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SPECIAL

STEINBECK SCREENING

Newport Beach Central Library will hold a discussion and screening

of “The Grapes of Wrath” on Oct. 2 in honor of the John Steinbeck

Centennial. Former English teacher Terry Tallent will talk about

Steinbeck’s place in American literature at 3 p.m., followed by a

screening of the John Ford film at 5 p.m. The Central Library is at

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

‘EL NORTE’

Newport Beach Central Library will screen “El Norte” at 5 p.m.

Oct. 3. The Academy Award-nominated drama follows two Guatemalan

teens in a harrowing journey through Mexico to Los Angeles, where

they hope to make a home. The Central Library is at 1000 Avocado

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

FUND-RAISERS

CINEMA GUILD

The Premiere Cinema Guild will hold its third annual gala at 6:30

p.m. today in support of the Newport Beach Film Festival. Titled

“Under the Skky,” the event will feature complimentary wine and

martini bars, the rock band Madison Paige, dinner, live and silent

auctions and a special screening of short films. The event will be

held at the Sports Club Irvine, 1980 Main St., Irvine. $75. (949)

253-2880.

LA DOLCE VITA

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Southern California will hold

its 10th annual La Dolce Vita extravaganza at 6 p.m. Sunday. Dinner,

dancing and live entertainment under the stars are all promised by

this event, which will feature the sounds of Tino and his Orchestra.

The event will be held at South Coast Plaza Village Green, 1611

Sunflower Ave., Santa Ana. $150. (714) 938-1393.

‘LIGHT THE NIGHT’

South Coast Repertory will open the new Folino Theatre Center on

Oct. 5 with the 24th annual gala ball, titled “Light the Night.” The

dinner dance, which will include a tour of the new facility, will

begin at 6 p.m. with a reception at SCR’s new Audience Plaza, 655

Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $750 or $500. (714) 708-5504.

FIESTA ITALIANA

Opera Pacific will hold Fiesta Italiana IV from 5 to 10 p.m. Oct.

6 at the South Coast Village Piazza at Antonello Ristorante, 3800

South Plaza Drive, Santa Ana. Along with dinner and dancing, the

fund-raiser will include a music and dance tribute to the 1950s and

‘60s era of Italian film. $250. (714) 830-6323.

MUSIC

MUSIC AT BORDERS

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

LINDA EDER

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

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

Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Tickets are $28 to $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 to $41. (714) 432-5880.

JOBIM TRIBUTE

The Great American Music Company will perform a tribute to Latin

American composer Antonia Carlos Jobim from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the

View Lounge of the Newport Beach Marriott. Jobim is known for

introducing Bossa Nova to the United States in the ‘60s with such

songs as “Girl from Ipanema.” The Marriott is at 900 Newport Center

Drive, Newport Beach. Reservations recommended. $15 cover, $10 per

person food and drink minimum. (949) 759-5003.

RICHARD ELLIOT

Saxophonist Richard Elliot will appear at 8 p.m. Friday at the

Hyatt Newporter, 1107 Jamboree Road, Newport Beach. Elliot will be

performing works from his most recent release, “Crush.” $32.50 to

$37.50. (949) 729-6400.

MOZART ORCHESTRA

The Mozart Classical Orchestra will present works by Rossini,

Tchaikovsky and more at 8 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Irvine Barclay

Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. $24 to $38. (949) 854-4646.

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 through 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. There will be a preview lecture at 7 p.m.

$19 to $59. (714) 755-5799.

THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS

The Pacific Symphony Orchestra Pops will play with The Righteous

Brothers at 8 p.m. Oct. 4 and 5 as part of its season opener. This is

the famed duo’s first symphony outing. The concert will be held at

the Orange County Performing Arts Center’s Segerstrom Hall, 600 Town

Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $26 to $80. (714) 556-2787.

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.

‘A HERO’S LIFE’

The story behind Richard Strauss’ “A Hero’s Life” will be the

emphasis at 3 p.m. Oct. 5 when the Pacific Symphony Orchestra will

present its first Classical Connections concert of the season. The

concert will be held in Orange County Performing Arts Center’s

Segerstrom Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $32 to $50. (714)

556-2787.

FAREWELL CONCERT

Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem Mass will be the farewell piece at 7:30

p.m. Oct. 6 for the William Hall Master Chorale and Orchestra. Hall

recently resigned as music director after 47 years at Chapman

University. The concert will be held in Orange County Performing Arts

Center’s Segerstrom Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $20 to

$60. (714) 740-7878.

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.

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.

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 and 9:30 p.m. today, and 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday. $46 to $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.

today, and 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday. $6 in advance, $7 at the door. (714)

432-5640, Ext. 1.

‘MRS WARREN’S PROFESSION’

The Newport Beach Theater Arts Center will present “Mrs. Warren’s

Profession” through Oct. 13. The George Bernard Shaw period piece

deals with what happens when a young woman finds out her mother was

once a prostitute. Performances will be held at 8 p.m. Thursdays

through Saturdays and at 2:30 p.m. Sundays. The Newport Theater Arts

Center is at 2501 Cliff Drive, Newport Beach. $13. (949) 631-0288.

ART

ART OPENING

Bayside Restaurant will hold a reception at 3 p.m. Sunday for the

artists of its newest exhibit, “Artistic Faculty.” The show, curated

by Studio Gallery in Irvine, includes works by college and university

art teachers. Bayside is at 900 Bayside Drive, Newport Beach. Free.

(949) 721-1222.

MARJETICA PORTC

An installation by Slovenian artist Marjetica Portc will be on

display Sunday to March 2 at the Orange County Museum of Art, 850 San

Clemente Drive, Newport Beach. Portc’s work deals with issues of

shelter, poverty and displacement. 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

JAZZ PORTRAITS

“Portraits from the Golden Age of Jazz,” a series of photographs

by William Gottlieb, will be on display at the Orange County Museum

of Art’s Satellite Gallery from Sept. 28 to Dec. 29. Gottlieb

photographed the jazz scene in the 1930s and ‘40s. Hours are 10 a.m.

to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 11

a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sunday. The gallery is at South Coast Plaza, 3333

Bristol St., Costa Mesa. Free. (949) 759-1122, Ext. 212.

‘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.

DANCE

BALLET PACIFICA

Ballet Pacifica will open its season Oct. 4 and 5 with the

premiere of Dominic Walsh’s “Love Intr-fear.” The program, held at

the Irvine Barclay Theatre, will also include “Saltimbanques” by Paul

Vasterling, “Jardin aux Lilas” by Antony Tudor and “Allegro

Brillante” by George Balanchine. Performances will be at 8 p.m. Oct.

4 and 2:30 and 8 p.m. Oct. 5. $30, $25 students and seniors. The

Barclay is at 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. (949) 854-4646.

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. today 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.

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.

BOOKS AND BABIES

A Books and Babies story time will be held at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.

Tuesdays from Sept. 10 to Oct. 29 at the Newport Beach Central

Library, 1000 Avocado Ave. The story time is meant for children 6 to

24 months and their parents. (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

‘JASMINE TRADE’

Denise Hamilton, author of “The Jasmine Trade,” will discuss her

book at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Newport Beach Central Library, 1000

Avocado Ave. It introduces Eve Diamond, a journalist sleuth who

solves crimes in contemporary, multicultural Los Angeles. Free. (949)

717-3801.

DOM DELUISE

Dom DeLuise will appear 11 a.m. on Sept. 28 at Macy’s South Coast

Plaza to read from his new children’s book, “The Pouch Potato.” A

lost kangaroo is the subject of this tale. DeLuise will sign books

after the reading, which is part of Passport In-Store, a shopping

event to raise money for HIV/AIDS community organizations. Macy’s is

at 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. Free. (714) 556-0611.

DINING/TASTING

SUNSET DINNERS

The Rusty Pelican offers Sunset Dinners at 4 to 5:15 p.m. Monday

through Friday at 2735 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. $10-$15.

(949) 642-3431.

SUNDAY BRUNCH

The Rusty Pelican offers Sunday Brunch from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

every Sunday at 2735 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. $8-$15. (949)

642-3431.

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.

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.

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.