Fantastic Five

TODAY

Catch the final performance of The Theatre District’s comic play “Light

Sensitive.” The show is at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 to $20. The Theatre

District is at 2930 Bristol St., Costa Mesa, in the back lot of The Lab

Anti-Mall. For more information, call (714) 435-4043.

SUNDAY

Today is the last day to catch The Orange County Performing Arts Center’s

rendition of “Fame -- The Musical.” Tickets are $18 to $52. The Center is

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

740-7878.

MONDAY

Start the new year in swinging fashion. Birraporetti’s offers swing music

by the 12-piece Don Miller Orchestra at 8 p.m. Birraporetti’s is at South

Coast Plaza, 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. For more information, call

(714) 850-9090.

TUESDAY

The muse sings sweetly on the first Tuesday of every month when the Gypsy

Den Cafe and Reading Room holds an open mike poetry night. The Gypsy Den

is at The Lab Anti-Mall, 2930 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. For more

information, call (714) 549-7012. Admission is free, but voluntary

donations are accepted for the performers.

WEDNESDAYCheck out some local art. Newport Beach artist Dana Ridenour is

displaying her latest collection of oil paintings at the Four Seasons

Hotel in Newport Beach through the spring. The hotel is at 690 Newport

Center Drive, Newport Beach. For more information, call (949) 642-5787.