Woods Village, CA
Community of Ranch Mission Viejo, CA
Unincorporated Community of Las Flores, CA
Unincorporated Community of Midway City, CA
Unincorporated Community of North Tustin, CA
Unincorporated Community of Silverado, CA
Art and Culture Events in Orange County
Arts Orange County
First Thursdays Art Walk (Laguna Beach)
Goldstar Orange County
Laguna Beach Music Festival
OC Mom Blog
Orange County Arts & Entertainment Guide
Orange County Festivals and Events
OC Music Fest (Irvine Lake)
Our
Events
Camp Jam
Hoson House (Tustin)
JCM Junior Chamber Music
Music Teachers Association of California (MTAC) - Irvine
Music Teachers Association of California (MTAC) - Orange Coast Cities
Music Teachers Association of California (MTAC) - Orange County
Music Teachers Association of California (MTAC) - Orange County North
Music Teachers Association of California (MTAC) - South Coast
OC Homeschooling Music Page
Orange County DOE Music and Arts Administrators
Orange County Music League
Segerstrom Center for the Arts (Costa Mesa)
Visit the OC
Our
Music
Our
Parks and
Recreation
Great Park Balloon Ride and Carousel (Irvine)
Hart Park (Orange)
Irvine Regional Park
O’Neill Regional Park (Trabuco Canyon)
Orange County Fairgrounds (Coast Mesa)
Orange County Great Park (Irvine)
Pacific Amphitheater (Costa Mesa)
Ronald W. Caspers Wilderness Park (San Juan Capistrano)
Our
Religious and
Churches
Beth Jacob Congrgation of Irvine (Jewish in the OC)
Hillsong Church Orange County (Santa Ana)
Holy Family Cathedral (Orange)
Holy Trinity Catholic Church (Ladera Ranch)
Islamic Educational Center of Orange County
Islamic Society of Orange County
Jewish Federation and Family Services Orange County
La Purísima Catholic Church (Orange)
Mission Basilica, A National Shrine (San Juan Capistrano)
Orange County Christian Church
Presbyterian Church of the Master (Mission Viejo)
Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange
Saddleback Church (Lake Forest)
San Francisco Solano Catholic Church (RSM)
Santiago de Compostela Catholic Church (Lake Forest)
St. Cecilia Catholic Church (Tustin)
St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church (Dana Point)
St. John Neumann Catholic Church (Irvine)
St. Killian Catholic Church (Mission Viejo)
St. Nicholas Catholic Church (Laguna Woods)
St. Thomas More Catholic Church (Irvine)
St. Timothy Catholic Church (Laguna Niguel)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Trinity United Presbyterian Church (North Tustin / Santa Ana)
Capistrano Unified School District
Costline ROP
Homeschooling in Orange County, CA
Inspire Charter Schools
Irvine Unified School District
JSerra Catholic High School (San Juan Capistrano)
Laguna Beach Unified School District
Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana)
OC Homeschooling
Orange County Department of Education
Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA) (Santa Ana)
Orange Unified School District (Orange)
Santa Margarita Catholic High School (RSM)
Saddleback Valley Unified School District
Sage Oak - Homeschool Orange County
Santa Ana Unified School District
St. Cecilia Catholic School (Tustin)
St. Junipero Serra Catholic School (RSM)
Tustin Unified School District
Waldorf School of Orange County (Costa Mesa)
Our
Schools
Bella Terra (Huntington Beach)
Bristol Warner Marketplace (formerly Honer Plaza)
Downtown Disney (Anaheim)
Fashion Island (Newport Beach)
Laguna Hills Mall / Five Lagunas
MainPlace Mall (Santa Ana)
South Coast Plaza (Costa Mesa)
The District (Tustin)
The Market Place (Irvine and Tustin)
The Outlets of Orange (formerly The Block at Orange)
Our
Shopping
Festival of Arts - Pageant of the Masters
Musical Theater Orange County
OC Dance Productions
Shakespeare Orange County
Our
Shows and
Theaters
Brandman University (Irvine)
California Southern University (Costa Mesa)
California State University, Fullerton
Chapman University (Orange)
Concordia University (Irvine)
Fullerton College (Fullerton)
Goldenwest College (Huntington Beach)
Irvine Valley College (Irvine)
Orange Coast College (Costa Mesa)
Orange Coast Community College District
Rancho Santiago Community College District
Saddleback College (Mission Viejo)
Santa Ana College (Santa Ana)
Santiago Canyon College (Orange)
SOKA University (Aliso Viejo)
Stanbridge University (Irvine)
Vanguard University (Costa Mesa)
University of Caifornia, Irvine
University of Phoenix (So Cal Campus, Costa Mesa)
West Coast University (Anaheim)
Western State College of Law (Irvine)
Our
Universities
and
Colleges
THINGS WE LOVE ABOUT ORANGE COUNTY
BY
DENNIS FRAYNE
PIANO TEACHER, VOICE TEACHER, MUSIC TEACHER, PIANO PLAYER, PIANO ACCOMPANIST, PIANO ENTERTAINER, PERFORMER, MUSIC DIRECTOR, CHOIR DIRECTOR, BAND DIRECTOR, CONDUCTOR, MUSIC THEATER DIRECTOR, COMPOSER, ARRANGER, AUTHOR, PUBLISHER, AND DEVELOPER OF MUSIC TEACHING AIDS, TOYS, & GAMES!
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Dennis Frayne
Orange County Piano Lessons
South Orange County Piano Lessons
Voice Lessons, Music Lessons, Musical Entertainment