Briefly in entertainment

Orange Coast College’s Dance Department will hold auditions at 11:30

a.m. Jan. 30 for its “Fiesta Latina” in Dance Studio C, 2701 Fairview

Road, Costa Mesa.

The third annual dance and cultural outreach concert will be staged

May 3. The audition is open to anyone in junior high school or older. No

previous Latin dance experience is necessary.

Information: (714) 432-5506, Ext. 4.

Dinner for New Year’s Eve

Maggiano’s Little Italy will offer three dinner seatings New Year’s

Eve at 5, 7 and 9 p.m. Grammy nominee Doc Anello and his band will

perform at 1 a.m. after a champagne midnight toast and other festivities.

The restaurant is at 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa.

Information: (714) 546-9550.

Art college to offer extension classes

The Art Center College of Design, in Pasadena, will offer extension

classes through its non-degree program in various Orange County cities

including Newport Beach starting in January.

On Mondays, instructor Parisa Ashrafi will teach Introduction to

Graphic Design from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Orange County Museum of Art, 850

San Clemente Drive, Newport Beach.

Each class will run for 14 weeks, starting Jan. 14. The course costs

$650.

For registration information: (626) 393-2319.

African dance class available at OCC

Ronald Brown, a classically trained ballet dancer specializing in West

African dance, will teach a “Dances of Africa” course at Orange Coast

College in the spring, beginning Jan. 28.

The course will feature a live African drummer and will focus on

traditional and contemporary dances, polyrhythms and the link between

dance and culture.

The one-unit course will meet from 8 to 10:05 p.m. Thursdays.

Information: (714) 432-5072.