Orange County Calendar

TODAY

Plant sale: The annual Spring Perennial Sale features perennials for shade or rock gardens, butterfly and hummingbird attracters. 11 a.m-3 p.m. $2. UC Irvine Arboretum, Campus Drive and Jamboree Road, Irvine. (949) 824-5833 or www.uci.edu

Festival: The 61st Annual Parish Festival includes carnival booths, rides, games, raffles, music and ethnic foods. Noon-10 p.m. Free. Blessed Sacrament Church, 14072 Olive St., Westminster. (714) 478-6676.

Volunteer fair: High school students can explore volunteer opportunities with non-profit organizations during Volunteer Day ‘08. Noon-3 p.m. Free. South Coast Plaza, Jewel Court, 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa.

Lecture: Albert E. Dien discusses the history of warfare in early China in 1:30 p.m. $8-$10. Bowers Museum, 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana. (714) 567-3600 or www.bowers.org

Dance: Girls from the Celtic Gold Academy of Irish Dance compete for the Darlings of Dance 2008 title and trophy. 2 p.m. Free. Muldoon’s Dublin Pub, 202 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 640-4110.

Concert: Guitarist Mark Romero blends jazz, classical and flamenco guitar in his performance. 5-6 p.m. Free. Soul at Home, 17612 E. 17th St., Tustin. (714) 573-7685 or www.markromeromusic.com

Theater: Shakespeare brings together his wittiest and most stubborn pair of lovers, Beatrice and Benedict, during wedding festivities in https://peo.orangecoastcollege.edu/peoticket/show.asp 2:30 p.m. $6-$12. Orange Coast College, Drama Lab Theater, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. (714) 432-0202 or www.orangecoastcollege.edu

Exhibit: “A Justice Colored Lens: The Contemplative, Prophetic Photography of a Priest in a Post-Modern World”“Much Ado About Nothing.” features Wilfredo Benitez-Rivera’s collection of photographs. Studio hours. Free. Soul at Home, 17612 E. 17th St., Tustin. (714) 573-7685 or www.soulathome.com

Theater: Three college students discover an unpublished manuscript that can guarantee success in “Manuscript.” 3 p.m. $15-$18. The Orange Curtain Theatre, 31776 El Camino Real, San Juan Capistrano. (949) 412-3252 or www.theorangecurtaintheatre.org

MONDAY

Lecture: Bishop Yousseff presents a lecture titled “Infallibility of the Holy Bible.” Noon. UC Irvine flagpoles. Also “Is there a God?” in presentation on Coptic Orthodox Christians during UCI’s Defending the Faith Week. 6:30 p.m. Free. UC Irvine, Donald Bren Hall 100, East Peltason and Pereira Drives. (714) 623-676.

Film: The Placentia Library presents a surprise anime film. 6:30 p.m. Free. Placentia Library, 411 E. Chapman Ave. (714) 528-1906 or www.placentialibrary.org

Huntington Beach: City Council meeting. 2000 Main St. (714) 536-5227 or www.ci.huntington-beach.ca.us

La Habra: City Council meeting. 6:30 p.m. 201 E. La Habra Blvd. (562) 905-9707 or www.ci.la-habra.ca.us

Los Alamitos: City Council meeting 7 p.m., 3191 Katella Ave. (562) 431-3538 or www.ci.los-alamitos.ca.us.html

Mission Viejo: City Council meeting. 5 p.m. 200 Civic Center. (949) 470-3000 or www.cityofmissionviejo.org

ONGOING

Exhibit: French artist and surfer Celine Chat presents her abstract work in “Sharing Perspectives.” Museum hours. Free. International Surf Museum, 411 Olive Ave., Huntington Beach. (714) 960-3483 or www.surfingmuseum.org

“Sharing Perspectives.”Exhibit: “Images of India” features Linda Berman’s photographs of Udaipur, Jodhpur, Agra and other sites and events in India. Library hours. Free. Newport Beach Library, 1000 Avocado Ave. (949) 717-3800 or www.city.newport-beach.ca.us

Exhibit: “Memories in Vietnam: 1955-1975” features photos as seen through the lens of U.S. soldiers. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Sundays and Mondays. Viet Art Center, 13091 Galway St., Garden Grove. (714) 537-0608

Exhibit: “Abundance of Color: Early California Flowers in Art” highlights the display of wildflowers found each spring in California. Free. Irvine Museum, 18881 Von Karman Ave. (949) 476-2565 or www.irvinemuseum.org

Exhibit: “A Determined Lot: Resilient Pioneers Forge a New County’s Future” features photographs and oral histories of Orange County’s pioneers. Call for hours. Free. Fullerton Arboretum, 1900 Associated Road. (714) 278-3407 or www.arboretum.fullerton.edu

The Orange County Calendar is compiled by Nardine Saad. Submit items two weeks in advance to ocdesk@latimes.com or by fax to (714) 966-7711.