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SPECIAL

VIDEO FOCUS

The Orange County Museum of Art will present “One Wall: A Video

Series” today through Sept. 9 at 850 San Clemente Drive, Newport Beach.

The series will introduce audiences to six Southern California artists

who incorporate video into their work. Museum entrance is $5 for adults,

$4 seniors and students, and free for members and children 16 and

younger. (949) 759-1122.

SHAMROCK BENEFIT

Newport Harbor High School’s Navigators will present its seventh

annual benefit, “A Shamrock Rock ‘n’ Roll,” at 6 p.m. today at the Sutton

Place Hotel, 4500 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. The event will include

a silent auction, dinner, dancing and a live auction. $75. Proceeds will

benefit Newport Harbor High School’s programs. (949) 851-9230.

VIETNAMESE ANYONE?

Orange Coast College will present Vietnamese Culture Night at 5:30

p.m. Sunday at the Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa

Mesa. The evening will include music, martial arts and fashions. $7 or

$10. (714) 432-5764.

ROUND TABLE WEST

The Orange County Chapter of Round Table West will hold its luncheon

program at noon Thursday at the Newport Beach Country Club, 1600 E. Coast

Highway, Newport Beach. Authors Marsha Mason, Adeline Yen Mah and Frances

Khirallah Noble will attend. $40. (949) 644-9550.

OSCAR STYLE

The Divas of the Balboa Theater will sponsor “An Academy Awards

Premiere” dinner and dance benefit from 6:30 to 11 p.m. March 24 at Palm

Garden in the Four Seasons Hotel, 630 Newport Center Drive, Newport

Beach. The event, which will raise funds for the theater, will feature a

celebrity look-alike contest, award presentations and dancing. $100.

(949) 673-0895.

WACKY FUN

The Orange County Performing Arts Center will present inventor,

acrobat, comedian, musician and juggler Michel Lauziere at 11 a.m. and 1

p.m. March 24 at Founders Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. The

performance is part of the Saturdays at The Center series. $8. (714)

740-7878.

ABRACADABRA

Magician Jeff Martin will present a free magic show to celebrate

National Library Week at 7 p.m. April 4 at the Newport Beach Central

Library, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. (949) 717-3801.

MARKET PLACE

The Orange County Market Place is held from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays

and Sundays in the Orange County Fairgrounds’ main parking lot, 88 Fair

Drive, Costa Mesa. $2 for adults, children age 12 and younger are

admitted free. (949) 723-6616.

MUSIC

ST. PATRICK’S TUNES

Muldoon’s, an Irish pub, will present the Van Diemans Band from 10

a.m. to 5 p.m. today for St. Patrick’s Day. Kelly Fitzgerald and Vesica

Pisces will play contemporary and traditional Irish music, as well as

some original pieces. Muldoon’s is at 202 Newport Center Drive, Newport

Beach. (949) 640-4110.

A PAIR OF STRINGS

Guitarists Sergio and Odair Assad will make their Orange County

Performing Arts Center debut in Founders Hall at 8 p.m. Wednesday. The

Center is at 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $46. (714) 740-7878.

A DIFFERENT SORT OF CABARET

Dublin’s Traditional Irish Cabaret will perform at 8 p.m. March 24 at

Orange Coast College’s Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa

Mesa. $26-$32. (714) 432-5880.

A TASTE OF SPAIN

The National Orchestra of Spain closes the Philharmonic Society of

Orange County’s season with conductor Rafael Frubeck de Burgos at 8 p.m.

March 24 at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center

Drive, Costa Mesa. $15-$55. (949) 553-2422.

CHAMBER ACT

The Victoria Chamber Series will present a classical guitar concert

with Duo Sesoko, Lee Zimmer and Eric Brenton at 5 p.m. March 24 at the

Orange Coast Unitarian Universalist Church, 1259 Victoria St., Costa

Mesa. $8 or $4. (949) 646-4652.

TWO BANDS

A two-band concert featuring Orange Coast College’s Monday Big Band

and Tuesday Big Band will be held at 2 p.m. March 25 at the Robert B.

Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. $5 or $7. (714) 432-5880.

JAZZ WITH REDMAN

Saxophonist Joshua Redman will make his J.P. Morgan Jazz Club debut in

a show titled “An Evening with the Joshua Redman Quartet” at 7:30 and

9:30 p.m. March 30-31 at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600

Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $46 or $42. (714) 740-7878.

RAGTIME

Pacific Symphony Orchestra musician Russell Dicey will perform ragtime

piano selections at the Orchestra’s League’s luncheon at 11 a.m. April 9

at The Center Club, 650 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $30 or $35. (714)

755-5788, Ext. 264.

FOSSE

“Fosse,” the Tony Award-winning musical, will come to the Orange

County Performing Arts Center from April 18-29 with 16 performances in

Segerstrom Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. The show will

highlight the work of legendary choreographer and director Bob Fosse.

Performance times vary. $29.75-$63.75. (714) 740-7878.

A NIGHT WITH DONNY

Donny Osmond will perform at the Orange County Performing Arts Center

at 8 p.m. June 2 in a show featuring songs from Broadway’s current hits,

as well as classics. $39.50-$59.50. The Center is at 600 Town Center

Drive, Costa Mesa. (714) 740-7878.

FLAMENCO, JAZZ, ETC.

Ken Sanders, a solo guitarist, appears from 7 to 10 p.m. Sundays and

Tuesdays, playing classical flamenco, jazz, classic pop and Brazilian

bossa nova at Carmelo’s Ristorante Italiano, 3520 E. Coast Highway,

Corona del Mar. (949) 675-1922.

JAZZ ON SUNDAYS

Orange County saxophonist Norm Douglas brings his own brand of jazz to

Roy’s of Newport Beach from 5 to 8 p.m. Sundays. Roy’s is is at 453

Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 640-7697.

POP/ROCK & 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. The shows are free. (949) 675-1922.

SATURDAY NIGHT R&B;

Gerald Ishibashi and the Stone Bridge Band plays 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.

SENIOR CENTER AFTERNOON

A seven-piece, live band performs big band tunes from 1:30 to 3:30

p.m. Fridays at the Oasis Senior Center, 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona del

Mar. $4. (949) 644-3244.

STAGE

MEMORY OF WATER

“The Memory of Water,” playwright Shelagh Stevenson’s story of three

sisters reunited for their mother’s funeral, will be staged through

Sunday with shows at 8 p.m. today and 2 p.m. Sunday in the Drama Lab

Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. $6-$9. (714) 432-5880.

THE SECRET GARDEN

Trilogy Playhouse will present “The Secret Garden” through April 8 at

2930 Bristol St., Building C-106, Costa Mesa. Opening show time is 7

p.m., all other evening performances are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays

and 5 p.m. Sundays. Saturday matinees are 3:30 p.m. $17 or $15. (714) 957-3347, Ext. 1.

JOSEPH’S DREAMCOAT

“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” will run through March

25 at the Costa Mesa Civic Playhouse, 661 Hamilton St. Performances will

be at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. $15 (949)

650-5269.

A ROMANTIC COMEDY

“Eastern Standard,” a play by Richard Greenberg, will open a

two-weekend run March 30 at Orange Coast College in the Drama Lab Studio.

The show will be staged Fridays through Sundays March 30 to April 1 and

April 6-8 at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays. $5 or

$6. (714) 432-5640, Ext. 1.

SHAKESPEARE AT THE REP

“Much Ado about Nothing” will be staged at South Coast Repertory at 8

p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 2:30 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, and 2:30 and

7:30 p.m. Sundays until April 1. Mark Rucker directs. The theater is at

655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $28-$49. (714) 708-5555.

GO WEST

Martin McDonagh’s “The Lonesome West,” an Irish comedy about two

conniving brothers, will receive its West Coast premiere through April 15

on South Coast Repertory’s Second Stage, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa

Mesa. Show times will be 7:45 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, and 2 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday. $18-$47. (714) 708-5555.

THINK OF WOMEN

“Think of Colette,” by Beth Crawford, will be presented by the Readers

Repertory Theater as part of its recognition of Women’s History Month at

7 p.m. Thursday at the Newport Beach Library, 1000 Avocado Ave. Free.

(949) 206-9674.

EASTERN STANDARD

Orange Coast College’s Repertory Company will stage Richard

Greenberg’s “Eastern Standard” March 30 to April 1 and April 6-8 in the

Drama Lab Studio, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Shows will be held at 8

p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays. $5 or $6. (714)

432-5640, Ext. 1.

PLAY FESTIVAL

A dozen one-act plays will be performed Fridays through Sundays April

20-22 and April 27-29 during Orange Coast College’s annual Spring One-Act

Play Festival at the Drama Lab Studio, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa.

Curtain is set for 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday nights, 2 and 7 p.m.

Sundays. $5. (714) 432-5640, Ext. 1.

THE TEMPEST

Orange Coast College’s Theatre Department will present Shakespeare’s

“The Tempest,” at 10 a.m. Wednesday through Friday, 8 p.m. Friday and

Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 16 through 20 at the Robert B. Moore

Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. $6-$9. (714) 432-5640.

ART

CATALINA ART

An exhibition showcasing Newport Harbor’s cruising destination called

“Catalina and the Channel Islands, Newport’s Offshore Neighbors” will run

through June 30. The exhibit focuses on the nautical history of Santa

Catalina and other offshore sentinels. Free. The museum is open from 10

a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday at 151 E. Coast Highway, Newport

Beach. (949) 673-7863.

VISIONARIES IN THE FLESH

The Visionaries of the Orange County Museum of Art will present Chris

Gwaltney from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday at 850 San Clemente Drive, Newport

Beach. Suong Yangchereon will speak from 1 to 2 p.m. March 29 and Brad

Durham from 3 to 4 p.m. April 5. $85 for the whole series. (949)

759-1122.

PLAN PHOTOS

An exhibition of photographs of historic garden plans by Elizabeth

Bryant is on display through April 8 at Orange Coast College’s Photo

Gallery, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. The gallery is open from 9 a.m.

to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Free. (714) 432-5520.

DIFFERENT STROKES

An exhibition of work by nine artists who teach at Southern California

colleges and universities will be on display through April 19 at Orange

Coast College’s Art Gallery, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Titled

“Different Strokes,” the exhibit will be open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday

through Thursday, Thursday evenings from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and other times

by appointment. Free. (714) 432-5725.

DANCE

EIFMAN BALLET

The Orange County Performing Arts Center’s 2001 International Classic

Dance Series will run through Sunday with the Eifman Ballet of St.

Petersburg’s “Russian Hamlet: The Son of Catherine the Great.”

Performances will be held at 2 and 8 p.m. today and 2 p.m. Sunday. A

preview will be offered one hour before each show. The Center is at 600

Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $20-$60. (714) 740-7878.

SLEEPING BEAUTY

Orange County’s Festival Ballet Theatre will offer its full-length

production of “Sleeping Beauty” at 8 p.m. March 31 and 2 p.m. April 1 at

Orange Coast College’s Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa

Mesa. $15-$19. (714) 432-5880.

STUDENTS DANCE

Orange Coast College’s Dance Department will host its 38th annual

Student Dance Concert at 8 p.m. April 20-21 at the Robert B. Moore

Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. $8-$12. (714) 432-5880.

BALLROOM FRIDAYS

The DeFore Foundation for the Arts hosts ballroom dancing from 8 to 11

p.m. Fridays at the DeFore Dance Center, 151 Kalmus Drive, Suite G-3,

Costa Mesa. $11 admission includes a free dance lesson. (714) 241-9908.

DANCE 204

Dance 204 offers private and group instruction in beginning and

advanced ballroom, Latin and modern dancing at 204 Washington St.,

Newport Beach. (949) 675-9082.

SENIOR BALLROOM

The Costa Mesa Senior Center offers ballroom dancing to the music of

the Ray Robbins Combo for adults from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Tuesdays.

Singles and couples are welcome. $3. The center is at 695 W. 19th St.

(949) 645-2356.

DANSCENE STUDIO

Danscene Studio offers ballroom dancing at 8 p.m. on the first Friday

of each month. $10. The studio is at 2980 McClintock Way, Costa Mesa.

(714) 641-8688.

BIG BAND DANCING

The Oasis Senior Center holds an afternoon of dancing to big band

music from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Fridays. Coffee and refreshments are served.

The center is at 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar. (949) 644-3244.

ARGENTINE TANGO

Danscene Studio offers tango dancing from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. the

first Saturday of each month. Danscene is at 2980 McClintock Way, Costa

Mesa. (714) 641-8688.

BOOKS

LEVINE GETS LOCAL

Laurie Levine, author of “Spiritual Medicine,” will sign books at 2

p.m. March 24 at Barnes & Noble Fashion Island, 953 Newport Center Drive,

Newport Beach. (949) 759-0982.

EBSEN SIGNS BOOKS

Buddy Ebsen will sign copies of his book “Kelly’s Quest” at 2 p.m.

March 31 at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 953 Newport Center Drive, Newport

Beach. Free. (949) 759-0982.

OPRAH BOOK CLUB

The Oprah Book Club meets at 7 p.m. on the third Thursday of each

month to discuss Oprah Winfrey’s most recent selections at Barnes & Noble

Booksellers Fashion Island. The store is at 953 Newport Center Drive,

Newport Beach. (949) 759-0982.

KIDS

STARLIGHT STORIES

Children age 3 to 7 may participate in songs and finger puppet plays

at 7 p.m. Mondays at the Costa Mesa Library, 1855 Park Ave. (949)

646-8845.

PJs AND BOOKS

Newport Beach Central Library offers story time at 7 p.m Mondays and

10:30 a.m. Saturdays. The library is at 1000 Avocado Ave. Children may

wear pajamas to the evening sessions. Free. (949) 717-3801.

WEEKLY STORYTELLER

Barnes & Noble Booksellers Metro Pointe hosts story time at 10:45 a.m.

Wednesdays for children of all ages at the store, 901-B South Coast

Drive, Costa Mesa. (714) 444-0226.

POETRY

THEE WORD THING

“Thee Word Thing” performance poetry night begins at 9 p.m. Wednesdays

at Club Mesa, 843 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa. Free. (949) 642-8448.

DINING/TASTING

IRISH FARE

The Yard House in Costa Mesa will feature an Irish-inspired gourmet

menu for St. Patrick’s Day beginning at 11:30 a.m. today at 1875 Newport

Blvd., Costa Mesa. Menu items include a corned beef sandwich grilled with

sweet onions, topped with melted Swiss cheese, served between pieces of

toasted French bread, and shepherd’s pie. Prices vary. (949) 642-0090.

A TASTE OF NEW ZEALAND

Whole Foods Market at Triangle Square in Costa Mesa will present

“Whole Foods Market New Zealand Days,” a celebration including travel

giveaways, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at 1870 Harbor Blvd. The event

includes food demonstrations and cultural performances. Free. (949)

574-3810.

TWILIGHT DINING

Villa Nova Restaurant offers a twilight dining menu -- featuring

dishes such as chicken parmigiana and calamari picante at reduced prices

-- from 5 to 6 p.m. weekdays and 4 to 6 p.m. Sundays. The restaurant is

at 3131 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. (949) 642-7880.

WINE TASTINGS

Hi-Time Wine Cellars features wine tastings from 4:30 to 8 p.m.

Fridays and 1:30 to 8 p.m. Saturdays. (949) 650-8463.

SUNDAY BRUNCH

The Sutton Place Hotel hosts Sunday brunch from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

each week, including international seafood and salad buffets, roasts

carved to order, breakfast favorites and more. The meal is $30, $40 with

champagne. The hotel is at 4500 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. (949)

476-2001.

CLUBS

ALTA COFFEE

The Alta Coffee House presents musical acts at 8:30 p.m. Thursdays

through Saturdays at 506 31st St., Newport Beach. (949) 675-0233.

ATRIUM MARQUIS

The Atrium offers a variety of live music daily at its Airporter Club,

18700 MacArthur Blvd., Irvine. (949) 833-2770.

BIRRAPORETTI’S

Birraporetti’s offers swing music by the 12-piece Don Miller Orchestra

at 8 p.m. Mondays at South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa.

(714) 850-9090.

BISTRO 201

Bistro 201 offers jazz performances at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays

and 11 a.m. Sundays at 3333 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. (949)

631-1551.

CLUB MESA

Shows begin at 9 p.m. The club is at 843 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa.

Admission is $5-$10. (949) 642-6634.

DIN DIN AT THE BAMBOO TERRACE

Din Din at the Bamboo Terrace presents instrumental music after 9 p.m.

Thursdays and pop and rock after 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at 1773

Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. (949) 645-5550.

DURTY NELLY’S

Nelly’s offers live music at 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at 2915 Red

Hill Ave., Costa Mesa. (714) 957-1951.

FOUR SEASONS HOTEL

The Four Seasons offers live music Mondays through Saturdays at 690

Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 759-0808.

HARD ROCK CAFE

The Hard Rock offers live music Sundays at 451 Newport Center Drive,

Newport Beach. (949) 640-8844.

THE HARP INN

The inn offers live music Thursdays through Saturdays at 130 E. 17th

St., Costa Mesa. (949) 646-8855.

HOGUE BARMICHAEL’S

Barmichael’s offers live music Wednesdays through Saturdays at 3950

Campus Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 261-6270.

LIDO CIGAR ROOM

The cigar room is a place to enjoy a smoke with your drink. The bar is

at 3441 Via Lido, Suite D, Newport Beach. (949) 723-0595.

MARGARITAVILLE

Margaritaville offers live music and is at 2332 W. Coast Highway,

Newport Beach. (949) 631-8220.

MARRAKESH

Marrakesh offers authentic Moroccan cuisine and belly dancing daily,

starting at 5 p.m. The restaurant is at 1976 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa.

(949) 645-8384.

THE MARRIOTT

The Marriott Hotel offers live music Mondays through Saturdays at 900

Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 640-4000.

MULDOON’S

The Irish pub is at 202 Newport Center Drive, Fashion Island, Newport

Beach. Admission is free. (949) 640-4110.

OYSTER BAR LOUNGE

Newport Landing’s Oyster Bar Lounge showcases local pop and light rock

acts Fridays and Saturdays at 503 E. Edgewater Ave., at the Balboa Ferry

Landing. (949) 675-2373.

THE TEA ROOM

Karaoke is offered from 7 to 11 p.m. Thursdays at 3100 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. (949) 756-0121.

TOTALLY COFFEE

Open mike night is held from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Thursdays at 1525 Mesa

Verde Drive East, Costa Mesa. (714) 435-9367.

VILLA NOVA

Rich Fauno plays at the piano bar beginning at 9 p.m. Sundays through

Wednesdays. The three-piece jazz and blues band Misbehavin’ plays at 9

p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays. Villa Nova is at 3131 W. Coast Highway,

Newport Beach. (949) 642-7880.