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ORANGE COUNTY POETRY FESTIVAL

The second Annual Orange County Poetry Festival is going on

through the month of April with a variety of events throughout Orange

County. For information about events and locations, call (714)

564-6526 or visit www.ocpoetryfestival.com. Most events are free.

ART OF SURFING

Beach boys and girls of all ages can catch a wave without getting

wet at “The Art of Surfing” at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Newport Beach

Central Library. Presented by Keith Glassman’s Mavericks, the free

music and dance program will conclude the Eye on the Arts Lecture &

Performance Series sponsored by the Newport Beach Arts Commission. It

will feature music by Alan Terricciano, San Diego Symphony

percussionist Jonathan Szant, and prerecorded classical, popular and

Hawaiian tunes. The Newport Beach Central Library is at 1000 Avocado

Ave. For more information, call (949) 717-3816.

SOUTH COAST PLAZA FASHION SHOW

St. John Boutique and South Coast Plaza are having their eighth

annual luncheon and fashion show to commemorate the Guilds of Orange

County Performing Arts Center and their 25 years of enriching the

community’s cultural life. The event is at 11 a.m. April 23 at Hyatt

Regency Irvine. Tickets are $125 per person. For reservations, call

Dianne Howe at (714) 556-2122, ext. 224.

MUSIC

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. Sunday. Tickets are $60. The Center is at 600 Town Center Drive,

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

CUBA’S ORQUESTA ATAGON

Hear the rich sounds of Orquesta Aragon at 8 p.m. May 3 at the

Barclay Theatre. For more than 60 years, this legendary ensemble has

introduced the sounds of Cuban jazz to countries around the world.

Tickets are $35 and $29 and are available through the Barclay box

office at (949) 854-4646.

GLENN MILLER TRIBUTE

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

Sunday, 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. Fletcher Harrington plays pop music on Saturday. Marla Reid

plays contemporary Christian pop on Sunday. 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.

‘VIENNESE DELIGHT’

Pianist Christopher O’Riley, a Van Cliburn medalist, will perform

with musicians from the Pacific Symphony in “Viennese Delight,” part

of the Cafe Ludwig at Founder’s Hall series. The performance is at 2

p.m. April 27. Founder’s Hall is at the Orange County Performing Arts

Center, 600 Town Center Drive. Tickets are $35 and $45. Information:

(714) 755-5799.