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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.