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SPECIAL

ORCHID FEST

South Coast Plaza will host its annual Fascination of Orchids

International Show and Sale through Sunday at the Crate & Barrel/Macy’s

Home Store wing, 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. Hours will be 10 a.m. to 7

p.m. today, and 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Free. (714) 964-3265.

‘TAROT AND LOVE’

Borders Books, Music & Cafe will host a free seminar titled “The Tarot

and Love” at 1 p.m. today at 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. (714) 279-8933.

HOT YACHTS

The Newport Harbor Nautical Museum will present Gary Miltimore’s “Hot

Yachts, Ocean Racers From Topsails to Turbos” exhibit of 25 original

yacht paintings -- with photographs and models -- through March 15 at 151

E. Coast Highway in Newport Beach. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5

p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Free. (949) 675-8915.

MUSIC

HAWAIIAN SPIRIT

“Mele Hula,” a celebration of Hawaiian song and spirit, will take the

stage at 5 and 8:30 p.m. today at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus

Drive, Irvine. $24-$29. (949) 854-4646.

BEATING OUT RHYTHM

SamulNori, a musical percussion quartet from Korea, will perform at 7

p.m. Sunday at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine.

$25-$32. (949) 854-4646.

‘VIVA LA FRANCE’

The Harmonia Baroque Players will present “Viva La France,” a concert

featuring pieces by such composers as Francois Couperin and Pierre Porro

at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Newport Harbor Lutheran Church, 798 Dover Drive,

Newport Beach. $12 or $10. (714) 970-8545.

VALENTINE’S TUNES

The UC Irvine Chamber Singers will perform a Valentine’s concert at 8

p.m. Thursday at Winifred Smith Hall. The campus is at the intersection

of Campus and University drives. $10. (949) 824-2787.

VIOLIN AND PIANO

The UC Irvine Chamber Series will present a concert with violinist

Haroutune Bedelian and pianist Lorna Griffitt at 8 p.m. Feb. 23 at

Winifred Smith Hall on campus, which is at the intersection of University

and Campus drives. $10. (949) 824-2787.

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble will perform

a set of rarely heard pieces at 4 p.m. Feb. 24 in the Orange County

Performing Arts Center’s Founders Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa

Mesa. $50. (714) 740-7878.

RUSSIAN DUO

Vladimir Spivakov, music director and principal conductor of the

Russian National Orchestra, and pianist Sergei Bezrodny will perform at 8

p.m. Feb. 26 at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine.

The concert, co-presented by the Laguna Chamber Music Society and the

Philharmonic Society, includes Bach’s Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major and

Strauss’ Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 18. $25, $30 or $35. (949) 553-2422.

‘Eugene Onegin’

Opera Pacific will present its first Russian opera, Tchaikovsky’s

“Eugene Onegin,” from Feb. 26 to March 3 at the Orange County Performing

Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Show times are 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 26 and 28, March 1 and 2; and 2 p.m. March 3. $25-$175. (800)

34-OPERA.

MUSIC AT THE ANNEX

Musical acts perform at 5 p.m. Sundays at the Pierce Street Annex, 330

17th St., Costa Mesa. Free. (949) 646-8500.

MUSIC AT THE GRILL

The Bluewater Grill offers live music on Friday and Saturday nights.

Greg Morgan, Nick Peper and Kelly Gordien (known as MPG) will perform

classic rock, R&B; and swing at 8:30 p.m. Fridays. Marvin Gregory and MPG

will perform classic rock, swing and R&B; at 8:30 p.m. Saturdays. Free

admission. (714) 435-4033.

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

‘MAKING IT’

Joe Hortua’s “Making It” will play through Feb. 24 at South Coast

Repertory. Performances will be held at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday,

with matinees at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Set in a trendy Manhattan

restaurant, the play reflects on money, power and the American dream. SCR

is at 655 Town Center Drive. $27-$51. (714) 708-5555.

CHANGED SHAKESPEARE

UC Irvine’s Stage 2 will present Janusz Glowacki’s “Fortinbras Gets

Drunk” at 2 and 8 p.m. today. The comedyparallels and manipulates

Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” UCI is at the corner of Campus and University

drives in Irvine. $9. (949) 824-4259.

‘SOUND OF MUSIC’

Trilogy Playhouse will present Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “The Sound of

Music” through March 3 at 2930 Bristol St., Building C-106, Costa Mesa.

Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday evenings, and 5

p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. $17 or $15. (714) 957-3347, Ext. 1.

THEY’RE THE ‘BEST’

Ann-Margret will star through Sunday in the touring revival of “The

Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” at the Orange County Performing Arts

Center. The musical tells the tale of Miss Mona’s Chicken Ranch brothel,

a place in danger of closing when a puritanical TV reporter discovers it.

Performances will be held at 2 and 8 p.m. today, and 2 and 7:30 p.m.

Sunday. The Center is at 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

$27.50-$64.50. (714) 556-2787.

‘METROPOLITAN OPERAS’

“Metropolitan Operas,” a collection of short plays by Joseph Pintauro,

will be staged today to Feb. 17 at Orange Coast College’s Drama Lab

Studio, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. The production, put on by OCC’s

Repertory Theatre Company, is recommended for mature audiences.

Performances will be at 8 p.m. Saturday, and 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday. $6 in

advance, $7 at the door. (714) 432-5640, Ext. 1.

JOSEPH AND HIS COAT

“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” will be presented

through Feb. 24 by the Newport Beach Theatre Company. Performances will

be held 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Lincoln

Multipurpose Room, 3103 Pacific View, Corona del Mar. $8-$10. (949)

759-1046.

‘LOBBY HERO’

South Coast Repertory will present Kenneth Lonergan’s “Lobby Hero”

from Friday through March 24 on the Mainstage, 655 Town Center Drive,

Costa Mesa. The comedy is about a night watchman who gets involved in a

murder case. $27-$52. (714) 708-5555.

MORE JOSEPH

Vanguard University will present “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor

Dreamcoat” on Feb. 21, 23, 24 and 28, and March 1, 2 and 3 at the Lyceum

Theater, 55 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Show times are 2 and 8 p.m. Friday

and Saturday. $15.30. (714) 668-6145

ART

UNDERGRAD ART

“Am I Famous Yet,” a studio art undergraduate exhibition, will be held

through Wednesday at the University Art Gallery at UC Irvine’s Claire

Trevor School of the Arts, 712 Arts Plaza, UC Irvine. Gallery hours are

noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, and until 8 p.m. Thursday. Free.

(949) 824-3508.

ELMER RETROSPECTIVE

The Orange County Museum of Art will present “The Art of Elmer

Bischoff,” a retrospective of the artist who helped launch the Bay Area

Figurative Movement, Feb. 16 through May 19 at the 850 San Clemente

Drive, Newport Beach. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through

Sunday. $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and students, and free for members

and children younger than 16. (949) 759-1122.

LIFE, ART & KARAOKE

“Lee Bul: Live Forever,” an installation by Korean artist Lee Bul

consisting of video and three karaoke booths, will be exhibited through

May 5 at the Orange County Museum of Art, 850 San Clemente Drive, Newport

Beach. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. $5 for

adults, $4 for seniors and students, and free for members and children

younger than 16. (949) 759-1122.

HARTMAN PHOTOS

Photographs by Tracy Hartman, taken in locations around the globe,

will be on display at Newport Beach City Hall through Feb. 28. The public

is invited to view the exhibit from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday through

Friday. Newport Beach City Hall is at 3300 Newport Blvd. Free. (949)

717-3870.

CRYSTAL COVE

“Crystal Cove Photographs,” a collection of photographic art by John

Connell and Meriam Braselle, will be on display through Feb. 28 at the

Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave. Free. (949) 717-3870.

AUDIENCE DREAMS

“The Dream of the Audience,” a collection of works by late artist

Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, will be on display through March 10 at UC Irvine’s

Beall Center for Art and Technology, at the campus, corner of University

and Campus drives. Beall Center hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through

Sunday and noon to 8 p.m. Thursday. Free. (949) 824-2787.

COSTA MESA ART

“Painters of Costa Mesa,” a show by 10 Costa Mesa artists, will be on

display through March 15 at the Robert Mondavi Wine and Food Center, 1570

Scenic Ave., Costa Mesa. The Center is open 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday

through Friday. Free. (714) 327-8300.

GATHERING LIGHT

“Gathering Light,” an exhibit of photographs by Richard Ross, will be

on display through March 31 at the Orange County Museum of Art, 850 San

Clemente Drive, Newport Beach. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday

through Sunday. $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and students, free for

members and children younger than 16. (949) 759-1122.

ART WORKSHOPS

Newport Beach Community Services will present a Drawing and Painting

workshop series on Wednesdays through March 6 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

at the Vince Jorgensen center, 2005 Dover Drive, Newport Beach. Mimi

Sharon Stein will lead the sessions. $66 or $71 for the series. (949)

644-3151.

DANCE

‘SWAN LAKE’

American Ballet Theatre will perform “Swan Lake” Tuesday to Feb. 17,

opening the Orange County Performing Arts Center’s 2002 Dance Season. The

Center is at 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Performances will be at 8

p.m. Tuesday to Saturday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. A preview talk

will be given one hour before each performance, with the Feb. 15 preview

sign-language interpreted. $20-$75. (714) 556-2787.

‘DANCE VISIONS’

The Irvine Barclay Theatre will present “Dance Visions,” a program put

together by internationally known choreographers, Feb. 21-23 at 4242

Campus Drive, Irvine. Show times are 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and

2 p.m. Saturday. $15 or $18. (949) 854-4646.

RHAPSODY IN TAPS

Rhapsody in Taps, a company that performs innovative rhythm tap dance

with live jazz music, will offer its 20th anniversary performance at 8

p.m. Feb. 23 at Orange Coast College’s Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701

Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. $23-$29. (714) 432-5880.

JUNIOR SHOW

The Irvine Barclay Theatre will present “The Junior Ballet Classique,”

a performance by dance students from the Conservatoire de Paris, at 3

p.m. Feb. 24. $15, $14 or $8. The Barclay is at 4242 Campus Drive,

Irvine. (949) 854-4646.

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.

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

A children’s story time will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesdays and 10:15

a.m. Fridays at Borders Books & Music at South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bear

St., Costa Mesa. Free. (714) 432-7854.

BOOKS

SOUL SEARCH

Alexander Avila, author of “Love Types,” will introduce his new book,

“The Case of the Missing Soul Mate,” at 1 p.m. Sunday at 3333 Bear St.,

Costa Mesa. (714) 279-8933.

STEVEN RALEIGH BYLER

Author Steven Raleigh Byler will read from his first novel, “Searching

for Intruders,” at 2 p.m. Feb. 16 at the Newport Central Library, 1000

Avocado Ave. The book is a novel in stories narrated by a single

character. Free. (949) 717-3801.

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

LOVE CONTEST

A Valentine’s Love Poetry Contest will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday at

Alta Coffee House, 506 31st St., Newport Beach. Lovers, lovers of poetry

and people who prefer to listen to poetry are invited. Prizes include

cash. The first 15 contestants who sign up at 6:30 p.m. get to compete.

Free. $4 to enter contest. (714) 564-6526.

DINING/TASTING

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.

TEE ON THURSDAY

The Tee Room presents its two-piece band every Thursday between 6 and

9 p.m. 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 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.