Calendar for April 7

THURSDAY

Gardening class

Learn how to mount and care for a staghorn fern at 9 a.m. at Sherman Library & Gardens, 2647 E. Coast Hwy., Corona del Mar. Tickets are $30 to $35. For more information, call (949) 673-2261 or visit slgardens.org.

THURSDAY TILL SATURDAY

Concert

Pacific Symphony will present a program featuring Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue,” Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G Major and Charles Ives’ Second Symphony. The shows are at 8 p.m. at Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Tickets are $25 to $110. For more information, call (714) 755-5799 or visit pacificsymphony.org.

FRIDAY

St. Lawrence String Quartet

The St. Lawrence String Quartet will perform pieces by composers Haydn and John Adams at 8 p.m. at Samueli Theater, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Tickets start at $29. For more information, call (714) 556-2787 or visit scfta.org.

TILL APRIL 28

Music series

Irvine Company Retail Properties and Irvine Public Schools Foundation will host a month-long music series featuring elementary and middle school orchestra ensembles and singers at four Irvine neighborhood retail centers. The music series will be held on Thursdays from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The events will feature gifts and promotions. For more information and scheduled locations, visit ipsf.net.