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Tickets are on sale for OCC’s Orange Tie 2000 fund-raising gala.

The event, which will raise funds for the construction of a new arts

pavilion on campus, will be held from 6:30 p.m. to midnight Oct. 14 at

the Hyatt Regency Irvine.

Tickets for the event are $125 and are available in OCC’s foundation

office on campus. Corporate sponsorships and tables are available.

Orange Tie 2000 will include dinner, dancing, entertainment, a silent

auction and an awards ceremony. The gala is open to faculty, staff,

students, alums and members of the community. Music will be provided by

the Jim Roberts Sextet.

The 8,500-square-foot arts pavilion will include an art gallery, a

young artists gallery and a cafe. Construction will begin during the

2002-03 academic year.

Information: (714) 432-5645.