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Theater

* “Trela’s Shorts,” three short comedies by Orange County playwright Christopher Trela, closes today at Stages, 400 E. Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton. 10 p.m. $3-$6. (714) 525-4484.

* “Album,” by David Rimmer, continues through Sunday at the Orange Coast College Drama Lab, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. 8 tonight. $5-$6. (714) 432-5640.

* The Rude Guerrilla Theater Company production of “Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love,” by Brad Fraser, continues through Sept. 12 at the Empire Theater, 200 N. Broadway, Santa Ana. 8 tonight. $10-$12. (714) 547-4688.

* “But I Don’t Feel Grown Up,” an original comedy by Spare Change Productions, continues through Sept. 19 at the Chance Theater, 5576 E. La Palma Ave., Anaheim Hills. 8 tonight. $13-$15. (714) 777-3033.

* Neil Simon’s “The Gingerbread Lady” continues through Sept. 19 at the Costa Mesa Civic Playhouse, 661 Hamilton St., Costa Mesa. 8 tonight. $10-$12. (949) 650-5269.

Pop/Rock

* Drove, Cheva, Station 6 and Liquid X play at the Shack, 1160 N. Kraemer Blvd., Anaheim. 7 tonight. Cover. (714) 630-0121.

* Naked Movie Star, Bad Habits and Smear play at the Tiki Bar, 1700 Placentia Ave., Costa Mesa. 8 tonight. Cover. (949) 548-3533.

* Calobo, Family Tree and Chakra play at the Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 8 tonight. $8-$10. (949) 496-8930.

* Big Jay McNeely plays at Abilene Rose, 10830 Warner Ave., Fountain Valley. 8:30 tonight. Free. (714) 963-1700.

* The Crowd, El Centro, Welt and 4 Boltmain play at Club Mesa, 843 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa. 9 tonight. Cover. (949) 642-8448.

Jazz/Blues

* Larry K plays at 6:30 and Sherwood Sledge & the Blues Messengers play at 9:30, tonight at Odessa, 680 S. Coast Highway, Laguna Beach. Free. (949) 376-8792.

* The fifth annual West Coast Jazz Party continues, with music by Larry Allen, Scott Hamilton, Ken Peplowski, Frank Capp, Jim DeJulio, Jeff Hamilton, Bob Magnusson, Duncon Moore, Stacy Rowles, Mike Wofford and others, at the Irvine Marriott, 18000 Von Karman Ave. 7 tonight. $48-$60. Continues Sunday with a different lineup. (949) 724-3602.

* Judy Chamberlain sings at the Cedar Creek Inn, 401 Wildcat Way, Brea. 7 tonight. Free. (714) 255-5600.

* Jazz Attack plays at Kaleidoscope, 27741 Crown Valley Parkway, Mission Viejo. 7 tonight. Free. (949) 582-1948.

* The Red Holloway Quartet plays at Steamers Cafe, 138 W. Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton. 8 tonight. Two-item minimum and cover. (714) 871-8800.

* Billy Mitchell plays at Restaurant Kikuya, 8052 Adams Ave., Huntington Beach. 8:30 tonight. $10 minimum. (714) 536-6665.

Country/Folk

* Missiles of October play at 2:30 p.m. and the Chapped Cheeks play at 8:30 p.m. today at the Swallow’s Inn, 31786 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. Free. (949) 493-3188.

Events

* The Orange County Cruisin’ Assn’s Great Labor Day Cruise car show begins at the Orange County Fair & Exposition Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. 8 a.m.-9 p.m. today. $7-$8. Also Sunday, 8 a.m.-9 p.m. and Monday, 8 a.m.-noon. (714) 826-1948.

* The third annual Labor Day Family Funfest begins at the Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace, 18001 Yorba Linda Blvd., Yorba Linda. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. today. Free. Through Monday. (714) 993-5075.

* The Huntington Beach Historical Society’s fourth annual Civil War Days begin in Huntington Central Park, Goldenwest Street and Talbert Avenue, Huntington Beach. 10 a.m. Free. Also Sunday beginning at 9 a.m. (714) 962-5557.

--Compiled by Ken Williams