Fantastic Five

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

beyond.

TODAY

Study the Civil War. Orange Coast College’s Theatre Department will

present “John Brown’s Body,” a Civil War story based on a Stephen Vincent

Benet poem, on Sundays and Thursday through May 12 at OCC’s Drama Lab

Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Show times are 8 p.m. Thursday

and 2 p.m. Sunday. $7-$10. (714) 432-5880.

SUNDAY

Watch a symphony. Alan Remington will conduct the Orange Coast College

Symphony Orchestra in a performance at 7:30 p.m. 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.

MONDAY

Volunteer for the arts. The Orange County Museum of Art will present a

Docent Coffee at 3 p.m. 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.

TUESDAY

Listen to the spoken word. Michael Miller and Carole Luther will read

from their material at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Gypsy Den Cafe, 2930 Bristol

St., Costa Mesa. The event is part of the Factory Readings. Free. (714)

549-7012.

WEDNESDAY

Check out some photos. The work of San Francisco photographer Mark

Citret will be on display through May 24 at Orange Coast College’s Photo

Gallery, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Citret is the author of “Along

the Way. The gallery is open from 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.