SPOTLIGHT

Summer nights deserve a little heat. And while the weather is not

cooperating, the dance troupe Noche Flamenca will do its best to bring

some sultry style into the summer starting Thursday at the Orange County

Performing Arts Center.

Noche Flamenca, started in 1993 by Artistic Director Martin

Santangelo and his wife, hails from Madrid, Spain. The flamenco troupe is

highly regarded internationally, earning acclaim from reviewers at both

the New York Times and the San Francisco Examiner.

Among the flamenco artists that have worked and continue to work with

the company are Soledad Barrio, Belen Maya, Alejandro Granados, Antonio

Vizarraga, Rafael Jimenez Falo and David Serra.

The Center performance is being sponsored in part by George and Julia

Argyros. George Argyros is the American ambassador to Spain.

“The culture and history of this magnificent country is extraordinary,

and flamenco is certainly one of its signature art forms,” Julia Argyros

said. “One of the most effective ways for us to gain a greater

appreciation of each other and this marvelously diverse world we share is

through our art and culture.”

FYI

Where: Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive,

Costa Mesa

When: Through June 30. Show times are 8 p.m. Thursday through

Saturday, and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

Cost: $49

Contact: (714) 740-7878

Rediscovering a Jones for ‘Raiders’

“Raiders of the Lost Ark” will screen Wednesday for teens in seventh

through 12th grades as part of a series of movies presented by the

Newport Beach Public Library’s Book Raiders Dig Reading series. The

screening will be held at the Newport Beach Central Library. There will

be free admission and free popcorn. Adults must be accompanied by a teen.

FYI

Where: Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave.

When: 7 p.m. Wednesday

Cost: Free. Adults must be accompanied by a teen

Contact: (949) 717-3801

PLANNING AHEAD

The FAIR

Want to ride a Ferris wheel, pet a pig and eat a funnel cake? Your

chance is coming up next month, when the Orange County Fair returns.

Begins Friday, July 12

‘CALFORNIA SCENARIOS’

“California Scenarios,” a set of plays by Latino playwrights, returns

to the Isamu Noguchi California Scenario.

Begins Thursday, July 25

NUMERICALLY SPEAKING

5: The number of new rides coming to the Orange County Fair, July

12-28.