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* 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)

966-4625.

TODAY TO SUNDAY

“THE FAMILY MELODRAMA, VAUDEVILLE AND ICE CREAM SOCIAL”

A melodrama production for the entire family is being staged by

Orange Coast College’s Theatre Department. The production -- which

includes a comedic melodrama, a children’s joke contest, several

vaudeville acts and a delicious ice cream treat -- will be performed

from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the college’s Drama Lab Theatre, 2701

Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Tickets are $6 for Thursday and Sunday

showings and $7 for Friday and Saturday -- a $1 discount is available

for children, students and seniors. Information: (714) 432-5880.

TODAY TO JULY 22

“SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD”

Three Trees Theatre presents “Songs For a New World,” by Jason

Robert Brown. A musical in which four people hope, choose and change

all in one day. The play opens July 8 and continues July 9, 15, 16,

20, 21, and 22 at 345 Fischer Ave., Costa Mesa. Tickets are v$10

pre-sale and $12 night of the show. Information: (714) 384 0914, ext.

306 or (714) 384-0914, ext. 127 or https://www.threetrees theater.com.

TODAY

The Balboa Blues will perform from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Players,

512 19th St. West, Costa Mesa. There is no cover charge. Information:

(949) 646-5615.

WEDNESDAY

Five-time Grammy award-winner B.J. Thomas will take the stage at

the Fashion Island summer concert series with his hits “Hooked on a

Feeling” and “Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head.” Fashion Island is

located at 401 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. Information:

(949) 721-2000.

JULY 23

NATIONAL CHOREOGRAPHERS INITIATIVE

After three weeks of intense creative efforts at the dance studios

of UC Irvine, teams of dancers and choreographers produce new dance

works, which all culminate in a public performance of NCI Discovery

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

Tickets cost $22 to $28. Information: (949) 854-4646.

JULY 27

The Family Stone Experience will take the stage at the Fashion

Island summer concert series with their hits “Everyday People” and

“Hot Fun in the Summertime.” Fashion Island is located at 401 Newport

Center Drive, Newport Beach. Information: (949) 721-2000.

JULY 28

Quiksilver and Balboa Performing arts Theater present Quiksilver’s

Family Movie Night, a free family event featuring the premiere of

Young Guns 2, a surf film starring Kelly Slater. There will be

autograph-signing by Quiksilver athletes, games, prizes and more. The

event opens at 6:30 p.m. for picnicking, movie starts at 8:15 p.m. at

Peninsula Park Field, next to the Balboa Pier in Newport Beach.

Information: (949) 673-0895.