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SPECIAL

MOVIE CLASSICS

UC Irvine will screen two movies Tuesday starring actress Claire

Trevor as part of ArtsWeek. “Key Largo,” for which Trevor won an

Academy Award, will be shown at 6:30 p.m., and “Stagecoach” will

screen at 8:45 p.m. in Winifred Smith Hall at the UCI campus, corner

of Campus and University drives in Irvine. Free, but reservations

required. (949) 824-2787

BEAUJOLAIS NOUVEAU

Alliance Francaise will hold its annual Beaujolais Noveau

Celebration at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mistral Restaurant, 440 Heliotrope

Ave., Corona del Mar. The three-course meal, which includes two

glasses of Beaujolais, will include a choice of leg of lamb or

braised tarragon chicken in white wine. Alliance Francaise is a

nonprofit group that promotes French language and culture. Mistral is

at 440 Heliotrope Ave., Corona del Mar. $35 for members, $40 for

nonmembers. (949) 723-9635.

FUND-RAISERS

‘SORDID LIVES’

A screening of “Sordid Lives” will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Lido Theater as a fund-raiser for Laguna Shanti, a nonprofit

group helping people with HIV and AIDS in Orange County. The event,

which is being co-presented by the Newport Beach Film Festival,

includes appearances by writer-director Del Shore, producer Sharon

Lane and star Leslie Jordan. The Lido Theater is at 3459 Via Lido,

Newport Beach. $10, $25 for screening and reception at Regatta Cafe.

(949) 253-2880.

HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE

Andersen Elementary School will hold its annual PTA Holiday

Boutique from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 16. The boutique will feature the

holiday offerings of local merchants and artisans. The boutique will

be held at Harbor View Homes Phase I Clubhouse, 1854 Port Westbourne

Place, Newport Beach. A percentage of all purchases go to programs at

Andersen. $1. (949) 400-0993.

JAZZED STOP-GAP

STOP-GAP, a nonprofit theater company, will present “Jazzed About

STOP-GAP,” a cabaret featuring the music of pianist Barnaby Finch, at

5:30 p.m. Nov. 19. The fund-raiser, which will include a wine and

hors d’oeuvres reception, will be held in Founders Hall, Orange

County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

Tickets must be purchased in advance. $75. (714) 979-7061.

MUSIC

BLUES FEST

The Newport Dunes Waterfront Blues Festival will be held from noon

to 5 p.m. today at 1131 Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach. Performers

will include Walter Trout, Blu Tabako and Janiva Magness. $20. (949)

729-3800.

JACK RUSSELL

Former Great White front man Jack Russell will make an appearance

at 2 p.m. today at Borders Books, Music & Cafe in Costa Mesa. Russell

will perform cuts from his recently released album, “For You.”

Borders is in South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. Free.

(714) 432-7854.

STEVE TYRELL

Jazz vocalist Steve Tyrell will perform at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.

today at the Orange County Performing Arts Center as part of Scott’s

Seafood Jazz Club Series in Founders Hall, 600 Town Center Drive,

Costa Mesa. $43 or $46. (714) 556-2787.

GUITAR CONCERT

Orange Coast College’s Guitar Ensemble will perform their annual

fall concert at 8 p.m. today at the Fine Arts Recital Hall, 2701

Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. $5 or $7. (714) 432-5880.

MUSIC FOR HEROES

The Irvine Barclay Theatre will present “An Evening of Heroic

Music” with the UCI Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. today at 4242 Campus

Drive, Irvine. $8, $10 or $12. (949) 854-4646.

JACK JONES

Two-time Grammy Award-winner Jack Jones will perform at 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday through Nov. 16 in Founders Hall, Orange County Performing

Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. The show is part of

the Center’s Elvin and Marjorie Shane Klein Cabaret Series. $49.

(714) 556-2787.

ANDRE WATTS

Pianist Andre Watts will join the Pacific Symphony Orchestra at 8

p.m. Wednesday and Thursday to perform Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1

and Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5 in Segerstrom Hall, Orange County

Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. There will

be a preview lecture at 7 p.m. Watts will also play a special

performance of Brahms at 3 p.m. Nov. 16. $19 to $59 for Wednesday and

Thursday performances. $32 to $50 for Nov. 16. (714) 556-2787.

GEORGE LEWIS

Composer-trombonist George Lewis, who recently won a MacArthur

genius grant, will discuss his musical computer composition “Voyager”

from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday in Room 200 of the Music and Media Building

on the UC Irvine campus. The lecture/performance inaugurates the

university’s new Music Colloquium series. The campus is at the corner

of Campus and University Drives in Irvine. Free. (949) 824-6615.

SUNDAY MUSICALE

Violinist Cheryl Norman will perform works by Bach, Ravel and

Gershwin at a free concert at 3 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Newport Beach

Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. The performance is

part of the library’s Sunday Musicale series. (949) 717-3801.

PACIFIC CHORALE

The 160-voice Pacific Chorale will perform works by Mozart and

Schubert at 7 p.m. Nov. 17 in Segerstrom Hall, Orange County

Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. There will

be a preview lecture at 6 p.m. $16 to $50. (714) 556-2787.

WIND ENSEMBLE

The Orange Coast College Wind Ensemble will perform “Film Music:

The Sequel” at 3 p.m. Nov. 17 in the Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701

Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. $5 in advance, $7 at the door. (714)

432-5880.

BONNIE RAITT

Singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt will perform at 8 p.m. Nov. 19 in

Segerstrom Hall, Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town

Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Raitt, who recently released the album

“Silver Lining,” will make her Center debut. $46 to $72. (714)

556-2787.

STAGE

‘TEN OR LESS’

Orange Coast College’s Repertory Company will present “Ten or

Less,” student-directed plays that are 10 minutes long or shorter

today and Sunday in the Drama Lab Studio, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa

Mesa. Show times are 8 p.m. today and 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday. $6 or $7.

(714) 432-5640, ext. 1.

‘PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE’

Steve Martin’s “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” will be performed

though Nov. 17 at the Costa Mesa Civic Playhouse, 661 Hamilton Ave., Costa Mesa. The play sets up a fictional meeting between Pablo

Picasso and Albert Einstein in a Parisian cafe. Performances will be

at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, with matinees at 2 p.m. Sunday.

$15. Discounts available. (949) 650-5269.

‘MAJOR BARBARA’

“Major Barbara” will run through Nov. 17 at South Coast Repertory

on the Segerstrom Stage, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. The

George Bernard Shaw play is about the clashes in mindset between a

millionaire father and his more spiritual daughter, Barbara.

Performances will be given at 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and

7:30 p.m. Sunday, with 2:30 p.m. matinees on weekends. $27 to $54.

(714) 708-5555.

TEEN PLAYS

“The Empty Chair” by Tim Kelly and “End of Innocence” by Laney

Roberts will be staged together at 12:30 p.m. Thursday and at 10:30

a.m. and 2 p.m. Dec. 7 at Orange Coast College’s Drama Lab Theatre,

2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Free. (714) 432-5640, ext. 5.

‘CHARLEY’S AUNT’

“Charley’s Aunt,” a 19th-century farce by Brandon Thomas, opens

Friday and will be staged by Vanguard University through Nov. 24. The

play is about a pair of young men who resort to trickery to see their

sweethearts when their chaperone fails to show. The play will be held

in Vanguard’s Lyceum Theater, 55 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Performances

will be given at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, with matinees at 2

p.m. on Nov. 17, 23 and 24. $10, discounts available. (714) 668-6145.

KIDS

KIDS NIGHT OUT

The City of Costa Mesa will offer a Kids Night Out featuring Pizza

and Cosmic Bowling from 6 to 11 p.m. Nov. 16. The evening excursion

to Fountain Bowl in Fountain Valley is a chance for kids ages 7 to 12

to have fun and parents to have a night off. Registration closes 5

p.m. Thursday. Meet at the Balearic Community Center, 1975 Balearic

Drive, Costa Mesa. $10. (714) 754-5083.

BOOKS

AUTHOR’S DINNER

New and Recycled Romances will hold its rescheduled Author’s

Dinner featuring writers Sharon Sala and Meryl Sawyer at 6 p.m.

Thursday in the store, 147 Broadway, Costa Mesa. Dinner will consist

of pizza, a salad and lots of fun. It is asked that people call ahead

to determine the number of pizzas to order. (949) 645-8513.

BOOK SIGNING

Author Rose Marie Grant will sign her new children’s book

“Andiamo, Weasel!” at 1 p.m. today at Borders Books, Music and Cafe

at South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. Free. (714)

279-8933.

GOLDEN PROMISE

Pamela Hallan-Gibson will sign “Orange County: The Golden Promise”

from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 16 at Martha’s Bookstore, 308 Marine

Ave., Newport Beach. Free. (949) 673-7185.