Orange County Calendar

TODAY

Culture day: Orange Coast College celebrates Cultural Awareness Day with “Courageous Conversations or Constructed Imaginary? From Margin to Center” with speaker Ali Rahmani.

Laguna Woods: City Council meeting. 2 p.m. 24264 El Toro Road. (949) 639-0500 or www.lagunawoodscity.org

Aliso Viejo: City Council meeting. 7 p.m. Council chambers, 12 Journey. (949) 425-2505 or www.ci.aliso-viejo.ca.us

Concert: Katherine Powers directs an early music ensemble of period instruments during “Collegium Musicum.” 6 p.m. Free. Cal State Fullerton Performing Arts Center, 800 N. State College Blvd. (714) 278-3371 or www.arts.fullerton.edu

Book discussion: Apr 23 The Hunt Branch Library’s book discussion group discusses Khaled Hosseini’s “A Thousand Splendid Suns.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Hunt Library, 201 S. Basque Ave., Fullerton. (714) 738-3122 or www.fullertonlibrary.org

Choral festival: Pacific Chorale’s American Masterpieces Choral Festival features performances by various choral groups. 7 p.m. Free. Orange County Performing Artscenter, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. (714) 662-2395 or www.pacificchorale.org

Rally: The 11th annual Take Back the Night march and rally support Sexual Assault Awareness Month by promoting awareness and action. 7 p.m. UC Irvine flagpole, West Peltason and Pereira drives. (949) 824-7273 or www.care.uci.edu

THURSDAY

Hike: A strenuous and fast-paced 3.5- to 5-mile fitness hike. 9 to 11 a.m. Free. Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, Little Sycamore Canyon Staging Area, 20101 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach. (949) 923-2235 or www.lagunacanyon.org

Storytime: Apr 24 Children ages 3 to 5 read stories, listen to music, watch finger plays and sing. 10:30 to 11 a.m. Free. Orange Library, 407 E. Chapman Ave. (714) 288-2420 or www.cityoforange.org

Concert: “Tribute to Rostropovich (1927-2007)” features performances by cello students, guitarist and friends of musician Mstislav Rostropovich. 8 p.m. $5 to $10. Cal State Fullerton Performing Arts Center, 800 N. State College Blvd. (714) 278-3371 or www.arts.fullerton.edu

Concert: Apr 24-26 Dance Escape 2008 features new works by UCI graduate choreographers. 8 p.m. $9 to $11. UC Irvine, Claire Trevor Theatre, Mesa Road and West Peltason Drive. (949) 824-2787 or www.arts.uci.edu

ONGOING

Photography: Apr 5-May 3 Hundreds of pop-art pieces, Polaroids and black-and-white photographs taken by Andy Warhol are displayed at Grand Central Art Center’s “Original Photography by Andy Warhol.” Gallery hours. Free. Grand Central Art Center, 125 N. Broadway, Santa Ana. (714) 567-7233 or www.grandcentralartcenter.com

Exhibit: Mar 15-Apr 27 ”Something Red” features works by various artists. Call for hours. Free. Marion Meyer Contemporary Art, 354 N. Coast Highway, Laguna Beach. (949) 497-5442 or www.marionmeyergallery.com

Something Red

The Orange County calendar is compiled by Nardine Saad. Submit items two weeks in advance toocdesk@latimes.comor by fax to (714) 966-7711.