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Music

* The Pacific Symphony plays Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 (with soloist Panayis Lyras), Mozart’s Symphony No. 35 “Haffner” and Richard Strauss’ “Death and Transfiguration” at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. 8 tonight. $10-$48. Also Thursday. (714) 755-5799.

* Violinist Ernest Salem and pianist Cynthia Williams play music by Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms and Respighi at the Cal State Fullerton Little Theatre, 800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton. 8 tonight. $5-$8. (714) 278-3371.

Pop/Rock

* 00 Soul plays at the Galaxy Concert Theatre, 3503 S. Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana. 8 tonight. Cover. (714) 957-0600.

* Lula & Afro Brazil play at Carmelo’s Ristorante, 3520 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. 8:30 tonight. Free. (949) 675-1922.

* El Centro, Drain Bramaged, Amerikan Made and Rockstar Barbecue play at Club Mesa, 843 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa. 9 tonight. Cover. (949) 642-8448.

Jazz/Blues

* Joe Lettieri plays at Trilogy, 1820 Von Karman Ave., Irvine. 6 tonight. Free. (949) 955-0757.

* Peggy Duquesnel, with Osama Afifi and Dick Weller, plays at Restaurant Kikuya, 8052 Adams Ave., Huntington Beach. 7:30 tonight. $10 minimum. (714) 536-6665.

* The Gerard Hagen Trio plays at Steamers Cafe, 138 W. Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton. 8 tonight. Two-item minimum. (714) 871-8800.

* John Henderson’s Great Swing Band plays at the American Legion Hall, 143 S. Lemon St., Orange. 8 tonight. $5-$7. (714) 538-8570.

* Blues News plays at the Neon Cactus, Disneyland Hotel, 1150 W. Cerritos Ave., Anaheim. 9 tonight. Free. (714) 778-6600.

Country

* Kevin Banford plays at the Crazy Horse Steak House, 1580 Brookhollow Drive, Santa Ana. 8 tonight. $5. (714) 549-1512.

Comedy

* John Caponera opens at the Improv, 4255 Campus Drive, Irvine. 8:30 tonight. $10-$12. Through Sunday. (949) 854-5455.

* Pablo Franciso performs at the Brea Improv, 945 E. Birch St. 8:30 tonight. $10. (714) 529-7878.

* Hypnotist Louchlin performs at the Tap House, 8082 Adams Ave., Huntington Beach. 9 tonight. (714) 374-0811.

Theater

* Bertolt Brecht’s “The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui,” a parable of Hitler’s rise to power, opens at UC Irvine’s Studio Theatre. 8 p.m. Also 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. $6-$8. Ends Sunday. (949) 824-2787.

Event

* The Dragon and His Tail, a B-24 World War II bomber whose mural of a 65-foot dragon is considered one of the finest examples of World War II aircraft “nose art,” goes on view today with the Nine-O-Nine, a B-17 bomber that completed 140 missions over Europe during the war, at Sunrise Jet Center, Dove Street and Campus Drive, Costa Mesa. 3-6 p.m. $3-$7. Through Friday. (949) 851-5061.

--Compiled by Ken Williams