Fantastic Five

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

beyond.

TODAY

Fascinating flowers. 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.

SUNDAY

Harmonia Baroque goes French. 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. at the Newport Harbor

Lutheran Church, 798 Dover Drive, Newport Beach. $12 or $10. (714) 970-8545.

MONDAY

The world in your city. 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.

TUESDAY

A glimpse of tomorrow’s stars. “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, Irvine. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through

Sunday, and until 8 p.m. Thursday. Free. (949) 824-3508

WEDNESDAY

Talk fiction. The Fiction Book Group will meet 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.