BRIEFLY IN THE NEWS

On Thursday, “Thursdays at Night” at the Newport Beach Central Public

Library will present the Readers Repertory Theater’s production of “The

Children’s Hour” by Lillian Hellman.

A mean-spirited student at a private school sets a scandal in motion

in the suspenseful drama. During the course of the play, the lives of two

teachers are turned upside down.

On Oct. 26, the library will present Middle Eastern dance with

Angelika Nemeth and her Middle Eastern Dance Ensemble. The program will

include a demonstration and slide show featuring three exotic dances.

Both events will take place from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the central

library’s Friends Meeting Room. The library is at 1000 Avocado Ave.,

Newport Beach. Both events are free to the public and no registration is

required.