72 Hours

1. Soothe yourself. Smooth jazz artist Peter White will perform at the

Hyatt Newporter Summer Jazz Series at 8 p.m. Friday at 1107 Jamboree

Road, Newport Beach. $30. (949) 729-6200.

2. Know it all. Software manufacturer Casady & Greene will showcase

Grammarian X, a spelling and grammar check program for use on both MACs

and PCs, as part of Orange Apple Computer Club’s monthly meeting from 8

a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Orange Coast College Chemistry Building, 2701

Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Free admission to first time visitors. (949)

770-1865.

3. Panda alert. David Mamet’s “The Revenge of the Space Pandas” will

be staged Wednesday through July 14 by Orange Coast College’s Children’s

Theatre Company at the Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa

Mesa. Show times are 10 a.m. Wednesdays through Fridays, 7 p.m. Fridays,

and 2 and 7 p.m. Saturdays. $5 or $6. (714) 432-5880.