San Clemente, CA – Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, a nonprofit southern California cultural center, is pleased to announce a solo recital by cellist Paul Wiancko. Casa Classical: Paul Wiancko will be performing Thursday, January 26, from 7pm to 9pm with a repertoire comprised of classics and his own compositions. “Paul Wiancko is the excellent example of a professional musician influenced by Southern California’s art scene,” says Casa Romantica Executive Director Berenika Schmitz. “Now, Wiancko himself is an influencer as a cellist and as a composer not only in Southern California but in the United States. We are more […]

San Clemente, CA – Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, a nonprofit southern California cultural center, is pleased to announce an exhibition of recent works by American painter Shane Townley. Open Casa: Shane Townley will open on Tuesday, January 3, with a public reception from 6 PM─8 PM, and will be on view through January 29 in the Discovery Gallery. “Shane Townley has contributed significantly to the arts in Orange County for nearly two decades,” says Casa Romantica Executive Director Berenika Schmitz. “We are honored to exhibit his works which have earned our community artistic sophistication and distinction.” About Shane […]

San Clemente, CA – Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, a nonprofit southern California cultural center, will begin offering D. Yoder Family Sundays in 2017. D. Yoder Family Sundays will enable free admission for all visitors to Casa Romantica between 10 am and 2 pm on the first Sunday of each month for activities and a noon-time program thematically based on Casa Romantica’s Casa Captivating programs for all ages. Visitors will also enjoy the beauty of Casa Romantica’s treasured ocean bluff home and gardens built by San Clemente’s founder, Ole Hanson. Yoder Family Sundays are made possible by the generosity […]

San Clemente, CA – Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, a nonprofit southern California cultural center, has acquired three rare and historical pieces designed for the home. Each of the pieces were sourced or commissioned by previous owners of Casa Romantica, including Ole Hanson, and were gifted within the past quarter year by prominent San Clemente families. The first of these recent acquisitions is a handsome and regal dining table, which was gifted by Gresham Roskamp of Dana Point. In an extraordinary story of provenance, the table was purchased in the late 1920s by Ole Hanson, the founder of the […]