ULTIMATE CALENDAR

For the week of January 20-26

TODAY (20)

CAFE LUDWIG

Sponsored by: Pacific Symphony Orchestra

Where: Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive,

Costa Mesa

When: 3 p.m.

Cost: $30-$40

Contact: (714) 556-2787

‘THE DREAM OF THE AUDIENCE’

Sponsored by: UC Irvine presents the work of Theresa Hak Kyung Cha

Where: UCI’s Beall Center for Art and Technology, at the campus,

corner of University and Campus drives

When: A panel discussion will be held at 2 p.m., followed by a

reception. The exhibit will be up through March 10. Hours are noon to 5

p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and noon to 8 p.m. Thursday.

Cost: Free

Contact: (949) 824-2787

MONDAY (21)

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY

Sponsored by: United States government

Where: Across most of the nation

When: All day

Cost: Free

Contact: Your nearest civil rights leader

TUESDAY (22)

‘DON GIOVANNI’

Sponsored by: Opera Pacific

Where: Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive,

Costa Mesa

When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m.

Jan. 27

Cost: $25-$175

Contact: (800) 346-7372

TALK ON THE FUTURE OF GENE THERAPY

Sponsored by: Irvine Health Foundation and the UC Irvine College of

Medicine present Aravinda Chakravarti, director of the Johns Hopkins

School of Medicine’s McKusick-Nathans Institute for Genetic Medicine

Where: UCI’s Crystal Cove Auditorium, UCI campus, corner of Campus and

University drives in Irvine

When: 7 p.m.

Cost: Free

Contact: (949) 824-1914

WEDNESDAY (23)

‘ANOTHER FROM AN OTHER’

Sponsored by: UC Irvine’s Glassman Electronic Music Series

Where: Music and Media Building, Room 220, UCI campus, corner of

Campus and University drives in Irvine

When: 8 p.m.

Cost: Free

Contact: (949) 824-7288

HISTORICAL SOCIETY DINNER

Sponsored by: Costa Mesa Historical Society

Where: Captain’s Table Restaurant at Orange Coast College, 2701

Fairview Road, Costa Mesa

When: 6 p.m.

Cost: $15

Contact: Make reservations in writing -- Costa Mesa Historical

Society, P.O. Box 1764, Costa Mesa, CA 92628. (949) 631-5918

THURSDAY (24)

‘JAMES NAUGHTON: STREET OF DREAMS’

Sponsored by: Orange County Performing Arts Center’s Cabaret Series

Where: The Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa

When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, and

7 p.m. Jan. 27

Cost: $46 for 9:30 p.m. and $49 for all other shows

Contact: (714) 556-2787

‘THE WRITER AND THE ENVIRONMENT’

Sponsored by: UC Irvine’s School of Humanities and the Nichols Chair

in Humanities and the Public Sphere

Where: Humanities Instructional Building, Room 100, at the UCI campus,

corner of Campus and University drives in Irvine

When: 7:30 p.m.

Cost: Free

Contact: (949) 824-7288

MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP

Sponsored by: Irvine Barclay Theatre

Where: Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine

When: 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday

Cost: $35 and $40

Contact: (949) 854-4646

FRIDAY (25)

‘GATHERING LIGHT’

Sponsored by: Orange County Museum of Art presents an exhibit of

Richard Ross photographs

Where: The museum, 850 San Clemente Drive, Newport Beach

When: Through March 31. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday

through Sunday.

Cost: $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and students, free for members and

children younger than 16

Contact: (949) 759-1122

SATURDAY (26)

MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY

Sponsored by: Orange Coast College

Where: OCC’s Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa

When: 8 p.m.

Cost: $25-$27 in advance, $31 at the door

Contact: (714) 432-5880

‘MAKING IT’

Sponsored by: South Coast Repertory presents Joe Hortua’s new play

Where: SCR’s Second Stage, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa

When: Previews Tuesday through Thursday. Opens Friday and runs through

Feb. 24. A pay-what-you-will performance will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday.

Other performances will be 7:45 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, with

matinees at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

Cost: Preview tickets start at $19. $27-$51

Contact: (714) 708-5555