Fantastic Five

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

beyond.

SATURDAY

Who’s the 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. Show times 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.

SUNDAY

Go classical. Orange Coast College’s Symphony Orchestra will offer the

third concert of its 41st season at 7:30 p.m., 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.

MONDAY

Look at art from the 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

Get creative. “Painters of Costa Mesa,” a show by 10 Costa Mesa

artists, will be on display through Friday 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.

WEDNESDAY

Catch the Viennese exclusive. The Philharmonic Society of Orange

County will present the West Coast exclusive performance of the Vienna

Philharmonic at 8 p.m. Monday through Wednesday at the Orange County

Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $34-$109.

(949) 553-2422.