Calendar for Dec. 4

FRIDAY

‘Christmas Fantasia’ concert

Vanguard University will present its annual festival of Christmas music featuring about 200 students from the university’s choirs and instrumental ensembles. Friday’s performance is at 8 p.m. at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 600 St. Andrews Road, Newport Beach. An additional performance will be held at 8 p.m. Dec. 8 at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. For more information, call (714) 966-5441 or visit vanguardtickets.com.

Mariners Church lights Christmas tree

Mariners Church, 5001 Newport Coast Drive, Irvine, will host its annual Christmas tree lighting celebration featuring music, shopping opportunities, food, family activities and real snow. The free event is from 5:30 to 8 p.m. For more information, visit marinerschurch.org.

FRIDAY TILL SUNDAY

‘These Shining Lives’

The Department of Drama at UC Irvine presents “These Shining Lives,” a play focusing on the strength and determination of women considered expendable in their day. The play is at UC Irvine’s Humanities Hall Little Theatre, with performances at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $11 to $15. For more information, call (949) 824-2787 or visit arts.uci.edu.

SATURDAY

Diana Krall

Five-time Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist and vocalist Diana Krall performs at Segerstrom Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. The show is at 7:30 p.m. and tickets start at $59. For more information, visit scfta.org.

TILL DEC. 27

‘A Christmas Carol’

South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, presents its 36th annual production of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” Shows are at noon and 4 p.m. Sundays, 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays. Ticket prices vary. For more information, call (714) 708-5555 or visit scr.org.