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FRIDAY

Orange Coast College will host a daylong conference focused on

adult re-entry education from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Student Center

and Captain’s Table. The conference is meant for community college

and university re-entry educators and students and will have workshop

seminars on relating topics. The campus is at 2701 Fairview Road.

Registration is $40, $15 for students and $35 for CARE members. (714)

432-5162.

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 late-night

cocktail opening 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, and will include live

entertainment. The restaurant is at 857 Newport Center Drive, Newport

Beach. $10 at the door. (949) 644-0133.

SUNDAY

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.

An Introduction to Zen Workshop will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. at

the Zen Center in Costa Mesa. The workshop will have demonstrations

on the basics of seated meditation, various options for postures

(cushion or chairs), techniques for working with breathing and

observation of thought. The center is at 120 E. 18th St. $50. (949)

722-7818.

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.

The Alzheimer’s Assn. of Orange County will hold a support group

meeting for caregivers from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Our Lady Queen of

Angels in Newport Beach. The church is at 2046 Mar Vista Drive. Free.

For reservations contact Jim Casey at (949) 640-1750.

Maggiano’s Little Italy restaurant in Costa Mesa will debut its

“Rat Pack Mondays” event from 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. The event will

continue the first Monday of every month hereafter. The event will

include live music by jazz singer Chris Williams and his five-piece

band, dancing, complimentary tray-passed hors d’oeuvres, a late-night

menu and drink specials. The restaurant is at 3333 Bristol Road. For

more information, call (714) 546-9550 or visit www.maggianos.com.

NOV. 5

UC Irvine will hold its 18th annual Rainbow Festival and

Conference today through Nov. 7. The conference will celebrate

cultural and ethnic diversity and will consist of panel discussion,

workshops and presentations by author and poet Jimmy Santiago Baca,

social historian and author Mike Davis and international studies

scholar Vijay Prashad. For more information and a complete schedule

of events call the Cross-Cultural Center at (949) 824-7215 or visit

www.ccc.uci.edu.

NOV. 6

Fairview Developmental Center will host its 11th annual Ho Ho Ho-liday Boutique from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Fairview

auditorium. More than 40 artisans will be selling homemade crafts,

jewelry, florals and special holiday decor and gift items. All

proceeds from the event will go toward special programs at Fairview,

including Special Olympics and Very Special Arts, and toward holiday

parties. The center is at 2501 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa. Free

admission. (714) 957-5188.

“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.