Foothills Sentry Page 8 FEBRUARY 2025 Family. Friends. Community. We’re all in this together. State Farm, Bloomington, IL 1801073 Ron Esparza, Agent Insurance Lic#: 0C79663 827 S. Tustin Ave Orange, CA 92866 Bus: 714-505-3400 ron@ronesparza.com Orange Historical Society opens door to Masonic Lodge The Orange Historical Society invites the public to the Orange Masonic Lodge for its Wednesday, March 26 meeting. The Chase Bank, located in the Orange Plaza, is actually part of one large building owned by the Masonic Temple. The home of the former Campbell’s Opera House, the upstairs portion of the building is rarely open to the public. Visitors are welcome to join the gathering at 71 Plaza Square for a program that will touch on the history of the 1912 building. Former Orange Grove Master Ralph Shelton will also share some background on the Masonic order, as well as talking about some of the early members of Orange Grove Lodge #293 and their place in Orange’s history. Newly installed Master Cesar Bustos will also be on hand. The meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. For more information, please visit historicalorange.org. “Young Man of Broadway” to appear at March Celebrity Speaker Series Broadway singer Tom Horvath will be the featured entertainer at the Crescendo Chapter’s Celebrity Speaker Series on Thursday, March 20. Known as the “Young Man of Broadway,” Horvath arrives in a three-piece tuxedo ready to perform Phantom of the Opera as if on the New York stage. He has performed throughout Chicago, New York and is currently at Disneyland. His voice ranges from deep baritone to rich tenor to bring out the best of Broadway, from “Memories” from “Cats,” “Bring Him Home,” from “Les Miserables,” and “Impossible Dream” Sam Robertson named one of most influential people in Orange County Tustin businesswoman Sam Robertson was recently named one of OC’s 125 Most Influential People in 2024. She is the owner of the Arvida Book Co., a new and used bookstore in Old Town Tustin. Husband Mike is a hardworking fixture in the store, but he says, Sam is the true visionary. Even though small bookstores from “Man of La Mancha.” The performance begins at 10 a.m. at the Bowers Museum, 2002 N. Main Street. Tickets are $45. Bowers members may buy a ticket for $35. For information about tickets, contact Barbara Hagen at (714) 272-1134 or e-mail her at crescendoticketsbowers@ gmail.com. Reserved tickets and additional tickets may be paid for at the door by using check, cash or credit card. Parking at the museum is $6.99. The Crescendo Chapter is part of the Guilds of Segerstrom, which raises funds to support the Center’s community engagement and arts education programs. have been closing, and the Arvida opened during the pandemic, Robertson has pushed through with community-friendly events to engage readers of all ages. The store features over a dozen book clubs – for gardeners, cooks, fiction lovers – even one for walkers who use audiobooks. In addition, there are writing workshops Sam Robertson Tom Horvath and talks by local authors. The store also supports local artists by carrying their hand-crafted gifts and artwork. A coffee cart invites community members to settle in, and a treehouse provides a cozy nook for young readers. Robertson spearheaded, and is editor-in-chief, of The Arvida Review, a literary journal highlighting the voices of locals. She is the president and founder of One Seed Community Garden, Tustin’s first community garden. And, she made time to organize the successful Orange County Book Fair, held in Tustin, in 2024. Despite being a busy mother of two young girls, 7 and 9, with a third on the way, Robertson also founded the Tustin Literary Arts Foundation – an organization promoting literary arts in and around Tustin. And, she reports, she is the proud owner of a never-ending pile of laundry and a sink full of dishes that never seem to disappear. The Orange Masonic Lodge, circa 1928. Photo courtesy Orange Historical Society
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