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Pinocchio
South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, United StatesPinocchio is a naughty puppet! And he’ll never be a “real boy” until he goes to school and stays out of trouble. But there are so many temptations along the way, and who wouldn’t want to go to Playland where it’s Saturday all week long? Get set for lots of comedy, songs and clowning around as Pinocchio learns about love and family and what it means to be human.
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Lunar New Year - Year of the Monkey
South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bristol Street, Costa Mesa, CA, United StatesSouth Coast Plaza invites you to celebrate the Year of the Monkey with exciting events, entertainment, special gifts and more, from February 3 – 21.
Every weekend will include expertly prepared and choreographed crafts and entertainment, showcasing the best Lunar New Year celebration in Orange County.Click here for a complete list of Lunar New Year weekend entertainment.
Tet Festival
OC Fair & Event Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, United StatesEach year, those of Vietnamese descent celebrate the coming lunar year with Tết Nguyên Đán, our most celebrated and significant holiday. It celebrates the Lunar New Year, the beginning of Spring, and a way to start fresh.
The festival attracts over 60,000 guests annually and caters hundreds of booths in a span of a three-day weekend event. Visitors are immersed in a vibrant array of traditional foods, live entertainment, cultural displays, festive games, and spectacular firecrackers show celebrating the new year. Located in the heart of Orange County and a short drive from Los Angeles or San Diego, the Tết Festival is the best way to spend the Vietnamese New Year holiday weekend in SoCal.
Champagne and Canapés
Surfas Culinary District - OC, 3309 Hyland Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA, United StatesStart your Valentine’s Day right with an afternoon of champagne and canapés! Cook side-by-side with your valentine as you pickle beets and pipe profiteroles, all while sipping champagne punch. Your Chef Instructor will also teach you how to make lemon curd, raspberry and chocolate sauce, and fig jam. Share your passion for cooking with your loved one and Surfas!
Cost: $75
Meet the Mayor
Costa Mesa City Hall, 77 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, United StatesSteve holds “Meet the Mayor” sessions at City Hall and other locations around town from 2 to 4 p.m. on the second Sunday of each month.
Nine
Costa Mesa Playhouse, 661 Hamilton Street, Costa Mesa, CA, United StatesShows will be Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 p.m. and Sunday afternoons at 2 p.m. with a special performance on Monday, March 7 at 8 p.m.
Guido Contini is a wreck. Torn between his wife, mistress, and the star he needs to make a great movie, he runs off to Venice. But the city does not help. In the end, only the past is able save him.