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SPECIAL EVENTS

AMERICAN IDOL

Clay Aiken will perform Christmas music at an 8 p.m. concert Nov.

26 at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center

Drive, Costa Mesa. Tickets will cost $52 to $87. Information: (714)

556-2787.

MUSIC

BE-BOP CONCERT

Trumpet player Jack Sheldon, billed as an originator of West Coast

be-bop, will perform at 9:30 p.m. today at the Orange County

Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Call for

ticket information. Information: (714) 556-2787 or

https://www.ocpac.org.

GUITAR ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE

The Orange Coast College Guitar Ensemble, a group of more than 20

musicians, will perform classical works spanning six centuries of

music. The 8 p.m. performance will be today at the Orange Coast

College Fine Arts Recital Hall, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa.

Tickets will cost $7. Information: (714) 432-5880.

WIND ENSEMBLE CONCERT

Orchestral works written for wind instruments will be performed at

a 3 p.m. show Sunday at the Robert B. Moore Theatre at Orange Coast

College, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Tickets will cost $7.

Information: (7140 432-5880.

“SONGS MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME”

Singer Lorna Luft will performance of songs made famous by her

mother, Judy Garland. The 7:30 p.m. concert will be performed Tuesday

through Nov. 20 at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town

Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 556-2787 or

https://www.ocpac.org.

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

The Orange Coast College Symphony Orchestra will perform works by

Edvard Grieg and Gustav Mahler. The 8 p.m. concert will be Nov. 20 at

the Robert B. Moore Theatre, Orange Coast College, 2701 Fairview

Road, Costa Mesa. Advance tickets will cost $8, the price at the door

will be $10. Information: (714) 432-5880.

GUARNERI STRING QUARTET

The Guarneri String Quartet will play songs by Mozart, Bridge and

Ravel at 8 p.m. Nov. 22 at the Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive,

Irvine. Tickets are $35 to $45. Information: (949) 553-2422.

JAZZ VOCALS

Jazz vocalist Steve Tyrell will perform an 8 p.m. show Dec. 4 at

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

Costa Mesa. Tickets will cost $34 to $69. (714) 556-2787.

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

MPG members Greg Morgan, Nick Peper and Kelly Gordien perform

classic rock, R&B; and swing music at 8:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays

at the Bluewater Grill, 630 Lido Park Drive, Newport Beach. (949)

675-3474.

REVOLVER

La Cave Restaurant offers Revolver, which features DJs along with

imagery and auditory delights at 10 p.m. Tuesdays at 1695 Irvine

Ave., Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 646-7944.

SINATRA TRIBUTE

La Cave Restaurant offers David Kinwald’s live tribute to Frank

Sinatra from 6 to 9 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays at 1695 Irvine Ave.,

Costa Mesa. (949) 646-7944.

THE UNDERGROUND LOUNGE

La Cave Restaurant offers the Underground Lounge, featuring Pete

Villani singing Bennett, Martin and Sinatra from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Wednesdays at 1695 Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa. Information: (949)

646-7944.

PLAN BE

La Cave Restaurant offers the funky soul jazz music of Plan Be

from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Thursdays at 1695 Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa.

(949) 646-7944.

THE GINGER BAKER JR. TRIO

La Cave Restaurant offers the jazz fusion music of the Ginger

Baker Jr. Trio from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Fridays at 1695 Irvine Ave.,

Costa Mesa. (949) 646-7944.

TODD OLIVER JAZZ QUARTET

La Cave Restaurant offers the jazz music of the Todd Oliver Jazz

Quartet from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays at 1695

Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 646-7944.

PHIL SHANE

La Cave Restaurant will host Phil Shane, a one-man music legend

who sings Elvis, Lewis, Diamond, Orbison, Cash and other music

greats. The performance begins at 10 p.m. the last Friday of each

month at 1695 Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 646-7944.

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

ISRAEL HOROVITZ FESTIVAL

A festival of short works by American playwright Israel Horowitz

will be directed by Orange Coast College students. Performances will

begin at 8 p.m. today, Saturday, Nov. 19 and 20. Shows will begin at

2 and 7 p.m. Sunday and Nov. 21. Performances will be at the Drama

Lab Studio, Orange Coast College, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa.

Advance tickets will cost $7. The price at the door will be $8.

Information: (714) 432-5640, Ext. 1.

HABEUS CORPUS

South Coast Repertory will perform “Habeus Corpus” through Nov. 21

at 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. For ticket information, call

(714) 708-5555.

A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED

“A Murder is Announced” takes to the stage today through Sunday

and Nov. 18 through 21 at Vanguard University’s Lyceum Theater, 55

Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Performance times are at 8 p.m. Thursday

through Saturday and at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. General admission

is $10 or $8 for seniors and children under 12. Information: (714)

668-6145.

REDWOOD CURTAIN

Lanford Wilson’s play about a Vietnam veteran living in the woods

and a Vietnamese American girl searching for her father will premiere

Nov. 19 at the Newport Theatre Arts Center, 2501 Cliff Drive, Newport

Beach. Tickets for the 8 p.m. show will cost $20. Future performances

will run through Dec. 19 Thursday through Sunday. Show times will be

8 p.m. on Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays. Ticket

prices will be $15. Information: (949) 631-0288 or

https://ntaconline.com.

NUTCRACKER!

Matthew Bourne’s “Nutcracker!” will borrow elements from

Tchaikovsky’s ballet, “Oliver Twist,” the Ice Capades and Busby

Berkeley musicals. The show will be performed Dec. 7 to 12 at the

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

Mesa. Evening show times will be 8 p.m. on Dec. 7 to Dec. 11 and 7:30

p.m. on Dec. 12. There will also be shows scheduled for 2 p.m. on

Dec. 11 and Dec. 12. Tickets will cost $25 to $75. Information: (714)

556-2787.

ART

‘AUTUMN IMPRESSIONS’

An exhibition of paintings featuring vineyards, harvests,

sunflowers and boats runs through Nov. 30 at the Debra Huse Gallery,

229 Marine Ave., Suite E, Newport Beach. Information: (949) 723-6171

or https://www.debrahuse.com.

‘PARIS PICTURESQUE’

An exhibition of photographs by artist Barbara Higgins, “Paris

Picturesque,” will be on display through December at French Buckets,

a florist at Fashion Island in Newport Beach. Information: (800)

652-9551.

THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF ROMAN LORANC

An exhibition of new photographs by Roman Loranc will be on

display from through Nov. 30 at Susan Spiritus Gallery, 3929 Birch

St., Newport Beach. Information: (949) 474-4321.

SCREEN

SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE JEWISH MOVIES

“A Price Above Rubies” will be shown at 7 p.m. Sunday at Temple

Bat Yahm, 1011 Camelback St., Newport Beach. Information: (949)

644-1999.

OCC FILM SERIES

Orange Coast College’s Film Series presents “Gilda” at 6:30 p.m.

Nov. 19 at OCC’s Fine Arts Room 119, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa.

The event is sponsored by the fine arts department and OCC Extended

Education. Information: https://www.octickets.com.

OCC FILM SERIES

Orange Coast College’s Film Series presents “The Letter” at 6:30

p.m. Dec. 3 at OCC’s Fine Arts Room 119, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa

Mesa. The event is sponsored by the fine arts department and OCC

Extended Education. Information: https://www.octickets.com.

OCC FILM SERIES

Orange Coast College’s Film Series presents “Lady in the Lake” at

6:30 p.m. Dec. 17 at OCC’s Fine Arts Room 119, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. The event is sponsored by the fine arts department and

OCC Extended Education. Information: https://www.octickets.com.

OCC FILM SERIES

Orange Coast College’s Film Series presents “You Can’t Take It

With You” at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 14 at OCC’s Fine Arts Room 119, 2701

Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. The event is sponsored by the fine arts

department and OCC Extended Education. Information:

https://www.octickets.com.

OCC FILM SERIES

Orange Coast College’s Film Series presents “The Set-Up” at 6:30

p.m. Jan. 28 at OCC’s Fine Arts Room 119, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa

Mesa. The event is sponsored by the fine arts department and OCC

Extended Education. Information: https://www.octickets.com.

DANCE

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 a dancing partner is not required. Information:

https://www.ocswing.com, (866) OC-SWING.

ARGENTINE TANGO

Tango dancing is offered from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. the first

Saturday of each month at Danscene Studio, 2980 McClintock Way, Costa

Mesa. Information: (714) 641-8688.

POETRY

CHRIS TANNAHILL AND LEIGH WHITE

Chris Tannahill and Leigh White will be featured poets at 8 p.m.

at Alta Coffee House, 506 31st St., Newport Beach. Admission is free.

Information: (949) 675-0233.

‘FIRST WEDNESDAY’

ISM Magazine hosts “First Wednesday,” an open-mike poetry night

with gallery exhibits, video and film screenings, monologues, and DJs

and bands from radio station KUCI-FM (88.9). The event is from 7 to

10 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month in the Living Room at the

Lab/Anti mall, 2930 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. For seating, guests

should bring lawn chairs. Information: (714) 966-6660.

CHILDREN

STARLIGHT STORIES

Children 3 to 7 years old are invited to participate in songs and

finger-puppet plays at 7 p.m. Mondays at the Costa Mesa Library, 1855

Park Ave. Information: (949) 646-8845.

PJs AND BOOKS

A children’s story time is presented at 7 p.m. Mondays and at

10:30 a.m. Saturdays at the Newport Beach Central Library, 1000

Avocado Ave. Children may wear pajamas to the evening sessions. Free.

Information: (949) 717-3801.

WEEKLY STORYTELLER

A children’s story time is held at 10:45 a.m. Wednesdays at Barnes

& Noble Booksellers at Metro Pointe, 901-B South Coast Drive, Costa

Mesa. Information: (714) 444-0226.

STORY TIME

A children’s story time is held at 10 a.m. Wednesdays and 10:15

a.m. Fridays at Borders Books, Music and Cafe at South Coast Plaza,

3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. Free. Information: (714) 432-7854.

CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH

Bayside Restaurant offers a brunch, which includes a three-course

brunch, free flowing champagne, live music and terrace seating From

11 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Sunday at 900 Bayside Drive, Newport Beach.

Tickets cost $22.95 Information: (949) 721-1222.

SUNSET DINNERS

The Rusty Pelican offers Sunset Dinners from 4 to 5:15 p.m. Monday

through Friday at 2735 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Meals

typically cost between $10 and $15. Information: (949) 642-3431.

SUNDAY BRUNCH

The Rusty Pelican offers Sunday brunch from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

every Sunday at 2735 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Meals typically

cost between $8 and $15. Information: (949) 642-3431.

TWILIGHT DINING

A twilight dining menu, featuring dishes such as chicken

parmigiana and calamari picante at reduced prices, is offered from 5

to 6 p.m. weekdays and from 4 to 6 p.m. Sundays at Villa Nova

Restaurant, 3131 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Information: (949)

642-7880.

WINE TASTINGS

Hi-Time Wine Cellars offers wine tastings from 4:30 to 8 p.m.

Fridays and from 1:30 to 8 p.m. Saturdays. Information: (949)

650-8463.

SUNDAY BRUNCH

A Sunday brunch featuring international seafood and salad buffets,

roasts carved to order, and breakfast favorites is held from 10:30

a.m. to 2 p.m. at Sutton Place Hotel, 4500 MacArthur Blvd., Newport

Beach. Meals typically cost from $30 to $40 with champagne.

Information: (949) 476-2001.

HAPPY HOUR

The Villa Nova offers happy hour with half-price appetizers,

discounted cocktails, and $5 specialty martinis from 5 to 7 p.m.

Monday through Friday at 3131 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach.

Information: (949) 642-7880, https://www.villanova

restaraunt.com.

CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH

Bayside Restaurant offers a brunch, which includes a three-course

brunch, free flowing champagne, live music and terrace seating From

11 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Sunday at 900 Bayside Drive, Newport Beach.

Tickets cost $22.95 Information: (949) 721-1222.

BAYSIDE RESTAURANT

Bayside Restaurant will offer a new summer menu, nightly

entertainment and terrace seating that overlooks Newport Harbor. The

restaurant will be open for lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., brunch

from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and dinner from 5 to 10 p.m. Sunday and

Monday, 5 to 10:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, and Thursday through

Saturday from 5 to 11 p.m. The restaurant is at 900 Bayside Drive,

Newport Beach. Information: (949) 721-1222.