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SPECIAL EVENTS

ART OF ALFRED HITCHCOCK

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

Alfred Hitchcock. Retired OCC professor H. Arthur Taussig will

moderate the series. 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.

Information and tickets, call (714) 432-5880,

https://www.occtickets.com.

‘DRIVE THRU: AUSTRALIA’

“Drive Thru: Australia” is a surf film about four guys who surf

the coast of Australia for two weeks including hanging out with the

Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin. The film begins at 7 and at 9 p.m.

March 25 at the Lido Theater, 3459 Via Lido, Newport Beach.

Information: (714) 842-4338, https://www.bigredprod.com.

NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL

The Newport Beach Film Festival will display more than 300

features, short films, documentaries and animation from more than 45

countries. The festival will also host several galas, seminars, and

question-and-answer sessions with filmmakers. The event will be from

April 15 through 25 at Edwards Island Cinemas, Lido Theater, Edwards

Big Newport, and at the Orange County Museum of Art. Information:

(949) 253-2880, https://www.newportbeachfilm fest.com.

MUSIC

CHANCELLOR’S DISTINGUISHED FELLOW SERIES

Pianists Anthony and Joseph Paratore will perform as guest artists

with UC Irvine’s Symphony Orchestra as part of the UCI Chancellor’s

Distinguished Fellow Series. There will be a performance at 8 p.m.

Friday and Saturday at The Irvine Barclay Theatre. Tickets are $8 to

$12. Information: (949) 824-2787, (949) 854-4646.

A NIGHT WITH DAME EDNA

Entertainer Dame Edna will perform a tailor-made show for Orange

County at 2 and 7 p.m. today and Sunday in Segerstrom Hall at the

Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa

Mesa. Tickets are $34.50 to $64.50. Information: (714) 556-2787,

https://www.ocpac.org.

‘TEATRO HUGO AND INES’

“Teatro Hugo and Ines,” a children’s show that’s part pantomime,

part puppetry and all magic, will be performed at 7 p.m. Friday, at

1 p.m. Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday in Founders Hall at the Orange

County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

Tickets costs $10. Information: (714) 556-2787, https://www.ocpac.org.

PHIL SHANE

La Cave Restaurant will host Phil Shane, a one-man music legend

who sings Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Neil Diamond, Roy Orbison,

Johnny Cash and other music greats, from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. March 26

at 1695 Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 646-7944.

REGINA CARTER

Violinist Regina Carter will perform at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. March

26 and 27 in Founders Hall at the Orange County Performing Arts

Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Tickets cost $49 for 9:30

p.m. shows and $56 for 7:30 p.m. shows. Information: (714) 556-2787,

https://www.ocpac.org.

MORMON TABERNACLE CHOIR

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir will perform at 8 p.m. March 26 and

from 2 and 8 p.m. March 27 in Segerstrom Hall at the Orange County

Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Tickets

costs from $20 to $125. Information: (714) 556-2787,

https://www.ocpac.org.

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra will perform at 3 p.m.

March 28 in Segerstrom Hall at the Orange County Performing Arts

Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. The program will include

Symphony No. 7, the “Leningrad” by Dmitri Shostakovich and the Dharma

at Big Sur by John Adams. Tickets cost $20 to $125. Information:

(714) 556-2787, https://www.ocpac.org.

CABARET BY THE BAY

Duke’s Place will host Cabaret by the Bay to benefit local

charities at 9 p.m. with a preshow dinner in the First Cabin

restaurant at 7:30 p.m. April 14, May 12 and June 16. The cost is $10

for the show and $37.50 for the dinner. Information and reservations:

(949) 630-4145.

BARE BONES DANCE THEATER

Bare Bones Dance Theater will present its annual

all-undergraduate-produced-and- performed dance showcase, “Does a

Body Good,” at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday in Winifred Smith Hall at

UC Irvine. Tickets cost $9 to $12. Information: (949) 824-2787,

[email protected].

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

DUKE’S PLACE

Jazz and cocktails flow daily from noon to midnight Sundays

through Thursdays and from noon to 2 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays at

the Balboa Bay Club & Resort, at 1221 W. Coast Highway, Newport

Beach. Information: (949) 645-5000.

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.

THE VILLAGE INN

The Village Inn on Balboa Island offers great music Thursday

through Sunday nights. Roc Kodz performs at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Road

Dogz and Martins at 8:30 p.m. Fridays, Greg Topper at 9 p.m. and the

Derek Bordeaux R&B; Combo at 6:30 p.m. The Village Inn is at 127

Marine Ave., Balboa Island. Information: (949) 675-8300.

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.

SINATRA TRIBUTE

La Cave Restaurant offers David Kinwald’s live tribute to Frank

Sinatra from 6 to 9 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays at 1695 Irvine Ave.,

Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 646-7944.

THE UNDERGROUND LOUNGE

La Cave Restaurant offers the Underground Lounge, featuring Pete

Villani singing Bennett, Martin and Sinatra from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Wednesdays at 1695 Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa. Information: (949)

646-7944.

PLAN BE

La Cave Restaurant offers the funky soul jazz music of Plan Be

from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Thursdays at 1695 Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa.

Information: (949) 646-7944.

THE GINGER BAKER JR. TRIO

La Cave Restaurant offers the jazz fusion music of the Ginger

Baker Jr. Trio from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Fridays at 1695 Irvine Ave.,

Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 646-7944.

TODD OLIVER JAZZ QUARTET

La Cave Restaurant offers the jazz music of the Todd Oliver Jazz

Quartet from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays at 1695

Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 646-7944.

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 the Rick

Sherman Duo featuring Rick Sherman and Alan Remington on Friday

nights. The program features all your favorites on the saxophone

keyboards. 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

‘PEDRO GYNT’

“Pedro Gynt,” is an adaptation by Robert Cohen of Henrik Ibsen’s

classic “Peer Gynt.” The play will be performed at 8 p.m. today

through Saturday and at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Studio Theatre, at UC

Irvine. Information: (949) 824-2787, (949) 824-5000.

‘INTIMATE EXCHANGES’

“Intimate Exchanges,” written by Alan Ayckbourn and directed by

Martin Benson, will feature Richard Doyle and Kandis Chappell

portraying an English garden full of hilarious characters. The show’s

regular run will be through April 3 on the Julianne Argyros Stage at

South Coast Repertory Theater, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

Tickets cost $19 to $55. Information: (714) 708-5554.

‘SAFE IN HELL’

“Safe in Hell,” written by Amy Freed and directed by David Emmes,

is an off-beat comic take on the Salem witch trials. The performance

will preview from April 2 to 8, and the regular run will be from

April 9 to May 9 on the Segerstrom Stage at South Coast Repertory

Theater, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Information: (714)

708-5554.

TWO ABOUT POOH

“Pooh in The Enchanted Place” is a double bill of “Bother!” and

“The Enchanted Place Suite,” which will be performed at 2 and 7:30

p.m. April 17 and at 2 p.m. April 18 in Founders Hall at the Orange

County Performing Arts Center. Tickets cost: $25 to $50. Information:

(714) 556-2787.

‘PIPPIN’

“Pippin,” the tongue-in-cheek story of the son of the 8th-century

king Charlemagne, who is on a quest to find his true calling in life,

will be performed at 8 p.m. today through Saturday and at 2 p.m.

Sunday in the Orange Coast College Drama Lab, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Tickets cost $8. Information: (714) 432-5880.

‘MR. MARMALADE’

“Mr. Marmalade,” written by Noah Haidle, is a story about the

games people play as seen through the eyes of an extraordinarily

advanced 4-year-old. The performance will preview from April 25 to

29, and the regular run will be from April 30 to May 16 on the

Julianne Argyros Stage at South Coast Repertory Theater, 655 Town

Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Tickets cost $19 to $55. Information: (714)

708-5554.

‘SOMETHING TO HIDE’

“Something to Hide” is a mystery thriller that revolves around a

writer in the English countryside. The play will be performed at 8

p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at 2:30 p.m. Sundays from

March 26 to April 25 at the Newport Theatre Arts Center, 2501 Cliff

Drive, Newport Beach. Tickets cost $17 opening night and $13 for all

other performances. Information: (949) 631-0288.

‘I PAGLIACCI’ AND ‘CARMINA’

Opera Pacific presents the paring of Ruggero Leoncavallo’s “I

Pagliacci” and Car Orff’s “Carmina Burana” in their original

languages with subtitles. The productions will be performed at 7:30

p.m. April 20 to 24 and at 2 p.m. April 25 at the Orange County

Performing Arts Center. Tickets cost $40 to $185. Information: (714)

556-2787.