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SPECIAL

‘FUNNY LADIES’

The women behind some of the funniest characters in the comics will

talk about their “stripping” at 7 p.m. Thursday during “Funny Ladies:

Women Who Write the Comics” in the Newport Beach Central Library’s

Friends Meeting Room. The program will feature a free screening of a

46-minute documentary about some of America’s most popular women

cartoonists. The library is at 1000 Avocado Ave. Free. (949) 717-3801.

ORCHID FEST

South Coast Plaza will host its annual Fascination of Orchids

International Show and Sale from Thursday to Feb. 10 at the Crate &

Barrel/Macy’s Home Store Wing, 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. Hours are 10

a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 9 and 11 a.m.

to 6:30 p.m. Feb. 10. Free admission. (714) 964-3265.

ACROBATIC FEATS

The Peking Acrobats will perform at 8 p.m. Friday at Orange Coast

College’s Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. The

troupe consists of 26 of China’s most gifted tumblers, contortionists,

jugglers, cyclists, gymnasts and musicians. $14-$27. (714) 432-5880.

‘TAROT AND LOVE’

Borders Books, Music & Cafe will host a free seminar titled “The Tarot

and Love” at 1 p.m. Feb. 9 at 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. (714) 279-8933.

HOT YACHTS

The Newport Harbor Nautical Museum will present Gary Miltimore’s “Hot

Yachts, Ocean Racers From Topsails to Turbos” exhibit of 25 original

yacht paintings -- with photographs and models -- through March 15 at 151

E. Coast Highway in Newport Beach. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5

p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Free. (949) 675-8915.

MUSIC

THE WOLF HOWLS

Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” will be played along with a Beach

Boys medley at 10 and 11:30 a.m. today during a Pacific Symphony

Orchestra Family Concert at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600

Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $8-$17. (714) 755-5788.

JAZZY JANE

Vocalist Jane Monheit will perform through Sunday at the Orange County

Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, as part of the

2001-02 Jazz Club series in Founders Hall. Show times are 7:30 and 9:30

p.m. today, and 7 p.m. Sunday. $46 or $39. (714) 740-7878.

UNDERLINE THIS

Newport Beach-based Redline5 will perform at 8 p.m. today with

Dishwalla at the Galaxy Concert Theatre, 3503 S. Harbor Blvd. Santa Ana.

$10. (714) 957-0600.

BAABA MAAL

The Irvine Barclay Theatre will present an acoustic evening with Baaba

Maal, the Senegalese singer who is featured in the soundtrack to the film

“Black Hawk Down,” at 8 p.m. today at the theater, 4242 Campus Drive,

Irvine. $32 or $25. (949) 854-4607.

TAKACS QUARTET

Maxim Philippov will appear with the Takacs Quartet at 8 p.m. Tuesday

at the Irvine Barclay Theatre. The performance, which will include music

by Beethoven and Ravel, is co-sponsored by the Laguna Chamber Music

Society and the Philharmonic Society of Orange County. The Barclay is at

4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. $20-$29. (949) 553-2422 or (949) 249-2404.

HAWAIIAN SPIRIT

“Mele Hula,” a celebration of Hawaiian song and spirit, will take the

stage at 5 and 8:30 p.m. Feb. 9 at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242

Campus Drive, Irvine. $24-$29. (949) 854-4646.

VALENTINE’S TUNES

The UC Irvine Chamber Singers will perform a Valentine’s concert at 8

p.m. Feb. 14 at Winifred Smith Hall. The campus is at the intersection of

Campus and University drives. $10. (949) 824-2787.

PERFECT HARMONY

The Masters of Harmony will present a concert of a cappella music at 8

p.m. Feb. 16 at Orange Coast College’s Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701

Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. $23-$29. (714) 432-5880.

MUSIC AT THE ANNEX

Musical acts perform at 5 p.m. Sundays at the Pierce Street Annex, 330

17th St., Costa Mesa. Free. (949) 646-8500.

MUSIC AT THE GRILL

The Bluewater Grill offers live music on Friday and Saturday nights.

Greg Morgan, Nick Peper and Kelly Gordien (known as MPG) will 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. Free

admission. (714) 435-4033.

WEEKEND BLUES

Anthony’s Riverboat Restaurant in Newport Beach will present The

Balboa Blues on Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons. The

program will feature jazz and classic rock tunes for dining and dancing.

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.

SENIOR CENTER AFTERNOON

A seven-piece group plays big band tunes from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Fridays at Oasis Senior Center, 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar. $4.

(949) 644-3244.

STAGE

‘THE SCHOOL FOR WIVES’

South Coast Repertory will present Moliere’s “The School For Wives”

through Feb. 10. Performances will be held at 8 p.m. Tuesday through

Friday, 2:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. SCR is at

655 Town Center Drive. $19-$52. (714) 708-5555.

‘MAKING IT’

Joe Hortua’s “Making It” will play through Feb. 24 at South Coast

Repertory. Performances will be held at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday,

with matinees at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Set in a trendy Manhattan

restaurant, the play reflects on money, power and the American dream. SCR

is at 655 Town Center Drive. $27-$51. (714) 708-5555.

‘LOVE OF THREE ORANGES’

UC Irvine will present the final two performances of “Love of Three

Oranges,” Conte Carlo Gozzi’s fantasy fairy tale about a melancholy

prince who falls in love with three oranges, today at Winifred Smith Hall

at the campus, corner of Campus and University drives in Irvine.

Performances will be at 2 and 8 p.m. today. $7-$15. (949) 824-2787.

‘COMEDY OF ERRORS’

“The Comedy of Errors,” Shakespeare’s first comedy, will be performed

through Sunday at Orange Coast College’s Drama Lab, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Staged by the college’s theater department, the play will be

staged at 8 p.m. today, and 2 p.m. Sunday. Free, but donations

appreciated. (714) 432-5880.

HAMLET DONE FUNNY

UC Irvine’s Stage 2 will present Janusz Glowacki’s “Fortinbras Gets

Drunk” today and Thursday through Feb. 9. The comedy, which parallels and

manipulates Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” will be staged at 8 p.m. on each day,

with 2 p.m. matinees today and Feb. 9. UCI is at the corner of Campus and

University drives in Irvine. $9. (949) 824-4259.

‘SOUND OF MUSIC’

Trilogy Playhouse will present Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “The Sound of

Music” from Friday through March 3 at 2930 Bristol St., Building C-106,

Costa Mesa. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday

evenings, and 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. $17 or $15. (714) 957-3347,

Ext. 1.

THEY’RE THE ‘BEST’

Ann-Margret will star Tuesday through Feb. 10 in the touring revival

of “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” at the Orange County Performing

Arts Center. The musical tells the tale of Miss Mona’s Chicken Ranch

brothel, a place in danger of closing when a puritanical TV reporter

discovers it. Performances will be held at 8 p.m. Tuesday to Friday, 2

and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. The Center is at 600

Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $27.50-$64.50. (714) 556-2787.

‘METROPOLITAN OPERAS’

“Metropolitan Operas,” a collection of short plays by Joseph Pintauro,

will be staged Feb. 9-17 at Orange Coast College’s Drama Lab Studio, 2701

Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. The production, put on by OCC’s Repertory

Theatre Company, is recommended for mature audiences. Performances will

be at 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday. $6 in advance, $7 at the

door. (714) 432-5640, Ext. 1.

JOSEPH AND HIS COAT

“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” will be presented

Friday through Feb. 24 by the Newport Beach Theatre Company. Performances

will be held 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the

Lincoln Multipurpose Room, 3103 Pacific View, Corona del Mar. $8-$10.

(949) 759-1046.

‘LOBBY HERO’

South Coast Repertory will present Kenneth Lonergan’s “Lobby Hero”

from Feb. 15 through March 24 on the Mainstage, 655 Town Center Drive,

Costa Mesa. The comedy is about a night watchman who gets involved in a

murder case. $27-$52. (714) 708-5555.

ART

LIFE, ART & KARAOKE

“Lee Bul: Live Forever,” an installation by Korean artist Lee Bul

consisting of video and three karaoke booths, will be exhibited through

May 5 at the Orange County Museum of Art, 850 San Clemente Drive, Newport

Beach. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. $5 for

adults, $4 for seniors and students, and free for members and children

younger than 16. (949) 759-1122.

CELAYA EXHIBIT

The Orange County Museum of Art will present the work of painter,

photographer, sculptor, printmaker and poet Enrique Martinez Celaya

through Sunday at the museum, 850 San Clemente Drive, Newport Beach.

Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. $5 for adults,

$4 for seniors and students, free for members and children younger than

16. (949) 759-1122.

HARTMAN PHOTOS

Photographs by Tracy Hartman, taken in locations around the globe,

will be on display at Newport Beach City Hall through Feb. 28. The public

is invited to view the exhibit from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday through

Friday. Newport Beach City Hall is at 3300 Newport Blvd. Free. (949)

717-3870.

CRYSTAL COVE

“Crystal Cove Photographs,” a collection of photographic art by John

Connell and Meriam Braselle, will be on display through Feb. 28 at the

Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave. Free. (949) 717-3870.

COSTA MESA ART

“Painters of Costa Mesa,” a show by 10 Costa Mesa artists, will be on

display through March 15 at the Robert Mondavi Wine and Food Center, 1570

Scenic Ave., Costa Mesa. The Center is open 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday

through Friday. Free. (714) 327-8300.

GATHERING LIGHT

“Gathering Light,” an exhibit of photographs by Richard Ross, will be

on display through March 31 at the Orange County Museum of Art, 850 San

Clemente Drive, Newport Beach. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday

through Sunday. $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and students, free for

members and children younger than 16. (949) 759-1122.

AUDIENCE DREAMS

“The Dream of the Audience,” a collection of works by late artist

Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, will be on display through March 10 at UC Irvine’s

Beall Center for Art and Technology, at the campus, corner of University

and Campus drives. Beall Center hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through

Sunday and noon to 8 p.m. Thursday. Free. (949) 824-2787.

ART WORKSHOPS

Newport Beach Community Services will present a Drawing and Painting

workshop series on Wednesdays through March 6 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

at the Vince Jorgensen center, 2005 Dover Drive, Newport Beach. Mimi

Sharon Stein will lead the sessions. $66 or $71 for the series. (949)

644-3151.

DANCE

DANCE FEST

The Orange County Performing Arts Center will present its Invitational

Dance Festival from 3:30 to 5 p.m. and from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Sunday at

Segerstrom Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. The festival, part of

the Center’s Invitational Festival Series for advanced high school and

college performers, includes two master classes. The public is invited to

watch. Free. (714) 556-2122, Ext. 236.

‘SWAN LAKE’

American Ballet Theatre will perform “Swan Lake” Feb. 12-17, opening

the Orange County Performing Arts Center’s 2002 Dance Season. The Center

is at 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Performances will be at 8 p.m.

Tuesday to Saturday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. A preview talk will

be given one hour before each performance, with the Feb. 15 preview

sign-language interpreted. $20-$75. (714) 556-2787.

SENIOR BALLROOM

Ballroom dancing to the music of the Ray Robbins Combo is offered from

7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Costa Mesa Senior Center, 695 W. 19th St.

$3. (949) 645-2356.

DANSCENE STUDIO

Ballroom dancing is offered at 8 p.m. on the first Friday of each

month at Danscene Studio, 2980 McClintock Way, Costa Mesa. $10. (714)

641-8688.

BIG BAND DANCING

An afternoon of dancing to big band music is offered from 1:30 to 3:30

p.m. Fridays at Oasis Senior Center, 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar.

Coffee and other refreshments are served. (949) 644-3244.

ARGENTINE TANGO

Tango dancing is offered from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. on the first

Saturday of each month at Danscene Studio, 2980 McClintock Way, Costa

Mesa. (714) 641-8688.

KIDS

HARLEM GLOBE-TROTTERSThe Costa Mesa Recreation Division will sponsor a

Family Night Out at 6 p.m. Feb. 9 to see the Harlem Globe-trotters at

Arrowhead Pond. Family Night Out is a chance for families to have fun

together. At least one adult must register per five children.

Preregistration is required. Registration will close at 5 p.m. Tuesday.

Families will meet at the Balearic Community Center, 1975 Balearic Drive,

Costa Mesa. $15. (714) 754-5083

LILLY’S PURSE

“Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse,” a story about a little mouse’s

adventures at school, will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Irvine

Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. The show is based on the

books by Kevin Henkes. $11-$13. (949) 854-4646.

STARLIGHT STORIES

Children 3 to 7 are invited to participate in songs and finger puppet

plays at 7 p.m. Mondays at the Costa Mesa Library, 1855 Park Ave. (949)

646-8845.

PJs AND BOOKS

A children’s story time is presented at 7 p.m. Mondays and 10:30 a.m.

Saturdays at the Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave.

Children may wear pajamas to the evening sessions. Free. (949) 717-3801.

WEEKLY STORYTELLER

A children’s story time is held at 10:45 a.m. Wednesdays at Barnes &

Noble Booksellers at Metro Pointe, 901-B South Coast Drive, Costa Mesa.

(714) 444-0226.

STORY TIME

A children’s story time will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesdays and 10:15

a.m. Fridays at Borders Books & Music at South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bear

St., Costa Mesa. Free. (714) 432-7854.

BOOKS

RELATIONSHIP TALK

Eve Hogan, a relationship expert and author, will discuss and sign her

books “Intellectual Foreplay: Questions for Lovers and Lovers-to-Be” and

“Virtual Foreplay: Making Your Online Relationship a Real-Life Success”

at 12:30 p.m. today at Borders Books, Music & Cafe, 3333 Bear St., Costa

Mesa. Free. (714) 279-8933.

GROUP FICTION

The Fiction Book Group meets at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each

month at Barnes & Noble Booksellers at Fashion Island, 953 Newport Center

Drive, Newport Beach. Free. (949) 759-0982.

OPRAH BOOK CLUB

The Oprah Book Club discusses Oprah Winfrey’s most recent selections

at 7 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month at Barnes & Noble

Booksellers at Fashion Island, 953 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach.

(949) 759-0982.

POETRY

READ AND LISTEN

An open reading with live music will be held at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the

Gypsy Den Cafe, 2930 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. All are welcome. Musical

interludes will include a performance by Tribal Muse. Free. (714)

549-7012.

LOVE CONTEST

A Valentine’s Love Poetry Contest will be held at 8 p.m. Feb. 14 at

Alta Coffee House, 506 31st St., Newport Beach. Lovers, lovers of poetry

and people who prefer to listen to poetry are invited. Prizes include

cash. The first 15 contestants who sign up at 6:30 p.m. get to compete.

Free. $4 to enter contest. (714) 564-6526.

DINING/TASTING

TWILIGHT DINING

A twilight dining menu, featuring dishes such as chicken parmigiana

and calamari picante at reduced prices, is held from 5 to 6 p.m. weekdays

and 4 to 6 p.m. Sundays at Villa Nova Restaurant, 3131 W. Coast Highway,

Newport Beach. (949) 642-7880.

WINE TASTINGS

Hi-Time Wine Cellars offers wine tastings from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Fridays

and 1:30 to 8 p.m. Saturdays. (949) 650-8463.

SUNDAY BRUNCH

A Sunday brunch, featuring international seafood and salad buffets,

roasts carved to order and breakfast favorites, is held from 10:30 a.m.

to 2 p.m. Sutton Place Hotel, 4500 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. $30;

$40 with champagne. (949) 476-2001.

CLUBS

ALTA COFFEE

Musical acts perform at 8:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays at Alta

Coffee House, 506 31st St., Newport Beach. (949) 675-0233.

ATRIUM MARQUIS

A variety of live music is presented daily at the Atrium’s Airporter

Club, 18700 MacArthur Blvd., Irvine. (949) 833-2770.

BIRRAPORETTI’S

Swing music by the 12-piece Don Miller Orchestra is presented at 8

p.m. Mondays at Birraporetti’s at South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bristol St.,

Costa Mesa. (714) 850-9090.

BISTRO 201

Jazz is played at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 11 a.m. Sundays at

Bistro 201, 3333 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. (949) 631-1551.

DIN DIN AT BAMBOO TERRACE

Instrumental music is performed after 9 p.m. Thursdays and pop and

rock is presented after 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at Din Din at the

Bamboo Terrace, 1773 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. (949) 645-5550.

DURTY NELLY’S

Live music is performed at 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at Nelly’s,

2915 Red Hill Ave., Costa Mesa. (714) 957-1951.

FOUR SEASONS HOTEL

Live music is performed Mondays through Saturdays at the Four Seasons

Hotel, 690 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 759-0808.

HARD ROCK CAFE

Live music is performed Sundays at Hard Rock Cafe, 451 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 640-8844.

THE HARP INN

Live music is performed Thursdays through Saturdays at the Harp Inn,

130 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. (949) 646-8855.

HOGUE BARMICHAEL’S

Live music is performed Wednesdays through Saturdays at Barmichael’s,

3950 Campus Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 261-6270.

LIDO CIGAR ROOM

Enjoy a smoke with your drink at Lido Cigar Room, 3441 Via Lido, Suite

D, Newport Beach. (949) 723-0595.

MARGARITAVILLE

Live music is performed at Margaritaville, 2332 W. Coast Highway,

Newport Beach. (949) 631-8220.

MARRAKESH

Authentic Moroccan cuisine and belly dancing is offered at 5 p.m.

daily at Marrakesh, 1976 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. (949) 645-8384.

MARRIOTT HOTEL

Live music is performed Mondays through Saturdays at the Marriott

Hotel, 900 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 640-4000.

MULDOON’S

Muldoon’s is an Irish pub at 202 Newport Center Drive, Fashion Island,

Newport Beach. (949) 640-4110.

OYSTER BAR LOUNGE

Local pop and light rock acts perform Fridays and Saturdays at Newport

Landing’s Oyster Bar Lounge at the Balboa Ferry Landing, 503 E. Edgewater

Ave. (949) 675-2373.

TEE ON THURSDAY

The Tee Room presents its two-piece band every Thursday between 6 and

9 p.m. at 3100 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. (949) 756-0121.

TOTALLY COFFEE

Open mike night is held from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Thursdays at Totally

Coffee, 1525 Mesa Verde Drive East, Costa Mesa. (714) 435-9367.

VILLA NOVA

Rich Fauno plays at the piano bar at 9 p.m. Sundays through Wednesdays

and the three-piece jazz and blues band Misbehavin’ plays at 9 p.m.

Thursdays through Saturdays at Villa Nova, 3131 W. Coast Highway, Newport

Beach. (949) 642-7880.