Planning an Outing? Unlimited Treats Available

This month’s offering of events for the family is like a big box of treats. There’s so much out there that you may have a hard time choosing. Take our advice: Gobble up a handful.

Through Sunday

Join Chuck and the gang in their struggles of growing up at “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” at Santa Ana College’s Phillips Hall Theatre (1530 W. 17th St., Santa Ana) today through Saturday at 8 p.m, Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Also at the Santiago Canyon College Drama Lab (8045 E. Chapman Ave., Orange) Feb. 20 at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. and Feb. 21 at 1 and 5 p.m. $6-$8. (714) 564-5661.

Friday

The mystery of the new millennium captures young imaginations in “The Day After Evermore,” South Coast Repertory’s 1999 educational touring production. The musical gets a rare public performance at Santa Ana College’s Phillips Hall Theatre (1530 W. 17th St.) at 10 a.m. Free. (714) 708-5560 or (714) 708-5577 for school booking information.

The Children’s Museum at La Habra (301 S. Euclid St.) opens “Passport to the Amazon,” an interactive exhibit about the denizens and plant life of the rain forest, through June 13. The display is enhanced by “Diversity Endangered,” a poster-and-panel exhibit about threatened natural environments. $4. (562) 905-9793.

Saturday

Moving illustrations by Fullerton artist Paul Lee convey the drama of the 1839 shipboard mutiny of slaves in Veronica Chambers’ children’s book “Amistad Rising” (Harcourt Brace, 1998). Lee and actor Bernie Casey, who will read selections from the book, will greet visitors and sign books at the Sarah Bain Gallery (214 N. Harbor Blvd., Fullerton) at a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Free. (714) 525-8050.

Newland House Museum (19820 Beach Blvd., Huntington Beach) opens its “Bears ‘n Balentines” exhibit of handcrafted and specialty bears and vintage valentines. Show continues through Feb. 25. $1-$3. (714) 962-5777.

Sunday

“Bubble Mania & Company” performs lighter-than-air stunts with bubbles of all shapes and sizes at 1 and 3 p.m. at Brea’s Curtis Theatre (1 Civic Center Circle). $6. (714) 990-7722.

Feb. 14

“Beethoven, Haydn & Mozart--Why Were They So Cool?” at the Bowers Kidseum (1802 N. Main St., Santa Ana) enables kids to have fun learning about the Big Three. The session, at 2 p.m., is in conjunction with the Bowers Musuem of Art’s exhibit “Beethoven: Musical Treasures From the Age of Revolution and Romance.” Admission, good for both museums and the program, is $2-$6. (714) 567-3600.

Feb. 17-20

Reluctant adventurer Bilbo Baggins is at it again in a one-hour children’s version of “The Hobbit,” produced with puppets and live actors by the Orange Coast College theater department. Wednesday and Thursday at 10 a.m.; Friday at 10 a.m. and 12:30 and 7 p.m.; Saturday at 2 and 7 p.m. At the Robert B. Moore Theatre (2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa). $4-$5. (714) 432-5880.

Feb. 20-21

The premiere of Gillian Finley’s children’s ballet, “The Princess and the Pea,” and a reprise of Finley’s lighthearted “Safari” will be presented at the Festival Forum Theatre (650 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach) Saturday at noon, 2 and 4 p.m. and Sunday at 10 a.m., noon, 2 and 4 p.m. $8-$11. (949) 851-9930.

Craig Taubman, better known as Craig ‘n Co., performs free mini-concerts at Zany Brainy stores. Performances are Feb. 20 at 2 p.m. at the Brea store ([714] 672-9032); Feb. 21 at 1 p.m. at the Orange store ([714] 954-0075) and 4 p.m. in Mission Viejo ([949] 348-0420).