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SPECIAL
MAGICAL COPPERFIELD
David Copperfield will perform “Portal,” his new show of
illusions, Wednesday to Nov. 23 in Segerstrom Hall, Orange County
Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Newport Beach.
Teleportation, sleight of hand using a live scorpion and more will be
in the show. Performances will be at 8 p.m. Nov. 20 and 21, at 6 and
9 p.m. Nov. 22 and at noon, 3, 6 and 9 p.m. Nov. 23. $35 to $55, with
discounts for children. (714) 556-2787.
BEAUJOLAIS NOUVEAU
Alliance Francaise will hold its rescheduled annual Beaujolais
Nouveau 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.
HONG KONG ARTS FEST
The China Culture and Arts Assn. of USA will present a Hong Kong
Culture and Arts Festival at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 23 at the Irvine Barclay
Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. The event will include folk,
ballet and modern dance, drama and music. $15 to $20. (949) 854-4646.
FUND-RAISERS
HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE
Andersen Elementary School will hold its annual PTA Holiday
Boutique from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today. 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 jazz cabaret featuring the music of pianist Barnaby
Finch, at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. STOP-GAP provides interactive classroom
presentations about social issues, therapeutic drama workshops and
more. 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
JACK JONES
Two-time Grammy Award-winner Jack Jones will perform at 7:30 p.m.
today 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.
AT THE POPS
Doug LaBrecque will join Ron Raines, Jodi Benson and the Pacific
Symphony Pops for a musical tribute to Richard Rodgers and Oscar
Hammerstein at 8 p.m. today. The Broadway stars will be under the
direction of Pops conductor Richard Kaufman for the performances at
the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive,
Costa Mesa. $26 to $80. (714) 755-5799.
SUNDAY MUSICALE
Violinist Cheryl Norman will perform works by Bach, Ravel and
Gershwin at a free concert at 3 p.m. Sunday 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. Sunday 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. Sunday in the Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701
Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. $5 in advance, $7 at the door. (714)
432-5880.
TEPPER AT VANGUARD
Vanguard University will present pianist Siegfried Tepper in
concert with the Costa Mesa Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. Friday in
the school’s Chapel Auditorium, 2599 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. The
program will feature works by Beethoven. Free, donations accepted.
(714) 556-3610, ext. 272.
PAT MARINO TRIO
The Pat Marino Trio, featuring Joey DeFrancesco, will perform at
7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Nov. 23 in Founders Hall, Orange County
Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. The show
is part of the Center’s Scott’s Seafood Jazz Club Series. $46 for
9:30 p.m., $49 for 7:30 p.m. performances. (714) 556-2787.
‘MUSIC TO REMEMBER’
Tony Martin and Gloria DeHaven will join the Horace Heidt
Orchestra 8 p.m. Nov. 23 to offer “Music to Remember” at Orange Coast
College’s Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa.
$35 advance discount tickets available. $41 at the door. (714)
432-5880.
YSAYE QUARTET
The Ysaye Quartet will perform at 8 p.m. Nov. 25 at the Irvine
Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. The program, presented by
the Philharmonic Society, will include Ravel’s Sonata for Violin and
Cello and Franck’s Piano Quartet in F major. $23 to $29. (949)
854-4646.
STAGE
‘PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE’
Steve Martin’s “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” will be performed
though Sunday 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. today, with a matinee at 2 p.m. Sunday. $15. Discounts
available. (949) 650-5269.
‘MAJOR BARBARA’
“Major Barbara” will run through Sunday 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 2:30 and 8 p.m. today and 2:30 and 7:30
p.m. Sunday. $27 to $54. (714) 708-5555.
‘MY FAIR LADY’
UC Irvine will present the Alan Lerner-Frederick Loewe classic “My
Fair Lady” through Nov. 23. The musical tells story of how
guttersnipe Eliza Doolittle is transformed by Professor Henry
Higgins, and vice versa. Performances, which will be held in the
Claire Trevor Theatre on the UCI campus (corner of Campus and
University drives, Irvine), will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, at 8 p.m.
Wednesday to Friday, and at 2 and 8 p.m. Nov. 23. $12 to $27. (949) 824-2787.
‘VIOLET HOUR’
“The Violet Hour,” a new play by Richard Greenberg, will be
performed through Nov. 24 at the Julianne Argyros Stage, South Coast
Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive. The play tells the story of a
fledgling book publisher torn between publishing his mistress’
autobiography and his best friend’s book. Performances will be given
at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday though Sunday, with weekend matinees at 2 p.m.
$19 to $54. (714) 708-5555.
‘CHARLEY’S AUNT’
“Charley’s Aunt,” a 19th-century farce by Brandon Thomas, 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.
‘BEAU JEST’
“Beau Jest,” a romantic comedy about a daughter’s struggle to
marry the man of her dreams rather than the man her parents want,
will run through Dec. 15 at the Newport Theatre Arts Center, 2501
Cliff Drive, Newport Beach. Play times are 8 p.m. Thursday through
Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. $10 to $17. (949) 631-0288.
‘FORTINBRAS’
Lee Blessing’s “Fortinbras” will be staged Thursday through Dec. 8
in Orange Coast College’s Drama Lab Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Performances will be 8 p.m. Thursday to Saturday and 2
p.m. Sunday. The stage is dark during Thanksgiving week. $7 to $10 in
advance, $8 to $12 at the door. (714) 432-5880.
ART
‘BONE ORCHARD’
Mary Cecile Gee’s exhibit “bone orchard” will be shown through
Sunday at The Shed, 3000 Newport Blvd., Newport Beach. Free. (949)
723-3406.
UCI FACULTY ART
Art by members of UC Irvine’s faculty will be on display through
Wednesday at the Beall Center for Art and Technology and University
Art Gallery at the university campus, corner of Campus and University
drives. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Sunday. On
Thursdays the gallery is open until 8 p.m. Free. (949) 824-3508.
HAWAII GONE DIGITAL
“Digital Art of the Hawaiian Islands” will be on display Friday
through Jan. 13 at the Robert Mondavi Wine and Food Center, 1570
Scenic Ave., Costa Mesa. Free. (714) 327-8300.
SIERRA TO THE SEA
“From the Sierras to Two Harbors,” a group of plein air paintings
from expeditions to both locations, will be on display through Nov.
24 at the Debra Huse Studio Gallery, 229 Marine Ave., Balboa. Gallery
hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday. Free. (949) 723-6171.
DANCE
‘LA BAYADERE’
The Bolshoi Ballet will return to the Orange County Performing
Arts Nov. 26 to Dec. 1 with Yuri Grigorovich’s staging of “La
Bayadere.” The ballet tells the story of a temple priestess and her
lover in ancient India. The Center is at 600 Town Center Drive in
Costa Mesa. Performances will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and
Friday, at 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and at 2 p.m. Sunday. There will be
a preview talk one hour before each performance. $20 to $80. (714)
556-2787.
KIDS
‘EPOSSUMONDAS’
Coleen Salley, author of the children’s tale “Epossumondas,” will
sign copies of her book at 2 p.m. Nov. 24 at The White Rabbit
Children’s Bookstore in South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bristol St., Costa
Mesa. Free. (714) 445-0010.
BOOKS
CAROL CHANNING
Broadway star Carol Channing will appear at a Round Table West
luncheon at noon Thursday to discuss her memoirs, “Just Lucky I
Guess.” The luncheon will be held at the Newport Beach Country Club,
1600 East Coast Highway, Newport Beach. $45, reservations required.
(323) 256-7977.
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