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SPECIAL
WINTER CELEBRATION
The dance, choral and guitar departments of Orange Coast College
will join together at 8 p.m. Saturday 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.
MUSIC
‘FIESTA NAVIDAD’
Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano will be joined by special guest
Linda Ronstadt at 8 p.m. today 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 Friday and Saturday 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. Saturday 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. Sunday
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. Sunday in the Robert B.
Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. $6 in advance, $10 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 presents 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 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
continue through Dec. 24. The Charles Dickens classic appears on the
Segerstrom Stage at SCR, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.
Performances are 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 $54. (714) 708-5555.
‘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 Sunday 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.
CHRISTMAS SHOW
Orange Coast College’s Repertory Theatre Company will present “An
Old-Fashioned Christmas Show and Ice Cream Social” today through
Sunday at the Drama Lab Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. The
show will feature vaudeville acts and the college’s traditional
Christmas melodrama. Performances are at 7 p.m. today and Friday and
2 and 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. $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.
‘LIGHT SCREENS’
The Orange County Museum of Art will present “Light Screens: The
Leaded Glass of Frank Lloyd Wright” through Jan. 5 at 850 San
Clemente Drive, Newport Beach. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Sunday. $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and students,
and free for members and children younger than 16. (949) 759-1122.
HAWAII GONE DIGITAL
“Digital Art of the Hawaiian Islands” will be on display through
Jan. 13 at the Robert Mondavi Wine and Food Center, 1570 Scenic Ave.,
Costa Mesa. Free. (714) 327-8300.
‘THROUGH THE GREEN FUSE’
The Susan Spiritus Gallery will present an exhibit of photographs
by Robert Buelteman titled “Through the Green Fuse” through Jan. 31
at 3929 Birch St., Newport Beach. (949) 474-4321.
MARJETICA PORTC
An installation by Slovenian artist Marjetica Portc will be on
display through March 2 at the Orange County Museum of Art, 850 San
Clemente Drive, Newport Beach. Portc’s work deals with issues of
shelter, poverty and displacement. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Sunday. $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and students,
and free for members and children younger than 16. (949) 759-1122.
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