Sunday’s Calendar
SUNDAY
Book Signing
Hillary Kerr and Katherine Power, co-founders of WhoWhatWear.com, will be signing copies from 1 to 3 p.m. of their book, “What to Wear, Where!” and hold a preview of their new shoe collection at the Barnes & Noble on Fashion Island in Newport Beach. For more information, call (949) 718-0109.
Fashion Book Signing
Barnes & Noble at Fashion Island hosts a book signing from 1 to 3 p.m. with authors Hillary Kerr and Katherine Power, who will sign their new book “What to Wear, Where!” For more information, call (949) 718-0109.
Film Composer Q&A
American composer Philip Glass will speak about his music at 7 p.m. to the 2006 film “The Illusionist,” at the Regency Lido Theatre, 3459 Via Lido, Newport Beach. The event includes a screening of the movie and a Q&A session with Glass. Admission is free. For more information, visit https://www.newportbeachfilmfest.com or call (714) 755-5799.
UCI Symphony
The UC Irvine Symphony Orchestra will be joined by organist Jung-A Lee for a concert at 5 p.m. at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 600 Saint Andrews Road, Newport Beach. Selections by Mendelssohn, Rheinberger and Tchaikovsky will be performed. Tickets are $5. For more information, call (949) 241-4886.
‘Cars & Cockpits Day’
The Lyon Air Museum at John Wayne Airport is scheduled to show many Packard classic cars from 10 a.m. to noon at the facility, 19300 Ike Jones Road, Santa Ana. For more information, call (714) 210-4585 or visit https://www.lyonairmuseum.org.
St. Patrick’s Day Festival
The Orange County Market Place at the O.C. Fair & Event Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, hosts the fifth annual St. Patrick’s Day Festival. The event, which goes from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., features Irish dancers, Celtic cellist, a leprechaun magician and more. Tickets are $2 and children 12 and younger get in free. For more information, call (949) 723-6660 or visit https://www.ocmarketplace.com.
TILL SUNDAY
Arpana Dance Co.
The Arpana Dance Co. showcases traditional and contemporary Indian dance at the Nicholas Studio in South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. For more information, showtimes and tickets, call (714) 708-5555 or visit https://www.scr.org/studioseries.
‘As You Like It’
Orange Coast College’s drama department presents Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” in the Drama Lab Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door. For showtimes and tickets, visit https://www.occtickets.com or call (714) 432-5880.
TILL Friday
‘Push Pull’
The Brett Rubbico Gallery, 361 Old Newport Blvd., Newport Beach, presents “Push Pull,” an exhibit by artist Michael Gallagher. Gallery hours are from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and by appointment. For more information, call (949) 515-5102 or visit https://www.brettrubbicogallery.com.
TILL MARCH 23
Chinese Exhibitions
Orange Coast College’s Doyle Arts Pavilion opens its 2011 spring season with a pair of exhibits featuring Chinese photographers and Chinese brush painting. “Land, Era, People: China’s Lishui Photographers” features 110 photographs by six prominent Chinese photographers. “The Art of Ning Yeh” features the artists’ brush paintings of horses, flowers and landscapes. For more information, call (714) 432-5102.
TILL APRIL 3
‘Wicked’
The Broadway hit “Wicked” plays in the Segerstrom Hall in Costa Mesa’s Segerstrom Center for the Arts. Tickets start at $38.75. For more information and showtimes, visit the box office at 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, call (714) 556-278, or visit https://www.scfta.org.
MONDAY
‘Glass Plays Glass’
American composer Philip Glass plays selections of his own works for piano at 8 p.m. in the Samueli Theater at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts. Tickets are $50. For more information, call (714) 755-5799 or visit https://www.pacificsymphony.org.
‘Tales from Red Vienna’
There will be a staged reading of “Tales from Red Vienna,” by David Grimm, at 7:30 p.m. at South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. The story is of Helena, a widow who enters the world of prostitution to make ends meet, and her potential suitor. Tickets are $12. For more information, call (714) 708-5555 or visit https://www.scr.org.
Ceramic Tile Art
Local artist Mike Tauber will be on hand to discuss his tile art at a reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Friends Meeting Room at the Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. His art is on display in the library through April. For more information, contact Jana Barbier at (949) 717-3870 or e-mail jbarbier@newportbeach.gov.
TUESDAY
Networking Luncheon
The Corona del Mar Chamber of Commerce hosts a networking luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the Newport Beach Yacht Club, 1099 Bayside Drive, Newport Beach. Cost is $25 for guests, $20 for chamber members. For more information, call (949) 673-4050 or e-mail admin@cdmchamber.com.