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Cirque du Soleil presents its hit touring show, KOOZA, the story of an innocent who enters a world of kings, thieves and other archetypal characters. KOOZA is a return to Cirque du Soleil's roots, combining classic circus acrobatics and broad slapstick clowning. Learn more...

Medieval Times is an exciting, family-friendly dinner attraction inspired by an 11th century feast and tournament. Guests are served a four-course banquet and cheer for one of six knights as they compete in the joust and other tests of skill. Expect lots of jousting, swordsmanship, thrilling hand-to-hand combat, and displays of extraordinary horsemanship as part of an exciting story set in Medieval Spain. Learn more...

Vanguard University presents Shakespeare's Kings, Lovers and Fools. This work deconstructs speeches and scenes from Shakespearean plays, including Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Hamlet and more, recasting them against the backdrop of a post-modern society and exploring the timeless themes of Shakespeare's work. Learn more...

Guests will enjoy a delicious dining experience while being entertained with an astonishing display of special effects wizardry, aerial artistry, swashbuckling swordplay and dynamic duels. The entertainment is a classic story of good vs. evil that offers the perfect blend of action, adventure, comedy and romance, along with the opportunity to interact in the adventure. Learn more...

Eddie Griffin headlines a stand-up show at the Grove of Anaheim. A hit HBO stand-up special started his career, and his outrageous, high-energy style earned him a starring role on the sitcom Malcolm and Eddie. He went on to star in Undercover Brother, John Q and Norbit. Learn more...

The Steve Miller Band headlines Cal State Fullerton's Front and Center, an annual benefit for the university's President's Scholars Program. The band had classic rock hits with "Take the Money and Run," "Abracadabra" and "The Joker." The evening also features performances by students of CSUF's award-winning Theatre and Dance department, and Criminal Minds television actress and CSUF graduate Kirsten Vangsness '96 serves as Master of Ceremonies. Learn more...

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is the story of six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups of questionable maturity, who learn that winning isn't everything and that losing doesn't necessarily make you a loser. The show's Tony Award-winning creative team has dreamt up a quirky yet charming cast of outsiders for whom a spelling bee is the one place where they can stand out and fit in at the same time. Learn more...

Actor and pianist Hershey Felder presents George Gershwin Alone at the Laguna Playhouse. Felder's fascinating portrayal of one of America's greatest composers is drawn from research into Gershwin's life and correspondence, and features Felder's expert renditions of Gershwin's music. George Gershwin Alone has played to sold-out houses on Broadway, in Los Angeles, and at theatres across the nation. Learn more...

The Pacific Symphony presents Fantastique!</i., a program highlighted by berlioz's <em>Symphonie fantastique. Carl St. Clair will conduct the Symphony in Berlioz's lushy romantic story of a young musician ensnared by hopeless love. The program also features pianist Jeffrey Biegel in the world premiere of Richard Danielpour's concerto Mirrors, as well as Beethoven's heroic Egmont Overture. Learn more...

Entertaining young and old alike for 84 years, the legendary Harlem Globetrotters bring their unique and timeless mix of basketball, comedy, athleticism and entertainment to the Honda Center of Anaheim. The Globetrotters' captivating dribbling and dunking wizardry combines with hilarious antics and fan interaction, all presented by some of the world's greatest athletes and entertainers. Learn more...

Musical Theatre West presents Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. This thrilling, Tony Award-winning musical tells the macabre, darkly funny story of a vengeful barber, a pie shop keeper, and their reign of terror in Victorian London. Learn more...

Home to more than 12,500 ocean animals, representing nearly 500 species, the Aquarium of the Pacific celebrates the planet's largest and most diverse body of water: the Pacific Ocean. Celebrating its tenth anniversary, this world-class aquarium features a wide array of hands-on activites, live and video presentations, and more. During Shark Summer, see and touch sharks and rays, and see growing shark embryos in the Shark Zone activity area. Learn more...

Bring the family to Concourse Entertainment Center for unlimited bowling and a buffet brunch on Sunday mornings. Shoe rentals are included for every bowler. The Kingpin's Bar and Grill will feature a Bloody Mary Bar for $4 each, Mimosas for just $2 each and pink champagne specials. Learn more...

Orange County Theater Company presents The Women, a venomous comedy by Clare Booth Luce about Manhattan socialites who casually urge each other into self-destruction for their own amusement. Having no other occupation, the "women" of the title manipulate each other to create the gossip that keeps them entertained. The Women is wickedly catty with a biting social commentary particular to its time, but modern women will recognize the aspects of the story that ring true to this day. Learn more...

Troy Maxson was once a baseball star in the Negro League, but is now a garbage collector fighting for promotion and in middle age, with scaled down dreams. As he struggles to hold on to his dignity and his family, Troy puts up fences between himself and those he most wants to protect -- his son, his wife, his friend -- who all see the world through different, more hopeful, eyes. August Wilson's Fences chronicles the black experience in the 1950s. Learn more...

Promote a healthy, beautiful lifestyle by treating yourself to a relaxing, therapeutic massage, an accupressure facial, or other specialized treatments from this peaceful hideaway off the beaten path. Learn more...

Newport Landing's Catalina Island Whale & Dolphin Cruise offers a day full of ocean adventures. Departing from Newport Beach, the all-day cruise is spent viewing all types of whales and dolphins on the way to Catalina Island and back. Learn more...

Sarah and Bob are on a blind date, but each has brought along with them all the "baggage" they have accumulated over the years from previous relationships. Their pasts unfold as they reveal themselves to each other. This touching comedy is the perfect "date night" show. Learn more...

View giant blue whales during the summer and fall months and the annual grey whale migration bringing tens of thousands of grey whales along the coast during the winter and spring months. Huge pods of several species of dolphin are very common as are the resident sea lions. With a 96% success rate, almost every cruise has many viewing opportunities. An added plus is picturesque coastal backdrops of Newport Beach, Laguna Beach and Huntington Beach. Learn more...

Staged Cinema Productions Presents One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, a theatrical dramatization of the best-selling novel and Oscar-winning film. When Randle P. McMurphy fakes insanity and is transferred from a prison work farm to a mental institution, the whole place is turned on its head. An epic power struggle arises between Randle and the steely Nurse Ratched for ultimate control over the fate of the patients. Learn more...

Lyric soprano Kathleen Battle and pianist Olga Kern perform together for the first time. Known for her emotional range, Battle is one of America's most renowned sopranos. Kern is the first woman to have won the Gold Medal at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 30 years. Their program will feature Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Schubert and African-American spirituals. Learn more...

Tyler Johnes, a self-obsessed movie star, is finally nominated for an Oscar -- but dies the night before the awards. Outraged at his bad luck and determined to know if he wins, he bargains with a heavenly gatekeeper to return to earth for the big night. And The Winner Is is a wildly twisting tale of Hollywood, the afterlife, and how we are judged. Learn more...

Fontana's Auto Club Speedway hosts the Auto Club 500. The season's first West Coast event in the Sprint Cup Series will attract some of the world's greatest drivers, including four-time consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and fan favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr. Learn more...

Baron Davis, Eric Gordon and the Los Angeles Clippers host the Utah Jazz. Led by point guard Deron Williams and burly power forward Carlos Boozer, the Jazz are always a tough team to beat. Learn more...

MUZEO shows off an exhibition of hundreds of brilliantly colored frogs. Visitors will be eyeball-to-eyeball with these colorful creatures. The experience will completely change the way visitors look at frogs and our eco-system. Guests will be able to view delicate tree frogs, fat bullfrogs, strange horned frogs, giant toads, and elegant dart poison frogs. This is a hands-on, minds-on discovery that explores all aspects of the spectacular world of frogs. Learn more...

The 10th Anniversary Newport Beach Jazz Party welcomes fans of mainstream jazz from all over the country and the world to Marriott Newport Beach Hotel & Spa for three days and four nights of music and celebration. The weekend features six big bands including the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, the Sinatraland Orchestra, Ken Peplowski's Big Band Music of Benny Goodman and more. See the full event description for more information. Learn more...

Created by the same team that brought George Gershwin Alone to life, Monsieur Chopin begins at Frédéric Chopin's salon at 9 Square d'Orléans in Paris. Considered by his contemporaries, and now by history, as the true "Poet of the Piano," Monsieur Chopin features some of the pianist-composer's most beautiful and enduring music. Learn more...

Murder on the High C's pays tribute to the golden age of mystery writing within the framework of a farcical musical comedy. The heart of the tale is the clever puzzle of a plot, but the mood is lightened with toe-tapping musical numbers. On-the-ball audience members can attempt to follow the clues and figure out the culprit before all is revealed. Step aboard the S.S. Van Dine for an evening of music, mirth, and mystery. Learn more...

The OC Pavilion presents All Shook Up, a new musical comedy based on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and built around over 20 Elvis Presley songs. In 1955, a mysterious leather-jacketed, guitar-playing stranger shakes up a town and steals one girl's heart, to the sounds of "Heartbreak Hotel," "Love Me Tender," "Don't Be Cruel" and more classic tunes. Learn more...

The Sacramento Kings face Chris Kaman, Baron Davis and the Los Angeles Clippers in Saturday night NBA action. Coach Paul Westphal's Kings have been a surprise, led by exciting point guard and Rookie of the Year candidate Tyreke Evans. Learn more...

The waters off of Dana Point are a gray whale-watching arena and Dana Wharf Sportfishing's boat captains are masters at spotting the fabulous mammals. During the 2-hour voyage, captains provide engaging narrative, with facts and anecdotes that entertain and inform. Dana Wharf has an 85% success rate in spotting marine mammals and guarantees that passengers will see whales or multiple dolphins, or they ride again free. Learn more...

Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye is a story about the tragic life of a young black girl in 1940's Ohio. With rich language and bold vision, this powerful adaptation of an American classic explores the crippling toll that a legacy of racism has taken on a community, a family and an innocent girl. Learn more...

This brand-new musical chronicles Ginger's rise up the ladder of show business, from vaudeville dancer to one of Hollywood's biggest stars. Her dancing partnership with Fred Astaire made her the darling of the movie musical, but she desired to be recognized as an actress and won an Oscar for her portrayal as "Kitty Foyle." Learn more...

The beautiful Cafe Sevilla invites guests to come and enjoy a magical evening of Spanish and Gypsy flamenco dance, a delicious three-course meal, and an atmosphere of European elegance and Mediterranean spirit. This complete flamenco performance includes dancers, singers, percussionists and guitarists. Learn more...

The high-flying Atlanta Hawks come to the STAPLES Center to challenge Baron Davis, Eric Gordon and the Clippers. Led by versatile shooting guard Joe Johnson, rugged big man Al Horford, and the staggeringly athletic Josh Smith, the Clippers have been surprising contenders at the top of the Eastern Conference this year. Learn more...

OC Roller Girls was founded to provide women with an environment that enhances personal growth and development through sport -- and that sport is a fast-paced, attitude-filled, hard-hitting roller derby. See the event details for specific bout information. Learn more...

The NASCAR Nationwide Series comes to Fontana, as Auto Club Speedway hosts the Stater Bros. 300. This race features many of the top NNS and Sprint Cup stars, including the historic NASCAR debut of Danica Patrick. Learn more...

tick, tick...BOOM was originally presented as a "rock monologue" entitled Boho Days and performed by composer/lyricist Jonathan Larson as an autobiographical look at his dream of leaving his mark on the musical theater landscape. After Larson's untimely death, his college friend and producing partner Victoria Leacock enlisted David Auburn, author of the Pulitzer prize-winning play Proof as a "script consultant." Auburn studied Larson's various drafts of the show and restructured the monologue into a three person show. Learn more...

Imagine yourself at a feast hosted by a royal wizard. Saucy serving wenches bring you hearty food, tempting beverages, and their unique sense of humor. Meanwhile, Merlin the Magician provides an evening of entertainment, magic and comedy. Dinner is included in the ticket price. Learn more...

Watch the sun go down before enjoying a romantic three-course dinner prepared fresh on-board by Hornblower's chefs. Then dance to live music or watch the Newport Beach sights drift by from the outdoor decks. This dinner cruise includes ever-changing water views, DJ entertainment, a boarding glass of champagne, a delicious three-course seated meal and award-winning service. Learn more...

The Long Beach Playhouse presents Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, Our Town. Wilder's classic portrait of small-town life in New Hampshire's Grover's Corners has resonated with generations of Americans with its depiction of the magnificence of the individual moments that make up our everyday lives. Learn more...

Audiences don't need to worry about keeping quiet at this showing of Sound of Music. Audiences are encouraged to sing along with the film as loud as they like. It is even subtitled with the lyrics for those who don't have them memorized yet. Audiences are encouraged to get into the spirit of the event and dress as their favorite character. No one is going to make you sing though, even those who just want to watch are welcome! Learn more...

The famed Edmonton Oilers come to Honda Center to take on the hometown Anaheim Ducks in professional hockey action. This battle between past winners of the Stanley Cup is sure to be an exciting contest. Learn more...

STAGEStheatre presents Ken Ludwig's hilarious Lend Me a Tenor. Nominated for seven Tony Awards and six Drama Desk Awards, this broad comedy follows Henry Saunders, a Cleveland opera impresario, as he fumbles his way through this comedy of errors to ensure that the show does indeed go on. The 1934 opera gala fundraiser is a chain of disasters, resulting in mistaken identities and double entendres galore, as anything that can go wrong does so with a bang. Learn more...

Beginning in the mid-'70s and traveling backward to the time of the space race, Merrily We Roll Along follows three friends--Frank, Mary and Charley--in the pursuit of their Broadway dreams. Featuring the songs "Not A Day Goes By," "Old Friends," "Good Thing Going" and, of course, "Merrily We Roll Along," the musical takes audiences on a trip through the rivalries, jealousies, triumphs and failures of these friends from 1976 to 1957. Learn more...

Baron Davis, Eric Gordon, Chris Kaman and the L.A. Clippers play their only home game this season against the Detroit Pistons. The veteran Pistons are still led by Rip Hamilton and Tayshaun Price, alongside emerging point guard Rodney Stuckey and high-scoring guard Ben Gordon. Learn more...

Hailing from South Africa, the 25-member Soweto Gospel Choir blends traditional, tribal and modern African gospel with Western spiritual sounds. They've won two Grammy Awards, and had multiple no. 1 albums on the Billboard World Music charts. Learn more...

The Carpenter Performing Arts Center welcomes Scrap Arts Music. Five athletic musicians play over 140 invented instruments in this wildly theatrical, adrenaline-laced power percussion performance rooted in street performance, jazz, and world music traditions. Learn more...

One More Productions proudly presents Hearts for the Arts, a musical review of Broadway's most memorable song and dance numbers. Friday's performance will be followed by a complimentary catered champagne reception. Saturday's performance is preceded by a Silent Auction featuring appetizers and wine. Sunday's performance is followed by desserts and champagne. Learn more...