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TODAY

A workshop on learning how to start your own business will be held

from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at National University in Costa Mesa. The

workshop will be hosted by the Service Corps of Retired Executives.

The university is at 3390 Harbor Blvd. The fee is $25, or $20 if

preregistered. (714) 550-7369 or www.score114.org.

A program on growing begonias will be held at 9:30 a.m. at the

Sherman Library & Gardens in Corona del Mar. The library is at 2647

E. Coast Highway. Free. (949) 673-2261.

Learn how to cook like Laguna Beach’s own eclectic restaurant, 230

Forest Avenue. The cooking demonstration will take place at 12 p.m.

in the Macy’s Cellar demonstration kitchen on level one. The store is

at 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. Free. (714) 556-0611.

A demonstration of Italian cooking by L’Opera will take place at

the Bloomingdale’s Home Store Main Course at Fashion Island in

Newport Beach. The demonstration will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. and

seating is limited. The store is at 701 Newport Center Dr. Free. For

reservations call (949) 729-6854.

Newport Harbor High School’s class of 1967 will hold its 35th

reunion from 6 to 11 p.m. The reunion will be held at the American

Legion Hall at 215 15th St. on the Balboa Peninsula. $30 (949)

721-9944.

‘’Raiders of the Lost Ark’’ will be shown at dusk during the

Movies at the Beach series hosted by the Newport Dunes Waterfront

Resort. The hotel is at 1131 Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach. Free

admission. $7 parking per car. (949) 729-DUNE.

MONDAY

The sixth annual Costa Mesa Community Golf Classic will be held in

the Mesa Verde Country Club today. Check in will begin at 10 a.m. and

the tournament will start at 12 p.m. The club is at 3000 Clubhouse

Rd., Costa Mesa. For information contact the Costa Mesa Chamber of

Commerce at (714) 885-9093 or (714) 885-9092.

TUESDAY

The Service Corps of Retired Executives will host a workshop on

computerizing your business from 9 a.m. to noon. The workshop will be

held at National University, 3390 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa. The fee

is $25, or $20 if preregistered. (714) 550-7369 or www.score114.org.

The pop, rhythm and blues group Groove Therapy will perform from

6:15 to 7:45 p.m. at Fairview Park. The concert is part of the city

of Costa Mesa’s third annual Concerts in the Park series. Free. The

park is at 2525 Placentia Ave. (714) 754-5223.

Learn how to fight and beat osteoporosis during a seminar from

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

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

Call for reservations. (949) 631-4741.

WEDNESDAY

A seminar titled ‘’Parenting SOS’’ will be held from 6:30 to 7:30

p.m. at the Patio Cafe in Costa Mesa. The seminar is sponsored by

Mother’s Market. The cafe is at 225 E. 17th St. Free. Call for

reservations. (949) 631-4741.

‘’16 Candles’’ will screen at 7 p.m. for teens in seventh through

12th grades in a series of movies presented by the Newport Beach

Public Library’s Book Raiders Dig Reading series. Free admission.

Free popcorn. Adults must be accompanied by their teen. The library

is at 1000 Avocado Ave. (949) 717-3801.

THURSDAY

An after-hours networking mixer hosted by the Newport Beach

Chamber of Commerce will begin at 5 p.m. at the Financial Partners

Credit Union. The networking event will have a complete Hawaiian

luau-style theme, which will include food, cocktails and Hawaiian

dancers. The event is free for all members and $10 for perspective

members. (949) 729-4400 or www.newportbeach.com.

FRIDAY

‘’Max Keeble’s Big Move’’ will be shown at dusk during the Movies

at the Beach series hosted by the Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort.

The hotel is at 1131 Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach. Free admission.

$7 parking per car. (949) 729-DUNE.

JULY 27

An event of fine wine, elegant food and music designed to raise

money to fund research for autism and other diseases will begin at

6:30 p.m. today. Bill and Poita Cernius are welcoming guests and

renowned doctor, Jerry Kartzinel from the International Child

Development and Research Center into their Newport Beach home for a

“Night of Caring” gather donations. The house is at 2006 Marlin Way.

A suggested donation for the evening is $75 per person. For

reservations call (949) 646-7598.

‘’Jurassic Park III’’ will be shown at dusk during the Movies at

the Beach series hosted by the Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort. The

hotel is at 1131 Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach. Free admission. $7

parking per car. (949) 729-DUNE.

JULY 30

The ‘50s and ‘60s music group Ronnie and the Classics will perform

at Fairview Park in Costa Mesa as part of the city’s third annual

Concerts in the Park series. The concert will take place from 6:15 to

7:45 p.m. Free. The park is at 2525 Placentia Ave. (714) 754-5223.

The Service Corps of Retired Executives will host a workshop on

marketing and promotion from 9 a.m. to noon. The workshop will be

held at National University, 3390 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa. The fee

is $25, or $20 if preregistered. (714) 550-7369 or www.score114.org.

JULY 31

‘’Rudy’’ will screen at 7 p.m. for teens in seventh through 12th

grades in a series of movies presented by the Newport Beach Public

Library’s Book Raiders Dig Reading series. Free admission. Free

popcorn. Adults must be accompanied by their teen. The library is at

1000 Avocado Ave. (949) 717-3801.

AUG. 6

The Answer, a classic and rock ‘n’ roll group, will perform from

6:15 to 7:45 p.m. at Fairview Park in Costa Mesa. The concert is part

of the city’s third annual Concerts in the Park series. Free. The

park is at 2525 Placentia Ave. (714) 754-5223.

AUG. 7

‘’The Truman Show’’ will screen at 7 p.m. for teens in seventh

through 12th grades in a series of movies presented by the Newport

Beach Public Library’s Book Raiders Dig Reading series. Free

admission. Free popcorn. Adults must be accompanied by their teen.

The library is at 1000 Avocado Ave. (949) 717-3801.

A prostate discussion group regarding the treatment of advanced

prostate cancer will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Hoag Cancer

Center. The center is at One Hoag Drive, Building 41, Newport Beach.

Free. (949) 722-6237.

AUG. 13

A concert with salsa band Octavio Figueroa will be held from 6:15

to 7:45 p.m. at Fairview Park in Costa Mesa. The concert is part of

the city’s third annual Concerts in the Park series. Free. The park

is at 2525 Placentia Ave. (714) 754-5223.

AUG. 14

‘’A Walk to Remember’’ will screen at 7 p.m. for teens in seventh

through 12th grades in a series of movies presented by the Newport

Beach Public Library’s Book Raiders Dig Reading series. Free

admission. Free popcorn. Adults must be accompanied by their teen.

The library is at 1000 Avocado Ave. (949) 717-3801.

ONGOING

Interfaith couples with one Jewish partner are invited to

participate in an interfaith couples discussion group hosted by the

Jewish Family Service of Orange County. The group is geared toward

those couples looking to make Judaism and the Jewish community part

of their relationship. The group meets in the evenings in the

agency’s office at 250 E. Baker St., Suite G, Costa Mesa.

Preregistration is required. (714) 445-4950.

Nightly meetings are offered in Costa Mesa and Newport Beach for

anyone who wants to overcome nicotine addiction. Schedule or (714)

774-9106 or (800) 642-0666.

The Newport Sports Collection Foundation, a nonprofit

organization, operates a free museum at 620 Newport Center Drive,

Newport Beach. The museum, which has one of the world’s largest

collections of sports memorabilia, is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

weekdays. (949) 721-9333.

The Hoag Cancer Center sponsors two tai chi classes taught by

Victor Armand: a session for intermediate- to advanced-level students

from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursdays for people with cancer and their

families. A beginner session meets from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Fridays.

The classes are designed to reduce stress, increase longevity and

promote a sense of well-being with basic, easy-to-learn,

non-strenuous movements to aid in balance and concentration. No

registration is required. The center is at 4000 W. Coast Highway,

Newport Beach. Free. (949) 722-6237.

The Estancia High School

Parent Teacher Student Assn. hosts a monthly paper drive every

Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon in the school’s northwest parking lot,

on the corner of Estancia North and Placentia. Newspapers that are

bound, loose or bagged are accepted, however cardboard, bound

material such as phone books or thick magazines are not. Bins are

available for drop off every day of the month for people who prefer

to go at other times. All funds raised go to the association. Free.

The school is at 2323 Placentia Ave., Costa Mesa. (949) 515-6500.

Oasis Senior Center offers a daily telephone contact program for

seniors who have a limited local support system. They also offer

ongoing computer classes that teach the basics of Word, Quicken,

Print Shop and Internet usage. (949) 644-3244.

The Costa Mesa Communicators Toastmasters Club meets from noon to

1 p.m. Wednesdays at the Orange County Department of Education, 200

Kalmus Drive, Costa Mesa. Meetings are open to anyone who wants to

improve his or her public speaking skills. (714) 444-8783.

The Newport Beach Distinguished Toastmasters Club 1300 meets from

7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays in Sgt. Pepperoni’s meeting room, 2300 Bristol

St., Newport Beach. Call to make reservations. (949) 646-1274.

The Jewish Family Service of Orange County holds group meetings

for younger women to discuss issues relating to life passages and

changes, body images, family, relationships, communication, intimacy

and sexuality, anxiety, and loneliness. The group meets at 7 p.m.

Tuesdays at the agency office. The office is at 250 E. Baker St.,

Suite G, Costa Mesa. Preregistration is required. Marcy Middler,

(714) 445-4950, Ext. 114.

Mesa Messengers Toastmasters Club 691 in Costa Mesa meets at 7

p.m. Tuesdays at Mesa Verde United Methodist Church, 1701 W. Baker

St., Costa Mesa. (714) 540-4446.

Blue Flame Toastmasters Club 2717 meets at 7 a.m. Wednesdays at

the Village Farmer, South Coast Plaza Village, 1651 Sunflower Ave.,

Costa Mesa. The meeting is free for first-time visitors. (949)

855-4308.

Toastmasters Club 231 meets at 7 a.m. Mondays at the Irvine Co.,

1800S Newport Center, Newport Beach.

(949) 733-2209.

The Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce will host it’s weekly

Networkers Luncheon on Wednesdays at 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the

Costa Mesa Country Club. Visitors are welcomed. The club is at 1701

Golf Course Dr. $13. For more information call (714) 885-9090.

Harborlite Toastmasters Club meets at 7 a.m. Wednesdays at the

Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club, 1601 Bayside Drive, Corona del Mar.

(949) 293-4630.

Lido Isle Toastmasters meets from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Mondays at

Fletcher Jones Motorcars at 3300 Jamboree Road, Newport Beach. (714)

964-5314.

The Oasis Senior Center offers transport to take members to

appointments and grocery shopping. The shuttle takes members to the

center. Call to make an appointment. (949) 644-3244.

Tutoring is available for people interested in reading English but

who could use the help. Hourly rates and times are negotiable. (949)

851-1739.

Oasis Senior Center offers visual aid screenings with a Braille

Institute representative by appointment. (949) 644-3244.

Essential Weight Management offers interactive and proactive

weight loss groups. Learn behavior modification and other techniques

to control your weight. The cost is $20. Groups meet from 6:30 to 8

p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays at 369 San Miguel Drive, Suite 350,

Newport Beach. (949) 718-9848.

The Hope Institute, a center for recovery and family education,

offers a women’s support group from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays at 2900

Bristol St., C-206, Costa Mesa. (714) 432-0020.

Oasis Senior Center has a walking group called Walkers Not Rockers

that meets once a week to enjoy scenic walks in and around the

Newport Beach area. (949) 644-3244.

Women Helping Women offers a free peer support group for women in

transition from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meets from

6:45 to 7:45 a.m. Monday through Friday in Room 3 at the Oasis Senior

Center, 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar. (949) 644-3244.

The Hoag Cancer Center offers a free yoga class from 10:45 to

11:45 a.m. Tuesday at 4000 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. (949)

722-6237.

Body Design and United Studios of Self-Defense offers kick-boxing

classes from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at

1000 W. Coast Highway, Suite C, Newport Beach. $8 per class. (949)

722-0526.

The Alzheimer’s Assn. and Grief Support Group of Newport Villa

West/Villa Rosa co-sponsors a free support group meeting for

caregivers at 7 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month through

October at Newport Villa West Assisted Living, 393 Hospital Road,

Newport Beach. (949) 631-3555.

The Alzheimer’s Assn. and Mesa Terrace, a residential community

for people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia, offers a

free support group for caregivers at 6:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of

each month at Mesa Terrace, 350 W. Bay St., Costa Mesa. (714)

283-1111.

Rebecca Lewis leads an animal bereavement group that specializes

in the needs of people who have sick or dying pets. It meets at 3

p.m. Tuesdays at 3101 W. Coast Highway, Suite 311, Newport Beach. The

cost is a donation to an animal charity of the attendee’s choice.

Call to make a reservation. (949) 721-5750.

Another Passage, a transitional support group for people

experiencing changes in their lives, meets from 1 to 2:30 p.m.

Wednesdays in Room 3 at the Oasis Senior Center, 800 Marguerite Ave.,

Corona del Mar. (949) 644-3244.

Oasis Senior Center conducts blood pressure screenings from 9 to

11 a.m. the first and third Tuesdays of each month in Room 3 at 800

Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar. Screening is also available from

12:30 to 1:30 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of each month at Mariners

Library, Dover Street at Irvine Avenue, Newport Beach. (949)

644-3244.

The Newport Beach Psychological Assn. offers a body image and

moderate eating support group at 7 p.m. Wednesdays at 3101 W. Coast

Highway, Suite 311, Newport Beach. (949) 721-5750.

A support group for those with brain tumors meets from 7 to 8:30

p.m. the first and third Thursdays of each month at the Hoag Cancer

Center, 4000 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Free. (949) 722-6237.

A breast cancer support group for young women meets from 6:30 to 8

p.m. every third Tuesday of each month at the Hoag Cancer Center. The

center is at One Hoag Drive, Building 41, Newport Beach. Free. (949)

722-6237.

An evening breast cancer support group meets from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

on the first Tuesday of each month at the Hoag Cancer Center. The

center is at One Hoag Drive, Building 41, Newport Beach. Free. (949)

722-6237.

A support group for family and friends of cancer patients meets

from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Hoag

Cancer Center. The center is at One Hoag Drive, Building 41, Newport

Beach. Free. (949) 722-6237.

A breast cancer support group meets from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesdays

at the Hoag Cancer Center, 4000 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach.

Free. (949) 722-6237.

Free professional consultation for makeup, wigs, etc. is available

for cancer patients by appointment only from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Wednesdays at the Hoag Cancer Center, 4000 W. Coast Highway, Newport

Beach. (949) 722-6237.

The Oasis Senior Center offers a Braille class to help with sight

loss from 10 a.m. to noon Thursdays in Room 4

at 800 Marguerite Ave.,

Corona del Mar.

(949) 644-3244.

A free cancer support group meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. the fourth

Tuesday of each month at the Hoag Cancer Center, 4000 W. Coast

Highway, Newport Beach. (949) 722-6237.

The Jewish Senior Center offers card games from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

every third Tuesday. A kosher lunch is offered at noon for $3 per

person. (714) 513-5641.

The Newport Beach Psychological Assn. offers a coed support group

at 7 p.m. Thursdays at 3101 W. Coast Highway, Suite 311, Newport

Beach. The support group requires free prepossessed for those who

want to join. (949) 722-4588.

The Healing Connection offers a coed relationship group at 7 p.m.

Wednesdays at 4425 Jamboree Road, Suite 180-A, Newport Beach. (949)

261-8003.

The Consumer Business Network meets at 7 a.m. Fridays in the

mezzanine at Newport Gateway, 19800 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach.

Reservations: (714) 550-4785.

A free lecture about divorce mediation, an alternative to the

traditional two-attorney divorce, is offered the third Thursday of

each month with attorney Alicia D. Taylor and psychologist Lee H.

Solow. Space is limited and reservations are required. (949)

955-2575.

Revise your lifetime documents regarding durable power of attorney

through the Oasis Senior Center for $1 each. Call to make an

appointment. (949) 644-3244.

The National Dyslexia Research Foundation sponsors weekly adult

attention deficit disorder support groups at its office, 833 Dover

Drive, Suite 27, Newport Beach. $5 per session. (949) 642-7303.

Oasis Senior Center offers preventive health care services for

seniors on the fourth Wednesday of each month in the center’s Room

HS-3, 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar. Call to make an

appointment. (949) 644-3244.

Facing Forward, a support group for family members of recently

deceased cancer patients, meets from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and 7:30 to

8:30 p.m. Mondays at the Hoag Cancer Center, 4000 W. Coast Highway,

Newport Beach. Free. (949) 722-6237.

Costa Mesa Fire Department Explorers Post 400 meets at 6 p.m.

Tuesdays at various fire stations. Membership is open to anyone

between 16 and 21 years old. (714) 754-5141 or (714) 754-5106.

Maxine Cohen, a marriage and family therapist, sponsors an

anonymous help line for individuals with relationship problems. She

is available for free consultation from noon to 1 p.m. and 7 to 8

p.m. Mondays. (949) 759-0357.

Seniors and low-income families in the Costa Mesa-Newport Beach

area can obtain free USDA surplus food from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. the

second Friday of each month in the rear parking lot at the Church of

Christ, 740 W. Wilson St., Costa Mesa. Picture identification is

required. (949) 650-8236.