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Jazz/Blues

* Brian Barrett plays at Sid’s, 445 N. Newport Blvd., Newport Beach. 9 tonight. Free. (949) 650-7427.

* The Don Miller Orchestra plays at Birraporetti’s at South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. 8 tonight. Free. (714) 850-9090.

* The John Peace Super Big Band plays at Steamers Cafe, 138 W. Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton. 8 tonight. Two-item minimum. (714) 871-8800.

* Walter Lakota & the David Alcantar Duo play at Mama Gina’s Ristorante, 251 E. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. 8 tonight. Free. (949) 673-9500.

Pop/Rock

* Act of Faith and Lullaby Diary play at Linda’s Doll Hut, 107 S. Adams St., Anaheim. 9 tonight. $3. (714) 586-1286.

Country

* Gary Morris performs a Christmas concert at the Crazy Horse Steak House, 1580 Brookhollow Drive, Santa Ana. 7:30 and 10:15 tonight. $35.50-$42.50. Also Tuesday. (714) 549-1512.

Art

* “The Spirit of Winter,” work by 12 painters and photographers from Orange County, continues through Jan. 3 at the Cypress Community Gallery, 5700 Orange Ave. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. today. Free. (714) 229-6780.

* Blown and constructed glass objects, paintings and drawings by Therman Statom are on view through Jan. 3 at

the Orange County Museum of Art’s South Coast Plaza Gallery, 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. today. Free. (714) 662-3366.

Events

* The Huntington Harbour Cruises of Lights, narrated boat tours through the decorated channels of Huntington Harbour, continue today and Tuesday with parking and shuttle from the Huntington Harbour Mall, Algonquin Street and Warner Avenue, Huntington Beach. 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. $4.50-$10. Benefits the Philharmonic Society of Orange County. (714) 840-7542.

Dance

* Ballet Repertory Theatre dances “The Nutcracker” at Golden West College’s Main Stage Theatre, 15744 Goldenwest St., Huntington Beach. 7 tonight. $10-$12. (714) 895-8150.

Upcoming

* Dokken and Brat Prince play rock Tuesday at the Galaxy Concert Theatre, 3503 S. Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana. 8 p.m. $25-$27. (714) 957-0600.

Changes

* Cellist Janos Starker will replace violinist Nigel Kennedy with the Pacific Symphony in concerts March 3 and 4 at the Orange County Performing Arts Center in Costa Mesa. Kennedy asked to be released from a number of American concerts to play a world premiere by Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina with the Vienna Philharmonic, according to orchestra officials. His appearance with the Pacific will be rescheduled, the officials said. Starker will play Dvorak’s Cello Concerto in B minor. The rest of the program--Schubert’s “Unfinished” Symphony and Richard Danielpour’s Concerto for Orchestra--will stay the same. Carl St.Clair will conduct. In other orchestra scheduling news, Diane Schuur and Paul Anka will switch performance dates in 1999 to accommodate a television broadcast by Anka. Schuur will sing March 5 and 6 at the center. Anka will perform April 16 and 18. Information: (714) 755-5799.

--Compiled by Kenneth Williams