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Music

* The St. George Chamber Orchestra plays music by Handel, Bach, Vivaldi and Tchaikovsky at the Huntington Beach Central Library & Cultural Center, 7111 Talbert Ave. 3 p.m. today $5-$10. (714) 842-4481.

* The Kirov Orchestra plays music by Wagner (with violinist Sergei Levitin), Prokofiev, R. Strauss and Scriabin at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Presented by the Philharmonic Society of Orange County. 8 tonight. $20-$60. (949) 553-2422.

* The Irvine Valley College Department of Music presents its annual Tonya Reed Gardner Memorial Music Scholarship Benefit Recital in the campus Student Services Center, 5500 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine. 8 p.m. $12. (949) 451-5366.

Jazz/Blues

* Juan Carlos Quintero, Huayucaltia and the Brian Young Blues Band play at the fifth annual French Park Jazz and Blues Festival at Vance and French streets in Santa Ana. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. today. Free. (714) 569-0476.

* Banu Gibson & the New Orleans Hot Jazz play at the Plummer Auditorium, 201 E. Chapman Ave., Fullerton. 8 tonight. $13-$20. (714) 278-3371.

* Kid Ramos plays at the Freight House, 26701 Verdugo St., San Juan Capistrano. 8 tonight. $6. (949) 487-3297.

* The Dan Fahnie Quartet, with Frank Capp and Bill Cunliffe, plays at Steamers Cafe, 138 W. Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton. 8 tonight. Two-item minimum. (714) 871-8800.

Pop/Rock

* Portrait of Poverty, Mr. Furley and Weaksauce play at Club Mesa, 843 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa. 9 tonight. $7. (949) 642-8448.

* Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, Graveyard Farmers and Mystery Train play at the Galaxy Concert Theatre, 3503 S. Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana. 8 tonight. $12.50-$14.50. (714) 957-0600.

* The Untouchables, Groove Salad, Hoosier Daddy and Shakerz play at the Shack, 1160 N. Kraemer Blvd., Anaheim. 7:30 tonight. $10. (714) 630-0121.

* U.X.A., Oppressed Logic, Last Roundup and No Thanx play at Linda’s Doll Hut, 107 S. Adams St., Anaheim. 9 tonight. $6. (714) 533-1286.

Country/Traditional

* Lobo Rangers play at the Fullerton Museum Center, 301 N. Pomona Ave. 7:30 tonight. $12. (714) 738-6545.

Art

* Paintings by Nguyen Hue go on view at the Vietnamese American Arts and Letters Assn. Gallery, 11022 Acacia Parkway, Garden Grove. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. today. Free. Through Nov. 22. (714) 537-8352.

Poetry

* Chapman University’s Steel & Ivy series continues with readings by Ruthie Schwable, Diane Dorman and Linda Morris in Room 208 of the campus Argyros Forum, 333 N. Glassell St., Orange. 8 tonight. $4. (714) 997-6519.

For Kids

* Magic with Rainbow the Clown is at the Children’s Museum at La Habra, 301 S. Euclid St. Noon today. Included with museum admission, $4. (562) 905-9793.

* “Alice in Wonderland” opens at Broadway on Tour, 2190 N. Canal St., Orange. 2 p.m. today. $6. Through Dec. 20. (714) 282-8148.

* The Brown Bag Players production of “Puss in Boots” opens at the Children’s Theatre Workshop, 23822 Sycamore Drive, Mission Viejo. 12:15 p.m. today. $6. Through Nov. 29. (949) 581-5402.

--Compiled by Kenneth Williams