HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS

o7 The holiday season is here, and there are plenty of ways to

celebrate. Here is a list of events in Costa Mesa and Newport Beach that

even the Grinch would have a hard time spoiling.

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* A Teddy Bear Holiday Village will be open for viewing through Sunday

at Sutton Place Hotel, 4500 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. The bears

will be delivered to the Orangewood Children’s Home during the holiday

season. Free. (949) 476-2001.

* “A Christmas Carol” will run through Sunday. The play will take the

stage at 7:30 p.m. today, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and noon and 4

p.m. Sunday at South Coast Repertory’s Mainstage, 655 Town Center Drive,

Costa Mesa. $17-$41. (714) 708-5569.

* Trilogy Playhouse will present a musical production of A.A. Milne’s

“A Winnie-The-Pooh Christmas Tail” through Saturday. Performances are at

7 p.m. today, and 3 and 5 p.m. Saturday. The playhouse is at 2930 Bristol

St., Building C-106, Costa Mesa. $10-12. (714) 957-3347, Ext. 1.

* South Coast Repertory’s “La Posada Magica,” a contemporary Latino

Christmas play written by Octavio Solis with songs by Marcos Loya, runs

through Sunday on the Second Stage. Performances are at 8 p.m. today, 3

and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 12:30 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday at 600 Town Center

Drive, Costa Mesa. $18-$32. (714) 708-5555.

* The 92nd annual Newport Harbor Christmas Boat Parade will continue

at 6:30 p.m. daily through Saturday with more than 100 boats decorated

for the holidays. There are dozens of viewing locations, including the

Fun Zone on Balboa Island. $25 for participants. Free for spectators.

(949) 729-4400.

* American Ballet Theatre’s production of “Cinderella” will cap the

Orange County Performing Arts Center’s 2000 Classic Dance Series with a

holiday engagement through Saturday in Segerstrom Hall, 600 Town Center

Drive, Costa Mesa. Performances will be at 8 p.m., with 2 p.m. matinees

today and Saturday. $12-$70. (714) 740-7878.

* Hunger Artists Theater Company will team up with the children of St.

John the Divine Episcopal Church to present “Home for Christmas” 10:30

a.m. Sunday. The play tells the story of two orphans who find a home in

the most unlikely of places. The performance will take place at the

church, 183 E. Bay St., Costa Mesa. Free, but donations for Court

Appointed Special Advocates are appreciated. (714) 547-9100.

* “Christmas at the Keyboard” will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday at Liberty

Baptist Church, 1000 Bison Ave., Newport Beach. Listen to Christmas

music, both sung and played on the piano. Free. (949) 760-5444.