TODAY’S CALENDAR: OUT AND ABOUT IN ORANGE COUNTY

EVENTS

An Irish Fair with performances by comedian Hal Roach, music by the Fenians, the Mulligans, Dennis McNeil, the Twilight Lords, the Wake, the Lads and Finn MacCool, along with traditional step dancing, a Christmas shopping bazaar, a shamrock carnival for children, storytellers, food, bagpipe pageantry and more, is at the Orange County Fair & Exposition Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. $10-$12. Also Sunday. (714) 284-9558.

Celebrate the Arts, a family arts day with a magic show by Jeff Martin, a reading of Michel Tremblay’s play, “Albertine in Five Times,” children’s crafts and face painting, demonstrations of art resources on the Internet, and tours of the city’s newly acquired 2000 title art collection, is at the Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. (949) 717-3801.

The Tustin Woodcarvers present their 1999 show, with more than 1,500 works ranging from old-time whittling to fine sculpture, at the Tustin Senior Center, 200 S. C St. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $1. Also Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (714) 771-6129.

Roar-R-ing Twenties Gala, a benefit for the Animal Rescue Foundation with casino games, entertainment, hors d’oeuvres, and live and silent auctions, is at the Laguna Cliffs Marriott, 25135 Street of the Park Lantern, Dana Point. 3-7 p.m. $35. (949) 240-2899, Ext. 4.

A Taste of Santora, an evening of food, music and art to benefit the Maternal Outreach Management System Resource Center, is at the Santora Arts Building, 207 N. Broadway, Santa Ana. 6 p.m. $15-$20. (714) 972-2610.

Serbian-Greek Friendship Night, a dinner dance sponsored by the Serbian Orthodox Parish of Orange County, with entertainment by the Serbian Orchestra Oplenac, and singers Evana and Nikos Amoryianos, is at Lakeview Senior Center, 20 Lake Road, Irvine. 7 p.m. (949) 830-5480.

MUSIC

The UC Irvine Chamber Players play music by Beethoven, Rachmaninoff and Ravel at the Concert Hall, West Peltason Drive and Mesa Road, UC Irvine. 8 p.m. $10. (949) 824-2787.

DANCE

Eliot Feld’s Ballet Tech dances “Consort,” “Kore,” “Yo Shakespeare” and “The Jig Is Up” at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive. 8 p.m. $14-$32. Also Sunday with a different program. (949) 854-4646.

JAZZ & BLUES

Poncho Sanchez plays at Orange Coast College’s Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. 8 p.m. $20-$26. (714) 432-5880.

Tony Guerrero with Elisa Fiorillo play at Restaurant Kikuya, 8052 Adams Ave., Huntington Beach. 8:30 p.m. $10 minimum. (714) 536-6665.

Kid & Nic play at the Abilene Rose, 10830 Warner Ave., Fountain Valley. 8:30 p.m. Free. (714) 963-1700.

POP & ROCK

Limp Bizkit, Filter, Method Man & Redman, Primus and Stained play at the Arrowhead Pond, 2695 E. Katella Ave., Anaheim. 7 p.m. $35. (714) 740-2000 (Ticketmaster).

Guitarist Laurence Juber plays at Shade Tree Stringed Instruments, 28062 Forbes Road, Laguna Niguel. 7:30 p.m. $15. (949) 364-5270.

The Tubes and King Con play at the Galaxy Concert Theatre, 3503 S. Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana. 8 p.m. $26.50-$28.50. (714) 957-0600.

SPORTS

Santa Ana College’s football team, ranked ninth in Southern California and looking to win its fourth game in a row, hosts Fullerton in a Mission Conference game at Santa Ana Stadium, 6th and Flower streets. 1 p.m. $5. (714) 564-6900.

Newport Harbor High’s girls volleyball team, ranked No. 2 in the county, hosts eighth-ranked Corona del Mar in a nonleague match on campus, 600 Irvine Blvd., Newport Beach. 6:15 p.m. $5. (949) 515-6308.

THEATER

This weekend is the last chance to see Sam Shepard’s True West on South Coast Repertory Second Stage, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. 2 and 7:45 p.m. today and Sunday. $26-$45. (714) 708-5555.

The New Voices Playwrights Workshop and Orange County Playwrights’ Alliance present “A 10-Minute Halloween,” readings of 10 short Halloween-themed plays by local authors, at the Vanguard Theatre, 699 S. State College Blvd., Fullerton. 2 p.m. $5. Also 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Costa Mesa Civic Playhouse, 661 Hamilton St. (949) 225-4125.

Readers Repertory Theatre gives staged readings of “Riders to the Sea” and “In the Shadow of the Glen,” two one-act plays by John Millington Synge, at the Mission Viejo Library, 25209 Marguerite Parkway. 7 p.m. Free. (949) 206-9674.

The Rude Guerrilla Theater Company presents Schadenfreude, five eccentric one-act plays, at the Empire Theater, 200 N. Broadway, Santa Ana. 8 p.m. $10-$12. (714) 547-4688.

Edward Albee’s drama Three Tall Women plays at Alternative Repertory Theatre, 125 N. Broadway, Santa Ana. 8 p.m. $22-$25. (714) 836-7929.

The Real Inspector Hound, Tom Stoppard’s play-within-a-play comedy of misplaced identities, is at Vanguard Theatre, 699 S. State College Blvd., Fullerton. 8 p.m. $7. $15-$17. (714) 526-8007.

Goth, a Halloween horror revue by magician Loren Christopher Michaels and BlackDawn Productions, features horrific illusions and macabre special effects at Curtis Theatre, 1 Civic Center Circle, Brea. 8 p.m. and midnight through Oct. 31. $10-$17. (714) 990-7722.

The Fullerton Civic Light Opera presents Damn Yankees, a musical about a devoted baseball fan who sells his soul to the devil for the chance to lead his favorite team to a pennant victory. Plummer Auditorium, 201 E. Chapman Ave., Fullerton. 8 p.m. $14-$35. (714) 879-1732.

Spare Change Productions presents The Diaries of Frankenstein at Chance Theater, 5576 E. La Palma Ave., Anaheim. 8 p.m. $10-$15. (714) 777-3033.

In the House of Madame Guignol, five original horror vignettes in the style of the Grand Guignol Theatre, at the Hunger Artists Theatre, 4th and Bush streets, Santa Ana. 8 p.m. $14-$35. (714) 547-9100.

Equus, Peter Shaffer’s tale of a psychiatrist who investigates the savage blinding of six horses by a 17-year-old stable boy, plays at Chapman University’s Studio Theatre, 333 N. Glassell St., Orange. 8 p.m. $6-$8. (714) 997-6812.

ART

The 79th Annual National Watercolor Exhibit opens with a reception at the Brea Gallery, Brea Civic & Cultural Center, 1 Civic Center Circle. 4-6 p.m. $1. Through Dec. 19. (714) 990-7730.

FILM

“Rear Window” (1954), Alfred Hitchcock’s suspense classic about a photographer (James Stewart) who observes a mysterious scene from his apartment window, screens at the Newport Dunes, 1131 Backbay Drive, Newport Beach. Dusk. $7. (949) 729-3863.

“THX-1138” (1971), George Lucas’ first film, with Robert Duvall and Donald Pleasance as residents of an underground city in the 25th century, screens at the UC Irvine Film and Video Center, Humanities Instructional Building 100. 7 p.m. $5. (949) 814-7418.

KID STUFF

A Halloween storytelling party for ages 5 and older is at the South Coast Storytellers Guild House, 1551A Baker St., Costa Mesa. 10-11:15 a.m. $10. (714) 496-1960.

Primordial Ooze, a Halloween fun house for preschoolers, is at the Children’s Museum at La Habra, 301 S. Euclid St. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. 75 cents. Also Sun., 1:30-4 p.m. (562) 905-9793.

A Trick or Treat Fest with a coloring contest, entertainment, treats, prizes and a “Guess the Weight of the Giant Pumpkin” contest, is at the Orange County Fair and Exposition Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Free for children; $1 for adults. Also Sunday and Oct. 30 and 31. (949) 723-6616.

LECTURES

Irvine Museum director Jean Stern conducts a seminar on California impressionist painters in Social Science Plaza A, Room 1100, UC Irvine. 10 a.m.-noon. $29. Reservations: (949) 824-5414.

Thomas E. Levy, Arelene Wolinski and Sarah Morris speak on Archeology Around the Mediterranean at the Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana. 1 p.m. $10-$15. (714) 567-3679.

Daniel Cozort presents “The Mandala in Tibetan Buddhism,” a slide lecture, at the Fullerton Museum Center, 301 N. Pomona Ave. 1:30 p.m. $2-$3. (714) 738-6545.

RECREATION

Lew and Claudia Bird of the Sea and Sage Audubon Society lead a bird watching tour of the Bolsa Chica wetlands beginning at the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve parking lot, Pacific Coast Highway and Warner Avenue, Huntington Beach. 8 a.m. Free. (714) 840-9604.

A guided tide pool walk takes place at San Clemente State Beach Park, 225 Avenida Calafia. Noon-3 p.m. Free. $6 for parking. (949) 366-8594.

SHOPPING

Holiday Boutique is being held at Leo F. Fessenden Adult Day Health Care Center, 2021 Calle Frontera, San Clemente. 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Free admission. (949) 498-7671.

The Child-Rite Art Auction, a sale of work by more than 100 artists, is at the Newport Dunes, 1131 Backbay Drive, Newport Beach. 6-10 p.m. $75 admission. (800) 279-0879.

A computer show takes place at the Orange County Fair & Exposition Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $5. (714) 838-5941.

The Why 2K Art End of the World Auction, a sale of work by dozens of artists, including Kim Abeles, Peter Alexander, Don Bachardy, Sandow Birk, Chaz Bojorquez, Tony DeLap, Jorg Dubin, Suvan Geer and others, is at the Laguna Art Museum, 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach. 6 p.m.-midnight. $75-$85, includes dinner. (949) 494-8971.

If you have an event you would like included here, send information at least 10 days in advance to Ken Williams, Orange County Calendar, Los Angeles Times, 1375 Sunflower Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92626. Fax: (714) 966-7790.