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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 a musical performance by Courtney Montgomery.

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

at 8 p.m. Tuesday. For information, call (714) 564-6526 or (714)

549-7012.

COSTA MESA HIGH

SCHOOL JAZZ CABARET

The Costa Mesa High School jazz bands and two choirs will perform

in the Jazz Cabaret at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Costa Mesa Community

Center, 570 W. 18th St. The high school’s Madrigals and all-female

Vocal Ensemble choir performed at Disneyland as part of its Community

Arts Showcase. Information: (714) 751-7188.

‘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.

2003 PROM FASHION SHOW

Macy’s South Coast Plaza and Seventeen magazine will host a 2003

Prom Fashion Show at 2 p.m. April 5. See the latest looks from

Jessica McClintock, Zum Zum, Blondie Nights, Rampage, Morgan and Co.,

Jump and L.A. Glow modeled by girls from the National Charity League

Laguna Chapter. The fun takes place in the THISIT shop for Juniors.

For reservations, call (714) 556-0611, ext. 4231. The show is at

Macy’s South Coast Plaza’s Women’s Store, at 3333 Bristol St.

FILMMAKING SEMINARS

As part of the Newport Beach Film Festival, the Newport Beach

Central Library will host “The Collaborative Art of Filmmaking,” from

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 5, and Sunday, April 6. The free

two-day seminar series will feature some of today’s best-known

screenwriters, production and costume designers, cinematographers and

directors. The Central Library is at 1000 Avocado Avenue. No

reservations are required, but seating is limited and will be on a

first-come, first-served basis. A complete list of speakers is at

www.newportbeachfilmfest.com. For more information, call (949)

253-2880.

MUSIC

DAVE BRUBECK

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

Wednesday through April 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 Tuesday and

Wednesday 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.

ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC

Orange County Performing Arts Center in Founders Hall will present

the world’s foremost early music ensemble, which will offer a new

critical edition of Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons.” The concert is at 4

p.m. April 13. Tickets are $60. The Center is at 600 Town Center

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

ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY

Ann Hampton Callaway, nominated for a Tony Award for her starring

role in the Broadway musical “Swing,” will bring her many talents to

Segerstrom Hall at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday as part of the Pacific

Symphony Pops series at the Orange County Performing Arts Center in

Costa Mesa. The concert also features guest Pops conductor Carl

Tipilow playing jazzy, up-tempo melodies on his trademark red

clarinet. Tickets are available for $80, $63, $50, $36, and $26. For

more information, call the Pacific Symphony Orchestra Ticket Office

at (714) 755-5799 or visit the Web site at www.pacificsymphony.org.

GLENN MILLER TRIBUTE

Orange Coast College will host a Glenn Miller Tribute at 4 p.m.

April 13, featuring the Tex Beneke Orchestra, vocalists Herb

Jefferies and Polly Podewell and the Pied Pipers, in the Robert B.

Moore Theatre. Tickets cost from $35 to $41. OCC is at 2701 Fairview

Road, Costa Mesa. For information, call (714) 432-5880.

SOUTH COAST PLAZA’S

APRIL MUSIC

South Coast Plaza offers live music every Saturday and Sunday in

April. Sherman Fowler will play jazz on Saturday. Suzanne Edwards

Alford will play country music on April 6. Fletcher Harrington plays

pop music on April 12. Marla Reid plays contemporary Christian pop on

April 13. Darryl Morris plays R&B; on April 19. Gabriel Mann plays

jazz on April 20. The Push plays world music on April 26. And Kerry

Getz plays pop on April 27. All performances are at 2 p.m., except

the April 6 performance, which is at 4 p.m. South Coast Plaza is at

3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. Call (714) 432-7854.

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. 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 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. Tuesday 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. For information, call (714) 721-5508.

The college is at 2702 Fairview Road in Costa Mesa.