BRIEFLY IN DATEBOOK

Overwhelming public response to the Orange County Performing Arts

Center’s engagement of David Copperfield and his show “Unknown Dimension”

has prompted the addition of a 3 p.m. matinee Dec. 2 to the original

schedule of performances. Show times include: 6 and 9 p.m. Nov. 30 and

Dec. 2. The 9 p.m. performance Nov. 30 will be interpreted in sign

language. Tickets are $30 to $50. The Center is at 600 Town Center Drive,

Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 740-7878.

Pelli to be honored for designs

Cesar Pelli, an internationally acclaimed architect, will be the guest

of honor and keynote speaker at the 19th annual Orange County Business

Committee for the Arts Awards presentation at 6 p.m. Nov. 19 at the

Newport Beach Marriott Hotel, 900 Newport Center Drive. Pelli was

recently chosen to design the Orange County Performing Arts Center’s

$200-million concert hall expansion project and South Coast Repertory’s

new theater. Tickets are $225 per person. Information: (714) 754-0866.

Reception set today for artists in show

A reception for local artists represented in the Newport Beach

Artists’ Fall Juried Art Show will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. today

at Newport Beach City Hall, 3300 Newport Blvd. The public is invited. The

exhibit, which will be on display through Jan. 8, includes works in all

two-dimensional media, from photography to oil painting. Free.

Information: (949) 717-3816.