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SPECIAL

FUNDS FOR THE BLUES

The Southern California Blues Society, a nonprofit organization, will

hold a Willie Dixon Scholarship fund-raiser at 9 p.m. Friday at the Hard

Rock Cafe, 451 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. $10. (949) 888-5854.

SOME ELEGANT EVENING

The Pacific Symphony Orchestra’s Chinese-American League will host its

annual Chinese New Year Celebration, “An Evening of Elegance,” at 6 p.m.

March 10 at the Sutton Place Hotel, 4500 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach.

The fund-raiser will include a 45-minute St. John Boutique fashion show

highlighting the newest spring and summer fashions, an exotic menu, a

silent auction and a recital by the winners of the 2000 Chinese-American

League Showcase competition. $100-$200. (714) 755-5788, Ext. 264.

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

A DIFFERENT KIND OF JAZZ

Jazz violinist Regina Carter will be featured at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.

today in Founders Hall at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600

Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $44 for the 7:30 p.m. show, $38 for the

9:30 p.m. show. (714) 556-2746.

FOUR PLAIDS

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

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

show is sold out. $20-$25. (714) 432-5880.

CALLAWAY DEBUTS

Ann Hampton Callaway, a jazz-pop singer and songwriter, will make her

Orange County Performing Arts Center debut as part of the Founders Hall

Cabaret Series on Thursday-Feb. 25 at 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

Times will be 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday,

and 1 p.m. Sunday. $49 or $45. (714) 740-7878.

STAGING BARTOLI

Italian mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli will perform at 7 p.m. Feb. 26

at Segerstrom Hall at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town

Center Drive, Costa Mesa. A preview lecture will be offered by Lucinda

Carver, music director of the Los Angeles Mozart Orchestra. $85-$55.

(949) 553-2422.

FREE BLUES

A free courtyard concert will be performed 2 p.m. March 3 by legendary

blues guitarist Roy Rogers and his band, The Delta Rhythm Kings, at

Muldoon’s Dublin Pub, 202 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. (949)

640-4110.

SYMPHONY SHOW

Orange Coast College’s Symphony Orchestra will offer the third concert

of its 40th season at 7:30 p.m. March 4 at the Robert B. Moore Theatre,

2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. The concert will feature works by

Johannes Brahms, Charles Camille Saint-Saens and Mikhail Mikhaylovich

Ippolitov-Ivanov. $6 or $10. (714) 432-5880.

HOT LIPS ON STAGE

Actress and singer Sally Kellerman will perform March 8-11 at the

Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

The Long Beach native is known for her role as Colonel Margaret “Hot

Lips” Houlihan in Robert Altman’s “M*A*S*H.” Performance times are 7:30

p.m. March 8-9, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. March 10 and 1 p.m. March 11. $49 or

$45. (714) 740-7878.

TO RUSSIA

The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra will perform an all-Russian program

March 10-11 at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center

Drive, Costa Mesa. Times are 8 p.m. March 10, 3 p.m. March 11. $15-$55.

(949) 553-2422.

BARBERSHOP ACT

The Masters of Harmony, a nationally acclaimed, award-winning

barbershop chorus, will perform at 8 p.m. March 10 at Orange Coast

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

$18-$24. (714) 432-5880.

A DIFFERENT SORT OF CABARET

Dublin’s Traditional Irish Cabaret will perform at 8 p.m. March 24 at

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

Mesa. $26-$32. (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

THE WINSLOW BOY

“The Winslow Boy,” a drama by Terence Rattigan about a young boy

expelled from an English government school for analleged theft, will play

through Feb. 25 at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday

matinees at the Newport Theatre Arts Center, 2501 Cliff Drive, Newport

Beach. $13. (949) 631-0288.

‘70S FUN

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

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

Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Show times are 7:45 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday

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

ARSENIC AND OLD LACE

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

“Arsenic and Old Lace” through Feb. 25 at the playhouse, 2930 Bristol

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

Saturday and Sunday, 3:30 p.m. Saturday and 5 p.m. Sunday. $15 or $13.

(714) 957-3347.

OLEANNA

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

today and Sunday and Feb. 24-25 at the Drama Lab Studio, 2701 Fairview

Road, Costa Mesa. Show times will be 8 p.m. Saturday, and 2 and 7 p.m.

Sunday. $5 or $6. (714) 432-5640, Ext. 1.

CARMEN

Opera Pacific will stage “Carmen” Tuesday through Feb. 25 at the

Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

Times are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. $29-$107.

(714) 740-7878.

LITTLE SHOP

“Little Shop of Horrors” will be staged at Vanguard University on

Friday-Feb. 25 and from March 1-4 at 55 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Show

times will be 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, with 2 p.m. matinees

Saturday and Sunday. $15. Discounts available. (714) 668-6145.

SHAKESPEARE AT THE REP

“Much Ado about Nothing” will be staged at South Coast Repertory from

Friday through April 1 at 8 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 2:30 and 8 p.m.

Saturday, and 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Mark Rucker directs. The theater

is at 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $18-49. (714) 708-5555.

ADVENTURES WITH ARTHUR

“Arthur -- A Live Adventure” will debut Feb. 27 and play through March

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

Costa Mesa. Show times will be 7 p.m. Feb. 27-March 2; 10:30 a.m., and 2

and 6 p.m. March 3; and 2 p.m. March 4. $16.50-$29.50. Discounts

available. (714) 740-7878.

WATER ON STAGE

“The Memory of Water,” playwright Shelagh Stevenson’s story of three

sisters reunited for their mother’s funeral, will be staged at 8 p.m.

Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday from March 8-11 and 15-18 in

the Drama Lab Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. $6-$9. (714)

432-5880.

ART

DE LA ROSA

The Boudreau-Ruiz Gallery will present 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,” will show

in the museum’s Grand Salon through Feb. 28. The museum is open from 10

a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday on board the Pride of Newport, 151

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

MARINE ART

“Images of the Sea,” an exhibit of underwater photography by Hal

Beral, will be on display through March 1 at the Newport Beach Central

Library, 1000 Avocado Ave. Free. (949) 717-3801.

STUDENT’S STILL-LIFES

A juried exhibition featuring work by Orange Coast College photography

students will be displayed through March 2 at OCC’s Photo Gallery, 2701

Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Titled “Zone I,” the exhibit will feature 50

works by 34 students. The gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday

through Friday. Free. (714) 432-5524, Ext. 2.

ALTERNATIVE ART

Newport Beach City Hall is displaying 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.

FIVE PERSPECTIVES

djr International Art in Newport Beach will present images of Vietnam

in an exhibit titled “Five Perspectives” through March 10 at 2431 W.

Coast Highway. Free. (949) 548-6249.

DANCE

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.,

Newport Beach. (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

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

READING WITH ARTHUR

Borders Books, Music & Cafe will present Aardvark Arthur Read and his

sister, D.W., at 10 a.m. Monday at 1890 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa, and at

10 a.m. Wednesday at 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. Children can also hear an

Arthur story read aloud. The event will be held to celebrate the

performances of “Arthur -- A Live Adventure” at the Orange County

Performing Arts Center Feb. 27-March 4. (949) 631-8661.

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

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.

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.

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.