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TODAY
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, hosted
by the Orange County Interfaith Coalition for the Environment, will
include workshops on ecology and spirituality, simplicity and
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.
Mesa Verde United Methodist
Church will host its bi-annual holiday boutique from 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the church. The boutique will include holiday decorations,
gifts and home-baked goods. The church is at 1701 W. Baker St., Costa
Mesa. (949) 631-1030.
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 on hand 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. The festival 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
ages 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 $12, and parking is $8 per car. The resort is at 1131
Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 729-DUNE, or visit
www.newportdunes.com.
Andersen Elementary School will hold a Pumpkin Patch Carnival from
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Sunday. The event will include a haunted
house and pumpkin patch, as well as games and food. The school is at
1900 Port Seabourne Place, Newport Beach. (949) 515-6935.
Borders Books, Music and Cafe
at South Coast Plaza will host a lecture and a separate book
signing at 2 p.m. The lecture will be given by Marshal Zaslove, a
board-certified psychiatrist, author and meditation practitioner, and
will focus on how to achieve inner and outer peace. The book signing
will be conducted by Pulitzer Prize nominee Gary Margolis, who will
also read from his new poetry collection, “Fire in the Orchard.”
Borders is at 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. Free. (714) 279-8933.
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.
SUNDAY
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
are 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 and pumpkin-related games. Admission
is $2, children 12 and under are free. For more information, call
(949) 723-6663 or visit www.ocmarketplace.com.
MONDAY
Authors Linda Trichter Metcalf and Tobin Simon will present their
book “Writing the Mind Alive” and discuss the “proprioceptive” method
they used to write it at 7 p.m. in Borders Books, Music and Cafe at
South Coast Plaza. Borders is at 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. Free.
(714) 279-8933.
TUESDAY
UC Irvine will hold a presentation on the business ethics from
7:30 to 9:30 a.m. on the UCI campus. The presentation will be led by
a panel of experts to provide guidance on the very timely issue. $35
per person. For more information, call (949) 863-1910.
A community forum with the Newport-Mesa Unified School Board
candidates will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Victoria room at the
Neighborhood Community Center in Costa Mesa. The forum is sponsored
by the Harbor Council Parent Teachers Assn. and the League of Women
Voters of Orange Coast. The center is at 1845 Park St. Free. (949)
645-2665.
Borders Books, Music and Cafe
at South Coast Plaza will host an introductory seminar on the
teachings and techniques of the world-renowned Buddhist meditation
master Geshe Kelsang Gyatso at 7 p.m. The seminar will be presented
by Gen Kelsan Tubpa, an English Buddhist nun and resident teacher at
the Vajrarupini Buddist Center in San Diego. Borders is at 3333 Bear
St., Costa Mesa. Free. (714) 279-8933.
WEDNESDAY
A Costa Mesa City Council
candidates forum will be held at 6:30 p.m. in Costa Mesa City
Council chambers. Members of the audience will be invited to ask
questions. Sponsoring the forum are the Daily Pilot, AT&T; Broadband,
the Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce and the City of Costa Mesa. 77
Fair Drive. (714) 754-5223.
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.
Mother’s Market & Kitchen will host a seminar on the miracle of
coral calcium 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.
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. 2
The UC Irvine Arboretum will
hold its annual Fall Orchid Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today
and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. The arboretum is just south of the
corner of Campus Drive and Jamboree Road on the UCI North Campus. $2
per person, free for children younger than 12 and members of the
Friends of the UCI Arboretum. For more information, call (949)
824-5833.
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. 4
The Orange County Sierra
Singles Club will host a newcomer meeting at 7 p.m. at the Costa
Mesa Neighborhood Community Center. The meeting will include
displays, exhibits, demonstrations and refreshments. The center is at
1845 Park Ave. Free. For more information, call (714) 963-6345.
NOV. 6
“Look Good ... Feel Better”
classes will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at Hoag Hospital in
Newport Beach. The classes are sponsored by the American Cancer
Society, the National Cosmetology Assn. and the Cosmetic, Toiletry
and Fragrance Assn. They are geared toward teaching cancer patients
makeup, wig and turban tips, and trained cosmetologists will
personally work with each patient. The hospital is at 1 Hoag Drive.
Classes are free but registration is required. To register or for
more information, call (949) 261-9446 or (800) ACS-2345.
Mother’s Market & Kitchen will
host a workshop on aromatherapy from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Patio
Cafe. The cafe is at 225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. Free. (949)
631-4741.
NOV. 7
Mother’s Market & Kitchen will
host a cooking class and book signing with author Rebecca Wood
from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Patio Cafe in Costa Mesa. The cafe is at
225 E. 17th St. $10 per person. (949) 631-4741.
NOV. 8
A 90-minute lecture on the
unique art and architecture from around the world will be held at
the Orange Coast College Robert B. Moore Theatre. The lecture will be
presented by OCC professor Irini Rickerson. All proceeds raised from
the lecture will benefit AIDS Charities of Orange County. The theatre
is at 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Tickets are $10 and will be
available at the door. For more information, call (714) 432-0202.
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 60-minute
workshops and a variety of activities scheduled throughout the day.
OCC is at 2701 Fairview Road. For more information, call (714)
432-5880.
The Catholic Daughters of the Americas will hold a holiday fair
from 1:30 to 7 p.m. today and 8 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday in the St.
Joachim Catholic Church Hall. The fair will include handcrafts, a
bake sale, “white elephants” and a food basket raffle. The church is
at 1964 Orange Ave., Costa Mesa. Free. For more information, call
(714) 968-2655 or (714) 546-2875.
NOV. 12
Mother’s Market & Kitchen will
host a seminar on the time it takes to be sick 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.
NOV. 13
A seminar on eating right while on the run will be held from 6:30
to 8 p.m. at the Patio Cafe in Costa Mesa. The seminar is sponsored
by Mother’s Market & Kitchen. The cafe is at 225 E. 17th St. Free.
(949) 631-4741.
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