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Pop/Rock

* Pharaohs 2000 plays at Club Mesa, 843 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa. 9 tonight. Cover. (949) 642-8448.

* Wonderlove, Jacob Van Auken and the Shuffledowns play at Linda’s Doll Hut, 107 S. Adams St., Anaheim. 9 tonight. $3. (714) 533-1286.

* Dan Lefler plays at the Renaissance Dana Point, 124701 Del Prado Ave. 8 tonight. Free. (949) 661-6003.

* One Too Many plays at the Studio Cafe, 100 Main St., Newport Beach. 9 tonight. Free. (949) 675-7760.

Jazz/Blues

* The Richard Hastings Trio plays at Spaghettini, 3005 Old Ranch Parkway, Seal Beach. 7:30 tonight. Free. (562) 596-2199.

* The Matt Johnson Trio plays at Steamers Cafe, 138 W. Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton. 8 tonight. Two-item minimum. (714) 871-8800.

* The Paul Carman Trio plays at the Marine Room, 214 Ocean Ave., Laguna Beach. 8 tonight. Free. (949) 494-3027.

Country/Folk

* Jim Hatch sings at the Crazy Horse Steak House, 1580 Brookhollow Drive, Santa Ana. 8 tonight. Cover. (714) 549-1512.

Art

* Sculptures by Susan Hornbeak-Ortiz, installations by Barbara Benish and velvet paintings by Edgar Leeteg are on view through Sunday at the Huntington Beach Art Center, 538 Main St. Noon-6 p.m. today. $2-$3. (714) 374-1650.

* “Colonies of American Impressionism: Cos Cob, Old Lyme, Shinnecock and Laguna Beach” and “Don Bachardy: Four Decades of Los Angeles Artists” continue through April 11 at the Laguna Art Museum, 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. today. $4-$5. (949) 494-6531.

* “Of Springtimes Past,” with California Impressionist wildflower paintings, continues through May 1 at the Irvine Museum, 18881 Von Karman Ave., Suite 1250. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. today. Free. (949) 476-2565.

* “Armani, Amazonia, RuPaul and Klein: Creating Identity” continues through May 29 at the Cal State Fullerton Anthropology Museum in McCarthy Hall, 800 N. State College Blvd. 2-4 p.m. today. Free. (714) 278-3626.

Stage

* “Play Strindberg,” by Frederick Durrenmatt, continues through April 11 on the South Coast Repertory Second Stage, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. 8 tonight. $26-$43. (714) 708-5555.

Lectures

* Artist Laurie Reid discusses her work at noon today at the Orange County Museum of Art, 850 San Clemente Drive, Newport Beach, in conjunction with the 1999 Biennial exhibition. Included with museum admission, $4-$5. (949) 759-1122.

Comedy

* Ron Ruhman hosts the Soapbox Variety Comedy Showcase at Centerfield Sports Bar & Grill, 17296 Beach Blvd., Huntington Beach. 8 tonight. Minimum. (714) 848-0113.

Family

* “Dragons of the Myths”--a show of large-scale, robotic dragons from Dinamation,plus dragon-related exhibits and hands-on and educational activities--is on view through Saturday at MainPlace/Santa Ana, 2800 N. Main St. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. today. Free. (714) 547-7000.

--Compiled by Ken Williams