UCI Director Eli Simon and UCI Humanities Professor Julia Lupton take up this summer’s New Swan Theater offerings; “Much Ado About Nothing” and “Macbeth,” both set in some fresh and modern settings. The festival also presents Music Mondays: Mariachi Las Colibri 8/3; Max Haymer Jazz Trio w/ special guests 8/17; and back by popular demand Mozart Monday II 8/24 and the all new Shakespeare Weekend 8/15-16. More information about the Mondays, meetings, and music available at: http://newswanshakespeare.com/.

Barbara Pollack, author, art critic, professor and authority on Chinese contemporary art, talks about the current Orange County Museum of Art exhibit which she has curated, entitled “My Generation: Young Chinese Artists.” The exhibit running through 11th, featuring 25 artists, comes to this Newport Beach venue, the only stop on the West Coast. Information about their art and accompanying events is available at: http://www.ocma.net/.