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TODAY

Newport Beach Recreation Services will host a 2003 Tournament of

Roses Parade Excursion from 6 a.m. to about 1 p.m. The excursion will

include transportation via deluxe coach, grandstand seating on

Colorado Boulevard, a continental breakfast before departure and

lunch on the ride home. The buses will leave from the Mariners Park

parking lot at Dover Drive and Irvine Boulevard. Tickets are $90 for

Newport Beach residents, $100 for nonresidents. For more information,

call (949) 644-3151.

FRIDAY

A Feng Shui seminar will be held at 7 p.m. at Visions & Dreams in

Costa Mesa. The seminar will explain how elemental remedies can be

implemented to improve health, relationships and prosperity.

Reservations are required. Visions & Dreams is at 2482 Newport Blvd.

For more information, call (626) 288-1669 or visit

www.fengshuiadvantage.com.

SUNDAY

Saint Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church will host a Twelfth

Night Celebration at 5 p.m. at the church in Corona del Mar. The

event, which will be the fourth concert in the 2002-2003 Friends of

Music Series, will include a festival of seasonal hymns. The church

is at 3233 Pacific View Drive. Free. For more information, call

949-644-0463 or visit www.stmikescdm.org.

The Jewish Federation Young Business & Professionals will hold a

special event and tour of the Jewish Federation beneficiary agencies

and dessert reception from 7 to 9 p.m. at a private home in Newport

Coast. The organization, which consists of singles and couples ages

25 to 45, provides a connection and entry point into the Jewish

community for single and married young adults and provides

educational and social programs, spiritual enrichment and community

involvement while building meaningful relationships. For more

information, call Deborah Klein at (714) 755-5555, ext. 225.

MONDAY

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

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, call (949) 640-1750.

JAN. 7

The Corona del Mar Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly board

of directors meeting at 7:15 a.m. in the chamber office. The office

is at 2855 E. Coast Highway. Suite 101. For more information, call

(949) 673-4050.

JAN. 8

Newport Beach Community Services will host a new drawing and

painting workshop series on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

today through Feb. 26. The workshop will include individual

instruction for beginner through advanced students in mixed media.

The workshop will be held in the Vince Jorgensen Center adjacent to

Mariners Library at 2005 Dover Drive. $66 for residents, $71 for

nonresidents. For more information, call (949) 644-3151.

JAN. 9

The International Coach Federation, Orange County Chapter will

host a business solutions workshop at the Wyndham Garden Hotel in

Costa Mesa. The first part of the workshop will be held from 5 to 6

p.m. and will focus on contracts for coaches. The second part will

deal with powerful questioning and will be held from 6:30 to 8:30

p.m. The hotel is at 3550 Avenue of the Arts. For more information,

call Elaine Arons at (949) 457-6190, or visit

www.icforangecounty.com.

Mary and Darwin Boblet will present a slide lecture about their

three-year sailing adventure with their two young sons at 7 p.m. at

the Newport Beach Central Library. The presentation is part of the

library’s armchair travelers series. The Boblet family left from the

San Francisico Bay and traveled to Mexico, Hawaii, Samoa, Fiji and

New Zealand. The library is at 1000 Avocado Ave. Free. For more

information, call (949) 717-3801.

JAN. 11

Auditions for the School of American Ballet’s 2003 Summer Course

will be held at the DeFore Dance Center in Costa Mesa. Auditions are

open to intermediate and advanced students only and will be held from

1 to 2:30 p.m. for 13-year-olds, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. for 15-year-olds

and from 4 to 5 p.m. for 16- to 18-year-olds. Students must register

one hour in advance. For more information, call (212) 769-6600 or

(714) 241-9908.

JAN. 12

The Azzoni Sisters and vocalist Brenda von Gremp will perform

works for voice, violin and piano at 3 p.m. at the Newport Beach

Central Library. Christian Azzoni plays the piano and her sister,

Sandra Azzoni Wood, plays the violin. The library is at 1000 Avocado

Ave. Free. For more information, call (949) 717-3801 or visit www.newportbeachlibrary.org.

JAN. 16

UC Irvine Medical Center will host a seminar on Medicare benefits

at 10 a.m. in the University Club at the UCI campus. The seminar will

focus on the latest changes in Medicare benefits and supplemental

insurance coverage. It will not cover Medicare HMOs. The club is at

Los Trancos and East Peltason Drive. Free. For more information, call

(877) UCI-DOCS, or visit www.ucihealth.com/events.

JAN. 17

The Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce will host the Newport Harbor

Christmas Boat Parade Awards Dinner and Auction from 6 to 11 p.m. at

the Four Seasons Hotel. The event will feature parade winners and

have entertainment, a live and silent auction, dinner and much more.

The hotel is at 690 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. Tickets are

$75 per person, $900 for a table of 12. For more information, call

(949) 729-4400.