WHAT’S GOING ON WITH ECLECTIC ORANGE

The 2001 Eclectic Orange Festival, sponsored by the Philharmonic

Society of Orange County will continue through Nov. 11 at venues

throughout Orange County. For tickets, contact (714) 740-7878 or o7

https://www.eclecticorange.org.

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OCTOBER

‘YOU ARE HEAR’

The Orange County Museum of Art will present a musical exhibit through

Oct. 29. Titled “You Are Hear,” the exhibit will include musical

instrument sculptures, a video installation of Karlheinz Stockhausen’s

“Helicopter Quartet,” and performances of “Poeme Symphonique” for 100

metronomes. The museum is at 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 for seniors and students and free for members and children

16 and younger.

NATIONAL BALLET OF CUBA

The Orange County Performing Arts Center will present Alicia Alonso’s

National Ballet of Cuba through Sunday with “Coppelia.” The ballet will

be performed at 2 and 8 p.m. today and at 2 p.m. Sunday. The Center is at

600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $20-$70.

‘CROUCHING TIGER’

Tan Dun will conduct the “‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ Concerto

for Erhu and Chamber Orchestra,” set to images of the film, at 8 p.m.

today and 3 p.m. Sunday in the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive,

Irvine. $33-$38.

PHILHARMONIA BAROQUE ORCHESTRA

The Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra will present 15 short pieces in the

early Italian Baroque style at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Irvine Barclay

Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. $ 29-$35.

BENNY GOODMAN: CLASSICAL

The lesser-known classical works of Benny Goodman will be performed at

8 p.m. Wednesday at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive,

Irvine. The performance will feature clarinetist Richard Stoltzman.

$20-$29.

BENNY GOODMAN: BIG BAND

Works from Benny Goodman’s Big Band era will be performed by the

Eclectic Orange Big Band at 8 p.m. Friday in Segerstrom Hall, Orange

County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

$20-$35.

DAVID SEDARIS

Popular NPR commentator and playwright David Sedaris will take the

stage at 8 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive,

Irvine. $24-$29.

YAMATO, DRUMMERS OF JAPAN

Yamato, Drummers of Japan will take the stage at 8 p.m. Oct. 27 at

Segerstrom Hall, Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center

Drive, Costa Mesa. $15-$35.

PACIFIC CHORALE

Pacific Chorale will perform Verdi’s “Requiem” at 7 p.m. Oct. 28 in

Segerstrom Hall, Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center

Drive, Costa Mesa. $18-$55.

NOVEMBER

‘SOON’

The North American premiere of Hal Hartley’s “Soon” will take place at

8 p.m. Nov. 1-3, 3 and 7 p.m. Nov. 4 and 8 p.m. Nov. 5-7 in Founders

Hall, Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa

Mesa. The theater piece examines the conflicts between the extremes of

religious belief and civic responsibility. $25.

‘RIGOLETTO’

Opera Pacific will present “Rigoletto” by Giuseppe Verdi at 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 6-10 and 2 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Orange County Performing Arts Center,

600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $25-$175.

‘POWDER HER FACE’

“Powder Her Face,” an opera by Thomas Ades, will be performed at 8

p.m. Nov. 9 and 4 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center,

6200 Atherton St., Long Beach. The opera is based on the scandalous life

of the Duchess of Argyll. $45-$70.