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MUSIC

SPYRO GYRA CONCERT

Legendary contemporary jazz group Spyro Gyra will perform at the

Hyatt Newporter at 8 p.m. Friday. 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

https://www.summerjazz

series.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. Saturday.

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 https://www.ocpac.org.

THE ALLEY CATS

Doo-Wap barbershop quartet the Alley Cats will perform at the

Irvine Barclay Theatre at 4242 Campus Drive at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sept.

6. For tickets, call (949) 586-0796.

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, https://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 https://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 https://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

‘CHICAGO’

Kander and Ebb’s hugely popular “Chicago” will be performed at 2

and 7:30 p.m. today at the 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 https://www.ocpac.org. The center is at

600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa. For information, call (714)

556-ARTS.

‘THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO’

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

Segerstrom Stage from through Oct. 5. The performance is set in 1939

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, call (714) 708-5555.

‘FOREVER PLAID’

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

Center’s Founders Hall Tuesday through Sept. 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. For

information, call (714) 556-ARTS or log on to https://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. Thursday 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.

‘AN EVENING WITH BETH HANSEN’

Critically-acclaimed actress, singer and director Beth Hansen will

present her popular one-woman show, “An Evening with Beth Hansen,” at

Orange Coast College at 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 7. The show

will feature a collage of Broadway show tunes. Tickets cost $20 for

adults or $10 for students. OCC is at 2701 Fairview Road in Costa

Mesa. For information, call (714) 432-5880.

DENNIS MILLER LIVE

Comedian, author and five-time Emmy Award winner Dennis Miller

will make his enter debut in Segerstrom Hall at 8 p.m. Sept. 13.

Tickets cost $36 to $66. The Center is at 600 Town Center Drive in

Costa Mesa. For information, call (714) 556-ARTS.

‘SOME MEN NEED HELP’

Orange Coast College’s Theatre department opens with John Ford

Noonan’s two-person play “Some Men Need Help.” The play, about a

young alcoholic, will be produced and directed by the college’s

Repertory Theatre Company. The production will run Sept. 13 and 14

and 20 and 21 in the Drama Lab Studio. OCC is at 2701 Fairview Road

in Costa Mesa. For show times and tickets, call (714) 432-5640.