The 2016 conference theme is  “A Marathon to End Human Trafficking: Train, Sustain and Focus.” A two-day event focused on equipping teachers, law enforcement, students and community members to protect and intervene for women and children at high-risk of exploitation and violence. Hosted by the Global Center for Women and Justice at Vanguard University.

The 9th annual MUSINK, presented by Travis Barker, is a three-day tattoo convention, car show and live music concert with over 300 world-renowned tattoo artists, hundreds of vendors, three full days of bands and the Low & Slow Car Show.

Event location:  The Hangar, Costa Mesa & Huntington Beach Buildings, Santa Ana Pavilion, Baja Blues and Main Mall (Enter at Gate 3 off Fairview Rd or Gate 4 off Arlington Dr)

Family fun car show that features classics, customs and exotics. Takes place in front of City Hall from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Costa Mesa High School presents Shrek The Musical. Showing March 4 through March 13 at the Costa Mesa High School Performing Arts Center.

Tickets:

$15 Adults, $10 with ASB and $8 children 12 and under.

Continuing to break box office records across North America and winner of over 100 international awards, including a Grammy and three Tony Awards, WICKED is “Broadway’s biggest blockbuster” (The New York Times).
Long before that girl from Kansas arrives in Munchkinland, two girls meet in the land of Oz. One born with emerald green skin she is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. This is the story of how these two grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good.

Click here for ticket information.

A royal family is ripped apart when the king imprisons the queen on suspicions of infidelity and then exiles their newborn daughter. But callous hearts are redeemed, and broken ones mended, when the king’s abandoned orphan falls in love with a distant prince.

All shows are presented at the Lyceum Theater located on the Vanguard University campus off Newport Boulevard. Ticket prices are $14 for general admission and $12 for seniors and children. To purchase tickets click here or call the Vanguard University Theater Department box office at 714-668-6145.

Shows 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.