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SPECIAL EVENTS

ART OF ALFRED 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. Information and tickets, call (714) 432-5880,

https://www.occtickets.com.

ALL-AMERICAN BOYS CHORUS

The All-American Boys Chorus will hold an audition call for boys

ages 8 to 10 in the third through fifth grades. Auditions take will

take place from 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 24 at chorus headquarters, 88

Fair Dr., gate five off Arlington, Costa Mesa. Information: (714)

708-1670, https://www.taabc.org

MUSIC

ERICH MUNZNER

Erich Munzner and his band Good Fortune will perform today at the

Hard Rock Cafe in at the Fashion Island Shopping Center, Newport

Beach. Tickets cost $7. Information: https://www. goodfortuneband.com,

(714) 596-4337.

JERRY MANDEL AND FRIENDS

The Guilds of the Center will present “An Evening with Jerry

Mandel and Friends,” featuring the Hi-Fi Quintet and Orange County

Performing Arts Center President Jerry Mandel on saxophone. The

performance will be at 6:30 p.m. today in Founders Hall at the

Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Tickets cost $70.

Information: (714) 556-2787, https://www.ocpac.org.

JON NAKAMATSU

The Pacific Symphony, conducted by Christof Perick, will perform

Schumann’s Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, the “Rhenish” at 7 p.m.

today in Segerstrom Hall at the Orange County Performing Arts Center,

600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21

will be performed with Van Cliburn gold medallist Jon Nakamatsu.

There will also be a performance of Wagner’s Prelude and Liebstod

from “Tristan and Isolde.” Tickets cost $20 to $65. Information:

(714) 556-2787, https://www.ocpac.org.

CELEBRATING RAY BROWN

Jazz performers Monty Alexander, John Clayton, Jeff Hamilton,

Benny Green, Russell Malone and Christian McBride will perform

together to celebrate jazz bassist Ray Brown from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Friday and Saturday in Founders Hall at the Orange County Performing

Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive. Tickets cost $49 to $56.

Information: (714) 556-2787, https://www.ocpac.org.

THE FAB FOUR

The Pacific Symphony Pops conducted by Richard Kaufman will

perform renditions of such songs as “All My Loving,” “Till There Was

You,” and “I Saw Her Standing There.” Along with the symphony, the

Fab Four, a Beatles tribute band, will also be performing. The

concert will be at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday in Segerstrom Hall at

the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive,

Costa Mesa. Tickets cost: $25 to $105. Information: (714) 556-2787,

https://www.ocpac.org.

MOZART CLASSICAL ORCHESTRA

The Mozart Classical Orchestra will perform Mozart’s Lucio Sila

Overture, the Flute and Harp Concerto, and the “Prague” Symphony at 8

p.m. Saturday at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive,

Irvine. Tickets cost $24, $32 and $39. Information: (949) 854-4646,

https://mozartorchestra.org.

JUILLIARD STRING QUARTET

The Juilliard String Quartet will perform music by Haydn, Webern,

and Beethoven at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242

Campus Drive, Irvine. Tickets cost $26, $28 and $32. Information:

(949) 854-4646, https://www.juilliardstringquartet. net.

NEWPORT BEACH JAZZ PARTY

The Newport Beach Jazz Party, Feb. 12 through 15, will feature such musicians as: Benny Green, Russell Malone, Dena DeRose, Houston

Person and Mark Murphy. The event will be held from 8 to 11 p.m. Feb.

12; from noon to 12:45 a.m. Feb. 13; from 10 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. Feb.

14; and from 10 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. Feb. 15; at the Newport Beach

Marriott, 900 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. Tickets cost $30

to $295. Information: (949) 759-5003, https://www.newport

beachjazzparty.com.

‘HAPA: A CELEBRATION OF HAWAII’

The concert “Hapa: a Celebration of Hawaii” will be performed at 5

and 8:30 p.m. Feb. 14 at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus

Drive, Irvine. Tickets cost $32 and $38. Information: (949) 854-4646,

https://www.hapa.com.

PROLOGUE: ‘CANDIDE’

Opera Pacific will present Prologue: “Candide,” a lecture on

Leonard Bernstein’s opera, at 2 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Irvine Barclay

Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive. The cost is $25. Information:

https://www.operapacific.org.

CLASSICAL EDGE TRIO

The Newport Beach Public Library will present the Classical Edge

Trio featuring Larry Greenfield, Susan Boettger and a special guest

percussionist at 3 p.m. Feb. 15 in the Friends Meeting Room at the

Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Information:

(949)717-3870, option 2.

CABARET BY THE BAY

Duke’s Place will host Cabaret by the Bay to benefit local

charities at 9p.m. with a preshow dinner in the First Cabin

restaurant at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18, March 10, April 14, May 12 and June

16. The cost is $10 for the show and $37.50 for the dinner.

Information and reservations: (949) 630-4145.

CARMEN BRADFORD

The Newport Beach City Arts Commission will present Grammy

Award-winning jazz vocalist and professor of music at USC Carmen

Bradford, in a performance and talk from 3 to 4 p.m. Feb. 28 in the

Friends Meeting Room at the Newport Beach Central Library, 1000

Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Information: (949) 717-3870,

https://www.newportbeach library.org.

MOSCOW STATE RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

The Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra will perform works by

Sergei Rachmaninoff at 8 p.m. March 2 and an all-Tchaikovsky program

at 8 p.m. March 3 at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive,

Irvine. The orchestra will be conducted by Pavel Sorokin. Tickets

cost $44 and $59. Information: (949) 854-4646.

SYMPHONIC BERNSTEIN

Orange Coast College’s Symphony Orchestra will perform music from

“Westside Story” and “Candide” at 6 p.m. March 6 at OCC’s Robert B.

Moore Theatre. OCC’s 100-voice choral will join the symphony in the

evening performance. Information: (714) 432-5880.

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

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.

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 the Rick

Sherman Duo featuring Rick Sherman and Alan Remington on Friday

nights. The program features all your favorites on the saxophone

keyboards. 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

‘ANTIGONE’

“Antigone” by Sophocles, the story of Oedipus’ daughter who

sacrifices everything to bury her brother, will be performed at 2:30

p.m. through Feb. 29 on the South Coast Repertory Segerstrom Stage,

655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Tickets cost $19 to $55.

Information: (714) 708-5554.

‘THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES’

“The Subject Was Roses,” a Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about a

paper boy’s return from war, will be performed through Feb. 29 at the

Newport Beach Theatre Arts Center, 2501 Cliff Drive, Newport Beach.

Tickets cost $17 for opening night and $13 for all other performances. Information: (949) 631-0288.

‘MEDEA’

The Claire Trevor School of the Arts will present Euripides’

tragedy “Medea” at 8 p.m. today through Saturday and at 2 p.m.

Saturday in Winifred Smith Hall at UC Irvine. Tickets cost: $8 to 10.

Information: (949) 824-2787.

‘GUYS & DOLLS’

“Guys and Dolls” will be performed at 7 p.m. Friday and at 2 and 7

p.m. Saturday at the Starlight Theatre Co., 1125 Victoria St. Costa

Mesa. Tickets cost $10. Information: (949) 645-7827.

‘THE NIGHTINGALE’

The Kennedy Center’s Imagination Celebration will stage the Hans

Christian Andersen classic tale “The Nightingale” at 7:30 p.m. Friday

at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive. Tickets cost $11

for children and $13 for adults. Information: (949) 854-4646,

https://www.kennedy-center.org.

‘TOGETHER AGAIN’

Comedians Tim Conway and Harvey Korman, who starred on “The Carol

Burnett Show,” will team up for a performances at 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday

in Segerstrom Hall at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600

Town Center Drive. Popular impressionist Louise DuArt will be their

guest. Tickets cost 35 to $60. Information: (714) 556-2121.

‘NIJINSKY’

The Hamburg Ballet makes its American premiere of “Nijinsky,” a

celebration of the life and legend of one of choreographer Vaslav

Nijinsky. The ballet will be performed at 8 p.m. Wednesday through

Feb. 13; at 2 and 8 p.m. Feb. 14; and at 2 p.m. Feb. 15 in Segerstrom Hall at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center

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Drive, Costa Mesa. Tickets cost: $20 to $75. Information: (714)

556-2787.

‘SIDEWAYS STORIES FROM WAYSIDE SCHOOL’

“Sideways Stories from Wayside School,” an adaptation by John

Olive from Louis Sachar’s Wayside School novels, will be performed

from Feb. 13 to 22 at the Julianne Argyros Stage, 655 Town Center

Drive, Costa Mesa. Tickets cost $10 to $21. Information: (714)

708-5554.

‘TELLING OUR STORIES’

Orange Coast College’s Repertory Theatre will present “Telling Our

Stories,” an evening of short plays, scenes and monologues by and for

women, at 8 p.m. Feb. 14 and 21 and at 2 and 7 p.m. Feb. 15 and 22 at

Orange Coast College’s Drama Lab Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa

Mesa. Tickets cost $7 and $8. Information: (714) 432-5880,

https://www.occtickets.com.

‘INTIMATE EXCHANGES’

“Intimate Exchanges,” written by Alan Ayckbourn and directed by

Martin Benson, will feature Richard Doyle and Kandis Chappell

portraying an English garden full of hilarious characters. The

performance will preview from March 7 to 11, and the regular run will

be from March 12 to 28 on the Julianne Argyros Stage at South Coast

Repertory Theater, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Tickets cost

$19 to $55. Information: (714) 708-5554.

‘SAFE IN HELL’

“Safe in Hell,” written by Amy Freed and directed by David Emmes,

is an offbeat comic take on the Salem witch trials. Puritanism is

broadly satirized in the production. The performance will preview

from April 2 to 8, and the regular run will be from April 9 to May 9

on the Segerstrom Stage at South Coast Repertory Theater, 655 Town

Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Tickets cost $19 to $55. Information: (714)

708-5554.

TWO ABOUT POOH

“Pooh in The Enchanted Place” is a double bill of “Bother!” and

“The Enchanted Place Suite,” which will be performed at 2 and 7:30

p.m. April 17 and at 2 p.m. April 18 in Founders Hall at the Orange

County Performing Arts Center. Tickets cost: $25 to $50. Information:

(714) 556-2787, https://www.ocpac.org.

‘THE STUDIO’

“The Studio,” written, directed and choreographed by Christopher

d’Amboise, is a story about a choreographer with a public image

larger than life. The performance will preview from April 25 to 29,

and the regular run will be from April 30 to May 16 on the Julianne

Argyros Stage at South Coast Repertory Theater, 655 Town Center

Drive, Costa Mesa. Tickets cost $19 to $55. Information: (714)

708-5554.

ART

A.M. HOCH

New York artist A.M. Hoch links images, sound and space to create

“Mitosis: Formation of Daughter Cells,” which will run through Feb.

15 at UC Irvine’s Beall Center. The exhibition is open from 5 to 9

p.m. Information: (949) 824-4339, https://beallcenter.uci.edu.

ROBERT R. ECKER

The Newport Beach Public Library will present an art exhibit by

Robert R. Ecker featuring 20 of his mezzotints in February at the

Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Information: (949)

717-3870, https://www.newportbeach library.org.

‘CITIES OF PROMISE’

“Cities of Promise: Imaging Urban California,” an art exhibit on

how artists in the 1930s to the present have incorporated

skyscrapers, houses, bridges, freeways and automobiles into their

works, will be at the Orange County Museum of Art through April 25.

The exhibition will also feature paintings commissioned as covers for

Westways magazine by the Auto Club. Information: (949) 759-1122,

https://www.ocma.net.

DANCE

STUDENT DANCE CONCERT

Orange Coast College’s Dance Department will host its 41st annual

Student Dance Concert at 8 p.m. April 23 and 24 in OCC’s Robert B.

Moore Theatre. Information: (714) 432-5880.

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.

BALLROOM DANCING

DeFore Foundation for the Arts hosts ballroom dancing with a DJ

playing various types of music from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesdays and 8 to

11 p.m. every Friday and Saturday at 151 Kalmus Drive, G-3, Costa

Mesa. Information (714) 241-9908.

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