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SPECIAL EVENTS

HISTORY OF HITCHCOCK

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

Alfred Hitchcock beginning today. 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. Saturday. Pomer will also

speak during the gala. Tickets for the gala are $75.

Information/Reservations: (949) 253-2880.

FIREFIGHTERS VS. CHINESE JR. OLYMPIC TEAM

Firefighters from the Newport Beach and other Orange County cities

will join forces to play against China’s Junior Olympic Men’s

Basketball Team in an effort to generate community support for

injured Newport Beach paramedic, Brian Slater at 8 p.m. Saturday at

Tustin High School, 1171 El Camino Real, Tustin. Information: (949)

644-3109.

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.

HALLOWEEN NIGHT RIDE

The Halloween Night Ride will start from the El Moro Flagpole at

the School State Park stoplight at Crystal Cove State Park at 6 p.m.

Oct. 31. Reservations are required. Information: (949) 497-7647.

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. today and

Saturday. 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 today and Saturday 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 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. Sunday. 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 Wednesday 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 Thursday. 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.pacificsymphony.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.