FANTASTIC FIVE

SATURDAY

Drum it up this weekend with Repercussion Unit, featuring a plethora

of percussion instruments from around the world, at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at

the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa

Mesa. $8. (714) 556-2787.

SUNDAY

Go to the wild West with Canadian playwright David Freeman’s “Jesse

and the Bandit Queen” at 2 and 7 p.m. The play is a sweeping saga of

outlaws and lovers. Performances are at 8 p.m. Saturdays and 2 and 7 p.m.

Sundays through Sept. 24. It will bestaged at Orange Coast College’s

Drama Lab Studio, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. $5 in advance, $6 at

the door. Seating is limited. (714) 432-5640, Ext. 1.

MONDAY

Take a break from your Monday back and work and soak in some

watercolors. The Jewish Community Center presents an art gallery show

through Nov. 3 featuring the watercolors of artist Judy Chabler at the

center’s Jewish Federation Campus, 250 E. Baker St., Costa Mesa. Showing

times vary. Free. (714) 755-0340.

TUESDAY

What’s the next best thing to a dog? A picture of a dog. Newport Beach

artist Carole Akins will display her paintings of dogs, a frequent

subject of her work, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Oct. 6 at the Carole

Akins Studio, 418 31st St., Newport Beach. A portion of the proceeds from

sales at the show will go to Canine Companions for Independence, a

nonprofit organization serving people with disabilities with trained

hearing, social and service dogs. (949) 673-8663.

WEDNESDAY

Gain all-access entry into Orange Coast College’s Lisa Bloomfield’s

mind and skills. The art instructor’s digital prints will be on display

from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday through Sept. 26 in the

college’s Photo Gallery. Free. The college is at 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. (714) 432-5520.