TODAY’S CALENDAR: OUT AND ABOUT IN ORANGE COUNTY

SPORTS

Cal State Fullerton women’s volleyball team hosts defending NCAA champion Cal State Long Beach in a Big West Conference match, 800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton. 7 p.m. $5. (714) 278-2783.

Newport Harbor High girls’ volleyball team, ranked No. 1 in the county, hosts seventh-ranked Irvine, 600 Irvine Blvd., Newport Beach. 6:15 p.m. $5. (949) 515-6308.

MUSIC

Ami Porat leads his Mozart Classical Orchestra in Cimarosa’s “Il Matrimonia per Raggiro” overture, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21, K. 467 (with soloist Kirill Gliadkovsky), and Haydn’s Symphony No. 93, at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive. 8 p.m. $20-$36. (949) 854-4646.

LECTURE

Pacific Symphony music director Carl St.Clair speaks at a luncheon sponsored by the Pacific Symphony Orchestra League at the Clubhouse at Pelican Hill, Newport Coast. 11 a.m. $50. (949) 717-6000.

UC Irvine art professor Stephen Barker discusses “City as Dream and Nightmare: Illusions and Urban Life” at the Orange County Museum of Art, 850 San Clemente Drive, Newport Beach. Noon. Free. (949) 759-1122, Ext. 207.

THEATER

The Laguna Playhouse production of “Violet,” Jeanine Tesori and Brian Crawley’s musical about a young woman’s pilgrimage across America in search of an evangelist she believes can heal a disfiguring scar, continues through Sunday at the Moulton Theater, 606 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach. 8 p.m. $31-$40. (949) 497-2787.

“True West,” Sam Shepard’s drama about an ambitious screenwriter whose work on a potential big deal is derailed when his no-account brother shows up on his doorstep, continues through Oct. 24 at South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. 7:45 p.m. $26-$45. (714) 708-5555.

“The Philanderer,” George Bernard Shaw’s story about a die-hard bachelor who meets his match, continues through Sunday at South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. 8 p.m. $28-$47. (714) 708-5555.

The ‘50s-era musical “Grease” continues through Nov. 7 at Elizabeth Howard’s Curtain Call Dinner Theater, 690 El Camino Real, Tustin. 6:15 p.m. $27.95 and up, includes dinner. (714) 838-1540.

“Once in a Lifetime,” the George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart comedy about three actors who head to Hollywood to seek their fortunes, continues through Oct. 17 at Cal State Fullerton’s Arena Theatre, 800 N. State College Blvd. 8 p.m. $6-$8. (714) 278-3371.

COUNTRY & FOLK

Suzy Bogguss and Anthony Rivera & Raining Horseshoes play country music at the Galaxy Concert Theatre, 3503 S. Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana. 8 p.m. $18.50-$20.50. (714) 957-0600.

POP & ROCK

Cowboy Buddha plays rock at Triangle Square, 1870 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa. 5 p.m. Free. (949) 722-1600.

JAZZ & BLUES

Lynwood Slim plays blues at Spaghettini, 3005 Old Ranch Parkway, Seal Beach. 7:30 p.m. Free. (562) 596-2199.

Charly, with Mark Massey, Eric Stiller and Denny Dennis, plays jazz at Odessa, 680 S. Coast Highway, Laguna Beach. 7 p.m. Free. (949) 376-8792.

Imago plays Brazilian jazz at Carmelo’s Ristorante, 3520 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. 7:30 p.m. Free. (949) 675-1922.

Michael Hamilton plays jazz at the Savannah Chop House, 32441 Street of the Golden Lantern, Laguna Niguel. 7:30 tonight. Free. (949) 493-7107.

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

Paul Carman’s Triorbits, with Chris Symer and Kendall Kay, play jazz at the Marine Room, 214 Ocean Ave., Laguna Beach. 8 tonight. Free. (949) 494-3027.

ART

“Pushing Paint,” work by Leslie Wayne, Jane Dickson, Donald Moffett, Ken Kelly, James Richards, Joseph Lee and others, and “Contained: Fiction/Reality,” books and boxes by Tari Brand and Connie Sasso, are on view through Friday at Chapman University’s Guggenheim Gallery, 333 N. Glassell St., Orange. Noon-5 p.m. Free. (714) 997-6729.

“Outside the Box: Photo Portfolios From the Permanent Collection” is on view through Oct. 17 at the Orange County Museum of Art, 850 San Clemente Drive, Newport Beach. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. (949) 759-1122.

“Kissing: A Celebration”--images of people kissing--by Robert Doisneau, Annie Leibovitz, Helmut Newton, Firooz Zahedi, and more than 60 other photographers, continues through Oct. 15 at the House of Photographic Arts, 27182 Ortega Highway, San Juan Capistrano. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. (949) 494-1257.

EXHIBITS

“California Surfriders: A Century of West Coast Surfing,” a show of vintage surfboards, photos and memorabilia noting significant moments in California’s surfing history, is on view at the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum, aboard the Pride of Newport, 151 E. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $1-$4. Ends Oct. 31. (949) 673-7863.

KID STUFF

A Baby Raccoon story and craft program for children ages 5 to 7 is at the Oak Canyon Nature Center, 6700 E. Walnut Canyon Road, Anaheim Hills. 3:30 p.m. Free. (714) 998-8380.

POETRY

Poets from the FarStarFire Press will read their poetry at the Gypsy Den Cafe and Reading Room in the Lab, 2930 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. The evening’s reading will feature poet-publishers Bil and Carole Luther, along with the poets they’ve published: Derrick Brown, John Gardiner, Daniel McGinn, Katya Giritsky, Buzzy Ennis, Mindy Nettifee, Paul Suntup, Lizzie Wann and John Harrell. Free. (714) 549-7012.

LOOKING AHEAD

“The Last Laugh” (1924), F.W. Murnau’s silent film about an aging doorman who suffers through personal crises after being demoted by his insensitive manager, will be shown Wednesday in Room 208 of Chapman University’s Argyros Forum, 333 N. Glassell St., Orange. Part of the Film Classics series. 7 p.m. Free. (714) 997-6765.

Ethnographic writer Joy Parker will speak on “What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us Today” Wednesday at a breakfast meeting of the Inside Edge Foundation for Education at the University Club, Los Trancos and Peltason East drives, UC Irvine. 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. $20-$35, includes breakfast buffet and networking opportunities. Reservations: (949) 460-4242.

Country singer Chris LeDoux performs Wednesday and Thursday at the Crazy Horse Steak House, 1580 Brookhollow Drive, Santa Ana. 6:30 and 9:15 p.m. $44-$56. (714) 549-1512.

“Technology Vs. Humanity,” a mixed-media installation by Neil Simon Poyuzina, goes on view Thursday at Galerie 224, 224 Forest Ave., Laguna Beach. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Free. Ends Nov. 1. (949) 494-5757.

Los Lobos plays rock Friday at the Sun Theatre, 2200 E. Katella Ave., Anaheim. 8 p.m. $28.50. (714) 712-2700.

The Santa Ana Art Walk, a tour of more than 50 galleries, museums and studios in and around downtown Santa Ana, is Saturday. Maps and free shuttle service will be available at the information booth on Sycamore and 2nd streets downtown. Sponsored by the Santa Ana Council of Arts and Culture. Noon-5 p.m. (714) 543-1856.