Around town - June 1, 2002

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TODAY

Help save lives by donating blood to the American Red Cross today from

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Friends Meeting Room at the Newport Beach

Central Library. With each donation, three to four lives are saved.

Donors must weigh at least 110 pounds and be at least 17-years-old.

Please eat a good meal and drink lots of fluids before donating. The

library is at 1000 Avocado Ave. (949) 644-3300.

U.S. Ambassador Barbara Bodine will give a lecture as part of the

Spring Forum 2002 hosted by the Center for Global Peace and Conflict

Studies at UC Irvine. The lecture will focus on life in foreign service

and is scheduled from 3:30 to 5 p.m. The lecture is free and open to the

public. It will be held in Social Sciences Plaza A, Room 100 at UCI.

(949) 824-6410.

A free seminar and book-signing on the book “The Natural Highs To Help

You Feel Good All the Time” hosted by coauthor Hyla Cass will run from

6:30 to 8 p.m. in the patio cafe of Mother’s Market, 225 E. 17th St.,

Costa Mesa. Reservations required. (800) 595-MOMS.

The Newport Dunes Resort will show its final “Movie on the Beach” for

the month of May. The showing of the movie Dinosaur will begin at dusk on

a 9’ by 12’ screen. Campfires will also be available for roasting

marshmallows and making s’mores. Additional movies will be shown

throughout the summer months. No admission fee. Parking is $7 per

vehicle. The resort is at 1131 Back Bay Drive. (949) 729-DUNE or o7

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SATURDAY

The 21st annual Corona del Mar Scenic 5K presented by the Corona del

Mar Chamber of Commerce and the city of Newport Beach Community Services

Department will begin with registration at 6 a.m. near the corner of

Ocean Boulevard and Heliotrope, above the Corona del Mar State Beach

parking lot, in Corona del Mar. Mail completed registration form with

check or credit cards to Attn: CdM5k city of Newport Beach, 3300 Newport

Blvd., Newport Beach, CA 92663. Walk-in registration and packet pickup

available from noon to 7 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday at the

Oasis Senior Center, 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar. Race-day

registration is $30, $12 for Dolphin Dash. (949) 644-3151.

The Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve and Nature Preserve are

hosting a two-hour walking tour along the Back Bay, beginning at

Shellmaker Island at 9 a.m. Saturday and June 15. Bring binoculars and

sun protection. The island is at 600 Shellmaker Road, Newport Beach.

Free. (714) 973-6826 or (949) 640-6746.

The AVPNext Beach Volleyball Tournament will begin at 10 a.m. at the

Corona del Mar State Beach. Registration will begin at 9:15 a.m.

Two-on-two men’s or women’s teams can compete in the AA, A, B or unrated

tournament divisions. Participants must be an AVPNext member. Others may

pay the $10 annual fee to join at the tournament. $30 per team.o7 (562)

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The sixth annual Volvo Leukemia Cup Regatta, co-sponsored by the Bahia

Corinthian and Dana West yacht clubs, will begin Saturday and continues

through Sunday. The starting line is in Newport Beach; the finish line is

in Dana Point. On the night of Saturday, there will be a live celebrity

auction with television personalities at the yacht club. Regatta racers

who raise more than $7,500 will receive an all-expense paid fantasy

weekend to New York City, where they will partake in activities and

racing at the New York Yacht Club. Honorary chairs are John and Donna

Crean. Reservations are required. (949) 644-9530.

Laurie Firestone, a social secretary for former President George Bush

and Barbara Bush, will present a lecture on entertaining at the White

House from 3 to 4 p.m. The program is part of the Newport Beach Arts

Commission’s Art Lecture Series and will be held at the Newport Beach

Central Library. Free. The library is at 1000 Avocado Ave. (949)

717-3870.

SUNDAY

The ninth annual Balboa Island Parade will begin at 11 a.m. on Marine Avenue, beginning at the bridge. Last year, about 4,000 people attended.

Grand marshals are Newport Beach Fire Chief Tim Riley and Police Chief

Bob McDonell. The theme will be “All Fired Up On Balboa Island” -- a

tribute to firefighters. Show up early for a spot in the

standing-room-only crowd. Free to enter, though all participants must

complete an entry form. (949) 675-1773.

Learn bird-watching basics and take a hike with Junior Naturalist

Leigh Johnson from 9 a.m. to noon in an event geared toward kids and

their families. Bring sunscreen, water and binoculars, if you have them.

Comfortable shoes recommended. Best suited for children 8 and older. $3

per person. (714) 973-6829.

JUNE 6

A seminar on staying young at heart will be held from 6:30 to 7:30

p.m. today at the Patio Cafe in Costa Mesa. The seminar will be conducted

by David Steenblock and Marc Rose. The cafe is at 225 E 17th St. Free.

(949) 631-4741.

JUNE 8

Mother and daughter are invited to join Fran, Hani and Helen

Baumgarten in a special discussion from 10 a.m. to noon about having a

mother with breast cancer. The discussion will be held at the Center for

Psychology of Cancer, a nonprofit counseling center. The center is at

1000 Quail St., Suite 190, Newport Beach. $25 per family. (949) 474-4337.

The Newport Bay Naturalists and Friends, city of Newport Beach, Orange

Coast College and the Orange County Sea Base will host an ocean discovery

day at Shellmaker Island. The all-day event will include touch tanks,

water tours, a shark and ray exhibit, an ocean tide pool exploration, and

an estuary mud discovery. The island is at 600 Shellmaker Road, Newport

Beach. Free. (714) 973-6826 or (949) 640-6746.

The Newport Beach Public Library’s Young Adult Advisory Council will

host a carwash from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Mariners Elementary School

parking lot on Irvine Avenue. The carwash was established to raise funds

for a new, state-of-the-art Mariners Branch Library that will also serve

as a school library for Mariners Elementary School students. Donations

are tax-deductible. The school is at 2100 Mariners Drive, Newport Beach.

(949) 644-3150.

JUNE 9

Muldoon’s Dublin Pub will host its fifth annual Darlings of Dance

competition in its garden courtyard from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Ranging in age

from 7 to 12, the female competitors will perform in traditional Irish

step-dancing apparel. They are all members of the Celtic Gold Irish Dance

Academy. The dancers will participate in a group performance and then

will perform individual interpretive solo performances against one

another. The pub is at 202 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. (949)

640-4110.

The Chancel Choir and soloists of Community Church Congregational will

present a fund-raiser concert in the church sanctuary at 7:30 p.m. The

music committee will provide desserts and drinks at 6:30 p.m. on the

patio. The program will include works by Gershwin, Sondheim, Webber,

Lerner and Loewe, Rodgers and Hammerstein and more. All proceeds will go

to the Perpetual Music Fund, which underwrites all non-budgeted musical

projects at the church. Child care is available. A donation of $15 per

person is suggested. The church is at 611 Heliotrope Ave., Corona del

Mar. (949) 644-7400, Ext. 21.

JUNE 11

A seminar dealing with overcoming addictive behavior will be held

today from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Patio Cafe in Costa Mesa. The seminar is

sponsored by Mother’s Market. Free. The cafe is at 225 E 17th St. (949)

631-4741.

JUNE 12

A seminar for people who suffer from headaches and migraines will be

held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. today at Patio Cafe in Costa Mesa. Free. The

cafe is at 225 E 17th St. (949) 631-4741.

JUNE 15

Learn about birds and their habitat adaptations, play bird games and

make a bird craft with the Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve and

Nature Preserve from 10 a.m. to noon. Children ages 5 and older are

invited and should be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the

program. $5 per participant. Reservations requested. Candice McIntyre,

(714) 973-6829.

JUNE 22

The Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve and Nature Preserve will host

a monthly marine life monitoring program for all junior high, high school

and college students. Students are assigned to beach seine, bottom trawl,

water-quality work or plankton tow, or fish measuring stations. Community

service credit provided. Free. Reservations required. (714) 973-6826 or

(949) 640-6746.

YWCA Encoreplus will conduct free breast cancer screenings for women

40 and older of limited means from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Harbor

Christian Fellowship Church in Costa Mesa. The free screening are

conducted in complete privacy and will include mammogram, clinical breast

exam and self-exam instructions. The screenings are also supported by the

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Avon Breast Care Fund and the

Orange County’s Breast Cancer Early Detection Partnership. Free. The

church is at 740 W. Wilson St. (714) 935-9720.