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As part of its Friday Night Freakouts series, the Frida Cinema chooses an unlikely, albeit welcome, fan favorite in P.T. Anderson’s epic on the 1970s porn industry, Boogie Nights. A critical and commercial success, Boogie not only proved that Mark Wahlberg had acting chops, but it also single-handedly (if momentarily) resurrected Burt Reynolds’ career, earning him his only Oscar nomination. Standout performances from Julianne Moore, Don Cheadle, William H. Macy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, John C. Reilly and Heather Graham weave a cacophony of greatness, elevating this unusual tale to a masterpiece. Boogie Nights at the Frida Cinema, 305 E. Fourth St., Santa Ana, (714) 2859422; thefridacinema.org. 11 p.m. $8-$10.

We’re moving forward one calendar year tonight—so why not celebrate by going back in time? For tonight’s New Year’s Eve celebration, StillWater Food, Wine, Spirits & Sounds is getting down with ultimate ’80s tribute band Fast Times. This par-tay includes a three-course meal and cocktails followed by dancing to classic new wave, rock and pop covers from the heyday of big hair, neon colors, lace gloves and whiteblazer-and-pastel-T-shirt combinations, à la Don Johnson. Count down to the big 2-0-1-7 with some champagne, and send 2016 the way of “Pac-Man Fever.” Good riddance. Fast Times New Year’s Eve Party at StillWater Food, Wine, Spirits & Sounds, 24701 Del Prado, Dana Point, (949) 6616003; danapointstillwater.com. Live music, 9 p.m. $70 per couple. —AIMEE MURILLO

Like prehistoric creatures emerging from the black abyss of the ocean to walk upon land for the first time, you, too, can be reborn after the worst year in history by ringing in 2017 at Long Beach’s Aquarium of the Pacific. Dance among the fish, sharks and rays while drinking away all of your memories at the cash bar. Grub stations will be strategically placed throughout the venue to fill your belly with sustenance not created from our fishy friends, and live bands and DJs will be spinning throughout the aquarium to drown out the sound of everyone’s sobbing. Then the most fucktacular year on record will finally be over. Praise Xenu. New Year’s Eve Night Dive at the Aquarium of the Pacific, 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach, (562) 590-3100; www. aquariumofthepacific.org. 8 p.m. $24.95; members, $19.95. 18+. —AMANDA PARSONS

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What is WAR good for?The funk and nothing but the funk! As purveyors of universal street music, WAR has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide by infectiously mixing a lil’ soul, a lil’ Latin and a lot of funk over the decades. Legendary producer Jerry Goldstein first teamed them with Eric Burdon in the 1960s for timeless songs such as “Spill the Wine.” Since then, countless rappers have sampled WAR’s classic tunes, and the band’s “Low Rider” anthem has served as an eternal soundtrack for cruising the calles. Part-hippies, part-homies, WAR invites all to end the year on a funky note! WAR at the City National Grove of Anaheim, 2200 E. Katella Ave., Anaheim, (714) 7122700; citynationalgroveofanaheim.com. 6 p.m. $37.50-$67.50. —GABRIEL SAN ROMÁN

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For the past four years, the Observatory has been the hot spot for live music on New Year’s Eve. Now, Travis Scott gets to bless the new year with more than a thousand fans in the area and add his name to the illustrious collection of artists. To say the past few years have been kind to the 24-year-old would be an understatement. The Texan has been on

a tear, with appearances on programs such as Ellen to The Late Show in his continued support of 2015’s Rodeo and the recently released Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight. Scott’s tireless work ethic has him prepping another record next year, which will likely continue the rapper’s string of successes. If anyone is excited for 2017, it’s the guy who will likely be moving to arenas and amphitheaters in the not-too-distant future. Travis Scott at the Observatory, 3503 S. Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana, (714) 957-0600; observatoryoc.com. 8 p.m. $75. —DANIEL KOHN

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Make Waves Surf City Splash

The renowned International Surfing Museum turns 30 on Jan. 1, 2017, and it’s celebrating with its annual fund-raiser bash on the beach. Kick off the new year with a pancake breakfast from 9 a.m to 11 a.m., then take an invigorating dip in the ocean. There will be vendors, contests and awards going to biggest group

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Need some pep in your step to get you motivated to go forward with that New Year’s resolution you’ve been talking about? Check out tonight’s show at the Wayfarer, featuring Silverlake band Sleep State. Filled with upbeat choruses, funky bass lines and danceable soul rhythms, Sleep State’s music defies their band name by feeding the crowd grooves heavily influenced by ’60s Motown, classic rock and pop, and even today’s Top 40 hits. That dance floor’s not going to dance on itself, people. Come out and start your new year right. Sleep State at the Wayfarer, 843 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa, (949) 764-0039; www.wayfarercm. com. 9 p.m. Free. 21+. —AIMEE MURILLO

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2001: A Space Odyssey Very possibly a story about arrogance, invention, betrayal and epiphany—or dissolution—2001: A Space Odyssey is repeated from caveman to spaceman until the resources run out. There’s always a reason to watch this film about man and machine and the machinations of both; as with many of Kubrick’s works, it’s as much a mirror as a movie. Kubrick reportedly removed—and burned!—at least 19 minutes of footage before the film premiered in 1968, but 17 minutes were discovered in a salt mine in Kansas in 2001 . . . and that’s all we know so far. So best prepare to confront the monolith as it was and always shall be: that black expanse that flares into mystery and light. 2001: A Space Odyssey at Director’s Cut Cinema at Rancho Niguel, 25471 Rancho Niguel Rd., Laguna Niguel, (949) 8310446; www.regencymovies.com. 7:30 p.m. $8. —CHRIS ZIEGLER

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‘Spirited: Prohibition In America’ After its recent “Homebrew for the Holidays” seminar, the Fullerton Museum feels you’re prepared to walk—or stagger— through ‘Spirited: Prohibition In America,’ an exhibition exploring that punitive if famously doomed experiment in making America dry again. Through displays, art, artifacts and boozy ephemera, the show introduces you to the bootleggers of 1919 to 1933, including tommy gun-wielding Al Capone and such temperance crusaders as hatchet-wielding Carrie Nation, who for a decade respectively exploited the opportunity or tried to stop everybody’s good time at the speakeasy. Imbibe the story of the life and death of the 18th Amendment. Partake of the social, political and legal atmospherics. Belly up to this intoxicating distillation of the nation’s ban on “manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors,” and then maybe go out for a stiff, legal drink. “Spirited: Prohibition In America” at Fullerton Museum, 301 N. Pomona Ave., Fullerton, (714) 738-6545; www.cityoffullerton. com. Noon. Through Jan. 8, 2017. $5. —ANDREW TONKOVICH

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Art therApy Craft and Color

Adult coloring books and crocheting have been on the rise. If you do neither but want to pick it up with other like-minded, mild-mannered grown-ups, rejoice! Tonight’s Fullerton Library activity brings coloring books, crocheting and knitting together so you can purl, double treble and shade to your heart’s content. Other adults with portable, creative hobbies are welcome, too, from cross-stitching to sketching to whatever. While arts and crafts is a fun way to pass the time, it’s also credited for its meditative, therapeutic benefits. And you get a cool product at the end. It’s a win-win! Craft and Color: Adult Knitting, Crocheting and Coloring Club at Fullerton Public Library, 353 W. Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton, (714) 738-6326; fullertonlibrary. org. 5 p.m. Free. —AIMEE MURILLO

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Take back the night, all you ladies who like to roll. Suit up with lots of warm layers and plenty of lights on your bike (that’s mandatory!), and join the Wednesdayevening ride led by the road-worthy women at Unlikely Cyclist. If your New Year’s resolution—do you really even bother with those things?—is to get more exercise and keep off social media, then get ready! After meeting up at the Unlikely shop, the posse heads out. As pro cyclist Greg LeMond says, “It never gets any easier; you just go faster.” Riders, up! Wednesday Women’s Night Ride at Unlikely Cyclist, 1661 Superior Ave., Ste. C, Costa Mesa, (949) 566-5202; theunlikelycyclist.com. Meet, 5:45 p.m.; ride, 6 p.m. Free. —LISA BLACK

OC DIY are the new kids on the block in Orange County’s ever-growing music scene. After managing to secure a gallery space in Lake Forest last year, the local grassroots nonprofit has brought a much-needed indie coolness to a notoriously mundane South County. It sets up all-inclusive, all-ages, straight-edge, eclectic gatherings for the best local musicians and visual artists across the county. Tonight at OC DIY, indie surf rockers Mint (from Aliso Viejo) and Septic Beach (straight outta Long Beach) join forces with local post-punks Uniform and Tan Man Sam for an evening of mellow beach Goth sounds mixed with upbeat thrash anthems and good, clean fun. OC DIY Presents: Uniform, Mint, Tan Man Sam and Septic Beach at OC DIY, 22651 Lambert St., Lake Forest; www. orangecountydiy.org. 8:30 p.m. $5.

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Laguna Beach K’YA BISTRO 949.376.9718

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s a local, you don’t typically think of Downtown Disney as a quiet night out—more like a crowded hullabaloo of wideeyed children, tourists, promenade shops and eateries. So if there is ever a reason to visit that doesn’t involve the Mouse, it’s for Catal Restaurant. Open for 16 years (!), Catal just got a new executive chef: Timothy McDowell, who’s bringing on bold American-Catalonian flavors. For tastes that speak to the regionally inspired cuisine and McDowell’s developed menu, go for the slow-roasted suckling-pig paella. This cochinillo is soft

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he Ugly Gentleman is a cocktail for the senses, more savory than sweet and all about the show. Untreated maplewood sets the stage, as an inverted glass captures its smoky, campfire aroma. But according to SideDoor lead barman Randy Thais, smoke only attaches itself to ice and fat. The remedy: drop in a single brick of ice to absorb smoke like a sponge. Amaro Abano, turbinado sugar, Angostura bitters and Rittenhouse do their roles, but it’s a bit role that really steals the performance.

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eruvian food is a cuisine for all seasons. When summer hits and a simple walk outside makes you sweat, there’s nothing I crave more than the refreshing, spicy tang of Peru’s national dish: ceviche. And when the Southern California weather dips as much into winter as it’s going to get and I start to get all sore-throat sick, Peru again comes to the rescue with its various stews and soups. As I tossed and turned in a feverish sleep, the water falling from the sky outside, all I could dream about was slurping down a cup of comforting aguadito, a.k.a. Peru’s chicken and rice soup. However, the soup in my dreams was not the complimentary portion of the savory cilantrobased soup doled out daily at North Long Beach’s El Pollo Imperial, my usual spot to satisfy Peruvian cravings. This time, I wanted my aguadito from the city’s oftforgotten Charo’s Peruvian Cuisine, if only because it’s easy to miss as the only non-chain place to eat in the entire Long Beach Towne Center. I probably would have missed it myself if I hadn’t been hungry while walking down the main promenade that slices through the eye of the storm and makes the Edwards Cinema resemble a warm castle at the end of a long journey If all I’d wanted was a coffee (there’s a Starbucks next door) or a dry, lifeless burger (Islands is across the way) before that movie, I’m sure I never would have seen Charo’s. It’s set back from everything else, its empty patio and tinted windows keeping most of the curious at bay. But I ventured in, thinking maybe Charo’s would have quick-service pollo rostizado combos or offer, like El Pollo Imperial, a super-casual sit-down experience. Instead, I discovered a Peruvian

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hideout right in the thick of a monument to American commercialization, a self-sustaining world where pan flutes buzz through the speakers, Incan pottery and paintings line the walls, and a sweet lady named Charo is the owner and sole server, happily slinging salty-sweet lomo saltados, herbaceous tallarín verdes and paella-like chaufas to the borderlineLakewood set. Some of the dishes—such as the macho fish, the aji de gallina and chaufa de mariscos—are similar to what you’ll find at her sisters’ restaurants, but Charo skips the roasted-chicken plates and offers anticucho skewers, Italian-tinged shrimp scampi and her mother’s spicy chicken stew, all with a much less corporate, more homemade feel. When my sickness subsided enough to venture outside, I braved parking at a mall during the holidays to return to Charo’s. I ordered a cup of the aguadito to soothe my still-burning throat and downed half a bottle of aji sauce with my complimentary bread to clear the sinuses. Feeling experimental, I asked Charo for a recommendation (lest I eat all the aguadito in the kitchen) and ended up with a restoring cauldron of parihuela, a spicy Peruvian soup that’s partway between the daintiness of a French bouillabaisse and the sass of an Italian cioppino. Winter might be made more bearable by Peruvian soups, but it’s even better with Charo to guide the way. CHARO’S PERUVIAN CUISINE 7563 Carson St., Long Beach, (562) 627-0087.

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s an actor, singer, drag queen and all-around creative force, Kelly Mantle is a solid industry vet with a lengthy résumé: Cold Case, Nip/Tuck, The New Adventures of Old Christine, and more. But it was Mantle’s scene-stealing role in the locally produced film Confessions of a Womanizer that made him the talk of Tinsel Town. For his role as transgender prostitute Ginger, Mantle—who is gender fluid (but uses masculine pronouns)—is the first person to be considered for both Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress honors. Mantle took some time from his busy schedule to discuss the film, diversity in film/ TV and his possible Oscar nom. (This interview has been edited for length and clarity.)

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nowadays, there’s certainly been a push for more well-rounded LGBT characters. With your extensive filmography, would you say you’ve been seeing a positive shift in the roles you’re being offered? Yeah, definitely, I would say so. As an actor, I love a variety of roles, so I audition for both male and female roles, gay and straight, trans or not trans. In my years in the business, I can see a great progression in the LGBTQ characters I get offered to play. They’re a lot more well-rounded; they’re a lot more human, more threedimensional. So there’s definitely a great progression going on.

Do you think there’s any major difference in roles you get offered for film vs. television? No, they’re pretty equivalent. And what’s interesting now is that we get so many movie actors heading over to TV because some of the [shows] are becoming more movie-like, if you will. I think I read something the other day that Julia Roberts . . . is considering a TV show. We’ve got Glenn Close and Kathy Bates and all these amazing film actors and actresses heading over to TV. So I think TV is finally catching up with the movies, and I see great progression in both mediums. AMURILLO@OCWEEKLY.COM

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[be] the widespread, groundbreaking, historical moment it’s been. . . . I mean, I’m on the front of the Bombay Times in India. So I had no idea that was going to happen with this, but I’m honored and humbled to be recognized for my work, and even more thrilled that I get to be a part of a groundbreaking campaign that’s going to bring a voice to the gender-fluid community and the gender spectrum as a whole—diversity to Hollywood and the Oscars—and open up conversation and education on identity and diversity. Hollywood hasn’t been getting the best reputation, as far as diversity goes, but

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like this particular role was very threedimensional. She wasn’t just a onedimensional character, which sometimes you can get caught into playing with these particular roles. And I loved the fact that she was kind of the voice of reason out of all the characters, and she had a very nice arc to her. I enjoyed your character; I thought she was very warm and real. I’m sorry there wasn’t more of you. Yeah, I kinda like that, you know, I like playing those characters—their appearance might not be as hefty in the film, but the time that they’re in there is very meaningful. So what was your first response when you learned the producers were going to submit your name for the Oscars? When the producers and [writer/director Miguel] Ali came to me and said they were submitting my performance for an Oscar consideration, I was shocked. And then when they said, “On top of that, we are going to recommend and ask the Academy to consider you in both the Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress categories”—because I identify as gender fluid in my personal life—I just kind of shrugged my shoulders, thinking, “Sure, go for it,” not thinking at all that anything would come of it and certainly not thinking the Academy would approve it, and lo and behold, they did. Then the producers and director came to me and said, “Now that the Academy has approved it, you should post something about it online.” So I just kind of posted something about a week ago or so that said, “So this is happening,” kind of thinking it might get a couple of hundred likes or a few comments here or there or whatever. I had no idea it was going to

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Lights, Camera, Porn The Return of Doctor Mysterio. “The Doctor Who Christmas Special,” which has long been a holiday tradition on the other side of the Pond, comes to the big screen for the second year in a row thanks to BBC Worldwide and Fathom Events. Besides the special—which has the Doctor (Peter Capaldi) stepping into the TARDIS to face a thrilling new adventure—an exclusive introduction and a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the program are included. AMC Orange 30, 20 City Blvd. W., Orange, (714) 769-4288; also at Cinemark Century Stadium 25, 1701 W. Katella Ave., Orange, (714) 532-9558; Cinemark Century 20 Huntington Beach, 7777 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach, (714) 373-4573; Edwards Aliso Viejo Stadium 20, 26701 Aliso Creek Rd., Aliso Viejo, (844) 4627342; Edwards Irvine Spectrum 21, 65 Fortune Dr., Irvine, (844) 462-7342; and Edwards Long Beach Stadium 26, 7501

E. Carson, Long Beach, (844) 462-7342; www.FathomEvents.com. Thurs., Dec. 29, 7 p.m. $15. Boogie Nights. Paul Thomas Anderson wrote, produced and directed the fuck (literally) out of this 1997 masterpiece that is categorized as a drama but could just as easily be labeled a comedy. Set in the San Fernando Valley porn industry of the late ’70s/early ’80s, the film follows a teenage busboy (Mark Wahlberg) who gets recruited by a porn director (Burt Reynolds, in what was then a comeback role), pals up with a fellow clueless co-star (John C. Reilly) and . . . ahem . . . rises in the industry. Threads of stories involving supporting players are as compelling as the actors filling those roles, including Julianne Moore, Don Cheadle, Heather Graham, William H. Macy and Philip Seymour Hoffman. This is the OC Weekly-sponsored Friday Night Freakout film, BTW. The Frida Cinema, 305 E. Fourth St., Santa Ana;

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thefridacinema.org. Fri., 11 p.m. $7-$10. The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Balls Dropping New Year’s Celebration. Midnight Insanity, the longtime Rocky shadowcast troupe and freaky movie presenter in both Orange County and Long Beach, once again uses props, costumes and audience participation to enliven the story about newlyweds whose car breaks down in the woods before they arrive at a mad scientist’s bizarre castle. To celebrate the end of 2016 (thank God), this Midnight Insanity performance includes raffles and prizes, with proceeds going to the Long Beach Rescue Mission. Art Theatre, 2025 E. Fourth St., Long Beach, (562) 438-5435; longbeachrockyhorror.com. Sat., 11 p.m. $11. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story: Open Caption. Some may not appreciate English subtitles on an Englishlanguage film, but the deaf, hard of hearing and English-language learners do. This open-caption screening is for the first stand-alone Star Wars anthology film, directed by Gareth Edwards (Godzilla, Monsters). Felicity Jones stars as a Rebel Alliance recruit who works with a team that includes Diego Luna to steal the Death Star plans (so it can go kablooey in the original Star Wars). The return of Darth Vader, a new villain to loathe (in a white cape!) and a strong cast—which includes Ben Mendelsohn, Riz Ahmed, Mads Mikkelsen, Jiang Wen, Forest Whitaker, Alan Tudyk and Donnie Yen—are packed into this seat filler.

BY MATT COKER Regency Westminster 10, 6721 Westminster Blvd., Westminster, (714) 8934222. Mon., 6:30 p.m. $8.50-$10.50. 2001: A Space Odyssey. The idea that a space ship’s onboard computer system would start acting kooky and eventually square off to the death with its human master might have seen farfetched in 1968, but the idea of computers supplanting man seems much less impossible now. As for the movie, it took an enigmatic filmmaker such as Stanley Kubrick to spin gold out of scifi master Arthur C. Clarke’s short story. Regency Directors Cut Cinema at Rancho Niguel, 25471 Rancho Niguel Rd., Laguna Niguel, (949) 831-0446, Tues. Call for show time. $8. The Best Democracy Money Can Buy. When Donald Trump says, “This election is rigged,” he should know. His buddies may have rigged it, according to Rolling Stone investigative reporter Greg Palast, who busted Jeb Bush for stealing the 2000 election for his brother Dubya by purging black voters from Florida’s electoral rolls. Palast is now exposing the Republicans’ dark operation Crosscheck, which is controlled by Kansas Secretary of State and Trump henchman Kris Kobach. Palast and his investigative sidekick Badpenny confront Kobach with the evidence of his “lynching by laptop.” They also stake out billionaires bankrolling the voting scam. Wonder if that is why Trump is nominating more billionaires to his cabinet than any previous president . . . hmm. This cinematic true-life detec-

tive story is told film-noir-style with cartoon animation, secret documents, hidden cameras, and a little help from Shailene Woodley, Rosario Dawson, Willie Nelson, Ed Asner, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit detectives “Fin” Tutuola (Ice-T) and John Munch (Richard Belzer). AMC Orange 30, (714) 769-4288. Wed., 7:30 p.m. $15. Princess Mononoke. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli classic, Fathom Events and GKIDS beams into theaters this repeat showing, as well as Miyazaki’s 1995 music video for “On Your Mark” that was never before released in North America. Presented with English subtitles—a Jan. 9 screening will be dubbed in English—the anime has young warrior Ashitaka infected with a deadly curse that sends him looking for a cure in the forest, where he meets Princess Mononoke. Raised by wolves, she will do everything in her power to prevent humans from destroying her home and the forest spirits and animal gods who live there. AMC Orange 30, (714) 769-4288; also at Cinemark Century Stadium 25, (714) 532-9558; Cinemark Century 20 Huntington Beach, (714) 373-4573; Cinemark at the Pike Theaters, 99 S. Pine Ave., Long Beach, (800) 967-1932; Edwards Aliso Viejo Stadium 20, (844) 462-7342; Edwards Irvine Spectrum 21, (844) 462-7342; and Edwards Long Beach Stadium 26, (844) 462-7342; www.FathomEvents.com. Thurs., Jan. 5, 7 p.m. $10.50-$12.50. MCOKER@OCWEEKLY.COM

Moby Dick, Improv and More!

America dies in January, but at least there’s some interesting local theater By Joel Beers

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t’s the last issue of the last OC Weekly in the last year that America won’t be great again, so what better time to focus our energies on what lies ahead for local theater in the first few months of the year 2017? The following is a round-up of the most intriguing plays opening in January on local boards. Sadly, none of them call the orange turd a big, disgusting piece of bellowing, megalomaniacal crapola . . . we think. The Roommate, South Coast Repertory.

Playwright Jen Silverman is on fire. Since The Roommate was staged at the 2015 Humana Festival of New American Plays, that play and others have been produced—or will be produced—on stages from New Haven and Baltimore to Cincinnati and San Francisco. This one is about an empty-nesting, fiftysomething woman who gets a roommate for the first time. It’s dark and funny, and it gives a couple of “mature” actresses a chance to show their stuff. And considering the two lined up for this show are longtime SCR stalwarts Tessa Auberjonois and Linda Gehringer, it should be a keeper. 655 Town Center Dr., Costa Mesa, (714) 708-5555; www.scr.org. Jan. 3-22, 2017. $22-$79. Rex and Bob’s Excellent Misadventure, Stage Door Repertory Theatre. Hey, a world pre-

Josh Nicols is the guru of improv theater in Orange County, and his improv

company, Spectacles Improv Engine, is teaming up with STAGES to create an original unscripted play inspired, says the company’s website, by “all the terribly awkward party moments you’d love to forget.” It’s the kind of show in which the performers perform without much of a net, as the only thing that tethers them is an idea, rather than a script. That means every night is different, and it should be one of the more interesting things in the early days of the last year any of us will be alive. 400 E. Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton, (714) 525-4484; www.stagesoc.org. Jan. 21-22, Feb. 18-19 & 25-26, and March 4, 2017. $20-$22. Claudio Quest, Chance Theater. Marshall Pailet is a stupid-talented playwright who is going places, and one day, the Chance Theater will be credited as helping to launch his career—although it kinda already has. His newest musical (he wrote one about the Loch Ness monster a couple of years ago) follows characters who are very reminiscent of those from a certain video-game franchise with the name Mario in the title. The New York Times, another newspaper, called it “delightfully bouncy,” and the show, according to the Chance’s website, features “killer eggplants, a love-starved

platypus” and an “8-bit existential crisis.” 5222 E. La Palma Ave., Anaheim, (714) 455-4212; chancetheater.com. Jan. 27Feb. 26, 2017. $31-$45. Looking ahead: Brian Newell somehow

secured the rights to adapt Michael Shaara’s killer novel about the Civil War, Killer Angels, at the Maverick Theater in Fullerton (www.mavericktheater.com, May 5-June 24, 2017); SCR welcomes back one of the finest playwrights it’s helped cultivate over the years, Amy Freed, and her play The Monster Builder (www.scr.org, May 5-June 4, 2017); the Chance is staging the musical Parade, which is rife with religious intolerance, political injustice and racial tension—and, hey, ain’t that America for you and me? (chancetheater.com, June 30-July 30, 2017); and the only show that most people outside of you sad phuckers actually reading this even recognize as theater, Hamilton, posts up at Los Angeles’ Pantages Theatre (hollywoodpantages.com, Aug. 11-Dec. 30, 2017). It ain’t OC, but it’s Southern California, and that’s not the rest of this soon-to-be-great-again country, so stick your dick in some mashed potatoes and party like it’s 2020. LETTERS@OCWEEKLY.COM

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’m no cynic, but I do know when certain fashion trends have exhausted their freshness. And as we’re on the cusp of a new year, it’s time to look back and decide what trends kindly need to die by the time “Auld Lang Syne” rolls around— until they’re recycled 30 years from now, that is. Gotta love the fashion world!

“Tequila & Tacos” or “Whiskey and Yoga” shirts. Nothing against the idea of tacos and tequila in general, but the trend of these words together and nothing else needed to go the way of El Torito long ago. I’ve actually never seen anyone wear these shirts in OC, and yet I still see these tank tops with similar and different variations bandied about on Instagram and in clothing boutiques. To paraphrase Homer Simpson, if these things are cool, they don’t need to tell you they’re cool. Also, whiskey and yoga sounds like an awful idea. The hand-switchblade-rose-teardrop thing. Pretty sure this originated from Chicano tattoo culture, so I actually dig it. But in 2016, this art and fashion craze suffered from oversaturation, so much so it seems like an easy in on chola style. Unless you earned a chola nickname at Polaris High or whatever the fuck is the equivalent down in South County, you probably shouldn’t use it anymore. Enamel pins. While illustrators who make enamel pin editions of their work are cool with me, there’s just wayyyyy too much of it on the market these days. Five different variations of the same pizza-slice pin? Also, seeing them sold on jackets and purses for hundreds of dollars at Zara pretty much tells you how lame it is now. Patches. See enamel pins above. Hashtags. Hashtags are only useful on social media. When they’re emblazoned on merchandise followed by the words SQUADGOALS, FLAWLESS, BOSSLADY, et al., it’s the epitome of basic, disposable fashion that probably won’t be relevant or worn a few months down the line. Let’s leave the hashtags to Instagram. AMURILLO@OCWEEKLY.COM

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miere courtesy of the hard-working crew at Stage Door Rep! Good to see. This musical, written and directed by Bill Lewis, is a mash-up of two of the venerable musicals in the American canon, My Fair Lady and The Music Man. That’s all we know about it, although one graphic we’ve seen shows two dudes in a car, and who doesn’t like a road trip with two dudes in a car? 1045 N. Armando Ave., Anaheim, (714) 630-7378; www.stagedoorrep.org. Jan. 14-Feb. 11, 2017. $22-$28. Moby Dick, South Coast Repertory. This isn’t the first theatrical adaptation of Melville’s classic, if long-winded, tale of a big white whale and the guy hell-bent on killing it, but it may be the most intriguing. It’s courtesy of Chicago’s renowned Lookingglass Theatre Co. (but, as SCR head honcho Marc Masterson once reprimanded this lowly ink-stained wretch, it is NOT an import, but more of a co-production). The Chicago Tribune, which is a newspaper (remember those?), lavished praise on its premiere in 2015, calling it “fabulous” and one of the best things produced in 20 years by the acclaimed company. www.scr.org. Jan. 20-Feb. 19, 2017. $22-$79.

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on Halperin was more than a little nervous when he accepted one of the most important jobs of his life— designing lesson plans for preschoolers. The veteran talent buyer who has spent decades producing legendary concerts for the Glass House, Chain Reaction and festivals all over SoCal had no clue what he was in for. That job would’ve been hard enough for him to pull off at a public school in his hometown of Long Beach. Instead, Halperin was doing it on Greek soil. Last November, Halperin landed on the island town of Chalkida, Greece, and traveled to the Ritsona camp, which is filled with about 800 refugees from the war-torn Syrian city of Aleppo. “We see stuff on Facebook feeds and whatnot, but I had no concept what a refugee camp was gonna look like,” Halperin says. “I had people warning me to watch my back and make sure people didn’t follow me back home, to really be careful.” For four weeks, Halperin left behind the music world and the comforts of home to volunteer through Swedish NGO Lighthouse Relief, working specifically with young children of displaced families. Prior to this trip, Halperin crowdsourced $8,000 from friends and family through GoFundMe to purchase some essential supplies for his job at camp Ritsona. What he encountered when he got there was the total opposite of what he expected. The bearded, lifelong punker was suddenly surrounded by boisterous, laughing children playfully pulling his heavily tattooed arms and kind-hearted families welcoming the American stranger into their makeshift homes. His days were spent coloring and

playing with kids, with whom he formed bonds without speaking a word of Arabic. As a married man in his 40s with a stable income and no kids, Halperin is able to travel on a fairly consistent basis. Usually, he’s going to festivals or meetings to benefit his primary passion, booking events such as last fall’s Music Tastes Good in Long Beach. He never thought that listening to a random episode of This American Life on the radio and hearing about the struggles of displaced Syrian children at the camp would inspire his own humanitarian efforts. His 15-hour flight to Greece was nothing compared to the harrowing journey of these refugees and their small children. Most escaped from Turkey on gray, rubber dinghies, fighting to stay afloat all the way to the island of Lesbos. From there, they were brought to the refugee camps. Despite his background in clinical psychology and a day job working for LA County investigating child abuse for Child Protective Services, he was unprepared to fully understand the death and destruction these Syrian children had seen practically since birth. His job now was simple: distract the kids and take their mind off things as best he could. “Basically, it was me and three or four other people running a preschool and giving the kids structured activities during the day while their older siblings were in school,” Halperin says. “Otherwise, there’s nothing to do there; kids are just walking around.” For several hours five days per week, Halperin and his fellow volunteers organized nature walks, coloring sessions, snack times and playdough activities, plus they planted

seeds to grow in nearby soil. The idea of establishing a sense of normalcy in the most abnormal circumstances as their home city burned during the Aleppo Offensive was a balancing act. It required an extra amount of sensitivity. “You have to really think about things,” Halperin says. “You might be like, ‘Let’s have the kids play with balloons,’ but balloons pop, [which] sounds like guns or explosions. You have to think about water play with the kids because you don’t want to remind the kids of being on that boat, and what did they see? Did they see someone fall out of the boat and drown?” At night, Halperin met with various camp leaders and other volunteers to shop for supplies and create plans for rationing goods. He used his little downtime to shop for records in Greece and continued booking bands via email for the upcoming second installment of Music Tastes Good. And he kept an extensive diary of his experiences. Ritsona is one of about 40 Syrian refugee camps in Greece. Though it’s considered one of the nicer, well-maintained camps in the country, the major task of the stressful, everyday issues of feeding, clothing and sheltering thousands was eye-opening to Halperin. “Every family has to have an equal opportunity to obtain the things that the family next to them got,” he says. “So if there’s only 50 pairs of shoes for boys 7 to 9, but there’s 100 boys in that age group, then you have to wait to get a donation of another 50 before you can pass out the first 50. Otherwise, they just sit there.” Though spending every day with victims who’ve lost everything left a mark on the volunteers, it was the similarities between

the average American and the refugees at Ritsona that really resonated with Halperin. “These are kids who were in college, or parents who were teachers, or parents who have particular skills and full-time jobs,” Halperin says. “Could you even imagine—tomorrow, I have no idea what country I’m gonna be raising my family in, and I probably don’t speak the language. But at least you don’t have to worry about your house being bombed.” Recently, Halperin got the words “The Peace” and “The Love” in Arabic tattooed on his hands, a memento and a reminder to himself that he’ll always do his best to return. Though he hopes the kids and families he bonded with won’t be there. “It would be so selfish of me to say I hope the same kids I bonded with over there would be there when I go back because they need to move on with their lives and their new homes in whatever country it may be in,” he says. Since returning home, Halperin has worked to inspire others to do what he did. He says he still keeps in contact with one Syrian family, video chatting with them online almost every day. The family threw a nice party for Halperin on the day he left, with food cooked from scratch over a fire pit, something he’ll never forget. Recently, he learned they were given asylum in Germany, giving him hope for not only them, but also the future of all of those waiting for their chance at a better life. “I have a trip planned in August to go see some music festivals out [in Europe],” he says. “My plan is to go see the family, if they’re in Finland, Poland, Germany— wherever they are.” NJACKSON@OCWEEKLY.COM

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the Sun, thanks to the inescapability of “My Own Worst Enemy,” “Miserable” and “Zip-Lock.” But that was then. And now is a very shitty place for a ’90s Lit to be. Sure, you could take a run on the nostalgia circuit, as they have. But really, how many times can you open for Sugar Ray on mid-level tours and not want to jump off a bridge? Naturally, the band had to figure out how to appeal to a new demographic in a way that didn’t involve trying to look cool. OC has always been the largest bastion for cowboy hats and the electric slide this side of Norco. So acceptance among the locals is doable. Plus, Lit’s crop of female fans who used to swoon over the sight of A. Jay in a wifebeater have since aged like a box of fine red wine. Most of them are now latethirtysomething cougars, soccer moms and Republican housewives who love pop country. But transitioning from their alt-rock past to their country future also puts them in position to sell both of them to you at once. You come to see a country band and stay to hear songs that remind you of getting your first handjob from your middle-school crush in the back of an AMC theater. Whatever they’re playing, the struggle to stay popular is not lost on Lit. The only thing we ask these Johnny Cash-come-latelies is that they maybe throw a gig to local country acts such as Daniel Bonte, Alice Wallace and the Ponderosa Aces, those who were holding down the hee-haw in OC for years before y’all decided to make the country scene your new bread and butter. NJACKSON@OCWEEKLY.COM

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AVI BUFFALO: 8 p.m., free. Casa Costa Mesa,

820 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa, (949) 877-4011; casacostamesa.com. BOB MOSES WITH DADON: 8 p.m. The Observatory, 3503 S. Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana, (714) 957-0600; observatoryoc.com. DJ LEMON & DJ ZOOLANDER: 9 p.m., free. The Continental Room, 115 W. Santa Fe Ave., Fullerton, (714) 469-1879; facebook.com/ContinentalRoom. THE DROPPERS: 7:30 p.m., free. The Public House by Evans Brewing Co., 138 W. Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton, (714) 870-0039; evansbrewco.com/pub/#thebrewery-1. THE EVERLY BROTHERS EXPERIENCE: 8 p.m. The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, Ste. C, San Juan Capistrano, (949) 496-8930; thecoachhouse.com. 8 KALACAS; RASKAHUELE; CHENCHA; LA BANDA SKALAVERA: 8 p.m., $15. Constellation

Room at the Observatory, 3503 S. Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana, (714) 957-0600; constellationroom.com. REVOLVER: 7 p.m., free. TAPS Fish House & Brewery, 13390 Jamboree Rd., Irvine, (714) 619-0404; tapsfishhouse.com. ROCKABELLA BAND: 9 p.m., free. The Rush Bar & Grill, 23532 El Toro Rd., Ste. 24, Lake Forest, (949) 9160200; rushgrill.com. RON KOBAYASHI: 6:30 p.m., free. Bayside Restaurant, 900 Bayside Dr., Newport Beach, (949) 721-1222; baysiderestaurant.com. SEGA GENECIDE: 10 p.m. La Cave, 1695 Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa, (949) 646-7944; lacaverestaurant.com.

SATURDAY, DEC. 31

BLACKOUT: tribute to the Scorpions, 8 p.m., free.

Blacklight District Lounge, 2500 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach. DENGUE FEVER: 8 p.m., $22-$25. Alex’s Bar, 2913 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach, (562) 434-8292; alexsbar.com. DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH NEW YEAR’S EVE, WITH SHARON JONES; CITIZEN COPE: 8 p.m.

Downtown Long Beach Associates Offices, 100 W. Broadway, Ste. 120, Long Beach, (562) 436-4259. DTLB NYE 2016: 7 p.m., $149.99-$199.99. At the Top, 201 Pine Ave., Long Beach, (562) 773-5116; atthetoplb.com. EPIC SATURDAYS: 9:30 p.m., free. The Continental Room, 115 W. Santa Fe Ave., Fullerton, (714) 469-1879; facebook.com/ContinentalRoom. FLOCK OF ‘80S: 2:30 p.m., free. The Swallow’s Inn, 31786 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, (949) 493-3188; swallowsinn.com. LOS LOBOS: 8 p.m. The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, Ste. C, San Juan Capistrano, (949) 4968930; thecoachhouse.com. NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY, WITH JAGGED: 9 p.m., free. The Rush Bar & Grill, 23532 El Toro Rd., Ste. 24, Lake Forest, (949) 916-0200; rushgrill.com. ORANGE COUNTY NYE BLOCK PARTY: 9 p.m., $29-$79. Envy Lounge, 4647 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach, (949) 287-8270; envyloungeoc.com. THE OSW ALL STARS NEW YEAR’S EVE:

9:30 p.m., free. The Longboard Restaurant, 14892 Springdale St., Huntington Beach, (714) 8968700; longboardrestaurant.com. PARTYNEXTDOOR: 8 p.m. The Observatory, 3503 S. Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana, (714) 957-0600; observatoryoc.com. THE RANCH SALOON NEW YEAR’S EVE COUNTRY COUNTDOWN: 9 p.m. THE RANCH

Restaurant and Saloon, 1025 E. Ball Rd., Anaheim, (714) 817-4200; theranch.com. ROCKIN’ HULA NEW YEAR’S EVE: 8 p.m., $40-$95. Don the Beachcomber, 16278 Pacific Coast Hwy., Huntington Beach, (562) 592-1321; donthebeachcomber.com. SEGA GENECIDE: 9 p.m., $15-$20. The Wayfarer, 843 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa, (949) 764-0039; wayfarercm.com. STEREOSYSTEM COLLECTIVE: 8 p.m., free. Casa

Costa Mesa, 820 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa, (949) 8774011; casacostamesa.com. THE STRAYTONES: 8:30 p.m., free. The Public House by Evans Brewing Co., 138 W. Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton, (714) 870-0039; evansbrewco.com/pub/#thebrewery-1. TIME NIGHTCLUB OC NYE: 8 p.m., $59-$79. Time Nightclub OC, 1875 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa, (949) 722-7103; timenightclub.com. TRAVIS SCOTT: 11 p.m., $85-$125. The Observatory, 3503 S. Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana, (714) 957-0600; observatoryoc.com. TRIPPY TURTLE: 9:30 p.m. The Yost Theater, 307 N. Spurgeon St., Santa Ana, (888) 862-9573; yosttheater.com.

SUNDAY, JAN. 1

ABOVE & BEYOND @ RESOLUTION NYE 2017:

2 p.m., $55-$85. Newport Dunes Resort, 1131 Back Bay Dr., Newport Beach, (949) 729-3863; newportdunes.com. FULLY FULLWOOD REGGAE SUNDAYS: 3 p.m., $5. Don the Beachcomber, 16278 Pacific Coast Hwy., Huntington Beach, (562) 592-1321; donthebeachcomber.com. THE ODDS: 3:30 p.m., free. Cooks Corner, 19152 Santiago Canyon Rd., Trabuco Canyon, (949) 858-0266. SUNDAY BLUES: 4 p.m. Malarkey’s Grill & Irish Pub, 168 N. Marina Dr., Long Beach, (562) 598-9431.

MONDAY, JAN. 2

KILL THE INTERNET, WITH DJ CARDIGAN & DESIRABLE D: 8:30 p.m. a.m. Que Sera,

1923 E. Seventh St., Long Beach, (562) 599-6170; queseralb.wix.com. SINATRA & DINO DINNER SHOW: 6 p.m. La Cave, 1695 Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa, (949) 646-7944; lacaverestaurant.com. SLEEP STATE: 9 p.m., free. The Wayfarer, 843 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa, (949) 764-0039; wayfarercm.com.

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