MUSIC

The latest technological advances in electronic music, including high-tech instruments that will be displayed for the first time in public, will be showcased Saturday during the second annual Irvine Valley College Electric Music Festival.

Representatives from the Yamaha Corp. of America, Roland Corp., Korg USA, Kurzweil Music Systems, Peavey, Digitech, Mackie, Texture, Jim’s Music and Mission Music will be available during the all-day event to answer questions about high-tech musical instruments.

In addition to the demonstrations, author and electronic music expert Craig Anderson will give a two-hour lecture, followed by a question-and-answer session. At least one electronic music artist is expected to perform during the festival.

Tickets are $30 and cover all events and exhibits, which will be centered in the campus Student Services Center. A $5 admission fee will be charged for those wanting to see only the exhibits.

What: Irvine Valley College Electric Music Festival.

When: Saturday, Oct. 10, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Where: Irvine Valley College, 5500 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine.

Whereabouts: Take the San Diego (405) Freeway to the University Drive/Jeffrey Road off-ramp. Head east on Jeffrey Road and make a right on Irvine Center Drive. Entrance to college is on the right.

Wherewithal: $30 ticket covers all events and exhibits. A $5 admission fee will be charged for those interested only in the exhibits.

Where to call: (714) 559-3333.

LECTURE

Irvine--”We get more heated up about history than current events,” says Carlos Cortes, who will talk tonight about the national controversy surrounding the celebrations for the 500th anniversary of Columbus’ voyage.

To some, Columbus “discovered” America; others believe he unleashed a marauding horde that destroyed advanced native civilizations. “The way we teach the past tends to define relations today,” says Cortes, who says the cultural diversity of America makes discussions of history crucial. “If the United States were 100% white, you wouldn’t be having these debates,” Cortes says.

“Backing Into the Future: Columbus, Cleopatra, Custer and the Diversity Revolution” is the title of this UC Riverside history professor’s lecture. Cortes says American Indians have protested efforts to memorialize Custer, whom they see as a bloody despoiler.

Cortes works with Orange County schools to develop multicultural history lessons, trying to include the children of Columbus and the descendants of the people he “found.”

What: Multicultural history lecture.

When: Thursday, Oct. 8, at 8 p.m.

Where: Crystal Cove Auditorium, Bridge Road and Pereira Drive, UC Irvine.

Whereabouts: Take Pacific Coast Highway to Jamboree Road. Head north to University Drive. Take a right on University, then a right on Campus Drive, then a right on Bridge Road. Or take the Corona del Mar (73) Freeway to University Drive, then head east to Campus Drive, right on Bridge Road.

Wherewithal: $6 for general public, $3 for UCI students.

Where to call: (714) 856-5000.

CABARET

Newport Beach--Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand together in concert? Well, not exactly, but the Jewish Community Center of Orange County will showcase their tunes and those of other Jewish composers at a fund-raising cabaret.

Professional singers, such as Jocelyn Voldovez-Cook, who appeared in “Cats” and “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” in London, will perform alongside amateur shower-sopranos and bathtub baritones. Selections from Leonard Bernstein’s “West Side Story,” the works of George Gershwin and Jerome Kern also will be performed. Wine, appetizers and a dessert buffet will be served at the show. There will be two acts with an intermission.

What: Jewish Community Center cabaret.

When: Saturday, Oct. 10, at 7:30 p.m.

Where: Temple Bat Yahm, 1011 Camelback St., Newport Beach.

Whereabouts: Take the Pacific Coast Highway to Jamboree Road in Newport Beach. Go north and turn right on Camelback. Or take Corona del Mar (73) Freeway to Jamboree Road exit. Head south until Camelback Street, then turn left.

Wherewithal: $15 to $50

Where to call: (714) 751-0608

COMEDY

Santa Ana--Audience members will be able to toss out questions to candidates George Bush, Bill Clinton and Ross Perot on Friday night as the Orange County Crazies hold their own version of a presidential debate.

The Crazies comedy troupe will stage an evening of improvisational skits that will include a head-to-head debate of the candidates--or at least incredible simulations thereof--and other segments directed mostly by audience members.

Other than beginning the evening with an outline of each sketch, the Crazies carry on their routines based on ideas from the audience, cast member Seanie Bird said.

It’s up to the audience each night to give the characters their identity, their moods and what they’re doing in the scene.

The three-year-old comedy troupe performs the improvisational shows between its regular review shows.

The next revue, “Raiders of the Lost Orange,” opens Oct. 24.

What: Orange County Crazies.

When: Friday, Oct. 9, 8 p.m.

Where: Pacific Symphony Building, 115 E. Santa Ana Blvd., Santa Ana.

Whereabouts: Corner of Bush Street and Santa Ana Boulevard. Take the Santa Ana (I-5) Freeway and exit at Main Street. Go south one mile to Civic Center Drive and turn left. Take the first right onto Bush Street.

Wherewithal: $8 to $10.

Where to call: (714) 840-1406.

CONCERT

Cypress--At Random will give a free, lunchtime concert at Cypress College on Thursday, Oct. 15.

The trio, which plays pop music and is headed by drummer Jeff Hensley, is one of several groups scheduled to perform this month in conjunction with Music 122, a class that exposes students to different forms of music.

Although the performance is aimed at students, the public is invited to come out and enjoy the concert.

What: Concert Hour.

When: Thursday, Oct. 15, 11 a.m. to noon.

Where: Cypress College, 9200 Valley View St., Fine Arts Recital Hall, 304.

Whereabouts: From the Artesia (91) Freeway, take the Valley View exit and head south.

Wherewithal: Free.

Where to call: (714) 826-2220, Ext. 139.

ROAD RALLY

Irvine--Dozens of roadsters armed with scavenger hunt maps and car keys are expected to take to the highways Saturday in the Road Rallye Royale, a benefit for Children’s Hospital of Orange County.

The scavenger hunt, which starts at Irvine City Hall, is sponsored by the Small World Guild, one of about 14 groups that raises money for the hospital’s outpatient clinic. All proceeds will be used to provide medical care for poor children.

Using a map and a smattering of clues, participants will wind their way around the county until reaching the final destination, where they will be treated to dinner, dancing and entertainment. A silent auction also will be held and prizes will be given to the best roadsters.

What: Road Rallye Royale.

When: Saturday, Oct. 10, at 5 p.m.

Where: Begins at Irvine City Hall, 1 Civic Center Plaza.

Whereabouts: Take the San Diego (405) Freeway to the Jamboree Road exit. Head east on Jamboree. Turn right on Alton Parkway and left on Harvard Avenue.

Wherewithal: $35.

Where to call: (714) 730-7127.

STORY TIME

Are you nodding off from the same old bedtime stories?

Well, the Orange Public Library guarantees your children’s undivided attention Monday during Pajama Storytime.

Children age 2 to 7 are invited to visit the library wearing their nightclothes and carrying a favorite blanket or stuffed animal.

The roughly 40-minute story time period includes a variety of stories and rhymes, and children are encouraged to participate with librarians, who liven up their tales with finger plays and flannel story boards.

“It’s guaranteed that the children will not fall asleep,” promises children’s librarian Beth Irish.

Parents may stay in the room with their children during the reading or browse in the main part of the building. They may not leave children unaccompanied on the premises.

What: Pajama Storytime.

When: Monday, Oct. 12, at 7 p.m.

Where: Orange Public Library, Main Library, 101 N. Center St.

Whereabouts: From the Costa Mesa (55) Freeway, take the Chapman Avenue westbound exit. At Center Street, make a right and then take a quick right into the parking lot of the main library. From the Garden Grove (22) Freeway, take the Glassell Street exit. Head north on Glassell to Chapman Avenue. Head east on Chapman and at Center Street make a right turn.

Wherewithal: Free.

Where to call: (714) 288-2420.

COLLECTIBLES

Anaheim--Gift buyers looking for some different might find it at the Anaheim Dolls, Bears, Antiques and Collectibles Show and Sale at Anaheim Stadium Exhibition Center on Saturday and Sunday.

More than 100 dealers from around the country and as far away as New Zealand will be selling antique and collectible dolls and other items.

A wide variety of brands and types--from the older Madame Alexander and Effanbee dolls to the more recent Barbie and Cabbage Patch--will be sold.

Supplies, accessories and equipment--such as kilns, bear fur and doll bodies--also will be available for doll and bear artists and makers.

What: Anaheim Dolls, Bears, Antiques and Collectibles Show and Sale.

When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11.

Where: Anaheim Stadium Exhibition Center, plaza level.

Whereabouts: From the Santa Ana (I-5) or Orange (57) freeways, take the Katella Avenue exit to the stadium parking lot.

Wherewithal: $5; children 6 to 12 with parent is $2; children under 6 free.

Where to call: Anaheim Stadium event information line at (714) 254-3000.

ART LECTURE

Santa Ana--Venice-based visual artist John White will narrate a presentation of his work as the guest speaker at the Rancho Santiago College Art Forum on Monday.

White is a former performance artist who turned to the static visual media of drawing, sketching and painting as a new way of expressing himself in 1986. His art continues to contain many elements of action, narration and a sense of time and place that were prominent in his stage work.

White has taught a class at the UC Irvine since 1982 and has been an guest artist and instructor at schools in Miami, Chicago and Canada.

What: Lecture by artist John White.

When: Monday, Oct. 12, from noon to 2 p.m.

Where: Rancho Santiago College, Santa Ana.

Whereabouts: Take the Garden Grove (22) Freeway to the Bristol Street exit and head south. Enter the campus at 17th Street and follow the campus rim road left and around the campus until reaching the metered parking section. The Fine Arts Building is on the east side of the campus, and the lecture will take place in Room C-104.

Wherewithal: Free.

Where to call: (714) 564-5600.

RUMMAGE SALE

San Clemente--Rummage sales are gambles. If you buy at the the mall, you’ll get exactly what 10,000 other people already own. “Until we unpack it, we hardly know what we have,” Naomi (Bee) Kayser said as she prepared the South Coast Audubon Society’s fourth yearly rummage sale.

Kayser, one of the sale organizers, admits to offering a World War II design electric Westinghouse roaster--plug it in and you can cook the Thanksgiving turkey. And she says there’s a bubble-gum machine she’ll bring out to the sale.

There are also books, clothes, jewelry, lamps, games, linens, plants, furniture, toys and housewares. You could walk off with an antique or end up with something your neighbor just bought at Home Depot.

Pearl Sylvester and other bird-loving conservationists in the society also will sell cake and cookies at the rummage sale.

What: South Coast Audubon Society’s Rummage Sale.

When: Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 10 and 11, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Where: 1205 S. Ola Vista, San Clemente.

Whereabouts: Southbound on Interstate 5, take El Camino Real exit, follow off-ramp straight onto Valencia, then right onto Ola Vista. Or north on Interstate 5 to El Camino Real exit, take left on El Camino Real. Follow under the freeway to Valencia, make a left, and then right onto Ola Vista.

Wherewithal: Free.

Where to call: (714) 492-0047.

TRAVELOGUE

Fountain Valley--When those mutineers on the Bounty were crisscrossing the Pacific, they were trying to escape the entire world, fleeing for their lives. Long Beach adventurers Louanne Peck and Gene Carapetyan recently sailed in the Bounty’s wake just to escape the “civilized” world of car faxes, SigAlerts and traffic reports.

“We didn’t have an automobile for 2 1/2 years, and it was wonderful,” Carapetyan says. But there were some problems more serious than traffic jams. Peck says the 38-foot sailboat was washed up onto a reef in Polynesia. She, Carapetyan and a helper spent 14 hours working the boat off the reef while people on the shore took photographs of the mishap.

The two sailors will show those photographs and others--of voyages in Japan, Hawaii and the South Seas--and talk about their trip. “There are some very, very nice people out there,” Carapetyan says.

Peck and her friend did meet descendants of the Bounty crew who’ve decided not to return to “civilization.” The two sailors are already planning their next escape.

What: Travel Adventure Slide Show.

When: Friday, Oct. 9, at 7 p.m.

Where: Fountain Valley Library, 17565 Los Alamos St.

Whereabouts: Take the San Diego Freeway (405) to Brookhurst Street exit. Head north to Slater Avenue and turn right. Take Slater one block to Los Alamos Street and turn right.

Wherewithal: $5.

Where to call: (714) 962-1324.

HORSE SHOW

Costa Mesa--For those interested in showing off their equestrian skills or those content just to watch fine horsemanship, the Orange County Fairgrounds Equestrian Center will present a show featuring hunter/jumper class riding on Oct. 10 and 11.

As many as 110 entrants of all ages are expected to participate throughout both days of the competition. Cash prizes of $250 and up, ribbons and other prizes will be awarded to riders who best navigate obstacle and fence jumping courses. The show is one of 12 the center puts on each year and will be followed on Oct. 16, 17 and 18 with a Western riding competition.

Participants may enter up to the day of the show; fees range from $15 to $35 per competition.

What: Equestrian show featuring hunter/jumper class riding.

When: Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 10 and 11, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Where: Orange County Fairgrounds’ Equestrian Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa.

Whereabouts: Take the San Diego (405) Freeway to Fairview south to Arlington Drive and Arlington east to Fairgrounds Gate 5. Or take the Costa Mesa (55) Freeway to Fair Drive and go right onto Fairview Road. Turn right on Arlington and enter at Fairgrounds Gate 5.

Wherewithal: Free admission and free parking.

Where to call: (714) 641-1328. Ask for Bonnie Monary.