72 HOURS

1. A gem, bead and jewelry show will take place from noon to 7 p.m.

today, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the

Orange County Fairgrounds, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. $4 for adults, $3

for seniors and free for children younger than 12. (760) 747-9215.

2. A Library Card for Every Kid event will take place in celebration

of Read Across America from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday in the Bloomingdale’s

Courtyard at Fashion Island in Newport Beach. Children 5 and older may

receive a library card, and there will also be face-painting and

characters from popular children’s books, including Winnie the Pooh.

Free. (949) 717-3800.

3. The Junior League of Orange County, California Inc. will present

Monte Carlo Night, including gambling tables, silent auction, fortune

tellers and more, from 7:30 p.m. to midnight Saturday at The Clubhouse

Restaurant, at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa. $70. (949) 263-3785.