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MUSIC

TCHAIKOVSKY’S GREATEST HITS

Conductor Carl St. Clair leads the Pacific Symphony in

“Tchaikovsky’s Greatest Hits,” an all Tchaikovsky program, at 8 p.m.

Saturday. Special guest pianist Vardan Mamikonian will perform the

Piano Concerto No. 1. The evening starts with the Polonaise from

“Eugene Onegin” and the suite from “Swan Lake,” and ends with the

rousing “1812” Overture, with cannons and fireworks. Tickets cost $75

to $375. The concert is at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in

Irvine. Information: (714) 755-5799, https://www.pacificsymphony.org.

CHRIS ISAAK

Chris Isaak will perform at the Orange County Performing Arts

Center’ Segerstrom Hall at 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost $46 to $82.

The center is at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa. Tickets are

available at the center’s box office, by calling (714) 556-ARTS or

online at https://www.ocpac.org.

‘NEXT UP!’

The “Next Up!” concert will kick-off the Eclectic Orange Festival

from 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 4 at Town Center Park in Costa Mesa. The 88,

Bedroom Walls and Tom Brosseau will perform. “Next Up!,” formerly

Unsigned Indies, is a showcase of independent local artists presented

by KCRW FM (89.9). The free, all-ages concert is at Town Center Park

in Costa Mesa, across the street from South Coast Plaza. Information:

(949) 553-2422 or https://www.EclecticOrange.org.

‘MIDORI, MENDELSSOHN AND MAHLER’

The Family Classics Season for the Orange County Performing Arts

Center will feature a gala opening night on Oct. 8 with a concert by

the Pacific Symphony featuring the world’s great violin virtuosos,

Midori. She will play Mendelssohn’s Concerto for Violin and Orchestra

in E minor. Carl St. Clair will then lead the orchestra in a

performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 in D minor. The concert will

also be given on Oct. 9. Both performances are at 7 p.m. Tickets are

$20 to $65. The center is at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa.

Tickets are available at the center’s box office, by calling (714)

556-ARTS or online at https://www.ocpac.org.

OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN

Olivia Newton-John will be performing at the Orange County

Performing Arts Center at 8 p.m. Oct. 10 and 11. The pop and country

singer is a four-time Grammy Award winner. Tickets cost $25 to $105.

The Center is at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa. Tickets are

available at the Center’s box office, by calling (714) 556-ARTS or

online at https://www.ocpac.org.

MENDELSSOHN’S VIOLIN CONCERTO

Violinist Karen Gomyo will perform Mendelssohn’s Violin Conceto in

E minor at the Orange County Performing Arts Center at 3 p.m. Oct.

11. When she was 19 years old, Gomyo became the youngest winner of

the Young Concert Artists International Auditions. Tickets cost $32

to $52. The Center is at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa. Tickets

are available at the Center’s box office, by calling (714) 556-ARTS

or online at https://www.ocpac.org.

OCC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Orange Coast Community College’s Symphony Orchestra will open its

43rd season on at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19 with Mozart’s Symphony No. 35,

the “Hafner,” and Haydn’s Symphony No. 45, the “Farewell.” Other

concerts will be on Nov. 23 and May 9. All concerts are scheduled for

7:30 p.m. in the Robert B. Moore Theatre. Tickets are $8 and $10 and

may be purchased at the box office or by calling (714) 432-5990. OCC

is at 2701 Fairview Road in 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

‘THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO’

South Coast Repertory will present “The Last Night of Ballyhoo” at

Segerstrom Stage through Oct. 5. The performance is set in 1939 in

Atlanta, when the war on the minds of the locals is the Civil War, as

depicted in “Gone with the Wind.” But for Lala and her family,

nothing could be more important than her debut at Ballyhoo, a dance

thrown by the elite Jewish Society. Tickets are $19 to $55. Call for

curtain times. South Coast Repertory is at 655 Town Center Drive in

Costa Mesa. Information and tickets: (714) 708-5555.

‘FOREVER PLAID’

“Forever Plaid” will be presented at Orange County Performing Arts

Center’s Founders Hall through Sunday. Shows will be at 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday through Fridays, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and at 2 and

7 p.m. Sundays. A four-man harmony group on the way to their first

professional gig in 1964 are killed in a car crash. But the

squeaky-clean crooners get a second chance on earth. Tickets cost $46

to $49. The Center is at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa.

Information: (714) 556-ARTS or https://www.ocpac.org.

DENNIS MILLER LIVE

Comedian, author and five-time Emmy Award winner Dennis Miller

will make his enter debut in Segerstrom Hall at 8 p.m. Saturday.

Tickets cost $36 to $66. The Center is at 600 Town Center Drive in

Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 556-ARTS.

‘SOME MEN NEED HELP’

Orange Coast College’s Theatre department opens with John Ford

Noonan’s two-person play “Some Men Need Help.” The play, about a

young alcoholic, will be produced and directed by the college’s

Repertory Theatre Company. The production will run Saturday, Sunday

and Sept. 20 and 21 in the Drama Lab Studio. OCC is at 2701 Fairview

Road in Costa Mesa. Show times and tickets: (714) 432-5640.

‘JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR’

“Jesus Christ Superstar” is coming to Orange County Performing

Arts Center’s Segerstrom Hall Tuesdaythrough Sept. 21. It was the

first masterpiece from the legendary team of Tim Rice and Andrew

Lloyd Webber. This landmark show, which premiered in 1971, chronicles the last seven days in the life of Jesus of Nazareth as seen through

the eyes of his disciple, Judas Iscariot, who has become

disillusioned with the movement. Tickets are from $27.75 to $64.75.

Tickets can be purchased at the center box office or at

https://www.ocpac.org. The Center is at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa

Mesa. Information: (714) 556-ARTS.

‘ANNA IN THE TROPICS’

South Coast Repertory will present “Anna in the Tropics” Sept. 18

through Oct. 19 on the Julianne Argyros stage. The Pulitzer

Prize-winning play is about the last of the Cuban American cigar

makers clinging to their way of life in the midst of the Depression.

Most performances are at 7:45 p.m., except for Saturday and Sunday

matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets are $19 to $55. South Coast Repertory is

at 655 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa. Information or tickets: (714)

708-5555.

‘TEN OR LESS FESTIVAL’

Orange Coast College’s Repertory will offer its “Ten or Less

Festival” on Oct. 4, 5, 11 and 12 in the Drama Lab Studio. The

festival will feature a plays that are 10 minutes long or shorter.

The plays will be selected, directed and performed by students.

Orange Coast College is at 2701 Fairview Road in Costa Mesa. Tickets

and information: (714) 432-5640.

‘PROJECT SYNERGY’

Ballet Pacifica’s “Project Synergy,” a collaborative dance

project, will be performed at 8 p.m. Oct. 10 and at 2:30 and 8 p.m.

Oct. 11 at the Irvine Barclay Theatre. Tickets are $29 for adults,

less for seniors and students. The theater is at 4242 Campus Dr. in

Irvine. Tickets can be purchased by calling (949) 854-4646 or online

at https://www.balletpacifica.org.