Friday’s Calendar
FRIDAY
Passover Yizkor Service
Temple Bat Yahm, 1011 Camelback St., Newport Beach, holds a Passover Yizkor Service at 10:30 a.m. in its Morgan Chapel. An evening Shabbat Service is at 6 p.m.
Aurora Aguirre
Hawaiian painter Aurora Aguirre will be the featured artist at an Open Studio-Salon Night hosted by Newport Beach artist Michaell Magrutsche. The event is from 6 to 9 p.m. at his studio, 245 Marsala. For more information, go to https://www.michaellart.com.
FRIDAY TILL SUNDAY
OCC Original Play Festival
The Orange Coast College Repertory will present seven original short plays, including ones written by OCC students. Shows will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday and April 21 and 22, as well as at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission to the shows at OCC’s Drama Studio Lab Theatre is free. OCC is at 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa.
SATURDAY
Runway Dash & e-Recycle Day
The Orange County Great Park invites visitors to drop off old TVs, computer monitors, DVD players and other electronic devices. The event is from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the park’s e-recycling collection zone. A free 5k run and walk will also take place. For more information, visit https://www.ocgp.org.
Water-Wise Workshop
Mesa Consolidated Water District will give a workshop on how to landscape while being water-efficient. The event is from 9 a.m. to noon at the district’s offices, 1965 Placentia Ave., Costa Mesa. Seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis. For more information, call (949) 631-1200 or go to https://www.MesaWater.org.
Flea Market
The Pelican Courtyard Open Air Flea Market for New and Vintage Finds is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month .The event is at 124 Tustin Ave, Mariners Mile section of Newport Beach. For more information, visit https://www.thepelicancourtyard.com.
Bridal Gown Sample Sale
Working Wardrobes hosts a bridal gown sample sale from 9 a.m. to noon at its offices at 3030 Pullman St., Suite A, Costa Mesa. Gowns designed by Vera Wang, Erin Cole, Jude Waddell and others, which normally sell for at least $1,000 at retail prices, will be sold for $25 to $500. For more information, visit https://www.workingwardrobes.org.
‘April Showers to Flowers’
The UC Irvine Arboretum will have its annual “April Showers to Flowers” plant sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission and parking are free. The arboretum is south of the intersection of Campus Drive and Jamboree Road at UCI’s North Campus.
Car Wash Fundraiser for Marines
The Newport Beach 1st Battalion, 1st Marines Foundation will stage a car wash from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Newport Dunes, 1131 Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach. Proceeds benefit the foundation, which supports Newport’s adopted military unit, the 1/1 Marines. For more information, call (949) 385-1110 or visit https://www.oneonemarines.com.
Greg Topper
Orange County rock icon Greg Topper performs with his band the first, third and fifth Saturday of each month at Pierce Street Annex, 330 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. The free shows are from 5 to 8 p.m. and 21 and older only. For more information, visit https://www.gregtopper.com.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
‘Dream Carver’
“Dream Carver,” based on the children’s book of the same name, comes to the Segerstrom Center for the Arts’ Samueli Theater. Tickets for the puppet show are $20 and showtimes are at 1 p.m. Saturday and 1 and 3 p.m. Sunday. For more information, visit https://www.scfta.org.
SUNDAY
Collage Workshop
at OCMA
At 12:30 p.m., the Orange County Museum of Art offers a free collage workshop as part of its Studio Sundays series with paid admission. A story time in the galleries is at 12:45 p.m. OCMA is at 850 San Clemente Drive, Newport Beach. For more information, go to https://www.ocma.net.
Pinch Me!
The band Pinch Me! performs
from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the
Pierce Street Annex, 330 E.
17th St., Costa Mesa. For more information, go to https://www.pinchmeband.com.
Huntington Beach Concert
The Huntington Beach Symphony Orchestra performs a selection
of pieces by Wagner, Beethoven
and Dvorak in a 3 p.m. concert at
the Huntington Beach Central Library Theater, 7111 Talbert Ave., Huntington Beach. Tickets cost
$25 at the door. For more information, go to https://www.hbsymphony.org.