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SPECIAL EVENTS

ART OF ALFRED 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. Information and tickets, call (714) 432-5880,

https://www.occtickets.com.

‘DRIVE THRU: AUSTRALIA’

“Drive Thru: Australia” is a surf film about four guys who surf

the coast of Australia for two weeks including hanging out with the

Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin. The film begins at 7 and at 9 p.m.

Thursday at the Lido Theater, 3459 Via Lido, Newport Beach.

Information: (714) 842-4338, https://www.bigredprod.com.

NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL

The Newport Beach Film Festival will showcase more than 300

features, short films, documentaries and animation from more than 45

countries. The festival will also host several galas, seminars, and

question-and-answer sessions with filmmakers. The event will be from

April 15 through 25 at Edwards Island Cinemas, Lido Theater, Edwards

Big Newport, and at the Orange County Museum of Art. Information:

(949) 253-2880, https://www.newportbeach

filmfest.com.

MUSIC

A NIGHT WITH DAME EDNA

Entertainer Dame Edna will perform a tailor-made show for Orange

County at 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday in Segerstrom Hall at the Orange County

Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Tickets

costs from $34.50 to $64.50. Information: (714) 556-2787,

https://www.ocpac.org.

‘TEATRO HUGO AND INES’

“Teatro Hugo and Ines,” a children’s show that’s part pantomime,

part puppetry and all magic, will be performed at 1 p.m. today and at 2 p.m. Sunday in Founders Hall at the Orange County Performing

Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Tickets costs $10.

Information: (714) 556-2787, https://www.ocpac.org.

PHIL SHANE

La Cave Restaurant will host Phil Shane, a one-man music legend

who sings Elvis, Lewis, Diamond, Orbison, Cash and other music

greats, from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday at 1695 Irvine Ave., Costa

Mesa. Information: (949) 646-7944.

REGINA CARTER

Violinist Regina Carter will perform at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Friday

and Saturday, March 27, in Founders Hall at the Orange County

Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Tickets

costs $49 for 9:30 p.m. shows and $56 for 7:30 p.m. shows.

Information: (714) 556-2787, https://www.ocpac.org.

MORMON TABERNACLE CHOIR

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir will perform at 8 p.m. Friday and from

2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, March 27, in Segerstrom Hall at the Orange

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

Tickets costs from $20 to $125. Information: (714) 556-2787,

https://www.ocpac.org.

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra will perform at 3 p.m.

March 28 in Segerstrom Hall at the Orange County Performing Arts

Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. The program will include

Symphony No. 7, the “Leningrad” by Dmitri Shostakovich and the Dharma

at Big Sur by John Adams. Tickets cost $20 to $125. Information:

(714) 556-2787, https://www.ocpac.org.

CABARET BY THE BAY

Duke’s Place will host Cabaret by the Bay to benefit local

charities at 9 p.m. with a pre-show dinner in the First Cabin

restaurant at 7:30 p.m. April 14, May 12 and June 16. The cost is $10

for the show and $37.50 for the dinner. Information and reservations:

(949) 630-4145.

BARE BONES DANCE THEATER

Bare Bones Dance Theater will present its annual

all-undergraduate-produced and -performed dance showcase, “Does a

Body Good,” at 8 p.m. today in Winifred Smith Hall at UC Irvine.

Tickets cost $9 to $12. Information: (949) 824-2787,

[email protected].

WEEKLY JAM

DUKE’S PLACE

Jazz and cocktails flow daily from noon to midnight Sundays

through Thursdays and from noon to 2 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays at

the Balboa Bay Club & Resort, at 1221 W. Coast Highway, Newport

Beach. Information: (949) 645-5000.

MAMMA GINA WEEKEND JAZZ

Walter Lakota and David Alcantar, the New York Jazz Connection

Duo, play at Mamma Gina at 251 E. Coast Highway in Newport at 8 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays and at 7 p.m. Sundays and Mondays. Diana Ditri

joins the duo on vocals on Mondays. It’s free. Information: (949)

673-9500.

THE VILLAGE INN

The Village Inn on Balboa Island offers great music Thursday

through Sunday nights. Roc Kodz performs at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Road

Dogz and Martins at 8:30 p.m. Fridays, Greg Topper at 9 p.m. and the

Derek Bordeaux R&B; Combo at 6:30 p.m. The Village Inn is at 127

Marine Ave., Balboa Island. Information: (949) 675-8300.

MUSIC AT THE GRILL

The Bluewater Grill offers live music Friday and Saturday nights.

Greg Morgan, Nick Peper and Kelly Gordien (known as MPG) perform

classic rock, R&B; and swing at 8:30 p.m. Fridays. Marvin Gregory and

MPG will perform classic rock, swing and R&B; at 8:30 p.m. Saturdays.

The restaurant is at 630 Lido Park Drive, Newport Beach. Free. (949)

675-3474.

SINATRA TRIBUTE

La Cave Restaurant offers David Kinwald’s live tribute to Frank

Sinatra from 6 to 9 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays at 1695 Irvine Ave.,

Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 646-7944.

THE UNDERGROUND LOUNGE

La Cave Restaurant offers the Underground Lounge, featuring Pete

Villani singing Bennett, Martin and Sinatra from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Wednesdays at 1695 Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa. Information: (949)

646-7944.

PLAN BE

La Cave Restaurant offers the funky soul jazz music of Plan Be

from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Thursdays at 1695 Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa.

Information: (949) 646-7944.

THE GINGER BAKER JR. TRIO

La Cave Restaurant offers the jazz-fusion music of the Ginger

Baker Jr. Trio from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Fridays at 1695 Irvine Ave.,

Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 646-7944.

TODD OLIVER JAZZ QUARTET

La Cave Restaurant offers the jazz music of the Todd Oliver Jazz

Quartet from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays at 1695

Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 646-7944.

MUSIC AT THE PELICAN

The Rusty Pelican offers the music of Common Ground from Wednesday

through Sunday. The band performs from 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesday and

Thursday, from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday and from 2

to 6 p.m. Sunday. The restaurant is at 2735 W. Coast Highway, Newport

Beach. Free. (949) 642-3431.

MUSIC AT PLAYERS

Players restaurant is now offering live music from 9 p.m. to

midnight every Friday and Saturday. Players is at 512 W. 19th St.,

Costa Mesa. No cover charge. (949) 646-5615.

WEEKEND MUSIC

Anthony’s Riverboat Restaurant in Newport Beach presents the Rick

Sherman Duo featuring Rick Sherman and Alan Remington on Friday

nights. The program features all your favorites on the saxophone

keyboards. Anthony’s is at 151 E. Coast Highway. (949) 673-3425.

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.

STAGE

‘PEDRO GYNT’

“Pedro Gynt,” is an adaptation by Robert Cohen of Henrik Ibsen’s

classic “Peer Gynt.” The play will be performed at 2 and 8 p.m. today

at the Studio Theatre, at UC Irvine. Tickets cost $8 to $10.

Information: (949) 824-2787, (949) 824-5000.

‘INTIMATE EXCHANGES’

“Intimate Exchanges,” written by Alan Ayckbourn and directed by

Martin Benson, will feature Richard Doyle and Kandis Chappell

portraying an English garden full of hilarious characters. The show’s

regular run will be through April 3 on the Julianne Argyros Stage at

South Coast Repertory Theater, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

Tickets cost $19 to $55. Information: (714) 708-5554.

‘SAFE IN HELL’

“Safe in Hell,” written by Amy Freed and directed by David Emmes,

is an off-beat comic take on the Salem witch trials. Puritanism is

broadly satirized in the production. The performance will preview

from April 2 to 8, and the regular run will be from April 9 to May 9

on the Segerstrom Stage at South Coast Repertory Theater, 655 Town

Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Tickets cost $19 to $55. Information: (714)

708-5554.

TWO ABOUT POOH

“Pooh in The Enchanted Place” is a double bill of “Bother!” and

“The Enchanted Place Suite,” which will be performed at 2 and 7:30

p.m. April 17 and at 2 p.m. April 18 in Founders Hall at the Orange

County Performing Arts Center. Tickets cost: $25 to $50. Information:

(714) 556-2787, https://www.ocpac.org.

‘PIPPIN’

“Pippin,” the tongue-and-cheek story of the son of the 8th-century

king Charlemagne, who is on a quest to find his true calling in life,

will be performed at 8 p.m. today and at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Orange

Coast College Drama Lab, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Tickets cost

$8. Information: (714) 432-5880.

‘MR. MARMALADE’

“Mr. Marmalade,” written by Noah Haidle, is a story about the

games people play as seen through the eyes of an extraordinarily

advanced 4-year-old with a vivid imagination. The performance will

preview from April 25 to 29, and the regular run will be from April

30 to May 16 on the Julianne Argyros Stage at South Coast Repertory

Theater, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Tickets cost $19 to $55.

Information: (714) 708-5554.

‘SOMETHING TO HIDE’

“Something to Hide” is a mystery thriller that revolves around a

writer in the English countryside. The play will be performed at 8

p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at 2:30 p.m. Sundays from

Friday to April 25 at the Newport Theatre Arts Center, 2501 Cliff

Drive, Newport Beach. Tickets cost $17 opening night and $13 for all

other performances. Information: (949) 631-0288.

PACIFIC PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL

South Coast Repertory will be having its seventh annual Pacific

Playwrights Festival, featuring works in development by emerging and

established writers such as Lucinda Coxon, Sarah Ruhl, Craig Lucas

and Richard Greenberg from May 7 to 9 at South Coast Repertory, 655

Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 708-5555,

https://www.scr.org.

I PAGLIACCI AND CARMINA

Opera Pacific presents the paring of Ruggero Leoncavallo’s I

Pagliacci and Car Orff’s Carmina Burana in their original languages

with subtitles. The productions will be performed at 7:30 p.m. April

20 to 24 and at 2 p.m. April 25 at the Orange County Performing Arts

Center. Tickets cost $40 to $185. Information: (714) 556-2787,

https://www.ocpac.org.

‘THE HOBBIT’

The Newport Beach Repertory Theater and the city of Newport Beach

Recreation Services will present J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” at 2

and 8 p.m. April 3 and at 1:30 p.m. April 4 at the Corona del Mar

High School Theatre, 2101 Eastbluff Drive, Newport Beach. Tickets

cost: $9 to $11. Information: (949) 644-3151,

https://www.geocities.com/

newportbeachrepertorytheater/

ART

‘CITIES OF PROMISE’

“Cities of Promise: Imaging Urban California,” an art exhibit on

how artists in the 1930s to the present have incorporated

skyscrapers, houses, bridges, freeways and automobiles into their

works, will be at the Orange County Museum of Art through April 25.

The exhibition will also feature paintings commissioned as covers for

Westways magazine by the Auto Club. Information: (949) 759-1122,

https://www.ocma.net.

CAROLE BOLLER

There will be a reception for artist Carole Boller’s new exhibit

“Sun Drenched Environments” at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Friends

Meeting Room at the Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport

Beach. Information: (949) 717-3870, https://www.newportbeach

library.org

HELGA UMBER

An exhibit of artist Helga Umber’s work will be on display from

11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. through May 22 at the Bayside Restaurant, 900

Bayside Drive, Newport Beach. Information: (949) 851-9181,(949)

721-1222.

DANCE

NEDERLANDS DANS THEATER

The Nederlands Dans Theater, which focuses on contemporary dance,

will perform its new repertory program at 8 p.m. March 30 through

April 3 and at 2 p.m. April 4 in Segerstrom Hall at the Orange County

Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Tickets

cost $20 to $75. Information: (714) 556-2787, https://www.ocpac.org.

STUDENT DANCE CONCERT

Orange Coast College’s Dance Department will host its 41st annual

Student Dance Concert at 8 p.m. April 23 and 24 in OCC’s Robert B.

Moore Theatre. Information: (714) 432-5880.