Fantastic Five

A listing of special events to entertain you through the weekend and

beyond.

TODAY

Dance, meet and greet. The Southern California Social Guide will

present the Orange County Cocktail Party and Dance from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.

at the Newport Beach Radisson Hotel, 4545 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach.

$20 at the door. (323) 656-7777.

SUNDAY

Get back to the ‘70s. “Saturday Night Fever -- the Broadway Musical”

will be presented through Sunday at the Orange County Performing Arts

Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Show times are 2 and 8 p.m.

today and 2 p.m. Sunday. $28.50-$62.50. (714) 740-7878.

MONDAY

Art for thought. The Boudreau-Ruiz Gallery will present “Wax and

Ashes,” an exhibit of work by Javier Cortes Martinez, through Aug. 26th.

The gallery is at 3000 Newport Blvd., Newport Beach. The gallery’s hours

are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Free. (949) 675-4766.

TUESDAY

Glance at scenic beauty. “Continuity and Change: Southern California’s

Evolving Landscape” will be shown through Sept. 30 at 850 San Clemente

Drive, Newport Beach. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through

Sundays. Museum admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and students,

and free for members and children 16 and younger. (949) 759-1122.

WEDNESDAY

Traveling poetry. “Lessons & Reflections on a Pacific Paradise: Guam

Thrice Traveled,” a reading of poems, essays, a short story and a showing

of slides, will be held at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Alta Coffee House &

Roasting Co., 506 31st St., Newport Beach. Free. (949) 675-0233.