THE CROWD:

The All-American Boys Chorus in Costa Mesa returned to the Balboa Bay Club & Resort for its annual Night Before Christmas Eve Concert and Dinner. It was a warm and gracious evening that brought together multiple generations of families to celebrate the season.

The performance by the chorus has become an annual must-do at holiday time. Conducted by Wesley Martin and produced by Executive Director Anthony Manrique, the young men in their signature red jackets sang a wide range of music from classic to contemporary.

This year the chorus will need to charge tuition for each boy, which amounts to $100 per month for eight months. Some of the boys will need assistance.

To sponsor a young man in the chorus, please call (714) 708-1670 for more information.

The BBC will also be the setting for a very special dinner Jan. 19 as the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce joins with the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade and Ring of Lights governors to present the 99th annual awards. Ed Arnold is set to host the evening, which will include dinner, dancing, and both silent and live auctions to help raise funds to support the massive community effort.

Once again hotelier Henry Schielein has arranged an incredible tour of Germany including stays at five of the finest hotels as a special grand-prize drawing. Tickets to the awards dinner are $110 per person, and reservations can be made online at www.newportbeach.com.

Newport’s sports marketing guru Jim Warsaw joins track star Dwight Stones and ESPN host Doug Gottlieb for the 2nd Biennial Dinner of Champions for the O.C. Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. The event will take place Jan. 20 at the Merage Jewish Community Center with dinner and an induction ceremony to be emceed by John Ireland, ESPN sportscaster.

Chaired by Ken Bassman and Stuart Friedman, the dinner committee includes local support from Barry Ackerman, Mark Cohen, Lisa Jubas, Steve Murrow, Michele Norban, Bob Quinn, and Dana and Mark Sussan. Irv Chase serves as chairman of the board of the Merage Center with Dan Bernstein in the role of president and CEO.

Tickets are priced at $175 per person. For reservations call (949) 435-3400 or go online to www.jccoc.org.

THE CROWD runs Thursdays and Saturdays.