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SPECIAL EVENTS
HISTORY OF HITCHCOCK
Orange Coast College is offering a nine-part film history on
Alfred Hitchcock. The series will be moderated by retired OCC
professor H. Arthur Taussig. Each session will be held at 6:30 p.m.
one Friday each month. The events will be held at OCC’s Fine Arts
Hall 116. Admission is $6 for adults and $5 for seniors and OCC
students. For more information, call (714) 432-5880.
LOUNGE CHAIR THEATRE
The Fairview Park Friends Committee of Costa Mesa will host its
first Lounge Chair Theatre at Fairview Park, at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct.
18. The feature film will be “Shrek,” which is rated PG. The film
shall be shown on a large screen. The main feature will be preceded
by a short on Fairview Park. There will be pre-movie games for
children provided by the city’s Mobile Recreation Van. Attendees are
encouraged to bring their own blankets, folding chair, jackets,
pillows and flashlights. Information: Fairview Friends Hotline, (714)
754-5698, or Carol Proctor, (714) 754-5688.
‘THE BLACK ROSE’
The Exchange Club of Newport Harbor will present Dinner and the
Movies starting at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 23. The evening will begin with a
food festival by a dozen Newport area restaurants and at 7:30 p.m.,
the of the classic film the “The Black Rose” will be screened at the
Lido Theater. Charitable contributions of only $40 per ticket may be
made payable to the Exchange Club Charitable Foundation. Information:
KENNEDY LECTURE
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will deliver the 2003-04 Peltason Lecture
on Democracy at UCI’s Crystal Cove Auditorium on Oct. 24. Doors open
at 5 p.m. and the lecture titled “Health Policy and Economic
Security” begins at 6 p.m. Seating is on a first come first serve
basis. Information: (949) 824-5484.
CATTLE BARON’S BALL
The Cattle Baron’s Ball will be held at the Orange County Fair and
Exposition Center at 7 p.m. Oct. 25. The event will feature live and
silent auctions for items such as the voice of Lily Tomlin’s
“Ernestine” character to be used on your answering machine. Proceeds
of from the event will help fund research grants and educational
programs for Orange County Families. Tickets start $150, with $250
tickets available for reserved seating. Information: (949) 261-9446,
https://www.cancer.org.
HALLOWEEN NIGHT RIDE
The Halloween Night Ride will start from the El Moro Flagpole at
the School State Park stoplight at Crystal Cove State Park at 6 p.m.
Oct. 31. Reservations are required. Information: (949) 497-7647.
RING OF LIGHTS
The Commodores Club if the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce will
host the Ring of Lights home decorating competition in December. All
home, business, and yacht clubs lining the harbor are invited to
participate. Decorations must be in place by Dec. 8. Information
(949) 729-4400.
NEWPORT HARBOR CHRISTMAS BOAT PARADE
Beautifully decorated yachts, boats, kayaks and canoes will sail
along the harbor in the 95th annual Newport Harbor Christmas Boat
Parade Dec. 17 through 21. Each night, the parade will begin at 6:30
p.m. at Collins Island and last two and a half hours. The parade is
hosted by the Commodores Club of the Newport Beach Chamber of
Commerce. Information: (949) 729-4400, https://www.christmas
boatparade.com.
MUSIC
JAPANESE DRUMMING
The Philharmonic Society of Orange County will present Yamato, an
ensemble of young Japanese drummers, in Segerstrom Hall at 8 p.m.
Thursday and Friday. Tickets are $15 to $39. Information (714)
556-ARTS, https://www.ocpac.org.
COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA
The Count Basie Orchestra will be performing at the Orange County
Performing Arts Center for one performance only, at 8 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 18. They will be joined by vocalist Marlena Shaw. The tickets
for the event are $26 to $46 at the Center Box Office, online at The
Center Web site at https://www.ocpac.org or from Ticketmaster at (714)
740-7878 or (213) 365-3500.
MAJESTIC MOZART
The Pacific Symphony will perform at the Irvine Barclay Theatre at
3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19. Concertmaster Raymond Kobler will be the
soloist on Vaughn Williams’ “Lark Ascending” and Berlioz’s Reverie
and Caprice for Violin and Orchestra. The orchestra will also perform
Respighi’s Ancient Airs and Dances and Mozart’s Symphony No. 35 in D
major, the “Haffner.” Tickets prices are $38 and $48. The Barclay is
at 4141 Campus Drive at UC Irvine. For more information, call (714)
755-5788 or visit https://www.pacific symphony.org.
OCC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Orange Coast Community College’s Symphony Orchestra will open its
43rd season on at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19 with Mozart’s Symphony
No. 35, the “Haffner,” and Haydn’s Symphony No. 45, the “Farewell.”
Other concerts will be on Nov. 23 and May 9. All concerts are
scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in the Robert B. Moore Theatre. Tickets are
$8 and $10 and may be purchased at the box office or by calling (714)
432-5990. OCC is at 2701 Fairview Road in Costa Mesa.
PACIFIC CHORALE
The Pacific Chorale will open its 2003-04 season in Segerstrom
Hall with “Transmigration” at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19. The concert
will feature John Adams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning “On the
Transmigration of Souls,” which was commissioned by the New York
Philharmonic to mark the one-year anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001.
Tickets are $20 to $60. Information: (714) 556-ARTS,
https://www.ocpac.org.
BIG BANDS AT OCC
Orange Coast College will feature two jazz bands at 1 p.m. Oct. 26
at the Robert B. Moore Theatre. The concert will be conducted by Paul
Navidad. Information: (714) 432-5880.
SUSAN EGAN OPENS
CABARET SERIES
Susan Egan opens the 2003-04 Elvin and Marjorie Shane Klein
Cabaret Series at the Orange County Performing Arts Center with
performances at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28 through Nov. 1. Tickets are $46.
Tickets may be purchased at the Center Box Office, online at the
Center’s Web site, at https://www.ocpac.org, by phone through
Ticketmaster at (714) 740-7878 or (213) 365-3500, and at all
Ticketmaster outlets. The Center’s number is (714) 556-2746.
FANFARE OF FLIGHT! TO
THE PLANETS AND BEYOND
Conductor Carl St. Claire and the Pacific Symphony celebrate the
100th anniversary of flight with a soaring evening of music on Oct.
29 and 30. The orchestra will perform Wagner’s “Ride of the
Valkyries” from the opera Die Walkure, “The Planets” by Holst and
Peter Lieuwen’s commissioned work “On Laughter-silvered Wings.” The
concert begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 to $65. For more
information, call (714) 755-5788 or visit
https://www.pacificsymphony.org.
ACADEMY OF ST. MARTIN
IN THE FIELDS
The Philharmonic Society of Orange County presents in Segerstrom
Hall the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields at 8 p.m. Oct. 31. The
orchestra will play Schubert’s Overture in C major, “In the Italian
Style,” Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor and Haydn’s
Symphony No. 92 in G major, the “Oxford. The concert is part of the
Eclectic Orange Festival. Tickets cost $20 to $60. Information: (714)
556-ARTS, https://www.ocpac.org.
TCHAIKOVSKY, BARBER
AND WALKER
The UC Irvine Symphony Orchestra will give a concert, “From Russia
to America: Tchaikovsky, Barber and Walker,” at 8 p.m. Oct. 31 and
Nov. 1. Alyssa Park, winner of the Tchaikovsky International
Competition, will be the guest violinist. The performance will take
place at the Irvine Barclay Theatre. Ticket prices are $12,$10 and
$8. Tickets and information: (949) 824-2787.
‘QUINTESSENTIAL SCHUBERT’
The Pacific Symphony will perform a chamber concert,
“Quintessential Schubert,” at 3 p.m. Nov. 2 in Founder’s Hall at the
Orange County Performing Arts Center. Audience members can enjoy a
festive afternoon of music by Schubert, including the Sonatina in D
major for violin and piano. Tickets cost $38 and $48 at the door.
Information: (714) 755-5799, https://www.pacificsymphony.org.
UCI CONCERT CHOIR
The UC Irvine Concert Choir will give a free concert at Winifred
Smith Hall at 8 p.m. Nov. 2. Tickets are required. Information: (949)
824-2787.
UCI CHAMBER SERIES
The concert “Prokofiev: A Remembrance 50 Years After His Death”
will be performed at 8 p.m. Nov. 8 at Winifred Smith Hall in UC
Irvine. Tickets cost $12, $10 and $8. Information: (949) 824-4259.
THE GREAT LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Carl St. Clair and the Pacific Symphony give a tribute concert to
St. Clair’s longtime friend and mentor Leonard Bernstein at the
Orange County Performing Art Center on Nov. 19 and 20. The orchestra
will perform Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story” and excerpts
from “Candide” and “On The Town.” The concerts start at 8 p.m.
Tickets are $20 to $35. For information, call (714) 755-5789.
DAVID CASSIDY
David Cassidy will be performing some of his greatest hits, such
as “I Think I Love you” and “Doesn’t Somebody Want To Be Wanted,” at
8 p.m. Nov. 21 and 22 at the Orange County Performing Arts Center.
Tickets cost $25 to $105. Information: (714) 755-5799,
https://www.pacificsymphony.org.
VIVALDI’S FOUR SEASONS
The Pacific Symphony will perform Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons,”
Boccherini’s Sinfonia in D minor No. 4, and Corelli’s Concerto Grosso
in F major at 8 p.m. Dec. 3 and 4 at the Orange County Performing
Arts Center. Tickets cost $20 to $65. Information: (714) 755-5799,
https://www.pacificsymphony.org.
JAZZ TRIO
Gulfstream Restaurant in Newport Beach presents a jazz trio Sunday
through Wednesday as regular entertainment at 850 Avocado Ave.,
Newport Beach. Hours are 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday and 6 to 10 p.m. Monday
through Wednesday. (949) 718-0188.
WEEKLY JAM
The Studio Cafe presents Monday Night Jams from 7 to 11 p.m. every
week. “Wanted” musicians include guitar players, bass players,
singers, drummers, keyboardists and others at 100 Main St., Newport
Beach. Free. (949) 675-7760.
MAMMA GINA WEEKEND JAZZ
Walter Lakota and David Alcantar, the New York Jazz Connection
Duo, play at Mamma Gina at 251 E. Coast Highway in Newport at 8 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays and at 7 p.m. Sundays and Mondays. Diana Ditri
joins the duo on vocals on Mondays. It’s free. Information: (949)
673-9500.
MUSIC AT THE GRILL
The Bluewater Grill offers live music Friday and Saturday nights.
Greg Morgan, Nick Peper and Kelly Gordien (known as MPG) perform
classic rock, R&B; and swing at 8:30 p.m. Fridays. Marvin Gregory and
MPG will perform classic rock, swing and R&B; at 8:30 p.m. Saturdays.
The restaurant is at 630 Lido Park Drive, Newport Beach. Free. (949)
675-3474.
MUSIC AT THE PELICAN
The Rusty Pelican offers the music of Common Ground from Wednesday
through Sunday. The band performs from 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesday and
Thursday, from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday and from 2
to 6 p.m. Sunday. The restaurant is at 2735 W. Coast Highway, Newport
Beach. Free. (949) 642-3431.
MUSIC AT PLAYERS
Players restaurant is now offering live music from 9 p.m. to
midnight every Friday and Saturday. Players is at 512 W. 19th St.,
Costa Mesa. No cover charge. (949) 646-5615.
WEEKEND MUSIC
Anthony’s Riverboat Restaurant in Newport Beach presents Jesse on
the sax on Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday for brunch. The
program features all your favorites on the saxophone. Anthony’s is at
151 E. Coast Highway. (949) 673-3425.
POP-ROCK AND FLAMENCO
Tate 5, a funk, rock and Motown act, performs at 9 p.m. Saturdays
at Carmelo’s Ristorante, 3520 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. Solo
guitarist Ken Sanders performs classical flamenco tunes at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesdays and Sundays. Free. (949) 675-1922.
SATURDAY NIGHT R&B;
Gerald Ishibashi and the Stone Bridge Band play rock and R&B; at 9
p.m. Saturdays at Sutton Place Hotel’s Trianon Lounge, 4500 MacArthur
Blvd., Newport Beach. Free. (949) 476-2001.
STAGE
‘ANNA IN THE TROPICS’
South Coast Repertory will present “Anna in the Tropics” through
Sunday, Oct. 19, on the Julianne Argyros stage. The Pulitzer
Prize-winning play is about the last of the Cuban American cigar
makers clinging to the old way of life during the Depression. Most
performances are at 7:45 p.m., except for Saturday and Sunday
matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets are $19 to $55. South Coast Repertory is
at 655 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa. Information or tickets: (714)
708-5555.
‘SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY’
Vanguard University will present “Spoon River Anthology” at the
its Lyceum Theater Thursday through Oct. 19. The production examens
the truth of morality. Information: (714) 668-6145,
https://www.vanguard.edu/ theatrearts.
‘TERRA NOVA’
“Terra Nova” by Ted Talley will be performed through Nov. 16 with
performances at 8 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, at 2:30 and 8 p.m.
Saturday, and at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. It will be performed at
South Coast Repertory Segerstrom Stage. “Terra Nova” is set in the
winter of 1911-12 as five Englishmen and five Norwegians raced each
other to the South Pole. The center is at 600 Town Center Drive in
Costa Mesa. Tickets are available at the center’s box office, by
calling (714) 556-ARTS or online at https://www.ocpac.org.
TWELFTH NIGHT’
Orange Coast College’s Theatre Department will stage Shakespeare’s
gender-bending comedy “Twelfth Night” for three weeks starting Nov.
7. Show times are 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m.
Sundays. The run will end Sunday, Nov. 23. All performances will be
in the Drama Lab Theatre on the OCC campus, 2701 Fairview Road in
Costa Mesa.
ART
‘PAINTINGS OF MEXICO
AND JAPAN’
“Paintings of Mexico and Japan” by art professor Howard Hitchcock
will be on display in the Newport Beach Central Library foyer through
Oct. 31. Created after visits south of the border and to the Far
East, the paintings depict colorful cityscapes of life in foreign
lands. The Newport Beach Central Library is at 1000 Avocado Ave.
Information: (949) 717-3870.
DANCE
HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO PROJECT
The Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Project will be at the Irvine
Barclay Theatre at 8 p.m. Wednesday through Oct. 18. Tickets cost $35
but are half-price for full-time students. Information: (949)
854-4646, https://www.thebarclay.org.
‘SPEED THE PLOW’
Orange Coast College’s Repertory Theatre Company performs “Speed
the Plow” at 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 18 and 19, and at 2 and 7 p.m. Oct. 25 and 26. Tickets can be reserved for $7 or bought at
the box office for $8. Information: (714) 432-5880.
TWO BY THE KIROV BALLET
The Kirov Ballet of the Mariinsky Theatre of St. Petersburg will
perform two programs at the Orange County Performing Arts Center. The
first program, “Fokine Classics,” will be performed 8 p.m. Oct. 21
through Oct. 23. The second program, George Balanchine’s “Jewels,”
with music by Faure, Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky, will be performed at
8 p.m. Oct. 24 and 25 and at 2 p.m. Oct. 26. Tickets go on sale Sept.
7 and cost $25 to $100. They can be purchased at the Center’s box
office, online at https://www.ocpac.org and through Ticketmaster. The
Center is at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa. Information: (714)
556-ARTS.
SWING
Lessons are given from 2 to 6 p.m. every Sunday at the Avant Garde
Ballroom in Newport Beach by the Orange County Swing Dance Club. All
ages are welcome, and no partners are needed. Information:
https://ocswing.com, (909) 656-6119.
ARGENTINE TANGO
Tango dancing is offered from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. the first
Saturday of each month at Danscene Studio, 2980 McClintock Way, Costa
Mesa. Information: (714) 641-8688.
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