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TODAY

Kate Spade will personally present her new beauty collection and

sign collectible bottles of her signature fragrance from 1 to 2 p.m.

at Nordstrom South Coast Plaza. The store is at 3333 Bristol St.,

Costa Mesa. (714) 549-8300.

A seminar and book signing of the book “Cosmetic Ingredients:

Product of Misinformation” will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the

Patio Cafe. Free. The cafe is at 225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. (949)

631-4741.

The Mesa Verde Community, Inc., will host a 2002 Costa Mesa City

Council Candidate Forum at 6:30 p.m. in the Victoria Room at the

Neighborhood Community Center. Former Costa Mesa mayor and columnist

for the Daily Pilot, Peter Buffa, will moderate the event. Candidates

will discuss citywide issues and answer questions from the public.

Free. The center is at 1845 Park Ave., Costa Mesa. For more

information, call (714) 904-7488 or (714) 557-3755.

Denise Hamilton, author of the Los Angeles Times bestseller “The

Jasmine Trade,” will appear at the Newport Beach Central Library at 7

p.m. The novel, which is Hamilton’s first mystery novel, is a

finalist for a Macavity Award. Free. The library is at 1000 Avocado

Ave. For more information, call (949) 717-3801 or visit www.newportbeachlibrary.org.

FRIDAY

Mother’s Market & Kitchen will celebrate its 24th anniversary from

11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Patio Cafe in Costa Mesa. The celebration

will include food and music. Free. The cafe is at 225 E. 17th St.

(949) 631-4741.

The National Prostate Cancer coalition will hold prostate cancer

screenings for the public from noon to 5 p.m. today and 8 a.m. to 6

p.m. Saturday at the Orange County Fairgrounds. The screenings, which

are open to the public, will be conducted inside the traveling mobile

screening clinic. Free. The fairgrounds are at 88 Fairview Drive.,

Costa Mesa. For more information call (714) 708-3247 or visit

www.pcacoalition.org.

SATURDAY

FISH will host a Breakfast by the Bay event for adult and children

from 8 to 11 a.m. on the Newport Harbor beach. The even will include

a breakfast buffet provided by the Newport Dunes, live music, raffle

drawings and a silent auction. Tickets include breakfast, parking and

a day pass to the Newport Dunes resort. $12 for adults, $5 for

children. For information call (949) 645-8050.

The City of Costa Mesa will host the 19th bi-annual Neighbors for

Neighbors Community Clean-up from 8 a.m. to noon at the Playport

Mobile Home Village. The public may participate in the event by

volunteering their time or donating supplies, materials or money to

help the low-income homeowner assistance program. Free. The village

is at 903 W. 17th St., Costa Mesa. (714) 754-4892.