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SPECIAL

CULTURAL INTERSECTION

UC Irvine’s Intersections of Technology, Art and Culture Lecture

Series will present Ichiro Fujinaga as he talks about computer

recognition of orchestral instruments at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Music and

Media Building, Room 316. The university is at the intersection of

University and Campus drives. Free. (949) 824-2787.

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

‘EUGENE ONEGIN’

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

“Eugene Onegin,” through Sunday at the Orange County Performing Arts

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

and 2 p.m. Sunday. $25-$175. (800) 346-7372.

CD RELEASE

The pop group Sparkle*Jets U.K. will hold its Orange County CD release

party at 7:30 p.m. today at Din Din’s inside the Bamboo Terrace, 1773

Newport Blvd. in Costa Mesa. $5. (949) 645-5550.

OPERA SHOP

UC Irvine will present an opera workshop directed by Robin Buck at 8

p.m. today at Winifred Smith Hall for UCI vocal students to perform

segments from American operas and operettas. The university is at the

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

CHAMBER SHOW

UC Irvine’s Chamber Series will present “An Evening of Belabartok” at

8 p.m. Sunday at Winifred Smith Hall on campus, which is at the

intersection of University and Campus drives in Irvine. Performers will

include Amanda Walker on the clarinet and Haroutune Bedelian on the

violin. $10. (949) 824-2787.

WIND SONGS

The Irvine Valley College Wind Symphony will perform at 8 p.m. Monday

at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. The symphony

will share the concert with the Chaparral Middle School Eighth-grade

Band. $8 or $6. (949) 451-5100.

MUSIC & DRAMA

The Pacific Symphony Orchestra will perform “Shakespeare, In Love”

along with actors from South Coast Repertory, the women of the Pacific

Chorale and guest soloists for a night of music and drama at 8 p.m.

Wednesday and Thursday at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600

Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $21-$56. (714) 755-5799.

TOMMY TUNE & CO.

The Pacific Symphony Orchestra will perform with Broadway star Tommy

Tune and the Manhattan Rhythm Kings at 8 p.m. Friday and March 9 at the

Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

$25-$77. (714) 755-5799.

ZOO TALES

The Pacific Symphony Orchestra will present “Tales from the Zoo,” part

of its Mervyn’s Musical Mornings family concert series, at 10 and 11:30

a.m. March 9 at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center

Drive, Costa Mesa. $11-$16. (714) 755-5799.

SYMPHONY PERFORMANCE

Orange Coast College’s Symphony Orchestra will offer the third concert

of its 41st season at 7:30 p.m. March 10 with a program including works

by Felix Mendelssohn, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Gustav Host, at the

Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Pianist Brian

Gould will be the featured soloist. $6 or $10. (714) 432-5880.

VIENNESE EXCLUSIVE

The Philharmonic Society of Orange County will present the West Coast

exclusive performance of the Vienna Philharmonic at 8 p.m. March 11-13 at

the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa

Mesa. $34-$109. (949) 553-2422.

SOPRANO SHOWING

Soprano Renee Fleming will perform at the Orange County Performing

Arts Center at 2 p.m. March 17 as part of the Center’s Voices in Song

Series. The performance will be at Segerstrom Hall, 600 Town Center

Drive, Costa Mesa. $25-$65. (714) 740-7878.

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. The

restaurant is located at 630 Lido Park Drive, Newport Beach. Free

admission. (949) 675-3474.

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

‘SUPERSTAR’

St. Mark Presbyterian Church will present a professional production of

“Jesus Christ Superstar” through Sunday to benefit the nondenominational

Newport Community Counseling Center. Show times will be 8 p.m. today and

6 p.m. Sunday. The church is at 2100 Mar Vista Drive, Newport Beach. $10

or $25. (949) 644-1341.

‘SOUND OF MUSIC’

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

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

Performances will be at 5 and 7:30 p.m. today and 5 p.m. Sunday. $17 or

$15. (714) 957-3347, Ext. 1.

‘LOBBY HERO’

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

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.

Showtimes are 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 2:30 and 8 p.m. Saturdays,

and 2:30 and 7 p.m. Sundays. $27-$52. (714) 708-5555.

MORE JOSEPH

Vanguard University will present “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor

Dreamcoat” through Sunday at the Lyceum Theater, 55 Fair Drive, Costa

Mesa. Show times are 2 and 8 p.m. today, and 2 p.m. Sunday. $15.30. (714)

668-6145

‘PROMENADE’

UC Irvine will present “Promenade,” an off-Broadway musical by Maria

Irene Fornes about two prisoners named 105 and 106, today and Thursday

through March 9 at the Studio Theatre. The university is at the

intersection of University and Campus drives. Show times are 8 p.m., with

2 p.m. Saturday matinees. $9. (949) 824-2787.

‘FOREVER PLAID’

Orange Coast College will present the Broadway musical “Forever Plaid”

at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. The musical is about four unlikely heroes dreaming of

becoming musical greats. $23-$29. (714) 432-5880.

‘NORTH SHORE FISH’

“North Shore Fish,” the play by Israel Horovitz about workers in a

Gloucester, Mass. fish-packing plant and the role of women there, will

run from Thursday through March 10 and March 14-17 at Orange Coast

College’s Drama Lab Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Show times

are 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. $7 or $10.

(714) 432-5880.

DRAMA AND ICE CREAM

Orange Coast College’s Repertory Theatre Company will present its

“Old-Fashioned Melodrama and Ice Cream Social” March 21-24 at the Drama

Lab Studio, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Show times for this

melodrama, which will be followed with ice cream, are 8 p.m. Thursday

through Saturday, 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday and 7 p.m. Sunday. $6 or

$7. (714) 432-5640.

ART

CLAY AND MORE

The Orange County Museum of Art will present a lecture by contemporary

artist Charles Long about his work -- specifically about his installation

piece “100 lbs. of Clay” -- at 3 p.m. today at the museum, 850 San

Clemente Drive, Newport Beach. $5 or $10. Reservations required. (949)

759-1122. Ext. 218.

GREAT PLAINS

Orange Coast College will hold an exhibition of works by Los Angeles

photographer Peter Brown through March 22 at the Photo Gallery in OCC’s

Fine Arts Building. The show includes Brown’s “Great Plains” series. The

gallery is open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays; 10 a.m. to

10 p.m. Thursdays; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturdays. Free. (714) 432-5520.

TUESDAY TALKS

The Orange County Museum of Art will present Tuesday Talks at Noon

this coming Tuesday with Michael Darling. Darling, curator at the Museum

of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, will speak about Japanese anime. The

talks begin at noon. Free. The museum is at 850 San Clemente Drive,

Newport Beach. (949) 759-1122.

SENIOR ARTISTS

The Costa Mesa Senior Center will showcase the work of more than 200

senior citizens during the “Orange County Artists Showcase 2002” Friday

to March 10 at the center, 695 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa. The exhibit is

open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 9 and

10. $2.50 for viewing. (94) 645-2356.

STORYTELLER

Square Blue Art, Inc. at Bradford Gallery will present “Storyteller,”

a show featuring the work of Mexican born artist Laura Siqueiros, March 9

through April 24. An artist’s reception will be held from 6:30 to 9:30

p.m. March 9 and is free. Gallery hours are noon to 6 p.m. Thursday

through Sunday or by appointment. (949) 548-1101.

FACULTY ART

Orange Coast College will exhibit works by members of the fine arts

division faculty through March 21 in building 5 of the college’s Art

Village, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 3

p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays. Free. (714)

432-5039.

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.

STILL AND QUIET

The Newport Beach Central Library will present “Susurrus,” photographs

by Rick Ferncase, through March 31 at 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach.

Susurrus means “to whisper” in Latin, and a quiet, meditative theme runs

through Ferncase’s images. Free. (949) 717-3870.

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.

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.

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, through May 19 at the museum, 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.

DANCE

CHICAGO STYLE

The Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Chicago’s premier dance company,

will perform a mix of dance genres at 8 p.m. Friday and March 9 at the

Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. $35 or $30. (949)

854-4646.

CITY SKY

Ballet Pacifica will present its Dance Concert Series, which includes

“City Sky,” a multimedia dance-theatre piece choreographed by artistic

director Molly Lynch, at 8 p.m. March 22 and 2:30 and 8 p.m. March 23 at

the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. $10-$27. (949)

854-4646.

COMMON GROUND

“Dancing on Common Ground,” an ensemble of Irish step-dancers,

“country cloggers” and American tappers, will perform at 8 p.m. March 23

at Orange Coast College’s Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. $27-$33. (714) 432-5880.

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.

POETRY

FACTORY READINGS

The Factory Readings will present a night of performance poetry and

live music at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Gypsy Den Cafe, 2930 Bristol St.,

Costa Mesa. Free. (714) 549-7012.

LADY POETS

Readings from the works of American female poets, from colonial times

to today, will be featured at “The Lady Poets,” a free program 7 p.m.

Thursday in the Newport Beach Central Library’s Friends Meeting Room,

1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Selections from the writings of Amy

Lowell, Anna Maria Wells, Emily Dickinson, Edna St. Vincent Millay,

Dorothy Parker, Alice Walker, Maya Angelou and Erica Jong will be

included. (949) 717-3801.

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.

DINING/TASTING

WINE TIME

Mary Gallo, of Gallo of Sonoma Wineries, will appear for a five-course

meal exploring varieties of wines at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Fleming’s Prime

Steakhouse & Wine Bar at 455 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. $80.

(949) 720-9633.

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.