Saint Joseph Ballet hires South Coast Rep...

Saint Joseph Ballet hires South Coast Rep alum

Patricia Falzon, former director of development at South Coast

Repertory, where she played a critical role in the theater’s

$40-million Next Stage Campaign, has been hired as director of

development by Saint Joseph Ballet.

Falzon will lead the ballet’s ongoing and long-term

fund-development efforts for the organization, which offers various

programs for young people from low-income families. Falzon has worked

with such leading arts institutions as the Los Angeles Philharmonic,

as well as the Shaw Festival and Art Gallery of Ontario in Canada.

Falzon joins Saint Joseph Ballet’s new leadership team of

executive director Steffani Francis and incoming artistic director

Melanie Rios Glaser.

Canine fashion show coming next month

Newport Dunes will host the 12th annual Top Dog Fashion Show on

Oct. 30.

The show will feature a talent contest, and the dogs performing

the most exceptional tricks may get a chance to appear on “Pet Star,”

which airs on Animal Planet.

Canines will also compete in a number of categories including

formal wear, casual wear, best lingerie or pajamas, best swimwear and

master-pet look-alike.

Proceeds from the event will benefit the Orange County Society for

the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Companion Pet Retreat, an

Orange County organization that cares for pets whose owners are

terminally ill or are no longer able to care for them.

Dogs may be registered by calling (949) 729-3863. The cost of

registration is $8 before Oct. 29 and $12 on the day of the event.

Check-in time for participants is 9:30 a.m. The event will begin at

11 a.m. at the waterfront resort at 1131 Back Bay Drive in Newport

Beach.

Admission for spectators is free, except for the $10-per-car

parking fee.

Pancakes and pumpkins mark Halloween event

South Coast Plaza and the Friends of Court Appointed Special

Advocates will present “Pumpkins and Pancakes,” a Halloween event for

children at South Coast Plaza on Oct. 24.

The event will feature live music and entertainment by the Radio

Disney AM 1100 Street Team.

It also includes a gourmet pancake breakfast, cappuccino bar,

balloon artists, a live animal show, trick-or-treating, arts and

crafts and a visit with Disney characters.

All proceeds from the event benefit Court Appointed Special

Advocates, a nonprofit organization that trains community volunteers

to speak up for abused children and guide them into environments

where they will thrive.

The event is from 8 to 11 a.m. in the plaza’s Crate & Barrel and

Macy’s Home Store wing. Tickets cost $20 a person, $15 for groups of 10 or more and $25 per person at the door. Children 2 and younger are

free.

To buy tickets, or for more information, call (714) 619-5151.