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SPECIAL

TROUPE OF TUMBLERS

The Peking Acrobats, a troupe of 26 tumblers, contortionists,

jugglers, cyclists, gymnasts and live musicians from China, will perform

at 8 p.m. Feb. 3 at Orange Coast College’s Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701

Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. (714) 432-5880.

MARKET PLACE

The Orange County Market Place takes place from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturdays and Sundays in the Orange County Fairgrounds’ main parking lot,

88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. $2 for adults, children younger than 12 are

free. (949) 723-6616.

MUSIC

STRINGS DEBUT

The Artemis String Quartet will make its Orange County Performing Arts

Center Concert Series debut at 8 p.m. Feb. 2 in Founders Hall, 600 Town

Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $36. (714) 740-7878.

TOTALLY TCHAIKOVSKY

The Russian National Orchestra will perform an all-Tchaikovsky program

under the direction of music director Vladimir Spivakov at 8 p.m. Feb. 3

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

Mesa. The concert is presented by the Philharmonic Society, which last

brought the Russian National Orchestra to Orange County in 1993. Eric

Bromberger will give a preview lecture at 7 p.m. from the Segerstrom Hall

stage. $15-$55. (949) 553-2422.

KOBLER PRESENTS KORNGOLD

Raymond Kobler, Pacific Symphony Orchestra’s concert master, will

perform Korngold’s romantic violin concerto in D major with the orchestra

at 8 p.m. Feb. 7-8 at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town

Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Music Director Carl St. Clair will direct.

$19-$52. (714) 755-5799.

MUSIC AT MULDOON’S

The Fenians will present a free courtyard concert for the Orange

County debut of their new CD, titled “Have Fun or Get Out,” at 3 p.m.

Feb. 10 in the courtyard of Muldoon’s Dublin Pub, 202 Newport Center

Drive, Newport Beach. The Prodigals, a popular Irish rock band from New

York, will make a guest appearance. (949) 640-4110.

BATTLE ON

The Orange County Performing Arts Center’s Voices in Song Series will

continue at 2 p.m. Feb. 11 in Segerstrom Hall, 600 Town Center Drive,

Costa Mesa, with soprano Kathleen Battle. $35-$65. (714) 740-7878.

CELLIST DEBUT

Russian cellist Nina Kotova will make her Orange County Performing

Arts Center Concert Series debut at 8 p.m. Feb. 15 in Founders Hall, 600

Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $36. (714) 740-7878.

FOUR PLAIDS

“Forever Plaid” will be staged at 4 p.m. Feb. 18 at Orange Coast

College’s Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa.

$20-$25. (714) 432-5880.

FLAMENCO, JAZZ, ETC.

Ken Sanders, a solo guitarist, appears from 7 to 10 p.m. every Sunday

and Tuesday, playing classical flamenco, jazz, classic pop and Brazilian

bossa nova at Carmelo’s Ristorante Italiano, 3520 E. Coast Highway,

Corona del Mar. (949) 497-2272.

JAZZ ON SUNDAYS

Orange County saxophonist Norm Douglas brings his own brand of jazz to

Roy’s of Newport Beach from 5 to 8 p.m. Sundays. Roy’s is at 453 Newport

Center Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 640-7697.

POP/ROCK & FLAMENCO

Tate 5 -- a funk, rock and Motown act -- performs at 9 p.m. Saturdays

at Carmelo’s Ristorante, 3520 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. Solo

guitarist Ken Sanders performs classical flamenco tunes at 7:30 p.m.

Tuesdays and Sundays. The shows are free. (949) 675-1922.

SATURDAY NIGHT R&B;

Gerald Ishibashi and the Stone Bridge Band plays rock and R&B; at 9

p.m. Saturdays at Sutton Place Hotel’s Trianon Lounge, 4500 MacArthur

Blvd., Newport Beach. Free. (949) 476-2001.

SENIOR CENTER AFTERNOON

A seven-piece live band performs big band tunes from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Fridays at the Oasis Senior Center, 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar.

$4. (949) 644-3244.

STAGE

BALANCE

“A Delicate Balance,” by Edward Albee, will appear on South Coast

Repertory’s Mainstage through Feb. 11. Show times are 8 p.m. Tuesday

through Friday, 2:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

$28-$49. (714) 708-5555.

‘70S FUN

“Bosoms and Neglect,” John Guare’s early ‘70s stage comedy, will play

on South Coast Repertory’s Second Stage on Friday through Feb. 25 at 655

Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Show times will be 7:45 p.m. Tuesday

through Sunday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. $18-$47. (714) 708-5555.

TWO TREATS

Starting Friday, “Lou Gehrig Did Not Die of Cancer” and “Where Were

You on Your Ninth Birthday” will be staged in tandem at 8 p.m. Fridays

and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundaysthrough Feb. 4 by Orange Coast College’s

Repertory in the Drama Lab Studio, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. $5 or

$6. (714) 432-5640, Ext. 1.

MYSTERY AND MUSIC

The Musical Theater Academy of Orange County will present “Mystery on

the High C’s” at the Costa Mesa High School Theater, featuring the

Starlight Performers, at 7 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, 7 p.m. Feb. 3

and 3 p.m. Feb. 4. The high school is at 2650 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa.

$8 or $5. (949) 646-6624.

ARSENIC AND OLD LACE

The Trilogy Playhouse will present a production of Joseph Kesselring’s

“Arsenic and Old Lace” on Feb. 9-25 at the playhouse, 2930 Bristol St.,

Building C, Room 106, Costa Mesa. Show times will be 7:30 p.m. Saturdays

and Sundays, 3:30 p.m. Saturdays and 5 p.m. Sundays. $15 or $13. (714) 957-3347.

OLEANNA

Orange Coast College’s Repertory will stage David Mamet’s “Oleanna” on

Feb. 17-18 and 24-25 at the Drama Lab Studio, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa

Mesa. Show times will be 8 p.m. Saturdays and 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays. $5 or

$6. (714) 432-5640, Ext. 1.

ART

ORANGES GALORE

“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 Wednesday at

1000 Avocado Ave. The free exhibit will feature works depicting the fruit

Orange County was named for. (949) 717-3801.

STEINBERG AT SPIRITUS

The Susan Spiritus Gallery will exhibit works by Claire Steinberg

through the end of January at 3929 Birch St., Newport Beach. (949)

474-4321.

MONOCHROMATIC

An exhibition of new work by Marcia Hafif at the Charlotte Jackson

Fine Art Gallery will run through Feb. 12. The gallery is at 2429 W.

Coast Highway, Suite 101, Newport Beach. Hafif is a major figure in the

international world of monochrome painting. (949) 645-8685.

DE LA ROSA

The Boudreau-Ruiz Gallery presents an exhibition of the work of

Mexican painter and sculptor Juan Manuel de la Rosa through Feb. 25 at

3000 Newport Blvd., Newport Beach. (949) 675-4766.

BRANDT ON BOARD

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,” is showing

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.

ALTERNATIVE ART

Newport Beach City Hall presents art by students at Back Bay and Monte

Vista alternative high schools from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through March 6. The

exhibit is co-sponsored by the Newport Beach Arts Commission and the

Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club. (949) 717-3870.

DANCE

PULSATING DANCE

The DeFore Foundation for the Arts, a nonprofit organization in Costa

Mesa, will present Pulse .01, an evening of contemporary dance, at 8 p.m.

Friday and Saturday at Huntington Beach High School, 1905 Main St.,

Huntington Beach. $10 or $15. (714) 241-9908.

WORLD DANCE

Orange Coast College’s Dance Department will host a multicultural

dance concert titled “Borderland” at 8 p.m. Saturday in OCC’s Dance

Studio B, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. $5 or $2. (714) 791-1043.

GRECO’S LEGACY

The Jose Greco II Flamenco Dance Company will perform at 4 p.m. Feb. 4

at Orange Coast College’s Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. The company features Jose Greco II, son of Jose Greco, a

legendary dancer who popularized flamenco and classic Spanish dance

during his 50-year career. $23-$29. (714) 432-5880.

RHAPSODY

Rhapsody in Taps, a dynamic company that explores new directions in

rhythm tap dance with live jazz music, will perform at 8 p.m. Feb. 17 at

Orange Coast College’s Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa

Mesa. $18-$27. (714) 432-5880.

CINDERELLA ON ICE

The world-renowned Russian skaters of the St. Petersburg State Ice

Ballet will perform “Cinderella” at 4 and 8 p.m. March 3 at Orange Coast

College’s Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road. $14-$33. (714)

432-5880.

BALLROOM FRIDAYS

The DeFore Foundation for the Arts hosts ballroom dancing from 8 to 11

p.m. Fridays at the DeFore Dance Center, 151 Kalmus Drive, Suite G-3,

Costa Mesa. $11 admission includes a free dance lesson. (714) 241-9908.

DANCE 204

Dance 204 offers private and group instruction in beginning and

advanced ballroom, Latin and modern dancing at 204 Washington St., Balboa

Peninsula. (949) 675-9082.

SENIOR BALLROOM

The Costa Mesa Senior Center offers ballroom dancing to the music of

the Ray Robbins Combo for adults from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Tuesdays.

Singles and couples are welcome. $3. The center is at 695 W. 19th St.

(949) 645-2356.

DANSCENE STUDIO

Danscene Studio offers ballroom dancing at 8 p.m. on the first Friday

of every month. $10. The studio is at 2980 McClintock Way, Costa Mesa.

(714) 641-8688.

BIG BAND DANCING

The Oasis Senior Center holds an afternoon of dancing to big band

music from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Fridays. Coffee and refreshments are served.

The center is at 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar. (949) 644-3244.

ARGENTINE TANGO

Danscene Studio has tango dancing from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. the first

Saturday of every month. Danscene is at 2980 McClintock Way, Costa Mesa.

(714) 641-8688.

BOOKS

THE GREATEST STORYTIME

Taylor Brandon and Paris Sandow, author and illustrator of “The

World’s Greatest Children’s Books,” will hold a story-time at 11 a.m.

Feb. 3 at Borders Books, Music & Cafe, 1890 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa.

(310) 314-9814.

WOMEN OF MYSTERY

A screening of “Women of Mystery” will be held at 7 p.m. March 1 to

launch the California Center for the Book-sponsored series on detective

fiction at the Newport Beach Central Library’s Friends Meeting Room, 1000

Avocado Ave. The documentary is about three authors credited with

revolutionizing detective fiction -- Sue Grafton, Sara Paretsky and

Marcia Muller. The event begins a three-part screening, reading and

discussion series about female mystery writers and their works. (949)

717-3801.

OPRAH BOOK CLUB

The Oprah Book Club meets at 7 p.m. on the third Thursday of every

month to discuss Oprah Winfrey’s most recent selections at Barnes & Noble

Booksellers Fashion Island. The store is at 953 Newport Center Drive,

Newport Beach. (949) 759-0982.

KIDS

STARLIGHT STORIES

Youngsters 3 to 7 may participate in songs and finger puppet plays at

7 p.m. Mondays at Costa Mesa Library, 1855 Park Ave. (949) 646-8845.

PJs AND BOOKS

Newport Beach Central Library offers story time at 7 p.m Mondays and

10:30 a.m. Saturdays. The library is at 1000 Avocado Ave. Children may

wear pajamas to the evening sessions. Free. (949) 717-3801.

WEEKLY STORYTELLER

Barnes & Noble Booksellers Metro Pointe hosts story time at 10:45 a.m.

Wednesdays for children of all ages at the store, 901-B South Coast

Drive, Costa Mesa. (714) 444-0226.

POETRY

THEE WORD THING

“Thee Word Thing” performance poetry night begins at 9 p.m. Wednesdays

at Club Mesa, 843 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa. Free. (949) 642-8448.

DINING/TASTING

SAY CHEESE

Whole Foods Market at Triangle Square will host Debra Dickerson of

Neal’s Yard Dairy, one of England’s most famous cheese shops, for a

European artisanal cheese presentation and tasting at 11 a.m. Saturday at

1870 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa. Free. (949) 574-3800.

SUNDAY BRUNCH

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, $40 with

champagne. The hotel is at 4500 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. (949)

476-2001.

TWILIGHT DINING

Villa Nova Restaurant offers a twilight dining menu -- featuring

dishes such as chicken parmigiana and calamari picante at reduced prices

-- from 5 to 6 p.m. weekdays and 4 to 6 p.m. Sundays. The restaurant is

at 3131 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. (949) 642-7880.

WINE TASTINGS

Hi-Time Wine Cellars features wine tastings from 4:30 to 8 p.m.

Fridays and 1:30 to 8 p.m. Saturdays. (949) 650-8463.

CLUBS

ALTA COFFEE

The Alta Coffee House presents musical acts at 8:30 p.m. Thursdays

through Saturdays at 506 31st St., Newport Beach. (949) 675-0233.

ATRIUM MARQUIS

The Atrium offers a variety of live music daily at its Airporter Club,

18700 MacArthur Blvd., Irvine. (949) 833-2770.

BIRRAPORETTI’S

Birraporetti’s offers swing music by the 12-piece Don Miller Orchestra

at 8 p.m. Mondays at South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa.

(714) 850-9090.

BISTRO 201

Bistro 201 offers jazz performances at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays

and 11 a.m. Sundays at 3333 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. (949)

631-1551.

CLUB MESA

Shows begin at 9 p.m. The club is at 843 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa.

Admission is $5-$10. (949) 642-6634.

DURTY NELLY’S

Nelly’s offers live music at 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at 2915 Red

Hill Ave., Costa Mesa. (714) 957-1951.

FOUR SEASONS HOTEL

The Four Seasons offers live music Mondays through Saturdays at 690

Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 759-0808.

HARD ROCK CAFE

The Hard Rock offers live music Sundays at 451 Newport Center Drive,

Newport Beach. (949) 640-8844.

THE HARP INN

The inn offers live music Thursdays through Saturdays at 130 E. 17th

St., Costa Mesa. (949) 646-8855.

HOGUE BARMICHAEL’S

Barmichael’s offers live music Wednesdays through Saturdays at 3950

Campus Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 261-6270.

LIDO CIGAR ROOM

The cigar room is a place to enjoy a smoke with your drink. The bar is

at 3441 Via Lido, Suite D, Newport Beach. (949) 723-0595.

MARGARITAVILLE

Margaritaville offers live music and is at 2332 W. Coast Highway,

Newport Beach. (949) 631-8220.

MARRAKESH

Marrakesh offers authentic Moroccan cuisine and belly dancing daily,

starting at 5 p.m. The restaurant is at 1976 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa.

(949) 645-8384.

THE MARRIOTT

The Marriott Hotel offers live music Mondays through Saturdays at 900

Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 640-4000.

MULDOON’S

The Irish pub is at 202 Newport Center Drive, Fashion Island, Newport

Beach. Admission is free. (714) 640-4110.

OYSTER BAR LOUNGE

Newport Landing’s Oyster Bar Lounge showcases local pop and light rock

acts Fridays and Saturdays at 503 E. Edgewater Ave., at the Balboa Ferry

Landing. (949) 675-2373.

THE TEA ROOM

Karaoke is offered from 7 to 11 p.m. Thursdays at 3100 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. (949) 756-0121.

TOTALLY COFFEE

Open mike night is held from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Thursdays at 1525 Mesa

Verde Drive East, Costa Mesa. (714) 435-9367.

VILLA NOVA

Rich Fauno plays at the piano bar beginning at 9 p.m. Sundays through

Wednesdays. The three-piece jazz and blues band Misbehavin’ plays at 9

p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays. Villa Nova is at 3131 W. Coast Highway,

Newport Beach. (949) 642-7880.