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TODAY

The Costa Mesa Senior Center will hold an ice cream social from 9

a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Orange County Market Place. Volunteers are

needed to help work the booth. All proceeds will go to the center.

(949) 645-2356.

The 22nd annual Suffrage Day Luncheon honoring four Orange County

women leaders will be held at 11:30 a.m. at the University Club on

the UC Irvine campus. The luncheon is hosted by the California

National Organization for Women. Tickets are $35. (949) 954-1155.

The movie “Galaxy Quest” will be shown at dusk as part of the

Newport Dunes Resort Movies on the Beach series. Guests are

encouraged to bring beach chairs and to take advantage of the

campfires. The resort is at 1131 Back Bay Drive. $8 per car. (949)

729-DUNE.

SUNDAY

Historical Impressionist Peter

M. Small will perform his one-man portrayal of President Harry S.

Truman at 2 p.m. at Temple Isaiah. During the performance, Small

describes Truman’s life and decisions as president -- from the atomic

bombing of Japan to the dismissal of Gen. Douglas MacArthur. The

temple is at 2401 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. Free. For information

on the event, call (949) 548-6900. For information about Small, call

(714) 524-5944 or visit www.history-alive.com.

The group Brasil Brazil will perform salsa rhythms and Latin jazz

at a concert sponsored by Newport Beach Arts and Cultural Services

from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Buffalo Hills Park. Guests are encouraged to

bring blankets, lawn chairs and picnics. The park is at 1901 Port

Provence. Free. (949) 717-3870.

WEDNESDAY

Reps. Christopher Cox and Dana Rohrabacher will speak at the

Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce Newport Sunrise Breakfast at 7:30

a.m. The special breakfast, sponsored by Sheldon Pines of the

Transportation Corridor Agencies, will be held at the Radisson Hotel

in Newport Beach. The hotel is at 4545 MacArthur Blvd. $20 for

members with reservations; $25 at the door. $25 for potential

members. (949) 729-4400.

FRIDAY

A showing of “Clock Stoppers” will begin at dusk as part of the

Newport Dunes Resort Movies on the Beach series. The film will be

shown on a giant screen situated on the sand. Guests are encouraged

to bring beach chairs and take advantage of the campfires. The resort

is at 1131 Back Bay Drive. $8 per car. (949) 729-DUNE.

AUGUST 31

The movie “Mrs. Doubtfire” will be shown at dusk as part of the

Newport Dunes Resort Movies on the Beach series. The film will be

shown on a giant screen situated on the sand. Guests are encouraged

to bring beach chairs and take advantage of the campfires. The resort

is at 1131 Back Bay Drive. $8 per car. (949) 729-DUNE.

SEPTEMBER 8

The 41st annual Sandcastle Contest will be held from 11 a.m. to 4

p.m. at Big Corona del Mar Beach. All registered participants will

receive one free round-trip ticket to Catalina. The event, sponsored

by the Commodores Club of the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce, will

consist of four categories. The fee is $30 for the family and

organization categories, $40 for the business category and $60 for

the masters category. Teams may not exceed eight people. Entries must

be received before Sept. 6. (949) 729-4400.

OCTOBER 5

The Harbor Heritage Run and Fitness Fair will return to Newport

Beach today. The 16-year event, hosted by Newport Harbor High School,

will include a 5K Feature Race, a 2K Fun Run/Walk and a Kid’s Klassic

race. Registration will begin at 6:30 a.m. followed by races starting

at 8, 8:30, 9:15 and 9:30 a.m. The school is at 16th St. between Dover Dr. and Irvine Ave. Free. (949) 515-6611 or

www.kathyloperevents.com/hhr.

ONGOING

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.

Oasis Senior Center conducts blood pressure screenings from 9 to

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

Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar. 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.

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 6:30 to 8 p.m. the second

and 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. (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 Advance Health Care

Directives at the Oasis Senior Center for $3 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 those people that have lost

someone to cancer, meets from 6:30 to 8 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.

Hoag Cancer Center will host a lecture series on the Modern

Management of Brain Tumors at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of every

month at Hoag Cancer Center Auditorium, 4000 Pacific Coast Highway,

Newport Beach. Free. (949) 574-6232.

A support group for women with gynecologic cancer meets from 10 to

11:30 a.m. the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at the Hoag

Cancer Center, 4000 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Free. (949)

722-6237.

Mesa Emergency Service Amateur Communication offers the

opportunity for ham radio operators to participate in Costa Mesa’s

Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service organization. Weekly nets are

held at 7:20 p.m. on 147.060 MHz. Monthly meetings are held at 6:30

p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of each month at the Costa Mesa Police

Department. (714) 754-7045.

Oasis Senior Center offers a counselor to assist with questions

about Medicare, HMOs and supplemental and long-term care insurance.

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

Incest Anonymous, for female victims of sexual abuse and rape,

their friends and their relatives, meets from 10 a.m. to noon

Saturdays at 760 Victoria St., Costa Mesa. Free. (949) 859-3918.

The Jaycees, affiliated with the Chamber of Commerce, are

professionals between 21 and 39 who get together for community

service, business networking and socializing. Meetings are held the

second and fourth Thursdays of each month. (949) 451-2178.

The Cerebral Palsy Foundation will start a new chapter in the

area. The foundation will offer financial and emotional support and

other free services to families who have children affected by

cerebral palsy. (800) 967-3341.

Michael Harms, a Corona del Mar attorney and certified public

accountant, will present a free one-hour consultation on living

trusts at your home or his office, 2660 E. Coast Highway, Corona del

Mar. (949) 644-5801.

The Kiwanis Club of Newport Beach-Corona del Mar meets at noon

Thursdays at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club, 1601 Bayside Drive, Corona del Mar. (949) 852-1148.

Oasis Senior Center offers a half-hour of free legal consultation.

Call for an appointment. (949) 644-3244.

Monthly workshops for people with cancer and their relatives are

offered from 7 to 8:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month at the

Hoag Cancer Center in Newport Beach. (949) 760-5542.

A support group for young lupus patients meets from 1:30 to 3 p.m.

the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month in Newport Beach.

(714) 536-1734.

A workshop for people with lymphedema meets from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

the first Tuesday of each month in the auditorium at Hoag Cancer

Center in Newport Beach. (949) 760-5542.

Oasis Senior Center offers a meal program for members. Lunch is

served daily from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in the multipurpose room

at 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar. Home-delivered meals are

available for homebound seniors. Reservations are required. (949)

644-3244.

Expanded Awareness Seminars presents a weekly meditation session

at 8 p.m. Wednesdays at the Hub of Newport Mesa, 230 E. 17th St.,

Suite 218. Suggested donation is $10. (949) 646-1128.

The Newport Beach Psychological Assn. presents a men’s support

group at 4 p.m. Fridays. $25 per session. (949) 722-4588.

The Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Orange County provides

education and emotional support for families with loved ones who are

mentally ill. A free support group meets from 10 to 11:30 a.m. every other Saturday at the Orange County Mental Health Clinic, 3115 Red

Hill Ave., Costa Mesa. (714) 850-8463.

Oasis Senior Center offers rental of medical equipment, from

wheelchairs to walkers and more. (949) 644-3244.

Jewish Family Service of Orange County is sponsoring a Jewish

healing support group for people experiencing chronic illness. The

purpose of the group is to provide participants with emotional and

spiritual support to manage illness and its consequences. The group

meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays at Jewish Family Service, 250 East Baker

St., Suite G, Costa Mesa. The support group is free, but advance

registration is required. (714) 445-4950.

Classes for mature adults in the Harris Method of Body

Conditioning are offered at 8:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday at

Chain Reaction, 3928 Campus Drive, Newport Beach. Admission to the

first class is free and will cost $10 per class or $80 for 10 classes

thereafter. (949) 588-2427.

The Costa Mesa Senior Center offers preventive health care

services for seniors from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays, and from 9

a.m. to 2 p.m. every other Tuesday, at 695 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa.

Call to make an appointment. (949) 645-2356.

Step-Teen, a seven-week workshop for parents of teenagers, is

available for Orange County parents. Learn to encourage teens,

resolve conflicts, increase communication and enhance The Costa Mesa

Senior Center offers counseling, assistance and referral services for

seniors, 695 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa. (949) 645-2356.

Nicotine Anonymous fellowship wants to help men and women who

smoke to quit and remain smoke-free at local evening meetings. (949)

650-2713.

The Costa Mesa Historical Society holds a free open house from 11

a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays at 1870 Anaheim Ave., Costa Mesa. The event

features memorabilia from the city of Costa Mesa and the Santa Ana

Army Air Base. (949) 631-5918.

Overeaters Anonymous meets from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays at St.

John’s Episcopal Church, 183 E. Bay St., Costa Mesa. (714) 953-0900.

Oasis Senior Center offers a Parkinson’s disease support group

from 7 to 9 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at 800 Marguerite

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

The Center for Expressive Therapy offers a parent-teen group held

simultaneously at 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays. The facilitator will coach

and teach members to change behaviors causing conflict, 2900 Bristol

St., Building D-103, Costa Mesa. (714) 432-7546.