Wednesday’s Calendar
WEDNESDAY
Yard House Fundraiser
The seventh annual Tip-a-Chip event raises money for the Special Olympics from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Yard House, 849 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. California Highway Patrol officers serve as hosts for this event.
Waterman Lecture Series
Newport Harbor Nautical Museum’s Waterman Lecture Series presents Chris Welsh at 7 p.m. at the Balboa Pavilion’s Grand Ballroom. Welsh will present “The Five Dives Expedition: Record-breaking Journeys into the Deep.” The event is free for museum members and $10 for others. For more information, call (949) 675-8915.
TILL FRIDAY
Marsha Tudor Exhibit
il Barone Ristorante, 4251 Martingale Way, Suite A, Newport Beach, displays the artwork of Marsha Tudor. Hours are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday and 5 to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, call (949) 391-6710 or visit https://www.ocdesignersource.com.
TILL MONDAY
Women’s Bible Study
Presbyterian Church of the Covenant hosts its Community Bible Study in English for women from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the church’s Fireside Room, 2850 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Contact Jeri Frazee at (714) 962-1682 or Cindy Zekaria at (714) 869-4092 for more information.
THURSAY
Carl St. Clair To Speak
Longtime Pacific Symphony music director Carl St. Clair is a guest speaker at a Technology, Entertainment, Design conference — dubbed TEDx Orange Coast: Innovation Without Borders — from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa. Tickets are $95. For more information, visit https://www.TEDxOrangeCoast.com.
Thomas Ian Nichols
Singer-songwriter Thomas Ian Nichols performs at La Cave, 1695 Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa. The free show starts at 10 p.m. and is 21 and older only. For more information, visit https://www.myspace.com/lacave.
THURSDAY TILL SATURDAY
‘Cinderella’
Mariners Christian School students will perform “Cinderella” for the school’s annual spring musical. Tickets are $10 and the performances are at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, with Saturday’s show at 2 p.m. For more information, visit https://www.marinerschristianschool.org.
‘Little Shop of Horrors’
The Estancia High School Drama Department presents “Little Shop of Horrors” at the school’s Barbara Van Holt Theatre, 2323 Placentia Ave., Costa Mesa. Showtimes are at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are $10 for students and $12 for general admission. For more information, call (949) 515-6537.
THURSDAY TILL SUNDAY
One-Act Play Festival
The annual Spring One-Act Play Festival will showcase the work of the Repertory Theatre Company’s students in the Drama Lab Studio Theatre on the Orange Coast College campus, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. For showtimes and ticket information, visit https://www.occtickets.com.
FRIDAY
‘World Dance Celebration’
Orange Coast College presents “World Dance Celebration,” an event featuring 40 multicultural dancers from around the world. The show is at 7 p.m. at the college’s Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa, and is directed by Angelika Nemeth. Tickets are $10. For more information, visit https://www.occtickets.com.
Alejandro’s Awesome Surf Band
Alejandro’s Awesome Surf Band performs at La Cave, 1695 Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa. The free show starts at 10 p.m. and is 21 and older only. For more information, visit https://www.myspace.com/lacave.
Shabbat Service
Temple Bat Yahm, 1011 Camelback St., Newport Beach, holds its Friday night Shabbat Service at 6 p.m. in the Morgan Chapel. The service will be led by Rabbi Mark S. Miller, Rabbi Gersh Zylberman and Cantor Grant and will be followed by an Oneg Shabbat. Guests are welcome. For more information, call (949) 644-1999 or visit https://www.tby.org.
Kelly Fitzgerald
Singer-songwriter Kelly Fitzgerald performs from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Muldoon’s Irish Pub, 202 Newport Center Drive. The show is free. For more information, call (949) 640-4110.
Ricky Lewis Band
The Ricky Lewis Band performs from 8:30 p.m. to midnight at Skosh Monahan’s, 2000 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. The show is free and dinner is served all night. For more information, call (949) 548-0099.
SATURDAY
Aloe Blacc
Soul singer Aloe Blacc headlines the Detroit Bar, 843 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa. The 21-and-older show starts at 9 p.m. and tickets are $15. For more information, visit https://www.aloeblacc.com.
Free Indie Rock
Local indie rock bands Strange Birds, Tapioca & The Flea and Skee & The Motion Detectors perform at La Cave, 1695 Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa. The free show starts at 10 p.m. and is 21 and older only. For more information, visit https://www.myspace.com/lacave.
Torah Study
Temple Bat Yahm, 1011 Camelback St., Newport Beach, hosts its weekly Torah Study from 9 to 10:30 a.m., followed by the Saturday Shabbat Service at 10:40 a.m. Guests are welcome and childcare is available. For more information, call (949) 644-1999 or visit https://www.tby.org.
Lemon Drop Dance Club
Newport Beach-based Lemon Drop Club, which hosts singles parties in Orange County geared for adults around the age of 40 and up, will have its next singles party from 7 to midnight at the Wyndham Hotel, 3350 Avenue of the Arts, Costa Mesa. A free dance lesson will be offered from 7 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 and parking is free. No membership is required. For more information, call (949) 378-6600.
Danny Maika Trio
The Danny Maika Trio performs 1970s and ‘80s cover songs at Muldoon’s Irish Pub, 202 Newport Center Drive. The show is free. For more information, call (949) 640-4110.