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TODAY
Oasis Senior Center is holding a pancake breakfast from 7:30 to 10
a.m. including pancakes, sausage, coffee and orange juice for $3 and
$1 for children. The center is located at 800 Marguerite, Corona del
Mar. For more information, call (949) 644-3244.
The Friends of the Newport Beach Public Library will hold “A Buck
A Bag” for books, a used book sale, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Proceeds
will be donated to the 1000 Avocado Ave. library. For more
information, call (949) 759-9667.
“Deep Healing Through Sound and Stillness,” an evening of
restorative yoga, will be offered from 5 to 7 p.m. at Full Spectrum
Yoga, 2019 Quail St., Newport Beach. The cost is $25 in advance or
$30 on the day of the event.
Free walking tours of the back bay are being offered between 9 and
10:15 a.m. Guides will take small group on two-hour tours starting
every 15 minutes. Tours begin at the corner of East Bluff Drive and
Back Bay Road.
Teen Night Out for teens in the seventh through ninth grades will
be held at the Block of Orange. The city of Costa Mesa invites teens
to participate in an excursion to the mall and movies. Meet at the
Downtown Recreation Center, 1860 Anaheim Ave., Costa Mesa, for pizza
at 5 p.m. Participants will return to the center at 10 p.m. The $30
cost includes pizza, movie, transportation and supervision. For more
information, call (714) 327-7560.
SUNDAY
“60 and Better Dance Group” will have their dance from 1 to 5
p.m., starting with dance lessons. Then, a live band will play. The
cost is $10. The dance will be at The Holiday Inn, 3131 S. Bristol
St., Costa Mesa.
TUESDAY
A workshop on “Selling Techniques that Work,” will be held from 9
a.m. to noon at National University, 3390 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa.
The $25 fee includes materials. For more information, call (714)
550-7369.
WEDNESDAY
The Corona del Mar Business Improvement District is looking for
community participation and committee members to form a Centennial
Event Committee to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of Corona del
Mar in 2004. The public is invited to attend an initial brainstorming
meeting 7 p.m. at Sherman Library and Gardens, 2647 E. Coast Highway,
Corona del Mar. To make reservations or forward ideas, call (949)
675-0501.
A free seminar called “Nutrition and Cardiovascular Health” will
be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225 East 17th St.,
Costa Mesa. For reservations, call (800) 595-MOMS.
“Create a Personal Brand and Increase Business” is the subject for
the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce luncheon held at noon at the
Radisson Hotel, 4545 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. The cost is $20
for members with a reservation and $25 for all others at the door.
For more information, call (949) 729-4400.
THURSDAY
A business solutions workshop called “Contract Legalese: Should I
or Shouldn’t I?” will cover how to wade through the “legalese” of
contracts. It will be presented from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Wyndham Hotel
in Costa Mesa. For more information, call (949) 623-8247, or visit
www.icforangecountry.org
/events.
The International Coach Foundation of Orange County will present
“People Power Skills” from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Wyndham Hotel in
Costa Mesa. For more information, call (949) 623-8247, or visit
www.icforangecountry.org
/events.
A free seminar called “Your Child’s Health” will be held from 6:30
to 7:30 p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225 East 17th St., Costa Mesa. For
reservations, call (800) 595-MOMS.
Gail Carson Levine’s “The Two Princesses of Bamarre” will provide
a springboard of discussion during the Mother-Daughter Book Club
meeting at 7 p.m. at the Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado
Ave., Newport Beach. For more information, call (949) 717-3816.
FEB. 15
A computer fair will be held at
the Orange County Fair and Expositions Center Building 10 from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. through Sunday. Admission for adults is $5, for
children younger than 10, free. For more information, call (800)
800-5600.
The UC Irvine Arboretum’s annual Winter Orchid Show, “Prelude to
Spring,” will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the UCI Arboretum
on the UCI North Campus. Admission is $2 per person. Children and
members get in for free. For more information, call (949) 824-5833.
“An Evening of Ionesco,” featuring several short plays by Eugene
Ionesco, will be presented by OCC’s Repertory Theatre Company in the
Drama Lab Studio today, Sunday and Feb. 22 and 23. Show times are 8
p.m. Saturdays and 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays. Tickets cost $6 in advance,
$7 at the door. For more information, call (714) 432-5640, ext 1.
A workshop called “Divorce: A New Beginning” is being offered for
men and women in the process of divorcing or recently divorced. It
will take place from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 180 Newport Center
Drive. For more information, call (949) 644-6435.
“Spring Lawn Care” will be discussed at Sherman Library and
Gardens in Corona del Mar at 9:30 a.m. Free. For more information,
call (949) 673-2261.
A seminar on “How to Start and Manage Your Business,” will be held
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at National University, 3390 Harbor Blvd.,
Costa Mesa. The $40 fee includes materials. For more information,
call (714) 550-7369.
FEB. 18
“How to Send the Most Effective E-mails” is the subject for the
Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce business referral breakfast that
will take place at 7:30 a.m. at The Pacific Club, 4110 MacArthur
Blvd., Newport Beach. The cost is $17 for members with a reservation
and $22 for potential members at the door. For more information, call
(949) 729-4400.
Eleanor Cooney reads from
and signs “Death in Slow Motion: My Mother’s Descent into
Alzheimer’s” at 6:30 p.m. at Book Soup South Coast Plaza, 3333
Bristol St., Suite 2400, Costa Mesa. For more information, call (714)
689-2665.
A free seminar called “Is Zing the Missing Link?” will be held
from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225 East 17th St., Costa
Mesa. For reservations, call (800) 595-MOMS.
FEB. 19
The Newport Rib Co. and FISH Harbor Area Inc. are holding a
fund-raising day at the restaurant. 20% of the proceeds will be
donated to FISH to assist low-income families in Orange County. The
restaurant is at 2196 Harbor Blvd. For more information, call (949)
515-3815, ext 231.
A free seminar called “Healing All-Stars” will be held from 6:30
to 7:30 p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225 East 17th St., Costa Mesa. For
reservations, call (800) 595-MOMS.
Ross King presents and signs “Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling”
at 6:30 p.m. at Book Soup South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bristol St., Suite
2400, Costa Mesa. For more information, call (714) 689-2665.
Macy’s South Coast Plaza presents “Workshop Wednesdays: A Hands-on
Cooking Class Program” hosted by chef Alexx Guevara. The class is
from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. The cost,
including materials, is $30. For reserve a spot, call (818) 994-5075.
FEB. 20
The public is invited to meet Adeline Yen Mah, author of “Falling
Leaves,” “Chinese Cinderella” and “Watching the Tree,” at 7 p.m. at
the Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach.
For more information, call (949) 717-3816.
FEB. 22
A workshop on “Understanding International Trade” will be held
from 9 a.m. to noon at National University, 3390 Harbor Blvd., Costa
Mesa. The $25 fee includes materials. For more information, call
(714) 550-7369.
FEB. 21
The Costa Mesa Women’s Club will hold its monthly meeting at 11:15
a.m. at their clubhouse, 610 W. 18th St., Costa Mesa, with a luncheon
and entertainment. For more information, call (949) 642-1162.
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