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Art

* “The Art of the Gold Rush,” paintings and drawings by artists documenting California’s Gold Rush as it happened, opens at the Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. today. $4-$8. Through June 6. Curator Janice Driesbach speaks at 2 p.m. today. $10. (714) 567-3600.

Pop/Rock

* Lula & Afro Brazil play at the Fullerton Museum Center, 301 N. Pomona Ave. 7:30 tonight. $14. (714) 738-6545.

* Cecilio & Kapono sing at the Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 8 tonight. $23.50-$25.50. (949) 496-8930. Also Sunday at the Galaxy Concert Theatre in Santa Ana. (714) 957-0600.

* The Generators, Grandpa’s Porno Collection, Slab, Last Call and the Irish Bros play at the La Vida Roadhouse, 6105 Carbon Canyon Road, Brea. 8 tonight. $6. (714) 996-0720.

* Walter Clevenger & His Dairy Kings, Wayside and Scarlet Crush play at Linda’s Doll Hut, 107 S. Adams St., Anaheim. 9 tonight. $6. (714) 533-1286.

* Common Sense and Filet of Soul play at the China Beach Canteen, 2369 S. El Camino Real, San Clemente. 9:30 tonight. $10. (949) 492-6228.

Jazz/Blues

* Jack Sheldon’s California Cool Quartet plays at Steamers, 138 W. Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton. 8 tonight. Two-item minimum and cover. (714) 871-8800.

Country/Folk

* Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys play at the San Juan Capistrano Regional Library, 31495 El Camino Real. 7 and 9 tonight. $3-$6. (949) 248-7469.

* David Roth and the Andy Robinson Band play at the Downtown Community Center, 250 E. Center St., Anaheim. 7:30 tonight. $10. (949) 646-1964.

Music

* The Pacific Symphony presents family programs of music by Ravel, Debussy and Mussorgsky at 10 and 11:30 a.m. ($10-$12), then accompanies pop singer Paul Anka at 8 p.m. ($14-$52), at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. (714) 755-5799.

* The Linda Vega Troupe and the Orange County Guitar Circle perform flamenco music and dance in the Salmon Recital Hall at Chapman University, 333 N. Glassell St., Orange. 8 tonight. $5. (714) 997-6591.

* The Saddleback College Chamber Sinfonietta plays music by Bach, Ravel, Brahms, Villa Lobos and Piazzolla on campus in the McKinney Theatre, 28000 Marguerite Parkway, Mission Viejo. 8 tonight. $13, includes dessert. Also Sunday at 3 p.m. (949) 582-4656.

Children’s Theater

* The Youth Players present “Fairy Tale Reunion” at South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. 2 and 4 p.m. today and Sunday. $5. (714) 708-5555.

* South Orange County Community Theatre presents “Wind of a Thousand Tales,” by John Glore at the Camino Real Playhouse, 31776 El Camino Real, San Juan Capistrano. 2 and 7 p.m. today. $3-$5. Through April 25. (949) 489-8082.

* Orange Coast College Children’s Theatre Company presents “The Storytellers” in the campus Drama Lab, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. 3 p.m. today. Free. (714) 432-5640, Ext. 5.

--Compiled by Kenneth Williams