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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.

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.

MUSIC

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. through Saturday. 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 today.

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 the Academy of

St. Martin in the Fields at 8 p.m. today in Segerstrom Hall. 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. 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 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. Sunday 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.pacificsymphony.org.

UCI CONCERT CHOIR

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

Smith Hall at 8 p.m. Sunday. 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.