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SPECIAL

‘THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH’

The Orange County Museum of Art will present “The Greatest Show on

Earth” Friday as part of its Friday Night Films series in tribute to

the work of director Cecil B. Demille at 6:30 p.m. at 850 San

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

759-1122, Ext. 204.

MUSIC

LINDA EDER PERFORMS

Broadway star Linda Eder will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday as part

of the Orange County Performing Arts Center’s Spotlight Series at 600

Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Tickets are $28-$50. (714) 740-7878.

‘BIG BAND BASH’

Barbara McNair, The Ink Spots, trumpeter Art Depew and the Harry

James Orchestra will perform at 4 p.m. Sunday as part of Orange Coast

College’s “Big Band Bash” at the Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701

Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Comedian Mike Caveney will also perform in

the show. $35-$41. (714) 432-5880.

MUSIC AT BORDERS

Jazz artist Fletcher Harrington will perform at 2 p.m. Saturday

and Pop artist Roger Kraft will perform at 2 p.m. Sept. 29 at Borders

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

Free. (714) 432-7854.

CABARET NIGHT

Broadway legend Polly Bergen will open the Orange County

Performing Arts Center’s Elvin and Marjorie Shane Klein Cabaret

Series at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1-5 at Founders Hall, 600 Town Center Drive,

Costa Mesa. $49. (714) 740-7878.

GALA CONCERT

The Pacific Symphony Orchestra will present a Classics: “Knockout”

Gala Opening at 8 p.m. Oct. 2 and 3, featuring works by Picker, Liszt

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

Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $19-$59. (714) 755-5799.

BROADWAY FAVES

Dale Kristien, famous for her longtime run as Christine in “The

Phantom of the Opera,” will perform Broadway hits at 8 p.m. Oct. 5 at

Orange Coast College’s Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. $29-$35. (714) 432-5880.

MUSIC AT THE TEE ROOM

The Mark Davidson Trio with Ron Eschete on guitar will perform at

8 p.m. Fridays starting Friday at the Tee Room, 3100 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. $10 cover. (949) 756-0121.

JAZZ TRIO

Gulfstream Restaurant in Newport Beach will present a jazz trio

Sunday through Wednesday as regular entertainment at 850 Avocado

Ave., Newport Beach. Hours are 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday and 6 to 10 p.m.

Monday through Wednesday. (949) 718-0188.

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 at 630 Lido Park Drive, Newport Beach.

Free admission. (949) 675-3474.

MUSIC AT THE PELICAN

The Rusty Pelican offers the music of Common Ground from Wednesday

through Sunday. The band will perform from 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesday and

Thursday, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 to 6

p.m. Sunday. The restaurant is at 2735 W. Coast Highway, Newport

Beach. Free. (949) 642-3431.

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

‘FORBIDDEN HOLLYWOOD’

“Forbidden Hollywood,” created by “Forbidden Broadway’s” Gerard

Alessandrini, will show through Sunday at the Orange County

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

Mesa. The show pokes fun at the vagaries of Tinseltown. Show times

are 7:30 p.m. today through Friday, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, and

2 and 7 p.m. Sunday. $46-$49. (714) 556-2787.

‘JACK AND JILL’

“Jack and Jill,” by playwright Jane Martin, will be staged through

Sunday by the Orange Coast College Repertory Theatre Company. The

play, to be performed in the Drama Lab Studio, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa, takes a look at modern wedlock. Show times are 8 p.m.

Saturday, and 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday. $6 in advance, $7 at the door.

(714) 432-5640, Ext. 1.

ART

‘IT’S ALL GREEK TO ME’

Orange Coast College professor Irini Vallera-Rickerson will

present eight illustrated lectures on art and architecture of the

ancient Greek World at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesdays through Oct. 9. The

series, titled “It’s All Greek To Me,” is presented by Visionaries, a

support group for the Orange County Museum of Art. The museum is at

850 San Clemente Drive, Newport Beach. $160 or $170 for the series.

Class size limited and pre-registration required. (949) 759-1122,

Ext. 0.

HOLLYWOOD SKETCHES

“Destined for Hollywood: The Art of Dan Sayre Groesbeck,” an

exhibit of sketches for films, will show through Oct. 6 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.

STEINBECK’S TIMES

“Steinbeck, His Life & Times,” a retrospective collection of

photographs depicting the life of author John Steinbeck, will be on

display at the Newport Beach Central Library through Oct. 31. The

collection has been made available from the Center for Steinbeck

Studies at San Jose State University. The library is at 1000 Avocado

Ave., Newport Beach. Free. (949) 717-3801.

PLEIN ART

“En Plein Air,” an exhibit of oil paintings by Valerie Carson, is

on display at South Coast Art Gallery, 3441 Via Lido, Suite B,

Newport Beach. Hours vary. Free. (949) 673-0771.

DANCE

FOUR DANCES

The San Francisco Ballet will perform “Paquita,” “Damned” and

“Sandpaper Ballet” at 8 p.m. Wednesday and Sept. 26 and “Othello” at

8 p.m. Sept. 27, 2 and 8 p.m. Sept. 28 and 2 p.m. Sept. 29. “Paquita”

is a premiere and the other dances are Southern California premieres.

$20-$75. (714) 740-7878.

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.

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

‘SPRING PEARL’

Laurence Yep, a Newbery Medal-winning author, will discuss and

sign copies of “Spring Pearl: The Last Flower” at 3 p.m. Saturday at

the White Rabbit, 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. (608) 836-4848.

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.

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.