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SPECIAL

‘CHEVAL’

The Orange County Fairgrounds will host “Cheval -- Imagination at Full

Gallop” through Sunday at 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. The show of

equestrian artistry, created by the former director of creation for

Cirque du Soleil, will be held at 8 p.m. today through Friday, 4 and 8

p.m. Saturday, and 1:30 and 5 p.m. Sunday. $30-$58. (877) 528-0777.

OPERA AND FOOD

Singers from the Opera Pacific Resident Artist Program will perform at

Gustaf Anders at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Soprano Rachel Cobb, mezzo soprano

Silvia Vasquez, mezzo soprano Stephanie Woodling, tenor Chad

Berlinghieri, baritone Andrew Fernando and pianist Catherine

Miller-Popovic will perform at the restaurant, 3851 S. Bear St., Santa

Ana. There is no cover charge. (714) 668-1737.

HEALING AND ART

Cleo Parker Robinson, founding director of the Cleo Parker Robinson

Dance Ensemble in Denver, will give a lecture titled “The Healing Power

of the Arts” at noon Wednesday at UC Irvine’s Winifred Smith Hall. The

lecture is part of the Chancellor’s Distinguished Fellows Series. The

campus is at the corner of University and Campus drives in Irvine. Free.

(949) 824-2787.

‘PANDORA’S BOX’

Storytelling ensemble Tales and Scales will present “Pandora’s Box” at

11 a.m. and 1 p.m. April 27 as part of the Saturdays at the Center

series. Performances will be held at the Orange County Performing Arts

Center, 600 Towb Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $8. (714) 556-2787.

MUSIC

‘DEAD MAN WALKING’

Opera Pacific will present “Dead Man Walking” today 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-$125. (714)

740-7878.

INDULGE IN DVORAK

The Pacific Symphony Orchestra will present a concert titled “Dvorak

in America -- Chamber Music,” as part of the Dvorak in America festival,

at 3 p.m. today and 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Orange County Performing Arts

Center’s Founders Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $10-$34. (714)

876-2383.

MUSIC AT BORDERS

Joseph Yashar will play classical guitar at 2 p.m. today at Borders

Books, Music & Cafe, South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. At 2

p.m. Sunday, Mark Bosserman will play pop music. Free. (714) 432-7854.

MORE DVORAK

The Pacific Symphony Orchestra will present a concert titled”Dvorak’s

New World” as part of the Dvorak in America festival, at 8 p.m. Wednesday

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

Drive, Costa Mesa. $21-$56. (714) 876-2383.

EROICA TRIO

The Orange County Performing Arts Center will conclude its 2001-02

Concert Series with a performance by the Grammy-nominated Eroica Trio at

7:30 p.m. Thursday in Founders Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

The trio will perform Beethoven’s Trio in B-flat major, Martinu’s Cinq

pieces breves and Schubert’s Trio in E-flat major. $40. (714) 740-7878.

HOPE, FAITH & MUSIC

The Pacific Chorale will present “Hope, Faith, Life, Love . . .” at 7

p.m. April 28 at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town

Center Drive, Costa Mesa. The concert will include performances by the

Pacific Chorale and the Pacific Chorale Children’s Chorus. $16-$50. (714)

662-2345.

LATIN MUSIC

Orange Coast College’s Wind Ensemble will present the “Music of Latin

America” at 3 p.m. April 28 in the Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview

Drive, Costa Mesa. $10, or $6 in advance. (714) 432-5880.

WIND CONCERT

Irvine Valley College will present a performance by the Wind Symphony

at 8 p.m. April 29 at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive,

Costa Mesa. $6 or $8. (949) 451-5100.

PAQUITO D’RIVERA PERFORMS

Grammy Award-winner Paquito D’Rivera, a saxophone and clarinet player,

and his sextet will perform May 3 and 4 at the Orange County Performing

Arts Center as part of the 2001-02 Scott’s Seafood Jazz Club Series. Show

times are 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. $39 or $46. (714) 740-7878.

LILA DOWNS

Lila Downs will bring her fusion of Mexican and American singing

styles at 8 p.m. May 3 to the Irvine Barclay Theatre as part of the

Philharmonic Society of Orange County’s World Stages Series. The Barclay

is at 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. $24 or $28. (949) 553-2422.

REMINGTON CONDUCTS

Alan Remington will conduct the Orange Coast College Symphony

Orchestra in a performance at 7:30 p.m. May 5 at the college’s Robert B.

Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. $10, or $6 in advance.

(714) 432-5880.

WEEKLY JAM

The Studio Cafe presents Monday Night Jams from 7 to 11 p.m. every

week. “Wanted” musicians include guitar players, bass players, singers,

drummers, keyboardists and others at 100 Main St., Newport Beach. Free.

(949) 675-7760.

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

‘THE DAZZLE’

South Coast Repertory will present Richard Greenberg’s “The Dazzle”

through April 28 on the Second Stage, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

The story is about the Collyer brothers, how rubbish fills their home and

how lifestyles change. Show times are 7:45 p.m. Tuesday through Friday,

and 2 and 7:45 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. $27-$51. (714) 708-5555.

‘GETTING FRANKIE MARRIED’

South Coast Repertory will present Horton Foote’s “Getting Frankie

Married -- And Afterwards” through May 5 on the Mainstage at 655 Town

Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Show times are 8 p.m. Tuesday through Friday,

2:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. $19-$52. (714)

708-5555.

DALI AND DRAMA

“References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot,” Jose Rivera’s dramatic

fable, will be staged at Orange Coast College through Sunday at the Drama

Lab Studio, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Show times are 8 p.m. today,

and 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday. $5 or $6. (714) 432-5640, Ext. 1.

‘YOUNG MAN’

Horton Foote’s “The Young Man From Atlanta” will appear at the Newport

Theatre Arts Center, 2501 Cliff Drive, Newport Beach, through Sunday. The

play, which won the 1995 Pulitzer Prize, chronicles the lives of a couple

subject to a con after their grown son commits suicide. Show times are 8

p.m. today and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. $13. (949) 631-0288.

‘THE GOOD PERSON OF SZECHUAN’

The Irvine Barclay Theatre will present the political play “The Good

Person of Szechuan” through April 27 at 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. The

musical/comedy/romance tells the story of a prostitute in a

pre-revolutionary Chinese village. Show times are 8 p.m. today, Thursday

and Friday; and 2 and 8 p.m. April 27. $15 or $13. (949) 824-2189.

’99 HISTORIES’

A reading of Julia Cho’s “99 Histories” will be held at 1 p.m. April

26 on South Coast Repertory’s Mainstage as part of the Pacific

Playwrights Festival. The play is about a Korean woman who confronts her

family’s past. SCR is at 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $8. (714)

708-5555.

‘EXPOSED’

Beth Henley’s “Exposed” will be read at 3 p.m. April 26 as part of

South Coast Repertory’s Pacific Playwrights Festival. The play is

centered around Winter Solstice in Los Angeles. SCRis at 655 Town Center

Drive, Costa Mesa. $8. (714) 708-5555.

‘INTIMATE APPAREL’

A reading of “Intimate Apparel” by Lynn Nottage will be held at 10:30

a.m. April 27 as part of South Coast Repertory’s Pacific Playwrights

Festival. An African American woman falls in love through the mail at the

turn of the 20th century in this new play. SCR is at 655 Town Center

Drive, Costa Mesa. $8. (714) 708-5555.

‘TRUTH AND BEAUTY’

A reading of Steven Drukman’s “Truth and Beauty” will be held at 2

p.m. April 27 at the Westin South Coast Plaza’s Mesa Verde Room, 686

Anton Blvd., Costa Mesa, as part of South Coast Repertory’s Pacific

Playwrights Festival. The play centers on four college friends who are

still close 10 years after graduation. $8. (714) 708-5555.

‘OUR BOY’

Julia Jordan’s “Our Boy” will be read at 11 a.m. April 28 as part of

South Coast Repertory’s Pacific Playwrights Festival. The play deals with

disaster in a young man’s life. SCR is at 655 Town Center Drive, Costa

Mesa. $8. (714) 708-5555.

‘THE MUSIC MAN’

Trouble comes to the Orange County Performing Arts Center on April 30

with “The Music Man.” The musical, which tells the story of a

fast-talking con man who falls in love with a librarian, will play at the

Center, 600 Town Center Drive, through May 5. Performances will be 8 p.m.

Tuesday through Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and 7:30 p.m.

Sunday. $20-$55. (714) 556-2787.

‘JOHN BROWN’S BODY’

Orange Coast College’s Theatre Department will present “John Brown’s

Body,” a Civil War story based on a Stephen Vincent Benet poem, May 2-5

and 9-12 at OCC’s Drama Lab Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Show

times are 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. $7-$10.

(714) 432-5880.

ART

STORYTELLER

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

show featuring the work of Mexican-born artist Laura Siqueiros, through

Wednesday. Gallery hours are noon to 6 p.m. Thursday through Sunday or by

appointment. (949) 548-1101.

INNOCENT ART

“Innocents,” a multimedia exhibit by Wendy Marvel, will be on display

through Friday at Orange Coast College’s Photo Gallery, 2701 Fairview

Road, Costa Mesa. The gallery is in OCC’s Fine Arts Building. Hours are 8

a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday, 9

a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Free. (714)

432-5520.

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.

‘LOST IN FRAGRANCE’

“Lost in Fragrance,” recent work by Brad Durham, will be on display at

Art Resources Group, 3032 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar, through May

10. The gallery is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday

through Friday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Free. (949) 640-1972.

JURIED SHOW

Orange Coast College will display a juried student exhibit through May

16 at the college’s Art Gallery, 2701 Fairview Drive, Costa Mesa. The

exhibit of work by 59 OCC students is being curated by Irini

Vallera-Rickerson. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through

Thursday and 7:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Free. (714) 432-5039, Ext. 2.

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.

SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE

The Orange County Museum of Art will present “Ten Shades of Green,” an

exhibit on sustainable architecture, through June 30 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

‘DANCE ESCAPE’

“Dance Escape,” new works by UC Irvine graduate choreographers, will

be staged Thursday through April 27 at the college’s Winifred Smith Hall.

Performances will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday through April 27, with a 2

p.m. matinee April 27. The campus is at the corner of Campus and

University drives in Irvine. $7-$9. (949) 824-2787.

BYU BALLET

Brigham Young University Theatre Ballet will present “Goldilock’s

Adventure” at 7:30 p.m. May 1 in the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus

Drive, Irvine. $12 for children, $18 for adults. (949) 854-4646.

FIESTA LATINA

Orange Coast College will present its third annual Fiesta Latina at 10

a.m. and noon May 3 at the Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. The dance and cultural heritage outreach event will perform

one-hour shows for elementary and high school students and community

members. Free. (714) 432-5506, Ext. 4.

SENIOR BALLROOM

Ballroom dancing to the music of the Costa Mesa Music Makers is

offered from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Costa Mesa Senior Center, 695

W. 19th St. $4. (949) 548-3884.

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

‘THE INHERITANCE’

Barbara Olson, author of “The Inheritance,” will sign copies of her

mystery novel at 1 p.m. April 27 at Borders Books, Music & Cafe, South

Coast Plaza, 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. Free. (714) 432-7854.

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

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.