OPENINGS

Dance

Ballet Pacifica (Festival Forum Theatre, 650 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, [949] 851-9930, Ext. 107). Children’s series continues with Molly Lynch’s “Cinderella,” set to the music of Prokofiev and Kathy Kahn’s “The Pied Piper.” Today, noon, 2 and 4 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m., noon, 2 and 4 p.m. $10-$13.

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Jazz

UCI Jazz Orchestra (Winifred Smith Hall, UC Irvine, West Peltason Drive and Mesa Road, [949] 824-2787). 8 p.m.

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Pop/Rock

Ceili House Band (Mission Viejo Library, 25209 Marguerite Parkway, Mission Viejo, [949] 470-3061, [949] 470-8440). Traditional Irish songs, jigs, reels, polkas, waltzes and more. 7 p.m. Free.

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Theater

“The Hundred Dresses” (South Coast Repertory Theatre, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, [714] 708-5555). Tale of an immigrant girl who wears the same dress every day to school but tells her tormenting classmates that she has 100 beautiful dresses at home. Today, 4 and 7 p.m.; Sunday, 1 and 4 p.m. Ends Sunday. $5.

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Music

Pacific Symphony Orchestra (Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, [714] 556-2787). Musical instruments are transformed into animals during the “Tales From the Zoo” concert, designed for children 4 to 11. 10 and 11:30 a.m. $11-$16.

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Art

Living Pictures 2002 (Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 12301 Magnolia Ave., Garden Grove, [714] 539-9541). Dramatic presentation of the life of Christ using works by famous artists. Today, 1 and 4 p.m.; Sunday, 4 and 7 p.m. Free.

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Events

Festival of Whales (Dana Point Harbor, Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point, [949] 472-7888). Today, Sunday and March 16-17.