72 Hours

1. TEEING OFF: The Alzheimer’s Assn. of Orange County is holding its

10th annual Crean Classic Golf Tournament at 12:30 p.m. today. Following

will be a reception, auction and prize ceremony at 5:30 p.m. The event is

to support free programs and services for patients and families of those

afflicted with the disease. It’s at the Pelican Hill Golf Club, 22651

Pelican Hill Road South, Newport Coast. $350 per player. Registration

required. (714) 283-1111.

2. DEFEND YOURSELF: Dennis Morgan, a second-degree black belt in Kung

Fu San Soo, will present the “Practical Self-Defense: Protect Yourself --

Be Safe Not Sorry” workshop from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Orange

Coast College. The workshop will be held in the Aerobics Room of the

Physical Education Department, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. $39 per

person. Registration is accepted at the Community Education Office next

to the college library or by phone. (714) 432-5880 or (888) 622-5376.

3. DANCING DARLINGS: Muldoon’s Irish Pub will host its fifth annual

Darlings of Dance competition in its garden courtyard from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

Sunday. Ranging in age from 7 to 12, the female competitors -- members of

the Celtic Gold Irish Dance Academy -- will perform in traditional Irish

step-dancing apparel. 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.