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as a contact phone number. A complete listing is available at

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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.

SATURDAY

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

The Yoga Place offers a prenatal and postnatal yoga class from 3

to 4:30 p.m. Thursdays. New classes begin on the first of the month.

(949) 642-7400.

The Costa Mesa Senior Center offers transportation services for

medical-related appointments. Call at least one week in advance. All

other transportation needs -- such as grocery shopping, library

visits or rides to and from the center -- may be reserved between 8

and 8:30 a.m. the same day service is needed. (949) 645-2356.

The Hoag Cancer Center offers ‘’Man to Man,’’ a free prostate

cancer discussion group, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of

each month at the center auditorium, 1 Hoag Drive, Building 41,

Newport Beach. (949) 722-6237.

The Center for Expressive Therapy offers a women’s group at 6 p.m.

Thursdays that explores issues related to one’s purpose in life and

provides exercises to change beliefs and behaviors counterproductive

to life and relationships, 2900 Bristol St., Building D-103, Costa

Mesa. (714) 432-7456.

This Little Piggy will host all day projects and treats for kids

of all ages the first Wednesday of each month at 929 Newport Center

Drive, Newport Beach. Free.(949) 718-0533.

The Newport Beach Tennis Club, which meets from 9 to 10 a.m.

Tuesdays, is accepting new intermediate members for free. Players

meet at the intersection of Superior Avenue and Hospital Road. Free.

(949) 650-1332.

Green Systems International hosts an orchid sale on the first

Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with flower seminars at

10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the group’s nursery, 20362 Birch St., Newport

beach. Free. (949) 756-1211.

The Braille Institute is offering free one-on-one classes for

people with low vision who are interested in learning the computer

text enlargement program Zoomtext. A minimum of six sessions are

offered at the Oasis Senior Center, 800 Maguerite Ave., Corona del

Mar. Free. Information: (714) 821-5000.

The golf section of the Thursday Morning Women’s Club, which meets

Tuesday mornings in the Newport Beach area, is looking for new

members. (714) 546-2244.

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church sponsors a monthly Career

Networking Resource for unemployed individuals on the last Thursday

of the month in the church at 600 St. Andrews Road, Newport Beach.

Free. (949) 574-2239 or (949) 631-2880.

The Southern California Plein Air Painters Assn. is holding its

Premier Group Show through June 23 at Debra Huse Studio Gallery, 229

Balboa Ave., Suite E, Balboa Island. (949) 723-6171.

Scrabble Club 350 meets the first of every month for a seven-game,

full-day tournament, with cash and prizes, at the Newport Dunes RV

Resort, 1131 Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach. $35. (949) 206-9822.

Orange County Sierra Singles meets at 6 p.m. on the second Monday

of every month at the Costa Mesa Community Center, 1845 Park Ave.,

Costa Mesa. Free. (714) 847-4330.

A series of kids’ and teens’ online classes will be offered this

summer by Orange Coast College’s Community Education Office. Each

course is $49. Subject to be taught will include reading and writing,

history, science, math, animals, stamp collecting, astronomy and

native plants of California. Registration is underway in OCC’s

Education Office. Orange Coast College, 2701 Fairview Road. (714)

432-5880.

The Costa Mesa MOMS Club -- Moms Offering Moms Support -- meets at

different parks in Costa Mesa on Fridays. The group is made up of

stay-at-home mothers or mothers who work part-time and their

children. $30 per year. Call for this week’s location. (714)

556-1783.

The Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce hosts weekly Wednesday

Networkers Luncheon Meetings from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Costa Mesa

Country Club, 1701 Golf Course Drive, Costa Mesa. $13, visitors

welcome. (714) 885-9090.

The city of Costa Mesa Recreation Division will host its mobile

skate park -- recreational programs for skateboarders and in-line

skaters -- from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays at TeWinkle Park, 970

Arlington Drive; Fridays at Balearic Community Center, 1975 Balearic

Drive; 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesdays at Wakeham Park; 3400 Smalley St.

during August. Free. Waiver forms must be completed and full safety

equipment required. Rob Waite, (714) 327-7560.

The Costa Mesa Senior Center hosts ballroom dancing with live

music from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Tuesdays at 695 W. 19th St., Costa

Mesa. $4, refreshments provided. (949) 548-3884.

The Jewish Family Service of Orange County offers a women’s

divorce and separation support group that meets at 7 p.m. Wednesdays

at the Jewish Federation Campus, 250 E. Baker St., Suite G, Costa

Mesa. (714) 445-4950.

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church hosts a weekly Men’s Fellowship

Breakfast at 7 a.m. Wednesdays at the church in Dierenfield Hall, 600

St. Andrews Road, Newport Beach. The breakfast costs $2.50, no

reservations are needed, and men of the church and community are

invited. (949) 574-2239.

Comfort Zone, a support group for people living with a mental

illness, meets at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays at the 275 Medical Building,

first-floor conference room, 275 Victoria St., Costa Mesa. Free.

(949) 548-7274.

The Costa Mesa Senior Center hosts ballroom dancing with live

music from the Peter Van Orschott Trio from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.

Tuesdays at the center, 695 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa. $4. (949)

548-3884.

The breakfast referral networking group will meet every Wednesday

from 7:15 to 8:30 a.m. at Mimi’s Cafe. Call Angie Stafford for

reservations and information, (949) 474-2225.

Hoag Hospital holds support meetings called ‘’Naturally Sweet’’

for sufferers of diabetes every Wednesday of every month from 7 to 8

p.m. Free and no reservation are required. Heidi Woodring, (949)

760-2065.

The Newport-Mesa cribbage club meets on the second and fourth

Wednesdays of the month at 6:45 p.m. at the Oasis Senior Center, Room

6, 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar. $2. (949) 646-5293.

The Pacific Business Xchange has weekly breakfast meetings at 7

a.m. Tuesdays at the Pacific Club, 4110 MacArthur Blvd., Newport

Beach. Free for the initial meeting. (949) 640-0588.

The Costa Mesa Senior Center offers a Widows-Widowers Support

Group from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays at 695 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa.

(949) 645-2356.

Jewish Family Service of Orange County offers a divorce support

group Tuesday evenings at 6. The group is at the Jewish Federation

Campus, 250 E. Baker St., Suite G, Costa Mesa. (714) 445-4950.

Oasis Senior Center has an Adventurous Walkers Group that travels

to points of interest locally and around the county. The groups meets

at 9 a.m. Fridays at the center and walks at a leisurely pace. The

center is at 1800 Marguerite Ave., Newport Beach. (949) 644-3244.

Chain Reaction offers body-conditioning classes for all fitness

levels at 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Chain Reaction

is at 3928 Campus Drive, Newport Beach. $10 each class. (949)

588-2427.

A women’s therapy support group meets at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays at

1151 Dove St., Suite 105, Newport Beach. (949) 261-8003.

A coed therapy support group meets at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays at 1151

Dove St., Suite 105, Newport Beach. (949) 261-8003.