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TODAY
The American Cancer Society will host a day of beauty makeovers
for cancer patients from 10 a.m. to noon today in building 41 at Hoag
Hospital. Volunteers from the National cosmetology Assn. and the
Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Assn. will teach cancer patients
makeup, wigs and turban tips to help hide the ravages of radiation
and chemotherapy treatment. The hospital is at 1 Hoag Drive in
Newport Beach. Free. To register call (949) 261-9446.
SUNDAY
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.
A Balboa Beach Blanket Barbecue will be held from noon to 5 p.m.
today at the Balboa Peninsula Park. The event, hosted by the Divas of
the Balboa Theater Arts Foundation, will include a Surfin’ Ducky Wave
Race, hula hoop and limbo contests and many more family games.
Proceeds from the barbecue and the duck race will go toward the
renovation of the historic Balboa Theater. The park is adjacent to
the pier. Admission is free. (949) 706-7249.
TUESDAY
Mother’s Market and Kitchen will host a seminar on the power of
hyaluronic acid from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Patio Cafe in Costa
Mesa. The cafe is at 225 E. 17th St. Free. (949) 631-4741.
SEPT. 12
The Thursday Morning Women’s Club will hold its first luncheon at
noon at the Radisson Hotel in Newport Beach. Entertainment will be
provided by Stephen Plummer, the Los Angeles Opera understudy for
Placido Domingo. The hotel is at 4545 Macarthur Blvd. $23. (714)
842-5863.
SEPT. 14
The Costa Mesa Historical Society will host an event with speakers
Paul Apodaca of Chapman University and Edith Behrens of the Bowers
Museum from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Diego Sepulveda Adobe Open House
in Estancia Park. The speakers are scheduled at noon and 2 p.m. The
park is at 1900 Adams Blvd. Free. (949) 631-5918.
SEPT. 17
A seminar on how to stay young at heart will be held from 6:30 to
7:30 p.m. at the Patio Cafe in Costa Mesa. The seminar, which is
hosted by Mother’s Market & Kitchen, is free and open to the public.
The cafe is at 225 E. 17th St. (949) 631-4741.
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