Wednesday’s Calendar

WEDNESDAY

Miss Dakota

Miss Dakota performs from 8 to 11 p.m. at the Commonwealth Lounge & Grill, 2406 Newport Blvd., Newport Beach. Cover is $5. For more information, call (949) 675-4444.

ATB

ATB kicks of Sutra’s 5ive+1 Labor Day Weekend showcase. All shows at the venue, 1870 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa, are 21 and older only. For more information, visit https://www.sutraoc.com.

TILL SUNDAY

Alexander Calder Exhibit

Orange County Museum of Art presents “Alexander Calder and Contemporary Art,” an exhibit featuring 30 works of art by Calder from the 1940s through ‘60s. For more information, visit https://www.ocma.net.

Summer Sunday Dinner BBQ

The Balboa Bay Club & Resort presents Summer Sunday Dinner BBQ on the outdoor terrace of Duke’s Place. In addition to dining overlooking the bay, the event also features live calypso and reggae music by Coconut Frank. Pricing is $29.50 for adults and $19.50 for children 12 and younger. Reservations are not necessary. For more information, visit https://www.balboabayclub.com.

TILL SEPT. 30

Festival of Children

The 10th annual Festival of Children — a monthlong family oriented event featuring live music, dance performances, arts and crafts, and more — returns to South Coast Plaza. More than 75 youth-serving organizations will also be showcased. For a full schedule of events, visit https://www.festivalofchildren.org.

TILL OCT. 10

‘A Year of Dreaming

Dangerously’

Orange Coast College is hosting “Alex’s Abventures in the Five Rivers” or “A Year of Dreaming Dangerously,” a new exhibit of work by Arthur Taussig, a former OCC film and photography professor. The exhibit is on the second floor of the Art Center, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. The works are inspired by Dante’s “Divine Comedy.” The exhibit has various operating hours and admission is free. For more information, visit https://www.orangecoastcollege.edu.

THURSDAY

Cover Me Badd Karaoke

La Cave, 1695 Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa, will host a karaoke night at 10 p.m. Thursdays where guests can sing with the house band for the night, Cover Me Badd. There is no cover, and the event is 21 and older only. For more information, visit https://www.myspace.com/lacave.

The Living Room

The Living Room performs at 9:30 p.m. at the Commonwealth Lounge & Grill, 2406 Newport Blvd., Newport Beach. Cover is free. For more information, call (949) 675-4444.

Gabriel & Dresden

Gabriel & Dresden perform at Sutra’s 5ive+1 Labor Day Weekend showcase. All shows at the venue, 1870 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa, are 21 and older only. For more information, visit https://www.sutraoc.com.

FRIDAY

Flashback Heart Attack

Flashback Heart Attack, an 1980s KROQ cover band, will perform at 9 p.m. at the Harp Inn, 130 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. The show is 21 and older only and cover is $5. For more information, visit https://www.flashbackheartattack.com.

Indie Rock

Local indie rock bands PK, Reed McMillan & The Ellery and Old Scratch perform at La Cave, 1695 Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa. The free show starts at 10 p.m. and is 21 and older only. For more information, visit https://www.myspace.com/lacave.

Shabbat Service

Temple Bat Yahm, 1011 Camelback St., Newport Beach, holds its final Friday Night Shabbat Under the Stars service at 5:30 p.m. The service will be led by Rabbi Mark S. Miller, Rabbi Gersh Zylberman and Cantor Jonathan Grant. Guests are welcome. For more information, call (949) 644-1999 or visit https://www.tby.org.

DJ Ron Sleezy

DJ Ron Sleezy performs at 9:30 p.m. at the Commonwealth Lounge & Grill, 2406 Newport Blvd., Newport Beach. Cover is free. For more information, call (949) 675-4444.

Calvin Harris

Calvin Harris performs at Sutra’s 5ive+1 Labor Day Weekend showcase. All shows at the venue, 1870 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa, are 21 and older only. For more information, visit https://www.sutraoc.com.

SATURDAY

Tchaikovsky Spectacular

The Pacific Symphony plays Tchaikovsky favorites, Rachmaninoff’s “Piano Concerto No. 2” — with Alexander Korsantia as the guest soloist — and other selections at 8 p.m. at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine. The Huntington Beach Concert Band also performs. Tickets start at $25. For more information, visit https://www.pacificsymphony.org or call (714) 755-5799.

Day of the Pirates

Pirate-themed activities for families and their children begin at noon at the Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort & Marina, 1131 Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach. For more information, visit https://www.newportdunes.com or call (949) 729-3863.

Wooster

Santa Cruz-based Wooster headlines La Cave, 1695 Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa. The free show starts at 10 p.m. and is 21 and older only. Summer Watson also performs. For more information, visit https://www.myspace.com/lacave.