Fantastic Five

A listing of special events to entertain you through the weekend and

beyond.

TODAY

Last chance to catch this classic. Harold Pinter’s “Homecoming” will

be staged through Sunday at South Coast Repertory’s Mainstage, 655 Town

Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Performances will be held at 8 p.m. today and

7:30 p.m. Sunday, with matinees at 2:30 p.m. each day. $19-$52. (714)

708-5555.

SUNDAY

Be surprised. “When in Doubt, Improvise” is the title of the music

program at 3 p.m. at the Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave.

Pianist Rodger Whitten will feature improvised selections by Bach,

Schumann, Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Chopin and other classical composers.

Free. (949) 717-3816.

MONDAY

Listen to the melody . The St. Petersburg String Quartet will perform

with Paul Galbraith, an award-winning guitarist and founding member of

the Brazilian Guitar Quartet, at 8 p.m. Monday at the Irvine Barclay

Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. The concert will include

Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s Guitar Quintet, Opus 143. $20-$29. (949) 854-4646.

TUESDAY

Support the arts. The fall Newport Beach Artist Juried Exhibition will

remain up at Newport Beach City Hall through Jan. 7 at 3300 Newport

Blvd., Newport Beach. The exhibit features the work of 23 local artists.

(949) 717-3870.

WEDNESDAY

Get a glimpse into the world of O’Keefe. Todd Webb’s photographs of

famed painter Georgia O’Keefe will be on display through Jan. 2 at the

Orange County Museum of Art’s South Coast Plaza Gallery. The gallery,

3333 Bristol St., is open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10

a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Free. (949)

749-1122.