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SPECIAL EVENTS

HISTORY OF HITCHCOCK

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

Alfred Hitchcock. 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.

CATTLE BARON’S BALL

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

Exposition Center at 7 p.m. today. 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.

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

‘A CHOCOLATE AFFAIR’

The Young Professionals Against Cancer and the Orange County

Foundation for Oncology Children & Families will host a fund-raising

event from 7 p.m. to midnight Nov. 15 at Newport Dunes Waterfront

Resort. Tickets cost $75 in advance and $85 at the door. Information

(949) 440-9873.

RING OF LIGHTS

The Commodores Club if the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce will

host the Ring of Lights home decorating competition in December. All

home, business, and yacht clubs lining the harbor are invited to

participate. Decorations must be in place by Dec. 8. Information

(949) 729-4400.

NEWPORT HARBOR CHRISTMAS BOAT PARADE

Beautifully decorated yachts, boats, kayaks and canoes will sail

along the harbor in the 95th annual Newport Harbor Christmas Boat

Parade Dec. 17 through 21. Each night, the parade will begin at 6:30

p.m. at Collins Island and last two and a half hours. The parade is

hosted by the Commodores Club of the Newport Beach Chamber of

Commerce. Information: (949) 729-4400, https://www.christmas

boatparade.com.

MUSIC

BIG BANDS AT OCC

Orange Coast College will feature two jazz bands at 1 p.m. Sunday

at the Robert B. Moore Theatre. The concert will be conducted by Paul

Navidad. Information: (714) 432-5880.

EROICA TRIO AND PRAGUE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Beethoven week at Eclectic Orange Festival begins with the Eroica

Trio and the Prague Changer Orchestra at 8 p.m. Monday at the Irvine

Barclay Theatre. Information: (949) 553-2422, https://www.philharmonic

society.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. Tuesday through Saturday, 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 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

Wednesday and Thursday. 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.pacific

symphony.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. Friday. 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. Friday and

Saturday, 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.

STEVE TYRELL

Steve Tyrell will launch the Orange County Performing Arts

Center’s Spotlight Series at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at Segerstrom Hall. Tickets cost $36 to $62. Information: (714) 556-ARTS,

https://www.ocpac.org.

‘QUINTESSENTIAL SCHUBERT’

The Pacific Symphony will perform a chamber concert,

“Quintessential Schubert,” at 3 p.m. Nov. 2 in Founder’s Hall at the

Orange County Performing Arts Center. Audience members can enjoy a

festive afternoon of music by Schubert, including the Sonatina in D

major for violin and piano. Tickets cost $38 and $48 at the door.

Information: (714) 755-5799, https://www.pacific symphony.org.

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.

CHANO DOMINQUEZ SEXTET

The acclaimed Chano Dominquez Sextet will perform at 8 p.m. Nov. 6

at at the Irvine Barclay Theatre. Tickets cost $30 and $35.

Information and tickets: (714) 740-7478, https://www.thebarclay.org.

UCI CHAMBER SERIES

The concert “Prokofiev: A Remembrance 50 Years After His Death”

will be performed at 8 p.m. Nov. 8 at Winifred Smith Hall in UC

Irvine. Tickets cost $12, $10 and $8. Information: (949) 824-4259.

GUITAR ENSEMBLE

Orange Coasts College’s Guitar Ensemble, a chamber group of more

than 20 players, will offer its annual fall concert at 8 p.m. Nov. 8

in OCC’s Fine Arts Recital Hall.

SALUTE TO AMERICAN COMPOSERS

Orange Coast College’s Wind Ensemble will offer a salute to

American composers at 3 p.m. Nov. 16 in the Robert B. Moore Theatre.

Tickets cost $7. Information: (714) 432-5880.

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.

DAVID CASSIDY

David Cassidy will be performing some of his greatest hits, such

as “I Think I Love you” and “Doesn’t Somebody Want To Be Wanted,” at

8 p.m. Nov. 21 and 22 at the Orange County Performing Arts Center.

Tickets cost $25 to $105. Information: (714) 755-5799,

https://www.pacific symphony.org.

VIVALDI’S FOUR SEASONS

The Pacific Symphony will perform Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons,”

Boccherini’s Sinfonia in D minor No. 4, and Corelli’s Concerto Grosso

in F major at 8 p.m. Dec. 3 and 4 at the Orange County Performing

Arts Center. Tickets cost $20 to $65. Information: (714) 755-5799,

https://www.pacific symphony.org.

FIESTA NAVIDAD CONCERT

Jose Feliciano will join mariachi bandleader Nati Cano as part of

the 10th annual Fiesta Navidad concert at 8 p.m. Dec. 9 at the Orange

County Performing Arts Center. Tickets cost $20 to $69. Information:

(949) 553-2422, https://www.phiharmonic society.org.

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

‘TERRA NOVA’

“Terra Nova” by Ted Talley will be performed 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.

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

Friday. 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.

‘TREASURES OF TRAVEL’

An exhibition of Capistrano Beach artist Timothy J. Clark’s latest

watercolor and oil paintings will open today and continue through

Nov. 15 at Nottingham Fine Art, 4229 Birch St., Newport Beach. The

gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and

from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays. Information: (949)833-1770.

DANCE

‘SPEED THE PLOW’

Orange Coast College’s Repertory Theatre Company performs “Speed

the Plow” at 2 and 7 p.m. today and Sunday. 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 the second of two programs this weekend at the Orange County

Performing Arts Center. The second program, George Balanchine’s

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

performed at 8 p.m. today and at 2 p.m. Sunday. 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.

‘LORD OF THE DANCE’

The Orange County Performing Art Center will present Michael

Flatley’s “Lord of the Dance” at 8 p.m. Nov. 25, 26, 28 and 29 at the

Center. Tickets cost from $23.25 to $53.25. Information: (714)

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

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. Information: (714) 641-8688.

KIDS

BALLET FOR CHILDREN

Ballet Pacifica will have a ballet for children series on today

and Sunday 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.

HARRY POTTER

The Pacific Symphony will perform music from the “Harry Potter”

films and classical music from Dukas’ “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” and

Mussorgsky’s “Night on Bald Mountain” at 10 and 11:30 a.m. Nov. 22 at

the Orange County Performing Arts Center. Tickets cost $12 and $26.

Information: (714) 755-5799, https://www.pacific symphony.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.

DINING/TASTING

THE GOLDEN TRUFFLE

The Golden Truffle will have lobster everything through today at

1767 Newport Beach Blvd., Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 645-9970.

BAYSIDE ANNIVERSARY

Bayside Restaurant will have a fourth anniversary celebration and

induction into the Confrerie du Sabre d’Or from 5 to 10 p.m. Nov. 5

at 900 Bayside Drive, Newport Beach. Cost $48 per person.

Information: (949) 721-1222, https://www.bayside restaurant.com.

THE SINGLE GOURMET

The Single Gourmet will have a dining event for upscale business

and professional singles at 7 p.m. Nov. 8 at Accents at the Sutton

Place Hotel, Newport Beach and at 7 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Pinot

Provence, Costa Mesa. Reservations are required. Information:

(949)854-6552.

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. Meals

typically cost between $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. Meals typically

cost between $8 and $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. Meals typically cost $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.

DUKE’S PLACE

Jazz and cocktails flow daily from noon to midnight Sundays

through Thursdays and from noon to 2 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays at

the Balboa Bay Club & Resort, at 1221 W. Coast Highway, Newport

Beach. Information: (949) 645-5000

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.