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TODAY

The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation will hold a volunteer

orientation from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Orange County offices in Costa

Mesa. Volunteer opportunities include Race for the Cure, Links to the

Cure, Komen Spring Luncheon, BMW Ultimate Drive, Mammogram-a-thons,

health fairs and other Komen-sponsored community events. The offices

are at 3191-A Airport Loop Drive. Reservations required. For more

information, call (714) 957-9157, ext. 27.

The Newport Beach Jaycees

will host a workshop on the seven keys to success from 7 to 9 p.m.

at the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce. The chamber is at 1470

Jamboree Road. Free. For more information, call (949) 735-1036.

Toddler Time “Sneaky Snakes”

is an educational playtime program for parent and child along with

a park ranger. The cost is $3 per child. From 9 to 9:45 a.m. for 2-

to 3-year-olds and from 10 to 10:45 a.m. for 3- to 4-year-olds at The

Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center, 2301 University Drive,

Newport Beach. To register, call (949) 923-2295.

THURSDAY

The Newport Hills Garden Club will host the program “A Rose, is a

Rose, is a Rose” with rose specialist John Bishop. The meeting will

begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Club House, 1900 Port Carlow in Harbor

View, Newport Beach. For more information, call (949) 720-1552.

The Costa Mesa Chamber of

Commerce will hold its monthly 90-minute breakfast boost from 7 to

8:45 a.m. at the Costa Mesa Country Club. The club is at 1701 Golf

Course Drive. $12 if prepaid, $17 at the door. For more information,

call (714) 885-9090.

UC Irvine Medical Center will host a seminar on Medicare benefits

at 10 a.m. in the University Club on 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.

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

groups for caregivers in Costa Mesa. The first meeting will be held

from 1 to 3 p.m. at Hoag Health Center, 1190 Baker St. The second

meeting will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Silverado Senior

Living -- Newport Mesa, 350 W. Bay St. Free. For more information

about the first meeting, call (714) 593-9630, and for the second

meeting, call (949) 631-2212.

Learning Tree University will

offer a six-week class titled “The Fearless Writer” for students

wanting to produce polished, strong and honest fiction and

nonfiction. The class is geared toward beginning and advanced

writers. The class will be taught by an award-winning instructor with

a master’s in creative writing who has been published in the Los

Angeles Times, the Orange County Register and literary magazines.

Classes will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursdays. The university is

at 265 McCormick Ave., Costa Mesa. For more information, call (714)

427-0588 or visit ltuonline.com.

The Corona del Mar Residents Assn. will have their board meeting

at 7:30 a.m. at the Newport Beach Country Club, 1600 Pacific Coast

Highway.

FRIDAY

A reception for artist Ve-Na C. Chen, will allow the public to

meet the artist of a collection of Chinese brush paintings on display

through March 21 at the UCI Student Center, E. Emerald Bay, Irvine.

The reception will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. For more information,

call (949) 824-5588.

A Home Remodeling and

Decorating Show will feature exhibitors, products and ideas from

noon to 8 p.m. Friday, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and from 10

a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Orange County Fairgrounds, 88 Fair

Drive, Costa Mesa, Buildings 12 and 14. Adults $5.75, Seniors $3,

Children free. For more information, call (818) 557-2950.

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.

UC Irvine Medical Center will

host a seminar on hearing loss at 1 p.m. at the Oasis Senior

Center. The seminar will have discussions on symptoms and treatments

of hearing loss. The center is at 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona del

Mar. Free. For more information, call (877) UCI-DOCS, or visit

www.ucihealth.com/events.

The Hemlock Society

is sponsoring a seminar on “How to Make Better End of Life

Decisions,” conducted by Dr. Faye J. Girsh. The meeting is at 2 p.m.

at 1259 Victoria St., Costa Mesa. Free. For more information, call

(714) 871-7344.

Temple Isaiah will celebrate Tu

B’Shevat, the festival of trees (Jewish Arbor Day), at 7:30 p.m.

at 2401 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. For more information, call (949)

548-6900.

SATURDAY

“Be your own boss” is a seminar on how to start and manage your

own business. It will be conducted from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. by the

Service Corps of Retired Executives at National University, 3390

Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa. The $40 fee includes materials. For more

information, call (714) 550-7369.

A hands-on Internet instruction class, “Web Walking 101,” will get

participants up to speed in cyberspace. Begins at 10 a.m. at the

Newport Beach Public Library, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach.

Registration required. For more information, call (949) 717-3801.

A workshop for men and women who have just gotten divorced or are

getting divorced will be held from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Maxine B.

Cohen’s office in Newport Beach. The office is at 180 Newport Center

Drive. $40. For more information, call (949) 644-6435.

TUESDAY

The Corona del Mar Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly

networking luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at the Five Crowns Restaurant.

Reservations are required. The restaurant is at 3801 E. Coast

Highway. For more information, call (949) 673-4050.

Mother’s Market & Kitchen will host a seminar on liver cleansing

and body purification from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Patio Cafe in

Costa Mesa. The cafe is at 225 E. 17th St. Free. For more

information, call (949) 631-4741.

The Surfrider Foundation Newport Beach Chapter will hold its first

meeting of 2003 at 7 p.m. at Margaritaville in Newport Beach. The

meeting will focus on local water issues, including how to help

preserve the oceans, beaches and surf. Tacos will be provided. The

restaurant is at 2332 W. Coast Highway. For more information, call

(949) 644-7443.

The Zen Center of Orange County will host a series of programs on

Zen today through March 9. Programs will be held the first and third

Tuesday of each month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and every Sunday from 5 to

7:15 p.m. The programs will have lessons on developing a regular

practice, personal instruction and much more. The fee is $150, tax

deductible. The center is at 120 E. 18th St., Costa Mesa. For more

information, call (949) 722-7818 or visit www.zcoc.org.

JAN. 21

A workshop on “Computerizing

your Business” will help with the bookkeeping from 9 a.m. to noon

at National University, 3390 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa for a $25 fee.

For more information, call (714) 550-7369.

JAN. 22

The Alzheimer’s Assn. of Orange County will hold two workshops

today at Silverado Senior Living Newport Mesa. The first workshop,

from 10:30 a.m. to noon, and will focus on memory loss. The second

workshop from 1 to 2:30 p.m., and will discuss how to create a

partnership with your physician. Silverado Senior Living is at 350 W.

Bay St., Costa Mesa. Reservations required. For more information,

call (949) 631-2212.

The Newport Hills Garden Club invite anyone interested to join

their monthly garden walk, meeting at 10 a.m. at the UCI Arboretum.

For more information, call (949) 720-1552.

The Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly business

after hours mixer from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Skosh Monahan’s. The

restaurant is at 2000 Newport Blvd. Free for members, $10 for

potential members. For more information, call (714) 885-9090.

JAN. 23

Mother’s Market & Kitchen will host a seminar on how to strengthen

your immune system from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Patio Cafe in Costa

Mesa. The cafe is at 225 E. 17th St. Free. For more information, call

(949) 631-4741.

Body Wise Fitness Center is celebrating its opening with drawings

for free personal training sessions and BodyWise nutritional products

at 2901 W. Coast Highway, No. 110, Newport Beach. For more

information, call (949) 650-1660.

JAN. 24

UC Irvine will host its 19th annual Martin Luther King Jr.

symposium, “Prayer, Protest, and Peace -- A Leader’s Legacy for

Today,” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The symposium’s keynote speaker will be

Julian Bond, board chairman of the NAACP and professor of history at

the University of Virginia. The symposium will be held in the

Humanities Instructional Building, room 100 at the UCI campus. Free.

For more information, call (949) 824-7215.

OCC’s Armchair Adventures

Series hosts “Inside Switzerland” presented by Clint Denn, an

actor, writer, photographer and filmmaker. The film will begin at 7

p.m. in Orange Coast College’s Robert B. Moore Theater. Admission is

$8 in advance and $10 at the door. Senior citizens are eligible for a

$1 advance discount. For more information, call (714) 432-5880.

JAN. 25

A seminar on long-term care planning, including legal, estate and

Medi-Cal issues, will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at the Orange

Coast Unitarian Church in Costa Mesa. The seminar is sponsored by the

Alzheimer’s Assn. of Orange County and the Orange County Caregiver

Resource Center. The church is at 1259 Victoria St. For more

information, call (714) 578-8670.

The Upper Newport Bay Night

Hike guides families on an educational trip through the nature

preserve from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Fee is $3 per person, children under

five are free. For reservations and meeting place, call (949)

923-2295.

JAN. 27

A Great Decisions discussion of “Multilateralism vs.

Unilateralism” is the first of an eight-week series on U.S. foreign

policy topics. The discussions will be led by Bob Green from 7 to

8:30 p.m. at St. Mark Presbyterian Church at 2100 Mar Vista, Newport

Beach. For more information, call (949) 760-1691.

The Lung Cancer Support Group is sponsoring a class, “Radiation

Therapy for Lung Cancer,” providing an overview of radiation therapy

for patients with lung cancer and offering suggestions for coping

with side effects. The event is at 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Hoag Cancer

Center, Conference room A. Free. For more information, call (949)

7-CANCER.

“Memories in the Making: Art Program Training for Professionals

Working with Dementia Patients,” is sponsored by the Alzheimer’s

Assn. It will take place from 9 a.m. to noon at Assured Horizons, 151

Kalmus Drive, Suite B150, Costa Mesa. For information and

reservations, call (714) 283-1984, ext. 242.

JAN. 28

All are invited to a reception for artist Jane Hill, whose

exhibition, “Local Scenes,” depicts Newport Beach watery vistas and

familiar scenes on display through Feb. 28. Reception is from 5:30 to

7:30 p.m. at 1000 Avocado Ave. For more information, call (949)

717-3801.

JAN. 29

The MOMS Club of Costa Mesa-North will host an open house at 10

a.m. at Balearic Park and Community Center in Costa Mesa. Women are

encouraged to bring their children and will have the chance to meet

other stay-at-home moms. The center is at 1975 Balearic Drive. For

more information, call (714) 964-5934.

Mother’s Market & Kitchen will host a seminar on digestion and

elimination from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Patio Cafe in Costa Mesa.

The cafe is at 225 E. 17th St. Free. For more information, call (949)

631-4741.

Preschool Time, “What Animals

Live Here?” is story-time and hands-on fun for parent and child at

the Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve. Cost is $3 per child,

appropriate for children ages 3 and 4. Will be held at The Peter and

Mary Muth Interpretive Center, 2301 University Drive, Newport Beach.

For reservations, call (949) 923-2295.

JAN. 30

Mother’s Market & Kitchen will host a workshop and book signing

with Author Geoffrey Rose from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Patio Cafe in

Costa Mesa. The cafe is at 225 E. 17th St. Free. For more

information, call (949) 631-4741.