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SPECIAL

FOOD FEST

The 18th annual Food, Wine and Micro-brew Fest will be held from 6

to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Macy’s Home Store/Crate & Barrel wing of

South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. The festival, which

benefits Second Harvest Food Bank, will feature samples from local

restaurants, regional vineyards and micro-breweries. $40 in advance,

$50 at the door. (714) 771-1343.

ART OF FLOWERS

The UCI Arboretum and Orange County Fine Arts will present the

annual “Art of Flowers” fall art and flower show from 10 a.m. to 4

p.m. Oct. 19 at the corner of Campus Drive and Jamboree Road on the

UCI North Campus. The event also includes the Arboretum’s fall

perennial sale. $2, free for children and members of the Friends of

the UCI Arboretum. (949) 824-5833.

FUND-RAISERS

‘LIGHT THE NIGHT’

South Coast Repertory will open the new Folino Theatre Center

today 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.

Sunday 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.

BALLET CHARITY

The Ballet Montmartre will present its Ballet Montmartre Charity

Gala at 5 p.m. Oct. 12 at the Village Crean, 2300 Mesa Drive, Newport

Beach. $25-$60. (714) 241-7424.

GREAT CHEFS

The 17th annual Great Chefs of Orange County food and wine event,

benefiting the National Kidney Foundation, will be held from 1 to 4

p.m. Oct. 20 at the Sutton Place Hotel, 4500 MacArthur Blvd., Newport

Beach. The event will feature dishes from 19 chefs around the county.

$100, $150 with VIP reception. (310) 641-8152 or www.kidneysocal.org.

MUSIC

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. today at Founders Hall, 600 Town Center Drive,

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

THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS

The Pacific Symphony Orchestra Pops will play with The Righteous

Brothers at 8 p.m. today as part of its season opener. This is the

famed duo’s first symphonic 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 Daae in

“The Phantom of the Opera,” will perform Broadway hits at 8 p.m.

today 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. today when the Pacific Symphony Orchestra presents

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. Sunday 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.

HUTCHINS CONSORT

The Hutchins Consort will present a concert featuring the works of

Britten, Barber, Charlton and Jacobs at 8 p.m. Oct. 12 at Newport

Harbor Lutheran Church, 798 Dover Drive, Newport Beach. Free. A “free

will offering” will be taken. (949) 640-4707.

SUNDAY MUSICALE

Sarkis Baltaian will perform a piano recital at 3 p.m. Oct. 13 as

part of the Newport Beach Public Library’s Sunday Musicale Series.

The free concert will be held at the Central Library, 1000 Avocado

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

BJORN AGAIN

Bjorn Again, the Australia-based ABBA tribute band, will perform

at 8 p.m. Oct. 19 at Orange Coast College’s Robert B. Moore Theatre.

This will be Bjorn Again’s only West-Coast stop during its U.S. tour.

The theater is at 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. $45 for adults, $16

for children. Advance discount tickets available for students,

seniors and children 12 and younger. (714) 432-5880.

OCC SYMPHONY

Orange Coast College’s Symphony Orchestra will open its 42nd

season at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20 at the college’s Robert B. Moore Theatre,

2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. The 60-piece symphony will play Cesar

Franck’s Symphony in D Minor. $8 in advance, $10 at the door.

Discounts available. (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 from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday and from 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. (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, from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday and from 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

‘MRS WARREN’S PROFESSION’

The Newport Beach Theatre 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 given at 8 p.m. Thursdays

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

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

‘SHOW BUSINESS’

“Anton in Show Business” will be presented by Orange Coast

College’s Theatre Department today through Sunday and Thursday

through Oct. 13 in the Drama Lab Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa

Mesa. Show times are 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m.

Sundays. $7 to $12. (714) 432-5880.

‘MAJOR BARBARA’

“Major Barbara” will open in previews at South Coast Repertory on

Friday. It will open its regular run Oct. 18 and close Nov. 17 on the

Segerstrom Stage, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. The George

Bernard Shaw play is about the clashes in mind set between a

millionaire father and his more spiritual daughter, Barbara.

Performances will be given 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 7:30

p.m. Sunday, with 2:30 p.m. matinees on weekends. $19 to $54. (714) 708-5555.

‘BAD SEED’

The Trilogy Playhouse will present “Bad Seed” Friday through Oct.

27 at the playhouse, 2930 Bristol St., Bldg. C-106, Costa Mesa. Show

times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 5 p.m. Sunday. $15 or

$13. (714) 957-3347, ext. 1.

‘THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST’

Orange Coast College’s Repertory Theatre Company will present

Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” Oct. 18 through 20 at OCC’s Drama Lab Studio, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Show times

are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday. $6 or $7. (714)

432-5640, ext. 1.