Moon Police Play Farewell Concert

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The Moon Police, featuring local artists Doug Miller and Sasha Evans, perform in concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 18, at the Neighborhood Congregational Church.

For Evans, the piano-playing lead vocalist and a founding member of the band, the concert will be her last with the group for the immediate future. She plans relocate next month to Grand Rapids, Mich., to be nearer the extended family of her fiancé, Joe Harner, and to establish new roots in the town’s bustling art, music and brewery scene.

Moon Police performers, from left, Doug Miller, Shane Anderson,  Grace Freeman, Sasha Evans and Brent Samson.
Moon Police performers, from left, Doug Miller, Shane Anderson,
Grace Freeman, Sasha Evans and Brent Samson.

“We’re going to go for it,” said Evans, 29, who is finishing a degree at Saddleback College and made her mark playing duos with violinist Miller at the Sawdust Festival and local benefit concerts.

The program will include a combination of new and old work, she said.

Tickets are $20 at the door, 340 St. Ann’s Dr.

 

 

 

 

Guitar Duo Performs in Concert

Greta Pederson
Greta Pederson

The award-winning husband and wife guitar team Mark Hanson and Greta Pedersen perform at 5 p.m., Sunday, April 19, at Laguna Presbyterian Church, 415 Forest Ave.

Greta Pederson
Mark Hanson

Their concerts are memorable, highlighted by blazing fingerpicking, vocal harmonies, haunting ballads, fun songs and good humor.

The suggested donation is $10 per person or $25 per family.

Learn more about the performers at www.accentonmusic.com.

 

 

Comic Plot Twists in Murder Mystery

The curtain goes up on the Orange County premiere and off Broadway musical “Murder for Two,” which begins previews Wednesday, April 22, at Laguna Playhouse.

Everyone is a suspect in this comic musical murder mystery with a twist: one actor investigates the crime, the other plays all of the suspects and they both play the piano.

The 90-minute whodunit is loaded with killer laughs, promises artistic director Ann E. Wareham.

The show, through May 17, stars Kyle Branzel and Ian Lowe. The authors of the book by Kellen Blair and Joe Kinosian, with lyrics by Blair and music by Kinosian.

Tickets range from $41 – $66 and can be purchased by calling 949 497-2787.

The playhouse is located at 606 Laguna Canyon Road.

 

 

Showtunes Find an Audience Amid the Seedlings

Saif Eddin and Friends perform A to Z Broadway show tunes in the Garden Cabaret, 6:30 p.m., Saturday, April 18, at Laguna Nursery, 1370 S. Coast Highway.

Tickets are $45 in advance and $55 at the door and include wine, appetizers and an array of talent. Info: 949 494-5200.

 

Kids Meet a Musical Genius

The Pacific Symphony concludes their season with “Beethoven Lives Upstairs,” at 10 and 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 18 at Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa.

The symphony performs excerpts of favorite Beethoven works and a musical carnival takes place at 9 a.m. and at 12:15 p.m. where children may participate in a variety of hands-on activities. Children can meet musicians, compose a short symphony and learn the science of vibrations.

Tickets are $19-39; for info call 714 755-5799.

 

Don’t Miss ‘Turning Pointe’

All of the Laguna Beach High School dances classes will perform in the spring concert, “Turning Pointe,” featuring 30 unique pieces.

Directed by Estee Carrizosa, the show opens in the Artists’ Theatre, 625 Park Ave., at 7 p.m. on Friday April 24.

Tickets, available on campus or at the door are $10-$20. Two additional performances take place at 2 and 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 25.

 

 

New Show Debuts at No Square Theater

“The World Goes ‘Round,” featuring songs from “Chicago,” “Cabaret,” “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” and more will be presented Friday through Sunday, April 24-26, at the No Square Theatre, 384 Legion St.

Purchase $20 tickets at nosquare.org.

 

Noted Chinese Artist’s Work on Display

The Bowers Museum in Santa Ana opened an exhibit of 47 scroll paintings by Chinese modernist painter Qi Baishi, who blends his individual style with traditional Chinese painting methods.

Qi Baishi, who died in 1957 at the age of 93, is also recognized as a virtuoso wood carver and stone seal maker. Examples of both are included in the exhibition, which and opened last week. It continues until July 11.

A sample from the Bowers exhibit.
A sample from the Bowers exhibit.

This is the first time the collection has left China and has been exhibited in the United States. Organizers from the Hunan Provincial Museum predict that this is the last time a collection of this scale will be allowed to leave China.

Tickets are $10-$15 and can be purchased on line at: bowers.org/tickets.

 

 

 

 

 

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