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TODAY

If Halloween no longer as thrilling as it was in elementary school, The

Lab Anti-Mall’s festival marking The Day of The Dead may provide an

interesting alternative. The festival runs from noon to 5 p.m. today.

Mariachi music, arts and crafts and cultural foods will be available. The

Lab is at 2930 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. For more information, call (714)

966-6660.

SUNDAY

Marriage, dogs, love and compromise: if it sounds like an entertaining

mix, A.R. Gurney’s comic play “Sylvia” is the thing to see. The play is

running at The Theatre District in Costa Mesa. Show times are 8 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays and 7 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $15 for Friday and

Sunday performances, $20 for Saturday performances. The Theatre District

is at 2930 Bristol St., Suite C-106, Costa Mesa. For more information,

call (714) 435-4043.

MONDAY

The photographs of Bay Area artist Jack Fulton are on display in OCC’s

Photo Gallery. Fulton is an art and photography teacher at the San

Francisco Art Institute. The work is available for viewing 9 a.m. to 5

p.m. Monday through Friday. Admission is free. OCC is at 2701 Fairview

Road, Costa Mesa. For more information, call (714) 432-5039

TUESDAY

The American art curator of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Ilene

Susan Fort, will speak as part of The Orange County Museum of Art’s

ongoing series of free art lectures. Fort will speak on “The City

Unraveled: Artists Respond to the Depression.” The talk will be at noon.

The museum is at 850 San Clemente Drive. For more information, call (949)

759-1122.

WEDNESDAY

Postmodernity hits the opera house when The Orange County Performing Arts

Center hosts Mikel Rouse’s talk show/opera “Dennis Cleveland” in Founders

Hall. Tickets for the 8 p.m. show are $25. The Center is at 600 Town

Center Drive, Costa Mesa. For more information, call (949) 474-4488.