Sunday’s Calendar
SUNDAY
‘10 or Less Festival’ at OCC
Orange Coast College’s Student Repertory Theatre will stage short plays directed by students. Shows will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12. A 2:30 p.m. show will be performed on Nov. 13. The shows are in the Drama Lab Studio Theatre at OCC, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. For more information, call (714) 432-5880 or go to https://www.occtickets.com.
Hope Gala
Boys Hope Girls Hope of Southern California celebrates its 14th annual Evening of HOPE starting at 4 p.m. with cocktails. The evening includes a dinner reception and a performance from the Blue Man Group at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call (949) 515-8833 or visit https://www.bhghsocal.org.
MONDAY
Childhelp Holiday Boutique
The Orange County Chapter of Childhelp starts its Holiday Boutique at 9:30 a.m., with lunch to follow, at the Hyatt Regency in Irvine. For more information, visit https://www.childhelp.org.
WEDNESDAY
TILL DEC. 14
Toys for Tots
Christ Lutheran School, 760 Victoria St., Costa Mesa, is collecting Toys for Tots at its our front office from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
THURSDAY
The Static Jacks
The Static Jacks will perform at 9 p.m. at the Detroit Bar, 843 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa. For more information, visit https://www.thestaticjacks.com or https://www.detroitbar.com.
THURSDAY
TILL NOV. 20
Christmas Co.
The Junior League’s Christmas Co., comes back to the O.C. Fair & Event Center for its 36th year with more than 90 unique vendors. This year’s event is themed “A Home-Cooked Holiday.” General admission tickets are $10 at the door, https://www.ShopTCC.com or (949) 263-3785 through Friday. Additional events include Kimberly Fowler with No Om Zone from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Nov. 18 for $45 per person. Zov Karamardian, owner of Zov’s Bistro and three other namesake restaurants, will demonstrate the preparation of delectable dishes from her latest book “Simply Zov” for $35 per person from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Nov. 19. “Fancy Nancy” author Jane O’Conner and illustrator Robin Preiss Glasser will read their latest book in the series at a posh tea party from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 to 4 p.m. Nov. 20. Entry to this event is $28 per adult and $39 per child.
NOV. 20
Alternative Christmas Market
St. Mark’s 28th annual Alternative Christmas Market is from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall at St. Mark Presbyterian Church, 2200 San Joaquin Hills Road, Newport Beach. Admission and parking are free. Worship service will continue as usual at 9:30 a.m. The project is underwritten by St. Mark’s Peace and Justice Commission, which means that all funds raised go to the participating charities.
NOV. 22
E-Book Training
Newport Beach Public Library offers a hands-on eBook training session from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Central Library Friends Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Library staff will demonstrate Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, iPad and Sony readers and provide personal instruction for downloading free eBooks from the Overdrive site. Customers should bring their own eReading devices to enable downloading directly to their reader. For more information, visit https://www.newportbeachlibrary.org or call (949) 717-3800.
NOV. 27
Christmas Boutique
Our Lady Mount Caramel SOUL Ministry will host a Christmas boutique from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Local vendors and handcrafters will offer a selection of goodies. Proceeds will contribute to SOUL’s well building fund with Women of the Wells (www.womenofthewells.org). Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church is at 1441 W. Balboa Blvd., Newport Beach. For more information, call (949) 642-4640.
NOV. 29 AND NOV. 30
Dancing With The Teachers
The Newport Harbor High School Dance Team hosts its first Dancing with the Teachers at 7 p.m. Students have choreographed dances with teachers. Attendees will vote on their favorites and will have the chance to stuff the ballot box. Tickets are $8 in advance, or $10 at the door at the ASB office at Newport Harbor High, 600 Irvine Ave. For more information, visit https://www.newportharborhighdanceboosters.com.