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Drawing from its permanent collection

The Orange County Museum of Art is exhibiting “Points of Departure,” a

show of drawings from its permanent collection, through Jan. 16.

The exhibit, which features a variety of styles -- including work that is

quite representational as well as more abstract pieces -- and a range of

media from pencil to ink to pastel, emphasizes the diversity of

techniques California artists have employed in their approach to drawing.

The Museum is at 850 San Clemente Drive, Newport Beach. For more

information, call (949) 759-1122.

Tickets on sale for holiday productions

Tickets are on sale for the South Coast Repertory’s two major holiday

productions, Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” and the musical “La

Posada Magica” by Octavio Solis-Marcos Loya.

“A Christmas Carol” runs Dec. 1 through Dec. 26. Tickets are $17 to $39,

with opening-night tickets $45. La Posada Magica runs Dec. 12 through 26.

Tickets are $13 to $30, with opening-night tickets available for $24 to

$42.

South Coast Repertory is at 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. For more

information, call (714) 708-5555.

Ballet production at Center airs on KCET

A production of American Ballet Theatre, “Le Corsaire,” which was filmed

at the Orange County Performing Arts Center’s Segerstrom Hall, will be

aired on KCET-TV Dec. 20 from 9 to 11 p.m. and on KOCE-TV Jan. 1 from 9

to 11 p.m.

The ballet was filmed for the PBS series “Dance in America” and will be

shown on worldwide television networks as part of the “Great

Performances” series.