KUDOS April 2019 Travel Issue

WHAT’S ON
noun | what+is on
1 : dates to remember
2 : noted events and activities
APRIL
5"Leonard Bernstein at 100"
Coast Hills Auditorium, Aliso Viejo
South Coast Symphony, known as “The Unstuffy
Symphony,” is presenting a Bernstein tribute
concert,”Leonard Bernstein at 100,” at the Coast
Hills Auditorium in Aliso Viejo on Friday, April 5 at
7:30 p.m. The celebration of the illustrious
composer, conductor, educator, concert pianist,
cultural ambassador and humanitarian will include
his symphonies, ballets, and musicals with
conductor Barry Silverman at the helm.
SouthCoastSymphony.org
16
“Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezin”
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
The Pacific Symphony and Pacific Chorale will perform
“Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezin” in a concert/drama
that commemorates the courageous Jewish prisoners in
the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp during World
War II, who performed the work 16 times as an act of
defiance and resistance to their Nazi captors. The
performance is interspersed with historic film, testimony
from survivors and narration.
PacificSymphony.org
3/30 -
XXII"
21"Bubblefest Discovery Cube OC
Bubblefest features hands-on bubble science and the amazing
Mega Bubblefest Laser Show starring Deni and Melody Yang.
Interactive spaces include the Mega Bubble Courtyard, Water
Spheres and the Bubblefest Zone, where the whole family can
learn bubble science from surface tension, elasticity, air
pressure and geometric properties. Show runs four times a
day: 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
DiscoveryCube.org
13
"Sutton Foster in Concert"
Irvine Barclay Theatre
A tour de force of musical showmanship,
Sutton Foster is known for her Tony
Award-winning performances in Anything
Goes and Thoroughly Modern Millie, as
well as for her roles for delighted
television audiences in Bunheads and
Younger. Her performance at The Barclay
will combine Broadway tear-jerkers with
lighthearted gems. A chameleon of song,
Foster is always remarkably versatile,
always surprising and full of heart.
TheBarclay.org
Links Love:
Swinging for Charity”
16“Life
Pelican Hill Golf Club
The Southern California Hospice Foundation’s
annual golf tournament at Pelican Hill Golf
Club in Newport Coast invites you to
participate as an individual player, sponsor or
both. The day includes a continental breakfast,
putting contest, shotgun start, 19th hole happy
hour, dinner and program. It is a forum to
mingle with individuals of common backbroud
who share the belief that hospice is a vital and
indispensable service for our community.
SoCaliforniaHospiceFoundation.org
25-28“Southern California Garden Show”
South Coast Plaza
The Southern California Garden Show is celebrating its 30th anniversary with an “At Home in the
Garden” theme. The annual event highlights ideas in outdoor living and gardens and draws more
than 100,000 visitors. It is the largest Southern California garden show to offer complimentary
admission, including seminars, a tour of the palm varieties around the plaza, cooking classes, and
more. SouthCoastPlaza.com/GardenShow
5
"Third Coast Percussion"
Samueli Theater/Segerstrom Center
The first percussion ensemble to win a
Grammy Award in a chamber music
category, this Chicago-based quartet did
just that in 2017 for Best Chamber
Music/Small Ensemble Performance. The
group, formed with students at
Northwestern University, has since become
noted for its unusual collaborations and
audience connection. Composer Philip
Glass has created a new work for them - his
first for percussion ensemble. SCFTA.org
17
"Alan Cumming:
Legal Immigrant"
Musco Center for the Arts
Tony Award-winning Scottish - American
actor Alan Cumming is many things to
many people: provocateur, social activist,
bon vivant, stage and television star (The
Good Wife, Instinct) - and, above all,
storyteller. He became an American
citizen in 2008 and “Legal Immigrant” is a
cabaret of stories and songs about his life
and loves in his adopted homeland.
MuscoCenter.org
26-28
"Newport to Ensenada
International Yacht Race"
Balboa Pier, Newport Beach
The 72nd 125-mile overnight Newport
to Ensenada International Yacht Race
provides a mix of fun and adventure.
With more than 40 trophy categories
and numerous classes for monohulls,
multihulls and cruisers, the opportunity
to take home the silver makes this race
appealing to all levels of participants.
NewportToEnsenada.com
2019
42 KUDOS Newport Beach | April 2019