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TODAY

The Costa Mesa Women’s Club, a 92-year-old club, will hold its

monthly meeting, which will include entertainment and a luncheon.

Free admission, lunch $7.50. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. in the

club house at 610 W. 18th St. (949) 548-7242.

Choreographer-director-

horseman Bartabas brings his latest equestrian spectacle,

“Triptyk,” for its U.S. premiere at 8:30 p.m. today through Nov. 10.

The event is part of the Eclectic Orange Festival, sponsored by the

Philharmonic Society of Orange County. There will be no performances

on Mondays or Thursdays. The show will be held at Zingaro Village,

adjacent to Orange County Performing Arts Center and opposite South

Coast Plaza. $45 to $75. For more information or tickets, call (949)

553-2422 or check out www.EclecticOrange.org.

SATURDAY

The Harbor Christian Fellowship Church in Costa Mesa will host a

Mammogram-a-thon from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The event, sponsored by

YWCA Encoreplus and The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, will

provide breast cancer screenings to the community. Free. The church

is at 740 W. Wilson St. For more information, call (714) 935-9720 or

(714) 806-2037.

A seminar providing beginning Internet explorers the tools and

tricks of navigating through the World Wide Web will be held at 10

a.m. at the Balboa and Central Public Libraries. The Balboa branch is

at 100 E. Balboa Blvd., Balboa; and the central branch is at 1000

Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Free. For more information, call (949)

717-3801 or visit www.newportbeachlibrary.org.

Newport Elementary School

will hold its annual fall festival from noon to 5 p.m. at the

school. This year’s festival, titled The Country Fair, will include a

petting zoo, pony rides, a pumpkin patch, carnival games, prizes and

much more. Proceeds raised by the event will benefit the enrichment

programs funded by the PTA. The school is at 1327 W. Balboa Blvd.,

Newport Beach. Admission is $5 for adults and $10 for children

presale, $12 for children at the door. (949) 515-6965.

The Center for Spiritual Discovery will hold two ceramic workshops

with Kris Sheldon today and Nov. 9. Two separate sessions will be

scheduled each day. The first session will take place from 9 a.m. to

noon, and the second will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. The workshops

will focus on basic ceramic techniques, and each participant will

have the opportunity to make a ceramic box and custom decorate it.

The fee is $40 and includes the clay and tools. The center is at 2850

Mesa Verde Drive E., Costa Mesa. For more information, call (714)

754-7399.

A holiday boutique with more than 30 vendors will be held from 10

a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Eastbluff Recreation Center in Newport Beach.

The boutique is sponsored by The Sylvia & Stacy Team and The

Cinderella Guild of the Children’s Hospital of Orange County. All

proceeds will benefit pediatric cancer research at the children’s

hospital. The center is at 2414 Vista del Oro. For more information,

call (949) 552-6222 or send e-mail to marysaucedo@cox.net.

The UCI Arboretum and Orange County Fine Arts will host the annual

Art of Flowers fall art and flower show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the

UCI Arboretum. The event will include a fine art show and sales by

artists and the arboretum. Admission is $2 per person and free for

children younger than 12 and members of the Friends of the UCI

Arboretum. The arboretum is just south of the corner of Campus Drive

and Jamboree Road on the UCI North Campus. (949) 824-5833.

Macy’s South Coast Plaza and Radio Disney will host a pumpkin

patch event with more than 5,000 pounds of pumpkins for children to

chose from. The event, which will be held in Macy’s Women’s Store,

will begin at 1 p.m. Guests are encouraged to wear costumes. The

store is at 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. For reservations, call

(714) 556-0611, ext. 4231.

The Mariner’s Elementary School Foundation will host a fund-raiser

from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Newport Dunes Tent. The event will include

food, music and a silent and live auction. Tickets are $80 per person

and all proceeds will be donated to Mariners Elementary School. The

dunes are at 1131 Back Bay Drive. (949) 650-4187.

The Costa Mesa Senior Center will host a Monte Carlo night from 7

to 11 p.m. at the center. The evening, which serves as the center’s

annual fund-raising event, will include entertainment provided by the

Bob White Trio (a former lead singer for The Platters), gaming,

blackjack, craps, poker, a silent and live auction, and a gourmet

Chinese dinner. The center is at 695 W. 19th St. Call for

reservations. (949) 645-2356.

Bjorn Again, an Australian band that dresses and sounds like ABBA,

will perform at the Orange Coast College’s Robert B. Moore Theatre at

8 p.m. The band is world famous and has glitter-laden Swedish charm.

For ticket information, call (714) 432-5880.

SUNDAY

The 14th annual United Interfaith CROP Hunger Walk will begin at

1:30 p.m. at the St. Mark Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach.

Registration will begin at 1 p.m. The 5K or 7K walk along the Upper

Newport Bay is sponsored by the Newport Mesa Irvine Interfaith

Council and the Church World Service. The church is at 2100 Mar Vista

Drive. For more information, call Rev. Dennis Short at (949) 645-5781

or Bob Johnston at (949) 644-4949.

MONDAY

An eight-week course providing an in-depth look at substance abuse

among athletes will be held Mondays and Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to

1:10 p.m. at Orange Coast College. The course, which begins today,

will be listed as Health Education 138 in OCC’s schedule. $11 per

unit. The college is at 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. For

application or registration information, call (714) 432-5072.

The City of Costa Mesa Planning Division will hold an open house

from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The public is welcome. Learn about new resources

and meet city’s planning commissioners and staff. The division is on

the second floor of City Hall, at 77 Fair Drive. Free. (714)

754-5604.

WEDNESDAY

A mediation procedures workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:30

p.m. at Whittier Law School in Costa Mesa. The workshop is sponsored

by the Area Board XI on Developmental Disabilities along with the

Institute of Administration Justice at McGeorge School of Law and

Whittier Law School. Free. The school is at 3333 Harbor Blvd. For

reservations, call (714) 558-4404.

The Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce will hold a business after

hours mixer at the Country Inn by Ayres from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free

for members, $10 for potential members. The Country Inn is at 325

Bristol St., Costa Mesa. For more information, call (714) 885-9090.

THURSDAY

The International Studies Program at UCI will host lecture on the

winners and losers of global climate change from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in

the university’s Social Science Plaza A, Room 1100. The lecture will

be presented by Ralph Cicerone, UCI chancellor, and Daniel G.

Aldrich, professor of Earth System Science. Free. For more

information, call (949) 824-8687.

OCT. 25

Project Cuddle will host its second annual Costume Gala at The

Wyndham Hotel in Costa Mesa. Dinner will begin at 8 p.m. preceded by

cocktails at 7 p.m. The event will be held in celebration of Project

Cuddle’s six years of saving babies from abandonment. $75 per person.

The hotel is at 3350 Avenue of the Arts. (714) 432-9681.

OCT. 26

The fifth annual Caring for Creation conference will be held from

8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the St. Mark Presbyterian Church in Newport

Beach. The conference, hosed by the Orange County Interfaith

Coalition for the Environment, will include workshops on ecology and

spirituality, simplicity, empowering consumers. An interfaith panel

of representatives from the Hindu, Islamic, Native-American and Sikh

faith communities will be present. The church is at 2100 Mar Vista

Drive. $30, $15 for students. For more information call (714)

273-1476, e-mail ecofaith@ocice.org or visit www.ocice.org.

The Center for Spiritual Discovery will host an outreach service

day to provide community assistance from 9 a.m. to noon at a local

shelter for abused children and at two convalescent homes. For more

information, on volunteering call (714) 754-7399.

Christ Lutheran Church and School will hold its ninth annual Fall

Festival from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Members of the Costa Mesa Police

Department will be in attendance to show some of their equipment and

answer questions. The festival will consist of old-fashioned carnival

games, a boutique with unique and holiday gifts, home baked candies,

treats and dishes and live entertainment throughout the day.

Admittance is free and open to the public. The church is at 760

Victoria St., Costa Mesa. (949) 548-6866.

A program on how predators capture their prey and how prey avoid

being captured will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at The Peter and

Mary Muth Interpretive Center. The program is best suited for persons

6 and older. Space is limited. The center is at 2301 University

Drive, Newport Beach. $3 per person. For reservations, call (714)

973-6829.

The 10th annual Top Dog Fashion Show will be held at 11 a.m. at

the Newport Dunes Resort. The categories will include best formal

wear, best casual wear, best lingerie/pajamas, best swimwear and best

master/pet look-alike. Proceeds raised from the event will benefit

the Orange County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

and Companion Pet Retreat. Participants should check in at 9:30 a.m.

Registration is $8 prior to Oct. 25 and $12 on the day of the event,

parking is $8 per car. The resort is at 1131 Back Bay Drive, Newport

Beach. (949) 729-DUNE or visit www.newportdunes.com.

The second annual Newport Coast Cares Halloween Carnival will be

held from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Newport Coast Shopping Center parking

lot. The event will include costume contests, a haunted house, games,

a petting zoo, pony rides, a silent auction, food and entertainment.

All proceeds will be donated to Corazon de Vida, a charity that helps

needy children in the orphanages in Baja California. Pavilions is on

the corner of Newport Coast Drive and San Joaquin Hills Road. Tickets

are $15 per person and may be purchased at the Toy Boat Toy Store, In

A Flash One Hour Photo or at Pavilions on Newport Coast Drive. For

more information, call (949) 476-1144. ext. 358.

OCT. 27

The 11th annual Pumpkins & Pancakes Halloween Extravaganza will be

held from 8 to 11 a.m. in the South Coast Plaza Crate & Barrel Wing.

The net proceeds from the event will benefit abused, abandoned and

neglected children being served by the CASA programs of Orange

County. The wing is at 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. $15 per person in advance, $20 at the door. Children 2 and younger and CASA advocates

get in free. For more information, call (714) 780-8733.

The fifth annual Trick or Treat Festival will be held from 9 a.m.

to 3 p.m. at the Orange County Market Place in Costa Mesa. For the

third year, world renowned pumpkin sculptor Mike Valladao will return

to create his signature carvings from giant pumpkins weighing 300

pounds or more. The festival will also include the third annual

Halloween Hearse, a Bug and Monster Classic Car Show, free trick or

treating for children in costume, pumpkin related games and much

more. Admission is $2, children 12 and under are free. For more

information, call (949) 723-6663 or visit www.ocmarketplace.com.

OCT. 30

The Hoag Cancer Center will

hold a lung cancer support group from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The speaker

will be Robert. O. Dillman, the center’s medical director, who will

present valuable information on advances in the treatment of lung

cancer. Free. The meeting will be in the center’s auditorium at One

Hoag Drive in Newport Beach. (949) 760-5542.

OCT. 31

The Presbyterian Church of

the Covenant will host a Harvest Fest from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The

event will include a costume contest, face painting, pumpkin carving,

clowns and games. The church is at 2850 Fairview Road., Costa Mesa.

Free admission. (714) 557-3340.

NOV. 3

A program exploring the games Native-American children of the Back

Bay might have played will be held from 10:30 a.m. to noon at The

Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center. The program is best suited

for children ages 5 and older. Space is limited. The center is at

2301 University Drive, Newport Beach. $3 per person. To register,

call (714) 973-6829.

NOV. 9

The 32nd annual Needle Arts Festival and Fall Fair will be held

from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Sunday at Orange Coast College in

Costa Mesa. The festival, hosted by OCC, will offer four hourlong

workshops and a variety of other activities. OCC is at 2701 Fairview

Road. For more information, call (714) 432-5880.