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TODAY

Shakespeare has been taking a few knocks in recent years. OCC adds

another lump with Paul Rudnick’s comic play, “I Hate Hamlet.” The show is

at 8 p.m. Advance tickets are $5. For more information, call (714)

432-5640.

SUNDAY

See a very new interpretation of a very old ballet when The Orange County

Performing Arts Center presents the San Francisco Ballet in “Giselle.”

Showtime is at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 to $68. The center is at 600 Town

Center Drive, Costa Mesa. For more information, call (714) 740-7878.

MONDAY

Moscow calling! And it sounds pretty good! The Moscow State Radio

Symphony Orchestra performs works by Rachmaninoff at 8 p.m. Monday at The

Orange County Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $15 to $55. The center

is at 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. For more information, call (714)

740-7878.

TUESDAY

An act that’s difficult to pronounce but fun to watch, The Ballet

Folklorico Toltecatl of Tijuana, Mexico, will perform at 12:30 p.m. at

OCC. The performance is free. OCC is at 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa.

For more more information, call (714) 432-5640.

WEDNESDAYFor readers tired of extremely fluffy book groups, The

Manuscript book discussion group offers some real substance. It meets

today in the Newport Beach Central Library’s Friends Meeting Room to

discuss “All Over but the Shoutin”’ by Rich Bragg. Meetings are at 9:30

a.m. and 7 p.m. The library is at 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. For

more information, call (949) 717-3890.