Thursday’s Calendar

THURSDAY

Carl St. Clair To Speak

Longtime Pacific Symphony music director Carl St. Clair is a guest speaker at a Technology, Entertainment, Design conference — dubbed TEDx Orange Coast: Innovation Without Borders — from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa. Tickets are $95. For more information, visit https://www.TEDxOrangeCoast.com.

Thomas Ian Nichols

Singer-songwriter Thomas Ian Nichols performs at La Cave, 1695 Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa. The free show starts at 10 p.m. and is 21 and older only. For more information, visit https://www.myspace.com/lacave.

THURSDAY TILL SATURDAY

‘Little Shop of Horrors’

The Estancia High School Drama Department presents “Little Shop of Horrors” at the school’s Barbara Van Holt Theatre, 2323 Placentia Ave., Costa Mesa. Showtimes are at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are $10 for students and $12 for general admission. For more information, call (949) 515-6537.

THURSDAY TILL SUNDAY

One-Act Play Festival

The annual Spring One-Act Play Festival will showcase the work of the Repertory Theatre Company’s students in the Drama Lab Studio Theatre on the Orange Coast College campus, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. For showtimes and ticket information, visit https://www.occtickets.com or call (714) 432-5880.

FRIDAY

Alpert and Hall

Jazz icons Herb Alpert and Lani Hall perform at 8 p.m. at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Tickets start at $25. For more information, visit https://www.scfta.org.

‘World Dance Celebration’

Orange Coast College presents “World Dance Celebration,” an event featuring 40 multicultural dancers from around the world. The show is at 7 p.m. at the college’s Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa, and is directed by Angelika Nemeth. Tickets are $10. For more information, visit https://www.occtickets.com.

Alejandro’s Awesome Surf Band

Alejandro’s Awesome Surf Band performs at La Cave, 1695 Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa. The free show starts at 10 p.m. and is 21 and older only. For more information, visit https://www.myspace.com/lacave.

Shabbat Service

Temple Bat Yahm, 1011 Camelback St., Newport Beach, holds its Friday night Shabbat Service at 6 p.m. in the Morgan Chapel. The service will be led by Rabbi Mark S. Miller, Rabbi Gersh Zylberman and Cantor Grant and will be followed by an Oneg Shabbat. Guests are welcome. For more information, call (949) 644-1999 or visit https://www.tby.org.

Kelly Fitzgerald

Singer-songwriter Kelly Fitzgerald performs from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Muldoon’s Irish Pub, 202 Newport Center Drive. The show is free. For more information, call (949) 640-4110.

Ricky Lewis Band

The Ricky Lewis Band performs from 8:30 p.m. to midnight at Skosh Monahan’s, 2000 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. The show is free and dinner is served all night. For more information, call (949) 548-0099.

Guest Preacher

Michael Nazir-Ali will be speaking from 6 to 9 p.m. at the St. James Church, 3209 Via Lido, Newport Beach. Nazir-Ali will be talking about how Christianity faces threats around the world. For more information, call (949) 675-0210 or visit https://www.stjamesnb.org.

FRIDAY TILL JUNE 5

‘Emperor’s New Clothes’

South Coast Repertory, as part of its Theatre for Young Audiences series, presents a musical version of “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” Tickets start at $18. For showtimes and more information, visit https://www.scr.org or call (714) 708-5555.

SATURDAY

Aloe Blacc

Soul singer Aloe Blacc headlines the Detroit Bar, 843 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa. The 21-and-older show starts at 9 p.m. and tickets are $15. For more information, visit https://www.aloeblacc.com.

Free Indie Rock

Local indie rock bands Strange Birds, Tapioca & The Flea and Skee & The Motion Detectors perform at La Cave, 1695 Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa. The free show starts at 10 p.m. and is 21 and older only. For more information, visit https://www.myspace.com/lacave.

Torah Study

Temple Bat Yahm, 1011 Camelback St., Newport Beach, hosts its weekly Torah Study from 9 to 10:30 a.m., followed by the Saturday Shabbat Service at 10:40 a.m. Guests are welcome and childcare is available. For more information, call (949) 644-1999 or visit https://www.tby.org.

Lemon Drop Dance Club

Newport Beach-based Lemon Drop Club, which hosts singles parties in Orange County geared for adults around the age of 40 and up, will have its next singles party from 7 to midnight at the Wyndham Hotel, 3350 Avenue of the Arts, Costa Mesa. A free dance lesson will be offered from 7 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 and parking is free. No membership is required. For

more information, call (949) 378-6600 or visit https://www.lemondropclub.com.

Danny Maika Trio

The Danny Maika Trio performs 1970s and ‘80s cover songs at Muldoon’s Irish Pub, 202 Newport Center Drive. The show is free. For more information, call (949) 640-4110.

Kenny Hale

Kenny Hale performs at 8:30 p.m. at Skosh Monahan’s, 2000 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. The show is free and dinner is served all night. For more information, call (949) 548-0099.

Andrew Ross Sorkin

New York Times reporter Andrew Ross Sorkin, author of “Too Big to Fail: How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System — and Themselves,” will speak from 11 a.m. to noon at the Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave. The event is part of the 14th annual Martin W. Distinguished Speakers Lecture series and is available for free to area high school

students and teachers only.

For more information, call (949) 548-2411 or visit https://www.nbplfoundation.org.