FANTASTIC FIVE

TODAY

Why wait ‘til tomorrow? The Newport Beach Theater Company will present

“Annie” today and Sunday, as well as Friday through Aug. 26, at the

Newport Theatre Arts Center, 2511 Cliff Drive, Newport Beach. Evening

shows will begin at 7:30 p.m., and matinee performances will begin at 2

p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and Aug. 25-26. $15 for preferred seats, $10

for adults, $8 for children. (949) 759-1046.

SUNDAY

It’s not too late to get modern. “American Modern, 1925-1940: Design

for a New Age” will be on display through Sunday at the Orange County

Museum of Art, 850 San Clemente Drive, Newport Beach. The traveling show,

which features everything from textiles to tableware, is culled from the

collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the John C. Waddell

Collection. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays.

Museum admission is $5 for adults, $4 seniors and students and free for

members and children 16 and younger. (949) 759-1122.

MONDAY

Swing into your week. Swing music by the 12-piece Don Miller Orchestra

is presented at 8 p.m. Mondays at Birraporetti’s at South Coast Plaza,

3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. (714) 850-9090.

TUESDAY

Video art at the museum? “One Wall: A Video Series,” an exhibit by six

Southern California artists who incorporate video into their works, will

be open through Sept. 9 at the Orange County Museum of Art, 850 San

Clemente Drive, Newport Beach. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays

through Sundays. Museum admission is $5 for adults, $4 seniors and

students and free for members and children 16 and younger. (949)

759-1122.

WEDNESDAY

Reading can be fun! Storytime with Laura, themed Happy Homes, will

begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Borders Books, Music & Cafe, 3333 Bear St.,

Costa Mesa. Free. (714) 279-8933.