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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.