Calendar for May 14

SATURDAY

Painting class

Local artist Erin Houghton will teach how to paint a fuchsia to all levels of painters and non-painters from 10 a.m. to noon at Sherman Library & Gardens, 2647 E. Coast Hwy., Corona del Mar. Admission is $25 to $30. For more information, call (949) 673-2261 or visit slgardens.org.

‘The Beneficial Garden’

Horticulturist Nicholas Staddon will discuss how birds, bees and butterflies survive and where plants and gardening fits into society going forward. The free event is from 9 to 10 a.m. at Roger’s Gardens, 2301 San Joaquin Hills Road, Corona del Mar. For more information, call (949) 640-5800 or visit rogersgardens.com.

Dance series

Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, will present Diavolo’s, “Architecture in Motion,” an evening closing the theater’s 25th anniversary season’s dance series at 8 p.m. Tickets are $40 to $49. For more information, call (949) 854-4646 or visit thebarclay.org.

Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Kathryn Stott perform a recital, presented by the Philharmonic Society. The show is at 8 p.m. at Segerstrom Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, and tickets start at $50. For more information, visit philharmonicsociety.org.