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Art

* “Portfolios,” paintings, photography, mixed media, sculpture and video installations by five emerging Southern California artists, including Nicole Cohen, Alvin Gregorio, Spanda Moradmand, Paco Shima and Mark Tsang, opens at the Saddleback College Art Gallery, 28000 Marguerite Parkway, Mission Viejo. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. today. Free. Through Oct. 14. (949) 582-4924.

* “Fragmented Narratives: Five Contemporary Assemblage Artists,” recent works by Kai Bob Cheng, Karen Cook, George Herms, John Outterbridge and Genie Shenk, opens at the Cal State Fullerton Main Art Gallery, 800 N. State College Blvd. Noon-4 p.m. today. $3. Through Oct. 14. (714) 278-3262.

* “Ideas in Things,” art by David Ireland, Lynn Aldrich, Tom Friedman, Rachel Lachowicz, William Anastasi and others, continues through Oct. 10, and “Pho Fashion,” work by Los Angeles and New York fashion photographers, is on view through Oct. 31, at the Irvine Fine Arts Center, 14321 Yale Ave. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. today. Free. (949) 724-6880.

Pop/Rock

* Rod & the Pistons play at the Renaissance Dana Point, 24701 Del Prado Ave. 8 tonight. Free. (949) 661-6003.

* Dynamo Hum, Stone Soup and Lickwedx play at Linda’s Doll Hut, 107 S. Adams St., Anaheim. 9 tonight. Free. (714) 533-1286.

* The Hotheads play at the Sandpiper, 1183 S. Coast Highway, Laguna Beach. 9:30 tonight. Free. (949) 494-4694.

Jazz/Blues

* The Paul Cacia Orchestra with Morgan Brittany, Bill Watrous, Buddy Childers and Pete Rugolo, play at the University High School Theater, 4771 Campus Drive, Irvine. 7:30 tonight. $20. (949) 347-0100.

* The Dick Shreve Trio plays at Odessa, 680 S. Coast Highway, Laguna Beach. 7 tonight. Free. (949) 376-8792.

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

* Corey Harris plays at the Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 8 tonight. $8. (949) 496-8930.

* Big Band 2000 plays at Steamers Cafe, 138 W. Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton. 8 tonight. Two-item minimum. (714) 871-8800.

* The Walter Lakota/David Alcantar Duo plays at Mama Gina’s Ristorante, 251 E. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. 8 tonight. Free. (949) 673-9500.

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

Film

* Chapman University’s Wide Screen Film Series continues with “Forty Guns” (1957), directed by Samuel Fuller and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Barry Sullivan, in Room 208 of the campus Argyros Forum, 333 N. Glassell St., Orange. 7 tonight. Free. (714) 997-6765.

Event

* The World Wrestling Federation presents “Monday Night Raw” at the Arrowhead Pond, 2695 E. Katella Ave., Anaheim. 5:30 p.m. today. (714) 704-2500.

Lectures

* Architect Ron Yeo discusses his work at the Art Forum, Fine Arts room C-104, Santa Ana College, 1530 W. 17th St. 12:30 p.m. today. Free. (714) 564-5600.

* Arts & Crafts authority Robert Winter speaks at the Museum of Architecture, 525 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente. 7 tonight. $5. (949) 366-9660.

Children

* “Tell Tales,” a craft and story time for ages 4 to 6, is at the Oak Canyon Nature Center, 6700 E. Walnut Canyon Road. 1-2 p.m. today. $3. (714) 998-8380.

Looking Ahead

* Laguna Playhouse offers previews of “Violet,” by Jeanine Tesori and Brian Crawley, Tuesday and Wednesday at the Moulton Theater, 606 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach. 8 p.m. $21. Opens Thursday at 8 p.m. $31-$40. Ends Oct. 10. (949) 497-2787.

* Comedian Harland Williams opens Wednesday at Improvisation in Irvine, 4255 Campus Drive. 8:30 p.m. $12-$15. Through Sunday. (949) 854-5455.

* Ten Years After plays Thursday at the Sun Theatre, 2200 E. Katella Ave., Anaheim. 8 p.m. $28.50. (714) 712-2700.

* The Huntington Beach Playhouse production of “Laughter on the 23rd Floor” by Neil Simon opens Friday at the Huntington Beach Library & Cultural Center, 7111 Talbert Ave. 8 p.m. $5-$15. Through Oct. 10. (714) 375-0696.

* Pacific Symphony presents its annual Tchaikovsky Spectacular on Saturday at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, 8808 Irvine Center Drive. 8 p.m. $7-$57. (714) 755-5799.

* Monica Mancini sings Sunday at the Robert B. Moore Theatre, Orange Coast College, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. 4 p.m. $25-$29. (714) 432-5880.

--Compiled by Ken Williams