BEST BETS Saturday 3/24

ANAHEIM

7:30pm

Pop Music

The Benjamins are the latest Milwaukee export (remember the BoDeans?) to ladle generous dollops of pop melody and hooks into a gritty alt-rock sound. The title of the group’s recently released debut album, “The Art of Disappointment,” alludes to its viewpoint on human relations, certainly not to its promising musical formula.

* The Benjamins, Chain Reaction, 1652 W. Lincoln Ave., Anaheim. With Code 415, Cousin Oliver, Jimmi Rigg. 7:30 p.m. $7. (714) 635-6067.

COSTA MESA

8pm

Music

To close the Philharmonic Society of Orange County season at the Performing Arts Center, Rafael Frubeck de Burgos will conduct the National Orchestra of Spain in a program devoted to Spanish music of the 19th and 20th centuries. The works will include Albeniz’s “Suite Espanola,” Suites One and Two from Falla’s “The Three-Cornered Hat,” Rodrigo’s “Concierto de Aranjuez” and Palomo’s “Andalusian Nocturnes.” Guitarist Pepe Romero will be the soloist.

* National Orchestra of Spain, Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. 8 p.m. $15 to $55. (714) 556-2787.

CYPRESS

10am

Powwow

The intertribal gathering of the second annual Veterans Powwow at Cypress College features Native American dancing, drum performances, arts, crafts and food. Sponsored by the Cypress College Native American Club, the event begins each day with Gourd Dancers, followed by activities throughout the day. The Powwow will be behind the college bookstore. An auction of photographic prints and a raffle of donated items will take place during the Powwow to raise funds for the nonprofit event.

* Powwow, between parking lot No. 5 and 7, Cypress College, 9200 Valley View St. Saturday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. (714) 484-7443.