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Comedy

* Chris Fonseca & Happy Cole open at the Brea Improv, 945 E. Birch St. 8:30 tonight. $10-$12. Through Sunday. (714) 529-7878.

* Jeremy Hotz opens at the Irvine Improv, 4255 Campus Drive. 8:30 tonight. $12-$15. Through Sunday. (949) 854-5455.

Theater

* “The Philanderer” by George Bernard Shaw continues through Oct. 10 at South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. 8 tonight. $28-$47. (714) 708-5555.

Pop/Rock

* Damaru plays at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Noon. Free. (714) 556-2787.

* Mother Hips, Beachwood Sparks and 5-Foot Tuesday play at the Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 8 tonight. $10-$12. (949) 496-8930. Story, F2.

* Dystopia, Counterblast, Shiva and Scarred for Life play at Chain Reaction, 1652 W. Lincoln Ave., Anaheim. 8 tonight. Cover. (714) 635-6067.

* LA Jakes and Fuzzpop play at Linda’s Doll Hut, 107 S. Adams St., Anaheim. 9 tonight. $5. (714) 533-1286.

Jazz/Blues

* Jim Hughart, Yevette Stewart and the Natalie Cole Touring Band play at Restaurant Kikuya, 8052 Adams Ave., Huntington Beach. 7:30 tonight. $10 minimum. (714) 536-6665.

* The Hughes Review plays at Renaissance Dana Point, 24701 Del Prado Ave. 8 tonight. Free. (949) 661-6003.

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

* The Lanny Morgan Quartet plays at Odessa, 680 S. Coast Highway, Laguna Beach. 8:30 and 10 tonight. Free. (949) 376-8792.

Event

* Oktoberfest continues through Oct. 24 at Old World Village, 7561 Center Ave., Huntington Beach, featuring authentic German food and beers, and dancing to live oom-pah-pah music. 6:30-11 p.m. today. Free admission. (714) 895-8020.

Lecture

* A slide program on the Hidden Wildlife of Orange County’s Hills and Canyons takes place at the Cypress Public Library, 5331 Orange Ave. 7 tonight. Free. Sponsored by the Rancho Mission Viejo Land Conservancy. (949) 489-9778.

Children

* “Nifty Nest Cookies,” a nature and treat workshop for ages 4 to 6, is at the Oak Canyon Nature Center, 6700 E. Walnut Canyon Road, Anaheim Hills. 1 p.m. today. $3. (714) 008-8380.

Looking Ahead

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

* Jazz pianist Gene Harris plays Friday and Saturday at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. and Sunday at 12:30 p.m. at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $42. (714) 556-2787.

* Cecilio & Kapono sing Saturday at the Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 8 p.m. $23.50-$25.50. (949) 496-8930. Also Sunday at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, 12700 Center Court Drive. 5 p.m. $32-$42. (800) 300-4345.

--Compiled by Ken Williams