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as a contact phone number. A complete listing is available at

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TODAY

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 Newport Coast Community Assn. will host a Newport Beach City

Council candidates forum from 6 to 8 p.m. at Newport Coast Elementary

School, 6655 Ridge Park Road. Refreshments will be served. (949)

642-6640.

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.

THURSDAY

Fashion Island in Newport Beach will host a center-wide trick or

treat event for kids from 3:30 to 5 p.m. The event will also have

face painting, a balloon artist and a magician. Fashion Island is at

401 Newport Center Drive. Free. For more information, call (949)

721-2000.

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.

The Crossing, ROCKharbor Church and Church Centro de Fe Cristiano

will host a community Halloween event from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at The

Crossing in Costa Mesa. The carnival-like event will include crafts,

games, a classic car show, a climbing wall, a bounce house, an

obstacle course and much more. The Crossing is at 2115 Newport Blvd.

Free. For more information, call Alissa Carlson of ROCKharbor at

(949) 548-2600, Ian Stevenson of The Crossing at (949) 645-5050, ext.

150, or Rito Chavez of Church Centro de Fe Cristiano at (714)

444-2783.

SATURDAY

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. The cost is $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.

The Masquerade Ball for the Arts will be held from 8 p.m. to 1

a.m. at the Orange County Museum of Art in Newport Beach. The event,

which is in its fifth consecutive year, is a popular and hip

Halloween party for young professionals throughout Orange County and

benefits the museum. The museum is at 850 San Clemente Drive. $55

presale for groups of ten or more, $65 advanced purchase, $80 at the

door. (949) 759-1122, ext. 560.

Thaifoon, Taste of Asia at Fashion Island will host a cocktail

reception from 9 to 11 p.m. The event will benefit The Sophisticates,

a support group of the Assessment and Treatment Services Center of

Orange County. The restaurant is at 857 Newport Center Drive, Newport

Beach. (949) 644-0133.