Fantastic Five

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

beyond.

TODAY

The fairy tale unravels. The Musical Theater Academy of Orange County

will present “Snow White” at the Musical Theater Academy, 2488 Newport

Blvd., Suite C, Costa Mesa, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. today and Jan. 27. $4.

(949) 646-6624.

SUNDAY

Catch the last performance of “The Scottish Opera.” Opera Pacific’s

production of “Macbeth” will close Sunday at the Orange County Performing

Arts Center. The opera marks the beginning of a yearlong commemoration of

the centennial year of composer Giuseppe Verdi’s death. The final

performances are 7:30 p.m. today, and 2 p.m. Sunday. The Center is at 600

Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $29-$107. (714) 740-7878.

MONDAY

Beat your Monday mood. Birraporetti’s offers swing music by the

12-piece Don Miller Orchestra at 8 p.m. at South Coast Plaza, 3333

Bristol St., Costa Mesa. (714) 850-9090.

TUESDAY

Art aboard. The Newport Harbor Nautical Museum presents the first

comprehensive exhibition of paintings by Rex Brandt since the Southern

California artist’s passing last year. His collection of more than 40

oils and watercolors, “Wind, Water & Light, the Legacy of Rex Brandt,”

will show in the museum’s Grand Salon through Feb. 28. The museum is open

from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays on board the Pride of

Newport, 151 E. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Free. (949) 673-7863.

WEDNESDAY

Be strung along. Violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg will make her

debut with Music Director Carl St. Clair and the Pacific Symphony

Orchestra at 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at the Orange County

Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $19-$52. (714)

755-5799.