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TODAY
Macy’s will hold a back to school fashion show to preview the fall
fashions for kids at 1 p.m. today in the newly remodeled Children’s
Department on the third floor. The show will include models from Camp
Fire USA of Orange County and the Street Team from Radio Disney. The
store is in South Coast Plaza at 3333 Bristol St. in Costa Mesa.
Free. (714) 556-0611.
SUNDAY
A one-day wedding planning convention, BrideWorld Expo, will be
held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Orange County Fairgrounds in
Costa Mesa. The event will include more than 100 local wedding
merchants and experts to help brides and their families plan the
perfect wedding. The fairgrounds is at 88 Fair Drive $7 per person,
free parking. For more information call (800) 600-7080 or visit
www.brideworld.com.
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.
WEDNESDAY
Our Lady Queen of Angels will hold a special mass and gathering at
8:30 a.m. today to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Sept. 11,
2001. Following the mass, at about 9:15 a.m., families and
parishioners are welcomed to attend a ceremony in the school’s
gathering area that will include releasing doves, a moment of
silence, a prayer and a children’s rendition of “Let There Be Peace
on Earth.” The school is at 750 Domingo Drive, Newport Beach. (949)
644-1166.
The Newport Beach Conference & Visitor’s Bureau will participate
in the Southern California Regional Observance of the first
anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001 with a ceremony involving 20 tall ships
in the waters off Newport Harbor and Corona del Mar State Beach. The
ceremony will begin at 8:30 a.m. Wreaths will be placed in the water
and ships and sailboats will enter their site with sails down as a
symbol of respect to honor those individuals that lost their lives.
For more information on how to participate call (714) 557-5100 Ext.
13.
The City of Costa Mesa will hold a “Patriot Day” memorial tribute
at Arlington Theater at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa
at noon today. The program, which will honor the nearly 3,000
Americans that were killed in the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, will
include the Police and Fire Color Guards, interfaith speakers, a
21-gun salute, a moment of silence and release of memory balloons.
The fairgrounds is at 88 Fair Drive (714) 754-5106.
The City of Newport Beach will hold a memorial tribute at 12 p.m.
today at the City Hall flagpole to pay respects to the victims of
last year’s terrorist attacks. The ceremony will begin with the
Pledge of Allegiance led by City Manager Homer Bludau and will be
followed by an invocation, comments from Fire Chief Tim Riley along
with a moment of silence, a rendition of “Amazing Grace” played by
Newport Beach Fire Department bagpiper Brian Slater and a benediction
and singing of “God Bless America” to conclude the ceremony. City
hall is at 3300 Newport Blvd. (949) 644-3031.
The California Retired Teachers Assn. Harbor Division 77 will hold
a meeting and free lunch for members and their guests at noon today
at the Costa Mesa Community Center. Entertainment will be provided by
Dana Loyal and his “Maestro Machine.” The center is at 1845 Park Ave.
Free. (949) 551-5082.
Benefit the Blue, a live concert that will pay tribute to the New
York City’s fallen heroes and their families, will be held at 7 p.m.
at the Harp Inn in Costa Mesa. The concert will include performances
by Citizen Joe, a local band founded by a Costa Mesa police officer,
and opportunities to make donations to the World Trade Center Police
Disaster Relief Fund. The inn is at 130 E. 17th St. Free. For more
information call (949) 646-6966 or visit www.citizenjoe.net.
The Newport Beach Plaza
Retirement Community will hold a pancake breakfast from 7:30 to 10
a.m. and a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the plaza to honor
those affected by the events of Sept. 11, 2001. The plaza is at 1455
Superior Ave. Free. For more information call (949) 645-6833.
The Newport Harbor Lutheran Church in Newport Beach will host a
candlelight memorial service of remembrance, music and prayer to
commemorate the events of Sept. 11, 2001 at 8 p.m. today. The church
is at 798 Dover Dr. Free. (949) 548-3631.
THURSDAY
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.
The MOMS Club, a group for today’s stay-home mother, will hold
it’s general meeting at 3:30 p.m. today at the Newport Ridge
Apartments Clubhouse in Newport Coast. The club’s annual dues are $30
and the meeting is open to new members. For more information call
(949) 715-3129 or e-mail npc.momsclub@cox.net.
The Orange County Historical Society will hold its general meeting
at the Sherman Library and Gardens in Corona del Mar at 6:30 p.m.
today. The program will include a history on the Sherman Library
along a slide show and self-guided tours. Refreshments will be
available. Free. The library is at 2647 E. Pacific Coast Hwy. (714)
993-7009.
The Newport Beach Public Library will host a Mother-Daughter Book
Club for girls in fifth through seventh grade and their mothers at
the Newport Beach Central Library. The group will meet at 7 p.m.
today to discuss “Running Out of Time,” by Margaret Haddix. The
library is at 1000 Avocado Ave. For more information call (949)
717-3801.
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. 15
The acoustic sounds of
Buzzworld will fill the Newport Beach Central Library at 3 p.m.
with a live program titled “Music of the Mandolin.” The electric band
will perform its usual blend of traditional, jazz, art, rock and
sundry world music with lively Celtic influences. The library is at
1000 Avocado Avenue. Free. (949) 717-3801 or
www.newportbeachlibrary.org.
SEPT. 17
The Costa Mesa Senior Center will host a public luncheon with the
five candidates running for City Council positions, from noon to
12:45 p.m. at the center. The group’s monthly membership meeting will
follow at 1:30 p.m., at which time the candidates will be introduced
and members will have the chance to ask questions of the candidates
and their issues. The discussion will be monitored by Daily Pilot
Managing Editor S.J. Cahn. The center is at 695 W. 19th St. Call for
lunch reservations. (949) 645-2356.
SEPT. 19
The Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce will host its 90 Minute
Breakfast Boost from 7 to 8:45 a.m. at the Costa Mesa Country Club.
The club is at 1701 Golf Course Drive. $17, or $12 if prepaid. Call
for reservations. (714) 885-9090.
SEPT. 20
The first Country Western Hoedown, hosted by the Costa Mesa Senior
Center, will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. at the center. The hoedown will
include two-stepping, line dancing and a catered barbecue dinner. The
center is at 695 W. 19th St. $9, or $4 for members. Call for
reservations. (949) 645-2356.
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