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SPECIAL

BEAUJOLAIS NOUVEAU

Alliance Francaise will hold its annual Beaujolais Noveau

Celebration at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at Mistral Restaurant, 440

Heliotrope Ave., Corona del Mar. The three-course meal, which

includes two glasses of Beaujolais, will include a choice of leg of

lamb or braised tarragon chicken in white wine. Alliance Francaise is

a nonprofit group that promotes French language and culture. Mistral

is at 440 Heliotrope Ave., Corona del Mar. $35 for members, $40 for

nonmembers. (949) 723-9635.

FUND-RAISERS

MASQUERADE

The Masquerade Ball for the Arts, an annual Halloween gala for

young professionals, with proceeds benefiting the Orange County

Museum of Art, will be held from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. today at the

museum, 850 San Clemente Drive, Newport Beach. The theme this year is

Andy Warhol’s Glamour Ball. $55, $65 or $80. (949) 759-1122, ext.

560.

MUSIC

‘AN EVENING OF JAZZ’

UC Irvine’s Chamber Series will present “An Evening of Jazz” with

pianist Kei Akagi and other performers at 8 p.m. today at Winifred

Smith Hall, on the university campus at the intersection of Campus

and University drives in Irvine. $12. (949) 824-2787.

GUARNERI STRING QUARTET

The Guarneri String Quartet will perform Haydn’s String Quartet in

C, Opus 54/2 and Beethoven’s String Quartet in A minor at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center

Drive, Costa Mesa. $49. (714) 556-2787.

STEVE TYRELL

Jazz vocalist Steve Tyrell will perform at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.

Friday and Nov. 9 at the Orange County Performing Arts Center as part

of Scott’s Seafood Jazz Club Series in Founders Hall, 600 Town Center

Drive, Costa Mesa. $43 or $46. (714) 556-2787.

JACK RUSSELL

Former Great White front man Jack Russell will make an appearance

at 2 p.m. Nov. 9 at Borders Books, Music & Cafe in Costa Mesa.

Russell will perform cuts from his recently released album, “For

You.” Borders is in South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa.

Free. (714) 432-7854.

GUITAR CONCERT

Orange Coast College’s Guitar Ensemble will perform their annual

fall concert at 8 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Fine Arts Recital Hall, 2701

Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. $5 or $7. (714) 432-5880.

MUSIC FOR HEROES

The Irvine Barclay Theatre will present “An Evening of Heroic

Music” with the UCI Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. Nov. 9 at 4242

Campus Drive, Irvine. $8, $10 or $12. (949) 854-4646.

BLUES FEST

The Newport Dunes Waterfront Blues Festival will be held from noon

to 5 p.m. Nov. 9 at 1131 Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach. Performers

will include Walter Trout, Blu Tabako and Janiva Magness. $20. (949)

729-3800.

MUSIC AT THE TEE ROOM

The Mark Davidson Trio with Ron Eschete on guitar performs at 8

p.m. Fridays at the Tee Room, 3100 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. $10

cover. (949) 756-0121.

JAZZ TRIO

Gulfstream Restaurant in Newport Beach will present a jazz trio

Sunday through Wednesday as regular entertainment at 850 Avocado

Ave., Newport Beach. Hours are 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday and 6 to 10 p.m.

Monday through Wednesday. (949) 718-0188.

WEEKLY JAM

The Studio Cafe presents Monday Night Jams from 7 to 11 p.m. every

week. “Wanted” musicians include guitar players, bass players,

singers, drummers, keyboardists and others at 100 Main St., Newport

Beach. Free. (949) 675-7760.

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 Friday and Saturday nights.

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

The restaurant is at 630 Lido Park Drive, Newport Beach. Free. (949)

675-3474.

MUSIC AT THE PELICAN

The Rusty Pelican offers the music of Common Ground from Wednesday

through Sunday. The band performs from 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesday and

Thursday, from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday and from 2

to 6 p.m. Sunday. The restaurant is at 2735 W. Coast Highway, Newport

Beach. Free. (949) 642-3431.

WEEKEND BLUES

Anthony’s Riverboat Restaurant in Newport Beach presents The

Balboa Blues on Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons.

The program features 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

‘VIOLET HOUR’

“The Violet Hour,” a new play by Richard Greenberg, will start in

previews Tuesday at the Julianne Argyros Stage, South Coast

Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive. The play, which tells the story of

a fledgling book publisher torn between publishing his mistress’

autobiography and his best friend’s book, will open its regular run

Friday. It closes Nov. 24. Performances will be given at 7:45 p.m.

Tuesday though Sunday, with weekend matinees at 2 p.m. $19 to $54.

(714) 708-5555.

‘PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE’

Steve Martin’s “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” will be performed

though Nov. 17 at the Costa Mesa Civic Playhouse, 661 Hamilton Ave., Costa Mesa. The play sets up a fictional meeting between Pablo

Picasso and Albert Einstein in a Parisian cafe. Performances will be

at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, with matinees at 2 p.m. Sunday.

$15. Discounts available. (949) 650-5269.

‘MAJOR BARBARA’

“Major Barbara” will run through Nov. 17 at South Coast Repertory

on the Segerstrom Stage, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. The

George Bernard Shaw play is about the clashes in mind set between a

millionaire father and his more spiritual daughter, Barbara.

Performances will be given at 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and

7:30 p.m. Sunday, with 2:30 p.m. matinees on weekends. $27 to $54.

(714) 708-5555.

TEEN PLAYS

“The Empty Chair” by Tim Kelly and “End of Innocence” by Laney

Roberts will be staged together at 12:30 p.m. Nov. 14 and at 10:30

a.m. and 2 p.m. Dec. 7 at Orange Coast College’s Drama Lab Theatre,

2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Free. (714) 432-5640, ext. 5.

‘TEN OR LESS’

Orange Coast College’s Repertory Company will present “Ten or

Less,” student-directed plays that are 10 minutes long or shorter

today, Sunday, Friday and Nov. 9 through 10 in the Drama Lab Studio,

2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Show times are 8 p.m. Friday and

Saturday and 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday. $6 or $7. (714) 432-5640, ext. 1.

ART

‘BONE ORCHARD’

Mary Cecile Gee’s exhibit “bone orchard” will be shown through

Nov. 17 at The Shed, 3000 Newport Blvd., Newport Beach. The works

deal with the themes of grief and loss. Free. (949) 723-3406.

‘EBBS AND FLOWS’

“Ebbs and Flows,” an exhibit of works by retired Orange Coast

College dean Ted Baker, will be on display through Nov. 14 in the

college’s Art Gallery. Hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays, from 4

to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays and other times by appointment. The gallery is

temporarily in Building 5 of the college’s Art Village, 2701 Fairview

Road, Costa Mesa. Free. (714) 432-5039.

MODERN MASTERS

An exhibit titled “Twentieth-century Modern Masters” will remain

on view at the Art Resource Group in Corona del Mar through Dec. 27

at 3032 E. Coast Highway. The graphic works include pieces by

Picasso, Matisse, Chagall, Braque and Fernand Leger. Exhibit hours

are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Free admission. (949)

640-1972.

JAZZ PORTRAITS

“Portraits from the Golden Age of Jazz,” a series of photographs

by William Gottlieb, will be on display at the Orange County Museum

of Art’s Satellite Gallery through Dec. 29. Gottlieb photographed the

jazz scene in the 1930s and ‘40s. Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday

through Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Sunday. The gallery is at South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bristol St., Costa

Mesa. Free. (949) 759-1122, ext. 212.

‘LIGHT SCREENS’

The Orange County Museum of Art will present “Light Screens: The

Leaded Glass of Frank Lloyd Wright” through Jan. 5 at 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.

MARJETICA PORTC

An installation by Slovenian artist Marjetica Portc will be on

display through March 2 at the Orange County Museum of Art, 850 San

Clemente Drive, Newport Beach. Portc’s work deals with issues of

shelter, poverty and displacement. 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.

DANCE

FACULTY DANCE CONCERT

Orange Coast College’s annual Faculty Dance Concert will be held

at 8 p.m. today at the Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. $9 or $13. (714) 432-5880.

SOCIAL DANCING

Social dancing takes place the fourth Sunday of each month from 4

to 5:30 p.m. at the Jimmie DeFore Dance Center, 151 Kalmus Drive,

Ste. G-3, Costa Mesa. The dances raise funds for the center’s

building program. Donations accepted. (714) 241-9908.

SENIOR BALLROOM

Ballroom dancing to the music of the Costa Mesa Music Makers is

offered from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Costa Mesa Senior Center,

695 W. 19th St. $4. (949) 548-3884.

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

CHARACTER STORY TIME

The White Rabbit Children’s Bookstore will present a Character

Story Time with Curious George at 2 p.m. Sunday at 3333 Bristol St.,

Suite 2061, Costa Mesa. Free. (714) 445-0010.

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 at

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.

BOOKS AND BABIES

A Books and Babies story time will be held at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.

Tuesdays through Oct. 29 at the Newport Beach Central Library, 1000

Avocado Ave. The story time is meant for children 6 to 24 months old

and their parents. (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 is 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.