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MUSIC

‘A NIGHT AT THE OSCARS’

The Pacific Symphony’s Richard Kaufman will conduct “A Night at

the Oscars” at 8 p.m. today. It’s an evening of legendary film

classics projected onto a large screen with the Pacific Symphony

playing the soundtrack live. The concert is produced by nine-time

Emmy Award winner John Goberman. The concert is at the Verizon

Wireless Amphitheater. Tickets cost $75 to $375. For information,

call (714) 755-5799 or visit www.pacificsymphony.org.

‘SING-A-LONG

SOUND OF MUSIC’

Now playing to sold-out audiences around the world, “Sing-a-long

Sound of Music” is coming to Orange County Performing Arts Center’s

Segerstrom Hall at 7 p.m. today and at 1 p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost

$12 to $22 and can be purchased at the center box office or at

www.ocpac.org. For information, call (714) 556-ARTS. The Center is at

600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa.

SPYRO GYRA CONCERT

Contemporary jazz legends Spyro Gyra will perform at the Hyatt

Newporter at 8 p.m. Sept. 5. Tickets cost $32.50 to $57.50 and are

available at any Ticketmaster location. The Hyatt Newporter is at

1107 Jamboree Road in Newport Beach. Information: (949) 729-6013 or

www.summerjazzseries.com.

K.D. LANG IN CONCERT

Three-time Grammy winner k.d. lang will perform at the Orange

County Performing Arts Center’s Segerstrom Hall at 8 p.m. Sept. 6.

Tickets cost $46 to $70. The center is at 600 Town Center Drive in

Costa Mesa. Tickets are available at the center’s box office, by

calling (714) 556-ARTS or online at www.ocpac.org.

TCHAIKOVSKY’S

GREATEST HITS

Conductor Carl St. Clair leads the Pacific Symphony in

“Tchaikovsky’s Greatest Hits,” an all Tchaikovsky program, at 8 p.m.

Sept. 13. Special guest pianist Vardan Mamikonian will perform the

Piano Concerto No. 1. The evening starts with the Polonaise from

“Eugene Onegin” and the suite from “Swan Lake,” and ends with the

rousing “1812” Overture, with cannons and fireworks. Tickets cost $75

to $375. The concert is at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in

Irvine. Information: (714) 755-5799, www.pacificsymphony.org.

CHRIS ISAAK

Chris Isaak will perform at the Orange County Performing Arts

Center’ Segerstrom Hall at 7 p.m. Sept. 14. Tickets cost $46 to $82.

The center is at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa. Tickets are

available at the center’s box office, by calling (714) 556-ARTS or

online at www.ocpac.org.

‘NEXT UP!’

The “Next Up!” concert will kick-off the Eclectic Orange Festival

from 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 4 at Town Center Park in Costa Mesa. The 88,

Bedroom Walls and Tom Brosseau will perform. “Next Up!,” formerly

Unsigned Indies, is a showcase of independent local artists presented

by KCRW FM (89.9). The free, all-ages concert is at Town Center Park

in Costa Mesa, across the street from South Coast Plaza. Information:

(949) 553-2422 or www.EclecticOrange.org.

JAZZ TRIO

Gulfstream Restaurant in Newport Beach presents 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.

MAMMA GINA WEEKEND JAZZ

Walter Lakota and David Alcantar, the New York Jazz Connection

Duo, play at Mamma Gina at 251 E. Coast Highway in Newport at 8 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays and at 7 p.m. Sundays and Mondays. Diana Ditri

joins the duo on vocals on Mondays. It’s free. Information: (949)

673-9500.

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.

MUSIC AT PLAYERS

Players restaurant is now offering live music from 9 p.m. to

midnight every Friday and Saturday. Players is at 512 W. 19th St.,

Costa Mesa. No cover charge. (949) 646-5615.

WEEKEND MUSIC

Anthony’s Riverboat Restaurant in Newport Beach presents Jesse on

the sax on Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday for brunch. The

program features all your favorites on the saxophone. 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.

STAGE

‘THE SNOW QUEEN’

South Coast Repertory is featuring “The Snow Queen” by Hans

Christian Andersen today and Sunday with performances at 1 and 4 p.m.

both days in the Nicholas Studio. Tickets are $5. South Coast

Repertory is at 655 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa. For tickets or

information, call (714) 708-5555.

‘CHICAGO’

Kander and Ebb’s hugely popular “Chicago” will be performed at 8

p.m. Tuesday through Friday and at 2 and 8 p.m. Aug. 30, and at 2 and

7:30 p.m. Aug. 31 at Orange County Performing Arts Center’s

Segerstrom Hall. Tickets cost $28.75 to $65.75. They can be purchased

at the Center box office or at www.ocpac.org. The Center is at 600

Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 556-ARTS.

‘THE LAST NIGHT

OF BALLYHOO’

South Coast Repertory will present “The Last Night of Ballyhoo” at

Segerstrom Stage from Friday through Oct. 5. The performance is set

in 1939 in Atlanta, when the war on the minds of the locals is the

Civil War, as depicted in “Gone with the Wind.” But for Lala and her

family, nothing could be more important than her debut at Ballyhoo, a

dance thrown by the elite Jewish Society. Tickets are $19 to $55.

Call for curtain times. South Coast Repertory is at 655 Town Center

Drive in Costa Mesa. Information or tickets: (714) 708-5555.

‘FOREVER PLAID’

“Forever Plaid” will be presented at Orange County Performing Arts

Center’s Founders Hall Sept. 2 through 14. Shows will be at 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday through Fridays, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and at 2 and

7 p.m. Sundays. A four-man harmony group on the way to their first

professional gig in 1964 are killed in a car crash. But the

squeaky-clean crooners get a second chance on earth. Tickets cost $46

to $49. The Center is at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa.

Information: (714) 556-ARTS or www.ocpac.org.

‘SHAKESPEARE’S LADIES’

Fans of the Bard are invited to join performing artist Dorene

Ludwig for “Shakespeare’s Ladies,” at 7 p.m. Sept. 4 at the Newport

Beach Central Library. Co-sponsored by the California Center for the

Book, the free program will include dramatic readings featuring the

dialogue of witches, wenches, virgins and queens in Shakespeare’s

plays. The Newport Beach Central Library is at 1000 Avocado Ave. For

more information, call (949) 717-3816.