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SPECIAL EVENTS

HISTORY OF HITCHCOCK

Orange Coast College is offering a nine-part film history on

Alfred Hitchcock beginning Friday. The series will be moderated by

retired OCC professor H. Arthur Taussig. Each session will be held at

6:30 p.m. one Friday each month. The events will be held at OCC’s

Fine Arts Hall 116. Admission is $6 for adults and $5 for seniors and

OCC students. For more information, call (714) 432-5880.

SHORT FILM WOW

Surf film maker Josh Pomer will screen his new short film, “Wow,”

at the “Under the Skyy” gala at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 4 during the Newport

Beach Film Festival. Pomer will also speak during the gala. Tickets

for the gala are $75. Information/Reservations: (949) 253-2880.

THE SINGLE GOURMET

The Single Gourmet is having an event at Tutto Mare, 545 Newport

Center Drive, in Newport Beach, at 7 p.m. Oct. 11. Single Gourmet

members are upscale business and professional singles who meet at top

restaurants. It’s an opportunity for members to make new friends or a

love connection. For reservations, call (949) 858-6552.

LOUNGE CHAIR THEATRE

The Fairview Park Friends Committee of Costa Mesa will host its

first Lounge Chair Theatre at Fairview Park, at 6 p.m. Oct. 18. The

feature film will be “Shrek,” which is rated PG. The film shall be

shown on a large screen. The main feature will be preceded by a short

on Fairview Park. There will be pre-movie games for children provided

by the city’s Mobile Recreation Van. Attendees are encouraged to

bring their own blankets, folding chair, jackets, pillows and

flashlights. Information: Fairview Friends Hotline, (714) 754-5698,

or Carol Proctor, (714) 754-5688.

KENNEDY LECTURE

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will deliver the 2003-04 Peltason Lecture

on Democracy at UCI’s Crystal Cove Auditorium on Oct. 24. Doors open

at 5 p.m. and the lecture titled “Health Policy and Economic

Security” begins at 6 p.m. Seating is on a first come first serve

basis. Information: (949) 824-5484.

CATTLE BARON’S BALL

The Cattle Baron’s Ball will be held at the Orange County Fair and

Exposition Center at 7 p.m. Oct. 25. The event will feature live and

silent auctions for items such as the voice of Lily Tomlin’s

“Ernestine” character to be used on your answering machine. Proceeds

of from the event will help fund research grants and educational

programs for Orange County Families. Tickets start $150, with $250

tickets available for reserved seating. Information: (949) 261-9446,

https://www.cancer.org.

MUSIC

KURT ELLING

Kurt Elling will perform with the Laurence Hobgood Trio at the

Orange County Performing Arts Center at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and

Saturday, Oct. 4. Tickets for the event are $46 and $49. Tickets may

be purchased at the Center box office, online at the Center’s Web

site, at https://www.ocpac.org, by phone through Ticketmaster at (714)

740-7878 or (213) 365-3500 and at all Ticketmaster outlets. The

Center’s TTY number is (714) 556-2746.

THE DRUMMERS OF

WEST AFRICA

The Doudou N Diaye Roe Percussion Orchestra will perform at the

Barclay Theatre at UC Irvine on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 4, as part

of the World Stages Series. The concerts start at 8 p.m. Tickets are

between $35 and $40. For information, call the Philharmonic Society

at (949) 553-2422, the Barclay Theatre Box Office, (949) 854-4646 or

Ticketmaster at (714) 740-7478 and (213) 365-3500. The Barclay is at

4141 Campus Drive at UC Irvine.

‘NEXT UP!’

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

from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, 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.

EMERSON STRING QUARTET

The Emerson String Quartet returns to the Orange County Performing

Arts Center for its fifth straight season at 4 p.m. Oct. 5. The

Grammy award winners will perform Mozart, Rorem and Shostakovich.

Tickets are $66. Herbert Glass heads a preview presentation at 3:15

p.m. Information: (714) 556-ARTS, https://www.ocpac.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 one of 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 Concerto

in E minor with the Pacific Symphony 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.

JAZZ PIANIST

Jazz pianist Kei Akagi and Friends will perform at 8 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 11, in Winifred Smith Hall as part of the UCI Chamber

Series. Ticket prices are $12, $10 and $8. Tickets and information:

(949) 824-2787.

PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY

OF ORANGE COUNTY

The Philharmonic Society of Orange County will present “Sun

Rings,” a concert of music, video imaging and cosmic sounds of the

plasma wave receptor, in Segerstrom Hall at 8 p.m. Oct 14. The Kronos

Quartet and the Pacific Chorale will perform music by Terry Riley.

“Sun Rings” is the Centerpiece of the Eclectic Orange Festival.

Tickets cost $15 to $39. Information: (714) 556-ARTS,

https://www.ocpac.org.

JAPANESE DRUMMING

The Philharmonic Society of Orange County will present Yamato, an

ensemble of young Japanese drummers, in Segerstrom Hall at 8 p.m.

Oct. 16 and 17. Tickets are $15 to $39. Information (714) 556-ARTS,

https://www.ocpac.org.

ORCHESTRA

The Count Basie Orchestra will be performing at the Orange County

Performing Arts Center for one performance only, at 8 p.m. Oct. 18.

They will be joined by vocalist Marlena Shaw. The tickets for the

event are $26 to $46 at the Center Box Office, online at The Center

Website at https://www.ocpac.org or from Ticketmaster at (714)

740-7878 or (213) 365-3500.

MAJESTIC MOZART

The Pacific Symphony will perform at the Irvine Barclay Theatre at

3 p.m. Oct. 19. Concertmaster Raymond Kobler will be the soloist on

Vaughn Williams’ “Lark Ascending” and Berlioz’s Reverie and Caprice

for Violin and Orchestra. The orchestra will also perform Respighi’s

Ancient Airs and Dances and Mozart’s Symphony No. 35 in D major, the

“Haffner.” Tickets prices are $38 and $48. The Barclay is at 4141

Campus Drive at UC Irvine. For more information, call (714) 755-5788

or visit https://www.pacific symphony.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 “Haffner,” 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.

PACIFIC CHORALE

The Pacific Chorale will open its 2003-04 season in Segerstrom

Hall with “Transmigration” at 7 p.m. Oct. 19. The concert will

feature John Adams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning “On the Transmigration of

Souls,” which was commissioned by the New York Philharmonic to mark

the one-year anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001. Tickets are $20 to $60.

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

SUSAN EGAN OPENS

CABARET SERIES

Susan Egan opens the 2003-04 Elvin and Marjorie Shane Klein

Cabaret Series at the Orange County Performing Arts Center with

performances at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28 through Nov. 1. Tickets are $46.

Tickets may be purchased at the Center Box Office, online at the

Center’s Web site, at https://www.ocpac.org, by phone through

Ticketmaster at (714) 740-7878 or (213) 365-3500, and at all

Ticketmaster outlets. The Center’s TTY number is (714) 556-2746.

FANFARE OF FLIGHT! TO

THE PLANETS AND BEYOND

Conductor Carl St. Claire and the Pacific Symphony celebrate the

100th anniversary of flight with a soaring evening of music on Oct.

29 and 30. The orchestra will perform Wagner’s “Ride of the

Valkyries” from the opera Die Walkure, “The Planets” by Holst and

Peter Lieuwen’s commissioned work “On Laughter-silvered Wings.” The

concert begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 to $65. For more

information, call (714) 755-5788 or visit

https://www.pacificsymphony.org.

ACADEMY OF ST. MARTIN

IN THE FIELDS

The Philharmonic Society of Orange County presents in Segerstrom

Hall the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields at 8 p.m. Oct. 31. The

orchestra will play Schubert’s Overture in C major, “In the Italian

Style,” Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor and Haydn’s

Symphony No. 92 in G major, the “Oxford. The concert is part of the

Eclectic Orange Festival. Tickets cost $20 to $60. Information: (714)

556-ARTS, https://www.ocpac.org.

TCHAIKOVSKY, BARBER

AND WALKER

The UC Irvine Symphony Orchestra will give a concert, “From Russia

to America: Tchaikovsky, Barber and Walker,” at 8 p.m. Oct. 31 and

Nov. 1. Alyssa Park, winner of the Tchaikovsky International

Competition, will be the guest violinist. The performance will take

place at the Irvine Barclay Theatre. Ticket prices are $12,$10 and

$8. Tickets and information: (949) 824-2787.

UCI CONCERT CHOIR

The UC Irvine Concert Choir will give a free concert at Winifred

Smith Hall at 8 p.m. Nov. 2. Tickets are required. Information: (949)

824-2787.

THE GREAT

LEONARD BERNSTEIN

Carl St. Clair and the Pacific Symphony give a tribute concert to

St. Clair’s longtime friend and mentor Leonard Bernstein at the

Orange County Performing Art Center on Nov. 19 and 20. The orchestra

will perform Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story” and excerpts

from “Candide” and “On The Town.” The concerts start at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $20 to $35. For information, call (714) 755-5789.

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 Sunday, 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.

‘LOST IN YONKERS’

The Newport Theatre Arts Center, 2501 Cliff Drive, Newport Beach,

has opened its 25th season with Neil Simon’s play “Lost in Yonkers.”

The production will continue through Oct. 12. Performances will be at

8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at 2:30 p.m. Sundays.

Tickets cost $13. Information: (949) 631-0288, t_mg@yahoo.com.

‘ANNA IN THE TROPICS’

South Coast Repertory will present “Anna in the Tropics” 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

the old way of life during 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 Saturdays and Sunday, Oct. 4, 5, 11 and 12, in the Drama Lab Studio. The festival will feature a plays that are 10 minutes

long in length 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.

‘TERRA NOVA’

“Terra Nova” by Ted Talley will be performed Oct. 10 through Nov.

16 with performances at 8 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, at 2:30 and 8

p.m. Saturday, and at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. It will be performed

at South Coast Repertory Segerstrom Stage. “Terra Nova” is set in the

winter of 1911-12 as five Englishmen and five Norwegians raced each

other to the South Pole. 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.

‘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.

SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY

Vanguard University will present “Spoon River Anthology” at the

its Lyceum Theater Oct. 10 through 12 and 16 through 19. The

production examens the truth of morality. Information: (714)

668-6145, https://www.vanguard.edu/

theatrearts.

“TWELFTH NIGHT”

Orange Coast College’s Theatre Department will stage Shakespeare’s

gender-bending comedy “Twelfth Night” for three weeks starting Nov.

7. Show times are 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m.

Sundays. The run will end Sunday, Nov. 23. All performances will be

in the Drama Lab Theatre on the OCC campus, 2701 Fairview Road in

Costa Mesa.

ART

‘PAINTINGS OF

MEXICO AND JAPAN’

“Paintings of Mexico and Japan” by art professor Howard Hitchcock

will be on display in the Newport Beach Central Library foyer through

Oct. 31. Created after visits south of the border and to the Far

East, the paintings depict colorful cityscapes of life in foreign

lands. The Newport Beach Central Library is at 1000 Avocado Ave.

Information: (949) 717-3870.

ANDRE MIRIPOLSKY

Bayside Gallery Restaurant, at 900 Bayside Drive in Newport Beach,

is offering a solo exhibition showcasing the works of artist Andre

Miripolsky now through September. Information: (949) 851-9181.

‘LIFE SCIENCE AS ART’

“Life Science As Art,” an exhibition of stunning life science

computer illustrations, will be at UC Irvine’s Student Center from

7:30 to 9 p.m. Oct. 10. The illustrations were made by the founder of

a leading Orange County medical graphics firm, Steven Lustig.

Information: (714)968-5358.

DANCE

HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO PROJECT

The Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Project will be at the Irvine

Barclay Theatre at 8 p.m. Oct. 15 through 18. Tickets cost $35 but

are half-price for full-time students. Information: (949) 854-4646,

https://www.thebarclay.org.

‘SPEED THE PLOW’

Orange Coast College’s Repertory Theatre Company performs “Speed

the Plow” at 8 p.m. Oct. 18 and 19 and at 2 and 7 p.m. Oct. 25 and

26. Tickets can be reserved for $7 or bought at the box office for

$8. Information: (714) 432-5880.

TWO BY THE KIROV BALLET

The Kirov Ballet of the Mariinsky Theatre of St. Petersburg will

perform two programs at the Orange County Performing Arts Center. The

first program, “Fokine Classics,” will be performed 8 p.m. Oct. 21

through Oct. 23. “Fokine Classics” consists of three ballets that are

set to classical works. The second program, George Balanchine’s

“Jewels,” with music by Faure, Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky, will be

performed at 8 p.m. Oct. 24 and 25 and at 2 p.m. Oct. 26. This is the

Kirov’s first appearance at the Center in 11 years. Tickets go on

sale Sept. 7 and cost $25 to $100. They can be purchased at the

Center’s box office, online at https://www.ocpac.org and through

Ticketmaster. The Center is at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa.

Information: (714) 556-ARTS.

SWING

Lessons are given from 2 to 6 p.m. every Sunday at the Avant Garde

Ballroom in Newport Beach by the Orange County Swing Dance Club. All

ages are welcome, and no partners are needed. Information:

https://ocswing.com, (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.

POETRY

POETRY WITH LIVE MUSIC

Poet Lee Mallory and poet, singer and guitarist Courtney

Montgomery will perform together at 8 p.m. Oct. 7 at the Gypsy Den

Cafe, 2930 Bristol St. Costa Mesa. Alan Dunn will provide additional

music on lap steel guitar. The cost is free. Information: Mallory,

(714) 564-6526; Catherine, (714) 549-7012; Jana and Alex, (949)

472-9028.

PERFORMANCE POETRY

AND LIVE MUSIC

Donato Martinez and Patricia Rio will read their poems and Maria

Gonzalez will play music at 8 p.m. Oct. 8 at the Alta Coffee House,

506 31st St., Newport Beach. There is no cost for the event.

Information: Lee Mallory, (714) 564-6526; Steve Alta, (949) 675-0233.

KIDS

BALLET FOR CHILDREN

Ballet Pacifica will have a ballet for children series on Oct. 25

and 26 at the Festival Forum Theatre, 650 Laguna Canyon Road in

Laguna Beach. The company will perform Gillian Finley’s “Jeepers

Creepers,” which is based on “Old MacDonald’s Farm.” Show times are

noon and 2 and 4 p.m. Oct. 25 and 10 a.m., noon and 2 and 4 p.m. Oct.

26. Tickets cost $15 for adults and $12 for children and seniors. For

tickets, call (949) 854-4646 or visit https://www.balletpacifica.org.

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.