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SPECIAL

JULIE ANDREWS

Julie Andrews will be in Segerstrom Hall for a celebrity speaker

forum on Monday at 8 p.m. Tickets are $29 to $59 and can be purchased

at the center’s box office or by calling (714) 556-2122, ext. 240.

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

Mesa. For more information, call (714) 556-ARTS or online at

www.ocpac.org.

SEXIEST KILT COMPETITION

Muldoon’s Dubliln Pub in Newport Beach will hold its first

“Sexiest Kilt Competition” at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. 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, renowned for his zebra patterned

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

Information: (949) 640-4110.

ORANGE COUNTY POETRY FESTIVAL

Poets John Gardiner and Katya Giritsky will be featured at the

Gypsy Den for the Orange County Poetry Festival. There will be

performance poetry and music with a musical performance by Courtney

Montgomery. The Gypsy Den is at 2930 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. The

free event is at 8 p.m. April 1. For information, call (714) 564-6526

or (714) 549-7012.

‘WANT’

The Newport Beach Film Festival will show the Southern California

premiere of Michael Wohl’s daring feature film debut, “Want,” at 4

p.m. April 9 at Lido Theater. The film takes an unflinching and

provocative look at the dark underside of dot-com mania. Set in

Silicon Valley during the dizzying last days of 1999, “Want” follows

a hapless software engineer hiding from reality through an

increasingly dangerous sexual obsession.

MUSIC

DAVE BRUBECK

Dave Brubeck, a legendary jazz great, will perform at 7:30 p.m.

April 3 through 6 in Founder’s Hall. The pianist and composer sold

out performances last year. Tickets are $100. Orange County

Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. For more

information, call (714) 740-7878.

‘EMPEROR’ CONCERTO

The Pacific Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Carl St.

Clair, welcomes pianist Stephen Kovacevich. He will be join the

orchestra for Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, the

“Emperor.” The orchestra will also play Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 in G

major. The concerts will be in Segerstrom Hall on April 2 and 3 at 8

p.m. Tickets are $19 to $59. Orange County Performing Arts Center,

600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. For more information, call (714)

740-7878.

GRAMMY WINNER MARK O’CONNER

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

debut at Founders Hall at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. today. 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.

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. today 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.

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 today as part of the Pacific Symphony Pops

series at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center

Drive, Costa Mesa. The concerts begin 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.

MUSIC AT PLAYERS

Players restaurant is now offering live music from 9 p.m. to

midnight every Friday and Saturday. This week’s featured artists are

the Wildcats on Friday playing blues and rhythm and blues and the

Whiskey Imperials playing blues and rock on Saturday. Players is at

512 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa. No cover charge. (949) 646-5615.

WEEKEND MUSIC

Anthony’s Riverboat Restaurant in Newport Beach presents Jesse on

the sax on Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday for brunch. The

program features all your favorites on the saxophone. 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

IMPROV AT OCC

Orange Coast College is presenting a unique and hilarious

improvisational production under the direction of OC theater

professor Alex Golson. The 40- to 60- minute production is modeled

after the popular improvisational TV show, “Whose Line is it Anyway?”

It will be performed at 11 a.m., noon and 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, March

25, at the Robert Moore Theatre. Other performances are scheduled for

6 p.m. April 14, noon April 15, 6 p.m. May 12 and 1 p.m. May 13 in the Drama Lab. Admission is free. Orange Coast College is at 2701

Fairview Road in Costa Mesa. For information, call (714) 432-5640,

ext. 5.

‘TAMING OF THE SHREW’

Orange Coast Community College’s Theatre Department is staging a

one-act cutting of William Shakespeare’s comedy “The Taming of the

Shrew,” a 40-minute production of full measure slapstick comedy.

Performances are at 1:30 p.m. March 25 and at 5 p.m. April 12 and 13

on the lawn of the Arts Center and at 1 p.m. April 22 and 24 in the

college’s Drama Lab Theatre. Performances are free. For information,

call (714) 721-5508. The college is at 2702 Fairview Road in Costa

Mesa.

TONY AWARD WINNER DONNA MCKECHNIE

One of Broadway’s brightest stars, Tony Award winner Donna

McKechnie, will perform at the Orange County Performing Arts Center

for the Elvin and Marjorie Klein Cabaret Series at 7:30 p.m. March 25

through March 29 nightly at Founders Hall. Tickets are $49 the Orange

County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. For

more information, call (714) 740-7878.

‘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.

‘RELATIVELY SPEAKING’

“Relatively Speaking” will be performed at the South Coast

Repertory at the Julianne Argyros Stage from March 18 through April.

Tickets cost from $19 to $54. South Coast Repertory is at 655 Town

Center Drive in Costa Mesa. For tickets, call (714) 708-5555 or visit

www.scr.org.

‘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.

‘FOOTLOOSE’

“Footloose, the Broadway Musical” will 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 range from $20 to $24 and can be purchased by calling

(888) 622-5376. Orange Coast College is at 2701 Fairview Road, Costa

Mesa.

‘LES MISERABLES’

Orange County Performing Art Center presents “Les Miserables” at

Segerstrom Hall April 8 through 20 as part of their Broadway series.

This musical has won more than 50 international theater awards,

including eight Tony awards. Tickets cost from $26 to $63. The Orange

County Performing Arts Center is at 600 Town Center Drive, Costa

Mesa. For more information, call (714) 740-7878.

‘SHAKESPEARE REVUE’

‘The Shakespeare Revue’, a witty cabaret-style musical from the

Royal Shakespeare Company, will be performing at the Irvine Barclay

Theatre at 8 p.m. Friday, April 4. Tickets are $38 and $32. Call

(949) 854-4646 or go to the box office. The theater is at 4242 Campus

Drive in Irvine.

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.

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 Tuesday 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 show will be performed at 8 p.m. today

and Sunday, 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.