Briefly

Linda Sohl-Donnell, an Orange Coast College dance professor, has been

awarded $15,000 to produce and perform a dance piece integrating Balinese

styles with Indonesian music and American tap.

The grant, awarded by the James Irvine Foundation of Los Angeles, will

allow Sohl-Donnell and her dancers to perform the work in venues

including California Institute of the Arts and the Japan America Theatre

in Los Angeles. Titled “Nusantara,” the piece will also be performed at

OCC on Feb. 23.

Sohl-Donnell has taught dance at OCC for 21 years and is the artistic

director and choreographer of the Los Angeles-based Rhapsody in Taps.

Library to celebrate new online catalog

Celebrations at Newport Beach libraries will mark the debut of a new

online catalog at 10 a.m. Thursday. Refreshments will be served, and

library staff at the Central Library and the Balboa, Corona del Mar and

Mariners branches will be on hand at their respective libraries to answer

questions.

At all the free events, guests will have an opportunity to see how the

new automation system operates and to use it to check out books, CDs,

videos and other materials. The system features enhanced search

capabilities and the same screens in the library and at home. It will

allow customers to place holds on specific items in a series and to limit

searches to such items as books, videos, CDs, large print, juvenile

collection and recorded books.

In the near future, new book reviews will be posted on-screen.

Customers also will be able to view the table of contents and book

jackets of selected volumes.

Information: (949) 717-3801.