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SPECIAL

‘PANDORA’S BOX’

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

11 a.m. and 1 p.m. today as part of the Saturdays at the Center series.

Performances will be held at the Orange County Performing Arts Center,

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

‘I AM NOT HOMER’

Dan Castellaneta, the voice of Homer Simpson, will sign his new comedy

CD, “I am Not Homer!” at 3 p.m. May 4 at Borders Books, Music & Cafe,

3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. Free. (714) 279-8933.

FILM NIGHT

The Orange County Museum of Art will present “The Canterville Ghost”

as part of its Friday Night Films series at 6:30 p.m. May 17 at 850 San

Clemente Drive, Newport Beach. The suggested donation is $4 or $6. (949)

759-1122, Ext. 204.

OCC FILM FEST

Orange Coast College will host the 32nd annual Student Film and Video

Festival at 7 p.m. May 18 at the Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview

Road, Costa Mesa. The three-hour festival will showcase the works of more

than 175 students. $5 donation at door. (714) 432-5180.

IMAGINARY FUN

Imagination Celebration of Orange County, presented by the Orange

County Performing Arts Center and the Orange County Department of

Education, will feature events in Newport-Mesa today and specific days

through May 12 at different venues. www.ICFESTIVAL.com.

MUSIC

HOPE, FAITH & MUSIC

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

p.m. Sunday 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. Sunday 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. Monday 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 Friday and May 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 to the Irvine Barclay Theatre at 8 p.m. Friday 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. Pianist Teresa

DeJong-Pombo will be featured. $10, or $6 in advance. (714) 432-5880.

CHORALE FEST

The Pacific Chorale’s Invitational Chorale Festival will feature

different age-group chorales as part of Imagination Celebration from 9

a.m. to 9 p.m. May 7 at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600

Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Free. (714) 662-2345.

CHORALE SHOW

Orange Coast College’s Chorale will perform Mozart’s Requiem at 8 p.m.

May 11 under the direction of Ricardo Soto at the Robert B. Moore

Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. $5 or $7. (714) 432-5880.

DALLAS BRASS

The Dallas Brass musical ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. May 17 at

the Orange County Performing Arts Center as part of its Education and

Community Programs Department in Segerstrom Hall, 600 Town Center Drive,

Costa Mesa. $12-$25. (714) 556-2787.

BRONFMAN AND THE PHILHARMONIC

The Los Angeles Philharmonic will perform with pianist Yefim Bronfman

at 8 p.m. May 18 at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town

Center Drive, Costa Mesa. The program includes Esa-Pekka Salonen’s new

work “Foreign Bodies” and more. $15-$55. (949) 553-2422.

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 GOOD PERSON OF SZECHUAN’

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

Person of Szechuan” after today’s performances at 4242 Campus Drive,

Irvine. The musical/comedy/romance tells the story of a prostitute in a

pre-revolutionary Chinese village. Show times are 2 and 8 p.m. today. $15

or $13. (949) 824-2189.

‘THE DAZZLE’

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

through Sunday 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 2 and 7:45 p.m. today and Sunday.

$27-$51. (714) 708-5555.

‘INTIMATE APPAREL’

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

a.m. today 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. today 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. Sunday 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.

‘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.

‘THE MUSIC MAN’

Seventy-six trombones come to the Orange County Performing Arts Center

on Tuesday 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, Thursday

through May 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.

‘EVERYONE MAKES MUSIC’

The Orange County Performing Arts Center will present Sesame Street

Live’s “Everyone Makes Music” May 9-12 in Segerstrom Hall, 600 Town

Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Show times are 7 p.m. Thursday; 10:30 a.m. and

7 p.m. Friday; 10:30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Saturday; and 1 and 4:30

p.m. Sunday. $15-$25. (714) 556-2787.

‘THE BARBER OF SEVILLE’

Opera Pacific will present “The Barber of Seville” May 11-19 at the

Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. Show times are 7:30

p.m. May 11, 15, 17 and 18; and 2 p.m. May 12 and 19. $45-$65. (949)

854-4607.

ART

SCULPTING TALK

Sculptor Alexis Weidig, a USC School of Fine Arts graduate, will talk

about her art at 7 p.m. Thursday in Room 101 at Orange Coast College’s

Art Village, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Free. (714) 432-5725.

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.

VOLUNTEER JAVA

The Orange County Museum of Art will present a Docent Coffee at 3 p.m.

May 6 for guests to learn about the museum’s Camille and Eric Durand

Docent Program. The museum is at 850 San Clemente Drive, Newport Beach.

(949) 759-1122, Ext. 204.

‘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.

ISLAND ARTWALK

The seventh annual Balboa Island Artwalk will be held from 9 a.m. to 5

p.m. May 11 along the South Bayfront promenade on Balboa Island. Pieces

will include paintings, jewelry and sculpture. Musicians will perform.

Free. (714) 848-5697.

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 through today at the college’s Winifred Smith Hall.

Performances will be held at 2 and 8 p.m. today. 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. Wednesday 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 Friday 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. today 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

MOTHER’S BRUNCH

The Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort’s Mother’s Day celebration will

include a champagne brunch from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 12 at the Back Bay

Cafe, 1131 Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach. The brunch menu includes

turkey, halibut, a pasta bar and salads. $23.95 and $12.95. (949)

729-1144.

MEAL FOR MOM

The Sutton Place Hotel’s Accents Restaurant will offer a Sunday Brunch

for Mother’s Day with a menu including a wide variety of seafood and

sushi, roasts, breakfast entrees, cheeses and salads. Moms also get a

long-stemmed rose. Hours are 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. May 12. $55 or $17.

Free for children 5 and younger. (949) 476-2001.

BRUNCH IN THE BALLROOM

The Sutton Place Hotel’s Deauville Ballroom will offer a Mother’s Day

champagne buffet with a French Riviera theme from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

May 12. $45 or $17. Children younger than 5 get in free. (949) 476-2001.

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.