TODAY 1Bye, bye cat. Bye, bye...

TODAY

1Bye, bye cat. Bye, bye hat. The Cat in the Hat will leave the

Orange County Performing Arts Center today when “Seussical the

Musical,” starring Cathy Rigby, has its last performances in Costa

Mesa. “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 1 and 8 p.m. $22 to $57. (714)

556-2787.

SUNDAY

2So long, Frank Lloyd Wright. The Orange County Museum of Art will

present “Light Screens: The Leaded Glass of Frank Lloyd Wright”

through Sunday 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.

MONDAY

3A cozy way to introduce kids to reading. A children’s story time

is presented at 7 p.m. Mondays and at 10:30 a.m. Saturdays at the

Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave. Children may wear

pajamas to the evening sessions. Free. (949) 717-3801.

TUESDAY

4A betting man. Poets Lee Mallory and Season Cole will read poetry

at 8 p.m. in The Gypsy Den Cafe, 2930 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. Neil

Miranda will provide the music. Mallory will read from his new book,

“Bettin’ on the Come.” Free. (714) 549-7012.

WEDNESDAY

5Get an art identity. “ID/entity: Portraits in the 21st Century”

will open Wednesday and close Jan 26 at UC Irvine’s Beall Center for

Art and Technology. A reception for the show will be held from 6 to 8

p.m. Tuesday at the Center, which is in the Claire Trevor School of

the Arts on the UCI campus, corner of Campus and University drives.

The Beall Center is open from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday

and until 8 p.m. on Thursday. Free. (949) 824-6206.