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Costa Mesa, CA 92627; by fax to (949) 646-4170; or by calling (949)

574-4268. A complete list is available at www.dailypilot.com.

SPECIAL

FASHION AT THE LAB

The Orange County Design Collective will honor local fashion

designers with a show from 8 p.m. to midnight Friday at The Lab

Anti-mall, 2930 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. The fashions displayed will

be sold to the highest bidders, with money to benefit America Works

for Kids. Free. (714) 966-6660.

SNOW DAY

Snow will fall in Grant Howald Park from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday

as part of Newport Beach Recreation Services 15th annual Winter

Wonderland. There will also be holiday crafts, games and a snow

creature building contest. The park is at the corner of 5th and Iris

in Corona del Mar. Free. (949) 644-3151.

CARL REINER

Twelve-time Emmy Award winner Carl Reiner will open the Orange

County Performing Arts Center’s new speaker series, Up Close at the

Center, at 8 p.m. Monday. The actor-writer-comedian will speak about

his years in show business. The Center is at 600 Town Center Drive,

Costa Mesa. $22 to $52. (714) 556-2787.

‘STORM’

Warren Miller will present “Storm,” his 53rd annual ski and

snowboard film, at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Segerstrom Hall, Orange County

Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $16. (800)

729-3456.

WINTER CELEBRATION

The dance, choral and guitar departments of Orange Coast College

will join together at 8 p.m. Dec. 14 to perform a winter celebration

in song and dance at the Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. $8 in advance, $10 at the door. (714) 432-5880.

FUND-RAISERS

HOLIDAY BRUNCH

Friends of the Orange Coast Interfaith Shelter will hold a holiday

brunch from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today at the Newport Beach home of

Bill and Carolyn Klein. Attendees are asked to bring an unwrapped

gift of warm clothing or toys for a shelter child. Call for

directions. $40. (949) 673-6502.

MUSIC

YOUTH ORCHESTRA

The Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. The

group, which will feature Robert Edward Thies on the piano, plans to

play works by Tchaikovsky and Beethoven. $9 or $12. (949) 854-4646.

‘IMMORTAL MOZART’

Pacific Symphony Orchestra will present “Immortal Mozart” at 8

p.m. today in Segerstrom Hall, Orange County Performing Arts Center,

600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. The concert, conducted by

Jean-Jacques Kantorow, includes Mozart’s Overture to “Don Giovanni.”

A preview lecture will be held at 7 p.m. $19 to $59. (714) 556-2787.

‘HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS’

The South Coast Singers will perform “Home for the Holidays,” a

program of contemporary and classic holiday favorites, at 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Costa

Mesa. $18 adults, $15 seniors and students. (949) 854-4646.

MARVIN GOLDSTEIN

Marvin Goldstein will present a holiday piano concert at 8 p.m.

today at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Costa Mesa.

Goldstein has performed throughout Europe, North America and the

Middle East. $19 to $27. (949) 854-4646.

HOLIDAY CONCERT

A holiday festival concert featuring the California Master Chorale

will be held at 8 p.m. Friday at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church,

600 St. Andrews Road, Newport Beach. $15, discounts available. (714)

564-5654.

CELTIC CHRISTMAS

Altan, an Irish traditional band, will present a “Celtic

Christmas” at 8 p.m. Friday at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242

Campus Drive, Costa Mesa. The performance will include step dancers

and Seamus Begley on accordion. $32 or $38. (949) 854-4646.

HUTCHINS CONSORT

The Hutchins Consort, a group performing on a set of violins built

by Carleen Hutchins, will perform at 8 p.m. Friday at Newport Harbor

Lutheran Church, 708 Dover Drive, Newport Beach. Baroque guitarist

John Schneiderman will join the group, and there will be a

pre-concert lecture by KPFK-FM’s John Schneider at 7:15 p.m. $20, $10 for students. (949) 675-3656.

CHANTICLEER CHRISTMAS

Chanticleer, an ensemble that blends 12 male voices, will perform

its annual holiday program at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Irvine Barclay

Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. $32 or $38. (949) 854-4646.

KENNY LOGGINS

Singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins will be footloose at 8 p.m.

Saturday in Segerstrom Hall at the Orange County Performing Arts

Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $42 to $68. (714)

556-2787.

COTTON CLUB

The UC Irvine Jazz Orchestra will perform “A Night at the Cotton

Club” at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Claire Trevor Theatre at the UCI

campus. The performance will feature guest artists Spanky Wilson and

the Chester Whitmore Dancers. The campus is at the corner of Campus

and University drives. $8 to $12. (949) 824-2787.

A CHAMPAGNE CHRISTMAS

The Champagne Musical Family, including performers from the old

“Lawrence Welk Show,” will perform a holiday concert at 4 p.m. Sunday

at Orange Coast College’s Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview

Road, Costa Mesa. $33 to $35 in advance, $39 at the door. (888)

622-5376.

KEITH ROBERTS

Keith Roberts, front man for The Young Dubliners, will perform at

2 p.m. Sunday at Muldoon’s Dublin Pub, 202 Newport Center, Newport

Beach. Roberts will be accompanied by band mate Bob Boulding. Free.

(949) 640-4110.

‘CHANUKAH CONCERT’

The eighth annual “Orange County Chanukah Concert” will be held at

2 p.m. Dec. 8 in Segerstrom Hall, Orange County Performing Arts

Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Choirs and cantors from 16

area synagogues will participate. $18 to $125. (714) 556-2787.

‘FIESTA NAVIDAD’

Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano will be joined by special guest

Linda Ronstadt at 8 p.m. Dec. 12 for “Fiesta Navidad” in Segerstrom

Hall, Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive,

Costa Mesa. The performance, sponsored by the Philharmonic Society,

includes dancing and singing. $20 to $69. (714) 556-2787.

‘HOLIDAY ROMANCE’

Pianist Michael Feinstein will join with the Pacific Symphony

Orchestra Pops on Dec. 13 and 14 to bring a touch of “Holiday

Romance” to Segerstrom Hall, Orange County Performing Arts Center,

600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. The performances will start at 8

p.m. $26 to $80. (714) 556-2787.

‘MESSIAH’

The Pacific Chorale and the Pacific Symphony Orchestra will join

forces at 3 p.m. Dec. 14 for Handel’s “Messiah” in Segerstrom Hall,

Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa

Mesa. $19 to $99. (714) 556-2787.

‘TIS THE SEASON

Pacific Chorale will present its holiday concert at 7 p.m. Dec. 15

in Segerstrom Hall, Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town

Center Drive, Costa Mesa. The concert will include traditional

carols. $18 to $100. (714) 556-2787.

‘PORGY AND BESS’

The Orange Coast College Symphony Orchestra will perform

selections from “Porgy and Bess” at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 15 in the Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. $6 in advance, $10

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at the door. (714) 432-5880.

MUSIC AT THE TEE ROOM

The Mark Davidson Trio with Ron Eschete on guitar performs at 8

p.m. Fridays at the Tee Room, 3100 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. $10

cover. (949) 756-0121.

RAT PACK MONDAYS

Maggiano’s Little Italy is paying tribute to the Rat Pack every

Monday with entertainer Chris Williams and his five-piece band. There

will be complimentary hors d’oeuvres and dancing. No cover.

Reservations recommended. (714) 546-9550.

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.

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 Friday and Saturday nights.

Greg Morgan, Nick Peper and Kelly Gordien (known as MPG) 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 performs 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 presents The

Balboa Blues on Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons.

The program features 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

‘CHRISTMAS CAROL’

South Coast Repertory’s production of “A Christmas Carol” will

show in previews through today, with its regular run opening Friday

and continuing through Dec. 24. The Charles Dickens classic will

appear on the Segerstrom Stage at SCR, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa

Mesa. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 2:30

and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and noon and 4 p.m. Sunday. $19 to $44 for

previews, $19 to $54 regular. (714) 708-5555.

‘FORTINBRAS’

Lee Blessing’s “Fortinbras” will be staged through Sunday in

Orange Coast College’s Drama Lab Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa

Mesa. The play opens where the last scene of William Shakespeare’s

“Hamlet” ends. 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.

‘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.

‘GOD’S COUNTRY’

UC Irvine’s Stage 2 will present Steven Dietz’s “God’s Country”

Wednesday through Sunday in the Studio Theatre on the UCI campus,

corner of Campus and University drives. Based on real-life court

records and interviews, the docudrama chronicles the hate crimes of

white supremacists in the Pacific Northwest. Performances will be at

8 p.m. Wednesday to Dec. 7, with matinees at 2 p.m. Dec. 7 to 8. $8

to $10. (949) 824-2787.

‘ON THE RAZZLE’

Estancia High School’s Production Drama will present Tom

Stoppard’s “On the Razzle” from today to Dec. 14 at the school’s

Barbara Van Holt Theatre, 2323 Placentia Ave., Costa Mesa.

Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Dec. 7 and Dec.

13 to 14. $7 in advance, $8 at the door. (949) 515-6537.

TEEN PLAYS

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

Roberts will be staged together at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday at

Orange Coast College’s Drama Lab Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa

Mesa. Free. (714) 432-5640, ext. 5.

CHRISTMAS SHOW

Orange Coast College’s Repertory Theatre Company will present “An

Old-Fashioned Christmas Show and Ice Cream Social” from Dec. 12 to 15

at the Drama Lab Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. The show

will feature vaudeville acts and the college’s traditional Christmas

melodrama. $6 in advance, $7 at the door. (714) 432-5640, ext. 1.

ART

MODERN MASTERS

An exhibit titled “Twentieth- century Modern Masters” will remain

on view at the Art Resource Group in Corona del Mar through Dec. 27

at 3032 E. Coast Highway. The graphic works include pieces by

Picasso, Matisse, Chagall, Braque and Fernand Leger. Exhibit hours

are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Free admission. (949)

640-1972.

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 through 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.

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