Fantastic Five

A listing of special events to entertain you through the weekend and

beyond.

TODAY

Singing about the death penalty. Opera Pacific will present “Dead Man

Walking,” based on the book by Sister Helen Prejean, today through Sunday

at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa

Mesa. Show times are 7:30 p.m. today and 2 p.m. Sunday. $25-$125. (714)

740-7878.

SUNDAY

A dazzling tale. South Coast Repertory will present Richard

Greenberg’s “The Dazzle” through April 28 on the Second Stage, 655 Town

Center Drive, Costa Mesa. The story is about the Collyer brothers, how

rubbish fills their home and how lifestyles change. Show times are 7:45

p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 2 and 7:45 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

$27-$51. (714) 708-5555.

MONDAY

On the walls. “Lost in Fragrance,” recent work by Brad Durham, will be

on display at Art Resources Group, 3032 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar,

through May 10. The gallery is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Free. (949)

640-1972.

TUESDAY

Food and opera. Singers from the Opera Pacific Resident Artist Program

will perform at Gustaf Anders at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Soprano Rachel Cobb,

mezzo soprano Silvia Vasquez, mezzo soprano Stephanie Woodling, tenor

Chad Berlinghieri, baritone Andrew Fernando and pianist Catherine

Miller-Popovic will perform at the restaurant, 3851 S. Bear St., Santa

Ana. There is no cover charge. (714) 668-1737.

WEDNESDAY

A healing talk. Cleo Parker Robinson, founding director of the Cleo

Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble in Denver, will give a lecture titled “The

Healing Power of the Arts” at noon Wednesday at UC Irvine’s Winifred

Smith Hall. The lecture is part of the Chancellor’s Distinguished Fellows

Series. The campus is at the corner of University and Campus drives in

Irvine. Free. (949) 824-2787.