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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

WINTER CELEBRATION

The dance, choral and guitar departments of Orange Coast College

will join together at 8 p.m. today 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.

SNOW HILL

The Costa Mesa Recreational Division will present its 2002 Holiday

Snow Hill from 9 a.m. to noon today at the Balearic Community Center,

1975 Balearic Drive, Costa Mesa. There will be a 10:30 a.m. visit from Santa, plus hayrides, cookie decorating and lots of snow. Free.

(714) 754-5158.

HOLIDAY LIGHTS CRUISE

Hornblower Cruises is offering a three-hour dinner dance cruise at

7:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday to preview the Ring of Lights around

Newport Harbor. The cruises, which occur in the days before the boat

parade, include a three-course meal and entertainment. $64 for

adults, $32 for children. (800) 668-4322 or www.hornblower.com.

MUSIC

MUSICAL MORNINGS

“Heroes for the Holidays” will be the theme for the Mervyn’s

Musical Mornings concerts at 10 and 11:30 a.m. today. The concert for

children and families will be performed by the Pacific Symphony

Orchestra in Segerstrom Hall, Orange County Performing Arts Center,

600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $10 to $18. (714) 755-5799.

‘MESSIAH’

The Pacific Chorale and the Pacific Symphony Orchestra will join

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

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

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

‘HOLIDAY ROMANCE’

Pianist Michael Feinstein will join with the Pacific Symphony

Orchestra Pops at 8 p.m. today to bring a touch of “Holiday Romance”

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

Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $26 to $80. (714) 556-2787.

BORDERS MUSIC

John Joseph will perform pop music at 2 p.m. Sunday at Borders

Books, Music & Cafe, South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa.

The next week, Roger Kraft will perform his original songs. Free.

(714) 432-7852.

BONITA CANYON CONCERTS

“A Christmas Overture,” a concert celebrating the Christmas

season, will be performed at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday as part of the

Bonita Canyon Concert Series. The show, which will include a hand

bell choir and a 16-piece symphonic ensemble, will be held at the

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 2150 Bonita Canton Road,

Newport Beach. Free. (949) 642-1123.

‘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. There will also be a “Family Holiday Concert” at 2 p.m.

Sunday. The 7 p.m. concert is $18 to $100; the 2 p.m. concert is $2

to $15. (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 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 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

AFTER HOURS ART ‘LA POSADA MAGICA’

“La Posada Magica,” South Coast Repertory’s annual holiday play,”

opens at 8 p.m. tonight on the Julianne Argyros Stage, SCR, 655 Town

Center Drive, Costa Mesa. The play, which closes Dec. 24, tells of

how a young girl finds the Christmas spirit. Performances are 8 p.m

Tuesday through Friday, 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 12:30 and 4:30 p.m.

Sunday and Dec. 24. $15-$35. (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” 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 2 and 7 p.m. today and Sunday. $6 in

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

‘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.

‘SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL”

The Cat in the Hat will come alive Dec. 25 to Jan. 4 when the

Orange County Performing Arts Center presents “Seussical the Musical”

starring Cathy Rigby. “Seussical” explores the world of Dr. Seuss,

from the land of the Whos to the Jungle of Nool. The Center is at 600

Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Performances are at 8 p.m. Wednesday

through Friday, 8 p.m. New Year’s Eve, 1 and 8 p.m. Thursday and

Saturday and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. The Christmas Day performance

will be a special family night -- purchase one adult ticket and get a

child’s ticket free at the Center’s Box Office. $22 to $57. (714)

556-2787.

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.

BEACH PRINTS

Paintings and prints by Albert Beach will be on display through

Jan. 2 at the Newport Beach Public Library, 1000 Avocado Ave.,

Newport Beach. Beach, who teaches printmaking at Mount St. Mary’s

College in Los Angeles, captures scenes in Los Angeles and overseas.

Free. (949) 717-3801.