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SPECIAL EVENTS

HISTORY OF HITCHCOCK

Orange Coast College is offering a nine-part film history on

Alfred Hitchcock. The series will be moderated by retired OCC

professor H. Arthur Taussig. Each session will be held at 6:30 p.m.

one Friday each month. The events will be held at OCC’s Fine Arts

Hall 116. Admission is $6 for adults and $5 for seniors and OCC

students. For more information, call (714) 432-5880.

‘THE BLACK ROSE’

The Exchange Club of Newport Harbor will present Dinner and the

Movies starting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. The evening will begin with a

food festival by a dozen Newport area restaurants and at 7:30 p.m.,

the of the classic film the “The Black Rose” will be screened at the

Lido Theater. Charitable contributions of only $40 per ticket may be

made payable to the Exchange Club Charitable Foundation. Information:

[email protected].

KENNEDY LECTURE

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will deliver the 2003-04 Peltason Lecture

on Democracy at UCI’s Crystal Cove Auditorium on Friday. Doors open

at 5 p.m. and the lecture titled “Health Policy and Economic

Security” begins at 6 p.m. Seating is on a first come first serve

basis. Information: (949) 824-5484.

CATTLE BARON’S BALL

The Cattle Baron’s Ball will be held at the Orange County Fair and

Exposition Center at 7 p.m. Saturday. The event will feature live and

silent auctions for items such as the voice of Lily Tomlin’s

“Ernestine” character to be used on your answering machine. Proceeds

of from the event will help fund research grants and educational

programs for Orange County Families. Tickets start $150, with $250

tickets available for reserved seating. Information: (949) 261-9446,

https://www.cancer.org.

HALLOWEEN NIGHT RIDE

The Halloween Night Ride will start from the El Moro Flagpole at

the School State Park stoplight at Crystal Cove State Park at 6 p.m.

Oct. 31. Reservations are required. Information: (949) 497-7647.

‘A CHOCOLATE AFFAIR’

The Young Professionals Against Cancer and the Orange County

Foundation for Oncology Children & Families will host a fund-raising

event from 7 p.m. to midnight Nov. 15 at Newport Dunes Waterfront

Resort. Tickets cost $75 in advance and $85 at the door. Information

(949) 440-9873.

RING OF LIGHTS

The Commodores Club if the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce will

host the Ring of Lights home decorating competition in December. All

home, business, and yacht clubs lining the harbor are invited to

participate. Decorations must be in place by Dec. 8. Information

(949) 729-4400.

NEWPORT HARBOR CHRISTMAS BOAT PARADE

Beautifully decorated yachts, boats, kayaks and canoes will sail

along the harbor in the 95th annual Newport Harbor Christmas Boat

Parade Dec. 17 through 21. Each night, the parade will begin at 6:30

p.m. at Collins Island and last two and a half hours. The parade is

hosted by the Commodores Club of the Newport Beach Chamber of

Commerce. Information: (949) 729-4400, https://www.christmas

boatparade.com.

MUSIC

MAJESTIC MOZART

The Pacific Symphony will perform at the Irvine Barclay Theatre at

3 p.m. today. Concertmaster Raymond Kobler will be the soloist on

Vaughn Williams’ “Lark Ascending” and Berlioz’s Reverie and Caprice

for Violin and Orchestra. The orchestra will also perform Respighi’s

Ancient Airs and Dances and Mozart’s Symphony No. 35 in D major, the

“Haffner.” Tickets prices are $38 and $48. The Barclay is at 4141

Campus Drive at UC Irvine. For more information, call (714) 755-5788

or visit https://www.pacific symphony.org.

OCC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Orange Coast Community College’s Symphony Orchestra will open its

43rd season on at 7:30 p.m. today with Mozart’s Symphony No. 35, the

“Haffner,” and Haydn’s Symphony No. 45, the “Farewell.” Other

concerts will be on Nov. 23 and May 9. All concerts are scheduled for

7:30 p.m. in the Robert B. Moore Theatre. Tickets are $8 and $10 and

may be purchased at the box office or by calling (714) 432-5990. OCC

is at 2701 Fairview Road in Costa Mesa.

PACIFIC CHORALE

The Pacific Chorale will open its 2003-04 season in Segerstrom

Hall with “Transmigration” at 7 p.m. today. The concert will feature

John Adams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning “On the Transmigration of Souls,”

which was commissioned by the New York Philharmonic to mark the

one-year anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001. Tickets are $20 to $60.

Information: (714) 556-ARTS, https://www.ocpac.org.

BIG BANDS AT OCC

Orange Coast College will feature two jazz bands at 1 p.m. Sunday,

Oct. 26, at the Robert B. Moore Theatre. The concert will be

conducted by Paul Navidad. Information: (714) 432-5880.

EROICA TRIO AND PRAGUE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Beethoven week at Eclectic Orange Festival begins with the Eroica

Trio and the Prague Changer Orchestra at 8 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Irvine

Barclay Theatre. Information: (949) 553-2422, https://www.philharmonic

society.org.

SUSAN EGAN OPENS CABARET SERIES

Susan Egan opens the 2003-04 Elvin and Marjorie Shane Klein

Cabaret Series at the Orange County Performing Arts Center with

performances at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28 through Nov. 1. Tickets are $46.

Tickets may be purchased at the Center Box Office, online at the

Center’s Web site, at https://www.ocpac.org, by phone through

Ticketmaster at (714) 740-7878 or (213) 365-3500, and at all

Ticketmaster outlets. The Center’s number is (714) 556-2746.

FANFARE OF FLIGHT! TO THE PLANETS AND BEYOND

Conductor Carl St. Claire and the Pacific Symphony celebrate the

100th anniversary of flight with a soaring evening of music on Oct.

29 and 30. The orchestra will perform Wagner’s “Ride of the

Valkyries” from the opera Die Walkure, “The Planets” by Holst and

Peter Lieuwen’s commissioned work “On Laughter-silvered Wings.” The

concert begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 to $65. For more

information, call (714) 755-5788 or visit

https://www.pacificsymphony.org.

ACADEMY OF ST. MARTIN IN THE FIELDS

The Philharmonic Society of Orange County presents in Segerstrom

Hall the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields at 8 p.m. Oct. 31. The

orchestra will play Schubert’s Overture in C major, “In the Italian

Style,” Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor and Haydn’s

Symphony No. 92 in G major, the “Oxford. The concert is part of the

Eclectic Orange Festival. Tickets cost $20 to $60. Information: (714)

556-ARTS, https://www.ocpac.org.

TCHAIKOVSKY, BARBER AND WALKER

The UC Irvine Symphony Orchestra will give a concert, “From Russia

to America: Tchaikovsky, Barber and Walker,” at 8 p.m. Oct. 31 and

Nov. 1. Alyssa Park, winner of the Tchaikovsky International

Competition, will be the guest violinist. The performance will take

place at the Irvine Barclay Theatre. Ticket prices are $12,$10 and

$8. Tickets and information: (949) 824-2787.

STEVE TYRELL

Steve Tyrell will launch the Orange County Performing Arts

Center’s Spotlight Series at 8 p.m. Nov. 1 at Segerstrom Hall.

Tickets cost $36 to $62. Information: (714) 556-ARTS,

https://www.ocpac.org.

‘QUINTESSENTIAL SCHUBERT’

The Pacific Symphony will perform a chamber concert,

“Quintessential Schubert,” at 3 p.m. Nov. 2 in Founder’s Hall at the

Orange County Performing Arts Center. Audience members can enjoy a

festive afternoon of music by Schubert, including the Sonatina in D

major for violin and piano. Tickets cost $38 and $48 at the door.

Information: (714) 755-5799, https://www.pacific symphony.org.

UCI CONCERT CHOIR

The UC Irvine Concert Choir will give a free concert at Winifred

Smith Hall at 8 p.m. Nov. 2. Tickets are required. Information: (949)

824-2787.

CHANO DOMINQUEZ SEXTET

The acclaimed Chano Dominquez Sextet will perform at 8 p.m. Nov. 6

at the Irvine Barclay Theatre. Tickets cost $30 and $35. Information

and tickets: (714) 740-7478, https://www.thebarclay. org.

UCI CHAMBER SERIES

The concert “Prokofiev: A Remembrance 50 Years After His Death”

will be performed at 8 p.m. Nov. 8 at Winifred Smith Hall in UC

Irvine. Tickets cost $12, $10 and $8. Information: (949) 824-4259.

GUITAR ENSEMBLE

Orange Coasts College’s Guitar Ensemble, a chamber group of more

than 20 players, will offer its annual fall concert at 8 p.m. Nov. 8

in OCC’s Fine Arts Recital Hall.

THE GREAT LEONARD BERNSTEIN

Carl St. Clair and the Pacific Symphony give a tribute concert to

St. Clair’s longtime friend and mentor Leonard Bernstein at the

Orange County Performing Art Center on Nov. 19 and 20. The orchestra

will perform Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story” and excerpts

from “Candide” and “On The Town.” The concerts start at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $20 to $35. For information, call (714) 755-5789.

DAVID CASSIDY

David Cassidy will be performing some of his greatest hits, such

as “I Think I Love you” and “Doesn’t Somebody Want To Be Wanted,” at

8 p.m. Nov. 21 and 22 at the Orange County Performing Arts Center.

Tickets cost $25 to $105. Information: (714) 755-5799,

https://www.pacificsymphony.org.

VIVALDI’S FOUR SEASONS

The Pacific Symphony will perform Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons,”

Boccherini’s Sinfonia in D minor No. 4, and Corelli’s Concerto Grosso

in F major at 8 p.m. Dec. 3 and 4 at the Orange County Performing

Arts Center. Tickets cost $20 to $65. Information: (714) 755-5799,

https://www.pacificsymphony.org.

FIESTA NAVIDAD CONCERT

Jose Feliciano will join mariachi bandleader Nati Cano as part of

the 10th annual Fiesta Navidad concert at 8 p.m. Dec. 9 at the Orange

County Performing Arts Center. Tickets cost $20 to $69. Information:

(949) 553-2422, https://www.philharmonic

society.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

‘ANNA IN THE TROPICS’

South Coast Repertory will present “Anna in the Tropics” through

today on the Julianne Argyros stage. The Pulitzer Prize-winning play

is about the last of the Cuban American cigar makers clinging to the

old way of life during the Depression. Most performances are at 7:45

p.m., except for Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets are

$19 to $55. South Coast Repertory is at 655 Town Center Drive in

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

‘SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY’

Vanguard University will present “Spoon River Anthology” at its

Lyceum Theater through today. The production examens the truth of

morality. Information: (714) 668-6145, https://www.vanguard.edu/

theatrearts.

‘TERRA NOVA’

“Terra Nova” by Ted Talley will be performed through Nov. 16 with

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

Saturday, and at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. It will be performed at

South Coast Repertory Segerstrom Stage. “Terra Nova” is set in the

winter of 1911-12 as five Englishmen and five Norwegians raced each

other to the South Pole. 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.

TWELFTH NIGHT’

Orange Coast College’s Theatre Department will stage Shakespeare’s

gender-bending comedy “Twelfth Night” for three weeks starting Nov.

7. Show times are 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m.

Sundays. The run will end Sunday, Nov. 23. All performances will be

in the Drama Lab Theatre on the OCC campus, 2701 Fairview Road in

Costa Mesa.

ART

‘PAINTINGS OF MEXICO AND JAPAN’

“Paintings of Mexico and Japan” by art professor Howard Hitchcock

will be on display in the Newport Beach Central Library foyer through

Oct. 31. Created after visits south of the border and to the Far

East, the paintings depict colorful cityscapes of life in foreign

lands. The Newport Beach Central Library is at 1000 Avocado Ave.

Information: (949) 717-3870.