Top Things To Do In O.C.: May 31

HEARTBEAT OF MEXICO 2023Returning to the Musco Center, the annual event features Friday performances from all-woman mariachi band Flor de Toloache and roots music group Las Cafeteras, a Saturday concert with two-time Latin Grammy Award winner Chiquis Rivera, and a Sunday family festival on the Aitken Arts Plaza with a performance from Mexico City-based cumbia punk band Son Rompe Pera. Musco Center for the Arts, One University Drive, Orange, 844-626-8726, muscocenter.org

BALLET BCBased in Vancouver, Canada, the contemporary ballet troupe was founded in 1986. Since then, they’ve earned critical success worldwide with their bold and innovative style. With Medhi Walerski at the helm, they’ve performed 42 premieres since 2009. Segerstrom Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, 714-556-2787, scfta.org

18TH ANNUAL MUCK JAZZ FESTThe second half of the popular annual festival features three concerts. Bassist John B. Williams, the house bassist for Johnny Carson and Arsenio Hall, will pay tribute to Ray Brown on June 1. Then, on June 8, the Ernie Watts Quartet, helmed by the two-time Grammy winner, will play original pieces and classics. Finally, on June 15, Latin jazz legend Poncho Sanchez will close out the festival with his signature sound. Muckenthaler Cultural Center, 1201 W. Malvern Ave., Fullerton, 714-738-6595, themuck.org

"NOTHING BUT LIGHT"Focusing on the works of Marie-Luce Nadal, the exhibit examines the interplay between the terrestrial and celestial and questions the human need to control nature. Born in French Catalunya, Nadal is also a scientific researcher and a poet, and both inform her art. The center will host an opening reception on June 3 from 7 to 10 p.m. Grand Central Art Center, 125 N. Broadway, Santa Ana, 714-567-7233, grandcentralartcenter.com

NEWPORT BEACH JAZZ FESTIVALThe 27th annual festival kicks off on Friday with a concert at the 1,000-seat Back Bay Amphitheatre, then moves to the Back Bay Golf Course on Saturday and Sunday, where more than a dozen acts perform on multiple stages and vendors offer food and drink. Highlights include R&B singer-songwriter KEM, saxophonist Boney James, and soul singer Leela James. Hyatt Regency Newport Beach, 1107 Jamboree Road, Newport Beach, hyattconcerts.com

"INDEFINITELY WILD"This exhibit considers the impact early environmental conservation movements had on California Impressionist painters in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As the population in the West exploded, settlers often found themselves at odds with nature, and paintings of the state's mountains, forests, rivers, and coastlines reveal how artists wrestled with that tension. UCI Institute and Museum of California Art, 18881 Von Karman Ave., Irvine, 949-476-0294, imca.uci.edu

CONCOURS D’ELEGANCEThis popular car show continues its tradition of displaying rare and lovingly restored automobiles and motorcycles, some vintage and some current. Saturday is devoted to hot rods and custom cars and motorcycles, and Sunday offers a salute to Chevrolet Corvettes and Jaguar Motor Cars. Huntington Central Park, 18000 Goldenwest St., Huntington Beach, hbconcours.org

"FANCY NANCY, THE MUSICAL"A favorite with young audiences, the production returns to the Chance for the sixth time. Fancy Nancy auditions for her first show, hoping to be a mermaid, but ends up as a seemingly dull tree. Of course, she manages to bring her fancy flair to the role anyway. This family-friendly show is funny and sweet, just like the best-selling books it's based on. Chance Theater, 5522 E. La Palma Ave., Anaheim, 714-777-3033, chancetheater.com

28TH ANNUAL BALBOA ISLAND PARADE"Horsin’ Around Island Style" is the theme of this year's parade, an annual lineup of decorated golf carts and floats, vintage cars, kids on bikes, local high school marching bands and drill teams, and local dignitaries. The parade starts at 11 a.m. on Marine Avenue and ends in front of the fire station, where local band The Fabulous Nomads will perform. Balboa Island, Newport Beach, 312-286-9265, balboaislandnb.org/parade