Calendar for April 14

THURSDAY

Cooking class

Sur La Table at Corona del Mar Plaza, 832 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach, will host Girls Night Out: Best of Spring, with cooking lessons on a spring pea souffle, salmon nicoise, risotto and mini bundt cakes. The event is from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and admission is $33.96. For more information, call (800) 243-0852 or visit surlatable.com.

THURSDAY TILL APRIL 30

Paint Yard

Children are invited to add paint and colorful marks to help recycle a junk car into a work of art at Pretend City Children’s Museum, 29 Hubble, Irvine. For more information on admission and times, call (949) 428-3900 or visit pretendcity.org.

TILL SUNDAY

Shen Yun

Classical Chinese dance and music company Shen Yun will perform at 2 p.m. Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 1 and 6 p.m. Sunday at Segerstrom Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Tickets start at $60. For more information, call (714) 556-2787 or visit scfta.org.

TILL APRIL 24

‘Future Thinking’

South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, will present the world premiere of “Future Thinking,” a play about an obsessed fan and the parent-child relationship. Tickets start at $22. For show times and more information, call (714) 708-5555 or visit scr.org.