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Art

* “Between Reality and Abstraction: California Art at the End of the Century” opens with a reception at the Irvine Fine Arts Center, 14321 Yale Ave. 7-9 p.m. Free. Ends March 14. (949) 724-6880.

Dance

* The Jigsaw Dance Collective presents “Pieces ‘99” at the Curtis Theatre, 1 Civic Center Circle, Brea. 8 tonight. $8-$10. (714) 990-7722.

Jazz/Blues

* Jazz singer Mavis Staples presents a tribute to Mahalia Jackson at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive. 8 tonight. $18-$22. (949) 854-4646.

* John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Blue Mama and Blue Spirit play at the Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 8 tonight. $18.50-$20.50. (949) 496-8930.

Country & Folk

* Guitarist Muriel Anderson and cellist Julie Adams play at Shade Tree Stringed Instruments, 28062-D Forbes Road, Laguna Niguel. 7:30 tonight. $15. (949) 364-5270. Story, F2.

Film

* “The Tin Drum” (1979), directed by Volker Schlondorff, will screen at the Student Center/Crystal Cove Auditorium, Campus Drive and Pereira Road, UC Irvine. 7 and 9 tonight. $2.50-$4.50. (949) 824-5588.

* “Picture Bride” (1995), by Kayo Hatta, screens in the Science Math Building at Saddleback College, 28000 Marguerite Parwkay, Mission Viejo. 7 tonight. Free. (949) 582-4656.

Stage

* The Laguna Playhouse Youth Theater production of “Beauty and the Beast” opens at the Moulton Theater, 606 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach. 7:30 tonight. $11-$14. Through Feb. 14. (949) 497-2787.

* The Grove Theater Center production of “The Odd Couple,” by Neil Simon, continues through Feb. 21 at the Gem Theater, 12852 Main St., Garden Grove. 8 tonight. $18.50-$22.50. (714) 741-9555.

* “Barrio Everyman,” by Ron Conboy, continues through Feb. 27 at Alternative Repertory Theatre, 125 N. Broadway, Santa Ana. 8 tonight. $22-$25. (714) 836-7929.

Family

* The Flying U Rodeo opens at the Arrowhead Pond, 2695 E. Katella Ave., Anaheim. 7 tonight. $9.50-$30, includes a dance after the show. Through Sunday. (714) 704-2500.

* Los Alamitos Community Services sponsors swing and ballroom dancing at the Los Alamitos Community Center, 10911 Oak St. 8:30 tonight. $3. (562) 430-1073.

--Compiled by Ken Williams