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SPECIAL

ORANGE COUNTY

POETRY FESTIVAL

Poets John Gardiner and Katya Giritsky will be featured at the

Gypsy Den for the Orange County Poetry Festival. There will be

performance poetry and music with a musical performance by Courtney

Montgomery. The Gypsy Den is at 2930 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. The

free event is at 8 p.m. April 1. For information, call (714) 564-6526

or (714) 549-7012.

‘WANT’

The Newport Beach Film Festival will show the Southern California

premiere of Michael Wohl’s daring feature film debut, “Want,” at 4

p.m. April 9 at Lido Theater. The film takes an unflinching and

provocative look at the dark underside of dot-com mania. Set in

Silicon Valley during the dizzying last days of 1999, “Want” follows

a hapless software engineer hiding from reality through an

increasingly dangerous sexual obsession.

BEST OF BANFF MOUNTAIN

Three hours of the “best of the best” from the 27th annual Banff

Mountain Film Festival will be screened at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the

Robert B. Moore Theatre at Orange Coast College. Tickets are $9. OCC

is at 2701 Fairview Drive in Costa Mesa. For information, call (714)

432-0202, ext. 21058.

2003 PROM FASHION SHOW

Macy’s South Coast Plaza and Seventeen magazine host a 2003 Prom

Fashion Show at 2 p.m. April 5. See the latest looks from Jessica

McClintock, Zum Zum, Blondie Nights, Rampage, Morgan and Co., Jump

and L.A. Glow modeled by girls from the National Charity League

Laguna Chapter. The fun takes place in the THISIT shop for Juniors.

For reservations, call (714) 556-0611, ext. 4231. The show is at

Macy’s South Coast Plaza’s Women’s Store, at 3333 Bristol St.

MUSIC

DAVE BRUBECK

Dave Brubeck, a legendary jazz great, will perform at 7:30 p.m.

April 3 through 6 in Founder’s Hall. The pianist and composer sold

out performances last year. Tickets are $100. Orange County

Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. For more

information, call (714) 740-7878.

‘EMPEROR’ CONCERTO

The Pacific Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Carl St.

Clair, welcomes pianist Stephen Kovacevich. He will be join the

orchestra for Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, the

“Emperor.” The orchestra will also play Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 in G

major. The concerts will be in Segerstrom Hall on April 2 and 3 at 8

p.m. Tickets are $19 to $59. Orange County Performing Arts Center,

600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. For more information, call (714)

740-7878.

ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC

Orange County Performing Arts Center in Founders Hall presents the

world’s foremost early music ensemble, which will offer a new

critical edition of Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons.” The concert is at 4

p.m. April 13. Tickets are $60. The Center is at 600 Town Center

Drive, Costa Mesa. For more information, call (714) 740-7878.

ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY

Ann Hampton Callaway is one of the most widely acclaimed

singer/songwriters working in pop and jazz today. Nominated for a

Tony Award for her starring role in the Broadway musical “Swing,”

Callaway has received national attention for her many TV appearances,

recordings, concerts and songs. Callaway brings her many talents to

Segerstrom Hall at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 4 and 5, as part

of the Pacific Symphony Pops series at the Orange County Performing

Arts Center in Costa Mesa. The concert also features guest Pops

conductor Carl Tipilow playing jazzy, up-tempo melodies on his

trademark red clarinet. Tickets are available for $80, $63, $50, $36,

and $26. For more information, call the Pacific Symphony Orchestra

Ticket Office at (714) 755-5799 or visit the Web site at

www.pacificsymphony.org.

GLENN MILLER TRIBUTE

Orange Coast College is hosting a Glenn Miller Tribute at 4 p.m.

April 13, featuring the Tex Beneke Orchestra, vocalists Herb

Jefferies and Polly Podewell and the Pied Pipers, in the Robert B.

Moore Theatre. Tickets cost from $35 to $41. OCC is at 2701 Fairview

Road, Costa Mesa. For information, call (714) 432-5880.

SOUTH COAST PLAZA’S

APRIL MUSIC

South Coast Plaza offers live music every Saturday and Sunday in

April. Sherman Fowler plays jazz on April 5. Suzanne Edwards Alford

plays country music on April 6. Fletcher Harrington plays pop music

on April 12. Marla Reid plays contemporary Christian pop on April 13.

Darryl Morris plays R&B; on April 19. Gabriel Mann plays jazz on April

20. The Push plays world music on April 26. And Kerry Getz plays pop

on April 27. All performances are at 2 p.m., except the April 6

performance, which is at 4 p.m. South Coast Plaza is at 3333 Bear

St., Costa Mesa. Call (714) 432-7854.

MUSIC AT THE TEE ROOM

The Mark Davidson Trio, with Ron Eschete on guitar, performs at 8

p.m. Fridays at the Tee Room, 3100 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. $10

cover. (949) 756-0121.

JAZZ TRIO

Gulfstream Restaurant in Newport Beach presents 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.