* Submit AFTER HOURS items to the...

* Submit AFTER HOURS items to the Daily Pilot, 1375 Sunflower Ave.,

Costa Mesa, CA 92626; by fax to (714) 966-4679; or by calling (714)

966-4624.

TODAY

‘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.

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 at 8 p.m. at the Orange

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

Tickets will cost $25 to $75. Information: (714) 556-2787.