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BLUE LIKE JAZZThree Trees Theatre, a local theater company formed by members from five Orange County churches, will premiere its stage adaptation of “Blue Like Jazz”, based on the best-selling novel by Donald Miller, on Aug. 31 at 8 p.m. at The Box at Rock Harbor. The Box is at 345 Fischer Ave., Costa Mesa. Tickets are $15, and can be purchased at www.threetreestheater.com. For more information, call (714) 384-0914 ext. 306, or visit www.rockharbor.org

SPECIAL EVENTSMIDDLE EAST BRIEFINGTemple Bat Yahm will host “Crisis in the Middle East: An Up to the Minute Briefing” on Tuesday, Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. The speaker will be Gilad Millo, Consul for Media and Public Affairs of the Consulate General of Israel in Los Angeles. Admission is free. For details and reservations, call (949) 660-8525.