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SPECIAL

CONGA CLASSIC

The inaugural “Conga Scramble Classic” shotgun golf tournament will

tee off at 11 a.m. Sept. 2 at the Tustin Ranch Golf Club, 12442 Tustin

Ranch Road, Tustin. Entry fees are $800 per foursome. Cost includes

tickets to a pig roast that is part of the fifth annual “Cuban-American

Celebration” on Sept. 3 at the Sutton Place Hotel, 4500 MacArthur Blvd.,

Newport Beach. Proceeds from both events will benefit the Cuban-American

Scholarship Fund. (949) 476-2001.

BALBOA WEEKEND FUN

The Balboa Merchants/Owners Assn. will provide entertainment from

12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Labor Day . The weekend

events will include mimes, clowns, balloon sculptors, street musicians

and free taffy for kids. Festivities take place in the Balboa Fun Zone,

at Bay Street and Edgewater Avenue. Free. (949) 673-9575.

BLADE SHOW

Blade Show West, a knife trade show, will be held Sept. 8-10 at the

Doubletree Hotel, 3050 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. It will include

demonstrations of Japanese sword fighting and knife forging. Hours are 2

to 7 p.m. Sept. 8, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 9, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept.

10. $9 a day, $14 for two-day pass or $18 for three-day pass. Free for

children younger than 12. Tickets available at the door. (800) 272-5233.

DREAM HOUSES

The benefit Project Playhouse 2000, a display village of kid-size

dream houses, will open from 2 to 6 p.m. Sept. 23 at Fashion Island, 905

Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. Tours of the village outside the

houses will be held on weekends from Sept. 24 through Oct. 21. Ticket

prices vary. The playhouses will be auctioned at the exhibit site Oct.

21. Proceeds will go to the HomeAid chapters of Orange County and Greater

Los Angeles/Ventura, which are sponsoring the event. (949) 553-9510.

MARKET PLACE

The Orange County Market Place takes place from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturdays and Sundays in the Orange County Fairgrounds’ main parking lot.

$2 for adults, children under 12 are free. (949) 723-6616.

MUSIC

DISNEY CELEBRATION

Borders South Coast Plaza, Walt Disney Records and 710-AM Radio Disney

will celebrate the release of two compact discs at 2 p.m. Sunday at

Borders Books, Music & Cafe South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa.

The Disney Street Team will lead fun and games. The CDs are “La Vida

Mickey’ and “TIGGER.mania.” Free admission. (714) 556-1185.

STEEL DRUM SONGS

Repercussion Unit, featuring a plethora of percussion instruments from

around the world, will perform at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sept. 16 at the

Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

$8. (714) 556-2787.

GLENN MILLER REPRISE

The Bill Tole Orchestra with Beryl Davis, the De Marche Sisters and

other entertainers will celebrate the music of Glenn Miller’s Air Force

Band at 8 p.m. Sept. 16 in Orange Coast College’s Robert B. Moore

Theater, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Tickets are $25.

Advance-purchase tickets are $22 for adults, $20 for seniors. (714)

432-5902.

COUNTRY HITS

Country music vocalist Crystal Gayle will perform at 4 p.m. Sept. 17

in Orange Coast College’s Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road.

Gayle’s hit singles include “Wrong Road Again” and “Beyond You.” Reserved

tickets are $29 at the college’s Community Education Ticket Office. (714)

432-5880.

MUSIC MAN

Classical guitarist John Pizzarelli will perform at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.

Sept. 22-23 at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center

Drive, Costa Mesa. $42-$46. (714) 556-2787.

ANOTHER DIMENSION

The 5th Dimension, known for “Let the Sunshine In” and other hit

songs, will perform at 8 p.m. Sept. 23 in Orange Coast College’s Robert

B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Ticket prices vary.

(714) 432-5880.

SALUTING SINATRA

Vocalist Harry Connick Sr. will join the Nelson Riddle Orchestra for

“A Salute to the Music of Frank Sinatra” at 4 p.m. Sept. 24 in Orange

Coast College’s Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa.

(714) 432-5880.

POP/ROCK & FLAMENCO

Tate 5 -- a funk, rock and Motown act -- performs at 9 p.m. Saturdays

at Carmelo’s Ristorante, 3520 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. Solo

guitarist Ken Sanders performs classical flamenco tunes at 7:30 p.m.

Tuesdays and Sundays. Shows are free. (949) 675-1922.

SATURDAY NIGHT R&B;

Gerald Ishibashi and the Stone Bridge Band plays rock and rhythm and

blues from 9 p.m. Saturdays to 1 a.m. at Sutton Place Hotel’s Trianon

Lounge, 4500 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. Free admission. (949)

476-2001.

STAGE

OUTLAWS AND LOVERS

Canadian playwright David Freeman’s “Jesse and the Bandit Queen” will

open at 8 p.m. Sept. 16 at Orange Coast College’s Drama Lab Studio, 2701

Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. The play is a sweeping saga of outlaws and

lovers. Performances are at 8 p.m. Saturdays and 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays

through Sept. 24. $5 in advance, $6 at the door. Seating is limited.

(714) 432-5640, Ext. 1.

OCTOBER LAUGHS

Orange Coast College will debut its production of comedian Steve

Martin’s “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” at 8 p.m. Oct. 5 in the Drama Lab

Theater, 2701 Fairview Road. Performances are at 8 p.m. Thursdays through

Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays until Oct. 15. $7 in advance or $6 for

seniors, students and children. $9 at the door. Seating is limited. (714)

432-5880.

FABRAY IN CONCERT

Star of stage, film and the small screen Nanette Fabray will be

featured in concert at 8 p.m. Oct. 6 at Orange Coast College’s Robert B.

Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road. $22 general; $20 for OCC students,

senior citizens and children under 12 in advance. $25 at the door. (714)

432-5880.

MAGICALLY COPPERFIELD

The Orange County Performing Arts Center will present David

Copperfield at 6 and 9 p.m. Nov. 30 and Dec. 2. The Center is at 600 Town

Center Drive, Costa Mesa. (714) 556-2122. Tickets are $30 to $50. (714)

755-0236.

ART

MEXICAN MASTER

Wednesday is the final day to see a display of modern works by

Mexican artist Vladimir Cora, featuring a mix of Cubism and Latin

American art at the Newport Beach Central Library. Exhibit hours are 9

a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Wednesday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and

Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at the library, 1000 Avocado Ave.

Free. (949) 717-3801.

GERMAN EXHIBIT

Thursday is the last day for a show of recent aluminum wall pieces by

German sculptor Heiner Thiel at Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, 2429 W. Coast

Highway, Newport Beach. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to

5 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. Free. (949) 645-8685.

STUDENT FOCUS

“Newport in Focus,” featuring photography by students at OCC, is on

exhibit at the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum, 151 E. Coast Highway,

Newport Beach. Exhibit hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through

Sundays until the end of August Free. (949) 673-7863.

DOUBLE TREAT

Two exhibits are on display at the Orange County Museum of Art, 850

San Clemente Drive, Newport Beach:

“A Tale of Two Cities,” a mixed-media show by artist Chris Burden,

runs through Sept. 3.

“Correspondences,” showcasing drawings and sculptures by Ellsworth

Kelly and Isamu Noguchi, will be on view through Oct. 15. Hours for both

are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. Admission is $5 for

adults; $4 for students and seniors; museum members and children under 16

are free. (949) 759-1122.

SO CAL CIRCLES

“Circles of Influence: Impressionism to Modernism in Southern

California Art 1910-1930” is on display at the Orange County Museum of

Art, 850 San Clemente Drive, Newport Beach. The show includes work by

Mabel Alvarez, Guy Rose, Donna Schuster and Henrietta Shore. Exhibit

hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. Admission is $5 for

adults; $4 for students and seniors; children under 16 are free. It ends

Sept. 3. (949) 759-1122.

VILLAGE ART

Works by artists at Cannery Village are being displayed outside the

Newport Beach City Hall Gallery 3300 Newport Blvd. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5

p.m. weekdays through Sept. 10. Free. (949) 717-3870.

CITY ART

Original artwork by Newport Beach city employees will go on display

Sept. 11 at City Hall, 3300 Newport Blvd. Exhibit hours will be 8 a.m. to

6 p.m. weekdays through Oct. 31. (949) 717-3870.

PACIFIC CRAFT SHOW

The Wells Fargo Pacific Craft Show will open at 6 p.m. Sept. 15 at the

Orange County Museum of Art, 850 San Clemente Drive, Newport Beach. The

event will include musical entertainment and refreshments. Admission is

$25. (949) 759-1122.

CELEBRITY PHOTOS

“Al Belson: A Photographic Reverie,” an exhibit featuring celebrity

photographs, is on display at the Orange County Museum of Art’s South

Coast Plaza Gallery, 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. Exhibit hours are 10

a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 6:30

p.m. Sundays through Sept. 24. Free admission. (714) 662-3366.

‘MARINERS, MANDARINS’

“Mariners and Mandarins: Seafaring in the China Trade,” an exhibit

featuring 18th century Chinese marine paintings and navigation

instruments, are on display through Nov. 10 at the Newport Harbor

Nautical Museum, 151 E. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Exhibit hours are

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays until Nov. 10. Free admission.

(949) 673-7863.

DANCE

DANCE 204

Dance 204 offers private and group instruction in beginning and

advanced ballroom, Latin and modern dancing at 204 Washington St.,

Balboa. (949) 675-9082.

SENIOR BALLROOM

The Costa Mesa Senior Center offers ballroom dancing to the music of

the Ray Robbins Combo for adults from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Tuesdays.

Singles and couples are welcome. Cost is $3. The center is at 695 W. 19th

St. (949) 645-2356.

DANSCENE STUDIO

Danscene Studio offers ballroom dancing at 8 p.m. on the first Friday

of every month. Admission is $10. The studio is at 2980 McClintock Way,

Costa Mesa. (714) 641-8688.

BIG BAND DANCING

The Oasis Senior Center holds an afternoon of dancing to Big Band

music from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Fridays. Coffee and refreshments are served.

The center is at 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar. (949) 644-3244.

BALLROOM CLASSES

The DeFore Foundation for the Arts holds swing and Latin dance classes

from 8 to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. A $10 admission covers the hour

dance lesson and the open dancing session that follows. The class is held

at 151 Kalmus Drive, Costa Mesa. (949) 241-9908.

ARGENTINE TANGO

Danscene Studio has tango dancing from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. the first

Saturday of every month. Danscene is at 2980 McClintock Way, Costa Mesa.

(714) 641-8688.

BOOKS

VARYING VIEWS

Readings of original works by members of Multicultural Women Writers

will launch the Newport Beach Central Library’s 2000-01 adult lecture

series at 7 p.m. Sept. 14 in the library’s Friends Meeting Room, 1000

Avocado Ave. (949) 717-3801.

SIGNING BY SHELDON

Sidney Sheldon will sign his latest book “The Sky is Falling” at 2

p.m. Sept. 17 at Borders Books, Music & Cafe South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bear

St., Costa Mesa. (714) 556-1185.

SOCCER TALK

Soccer coach Rudy Yakzan will discuss and sign his new book “105

Soccer Practice Drills” at 2 p.m. Sept. 23 at Borders Books, Music & Cafe

South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. Yakzan will also hold a

soccer mini clinic at the store. (714) 556-1185.

LITERATURE TALK

A Literature Discussion Group meets at 7 p.m. Wednesdays at Borders

Books, Music & Cafe at South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa.

Discussion is free. (714) 432-7854.

OPRAH BOOK CLUB

The Oprah Book Club meets at 7 p.m. the third Thursday of every month

to discuss Oprah Winfrey’s most recent selections at Barnes & Noble

Booksellers Fashion Island. The store is at 953 Newport Center Drive,

Newport Beach. (949) 759-0982.

KIDS

PIZZA TIME

Children’s next Story Time Tuesday will feature Virginia Walter’s

“Hi, Pizza Man!” from 10:45 to 11:30 a.m. at Barnes & Noble Booksellers

Fashion Island, 953 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 759-0982.

‘TOOT & PUDDLE’

Children’s story time at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday will feature Holly

Hobbie’s “Toot & Puddle” at Barnes & Noble Booksellers Fashion Island,

953 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 759-0982.

STARLIGHT STORIES

Youngsters ages 3 to 7 may participate in songs and finger puppet

plays at 7 p.m. Mondays at Costa Mesa Library, 1855 Park Ave. (949)

646-8845.

PJs AND BOOKS

Newport Beach Central Library offers story time at 7 p.m Mondays and

10:30 a.m. Saturdays. The library is at 1000 Avocado Ave. Children may

wear pajamas to the evening sessions. Free. (949) 717-3801.

TRIANGLE STORY TIME

Barnes & Noble Booksellers Triangle Square hosts story time on the

second and fourth Tuesdays of each month for children of all ages at the

store, 1870 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa. (949) 631-0614.

WEEKLY STORYTELLER

Barnes & Noble Booksellers Metro Pointe hosts story time at 10:45 a.m.

Wednesdays for children of all ages at the store, 901-B South Coast

Drive, Costa Mesa. (714) 444-0226.

POETRY

OPEN POETRY NIGHT

An “Open Mic Poetry Night” will be held at 7 p.m. every Monday during

August at Borders Books, Music & Cafe at South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bear

St., Costa Mesa. Free. (714) 432-7854.

THEE WORD THING

“Thee Word Thing” performance poetry night begins at 9 p.m. Wednesdays

at Club Mesa, 843 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa. Free. (949) 642-8448.

DINING/TASTING

CUBAN NIGHT

The fifth annual “Cuban-American Celebration” will begin with a

reception at 5 p.m. Sept. 3 at The Sutton Place Hotel, 4500 MacArthur

Blvd., Newport Beach. Festivities include the annual pig roast and a

Havana-style casino. Dinner follows the reception and dancing begins at

8:30. $54 for adults, $10 for children ages 6 to 12. Proceeds will

benefit the Cuban-American Scholarship Fund. (949) 476-2001.

CULTURAL COOKING

The Jewish Community Center of Orange County and Whole Foods Markets

will present a Rosh Hashana cooking demonstration and tasting at 7 p.m.

Sept. 18 at Whole Foods Market, Triangle Square, 1870 Harbor Blvd., Costa

Mesa. The workshop will offer a brief explanation of the Jewish New Year

traditions and history, followed by a tasting of traditional foods. Free.

(949) 574-3800.

CHEFS GALORE

“The Great Chefs of Orange County,” a food- and wine-tasting event to

benefit the National Kidney Foundation of Southern California, will begin

at 2 p.m. Oct. 15 at The Sutton Place Hotel, 4500 MacArthur Blvd.,

Newport Beach. Hosts include the hotel, American Airlines and Sole

Natural Mineral Water. Tickets are $100 per person and reservations are

required. Sponsorship packages are available. (800) 243-4220.

SUNDAY BRUNCH

The Sutton Place Hotel hosts Sunday brunch from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

each week, including international seafood and salad buffets, roasts

carved to order, breakfast favorites and more. The meal is $30, $40 with

champagne. The hotel is at 4500 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. (949)

476-2001.

TWILIGHT DINING

Villa Nova Restaurant offers a twilight dining menu--featuring dishes

such as chicken parmigiana and calamari picante at reduced prices -- from

5 to 6 p.m. weekdays and 4 to 6 p.m. Sundays. The restaurant is at 3131

W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. (949) 642-7880.

WINE TASTINGS

Hi-Time Wine Cellars features wine tastings from 4:30 to 8 p.m.

Fridays and 1:30 to 8 p.m. Saturdays. (949) 650-8463.

CLUBS

ALTA COFFEE

The Alta Coffee House presents musical acts at 8:30 p.m. Thursdays

through Saturdays at 506 31st St., Newport Beach. Admission is free.

(949) 675-0233.

ATRIUM MARQUIS

The Atrium offers a variety of live music daily at its Airporter Club,

18700 MacArthur Blvd., Irvine. (949) 833-2770.

BIRRAPORETTI’S

Birraporetti’s offers swing music by the 12-piece Don Miller Orchestra

at 8 p.m. Mondays at South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa.

(714) 850-9090.

BISTRO 201

Bistro 201 offers jazz performances at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays

and 11 a.m. Sundays at 3333 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. (949)

631-1551.

CARMELO’S & MUSIC

Carmelo’s offers musical entertainment Tuesdays through Sundays at

3520 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. plays at 9:30 p.m. Saturdays. No

cover charge. (949) 675-1922.

CLUB MESA

Shows begin at 9 p.m. The club is at 843 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa.

Admission is $5 to $10. (949) 642-6634.

DURTY NELLY’S

Nelly’s offers live music at 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at 2915 Red

Hill Ave., Costa Mesa. (714) 957-1951.

FOUR SEASONS HOTEL

The Four Seasons offers live music Mondays through Saturdays at 690

Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 759-0808.

HARD ROCK CAFE

The Hard Rock offers live music Sundays at 451 Newport Center Drive,

Newport Beach. (949) 640-8844.

THE HARP INN

The inn offers live music Thursdays through Saturdays at 130 E. 17th

St., Costa Mesa. (949) 646-8855.

HOGUE BARMICHAEL’S

Barmichael’s offers live music Wednesdays through Saturdays at 3950

Campus Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 261-6270.

LIDO CIGAR ROOM

The cigar room is a place to enjoy a smoke with your drink. No cover

charge. The bar is at 3441 Via Lido, Suite D, Newport Beach. (949)

723-0595.

MARGARITAVILLE

Margaritaville offers live music and is at 2332 W. Coast Highway,

Newport Beach. (949) 631-8220.

THE MARRIOTT

The Marriott Hotel offers live music Mondays through Saturdays at 900

Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 640-4000.

MULDOON’S IRISH PUB

202 Newport Center Drive, Fashion Island, Newport Beach. Admission is

free. (714) 640-4110.

OYSTER BAR LOUNGE

Newport Landing’s Oyster Bar Lounge showcases local pop and light rock

acts Fridays and Saturdays at 503 E. Edgewater Ave. at the Balboa Ferry

Landing. (949) 675-2373.

THE TEA ROOM

Karaoke is offered from 7 to 11 p.m. Thursdays at 3100 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. (949) 756-0121.

TOTALLY COFFEE

“Open Mike Night” is held from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Thursdays at 1525

Mesa Verde Drive East, Costa Mesa. (714) 435-9367.

VILLA NOVA

Rich Fauno plays at the piano bar beginning at 9 p.m. Sundays through

Wednesdays. The three-piece jazz and blues band Misbehavin’ plays at 9

p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays. Villa Nova is at 3131 W. Coast Highway,

Newport Beach. (949) 642-7880.