Ultimate Calendar

TODAY (25)

‘CARMEN’

Sponsored by: Opera Pacific

Where: Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive,

Costa Mesa

When: 2 p.m. closing performance.

Cost: $29-$107

Contact: (714) 740-7878

MONDAY (26)

CECILIA BARTOLI

Sponsored by: Philharmonic Society of Orange County

Where: Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive,

Costa Mesa

When: 7 p.m. preview lecture, 8 p.m. concert

Cost: $55-$85

Contact: (949) 553-2422

TUESDAY (27)

‘ARTHUR -- A LIVE ADVENTURE’

Sponsored by: Orange County Performing Arts Center

Where: The Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa

When: 7 p.m. Tuesday-March 2; 10:30 a.m., and 2 and 6 p.m. March 3;

and 2 p.m. March 4.

Cost: $16.50-$29.50

Contact: (714) 740-7878

WEDNESDAY (28)

7TH ANNUAL SIMCHA & CELEBRATION

Sponsored by: Temple Bat Yahm

Where: Temple Bat Yahm, 1011 Camelback St., Newport Beach

When: 5 to 9 p.m.

Cost: Free

Contact: Beth Slavin, (949) 644-1999, Ext. 21

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MIXER

Sponsored by: Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce

Where: Romano’s Macaroni Grill, 595 Anton Blvd., Costa Mesa

When: 5:30 p.m.

Cost: $10, free to chamber members.

Contact: (714) 885-9090

THURSDAY (1)

FILM: ‘WOMEN OF MYSTERY’

Sponsored by: California Center for the Book

Where: Newport Beach Central Library’s Friends Meeting Room, 1000

Avocado Ave.

When: 7 p.m.

Cost: Free

Contact: (949) 717-3801

FRIDAY (2)

‘MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING’

Sponsored by: South Coast Repertory

Where: SCR, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa

When: Opening night is 8 p.m. Friday. Play will be onstage through

April 1 at 8 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, 2:30 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, and 2:30

and 7:30 p.m. Sundays.

Cost: $28-$49

Contact: (714) 708-5555

SATURDAY (3)

‘CINDERELLA’

Sponsored by: Orange Coast College presents St. Petersburg State Ice

Ballet

Where: Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa

When: 4 and 8 p.m.

Cost: $14-29 for matinee, $14-33 for evening show.

Contact: (714) 432-5880

LIBRARY CARD FOR EVERY KID

Sponsored by: Newport Beach Public Library, Fashion Island Merchants

and Newport Mesa Unified School District.

Where: Bloomingdale’s Courtyard, Fashion Island, 62 Fashion Island,

Newport Beach

When: noon to 4 p.m.

Cost: Free, event includes face painting, balloon artists and

storytelling on the hour.

Contact: (949) 717-3800

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

FEBRUARY

26: Toshiba Senior PGA Golf Classic

MARCH

11: The Leigh and Lucy Steinberg Spirit Run

15: 30th annual Police Appreciation Breakfast

17: St. Patrick’s Day

29: Newport Beach Film Festival

APRIL

7: Passover begins

15: Easter

18: “Fosse” at the Center

23: Seventh annual Tommy Bahama’s Newport Beach Open Golf Tournament

27: Newport to Ensenada Race

MAY

11: Newport Beach Jazz Festival

13: Mother’s Day 25: Peter, Paul and Mary at the Center

28: Memorial Day

JUNE

TBA: Irrelevant Week

17: Father’s Day JULY

4: Fourth of July

13: Orange County Fair begins

27: The Jones Cup