* Submit AFTER HOURS items to the...

* Submit AFTER HOURS items to the Daily Pilot, 1375 Sunflower Ave.,

Costa Mesa, CA 92626; by fax to (714) 966-4679; or by calling (714)

966-4625.

APRIL 23

HAWAI’I BEAUTY

A panoramic four-concert series celebrating ancient and modern

Hawai’I, with each concert featuring a distinct style honoring the

vibrant range of music and dance, will end with Hapa Maui: The

Blow-Out. Contemporary innovations of traditional Hawaiian music

featuring Nathan Aweau, Barry Flanagan and Charles Ka’upu. There are

two shows: one at 5 p.m. and another at 8:30 p.m. at The Barclay

Theater, 4242 Campus Dr., UC Irvine campus. Tickets cost $38.

Information: (949) 854-4646 or https://www.thebarclay.org.

APRIL 23 -- 24

‘NIGHT, MOTHER’

Marsha Norman’s drama that explores grief and loss of hope during

a mother and daughter’s last night together is being performed by

Orange Coast College’s Repertory Theatre Company at 8 p.m. Friday and

Saturday and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday in the college’s drama lab

studio, 2701 Fairview Rd., Costa Mesa. Tickets are $7 in advance and

$8 at the door. Information: (714) 432-5880.

APRIL 28 -- 30

“ANYTHING GOES”

Newport Harbor HighSchool is proud to present this musical comedy

by Guy Bolto, P.G. Wodehouse, Howard Lindsay and Russell Grouse, with

music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The show will be performed at 7 p.m.

Thursday through Saturday with an additional 2 p.m. performance on

Saturday at Costa Mesa High School Lyceum Theatre, 2650 Fairview Rd.,

Costa Mesa. Tickets are $5 with a student ID, $10 at the door, and

$20 for reserved orchestra seats. Information: (949) 515-6341.

APRIL 29

BEBE NEUWIRTH

The Emmy and Tony award-winner Bebe Neuwirth will perform songs by

Kurt Weill and the musical theater team of John Kander and Fred Ebb.

Most know Neuwirth as Frasier Crane’s uptight ex-wife, Lilith

Sternin, from the TV series “Cheers,” but the singer/dancer/actress

is also a celebrated Broadway performer. The show begins at 8 p.m. in

Segerstrom Hall at the Orange county Performing Arts Center, 600 Town

Center Dr., Costa Mesa. Tickets to the performance cost $36 -- $66.

Information: (714) 556-2787.

APRIL 29 -- 30

42nd ANNUAL STUDENT DANCE CONCERT

Orange Coast College’s dance department will host its 42nd annual

Student Dance Concert at 8 p.m. in the college’s Robert B. Moore

Theatre, 2701 Fairview Rd., Costa Mesa. Tickets will be sold at the

door for $13. Information: (714) 432-5880.

MAY 5 -- 8

“OTHELLO”

William Shakespeare’s classic tragedy of love and betrayal will be

staged by Orange Coast College’s theatre department. The production,

directed by the college’s theatre arts professor Alex Golson, will be

performed at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday in

the Drama Lab Theatre, 2701 Fairview Rd., Costa Mesa. Tickets are $8

in advance and $10 at the door. Information: (714) 432-5880.

MAY 6 -- 7

DIANNE REEVES AND TERENCE BLANCHARD

The Blue Note artists will team up for two nights of jazz at 7:30

p.m. and 9:30 p.m. at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600

Town Center Dr., Costa Mesa. Tickets are $66 for the 7:30 show and

$64 for the 9:30 show. Information: (714) 556-2787 or

https://www.ocpac.org.

MAY 7

BAROQUE VIRTUOSITY”

Orange Coast College is holding a spring concert by the college’s

Symphony Orchestra. Under the baton of music professor Ricardo Soto,

the symphony will perform Bach’s Cantata 106 and Cantata 51.

Guitarist Richard Glenn will join the concert in presenting Georg

Phillipp Telemann’s Guitar Concerto in G. The concert begins at 8

p.m. in the Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Rd., Costa Mesa.

Tickets will be sold at the door for $10. Information: (714)

432-5880.

MAY 11

POETRY READING AND LIVE MUSIC

Poets Beth McIlvaine and Carrie Seitzinger, with original music by

Bryn Cartwright, will read and perform original material at 8 p.m. at

Alta Coffee House, 506 31st St., Newport Beach. Open readers and

musicians are also welcome. Information: (714) 564-6526 or (949)

675-0233.

MAY 12 -- 15

“OTHELLO”

William Shakespeare’s classic tragedy of love and betrayal will be

staged by Orange Coast College’s theatre department. The production,

directed by the college’s theatre arts professor Alex Golson, will be

performed at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday in

the Drama Lab Theatre, 2701 Fairview Rd., Costa Mesa. Tickets are $8

in advance and $10 at the door. Information: (714) 432-5880.

MAY 13

‘CHINATOWN’

Orange Coast College’s film series presents an introduction and

discussion of the film led by H. Arthur Taussig, followed by a

screening of the film itself. The event starts at 6:30 p.m. in the

Fine Arts room 119, 2701 Fairview Rd., Costa Mesa. Tickets cost $6

for adults and $5 for seniors 60 and over. Information: (714)

432-5880 or https://www.occ tickets.com.

MAY 18 -- 22

ONE-ACT PLAY FESTIVAL

Twelve one-act plays, many of them original, will be performed

during Orange Coast College’s annual spring one-act play festival,

which will be held at 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and at 2 p.m.

and 7 p.m. Sunday, in the college’s Drama Lab Studio, 2701 Fairview

Rd., Costa Mesa. Tickets are $7 in advance and $8 at the door.

Information: (714) 432-5880.

MAY 27 -- JUNE 26

‘BREATH OF SPRING’

Ah, the British have a way with farces! When a maid with a shady

past is suspected of stealing a mink sole, a former Army major and

several other lodgers of a boarding house endeavor to return the fur

without being caught. They take such delight in the secretive scheme

that they form a syndicate for stealing and returning furs, all for

the excitement of the adventure. Written by Peter Coke and directed

by Terri Miller Schmidt, the play will be performed at 8 p.m.

Thursday through Saturday and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Newport

Theatre Arts Center, 2501 Cliff Dr., Newport Beach. Tickets are $20

opening night and $15 every other show. Information: (949) 631-0288.

MAY 27

“THE BIG COMBO”

Orange Coast College’s film series presents an introduction and

discussion of the film led by H. Arthur Taussig, followed by a

screening of the film itself. The event starts at 6:30 p.m. in the

Fine Arts room 119, 2701 Fairview Rd., Costa Mesa. Tickets cost $6

for adults and $5 for seniors 60 and over. Information: (714)

432-5880 or https://www.occ tickets.com.

ONGOING

CHILDREN

STARLIGHT STORIES

Children 3 to 7 years old are invited to participate in songs and

finger-puppet plays at 7 p.m. Mondays at the Costa Mesa Library, 1855

Park Ave. Information: (949) 646-8845.

PJs AND BOOKS

A children’s story time is presented at 7 p.m. Mondays and at

10:30 a.m. Saturdays at the Newport Beach Central Library, 1000

Avocado Ave. Children may wear pajamas to the evening sessions. Free.

Information: (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. Information: (714) 444-0226.

STORY TIME

A children’s story time is held at 10 a.m. Wednesdays and 10:15

a.m. Fridays at Borders Books, Music and Cafe at South Coast Plaza,

3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. Free. Information: (714) 432-7854.