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SPECIAL

ART AND SOUL EVENT FUND-RAISER

Orange County families and celebrities will hold their first Art

and Soul event to benefit autism research. Honorary chairs Bradley

Whitford (“The West Wing”), and Jane Kaczmarek (“Malcolm in the

Middle”), with Nicole Robinson (“The West Wing”) and Cure Autism Now

co-founders Jonathan Shestack and Portia Iversen join hundreds of

families to raise money for autism research. The event is at the Four

Seasons Hotel Newport Beach at 690 Newport Center Drive from 6 to

11:30 p.m. Saturday. Information: (323) 202-1054.

SEXIEST KILT COMPETITION

Muldoon’s Dublin Pub in Newport Beach will hold its first “Sexiest

Kilt Competition” at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 16. A panel of female

judges, including actress, model and former Miss Ireland Olivia

Tracey, will determine the competition. Chris Pierce, drummer for the

Orange County rock band the Fenians, renown for his zebra-pattern

kilt, will host. Muldoon’s is at 202 Newport Center Drive.

Information: (949) 640-4110.

MUSIC

WORKS BY PROKOFIEV, MOZART AND TCHAIKOVSKY

Orange Coast College’s Symphony Orchestra will offer the third

concert of its 42nd season at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 9, featuring

works by Prokofiev, Mozart and Tchaikovsky at the Robert B. Moore

Theatre. Tickets are $8 and $10 and can be purchased at the door.

Information: (714) 432-5880. Orange Coast College is at 2701 Fairview

Road in Costa Mesa.

PHILHARMONIC STARS

OF TOMORROW

The Philharmonic Society of Orange County will present “Stars of

Tomorrow” on Sunday, March 9 at 3 p.m. at the Barclay Theatre in

Irvine and will showcase nine performers from Orange County from 9 to

18 years old. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door.

Information or tickets: (949) 559-5440.

THE MUSIC OF BEETHOVEN AND DEBUSSY

The Philharmonic Society presents Trio Fontenay performing the

music of Beethoven and Debussy at 8 p.m. March 10 at the Irvine Barclay Theatre. Tickets are $29, $25 and $23, and can be purchased

by calling (949) 854-4646 or online at www.thebarclay.org. The Irvine

Barclay Theatre is at 4242 Campus Drive in Irvine.

GRAMMY WINNER

MARK O’CONNOR

Grammy Award-winning fiddler Mark O’Conner will make his jazz club

debut at Founders Hall at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Friday, March 14, and

Saturday, March 15. His performances will spotlight his new CD, “In

Full Swing,” a tribute to his mentor, late French jazz violinist

Stephanie Grappelli. Tickets are $49 to $46, 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.

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 Tuesday, Friday and Saturday

and Sunday, 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 the 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.

TCHAIKOVSKY’S PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1

The Pacific Symphony Orchestra will welcome Stanislav Loudenitch

to perform Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor at 8

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

the 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 at 7:30 p.m. March 13. The quartet will

perform Beethoven’s String Quartet 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, 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.

SHIRLEY JONES

AND FRIENDS

Broadway, motion picture and TV star Shirley Jones, will join

comedian Shelly Berman and the Nelson Riddle Orchestra in concert at

8 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at Orange Coast College at 2701 Fairview

Road, Costa Mesa. Tickets for $37 to $43 can be purchased at the

college or by calling (714) 432-5880.

AMERICAN COMPOSERS COMPETITION

To conclude the 2003 American Composers Festival, Carl St. Clair

and the Pacific Symphony present the American Composers Competition

March 12 and 13 at 8 p.m. (as part of the 2002-03 Hal and Jeanette

Segerstrom Family Classics Series) and March 15 at 3 p.m. (as part of

the Classical Connection Series) at the Orange County Performing Arts

Center in Costa Mesa.

THE CANADIAN BRASS

Take five virtuoso musicians, dress them in formal attire and

tennis shoes, provide them with music from the classical, jazz, pop

and contemporary music world, and put them on a stage. The result is

the Canadian Brass, a seriously fun and entertaining ensemble that

comes to Segerstrom Hall on Friday and Saturday, March 14 and 15, as

part of the Pacific Symphony Pops series at the Orange County

Performing Arts Center in Costa Mesa. The concerts begin each evening

at 8 p.m. Tickets are available for $80,$63, $50, $36, and $26. For

more information, call the Pacific Symphony Orchestra Ticket Office

at (714) 755-5799.

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

VIETNAMESE CULTURE NIGHT

Vietnamese culture, featuring music, folk songs, folk and modern

dance and fashions, will be showcased at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 8, at

Orange Coast College. Tickets are $10 before and $15 at the door. For

information, call (714) 721-5508. The college is at 2702 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 through March

30. Preview tickets start at $19. For tickets, (714) 708-5555 or

visit www.scr.org.

‘FIDDLER ON THE ROOF’

Vanguard University will present its third main stage production

of “Fiddler on the Roof.” The play will run through Sunday. It will

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

Information: (714) 668-6145.

‘LARAMIE PROJECT’

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

March 19 through 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 Saturday and Sunday, 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.

DUBLIN’S TRADITIONAL

IRISH CABARET

Dublin’s Traditional Irish Cabaret, featuring 15 Irish performers,

presents a lively blend of traditional Irish dance, ballads, songs

and humor. The performance is at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Robert B.

Moore Theatre at Orange Coast College, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa

Mesa. Tickets for $33 to $37 can be purchased at the college or by

calling (714) 432-5880.

‘FOOTLOOSE’

“Footloose, the Broadway Musical” will open Friday, March 14, and

run through March 22. It will be performed by the Newport Beach

Theater Company. Tickets begin at $10 and can be purchased online at

www.nbtco.org or by phone at (949) 759-1046. The shows are at 7:30

p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 3 p.m. Sunday at Lincoln School, 3101

Pacific View Drive, Corona del Mar.

‘DON QUIXOTE’ BALLET

Orange County’s Festival Ballet Theatre will offer its lavish

production of “Don Quixote” at Orange Coast College April 4 through

6, with curtain time 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday night and 2 p.m.

Sunday. Tickets cost $20 to $24 and can be purchased by calling (888)

622-5376. Orange Coast College is 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 exhibit will run through March 22 at

the Shed, 3000 Newport Blvd. Information: (949) 723-3406.

‘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 today. (949) 851-918, www.studiogallery.net.

MARJETICA PORTC

An installation by Slovenian artist Marjetica Portc will be on

display through Sunday 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.

DANCE

THE STUTTGART BALLET

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

the world today, will perform repertory highlights from “The Seventh

Blue,” “Cindy’s Gift,” “Sunday Symphony” and a full length “Romeo and

Juliet.” Performances will be 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.

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.

THE TRINITY IRISH

DANCE COMPANY

The Trinity Irish Dance Company will use Irish dance as an

instrument and a metaphor. The all-women Irish-American dance company

dazzles audiences with hard-driving percussive power, aerial grace,

lightning fast agility and astounding precision. The show will be

performed at 8 p.m. March 15 and 16, with a Sunday matinee at 3 p.m.

Tickets are $40 and $35. Call (949) 854-4646.

SWING

Lessons are given every Sunday from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Avant Garde

Ballroom in Newport Beach by the Orange County Swing Dance Club. All

ages are welcome, and no partners are needed. For more information,

visit ocswing.com or call (909) 656-6119.