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SPECIAL EVENTS

THE GRAND MASQUERADE

The Stella Dance Company’s annual gala fundraiser, “The Grand

Masquerade,” begins at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Village Crean, 2300

Mesa Drive, Newport Beach. The event benefits community outreach and

dance scholarship programs. Cocktail attire or costume is suggested,

and masks are available at the venue. Advance reservations are $60

per person or $100 per couple, and admission is $75 at the door.

Information: (714) 241-7424.

TRICK OR TREAT FESTIVAL

The seventh annual Trick or Treat Festival will be from 7 a.m. to

4 p.m. Oct. 31 at the Orange County Market Place, 88 Fair Drive,

Costa Mesa. Events include the Halloween, Hearse, Bug and Monster

Classic Car Show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; an antique hearse parade at

10 a.m.; free trick-or-treating for costumed kids from 10 a.m. to 2

p.m. and David Markham’s sword-swallowing shows at 12:30 and 1:30

p.m. Admission is $2 for ages 13 and older and free for kids 12 and

younger. Information: (949) 723-6663 or https://www.ocmarketplace.com.

BALBOA’s ‘GREAT PUMPKIN’

A Halloween event in Balboa Village features live entertainment,

raffle prizes, a costume contest, a pumpkin coloring contest and “The

Great Pumpkin,” from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 31 at Balboa Boulevard

and Palm Street, Newport Beach. Information: (949) 723-5070.

MUSIC

IGOR POGORELICH

Pianist Igor Pogorelich will perform selections from Beethoven,

Sibelius and Rachmaninoff at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Barclay Theatre,

4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. Tickets are $60 to $100. Information:

(949) 854-4646.

UCI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

The UC Irvine Symphony Orchestra will perform selections from

Wagner and Liszt at 8 p.m. Oct. 29 and 30 at the Barclay Theatre,

4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. Tickets are $12 for general admission, $10

for seniors and UCI faculty and staff and $8 for students and

children under 18. Information: (949) 854-4646.

ORANGE COAST COLLEGE SYMPHONY & CHORALE

The Orange Coast College Symphony & Chorale will perform

Mussorgsky’s “Night on Bald Mountain” and vocal selections from

“Phantom of the Opera” at 8 p.m. Oct. 30 in the Robert B. Moore

Theater, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Tickets are $8 in advance

and $10 at the door. Information: (714) 432-5880.

ORANGE COAST COLLEGE BIG BAND

The Orange Coast College Big Band will perform at 1 p.m. Oct. 31

in the Robert B. Moore Theater, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa.

Tickets are $6 in advance and $8 at the door. Information: (714)

432-5880.

KREMERATA BALTICA

Kremerata Baltica, led by artistic director and violin soloist

Gidon Kremer, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5 at the Orange County

Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Selections

include the Shostakovich Chamber Symphony, Op. 110a; Schubert’s Quartet No. 15 in G, D887 for strings and a new work by Russian

composer Leonid Desyatnikov. Tickets are $76 and can be purchased

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

755-0236.