Be a valentine for the shelter

If you have tonight free, consider taking your Valentine to the

Rick Sherman & Friends concert at Harbor Christian Church for the

benefit of the Orange Coast Interfaith Shelter.

The concert, which starts at 7:30 p.m., will feature Sherman, the

saxophone player from the Righteous Brothers band, and a number of

his friends, including Samantha Smith, whose magnificent voice I have

heard several times.

The evening will get you in the mood for Valentine’s Day, on the

14th, while raising funds for the interfaith shelter. Admission is a

$10 donation for adults and optional $5 donation for children. Child

care is available by calling (949) 645-5781. Harbor Christian Church

is at 2401 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach.

SAILING ALONG

Erin Frederick, junior director at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht

Club, points out that the yacht club is offering sailing classes for

boys and girls ages 7 to 18 years of age in two skill levels. And you

don’t have to be a member of the club to take the classes. Classes

will be held two Sundays a month, beginning this Sunday, and run

through May 25. For more information, contact Frederick at (949)

640-2402.

For the adult boating enthusiast, the yacht club is offering a

free seminar to the public from 7 to 9 p.m. this Wednesday on “What’s

Hot and What’s Not in Marine Products.” On Wednesday, Feb. 20,

attendees will have a chance to meet Pat Douglas of the Harbor Patrol

for a Q and A session.

WONDERFUL WORLD

OF WINES

Barbara and I responded to an invitation extended by Balboa Bay

Club President Henry Schielein and his lively wife, Carol, and joined

them at February’s bay club Wine Makers Dinner, which featured the

Niebaum-Coppola Winery.

Frank Anderson, accompanied by his wife, Tia, noted they have

attended every Wine Makers Dinner since the series began several

years ago. After a variety of hors d’oeuvres accompanied by Sofia,

Blanc de Blancs, 2001, mignonette of poached salmon and shrimp

accompanied by a very nice Chardonnay, Diamond Series, a fabulous

butter lettuce bistro salad served with Zinfandel, Diamond Series

2000, and an entree of crusted prime tenderloin served with Cabernet

Sauvignon “Cask” 1999, Barbara and I could understand why.

It was a delicious dinner prepared by the club’s award-winning

chef, Jean Pierre Eigenheer, and served by the excellent staff. The

fine wines were presented by Brooks Michaels, Southern California

marketing director for Niebaum-Coppola Winery. Our great company

included noted artist Michael Bryan and Mary Roosevelt. It all made

for one great evening. We even bought a case of the winery’s

chardonnay and case of zinfandel, we were so impressed.

WORTH REPEATING

From “Thought for the Day” provided by Greg Kelley of the Newport

Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council: “Let the choices you make today be

the choices you can live with tomorrow.” -- author unknown.

SERVICE CLUB MEETINGS

THIS COMING WEEK

TUESDAY

7:30 a.m.: The 40-member Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club will

meet at Five Crowns for a program by Judge Glass on drug court.

6:30 p.m.: The Costa Mesa Newport Harbor Lions Club will meet at

the Costa Mesa Golf and Country Club; and the Soroptimist

International Newport Harbor will hold the “Matters of the Heart”

dinner at the Pacific Club.

WEDNESDAY

7:15 a.m.: The 20-member South Coast Metro Rotary Club will meet

at the Center Club (www.southcoastmetro rotary.org); and the Newport

Harbor Kiwanis Club will meet at the University Athletic Club.

Noon: The 40-member Exchange Club of the Orange Coast will meet at

the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club for a business meeting.

6 p.m.: The 60-member Rotary Club of Newport-Balboa will meet at

the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club for a Valentine’s dinner with club

chef Rod Lewis providing a cooking demonstration.

THURSDAY

7 a.m.: The 20-plus member Costa Mesa-Orange Costa Breakfast Lions

Club will meet for the Student Speaker contest.

Noon: The 50-member Costa Mesa Kiwanis Club will meet at the

Holiday Inn; the 50-member Newport Beach-Corona del Mar Kiwanis Club

will meet at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club for a ladies day program

with Sam Parsons, “Love Songs” (www.kiwanis.org/club/ costamesa); the

80-member Exchange Club of Newport Harbor will meet at the Newport

Harbor Nautical Museum to hear Daily Pilot columnist Peter Buffa; and

the 100-member Newport-Irvine Rotary Club will meet at the Atrium

Hotel for speech and singing contests (www.nirotary.org).

* COMMUNITY & CLUBS is published Saturdays in the Daily Pilot.

Send your service club’s meeting information by fax to (949)

660-8667; e-mail to jdeboom@aol.com or by mail to 2082 S.E. Bristol,

Suite 201, Newport Beach, CA 92660-1740.