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SPECIAL
MOVIES ON THE BEACH
The Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort Hotel will show movies on the
beach every Friday and Saturday during the summer. Showings will
begin at dusk. The film schedule is as follows: “Raiders of the Lost
Ark” today, “Max Keeble’s Big Move” on Friday and “Jurassic Park III”
on July 27. Newport Dunes is at 1131 Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach.
Admission is free, $7 for parking. (800) 765-7661.
MUSIC
FAIR CONCERT SERIES
The Orange County Fair Concert Series will feature The Fab Four
today, Keith Urban on Sunday, the O.C. Supertones on Monday, The
Guess Who on Tuesday, Styx on Wednesday, Boz Scaggs on Thursday,
Heart on Friday, Collin Raye on July 27 and Lynyrd Skynyrd on July
28. All concerts are at 8:30 p.m. in the latimes.com Theater, 88 Fair
Drive, Costa Mesa. The concert is free with fair admission, though
reserved seating is available for $10. General fair admission is $7,
$6 for seniors, $3 for children 6 to 12, and free for children 5 and
younger. (714) 708-3247.
SHEILA E.
Sheila E. and the E-Train will take part in Fashion Island’s
Summer Concert Series at 6 p.m. Wednesday. The free concert will take
place at the Newport Beach shopping center’s Bloomingdale’s
Courtyard. Reserved seating is available for $15. (949) 721-2000.
KODO
The Orange County Performing Arts Center will present, with Clear
Channel Entertainment, a performance by Japanese drum group Kodo at 8
p.m. Aug. 8 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 8808 Irvine Center
Drive, Irvine. $13.25-$78.25. (714) 556-ARTS.
GERSHWIN’S GREATS
The Pacific Symphony Orchestra will present a “Summer Series:
Gershwin’s All-Time Greats” at 8 p.m. Aug. 10 at the Verizon Wireless
Amphitheater, 8808 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine. $19-$72. Half-price
for children younger than 14. (714) 755-5788.
JAZZ TRIO
Gulfstream Restaurant in Newport Beach will present a jazz trio
Sunday through Wednesday as regular entertainment at 850 Avocado
Ave., Newport Beach. Hours are 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday and 6 to 10 p.m.
Monday through Wednesday. (949) 718-0188.
WEEKLY JAM
The Studio Cafe presents Monday Night Jams from 7 to 11 p.m. every
week. “Wanted” musicians include guitar players, bass players,
singers, drummers, keyboardists and others at 100 Main St., Newport
Beach. Free. (949) 675-7760.
MUSIC AT THE ANNEX
Musical acts perform at 5 p.m. Sundays at the Pierce Street Annex,
330 17th St., Costa Mesa. Free. (949) 646-8500.
MUSIC AT THE GRILL
The Bluewater Grill offers live music on Friday and Saturday
nights. Greg Morgan, Nick Peper and Kelly Gordien (known as MPG) will
perform classic rock, R&B; and swing at 8:30 p.m. Fridays. Marvin
Gregory and MPG will perform classic rock, swing and R&B; at 8:30 p.m.
Saturdays. The restaurant is located at 630 Lido Park Drive, Newport
Beach. Free admission. (949) 675-3474.
MUSIC AT THE PELICAN
The Rusty Pelican offers the music of Common Ground from Wednesday
through Sunday. The band will perform from 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesday and
Thursday, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 to 6
p.m. Sunday. The restaurant is at 2735 W. Coast Highway, Newport
Beach. Free. (949) 642-3431.
WEEKEND BLUES
Anthony’s Riverboat Restaurant in Newport Beach will present The
Balboa Blues on Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons.
The program will feature jazz and classic rock tunes for dining and
dancing. Anthony’s is at 151 E. Coast Highway. (949) 673-3425.
POP-ROCK AND 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.
Free. (949) 675-1922.
SATURDAY NIGHT R&B;
Gerald Ishibashi and the Stone Bridge Band play 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 group plays big band tunes from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Fridays at Oasis Senior Center, 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar.
$4. (949) 644-3244.
STAGE
‘BIG RIVER’
The Trilogy Playhouse will present “Big River” through Sunday at
2930 Bristol St., Building C-106, Costa Mesa. Show times are 3:30
and 7:30 p.m. today and 5 p.m. Sunday. $15 or $17. (714) 957-3347,
Ext. 1.
‘STONE SOUP’
Orange Coast College’s Theatre Department will present David
Scaglione’s “Stone Soup,” based on a children’s folk story, through
today at the Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa.
Show time is 2 p.m. . $4 or $5. (714) 432-5880.
ONE-ACT FUN
Orange Coast College’s Repertory Theatre Company will present its
One-Act Play Festival today and Sunday and July 27-28 at OCC’s Drama
Lab Theatre at 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Show times are 8 p.m.
Saturdays and Sundays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Works to be featured
include contemporary and classic pieces. $5. (714) 432-5640, Ext. 1.
‘SUPERSONIC SHAKESPEARE’
Orange Coast College will present “Supersonic Shakespeare,” a
two-play comedy, Friday and July 27 and Aug. 2-3 at the Drama Lab
Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Show times are 5:30 p.m.
Friday; 2 and 5:30 p.m. July 27; 5:30 and 8 p.m. Aug. 2; 2, 5:30 and
8 p.m. Aug. 3. The work is a medley of “The Comedy of Errors” and Tom
Stoppard’s “The 15-Minute Hamlet.” $5. (714) 432-5640; Ext. 1.
‘PHANTOM OF THE OPERA’
The Orange County Performing Arts Center will present Andrew Lloyd
Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera” July 31 through Aug. 25 at
Segerstrom Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Show times
between July 31 and Aug. 4 are 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; 2
p.m. Thursday, Saturday and Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Show times
Aug. 6-25 are 8 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2
and 7:30 p.m. Aug. 11 and 18; 2 and 8 p.m. Aug. 22; 2 p.m. Aug. 25.
$16.50 -- $68. (714) 556-ARTS.
LATINO PLAYWRIGHTS
South Coast Repertory’s 17th annual Hispanic Playwrights Project
will present “California Scenarios,” five short plays directed by
Juliette Carrillo, beginning with previews Thursday . Performances,
which will end Aug. 4, will take place at the Isamu Noguchi
California Scenario, behind the Comerica Bank building at 611 Anton
Blvd. Previews will be at 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday . Performances
will be at 8 p.m. July 27, 28, 30, 31 and Aug. 1-4. Preview tickets
are $10. Regular performance tickets are $15-$25. (714) 708-5555.
THE BARD AT LIGHT SPEED
“Supersonic Shakespeare,” a two-play piece featuring “The
15-Minute Hamlet” and a 45-minute version of “The Comedy of Errors,”
will be staged by Orange Coast College’s Repertory Theatre Company on
Friday and July 27 and Aug. 2-3. Performances will be held at 5:30
p.m. Friday ; 2 and 5:30 p.m. July 27; 5:30 and 8 p.m. Aug. 2; and 2,
5:30 and 8 p.m. Aug. 3. The show will be held in the Drama Lab
Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. $5. (714) 432-5640, Ext. 1.
ART
BOLD STROKES
“Mediterranean Colorscapes,” a free exhibit of landscape and
seascape paintings by Marlyse Ruess, will be on display at the
Newport Beach Central Library through July 31. The Newport Beach
Central Library is at 1000 Avocado Ave. (949) 717-3801
VERY MODERN ART
The Orange County Museum of Art will present the 2002 California
Biennial exhibition through Sept. 8 at 850 San Clemente Drive,
Newport Beach. The works are a reflection of artistic ideas and
styles. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. $5
for adults, $4 for seniors and students, and free for members and
children younger than 16. (949) 759-1122.
DOG PARADE
Artwork by Ellen Rose and Dobromir Manev “Manu” will be exhibited
at the Bayside Restaurant, 900 Bayside Drive, Newport Beach, through
September. The show features Rose’s “pooch portraits,” and was
curated by Studio Gallery in Irvine. Free. (949) 721-1222.
DANCE
WHAT A ‘DREAM’
Italian dance troupe Aterballetto will perform “A Midsummer
Night’s Dream” to the music of Elvis Costello today at the Orange
County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.
Show times are 8 p.m. July 19-20. $15-$55. (714) 740-7878.
DOIN’ CHOREOGRAPHY
Ballet Pacifica will present the “Pacifica Choreographic Project,”
an opportunity to see works-in-progress by new choreographers, at 8
p.m. July 27 at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive,
Irvine. $22-$55. (949) 854-4646.
FLAMENCO FEST
The Irvine Barclay Theatre will present the Compania Juana Amaya
as part of the New World Flamenco Festival Aug. 9-11 at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. Show times are 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday and 6 p.m. Sunday. $28-$38. (949) 854-4646.
SENIOR BALLROOM
Ballroom dancing to the music of the Costa Mesa Music Makers is
offered from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Costa Mesa Senior Center,
695 W. 19th St. $4. (949) 548-3884.
DANSCENE STUDIO
Ballroom dancing is offered at 8 p.m. on the first Friday of each
month at Danscene Studio, 2980 McClintock Way, Costa Mesa. $10. (714)
641-8688.
ARGENTINE TANGO
Tango dancing is offered from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. on the first
Saturday of each month at Danscene Studio, 2980 McClintock Way, Costa
Mesa. (714) 641-8688.
KIDS
PUPPET SHOWS
Children entering first through sixth grades are invited to “Tiger
and Mousedeer, Jackal and Hedgehog” at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the
Newport Beach Central Library. The free puppet show will be repeated
at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mariners Branch Library and 10:30 a.m.
Thursday at Balboa Branch. The Newport Beach Central Library is at
1000 Avocado Ave., the Mariners Branch is at 2005 Dover Drive, the
Balboa Branch is at 100 E. Balboa Blvd. (949) 717-3801 or
www.newportbeachlibrary.org.
STARLIGHT STORIES
Children 3 to 7 are invited to 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
A children’s story time is presented at 7 p.m. Mondays and 10:30
a.m. Saturdays at the Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado
Ave. Children may wear pajamas to the evening sessions. Free. (949)
717-3801.
WEEKLY STORYTELLER
A children’s story time is held at 10:45 a.m. Wednesdays at Barnes
& Noble Booksellers at Metro Pointe, 901-B South Coast Drive, Costa
Mesa. (714) 444-0226.
STORY TIME
A children’s story time will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesdays and
10:15 a.m. Fridays at Borders Books & Music at South Coast Plaza,
3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. Free. (714) 432-7854.
BOOKS
GROUP FICTION
The Fiction Book Group meets at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of
each month at Barnes & Noble Booksellers at Fashion Island, 953
Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. Free. (949) 759-0982.
OPRAH BOOK CLUB
The Oprah Book Club discusses Oprah Winfrey’s most recent
selections at 7 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month at Barnes &
Noble Booksellers at Fashion Island, 953 Newport Center Drive,
Newport Beach. (949) 759-0982.
DINING/TASTING
GUEST VINTNERS
Vintners from Wattle Creek Winery of Sonoma California will guest
speak at Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse starting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at
455 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. The event will be a wine
dinner. $80 per person. (949) 720-9633.
SUNSET DINNERS
The Rusty Pelican offers Sunset Dinners at 4 to 5:15 p.m. Monday
through Friday at 2735 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. $10-$15.
(949) 642-3431.
SUNDAY BRUNCH
The Rusty Pelican offers Sunday Brunch from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
every Sunday at 2735 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. $8-$15. (949)
642-3431.
TWILIGHT DINING
A twilight dining menu, featuring dishes such as chicken
parmigiana and calamari picante at reduced prices, is held from 5 to
6 p.m. weekdays and 4 to 6 p.m. Sundays at Villa Nova Restaurant,
3131 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. (949) 642-7880.
WINE TASTINGS
Hi-Time Wine Cellars offers wine tastings from 4:30 to 8 p.m.
Fridays and 1:30 to 8 p.m. Saturdays. (949) 650-8463.
SUNDAY BRUNCH
A Sunday brunch, featuring international seafood and salad
buffets, roasts carved to order and breakfast favorites, is held from
10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sutton Place Hotel, 4500 MacArthur Blvd.,
Newport Beach. $30; $40 with champagne. (949) 476-2001.
CLUBS
ALTA COFFEE
Musical acts perform at 8:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays at
Alta Coffee House, 506 31st St., Newport Beach. (949) 675-0233.
ATRIUM MARQUIS
A variety of live music is presented daily at the Atrium’s
Airporter Club, 18700 MacArthur Blvd., Irvine. (949) 833-2770.
BIRRAPORETTI’S
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.
BISTRO 201
Jazz is played at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 11 a.m. Sundays
at Bistro 201, 3333 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. (949) 631-1551.
DIN DIN AT BAMBOO TERRACE
Instrumental music is performed after 9 p.m. Thursdays and pop and
rock is presented after 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at Din Din at
the Bamboo Terrace, 1773 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. (949) 645-5550.
DURTY NELLY’S
Live music is performed at 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at
Nelly’s, 2915 Red Hill Ave., Costa Mesa. (714) 957-1951.
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