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SPECIAL

FUNDS FOR MUSIC

The Pacific Symphony Orchestra League will present its annual

fund-raising event, “Big Toys for Big Cowboys,” from 6 to 10 p.m. Sunday

at Strawberry Farms Golf Course, 11 Strawberry Farms Road, Irvine. $85.

(714) 755-5788.

WINE FOR A GOOD CAUSE

A wine-tasting event will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Fast

Frame and Fine Art, 2867 East Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. Proceeds

will benefit Glenn Quinliven, a former volunteer for the American Cancer

Society’s Discovery Shop in Corona del Mar who has throat and tongue

cancer. $20. (714) 962-2596.

MARKET PLACE

The Orange County Market Place is open from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays

and Sundays in the Orange County Fairgrounds’ main parking lot, 88 Fair

Drive, Costa Mesa. $2 for adults and free for children 12 and younger.

(949) 723-6616.

MUSIC

A NIGHT WITH DONNY

Singer Donny Osmond will perform Broadway hits and classics at 8 p.m.

Saturday at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center

Drive, Costa Mesa. $39.50-$59.50. (714) 740-7878.

NEW BAND ON THE WALL

Kelly Fitzgerald and her band, Vesica Pisces, will be inducted into

the Guinness-Muldoon’s Irish Wall of Fame at 2 p.m. Saturday at Muldoon’s

Dublin Pub, 202 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. The band will give a

concert after the ceremony. Free. (949) 640-4110.

MUSIC ON THE VERGE

The Orange County Women’s Chorus will present “Women on the Verge” at

7 p.m. Sunday at Newport Harbor Lutheran Church, 798 Dover Drive, Newport

Beach. The program will include civil rights songs and works by British

suffragette Dame Ethel Smyth. $10. (949) 856-3181.

JAZZ FEST

The Hyatt Newporter Summer Jazz Series will open June 15 with Strunz & Farah performing in the hotel’s outdoor amphitheater, 1107 Jamboree Road,

Newport Beach. The Friday evening concert series through Oct. 12 will

feature Acoustic Alchemy with Paul Taylor, Bobby Caldwell and Poncho

Sanchez. $25-$35. (949) 729-1234.

BAROQUE FEST

The Baroque Music Festival’s 21st season will begin at 4 p.m. June 17

at St. Michael and All Angels Church, 3233 Pacific View Drive, Newport

Beach. The festival, which will feature music from the 17th and 18th

centuries, will continue through June 24 at various locations. The

four-concert subscription price is $85; single ticket prices are $10-$30.

(949) 673-4299.

ROCK ‘N’ ROLL JAM

Dick Dale, the Chantays, the Bel Airs and others will perform at the

Endless Summer Rock and Roll Jam at 2 p.m. June 23 at the Hyatt Newporter

Hotel, 1107 Jamboree Road, Newport Beach. Hosted by Premiere

Entertainment, the concert will benefit the Huntington Beach

International Surfing Museum. $45-$60. (949) 609-0341.

FAIR MUSIC

The Orange County Fair’s Arlington Theater Headline Concert series at

8 p.m. July 13-29 will feature such performers as Chubby Checkers, the

Village People, En Vogue and the Isley Brothers to fit in line with this

year’s fair theme, “Twist & Shout -- Celebrate Citrus & Sun.” Concert

admission is free with general fair admission. (714) 708-1928.

DRUM SPECTACLE

Three world-champion drum and bugle corps will perform in “Champions

at the Center” at 7:30 p.m. July 16 at the Orange County Performing Arts

Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $12. (800) 495-7469.

SUMMER SONGS

Fashion Island will kick off its annual Summer Concert Series at 6

p.m. July 18 with Grammy Award-winner Christopher Cross. The series will

continue through Aug. 22 with a mix of pop, rock, jazz, swing and new

wave concerts at Fashion Island 900 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach.

Admission is free, but preferred seats are available for $15. (949)

721-2000.

POP-ROCK AND 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. Free. (949) 675-1922.

SATURDAY NIGHT R&B;

Gerald Ishibashi and the Stone Bridge Band play rock and R&B; at 9 p.m.

Saturdays at Sutton Place Hotel’s Trianon Lounge, 4500 MacArthur Blvd.,

Newport Beach. Free. (949) 476-2001.

SENIOR CENTER AFTERNOON

A seven-piece group plays big band tunes from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Fridays at Oasis Senior Center, 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar. $4.

(949) 644-3244.

STAGE

‘INTO THE WOODS’

Stephen Sondheim’s fractured fairy-tale musical “Into the Woods” will

be staged at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays until

June 10 at the Costa Mesa Civic Playhouse, 611 Hamilton St. $15. (949)

650-5269.

‘RUTHLESS!’

“Ruthless! The Musical,” a dark musical parody about an up-and-coming

child star, will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Fridays, 3:30 and 7:30 p.m.

Saturdays and 5 p.m. Sundays through June 17 at Trilogy Playhouse, 2930

Bristol St., Building C-106, Costa Mesa. $15-$17. (714) 957-3347, Ext. 1.

THE REAL SHAKESPEARE?

“The Beard of Avon,” an Amy Freed play about William Shakespeare and

the writers thought to be the real authors behind his works, will preview

through today at South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa

Mesa. The show will be staged at 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 2:30

and 8 p.m. Saturdays and 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sundays, beginning Friday and

continuing through July 1. $18-$49. (714) 708-5555.

SWEET AND HOT

“Sweet & Hot: The Songs of Harold Arlen” will be presented at 8 p.m.

Thursdays through Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays until July 1 at Newport

Theatre Arts Center, 2501 Cliff Drive, Newport Beach. $15. (949)

631-0288.

SINGLE SHOW

“See There in the Distance,” a one-woman show by Ruby Hinds, will

conclude the Orange County Performing Arts Center’s 2000-01 season of

“Saturdays at the Center” at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday in Founders

Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $8. (714) 740-7878.

YOUNG PLAYERS

South Coast Repertory’s Teen and Junior Teen Players will present two

public performances in June at the theater, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa

Mesa. “The Wheels Keep Turning” will be staged at 4 and 7 p.m. Saturday

and 1 and 4 p.m. Sunday. “The Weather Started Getting Rough” will be

presented at 1 and 4 p.m. June 9-10. $5. (714) 708-5555.

SESAME STREET

Sesame Street Live’s “Let’s Be Friends” will be staged June 14-17 at

the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa

Mesa. Show times will be 7 p.m. June 14, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. June 15,

10:30 a.m., 2 and 5:30 p.m. June 16, and 1 and 4:30 p.m. June 17. $15 or

$20. (714) 556-2787.

AN EPIC OPENING

“Epic Proportions,” by Larry Coen and David Crane, will kick off

Orange Coast College’s summer theater season June 21 to 24 and June 28 to

July 1 at the Drama Lab Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Show

times are 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. $9 or

$10; discounts available. (714) 432-5880.

RETRO FEVER

A touring production of “Saturday Night Fever -- the Broadway Musical”

will be presented June 26 to July 8 at the Orange County Performing Arts

Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Show times are 8 p.m. Tuesdays

through Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sundays. An

additional performance will be offered at 8 p.m. July 2; there will be no

show July 4. $28.50-$62.50. (714) 740-7878.

ART

‘AMERICAN MODERN’

“American Modern, 1925-1940: Design for a New Age” will be on display

through Aug. 19 at the Orange County Museum of Art, 850 San Clemente

Drive, Newport Beach. The traveling show, which features everything from

textiles to tableware, is culled from the collection of the Metropolitan

Museum of Art and the John C. Waddell Collection. Museum hours are 11

a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. Museum admission is $5 for

adults, $4 seniors and students, and free for members and children 16 and

younger. (949) 759-1122.

DETAILS AND ABSTRACTS

“Details, Faces & Abstracts,” an exhibit of work by Philipp Keel, will

be on display through Saturday at djr International Art, 2431 W. Coast

Highway, Suite 204, Newport Beach. Free. (949) 548-6249.

SPOTLIGHT ON SCHNEIDER

The work of Dickson Schneider will be on exhibit Saturday to July 1 at

djr International Art, 2431 W. Coast Highway, Suite 204, Newport Beach.

An artist’s reception will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. June 2. Free. (949)

548-6249.

MINORS GO MAJOR

The Orange County Museum of Art will present an exhibit of art by

students participating in the Santa Ana Unified School District’s Special

Studio program through June 24 at the museum’s South Coast Plaza

location, 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. Called “Major Art/Minor Artists,”

the show is connected to the annual Imagination Celebration festival.

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. Free. (949) 759-1122.

CATALINA ART

An exhibit showcasing “Catalina and the Channel Islands, Newport’s

Offshore Neighbors” will be open through June 30 at Newport Harbor

Nautical Museum, 151 E. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. The exhibit focuses

on the nautical history of Santa Catalina Island and other offshore

sentinels. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through

Sundays. Free. (949) 673-7863.

PICTURE STORIES

“American Stories: From the Personal to the Political,” a collection

of art prints by such artists as Vito Acconci and Hans Burkhardt, will be

on exhibit through July 1 at the Orange County Museum of Art, 850 San

Clemente Drive, Newport Beach. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays

through Sundays. Museum admission is $5 for adults, $4 seniors and

students, and free for members and children 16 and younger. (949)

759-1122.

‘IMPRESSIONS’

An exhibit by Southern California artist Val Carson, “Impressions,”

will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays through July 16 at Robert

Mondavi Wine and Food Center, 1570 Scenic Ave., Costa Mesa. Free. (714)

979-4510.

VIDEO FOCUS

“One Wall: A Video Series,” an exhibit by six Southern California

artists who incorporate video into their works, will be open through

Sept. 9 at the Orange County Museum of Art, 850 San Clemente Drive,

Newport Beach. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays.

Museum admission is $5 for adults, $4 seniors and students, and free for

members and children 16 and younger. (949) 759-1122.

DANCE

DANCE MIX

The DeFore Foundation for the Arts will present “DeFore Generations

2001,” featuring ballet, jazz, hip-hop, lyrical, tap and modern, at 6:30

p.m. June 9 at Orange Coast College’s Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701

Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. $10. (714) 241-9908.

BALLROOM FRIDAYS

The DeFore Foundation for the Arts hosts ballroom dancing from 8 to 11

p.m. Fridays at DeFore Dance Center, 151 Kalmus Drive, Suite G-3, Costa

Mesa. $11, including a free dance lesson. (714) 241-9908.

DANCE 204

Private and group instruction in beginning and advanced ballroom,

Latin and modern dancing is offered at Dance 204, 204 Washington St.,

Newport Beach. (949) 675-9082.

SENIOR BALLROOM

Ballroom dancing to the music of the Ray Robbins Combo is offered from

7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Costa Mesa Senior Center, 695 W. 19th St.

$3. (949) 645-2356.

DANSCENE STUDIO

Ballroom dancing is offered at 8 p.m. on the first Friday of each

month at Danscene Studio, 2980 McClintock Way, Costa Mesa. $10. (714)

641-8688.

BIG BAND DANCING

An afternoon of dancing to big band music is offered from 1:30 to 3:30

p.m. Fridays at Oasis Senior Center, 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar.

Coffee and other refreshments are served. (949) 644-3244.

ARGENTINE TANGO

Tango dancing is offered from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. on the first

Saturday of each month at Danscene Studio, 2980 McClintock Way, Costa

Mesa. (714) 641-8688.

POETRY

CELEBRITY READING

S.A. Griffin, author of “Unborn Again,” will give a reading at 8 p.m.

Tuesday at Gypsy Den, 2930 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. Acoustic Instagon

will perform music. Free. (714) 549-7012.

POETRY ALOUD

The poets of Farstarfire Press will read poems and the group Superman

Loses the Girl will perform music at 8 p.m. June 13 at Alta Coffee House

& Roasting Co., 506 31st St., Newport Beach. Free. (949) 675-0233.

BOOKS

GROUP FICTION

The Fiction Book Group meets at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each

month at Barnes & Noble Booksellers at Fashion Island, 953 Newport Center

Drive, Newport Beach. Free. (949) 759-0982.

OPRAH BOOK CLUB

The Oprah Book Club discusses Oprah Winfrey’s most recent selections

at 7 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month at Barnes & Noble

Booksellers at Fashion Island, 953 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach.

(949) 759-0982.

KIDS

STARLIGHT STORIES

Children 3 to 7 are invited to participate in songs and finger puppet

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

646-8845.

PJs AND BOOKS

A children’s story time is presented at 7 p.m Mondays and 10:30 a.m.

Saturdays at the Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave.

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

WEEKLY STORYTELLER

A children’s story time is held at 10:45 a.m. Wednesdays at Barnes &

Noble Booksellers at Metro Pointe, 901-B South Coast Drive, Costa Mesa.

(714) 444-0226.

STORY TIME WITH LAURA

A children’s story time with Laura will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesdays

and Fridays through May 30 at Borders Books & Music at South Coast Plaza,

3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. Free. (714) 432-7854.

DINING/TASTING

BRUNCH FOR DAD

A Father’s Day barbecue brunch will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30

p.m. June 17 at Accents restaurant at the Sutton Place Hotel, 4500

MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. $16 to $42; free for children 5 and

younger. (949) 476-2001.

A RITZY GIFT FOR DAD

A $20 gift certificate for future use will be offered at a Father’s

Day champagne brunch from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 17 at the Ritz

Restaurant and Garden, 880 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. $32.50

for adults and $16.25 for children under 12. Reservations are suggested.

(949) 720-1800.

TWILIGHT DINING

A twilight dining menu, featuring dishes such as chicken parmigiana

and calamari picante at reduced prices, is held from 5 to 6 p.m. weekdays

and 4 to 6 p.m. Sundays at Villa Nova Restaurant, 3131 W. Coast Highway,

Newport Beach. (949) 642-7880.

WINE TASTINGS

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

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

SUNDAY BRUNCH

A Sunday brunch, featuring international seafood and salad buffets,

roasts carved to order and breakfast favorites, is held from 10:30 a.m.

to 2 p.m. Sutton Place Hotel, 4500 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. $30;

$40 with champagne. (949) 476-2001.

CLUBS

ALTA COFFEE

Musical acts perform at 8:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays at Alta

Coffee House, 506 31st St., Newport Beach. (949) 675-0233.

ATRIUM MARQUIS

A variety of live music is presented daily at the Atrium’s Airporter

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

BIRRAPORETTI’S

Swing music by the 12-piece Don Miller Orchestra is presented at 8

p.m. Mondays at Birraporetti’s at South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bristol St.,

Costa Mesa. (714) 850-9090.

BISTRO 201

Jazz is played at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 11 a.m. Sundays at

Bistro 201, 3333 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. (949) 631-1551.

CLUB MESA

Live music is performed at 9 nightly at Club Mesa, 843 W. 19th St.,

Costa Mesa. $5-$10. (949) 642-6634.

DIN DIN AT THE BAMBOO TERRACE

Instrumental music is performed after 9 p.m. Thursdays and pop and

rock is presented after 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at Din Din at the

Bamboo Terrace, 1773 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. (949) 645-5550.

DURTY NELLY’S

Live music is performed at 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at Nelly’s,

2915 Red Hill Ave., Costa Mesa. (714) 957-1951.

FOUR SEASONS HOTEL

Live music is performed Mondays through Saturdays at the Four Seasons

Hotel, 690 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 759-0808.

HARD ROCK CAFE

Live music is performed Sundays at Hard Rock Cafe, 451 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 640-8844.

THE HARP INN

Live music is performed Thursdays through Saturdays at the Harp Inn,

130 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. (949) 646-8855.

HOGUE BARMICHAEL’S

Live music is performed Wednesdays through Saturdays at Barmichael’s,

3950 Campus Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 261-6270.

LIDO CIGAR ROOM

Enjoy a smoke with your drink at Lido Cigar Room, 3441 Via Lido, Suite

D, Newport Beach. (949) 723-0595.

MARGARITAVILLE

Live music is performed at Margaritaville, 2332 W. Coast Highway,

Newport Beach. (949) 631-8220.

MARRAKESH

Authentic Moroccan cuisine and belly dancing is offered at 5 p.m.

daily at Marrakesh, 1976 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. (949) 645-8384.

MARRIOTT HOTEL

Live music is performed Mondays through Saturdays at the Marriott

Hotel, 900 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 640-4000.

MULDOON’S

Muldoon’s is an Irish pub at 202 Newport Center Drive, Fashion Island,

Newport Beach. (949) 640-4110.

OYSTER BAR LOUNGE

Local pop and light rock acts perform Fridays and Saturdays at Newport

Landing’s Oyster Bar Lounge at the Balboa Ferry Landing, 503 E. Edgewater

Ave. (949) 675-2373.

THE TEA ROOM

Karaoke is offered from 7 to 11 p.m. Thursdays at the Tea Room, 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 Totally

Coffee, 1525 Mesa Verde Drive East, Costa Mesa. (714) 435-9367.

VILLA NOVA

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

and the three-piece jazz and blues band Misbehavin’ plays at 9 p.m.

Thursdays through Saturdays at Villa Nova, 3131 W. Coast Highway, Newport

Beach. (949) 642-7880.