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SPECIAL

‘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. Saturday at Borders Books, Music & Cafe,

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

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 through May 12 at various

venues. www.ICFESTIVAL.com.

STRAWBERRIES AND CARS

The third annual Strawberry Sunday Funfest and Classic Car Show will

take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Champion strawberry pie eating,

classic cars and entertainment from the Big Shots will highlight the

event at the Orange County Market Place, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Car

registration is $15, or $10 in advance. (949) 723-6663.

MOVIES ON THE BEACH

The Newport Dunes Resort Hotel will show movies on the beach every

Friday night in May. Showings begin at dusk. The film schedule is as

follows: “Willow,” Friday; “Flubber,” May 17; “Cats & Dogs,” May 24 and

“Dinosaur,” May 31. Newport Dunes is at 1131 Back Bay Drive, Newport

Beach. Admission is free, $7 for parking. (800) 765-7661.

BOOK SALE

The Friends of the Newport Beach Library will hold a used book sale 9

a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Newport Beach Central Library, 1000

Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. There will be a book sale preview for Friend

of the Library members from 1 to 5 p.m. Friday. Free. (949) 759-9667.

MULTICULTURAL FAIR

Sage Hill School will holds its first Multicultural Community Fair

from noon to 4 p.m. May 11 at the school, 20402 Newport Coast Drive.

There will be hands-on crafts exotic cuisine and entertainers of all

varieties. Admission includes two food sample tickets. $6, or $5 in

advance. Children 12 and younger enter free. (949) 219-0100.

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.

MUSIC

REMINGTON CONDUCTS

Alan Remington will conduct the Orange Coast College Symphony

Orchestra in a performance at 7:30 p.m. Sunday 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. Tuesday at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600

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

BARITONE RECITAL

Orange Coast College student Jonathas Menezes will perform his

sophomore recital at noon Thursday in OCC’s Music Room 101, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Menezes, a native of Brazil, is a tenor who plans to

perform works by Scarlatti, Giordani and Jobim, among others. Free. (714)

432-5880.

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.

HARMONIA BAROQUE

Harmonia Baroque will present a program titled “The Lusty Month of

May” at 4 p.m. May 12 in Newport Harbor Lutheran Church, 798 Dover Drive,

Newport Beach. The program will include works by Thomas Morely, William

Byrd and G.P. Telemann. $10-$12. (714) 970-8545.

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.

BIG BANDS

Orange Coast College’s Monday and Friday Big Bands will perform at 1

p.m. May 19 at the college’s Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. $7, or $5 in advance. (714) 432-5880.

CAFE LUDWIG

Pacific Symphony Orchestra will present Cafe Ludwig, a concert of

Beethoven’s chamber music, at 7:30 p.m. May 19 in the Orange County

Performing Arts Center’s Founders Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa

Mesa. $30-$40. (714) 556-2787.

THREE CENTURIES

“Three Centuries of Music,” a program by classical pianist Michael

Sellers, will be held at 3 p.m. May 19 at the Newport Beach Central

Library, 1000 Avocado Ave. Free. (949) 717-3801 or

www.newportbeachlibrary.org.

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

‘GETTING FRANKIE MARRIED’

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

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

Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Show times are 2:30 and 8 p.m. today, 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

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 Sunday. Performances will be 2 and

8 p.m. today, and 2 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, 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.

‘EVERYONE MAKES MUSIC’

The Orange County Performing Arts Center will present Sesame Street

Live’s “Everyone Makes Music” Thursday through May 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 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.

ONE-ACT PLAYS

Orange Coast College will hold its annual spring One-Act Play Festival

from May 15-19 in the the college’s Drama Lab Studio, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Performances will be 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and 2

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

ART

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

Sunday 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.

Monday 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

Friday. 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.

ORANGE COUNTY ARTISTS

The opening reception for artists in the Spring Juried Orange County

Show will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at Newport Beach City

Hall, 3300 Newport Boulevard. The works will be on display at City Hall

through July 5. Free. (949) 717-3890.

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.

CITRET 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.

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

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.

POETRY

PERFORMANCE POETRY

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.

POETRY AND MUSIC

Poet Lee Mallory, performance artist Ryan Strassburg and musician Neil

Miranda will perform at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Alta Coffee House, 506 31st

St., Newport Beach. There will also be an open reading. Free. (949)

675-0233.

BOOKS

LITERARY LECTURE

Raymond Obstfeld, a novelist and head of Orange Coast College’s

writing program, will speak at 7:30 p.m. May 15 about his writing. The

lecture, sponsored by the Friends of Orange Coast College’s Noramn E.

Watson Library, will be held at the Lido Isle Women’s Clubhouse, 701 Via

Lido Soud, Newport Beach. $5 for nonmembers. (714) 432-5087.

FOOD AND FRIENDSHIP

Restaurant critic and food writer Sharon Boorstin will discuss “‘Let

Us Eat Cake: Memories of Food and Friendship” at 7 p.m. May 16 at the

Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave. Free. (949) 717-3801.

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.