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TODAY

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.