FANTASTIC FIVE

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

beyond.

TODAY

Strings and things. The Hutchins Consort, a group playing acoustically

matched violins, will present the music of Dvorak, Bartok and Mozart,

with special guest Marian Liebowitz, at 8 p.m. at the Newport Harbor

Lutheran Church, 798 Dover Drive, Newport Beach. $15. (949) 548-3631.

SUNDAY

Jeannie and Jimmy do jazz. Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham and their Sweet

Baby Blues Band will perform at the Orange County Performing Art Center’s

J.P. Morgan Jazz Club at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. today and Sunday. $44 for the

7:30 p.m. shows. $38 for the 9:30 p.m. shows. The Center is at 600 Town

Center Drive, Costa Mesa. (714) 740-7878.

MONDAY

School spirit. The Newport Beach Central Library’s Teen Center will

display art by Ensign Middle School students and work by digital art

students at Corona del Mar High School throughout the month. The library

is at 1000 Avocado Ave. (949) 717-3801.

TUESDAY

Sophomore spotlight. Orange Coast College piano student Joann Oh will

present her sophomore piano recital at noon Tuesday at OCC’s Music Room

101. The one-hour public recital is free. She will perform Bach’s Prelude

in A Minor, Beethoven’s Rondo in G, Opus 51, No. 2 and Chopin’s Preludes,

Opus 28. (714) 432-5725.

WEDNESDAY

Women in black and white. An exhibition of black and white photo

montages by Los Angeles-based artist Christina Fernandez will be on

display through Dec. 14 at Orange Coast College’s Photo Gallery, 2701

Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Titled “Excerpts From Recent Work,” the

exhibit shows images of women and the artist in a representation of the

connection between Chicanos and Mexico. The gallery is open from 9 a.m.

to 5 p.m. Free. Fernandez will present a free lecture about her work at

7:30 p.m. Dec. 4 in Room 116 of OCC’s Fine Arts Building. (714) 432-5520.