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SPECIAL
FAMILY FLICKS
The Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort’s movie lineup for its Free Family
Flicks series will screen Friday and Saturday evenings during August on
the Dunes’ 9-by-12-foot screen. Admission is free, but parking is $7 per
car. (949) 729-DUNE.
GIRL PARTY
Diesel and Jane Magazine will present a Fall 2001 Collection party in
honor of the winner of “The Chic and The Lowdown guest editor contest”
from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 6 at Diesel in South Coast Plaza, 3333 S. Bristol
St., Costa Mesa. Free. (310) 401-0702.
CALIFORNIA FUN
California Kruisin’ Days 2001, a Balboa Fun Zone event with live music
and street entertainment, will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 29-30
in downtown Balboa on the peninsula. Free. Information: o7
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SUBMARINES AHOY!
The Newport Harbor Nautical Museum will present “Submarines, From Nemo
to Nuclear,” an exhibit highlighting the evolution of the Naval submarine
through paintings and artifacts, through Oct. 28. Open from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, the museum is on the Pride of Newport
Riverboat, 151 E. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Free. (949) 673-7863
MUSIC
NELSON TRIBUTE
Gary Shorelle will perform a tribute to Rick Nelson at 8 p.m. today as
part of Anthony’s Riverboat Restaurant’s Rock the Boat Thursday Night
series. The restaurant is at 151 E. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. The
show package costs $24.95 and includes two cocktails. (949) 673-3425.
MORE JAZZ
The Hyatt Newporter Summer Jazz Series continues with the Rippingtons
on Friday, Keiko Matsui on Sept. 7, Richard Elliott and Marc Antoine on
Sept. 14, and four more performers through Oct. 12. Shows will begin
between 7:30 and 8 p.m. The Hyatt Newporter is at 1107 Jamboree Road,
Newport Beach. $30-$59.95. (949) 729-1234.
ROY ROGERS LIVE
Roy Rogers and his band The Delta Rhythm Kings will perform at 2 p.m.
Sept. 8 at Muldoon’s Dublin pub, 202 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach.
The blues recording artist and producer will hold a courtyard concert.
Free. (949) 640-4110.
JAZZ AND SALSA
The Susie Hansen Band, a Latin jazz and salsa group, will perform at 5
p.m. Sept. 9 at Eastbluff Park, on the corner of Vista del Oro and Vista
del Sol, as part of the city of Newport Beach Art Commission’s Concerts
in the Park series. Free. (949) 644-3151.
DAVE BRUBECK
The Orange County Performing Arts Center will present Dave Brubeck in
Founders Hall at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 13-15 at 600 Town Center Drive, Costa
Mesa. The legendary pianist and composer will open the Center’s 2001-02
Jazz Club series. $80. (714) 740-7878.
AMERICA’S SWEETHEART AT OCC
Debbie Reynold’s will perform at 8 p.m. Sept. 15 at Orange Coast
College’s Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. The
concert is sold out. (714) 432-5880.
CAFE LUDWIG
The Pacific Symphony Orchestra will present Cafe Ludwig at 3 p.m.
Sept. 16 in Founders Hall at the Orange County Performing Arts Center,
600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $30-$40 for the series celebrating
Beethoven’s chamber music. (714) 740-7878.
KINGSTON TRIO
The Kingston Trio will perform at 4 p.m. Sept. 16 at Orange Coast
College’s Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa.
$25-$31. (714) 432-5880.
CARROLL PERFORMS AT OCC
Diahann Carroll, an actress, singer and entertainer, will perform at 8
p.m. Sept. 22 at Orange Coast College’s Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701
Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. The Broadway veteran, Tony Award winner and
Emmy, Oscar and Grammy nominee will include Beatles, Dionne Warwich and
Frank Sinatra medleys in her OCC performance. $37-$43. (714) 432-5880.
SWING CONCERT
Orange Coast College will present “Swingin’ the Century,” a concert
featuring young performers of the modern swing movement, at 4 p.m. Sept.
23 at OCC’s Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. The
concert will highlight the Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra and the
Jitterbugs. $25-$31. (714) 432-5880.
RAMEAU’S PLATEE
The Philharmonic Society of Orange County will present Rameau’s Platee
at 8 p.m. Sept. 28-29 in Segerstrom Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa
Mesa. This comic opera will open the Eclectic Orange Festival 2001.
$34-$89. (714) 740-7878.
BROADWAY GUYS
Orange Coast College will present a concert with three “Leading Men of
Broadway” at 8 p.m. Sept. 29 at the Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701
Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Featured performers include Joel Briel, Gary
Mauer and J. Mark McVey. $29-$35. (714) 432-5880.
FOREVER FIFTIES
Buddy Greco will headline a “Forever Fifties” concert at Orange Coast
College at 4 p.m. Sept. 30 at the Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview
Road, Costa Mesa. The evening will also feature an 18-piece alumni
orchestra. $27-$33. (714) 432-5880.
‘RIGOLETTO’
Opera Pacific will present “Rigoletto” by Giuseppe Verdi at the Orange
County Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6-10 and at 2 p.m. Nov.
11 at 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $25-$175. (800) 346-7372.
‘DON GIOVANNI’
Opera Pacific will present “Don Giovanni” at the Orange County
Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 22, 24, 25 and 26 and at 2 p.m.
Jan. 27 at 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $25-$175. (800) 346-7372.
WEEKEND BLUES
Anthony’s Riverboat Restaurant in Newport Beach will present The
Balboa Blues on Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons. The
program will feature jazz and classic rock tunes for dining and dancing.
Anthony’s is at 151 E. Coast Highway. (949) 673-3425.
POP-ROCK AND 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. Free. (949) 675-1922.
SATURDAY NIGHT R&B;
Gerald Ishibashi and the Stone Bridge Band play 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 group plays big band tunes from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Fridays at Oasis Senior Center, 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar. $4.
(949) 644-3244.
STAGE
‘THE CIRCLE’
“The Circle” will be staged at South Coast Repertory on Friday through
Oct. 7 at 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Show times will be 8 p.m.
Tuesdays through Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays and 7:30 p.m.
Sundays. $27-$52, preview tickets begin at $19. (714) 708-5555.
CHEKHOV COMEDIES
Orange Coast College’s Repertory Theatre Company will open its 2001-02
season with short comedies by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov Sept. 8-9
and 15-16 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. $6 or $7. (714)
432-5640, Ext. 1.
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY
The Orange County Performing Arts Center will present “Forbidden
Broadway” from Sept. 19-23 and Sept. 26-30 in Founders Hall, 600 Town
Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Show times will be 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
Saturdays, and 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays. $46-$49. (714) 740-7878.
‘APPROXIMATING MOTHER’
“Approximating Mother” will be staged at Orange Coast College Oct.
11-14 and 18-21 in the Drama Lab Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa.
Show times are 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays.
$7-$10. (714) 432-5880.
DANCING BEAR
The “Bear in the Big Blue House Live’s “Surprise Party”’ will be held
Oct. 11-14 at the Orange County Performing Arts Center’s Segerstrom Hall.
The Jim Henson character will take part in a 90-minute singing and
dancing show at 7 p.m. Oct. 11, 10:20 a.m. and 7 p.m. Oct. 12, 10:30 a.m.
and 2 p.m. Oct. 13, and 1 and 4:30 p.m. Oct. 14. $16-$27. (714) 556-2746.
ART
TEEN SPIRIT
Artwork by students from Newport Harbor High School will be exhibited
through the end of August at the Newport Beach Central Library’s Teen
Center, 1000 Avocado Ave. The works include self-portraits, stamp designs
and collages. Free. (949) 717-3801.
SURREAL ART
The “Childhood Dream Series,” a collection of surrealistic portraits
by Karen Feuer-Schwager, will be on display at the Newport Beach Central
Library’s foyer Saturday through Sept. 30. Free. A reception for the
artist will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sept. 9 at the library, 1000 Avocado
Ave., Newport Beach. (949) 717-3801.
CALIFORNIA ON THE WALLS
“Continuity and Change: Southern California’s Evolving Landscape,” an
exhibit of Southern California’s scenic beauty, climate and agriculture
in the late 19th through early 20th centuries, will be shown through
Sept. 30 at 850 San Clemente Drive, Newport Beach. Museum hours are 11
a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. Museum admission is $5 for
adults, $4 for seniors and students, and free for members and children 16
and younger. (949) 759-1122.
VIDEO FOCUS
“One Wall: A Video Series,” an exhibit by six Southern California
artists who incorporate video into their works, will be open through
Sept. 9 at the Orange County Museum of Art, 850 San Clemente Drive,
Newport Beach. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays.
Museum admission is $5 for adults, $4 seniors and students, and free for
members and children 16 and younger. (949) 759-1122.
PORTRAIT STATEMENTS
“Portrait of the Artist,” an exhibit of works from the Orange County
Museum of Art’s collection exploring questions of self and identity in
20th century American art, will be up through Oct. 7 at the museum’s
satellite gallery in South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa.
Free. (949) 759-1122.
CRAFT SHOW
The Orange County Museum of Art will host the Pacific Craft Show,
where more than 50 artisans will show and sell their fine craft art, from
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 15-16. Free. A kickoff party will be held from 6
to 10 p.m. Sept. 15. $30, or $20 for members. The museum is at 850 San
Clemente Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 759-1122, Ext. 232.
MUSICAL EXHIBIT
The Orange County Museum of Art will present a musical exhibit for the
Philharmonic Society’s Eclectic Orange Festival from Oct. 6-29. Titled
“You Are Hear,” the exhibit will include musical instrument sculptures, a
video installation of Karlheinz Stockhausen’s “Helicopter Quartet,” and
performances of “Poeme Symphonique” for 100 metronomes. The museum is at
850 San Clemente Drive, Newport Beach. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesdays through Sundays. Museum admission is $5 for adults, $4 for
seniors and students, and free for members and children 16 and younger.
(949) 759-1122.
DANCE
BALLROOM FRIDAYS
The DeFore Foundation for the Arts hosts ballroom dancing from 8 to 11
p.m. Fridays at DeFore Dance Center, 151 Kalmus Drive, Suite G-3, Costa
Mesa. $11, including a free dance lesson. (714) 241-9908.
SENIOR BALLROOM
Ballroom dancing to the music of the Ray Robbins Combo is offered from
7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Costa Mesa Senior Center, 695 W. 19th St.
$3. (949) 645-2356.
DANSCENE STUDIO
Ballroom dancing is offered at 8 p.m. on the first Friday of each
month at Danscene Studio, 2980 McClintock Way, Costa Mesa. $10. (714)
641-8688.
BIG BAND DANCING
An afternoon of dancing to big band music is offered from 1:30 to 3:30
p.m. Fridays at Oasis Senior Center, 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar.
Coffee and other refreshments are served. (949) 644-3244.
ARGENTINE TANGO
Tango dancing is offered from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. on the first
Saturday of each month at Danscene Studio, 2980 McClintock Way, Costa
Mesa. (714) 641-8688.
BOOKS
GROUP FICTION
The Fiction Book Group meets at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each
month at Barnes & Noble Booksellers at Fashion Island, 953 Newport Center
Drive, Newport Beach. Free. (949) 759-0982.
OPRAH BOOK CLUB
The Oprah Book Club discusses Oprah Winfrey’s most recent selections
at 7 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month at Barnes & Noble
Booksellers at Fashion Island, 953 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach.
(949) 759-0982.
POETRY
THE FACTORY READINGS
Slow Burn, a poetry performance with live music, will be held at 8
p.m. Sept. 11 at the Gypsy Den Cafe and Reading Room, 2930 Bristol St.,
Costa Mesa. Free. (714) 549-7012.
POETRY AND MUSIC
Performance poetry and live music will be held at 8 p.m. Sept. 12 at
Alta Coffee House & Roasting Company, 506 31st St., Newport Beach. Poet
M.C. Bruce will read from “The Book of the Dead” and Ryan Strassburg will
read his own poetry. Free. (949) 675-0233.
KIDS
STARLIGHT STORIES
Children 3 to 7 are invited to participate in songs and finger puppet
plays at 7 p.m. Mondays at the Costa Mesa Library, 1855 Park Ave. (949)
646-8845.
PJs AND BOOKS
A children’s story time is presented at 7 p.m. Mondays and 10:30 a.m.
Saturdays at the Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave.
Children may wear pajamas to the evening sessions. Free. (949) 717-3801.
WEEKLY STORYTELLER
A children’s story time is held at 10:45 a.m. Wednesdays at Barnes &
Noble Booksellers at Metro Pointe, 901-B South Coast Drive, Costa Mesa.
(714) 444-0226.
STORY TIME WITH LAURA
A children’s story time with Laura will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesdays
and Fridays through June 29 at Borders Books & Music at South Coast
Plaza, 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. Free. (714) 432-7854.
DINING/TASTING
CHIMAYO GIFT
Throughout September, Chimayo Grill in Newport Beach will offer a $10
gift certificate to all guests who have dinner there to mark the
restaurant’s seventh anniversary. The grill, at 327 Newport Center Drive,
will also present its fall version of the “Foods of the Sun” menu. (949)
640-2700.
DINE IN STYLE
Anthony’s Riverboat Restaurant offers complimentary limousine service
to and from the restaurant to Newport Beach patrons. Anthony’s is at 151
E. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. (949) 673-3425.
TWILIGHT DINING
A twilight dining menu, featuring dishes such as chicken parmigiana
and calamari picante at reduced prices, is held from 5 to 6 p.m. weekdays
and 4 to 6 p.m. Sundays at Villa Nova Restaurant, 3131 W. Coast Highway,
Newport Beach. (949) 642-7880.
WINE TASTINGS
Hi-Time Wine Cellars offers wine tastings from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Fridays
and 1:30 to 8 p.m. Saturdays. (949) 650-8463.
SUNDAY BRUNCH
A Sunday brunch, featuring international seafood and salad buffets,
roasts carved to order and breakfast favorites, is held from 10:30 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Sutton Place Hotel, 4500 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. $30;
$40 with champagne. (949) 476-2001.
CLUBS
ALTA COFFEE
Musical acts perform at 8:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays at Alta
Coffee House, 506 31st St., Newport Beach. (949) 675-0233.
ATRIUM MARQUIS
A variety of live music is presented daily at the Atrium’s Airporter
Club, 18700 MacArthur Blvd., Irvine. (949) 833-2770.
BIRRAPORETTI’S
Swing music by the 12-piece Don Miller Orchestra is presented at 8
p.m. Mondays at Birraporetti’s at South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bristol St.,
Costa Mesa. (714) 850-9090.
BISTRO 201
Jazz is played at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 11 a.m. Sundays at
Bistro 201, 3333 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. (949) 631-1551.
DIN DIN AT BAMBOO TERRACE
Instrumental music is performed after 9 p.m. Thursdays and pop and
rock is presented after 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at Din Din at the
Bamboo Terrace, 1773 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. (949) 645-5550.
DURTY NELLY’S
Live music is performed at 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at Nelly’s,
2915 Red Hill Ave., Costa Mesa. (714) 957-1951.
FOUR SEASONS HOTEL
Live music is performed Mondays through Saturdays at the Four Seasons
Hotel, 690 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 759-0808.
HARD ROCK CAFE
Live music is performed Sundays at Hard Rock Cafe, 451 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 640-8844.
THE HARP INN
Live music is performed Thursdays through Saturdays at the Harp Inn,
130 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. (949) 646-8855.
HOGUE BARMICHAEL’S
Live music is performed Wednesdays through Saturdays at Barmichael’s,
3950 Campus Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 261-6270.
LIDO CIGAR ROOM
Enjoy a smoke with your drink at Lido Cigar Room, 3441 Via Lido, Suite
D, Newport Beach. (949) 723-0595.
MARGARITAVILLE
Live music is performed at Margaritaville, 2332 W. Coast Highway,
Newport Beach. (949) 631-8220.
MARRAKESH
Authentic Moroccan cuisine and belly dancing is offered at 5 p.m.
daily at Marrakesh, 1976 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. (949) 645-8384.
MARRIOTT HOTEL
Live music is performed Mondays through Saturdays at the Marriott
Hotel, 900 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 640-4000.
MULDOON’S
Muldoon’s is an Irish pub at 202 Newport Center Drive, Fashion Island,
Newport Beach. (949) 640-4110.
OYSTER BAR LOUNGE
Local pop and light rock acts perform Fridays and Saturdays at Newport
Landing’s Oyster Bar Lounge at the Balboa Ferry Landing, 503 E. Edgewater
Ave. (949) 675-2373.
TOTALLY COFFEE
Open mike night is held from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Thursdays at Totally
Coffee, 1525 Mesa Verde Drive East, Costa Mesa. (714) 435-9367.
VILLA NOVA
Rich Fauno plays at the piano bar at 9 p.m. Sundays through Wednesdays
and the three-piece jazz and blues band Misbehavin’ plays at 9 p.m.
Thursdays through Saturdays at Villa Nova, 3131 W. Coast Highway, Newport
Beach. (949) 642-7880.
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