Fantastic Five

A listing of special events to entertain you through the weekend and

beyond.

TODAY

It is the season of love. “Rent” returns to the Orange County

Performing Arts Center as part of the 2000-01 Bank of America Broadway

Series. Show times will be 8 p.m. today and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, with 2 p.m.

matinees today and Sunday. $22-$53.50. (714) 740-7878.

SUNDAY

‘Tis the season to eat. The Sutton Place Hotel hosts Sunday brunch

from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. each week, including international seafood and

salad buffets, roasts carved to order, breakfast favorites and more. The

meal is $30, or $40 with champagne. The hotel is at 4500 MacArthur Blvd.,

Newport Beach. (949) 476-2001.

MONDAY

Happy New Year! Sing a chorus of “Auld Lang Syne” and try to recover

from the night’s festivities.

TUESDAY

Dance till you just can’t dance anymore. The Costa Mesa Senior Center

will offer ballroom dancing to the music of the Ray Robbins Combo for

adults from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Singles and couples are welcome. $3. The

center is at 695 W. 19th St. (949) 645-2356.

WEDNESDAY

Catch the first rays of orange. “Transformations in Orange,” an

exhibit of acrylic paintings and limited edition prints by Laguna Beach

artist Mike Tauber, will be on display in the Newport Beach Central

Library’s foyer through Jan. 31 at 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. The

free exhibit will feature works depicting the fruit Orange County was

named for. (949) 717-3801.