coach house Dec. 4 Dramarama, the Hard, the Relatives. Dec. 5 Robben Ford, This Side Up Blues Band. Dec. 8 Totally Laughable Comedy. Dec. 12 Average White Band. Dec. 18 Rod Piazza, Third Degree, Six 30 Jam. Dec. 19 Gary Ho Ho Hoey, the Mai Tais, Surfing With an Alien. Dec. 31 Berlin featuring Terri Nunn, Elyse and the Aftermath, 7th Sons. Jan. 2 Guitar Legend Dick Dale “King of the Surf Guitar,” Jimmy Dale. Jan. 8 The Motels. Jan. 14 Keb Mo’. Jan. 15 Common Sense. Jan. 29 California Guitar Trio, Tom Griesgraber. Feb. 6 Debbie Reynolds. Feb. 25 Al di Meola. 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, 949.496.8930 Map I17

Honda Center Dec. 3 Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Dec. 10 Metallica. Dec. 12 John R. Wooden Classic. Dec. 13 Andrea Bocelli. Dec. 22-27 Disney on Ice Presents Worlds of Fantasy. Feb. 26 Bon Jovi. 2695 E. Katella Ave., Anaheim, 714.704.2500 Map I11

house of blues Dec. 5 Forever the Sickest Kids & Rocket Summer. Dec. 7 Bruce Hornsby. Dec. 17 Sugarcult, Christmas in California. Dec. 19 The Vandals Christmas Formal. Dec. 20 PacTour 2009. Dec. 30 Reverend Horton Heat with Street Dogs. Jan. 24 Anti-Flag. Feb. 14 Badfish: A Tribute to Sublime. Downtown Disney, 1530 S. Disneyland Drive, Anaheim, 714.778.2583 Map I10

Irvine barclay theatRE Dec. 1 Warren Miller’s Dynasty. Dec. 4-5 Men Alive’s Laughing All the Way. Dec. 6 Christmas with the Tallis Scholars. Dec. 10-24 Festival Ballet Theater, The Nutcracker. Jan. 6 What Makes Music Beautiful? Jan. 16 Grupo de Rua. Feb. 9 Akram Khan’s Bahok. Feb. 10 Brooklyn Rider. Feb. 12 Masters of Persian Music. Feb. 14 Irish soprano Cara O’Sullivan. Feb. 17 Max Raabe and Palast Orchester. Feb. 25 Joni Mitchell and Alberta Ballet: The Fiddle and the Drum. Feb. 28 Mozart Classical Orchestra. UC Irvine, 4199 Campus Drive, Irvine, 949.854.4646 Map K14

Orange County Performing Arts Center Segerstrom Hall: Dec. 12 Johnny Mathis Christmas Show. Dec. 15-27 Xanadu. Jan. 29–31 Annie. Feb. 6 Pacific Symphony youth concert, Super Heroes. Feb. 16–21 Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Feb. 24–28 Bolshoi Ballet. Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall: Dec. 5 Herb Alpert, Lani Hall. Dec. 10-12 Pacific Symphony, Beethoven’s Fifth. Dec. 12 Nutcracker for Kids. Dec. 13 Handel’s Messiah. Dec. 17–19 Osmond Family Christmas. Dec. 20–21 Pacific Chorale. Dec. 22 Holiday Organ Spectacular. Jan. 7–9 Pacific Symphony, Tchaikovsky Portrait. Jan. 10 Pacific Symphony, Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique. Feb. 4-6 Pacific Symhpony, The Greatest Generation. Feb. 11-13 Valentine’s Day with Chris Botti. Feb. 16 Soprano Kathleen Battle, pianist Olga Kern. Feb. 19 Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Feb. 25-27 Pacific Symphony, Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique. Samueli Theater: Dec. 10–13 Katey Sagal. Jan. 21–24 Kelli O’Hara. Jan. 29-30 Django 100: A Century of Hot Jazz. Feb. 14 Pacific Symphony chamber music. Feb. 19-21 The Man Who Planted Trees. 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, 714.556.2787 Map J13