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MUSIC

NEWPORT BEACH JAZZ PARTY

The third annual Newport Beach Jazz Party will be held at the

Newport Beach Marriott Hotel ends today. The festival will feature

the Bill Cunliffe Trio, Mary Stallings and the Houston Person

Quartet. The hotel is at 900 Newport Center Drive. Information: (949)

759-5003.

GRAMMY NOMINATED JAZZ TRUMPTER IN CONCERT

Grammy-nominated jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard will be in

concert at Orange County Performing Arts Center’s Founders Hall on

Feb. 28 and March 1 with performances at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Tickets

are $52 for the early shows, $48 for the 9:30 p.m. performances and

are available at the Center Box Office, online at www.ocpac.org or by

calling (714) 740-7878. The Center is at 600 Town Center Drive, Costa

Mesa.

WESLA WHITFIELD

Wesla Whitfield will perform at Founders Hall Tuesday to Saturday

at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $49. 600 Town Center Drive. (714) 556-2122.

RICHARD STRAUSS’ “SALOME”

Opera Pacific will unveil a new production of Richard Strauss’

“Salome.” The opera embodies sensuality, sexuality and willful

indulgence. The opera will take place Feb. 25, 27, 28 and March 1 and

2 with evening performances at 7:30 p.m. and a Sunday performance at

2 p.m. Tickets are $25 to $120. It will be performed at Orange County

Performing Arts Center’s Segerstrom Hall. Tickets are available at

the Center Box Office, online at www.ocpac.org or by calling (714)

740-7878. The Center is at 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

VAN CLIBURN GOLD PLAYS TCHAIKOVSKY

The Pacific Symphony Orchestra will welcome Stanislav Loudenitch

performing Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No.1 in B-flat minor on March

12 and 13 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $19 to $59 and will be performed at

Orange County Performing Arts Center’s Segerstrom Hall. Tickets are

available at the Center Box Office, online at www.ocpac.org or by

calling (714) 740-7878. The Center is at 600 Town Center Drive, Costa

Mesa.

THE PRAZAK QUARTET

One of the classical music world’s leading international chamber

ensembles will perform on March 13 at 7:30 p.m. The quartet will be

performing Beethoven’s String Quartet in F No. 1, Janacek’s String

Quartet No. 1 and more. The Prazak Quartet will perform at Orange

County Performing Arts Center’s Founder’s Hall. Tickets are $43 and

are available at the Center Box Office, online at www.ocpac.org or by

calling (714) 740-7878. The Center is at 600 Town Center Drive, Costa

Mesa.

VIENNESE DELIGHT

Cafe Ludwig’s host pianist, Christopher O’Riley, will take the

audience on a musical tour of the cobblestone streets of Vienna. The

show will take place Feb. 23 at 2 p.m. in Founders Hall at 600 Town

Center Drive. Tickets are $45, (714) 556-2122.

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.

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.

STAGE

“AN EVENING OF IONESCO”

Orange Coast College’s Repertory company will feature several

short plays by one of the theater’s most famous absurdist

playwrights, Eugene Ionesco. The production runs Saturdays and

Sundays through Feb. 23 in the Drama Lab Studio. Curtain is at 8 p.m.

Saturdays and at 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $6 or $7. For

information or tickets, call (714) 432-5640, ext. 1. Orange Coast

College is at 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa.

‘TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA’

William Shakespeare’s “Two Gentlemen of Verona” will be performed

at the South Coast Repertory on the Segerstrom Stage from Feb. 28

through March 30. Preview tickets start at $19. For tickets, (714)

708-5555 or visit www.scr.org.

‘PROOF’

“Proof,” the Tony Award-winning play by David Auburn, will play at

Segerstrom Stage, South Coast Repertory, 650 Town Center Drive, Costa

Mesa through Sunday. It tells the story of a young woman who looks to

discover how much genius and insanity she has inherited from her

brilliant father. Performances will be at 8 p.m. Saturday and at 2:30

and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Previews $19 to $44, regular run $27 to $54.

(714) 708-5555.

‘LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS’

The Sage Hill High School Theatre Department will offer “Little

Shop of Horrors” through Sunday. The play, directed by Jay Louden,

will be performed at 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $5, 3443 Pacific View

Drive, (949) 219-0900.

‘FIDDLER ON THE ROOF’

Vanguard University will present its third main stage production

of “Fiddler on the Roof.” The play will open Thursday and run through

Feb. 23, and a second leg will run Feb. 27 to March 2. It will play

at the school’s Lyceum Theater, 55 Fair Drive in Costa Mesa.

Information: (714) 668-6145.

‘KAVALIER AND CLAY’

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Michael Chabon’s play “The Amazing

Adventures of Kavalier and Clay” will be presented Monday, March 3,

at 8 p.m. at the Irvine Barclay Theatre. Tickets are $35 and $29. For

tickets, go to the ticket box office, or call (949) 854-4646.

‘LARAMIE PROJECT’

Orange Coast College is staging Moises Kaufman’s “Laramie Project”

March 19 through March 23 in the Drama Lab Theatre. Tickets are $12

and $8 and are sold at the door and by calling (714) 432-5880. Orange

Coast College is at 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa.

STUDENT-DIRECTED ONE-PERSON PLAYS

“Solo Voices,” a festival of student-directed one-person plays,

will be staged March 1 and 2, at 8 p.m. Saturday and at 2 and 7 p.m.

on Sunday. Tickets are $6 and $7 and can be purchased at the door or

by calling (714) 432-5725. Orange Coast College at 2701 Fairview

Road, Costa Mesa.

ART

‘ZINE SCENE’

“Zine Scene,” an exhibit of zines organized by the Cranbrook Art

Museum, will be on display through April 27 at the Orange County

Museum of Art’s Satellite Gallery, South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bristol

St., Costa Mesa. Zines are publications -- like magazines -- created

by individuals or small groups. Museum 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. Free. (949) 759-1122.

DOUBLE HORIZONTAL

Dewey Ambrosino’s exhibit “Double Horizontal” will feature “Brown

Note Lounge,” an installation of two molded plywood sub-woofer

loveseats that play an original bass composition, and whose

frequencies are tuned specifically to the building’s architecture.

The exhibit will also include a video projection of Oskar Schlemmer’s

1925-46 “Triadic Ballet.” The opening reception will be Saturday from

7 to 9 p.m. and run through March 22 at the Shed at 3000 Newport

Blvd. Information: (949) 723-3406.

JANE HILL

“Local Scenes,” art by Jane Hill, will be on display at the

Newport Beach Public Library through Feb. 28. The library is at 1000

Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Free. (949) 717-3801.

‘IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER’

An exhibit of works by Michael Perez and Kirsten Prosser will be

on display at Bayside Gallery Restaurant, 900 Bayside Drive, Newport

Beach, through March 1. (949) 851-918, www.studiogallery.net.

BRAVO PHOTOGRAPHS

Works by famed Mexican photographer Manuel Alvarez Bravo will be

on display through today at the Orange County Museum of Art, 850 San

Clemente Drive, Newport Beach. The works will be shown concurrently

with “The Spirit of Mexico,” an exhibit exploring Mexico through the

eyes of modern photographers including Henri Cartier-Bresson and

Edward Weston. 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.

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.

THE DEAN A. SMITH: NOCTURNE EXHIBIT

Dean A. Smith, an Orange Coast College jewelry-making instructor,

will have an exhibit at the College of Fine Arts West Gallery at Cal

State Fullerton through Thursday. The Dean A. Smith: Nocturne exhibit

is of biomorphic steel sculptures. For information, call (714)

432-5725.

DANCE

THE STUTTGART BALLET

The Stuttgart Ballet is said to offer some of the best dancing in

the world today an doffers repertory highlights such as “The Seventh

Blue,” “Cindy’s Gift,” “Sunday Symphony,” as well as a full length

“Romeo and Juliet. They will perform March 18 through March 23 at the

Orange County Performing Arts Center at 600 Town Center Drive in

Costa Mesa. Tickets are from $20 to $75 and can be purchased at the

box office or by calling (714) 556-ARTS.

ALVIN AILEY DANCE THEATER

One of America’s most celebrated dance companies, the Alvin Ailey

Dance Theater, will perform at Segerstrom Hall Tuesday through today.

Performances will be given at 8 p.m. each day. Tickets range from $20

to $65. 600 Town Center Drive. (714) 556- 2122.

MOMIX: OPUS CACTUS

Human bodies metamorphose into a single serpentine figure, and

dancers shape-shift into exotic birds, flowers and cactus and other

forms with visual splendor and theatrical magic. Exquisite costumes

and illusionary visuals, sublime modern movement and Olympian

gymnastics combine into this transforming event of beauty, humor and

spell-binding power. Tickets are $40 and $33. The show will be given

at the Barclay Theatre March 27 through 30, with shows at 8 p.m. and

a Sunday matinee at 3 p.m. Call (949) 854-4646 or go online to

www.thebarclay.org.