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Music

* The Emerson String Quartet plays Beethoven’s Quartet in G, Opus 18, No. 2 and Quartet in F, Opus 59, No. 1 at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive. 8 tonight. $23-$27. Presented by the Philharmonic Society. (949) 854-4646.

Jazz/Blues

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

* The Arlene & the Guys 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.

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

Pop/Rock

* Speakeasy Spies play at Linda’s Doll Hut, 107 S. Adams St., Anaheim. 9 tonight. $3. (714) 533-1286.

Country/Folk

* Rhett Akins sings at the Crazy Horse Steak House, 1580 Brookhollow Drive, Santa Ana. 8:30 tonight. $36-$42. (714) 549-1512.

Comedy

* Stand-up comedy by Johnny Watson and others is at Dancing Goat Coffee House, 124 S. Fairmont Blvd., Anaheim Hills. 8 tonight. (714) 282-9261.

Art

* Work by nature photographer Christopher Burkett is on view through April 9 at the Cypress College Photography Gallery, 9200 Valley View St. 8 a.m.-9:30 p.m. today. Free. (714) 826-2220, Ext. 244.

* “Edward S. Curtis: Indians of the California Region,” photographs taken in the 1920s of Native Californians, continues through April 15 at the Old Courthouse Museum, 211 W. Santa Ana Blvd., Santa Ana. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. (714) 834-3703.

* “The Spirit of Japan: Light, Shadow, Detail,” furniture by Minoru Yokoyama incorporating the Japanese art of joinery, continues through April 15 at the Orange Coast College Art Gallery, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. today. Free. (714) 432-5039.

* “Urgent Messages,” small-scale, abstract paintings by Martha Lewis continues through April 21 at the Saddleback College Art Gallery, 28000 Marguerite Parkway, Mission Viejo. Noon-4 p.m. today. Free. (949) 582-4924.

* “Canyons and Deserts: Picturing the Western Landscape,” paintings, prints and photographs by William Wendt, Conrad Buff, Edward Weston, Philip Makanna, Richard Misrach and others, continues through April 25 at the Orange County Museum of Art South Coast Plaza Gallery, 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. today. Free. (714) 662-3366.

* “Great American Quilts: A Look at Patriotism and Friendship in Needlework” continues through July 5 at the Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace, 18001 Yorba Linda Blvd., Yorba Linda. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. today. $2-$5.95. (714) 993-5075.

Exhibits

* “Surfing Extravaganza,” an exhibit on the history of surfing, continues through Oct. 30 at the Heritage of San Clemente Visitor Center, 415 N. El Camino Real. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. today. Free. (949) 369-1299.

Children

* Ages 2 to 4 learn how Native Americans created food from plants in “Nature Is Delicious,” a hands-on workshop at the Oak Canyon Nature Center, 6700 E. Walnut Canyon Road, Anaheim. 10 a.m. $3. (714) 998-8380.

Looking Ahead

* Cirque Eloize: Excentricus II opens Wednesday at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive. 8 p.m. $17-$28. Through Saturday. (949) 854-4646.

--Compiled by Ken Williams