BEST BETS Saturday 2/3

COSTA MESA

8pm

Music

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Russian National Orchestra will showcase its founding music director, Mikhail Pletnev, as soloist in Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 2. The orchestra will be led by its recently appointed new music director, Vladimir Spivakov, who will also conduct Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5. The program is sponsored by the Philharmonic Society of Orange County.

* Russian National Orchestra, Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. 8 p.m. $15 to $55. (714) 556-2787.

ANAHEIM

8pm

Pop Music

Fullerton guitarist-singer-songwriter Jay Buchanan is building a buzz locally, thanks to intense and moody vocals that have tagged him by some as part of the “emo” scene. He and his three-piece band also have a reputation for pulling audiences into their music. His independently produced CD, “Violence,” shifts from evocations of Todd Rundgren and Ben Folds Five to the likes of the Grateful Dead and Sunny Day Real Estate.

* Jay Buchanan, Linda’s Doll Hut, 103 S. Adams St., Anaheim. With Walter Clevenger. 8 p.m. $8. (714) 533-1286. Also Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m. at Chain Reaction, 1652 W. Lincoln Ave., Anaheim. $8. (714) 635-6067.

COSTA MESA

8pm

Dance

Formed in 1952, the Peking Acrobats is a troupe of 26 tumblers, contortionists, jugglers, cyclists, gymnasts and musicians from the People’s Republic of China. They’re famous for remarkable balancing acts upon a tower of chairs rising toward the ceiling or upon a bicycle as it circles the stage. This date marks the company’s 13th appearance at Orange Coast College since 1986.

* Peking Acrobats, Robert B. Moore Theatre, Orange Coast College, 2701 Fairview Rd., Costa Mesa. 8 p.m. $27 (in advance); $31 (if available, at the door). (714) 4432-5880.

ANAHEIM

9pm

Pop Music

One of the most consistently entertaining and unpredictable alt-rock groups of the last decade-plus is the Brooklyn band They Might Be Giants. Now the group’s profile is on the rise since its theme song to the Fox-TV sitcom “Malcolm in the Middle” has been released as a single and a music video that recently had its premiere before the show’s millions of viewers.

* They Might Be Giants, House of Blues, 1530 S. Disneyland Drive, Anaheim. 9 p.m. $20. (714) 778-2583.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO

all day

Art

The exhibit “Native People’s Textiles From the Philippines” opens at Mission San Juan Capistrano, featuring religious vestments, evening attire, wedding garments, scarves and decorative book covers. The show was organized by Filipino monk Dom Martin de Jesus Gomez, who was once known as Gang Gomez and regarded as one of the hottest fashion designers to emerge from his country. The materials are made mostly of fruit fibers and are hand-woven and embroidered using traditional techniques by members of 20 native tribes of the Philippines.

* “Native People’s Textiles From the Philippines,” Mission San Juan Capistrano, 31522 Camino Capistrano. Daily, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. $6 to $4. Through June 30. (949) 234-1300.

HUNTINGTON BEACH

7-9pm

Art

In a salon-style exhibition, more than 200 regional artists will be featured in “Centered on the Center.” The annual, nonjuried show has 400 pieces of artwork, including two three-dimensional installations, sculpture and video.

* “Centered on the Center,” Huntington Beach Art Center, 538 Main St. Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, noon-6 p.m.; Thursday, noon-8 p.m.; Sunday, noon-4 p.m. Closed Monday and Tuesday. One-time reception, Saturday, 7-9 p.m. Free. Through Feb. 18. (714) 374-1650.