BEST BETS Saturday 9/9

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO

10am-3pm

Festival

Every year, Mission San Juan Capistrano holds a Hispanic Heritage Day celebration to honor the traditions that color Orange County’s present-day culture. This year’s festival commemorates 225 years of Southwestern heritage with art exhibits, food, performances by Ballet Folklorico and the Rhythmo Mariachi Kids, and more.

* Hispanic Heritage Day, Mission San Juan Capistrano, 31522 Camino Capistrano. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free with museum admission, $4-$6. (949) 234-1300.

CYPRESS

6pm

Music

The Southern California Mormon Choir will team with the Cypress Pops Orchestra for a music of traditional American music celebrating “Liberty.” John E. Hall is the conductor of the orchestra. H. Douglas Custance is the conductor of the choir. Soloists include Monique Donnelly and Keith Hancock.

* Cypress Pops Orchestra, Cypress Civic Center Green, 5275 Orange Ave. 6 p.m. Free. (714) 828-4276.

ANAHEIM

8pm

Pop Music

Until No Doubt and the Offspring put Orange County music back on the charts in the ‘90s, the Righteous Brothers were the county’s most successful pop group ever, and their Phil Spector-produced hits remain among the most glorious creations of the rock era. Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield have performed on their home turf only sporadically in recent years, and often in benefit settings. So their appearance at the Sun Theatre will be a welcome chance to catch them in a formal concert.

* The Righteous Brothers, Sun Theatre, 2200 E. Katella Ave., Anaheim. 8 p.m. $65 to $75. (714) 712-2700.

IRVINE

8pm

Music

Twenty-year-old violinist Tamaki Kawakubo takes the stage to play Tchaikovsky’s beloved Violin Concerto in D in a Tchaikovsky program by the Pacific Symphony under the direction of Carl St.Clair. The program includes the Polonaise from “Eugene Onegin,” all of Act II of “Nutcracker,” and the “1812” Overture, with fireworks and cannons.

* Pacific Symphony, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 8808 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine. 8 p.m. $15 to $60. (714) 755-5799.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO

8pm

Pop Music

Jamaican dance-hall star Buju Banton, who plays the Coach House on Saturday, got off to a controversial start in the early ‘90s with songs advocating violence against gays, but after becoming a Rastafarian in the mid-’90s, he became a strong advocate for AIDS education. He also has strived to promote religion to the youth of Jamaica, while musically he helped move reggae away from synthesized backing to live bands with his 1995 album “Til Shiloh.”

* Buju Banton, Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. With Bargain Music, Blue Cherry and Waterhouse. 8 p.m. $19.50 to $21.50. (949) 496-8930.