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MUSIC

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL

The cultural traditions of Japan, France and Mexico will be

showcased at a two-day International Festival on Saturday, May 31,

and Sunday, June 1, at the Newport Beach Central Library. A concert

by the Primavera Orchestra, conducted by Peter Fournier, will launch

the festivities. Inspired by the cultures of Newport Beach sister

cities Okazaki, Japan, Antibes, France and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico,

the event will offer karate demonstrations and Japanese calligraphy,

Mexican arts and crafts and French herb gardening. The event is

presented by the Newport Beach Sister City Assn., supported in part

by a grant from the Newport Beach Arts Commission. The Newport Beach

Central Library is at 1000 Avocado Ave. For more information, call

(949) 717-3870.

FOREVER BRAHMS

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

Clair, welcomes pianist Christopher O’ Riley, a Van Cliburn medalist,

for its season finale at 8 p.m. June 4 and 5. The program includes

Brahms’ “Symphony No. 1” in C minor; the Prelude to Act III of

“Lohengrin” by Wagner; and Chopin’s “Andante Spianato” and “Grande

Polonaise Brillante” in E-flat major. The concert will be given in

Segerstrom Hall. A preview will be given an hour before. Tickets cost

$19 to $59. For tickets, call (714) 755-5799.

PACIFIC SYMPHONY’S JAZZ CLUB

Jim Self, principal tuba player for the Pacific Symphony

Orchestra, and the Pete Christlieb Quintet will perform a special

engagement at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. June 7 in Founders Hall. Tickets are

$35 and can be purchased at the Center box office or online at

www.ocpac.org. Information: (714) 556-ARTS. The Orange County

Performing Arts Center is at 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

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.

MAMMA GINA WEEKEND JAZZ

Walter Lakota and David Alcantar, the New York Jazz Connection

Duo, play at Mamma Gina at 251 E. Coast Highway in Newport at 8 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays and at 7 p.m. Sundays and Mondays. Diana Ditri

joins the duo on vocals on Mondays. It’s free. Information: (949)

673-9500

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

MACHOMER

The Irvine Barclay Theatre will be bringing back “MacHomer: The

Simpsons Do Macbeth” at 8 p.m. through today. Tickets are $32 and

$26. The Barclay is at 4242 Campus Drive in Irvine. Tickets: (949)

854-4646.

ONE-ACT PLAY FEST

A dozen one-act plays, many of them original, will be performed

through Sunday in Orange Coast College’s annual Spring On-Act Play

Festival. The plays will be staged in OCC’s Drama Lab Studio. Curtain

time is 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday.

Tickets are $6 and $7. Information: (714) 432-5640, ext.1. OCC is at

2701 Fairview Road in Costa Mesa.

BEING DEAF IN AMERICA

Casey Weber is directing his own play, “My World and Yours,” about

being deaf in America. The play draws on personal experience. The

show runs through Sunday with curtain time set for 8 p.m. every day

except 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday. It will be performed at Orange Coast

Community College’s Drama Lab Studio. OCC is at 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 432-5880.

‘THE DRAWER BOY’

Michael Healey’s first full-length play, “The Drawer Boy,” one of

Time magazine’s Best Plays of 2001, will continue through June 29 at

Segerstrom Stage. Tickets range from $19 to $54. For tickets, call

(714) 708-5555.

‘CATS’

“Cats,” the longest running musical in history, will return to

Orange County to the Orange County Performing Arts Center on

Wednesday and continue through June 1 in Segerstrom Hall. Tickets

cost $19.50 to $54.50. They are on sale at the Center box office or

by calling (714) 556-ARTS or www.ocpac.org. The Center is at 600 Town

Drive, Costa Mesa.

‘FLORENCE, DAVID AND ART’

South Coast Repertory’s Young Conservatory performers the Teen

Players will present Greg Atkins’ “Florence, David and Art,” a play

about high school art students in Italy. The production will be

staged May 31, June 1 and June 6 through June 8 in SCR’s Nicholas

Studio. SCR is at 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Information:

(714) 708-5500

‘42ND STREET’

The 2001 Tony Award Winner, Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics

Circle Award “42nd Street” will be performed at the Orange County

Performing Arts Center June 11 through June 22. Tickets are $322 to

$66. They are on sale at the Center box office or by calling (714)

556-ARTS or www.ocpac.org. The Center is at 600 Town Center Drive,

Costa Mesa.

ART

‘ORANGE COUNTY TASTEMAKERS’

Bradford J. Salamon will unveil his series of 36 portraits of

people within the Orange County art scene that are making a

difference in its evolution. The exhibition will run through June 15

at the Blue Square Gallery, 355 Old Newport Blvd., Newport Beach.

Information: (949) 548-1101.

DANCE

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.

ARGENTINE TANGO

Tango dancing is offered from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. the first

Saturday of each month at Danscene Studio, 2980 McClintock Way, Costa

Mesa. (714) 641-8688.

KIDS

SOUNDS OF SUMMER

Mignonne Profant and a guest pianist will present the final

program of the Newport Beach Central Library’s 2002-03 musicale

series at 3 p.m. June 8. The free musicale, “The Summer Knows,” will

feature a stroll through the tunes of Gershwin, Jobim and LeGrand.

Profant is an actress, singer and dancer who specializes in French

songs and music of the 1940s. The library is at 1000 Avocado Ave. For

more information, call 949-717-3816.

STARLIGHT STORIES

Children 3 to 7 years old are invited to participate in songs and

finger-puppet plays at 7 p.m. Mondays at the Costa Mesa Library, 1855

Park Ave. (949) 646-8845.

PJs AND BOOKS

A children’s story time is presented at 7 p.m. Mondays and at

10:30 a.m. Saturdays at the Newport Beach Central Library, 1000

Avocado Ave. Children may wear pajamas to the evening sessions. Free.

(949) 717-3801.

WEEKLY STORYTELLER

A children’s story time is held at 10:45 a.m. Wednesdays at Barnes

& Noble Booksellers at Metro Pointe, 901-B South Coast Drive, Costa

Mesa. (714) 444-0226.

STORY TIME

A children’s story time is held at 10 a.m. Wednesdays and 10:15

a.m. Fridays at Borders Books & Music at South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bear

St., Costa Mesa. Free. (714) 432-7854.

DINING/TASTING

SUNSET DINNERS

The Rusty Pelican offers Sunset Dinners from 4 to 5:15 p.m. Monday

through Friday at 2735 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. $10-$15.

(949) 642-3431.

SUNDAY BRUNCH

The Rusty Pelican offers Sunday brunch from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

every Sunday at 2735 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. $8-$15. (949)

642-3431.

TWILIGHT DINING

A twilight dining menu, featuring dishes such as chicken

parmigiana and calamari picante at reduced prices, is offered from 5

to 6 p.m. weekdays and from 4 to 6 p.m. Sundays at Villa Nova

Restaurant, 3131 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. (949) 642-7880.

WINE TASTINGS

Hi-Time Wine Cellars offers wine tastings from 4:30 to 8 p.m.

Fridays and from 1:30 to 8 p.m. Saturdays. (949) 650-8463.

SUNDAY BRUNCH

A Sunday brunch featuring international seafood and salad buffets,

roasts carved to order and breakfast favorites is held from 10:30

a.m. to 2 p.m. at Sutton Place Hotel, 4500 MacArthur Blvd., Newport

Beach. $30; $40 with champagne. (949) 476-2001.

CLUBS

ALTA COFFEE

Musical acts perform at 8:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays at

Alta Coffee House, 506 31st St., Newport Beach. (949) 675-0233.

ATRIUM MARQUIS

A variety of live music is presented daily at the Atrium’s

Airporter Club, 18700 MacArthur Blvd., Irvine. (949) 833-2770.

BISTRO 201

Jazz is played at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 11 a.m.

Sundays at Bistro 201, 3333 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. (949)

631-1551.

DIN DIN AT BAMBOO TERRACE

Instrumental music is performed after 9 p.m. Thursdays, and pop

and rock is presented after 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at Din Din

at the Bamboo Terrace, 1773 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. (949)

645-5550.

DURTY NELLY’S

Live music is performed at 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at

Nelly’s, 2915 Red Hill Ave., Costa Mesa. (714) 957-1951.

FOUR SEASONS HOTEL

Live music is performed Mondays through Saturdays at the Four

Seasons Hotel, 690 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. (949)

759-0808.

HARD ROCK CAFE

Live music is performed Sundays at Hard Rock Cafe, 451 Newport

Center Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 640-8844.

THE HARP INN

Live music is performed Thursdays through Saturdays at the Harp

Inn, 130 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. (949) 646-8855.

HOGUE BARMICHAEL’S

Live music is performed Wednesdays through Saturdays at

Barmichael’s, 3950 Campus Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 261-6270.

LIDO CIGAR ROOM

Enjoy a smoke with your drink at Lido Cigar Room, 3441 Via Lido,

Suite D, Newport Beach. (949) 723-0595.

MARGARITAVILLE

Live music is performed at Margaritaville, 2332 W. Coast Highway,

Newport Beach. (949) 631-8220.

MARRAKESH

Authentic Moroccan cuisine and belly dancing is offered at 5 p.m.

daily at Marrakesh, 1976 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. (949) 645-8384.

MARRIOTT HOTEL

Live music is performed Mondays through Saturdays at the Marriott

Hotel, 900 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 640-4000.

MULDOON’S

Muldoon’s is an Irish pub at 202 Newport Center Drive, Fashion

Island, Newport Beach. (949) 640-4110.

OYSTER BAR LOUNGE

Local pop and light rock acts perform Fridays and Saturdays at

Newport Landing’s Oyster Bar Lounge at the Balboa Ferry Landing, 503

E. Edgewater Ave. (949) 675-2373.

TEE ON THURSDAY

The Tee Room presents its two-piece band every Thursday between 6

and 9 p.m. at 3100 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. (949) 756-0121.

TOTALLY COFFEE

Open mike night is held from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Thursdays at

Totally Coffee, 1525 Mesa Verde Drive East, Costa Mesa. (714)

435-9367.

VILLA NOVA

Rich Fauno plays at the piano bar at 9 p.m. Sundays through

Wednesdays and the three-piece jazz and blues band Misbehavin’ plays

at 9 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays at Villa Nova, 3131 W. Coast

Highway, Newport Beach. (949) 642-7880.