Friday’s Calendar

FRIDAY

Sukkot Night

Temple Bat Yahm, 1011 Camelback St., Newport Beach, holds a Shabbat Sukkot evening service and dinner geared toward families. For more information, call (949) 644-1999 or go to https://www.tby.org.

AIDS Benefit Event

Orange Coast College Professor Irini Vallera-Rickerson will give a presentation on “Art and Architecture Around the World” at 7 p.m. in the Robert B. Moore Theatre at OCC, 2701 Fairview Road. Tickets are $10 and tax-deductible donations also are welcomed. Donations will go to OCC Aids Benefit. For more information, call (714) 432-5039 or go to vallerarickerson.com.

TILL SUNDAY

‘Shrek the Musical’

“Shrek the Musical” is at Segerstrom Center for the Arts’ Segerstrom Hall. For tickets and more information, call (714) 556-2787 or go to https://www.scfta.org.

‘How the World Began’

“How the World Began,” a new drama written by Catherine Trieschmann and directed by Daniella Topol, plays at the Julianne Argyros Stage at South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Shows are at 7:45 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; and at 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. For tickets, call (714) 708-5555 or go to https://www.scr.org.

TILL OCT. 28

Hommage to The Dude

“Joe Forkan — The Lebowski Cycle,” a painting exhibit, is at Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion, Orange Coast College, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. The exhibit blends masterpieces of Western art with images from the 1998 film “The Big Lebowski.” Pavilion is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Closed Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays.

TILL OCT. 31

Got Pumpkins?

The Irvine Park Railroad Pumpkin Patch opens its Fall season with a bounty of pumpkins and activities geared for families. Pumpkin Patch will be at 1 Irvine Park Road, Orange. Weekend hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and weekday hours and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For information, call (714) 997-3968 or visit https://www.irvineparkralroad.com

SATURDAY

Fall Fest

Christ Lutheran School will host a community “Fall Festival” from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 760 Victoria St., Costa Mesa. For more information, call (949) 548-6866 or go to https://www.christcm.com.

Temple Happenings

Temple Bat Yahm, 1011 Camelback St., Newport Beach, holds its Shabbat Morning Children’s Service at 9 a.m. The temple will also hold its Torah Study from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., which will be followed by a Saturday Shabbat Service at 10:40 a.m. For more information, call (949) 644-1999 or go to https://www.tby.org.

Help Earth

A “Wild Brunch and Eco Silent Auction” to help clean the planet is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Dock Restaurant, 2616 Lafayette Ave., Newport Beach. Paintings on tote bags made by local artists will be auctioned off. Call (949) 933-0029 to RSVP.

Audra McDonald

Singer Audra McDonald, a four-time Tony Award winner, performs at 8 p.m. at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts’ Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Tickets start at $25 for the show. For more information, visit https://www.scfta.org.

Saturday Night Showcase

Local acts Mr. Elevator & The Brain Hotel, Tomorrow’s Tulips, Somedays and Salsa Chips perform at La Cave, 1695 Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa. The 21-and-older show starts at 10 p.m. and is free. For more information, visit https://www.myspace.com/lacave.

SUNDAY

Nature Walk

The Sea & Sage Audubon Society will go on a San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary walk, leaving at 9 a.m. from Audubon House. For more information, call (949) 261-7963 or go to https://www.seaandsageaudubon.org.

‘Fall Faire & Pumpkin Patch’

The Environmental Nature Center, 1601 16th St., Newport Beach, hosts its annual “Fall Faire & Pumpkin Patch.” Admission is free. For more information, call (949) 645-8489.

Walk for the Hungry

The 23rd annual Interfaith Hunger 4k/7k walk begins at 1:30 p.m. from the Our Lady of Angels School at Jamboree Road and East Bluff Drive, Newport Beach. For more information, go to the Newport-Mesa-Irvine Interfaith Council website at https://www.nmiinterfaith.org/.

Metronomy

U.K. indie band Metronomy headlines the Detroit Bar, 843 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa. The 21-and-older show starts at 9 p.m. and tickets are $12. For more information, visit https://www.detroitbar.com.