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SPECIAL EVENTS

HISTORY OF HITCHCOCK

Orange Coast College is offering a nine-part film history on

Alfred Hitchcock. The series will be moderated by retired OCC

professor H. Arthur Taussig. Each session will be held at 6:30 p.m.

one Friday each month. The events will be held at OCC’s Fine Arts

Hall 116. Admission is $6 for adults and $5 for seniors and OCC

students. For more information, call (714) 432-5880.

LOUNGE CHAIR THEATRE

The Fairview Park Friends Committee of Costa Mesa will host its

first Lounge Chair Theatre at Fairview Park, at 6 p.m. Saturday. The

feature film will be “Shrek,” which is rated PG. The film shall be

shown on a large screen. The main feature will be preceded by a short

on Fairview Park. There will be pre-movie games for children provided

by the city’s Mobile Recreation Van. Attendees are encouraged to

bring their own blankets, folding chair, jackets, pillows and

flashlights. Information: Fairview Friends Hotline, (714) 754-5698,

or Carol Proctor, (714) 754-5688.

‘THE BLACK ROSE’

The Exchange Club of Newport Harbor will present Dinner and the

Movies starting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23. The evening will

begin with a food festival by a dozen Newport area restaurants and at

7:30 p.m., the of the classic film the “The Black Rose” will be

screened at the Lido Theater. Charitable contributions of only $40

per ticket may be made payable to the Exchange Club Charitable

Foundation. Information: [email protected].

KENNEDY LECTURE

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will deliver the 2003-04 Peltason Lecture

on Democracy at UCI’s Crystal Cove Auditorium on Oct. 24. Doors open

at 5 p.m. and the lecture titled “Health Policy and Economic

Security” begins at 6 p.m. Seating is on a first come first serve

basis. Information: (949) 824-5484.

CATTLE BARON’S BALL

The Cattle Baron’s Ball will be held at the Orange County Fair and

Exposition Center at 7 p.m. Oct. 25. The event will feature live and

silent auctions for items such as the voice of Lily Tomlin’s

“Ernestine” character to be used on your answering machine. Proceeds

of from the event will help fund research grants and educational

programs for Orange County Families. Tickets start $150, with $250

tickets available for reserved seating. Information: (949) 261-9446,

https://www.cancer.org.

HALLOWEEN NIGHT RIDE

The Halloween Night Ride will start from the El Moro Flagpole at

the School State Park stoplight at Crystal Cove State Park at 6 p.m.

Oct. 31. Reservations are required. Information: (949) 497-7647.

‘A CHOCOLATE AFFAIR’

The Young Professionals Against Cancer and the Orange County

Foundation for Oncology Children & Families will host a fund-raising

event from 7 p.m. to midnight Nov. 15 at Newport Dunes Waterfront

Resort. Tickets cost $75 in advance and $85 at the door. Information

(949) 440-9873.

NEWPORT HARBOR CHRISTMAS BOAT PARADE

Beautifully decorated yachts, boats, kayaks and canoes will sail

along the harbor in the 95th annual Newport Harbor Christmas Boat

Parade Dec. 17 through 21. Each night, the parade will begin at 6:30

p.m. at Collins Island and last two and a half hours. The parade is

hosted by the Commodores Club of the Newport Beach Chamber of

Commerce. Information: (949) 729-4400, https://www.christmas

boatparade.com.

MUSIC

JAPANESE DRUMMING

The Philharmonic Society of Orange County will present Yamato, an

ensemble of young Japanese drummers, in Segerstrom Hall at 8 p.m.

today and Friday. Tickets are $15 to $39. Information (714) 556-ARTS,

https://www.ocpac.org.

COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA

The Count Basie Orchestra will be performing at the Orange County

Performing Arts Center for one performance only, at 8 p.m. Saturday.

They will be joined by vocalist Marlena Shaw. The tickets for the

event are $26 to $46 at the Center Box Office, online at The Center

Web site at https://www.ocpac.org or from Ticketmaster at (714)

740-7878 or (213) 365-3500.

MAJESTIC MOZART

The Pacific Symphony will perform at the Irvine Barclay Theatre at

3 p.m. Sunday. Concertmaster Raymond Kobler will be the soloist on

Vaughn Williams’ “Lark Ascending” and Berlioz’s Reverie and Caprice

for Violin and Orchestra. The orchestra will also perform Respighi’s

Ancient Airs and Dances and Mozart’s Symphony No. 35 in D major, the

“Haffner.” Tickets prices are $38 and $48. The Barclay is at 4141

Campus Drive at UC Irvine. For more information, call (714) 755-5788

or visit https://www.pacificsymphony.org.