AFTER HOURS

calendar* Mail AFTER HOURS items to Daily Pilot Calendar, 1375 Sunflower Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92626, or e-mail [email protected].

FEB. 17 to 19 NEWPORT BEACH JAZZ PARTY

The Newport Beach Marriott Hotel and Spa will host “Right Down the Middle and Straight Ahead” jazz weekend. The party will feature The Four Freshmen, Henry Johnson and the Organ Express and tenor greats Scott Hamilton and Harry Allen. Full package tickets cost $300 with varying prices for individual performances. Location: 900 Newport Center Dr. Newport Beach. Call: (949) 640-4000.

FEB. 19

ARTISAN DINNER PLANNED

Meet the men behind the magic in their first and only Orange County appearance together. Rich Mead, chef and owner of Sage on the Coast, welcomes Alex Weiser of Weiser Family Farms and vintner Joe Davis of Arcadia Winery to dine with guests and answer questions throughout the evening. The event will feature a multi-course dinner prepared by Mead, showcase Weiser Farms’ potatoes, carrots and Vacquero onions, and showcase Arcadia’s just released 2001 Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Syrah. The event begins at 6 p.m. Tickets cost $95 and reservations are required. Location: Sage on the Coast, 7862 E. Coast Hwy., Newport Beach. Call: (949) 715-7243.

THROUGH MAY 7

“LANDSCAPE CONFECTION”

The Orange County Museum of Art presents “Landscape Confection” featuring 50 works that expand the boundaries of landscape painting. Panel discussions, soundscapes, and free Thursday evenings are presented with the show, at 850 San Clemente Drive, Newport Beach. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, open till 8 p.m. Thursdays. Cost: $10, students, $8 seniors. Call: (949) 759-1122 or visit: [email protected].

FEB. 24

“THE LADY EVE”

Orange Coast College’s Friday Night Film Series will screen “The Lady Eve,” starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda and directed by Preston Sturges. 6:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts building, room 119, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. A discussion with retired professor Arthur H. Taussig will follow. Parking is free in Lot D on Merrimac Street. Cost: $6 students, $5 seniors. Call: (714) 432-0202.

MARCH 3

“BALL OF FIRE”

Orange Coast College’s Friday Night Film Series will screen “Ball of Fire,” starring Barbara Stanwyck and Gary Cooper and directed by Howard Hawks. 6:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts building, room 119, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. A discussion with retired professor Arthur H. Taussig will follow. Parking is free in Lot D on Merrimac Street. Cost: $6 students, $5 seniors. Call: (714) 432-0202.

MARCH 5

BALBOA BLUES

Balboa Blues will play from 5 to 9 p.m. at Players, 512 West 19th St., Costa Mesa. Free. Call: (949) 646-5615.

MARCH 17

“DOUBLE INDEMNITY”

Orange Coast College’s Friday Night Film Series will screen “Double Indemnity,” starring Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray and directed by Billy Wilder. The film will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts building, room 119, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. A discussion with retired professor Arthur H. Taussig will follow. Parking is free in Lot D on Merrimac Street. Admission is $6, students and seniors are $5. Information: (714) 432-0202.

MARCH 26

BALBOA BLUES

Balboa Blues will be playing from 5 to 9 p.m. at Players, 512 West 19th St., Cosa Mesa. Free. Call: (949) 646-5615.

APRIL 7

“THE STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS”

Orange Coast College’s Friday Night Film Series will screen “The Strange Love of Martha Ivers,” starring Barbara Stanwyck and Kirk Douglas and directed by Lewis Milestone. The film will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts building, room 119, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. A discussion with retired professor Arthur H. Taussig will follow. Parking is free in Lot D on Merrimac Street. Cost: $6 students, $5 seniors. Call: (714) 432-0202.

APRIL 21

“SORRY WRONG NUMBER”

Orange Coast College’s Friday Night Film Series will screen “Sorry Wrong Number,” starring Barbara Stanwyck and Burt Lancaster and directed by Anatole Litvak. The film will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts building, room 119, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. A discussion with retired professor Arthur H. Taussig will follow. Parking is free in Lot D on Merrimac Street. Cost: $6 students, $5 seniors. Call: (714) 432-0202.

MAY 5

“BIG FISH”

Orange Coast College’s Friday Night Film Series will screen “Big Fish,” starring Ewan McGregor and Albert Finney and directed by Tim Burton. The film will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts building, room 119, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. A discussion with retired professor Arthur H. Taussig will follow. Parking is free in Lot D on Merrimac Street. Cost: $6 students, $5 seniors. Call: (714) 432-0202.

MAY 19

“PHANTOM LADY”

Orange Coast College’s Friday Night Film Series will screen “Phantom Lady,” starring Ella Raines and Franchet Tone and directed by Robert Siodmak. The film will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts building, room 119, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. A discussion with retired professor Arthur H. Taussig will follow. Parking is free in Lot D on Merrimac Street. Cost: $6 students, $5 seniors. Call: (714) 432-0202.

JUNE 2

“DR. STRANGELOVE”

Orange Coast College’s Friday Night Film Series will screen “Dr. Strangelove,” starring Peter Sellers and George C. Scott and directed by Stanley Kubrick. The film will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts building, room 119, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. A discussion with retired professor Arthur H. Taussig will follow. Parking is free in Lot D on Merrimac Street. Cost: $6 students, $5 seniors. Call: (714) 432-0202.

JUNE 16

“DIAL M FOR MURDER”

Orange Coast College’s Friday Night Film Series will screen “Dial M for Murder,” starring Ray Milland and Grace Kelly and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The film will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts building, room 119, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. A discussion with retired professor Arthur H. Taussig will follow. Parking is free in Lot D on Merrimac Street. Cost: $6 students, $5 seniors.

Call: (714) 432-0202.

ONGOING

BAYSIDE RESTAURANT

Live jazz music is played all winter at Bayside Restaurant, 900 Bayside Drive, Newport Beach. Call for specific bands, times and dates. Call: (949) 721-1222.

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