Wednesday’s Calendar

WEDNESDAY

MELT Class

Costa Mesa Parks & Recreation presents a MELT class, which uses balls to relieve aches and pains to slow aging. The class costs $15 and is from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Balearic Community Center, 1975 Balearic Drive, Costa Mesa. For more information, go to https://www.ci.costamesaca.gov.

Computer Friends of OASIS

The OASIS Senior Center’s Computer Friends, a club that helps seniors learn computer basics, meets at 1 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at the Oasis Senior Center, 801 Narcissus Avenue, Corona del Mar. The fee is $2. For more information, call (949) 646-9169.

‘Yoga in Nature’

The Environmental Nature Center at 1601 16th St. offers a “Yoga in Nature” class, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Drop-in fee is $6. ENC members pay $5. For more information, call (949) 645-8489.

Banning Ranch Discussion

The League of Women Voters of Orange Coast presents a discussion about the proposed Banning Ranch development, featuring representatives from the corporation planning the project and Save the Banning Ranch. The event, which is open to LVW members and the public, is from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Costa Mesa Library, 1851 Park Ave. For more information, call (949) 400-2183 or go to https://www.orangecoast.ca.lwvnet.org.

Connect With Grandparents

Advocates For Grandparent Grandchild Connection, a nonprofit organization that addresses grandparent visitation issues, meets at 3 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month in Room 3 or the OASIS Senior Center, 801 Narcissus Ave., Corona del Mar. For more information, visit https://www.grandparentchildconnect.org.

E-Book Training

Newport Beach Public Library offers a hands-on eBook training session from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Central Library Friends Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Library staff will demonstrate Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, iPad and Sony readers and provide personal instruction for downloading free eBooks from the Overdrive site. Customers should bring their own eReading devices to enable downloading directly to their reader. For more information, visit https://www.newportbeachlibrary.org or call (949) 717-3800.

Speak Up Newport

Steve Chaitow of BCJ Architects, who is the project architect for the new Civic Center in Newport Beach, will discuss the project during the Speak Up Newport meeting. The reception starts at 5:30 p.m., followed by the program, from 6 to 7 p.m. The event at the Newport Beach Yacht Club, 1099 Bayside Drive, is free and open to the public. No reservations needed.

WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY

Shen Yun 2012 World Tour

Shen Yun Performing Arts brings its world-class production of classical Chinese dance and music to the Segerstrom Center for the Arts’ Segerstrom Hall. The shows are at 7:30 p.m. and tickets start at $60. For more information, visit https://www.scfta.org.

THURSDAY

Community & Government Affairs Meeting

The Corona del Mar Chamber of Commerce presents its Community & Government Affairs Meeting from 7:30 to 9 a.m. The free meeting is at the chamber offices, 2855 E. Coast Hwy., Corona del Mar. For more information, call (949) 673-4050 or go to https://www.cdmchamber.com.

Future Trends

Brandman University Chancellor Gary Brahm will give a breakfast talk titled “Trends That Will Shape the Future for California’s Schools and Colleges,” at 8 a.m. at Brandman’s Irvine campus, 16355 Laguna Canyon Road, Room 111. Registration for the breakfast and presentation costs $35. For more information, call (949) 585-2998.

Meeting of GOP Women

Councilman Ed Selich will be the guest at a meeting of the Newport Harbor Republican Women. The meeting is from 10 a.m. to noon in the home of Tana Sherwood, 10 Sandy Cove, Newport Coast. For more information, call (949) 650-5766 or (949) 715-7306.

At UCI Art Galleries

Opening receptions will be held for two new art shows at UC Irvine. A reception for “A Piano Played by Five Artists: A Solo Project by Koki Tanaka” is from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Room Gallery at UCI’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts. A second reception is from 6 to 9 p.m. for “Chiasmus: Zones of Political and Aesthetic Imagination,” a new show opening at the school’s University Art Galleries. Both receptions are free and open to the public.

Learn the Art of Henna

The Environmental Nature Center will present a workshop on the art of Henna, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the ENC, 1601 16th St., Newport Beach. RSVP at (949) 645-8489. For more information, go to https://www.encenter.

org.

‘ASK PEERS for TEENS’

“ASK PEERS for TEENS,” a free informational presentation to help teenagers learn to make new friends, is from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the ASK office, 4000 MacArthur Blvd, Suite 900, Newport Beach. Because of limited space, reservations should be made by calling (949) 791-9ASK. For more information, visit https://www.ask4aba.com.

THURSDAY TILL SATURDAY

Pacific Symphony Concert

The Pacific Symphony and pianist Dejan Lazic will perform Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2, Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony and other romantic classics at 8 p.m. in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts. Alan Chapman will give a preview talk, starting at 7 p.m. For tickets, call (714) 755-5799 or go to PacificSymphony.org.