GET OUT!

Art

* “Instinct,” a national exhibition, opens at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, 208 N. Broadway, Santa Ana. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. today. Free. Through March 27. (714) 667-1517.

Pop/Rock

* Gary Shapiro & Friends play at the annual “No Suits Allowed” concert at Laguna Beach High School’s Artists’ Theatre, 625 Park Ave. 7:30 tonight. $10. $35 with dinner. (949) 494-6473.

* Wild Child and Feed play at the Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 8 tonight. $15-$17. (949) 496-8930.

* The Masters of Harmony sing barbershop at the Robert B. Moore Theatre, Orange Coast College, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. 8 tonight. $6-$21. (714) 432-5880.

* Oscar, Havalina Railroad, Underground Railroad and Carolyn Wonderland & the Imperial Monkeys play at Hogue Barmichael’s, 3950 Campus Drive, Newport Beach. 8 tonight. $6. (949) 261-6270.

* Lucinda Williams and Patty Griffin sing at the Galaxy Concert Theatre, 3503 S. Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana. 8 tonight. SOLD OUT. (714) 957-0600.

* Filmore, Ozma, Skiptooth and others play at Koo’s Cafe, 1505 N. Main St., Santa Ana. 8 tonight. Free. (714) 648-0937.

* Angry Samoans, Damnation, Four Letter Words and others play at Chain Reaction, 1652 W. Lincoln Ave., Anaheim. 8 p.m. $8. (714) 635-6067.

* Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, Rumble King and Ramblin’ James & the Billy Boppers play at La Vida Roadhouse, 6105 Carbon Canyon Road, Brea. 8 tonight. Cover. (714) 996-0720.

Jazz/Blues

* The Atticus Trio, Big Al Blake & Fred Kaplan, Uncle Jake and Black Kat Mojo play at the Lab, 2940 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. Noon. Free with a canned food donation to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank. (714) 966-6660.

* Dee Dee Bridgewater sings at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. $32-$36. Also Sunday at 5:30 and 7:45 p.m. (714) 556-2787.

* The Ricky Woodard Quartet plays at Spaghettini, 3005 Old Ranch Parkway, Seal Beach. 8 tonight. Free. (562) 596-2199.

* The James Harman Band plays at Abilene Rose, 10830 Warner Ave., Fountain Valley. 8:30 tonight. $10. (714) 963-1700.

Country/Folk

* Darrell Owens & Friends play at the Guitar Shoppe, 1027 N. Coast Highway, Laguna Beach. Presented by the Assn. of Fingerstyle Guitarists. 7:30 p.m. $8-$12. (949) 497-2904.

Stage

* “Comedy Tonight,” a revue of comedic scenes, monologues, songs and other entertainment, is at the Orange Coast College Drama Lab, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. 8 tonight. $5-$6. Also Sunday at 2 and 7 p.m. (714) 432-5640, Ext. 1.

Dance

* Irvine Valley College Dance presents “Turning Corners,” a faculty and student dance concert at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive. 8 tonight. $7-$10. (949) 854-4646.

Events

* The Malibu Cat Club holds a cat show at the Orange County Fair & Exposition Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. today. $4-$5. Continues Sunday. (714) 970-5752.

* An African Drum Festival with music, storytelling and mask-making takes place at the Bowers Kidseum, 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Included with museum admission, $2-$6. (714) 567-3600.

* South American harpist Alfredo Roland Ortiz plays at the Children’s Museum at La Habra, 301 S. Euclid St. 11:30 a.m. Free. (562) 905-9793.

* Living Tradition sponsors an old-time contra dance with music by Watermelon Pie at the Downtown Community Center, 250 E. Center St., Anaheim. 8 tonight. Potluck dinner at 6:30 and dance lessons at 7:30. $6. (949) 559-1419.

--Compiled by Ken Williams