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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.
RAW FOOD GOURMET HOLIDAY BALL
Celebrate the holidays with an elegant evening from 7 to 11 p.m.
Saturday at the Halecrest Pavilion, 3107 Killybrook Lane. There will
be five raw gourmet appetizers, delectable desserts, live music,
dancing all night, roaring fire, candlelight setting and a cash bar.
The cost is $55 to $60. Information and reservations: (949) 650-0672.
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 Monday. 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.
MUSIC
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. today at the Orange County Performing Arts
Center. Tickets cost $20 to $65. Information: (714) 755-5799,
https://www.pacificsymphony.org.
SANTIAGO CANYON COLLEGE’S ‘A JOURNEY TO JOY’
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church will host Santiago Canyon
College’s music departments annual winter festival concert “A Journey
to Joy” at 8 p.m. Friday at 600 St. Andrews Road, Newport Beach.
There will be a 100-member chorale backed by a professional
orchestra. Tickets cost $15 per person and $12 for seniors, students
and children younger than 12. Information: (714) 628-4828.
HUTCHINS CONSORT
The Hutchins Consort will be performing at 8 p.m. Saturday at the
Irvine Barclay Theatre. The concert, titled “Holidays Hearthside,”
will feature muic by Sweelinck, Corelli, Torelli, Mozart and
Charlton. Tickets cost $29 to $34. Information: (949) 854-4646.
JUDAS MACCABAEUS
Orange Coast College’s 100-voice chorale will open its 2003-04
season with a performance of Handel’s oratorio “Judas Maccabaeus” at
8 p.m. Saturday at OCC’s Robert B. Moore Theatre. Advanced tickets
cost $8 at the bursar’s office. They will be $10 at the door.
Information: (714) 432-5880.
JOHNNY MATHIS
Johnny Mathis will perform his classics, such as “Misty” and
“Chances Are,” at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Orange County Performing
Arts Center. Tickets cost: $45 to $100. Information: (714) 556-ARTS,
https://www.ocpac.org.
CHRISTMAS CONCERT
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Sanctuary Choir and Orchestra
will present Christmas concert works by Bass, Rutter, Hayes, Stroope,
Menotti, Tchaikovsky along with holiday carols three Sundays in
December. The performances will be at 4 p.m. Sunday, at 4 and 7 p.m.
Dec. 14, and at 4 p.m. Dec. 21 at 600 St. Andrews Road, Newport
Beach. Tickets cost $10. Information: (949) 574-2284, (949) 574-2283.
Child-care reservations: (949) 574-2283.
KINGS SINGERS
The King’s Singers, England’s premier vocal ensemble, will perform
at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive,
Irvine. The cost will be from $30 to $35 per person and full-time
student are half price. Information: (714) 740-7878.
FIESTA NAVIDAD CONCERT
Jose Feliciano will join mariachi bandleader Nati Cano as part of
the 10th annual Fiesta Navidad concert at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the
Orange County Performing Arts Center. Tickets cost $20 to $69.
Information: (949) 553-2422.
ORANGE COUNTY WOMEN’S
The Orange County Women’s Chorus will perform its 2003 holiday
program, “I Sing of a Maiden,” at 7 p.m. Dec. 14 at the Newport
Harbor Lutheran Church. The chorus will perform works about the
Virgin Mary and many more. Tickets cost $10 to $15. Information: (949) 451-8590.
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 at 100 Main St., Newport Beach. (949)
675-7760.
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