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TODAY

The Orange County Performing Arts Center hosts the American String

Quartet at 8 p.m. The group will play works by Mozart, Bartok and Dvorak.

There will be a free preview talk with Herbert Glass one hour before the

performance. Tickets are $34. The center is at 600 Town Center Drive,

Costa Mesa. For more information, call (714) 740-7878.

SUNDAY

Yippee-yo-e-yay! The Musical Theater Academy of Orange County presents

“Oklahoma!” at the Costa Mesa High School theater, 2650 Fairview Road,

Costa Mesa. The shows are at 7 p.m. Tickets are $6 to $9. For more

information, call (949) 646-6624.

MONDAY

Tickets go on sale at 1 p.m. for the Newport Beach Public Library’s

exciting “Martin W. Witte Distinguished Lecture Series.” The series

includes speakers Susan Faludi, author of “Stiffed” and “Backlash,” who

will speak at 7 p.m. Feb. 11 and 2 p.m. Feb. 12., and Tom Brokaw, who

will speak April 28. Reservations are required and must be made in person

at the central library, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Reservation

prices range from $12.50 to $45. For more information, call (949)

644-3296.

TUESDAY

Put on the tux or the little black dress and check out “The Marriage of

Figaro” at the Orange County Performing Arts Center. Mozart’s opera opens

Tuesday and runs through Jan. 23. Tickets are $32 to $107. The Center is

at 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Show times are at 7:30 p.m., except

the Jan. 23 show, which is at 2 p.m. For more information, call (714)

740-7878.

WEDNESDAYThis is the last week to catch The Orange County Museum of Art’s

exhibit “In the City: Urban Views 1900-1940.” The show looks at early

20th-century visions of the city and comprises more than 50 paintings

from the permanent collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art. The

museum is open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Admission is $5,

$4 for seniors and students. The museum is at 850 San Clemente Drive,

Newport Beach. For more information, call (949) 759-1122.