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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. today. The evening will begin with a

food festival 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. 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

BIG BANDS AT OCC

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

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. Monday at the Irvine

Barclay Theatre. Information: (949) 553-2422

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. Tuesday 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

Wednesday and on Thursday, Oct. 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

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.pacificsymphony.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 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.