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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 through June 4. 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.
NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL
The Newport Beach Film Festival will display 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
today through April 25 at Edwards Island Cinemas, Lido Theater,
Edwards Big Newport, and at the Orange County Museum of Art.
Information: (949) 253-2880, https://www. newportbeachfilmfest.com.
MUSIC
CABARET BY THE BAY
Duke’s Place will host Cabaret by the Bay to benefit local
charities at 9 p.m. with a preshow dinner in the First Cabin
restaurant at 7:30 p.m. May 12 and June 16. The cost is $10 for the
show and $37.50 for the dinner. Information and reservations: (949)
630-4145.
SPRING FESTIVAL CONCERT
Santiago Canyon College’s California Master Chorale and Concordia
University’s Chorale will perform a wide array of music selections
including the West Coast premiere of John Rutter’s “Mass of the
Children,” at 7 p.m. Sunday at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 600
St. Andrews Road, Newport Beach. The program will also include solos
by tenor Jonathan Mack and soprano Katharine Terray of the Los
Angeles Opera. Tickets cost from $10 to $12. Information: (949)
854-8002 ext. 1526.
REBA McENTIRE
Grammy Award winner, Reba McEntire will perform as part of the
Pacific Amphitheatre Summer Concert Series at 8 p.m. July 11 at the
Orange County Fair and Exposition Center. Information: (714)
740-2000, https://www.ocfair. com/pacificamphitheatre/
TRAIN
Musical group Train will perform as part of the Pacific
Amphitheatre Summer Concert Series at 8 p.m. July 15 at the Orange County Fair and Exposition Center. Information: (714) 740-2000.
HOOTIE AND THE BLOWFISH
Musical group Hootie and the Blowfish will perform as part of the
Pacific Amphitheatre Summer Concert Series at 8 p.m. July 18.
Information: (714) 740-2000.BAROQUE TRUMPETER
The Baroque Music Festival will present Baroque concertos,
featuring Baroque trumpeter John Thiessen at 4 p.m. June 20 at St.
Michaels All Angels Church, 3233 Pacific View Drive, Corona del Mar.
Tickets cost $25. Information: (949) 760-7888.
BAROQUE ORGAN RECITAL
The Baroque Music Festival will present an organ recital,
featuring Baroque trumpeter John Thiessen and organ soloist Gabriel
Arregui at 8 p.m. June 21 at St. Michaels All Angels Church, 3233
Pacific View Drive, Corona del Mar. Tickets cost $15. Information: (949) 760-7888.
BAROQUE IN THE GARDENS
The Baroque Music Festival will present “Music in the Gardens I,”
featuring Baroque trumpeter John Thiessen at 8 p.m. June 23 at the
Sherman Library and Gardens, 2647 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar.
Secular cantatas and instrumental works by Purcell, Handel, Torelli
and Carpentier. Tickets cost $30. Information: (949) 760-7888.
BAROQUE IN THE GARDENS
The Baroque Music Festival will present “Music in the Gardens I,”
featuring Baroque trumpeter John Thiessen at 8 p.m. June 23 at the
Sherman Library and Gardens, 2647 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar.
Tickets cost $30. Information: (949) 760-7888.
BAROQUE IN THE GARDENS
The Baroque Music Festival will present “Music in the Gardens II,”
featuring music by Bach, Telemann, Couperin and Zelenka at 8 p.m.
June 25 at the Sherman Library and Gardens, 2647 E. Coast Highway,
Corona del Mar. Tickets cost $30. Information: (949) 760-7888.
BAROQUE IN THE GARDENS
The Baroque Music Festival finale features music by Briegel, Bach,
Mouret and Charpentier at 8 p.m. June 23 at the Sherman Library and
Gardens, 2647 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. Tickets cost $25.
Information: (949) 760-7888.
AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Herbert Glass will preview the Australian Chamber Orchestra at
6:45 followed by a performance at 7:30 p.m. today in Founders Hall at
the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive,
Costa Mesa. Tickets costs $75. Information: (714) 556-2787,
https://www.ocpac.org.
EMBRACE THE WORLD
The Bahai’i Club of UC Irvine will present Embrace the World a
musical experience from around the world. The event will begin at 7
p.m. today at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine.
Some of the performers in attendance will be Iranian master violinist
Farzad, China’s renowned vocalist and Erhu musician Lin Cheng and
hip-hop sensation Justice Leeg. The event is free. Information: (949)
854-4646.
ALL-AMERICAN BOYS CHORUS
The All-American Boys Chorus will present the best of Broadway,
toe-tapping tunes from America’s Heritage and a patriotic tribute.
The event will be at 7 p.m. May 1 at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242
Campus Drive in Irvine. Tickets cost from $25 to $30. Information:
(949) 854-4646.
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. For more information,
call (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.
CURTIS BRENGLE
Bayside Restaurant offers piano player Curtis Brengle performing
jazz, classical and contemporary from 6 to 10 p.m. Mondays in April
at 900 Bayside Drive, Newport Beach. Information: (949) 721-1222.
JIMMY HEWITT
Bayside Restaurant offers contemporary solo guitarist Jimmy Hewitt
from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays through
the month of April at 900 Bayside Drive, Newport Beach. Information:
(949) 721-1222.
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.
REVOLVER
La Cave Restaurant offers Revolver, which features DJs along with
imagery and auditory delights at 10 p.m. 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
‘POOH IN THE ENCHANTED PLACE’
“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. Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday in Founders Hall at the Orange
County Performing Arts Center. Tickets cost from $25 to $50.
Information: (714) 556-2787, https://www.ocpac.org.
‘MR. MARMALADE’
“Mr. Marmalade,” written by Noah Haidle, is a story about 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 from $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
through 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.
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