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Costa Mesa, CA 92627; by fax to (949) 646-4170; or by calling (949)

574-4298. Include the time, date and location of the event, as well

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

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TODAY

A seminar on stress management for women will be held from 9 a.m.

to 4 p.m. at the Wyndham Garden Hotel in Costa Mesa. The seminar will

focus on how to beat tension, frustration and fatigue caused by

stress. The hotel is at 3350 Avenue of the Arts. $39 per person, $34

for groups of five or more from the same organization. For more

information, call (800) 556-3009 or visit www.careertrack.com.

A Building Business Expertise workshop will be held at 5:30 p.m.

at the Newport Beach Public Library. The workshop is hosted by the

Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce and the Newport Beach Public

Library. The library is at 1000 Avocado Ave. Free. For more

information, call (949) 729-4400 or visit www.newportbeach.com.

Hoag Hospital will host a seminar on the secrets to overall

well-being at 6:30 p.m. in the Hoag Conference Center in Newport

Beach. The seminar will discuss many aspects of wellness, such as

nutrition, exercise, sexuality, hormones and skin care. This seminar

is part of Hoag’s new series of classes tailored to women in their

50s and beyond. For reservations, call (800) 514-4624 or (949) 574-6970.

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.

A seminar on the financial aspects of divorce and widowhood will

be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Costa Mesa Neighborhood

Community Center. The seminar, part of the 2002 Seminar Series

sponsored by WISE, will be presented by Violet P. Woodhouse,

co-author of “Divorce & Money: How to Make the Best Financial

Decisions During Divorce.” The center is at 1845 Park Ave. $20. For

more information, call (949) 588-2429 or visit www.wiseinvestors.org.

WEDNESDAY

The Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce will host a networking

luncheon at noon at the Radisson Hotel in Newport Beach. During the

luncheon, business lawyer Chris Sexton will give a presentation on

the 10 most common legal mistakes in business. The hotel is at 4545

MacArthur Blvd. $20 for members with a reservation, $25 for potential

members at the door. For more information, call (949) 729-4400 or

visit www.newportbeach.com.

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.

Hoag Hospital with host a seminar on sleeping disorders at 6:30

p.m. in the Hoag Conference Center in Newport Beach. The seminar will

focus on snoring, insomnia and excessive sleepiness and the symptoms

and treatments for each. The center is at 1 Hoag Drive. Free. For

more information, call (800) 514-4624 or (949) 760-5545.

Hoag Cancer Center will host a lung cancer support group meeting

from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on how lung cancer and its treatment affect lung

function. Free. The center is at 1 Hoag Drive Building 41. Free. For

more information, call (949) 760-5542.

The Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve will host a lecture with

Orange Coast College Researcher Dennis Kelly from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at

the Shellmaker Island Marine Lab. Kelly with discuss the fresh water

habitat. Shellmaker Island is at 600 Shellmaker, Newport Beach. Free.

For more information, call (949) 640-9956.

THURSDAY

The Orange County Bar Assn. will host a tax law seminar from 8:30

a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Westin South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa. The

hotel is at 686 Anton Blvd. For more information, call (949) 440-6700

ext. 4 doc. 223.