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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.

today 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, https://www.christmas

boatparade.com.

MUSIC

HUTCHINS CONSORT

The Hutchins Consort will be performing at 8 p.m. today at the

Irvine Barclay Theatre. The concert, titled “Holidays Hearthside,”

will feature music by Sweelinck, Corelli, Torelli, Mozart and

Charlton. Tickets cost $29 to $34. Information: (949) 854-4646,

https://www.hutchinsconsort.org.

‘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. today 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. today at the Orange County Performing Arts

Center. Tickets cost: $45 to $100. Information: (714) 556-ARTS,

https://www.ocpac.org.