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TODAY

A Therapeutic Knee Workshop with John Childers will be held

Sunday, March 2, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at Full Spectrum Yoga, 2018

Quail St., Newport Beach. The workshop focuses on learning more about

your knees, especially for bow legged and knock-kneed people and

people with hyper extension, sore knees, knee injuries and torn

meniscuses. It will include postures for the care and strengthening

of knees. The cost is $30 in advance or $35 at the door. For more

information, call Full spectrum Yoga at (949) 955-1965 or send e-mail

to fullspectrumyoga@

earthlink.net.

The Spirit of Adoption

presents “Room for One More.” Three families share their

experiences of opening their hearts and homes from noon to 2 p.m. in

the Stewart Lounge. Free. For more information, call (949) 631-8758.

The “50 and Better” dance

group will have its dance party from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Holiday

Inn, 3131 S. Bristol St., Costa Mesa. A $10 admission cost includes

dance lessons from 1 to 2 p.m. For more information, call (949)

675-9708.

MONDAY

A Great Decisions discussion

of “China in Transition: Is Real Change Imminent?” is the sixth in

an eight-week series on U.S. foreign policy topics. The discussion

will be led by John Austin from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at St. Mark

Presbyterian Church, 2100 Mar Vista, Newport Beach. For more

information, call (949) 760-1691.

Auditions will be held for the

Orange Coast College spring musical at 5:30 p.m. and Tuesday at 6

p.m. in the Drama Lab theater. For more information, call (714)

432-5640.

TUESDAY

A free seminar called “A

Natural Approach to Arthritis” 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.

During a global awareness

forum about the possible war in Iraq, guest lecturers and

professors will speak from 7 to 9 p.m. at Vanguard University in

Costa Mesa. Community members are invited to attend.

A “Love for a Lifetime”

workshop, on how to call love forth in your life, will be held

from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Center for Spiritual Discovery, 2850 Mesa

Verde Drive East, Suite 111, Costa Mesa. The cost is $25 or $30 at

the door. For more information, call (714) 754-7399.

Performance, poetry and live

music are offered at 8 p.m. at The Gypsy Den Cafe, 2930 Bristol

St., Costa Mesa. Free. For more information, call (714) 549-7012.

A “Business Plan” workshop, sponsored by the Service Corps of

Retired Executives, will take place from 9 a.m. to noon at National

University, 3390 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa. The cost is $25, $20 if

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

WEDNESDAY

“Not If But When” will feature

a panel of earthquake experts explaining fault lines, insurance

and preparation advice for a major earthquake. The meeting will be

held at 7 p.m. in the council chambers at the Newport Beach City

Hall. For more information, call (949) 548-4966.

“Cymbidium Orchids” is the

title of a workshop to be held at 9 a.m. at the Sherman Library

and Gardens, 2647 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. Feeding,

watering, repotting, light requirements and pest control will be

discussed. The registration fee is $30, and advance registration is

required. For more information, call (949) 673-2261.

THURSDAY

“The Roman Forum Project:

An Exploration of the American Political Spectacle” offers a

critique of American issues. Performances are scheduled for 8 p.m.

today through Saturday, and March 12 through 15, with a

post-performance discussion at UC Irvine. Admission is free, but

space is limited. For reservations, call (949) 824-6206.

SATURDAY

The NP Expos Inc. computer fair will be at the Orange County Fair

and Exposition Center today and Sunday, March 8 and 9, from 10 a.m.

to 5 p.m. in building 10. Admission is $5 for adults, and children

under 10 get in free. For more information, call (800) 800-5600 or

visit www.lacomputerfair.com.

“Dancing From the Outside-In”

is a free lecture-demonstration focusing on the impact of dance

movement on health and the body. It will begin at 3 p.m. at the

Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave. For more

information, call (949) 717-3870.

A cub scout rummage sale

will be held from 7 a.m. to noon in the north parking lot at

Kaiser Elementary School, 2130 Santa Ana Ave., Costa Mesa. Proceeds

support the local scouting program. To donate items or for more

information, call (949) 646-8835.

A free walking tour of the Back Bay will leave every 15 minutes

between 9 and 10:15 a.m. Tours begin at the corner of East Bluff

Drive and Back Bay Road. For more information, call (949) 786-8878.

The Great American Write-In, sponsored by Women for Orange County,

will feature representatives from local and national advocacy groups,

urging people to appeal to legislature on important issues. The event

will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the University Club at UC

Irvine. Free. For more information, call (949) 581-3938.

MARCH 9

“Deep Healing Through Sound

and Stillness” is an evening of restorative yoga offered by Full

Spectrum Yoga, 2018 Quail St., Newport Beach. The cost is $25 prepaid

or $30 at the door. For more information, call (949) 955-1965.

Rabbi Joseph Telushkin

will discuss the relationship of Herzl in the modern world to

Moses at the Memorial Auditorium at Chapman College. Doors open at

6:30 p.m., and the lecture starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 at the

door, or $24 for the balance of the series. For more information

regarding subscription to the series, call the forum at (714)

997-1032.

MARCH 10

A Great Decisions discussion of

“Europe: State of the Union” is the seventh in an eight-week

series on U.S. foreign policy topics. The discussion will be led by

Ted Gielow from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at St. Mark Presbyterian Church, 2100

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

A free educational program,

“Multidisciplinary Treatment of Colon Cancer,” will take place

from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Radiation Oncology Library, Hoag Cancer

Center, One Hoag Drive, Newport Beach. Free. To register, call (949)

7-CANCER.

A “Love for a Lifetime”

workshop, on how to call love forth in your life, will be held

from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Center for Spiritual Discovery, 2850 Mesa

Verde Drive East, Suite 111, Costa Mesa. The cost is $25 or $30 at

the door. For more information, call (714) 754-7399.

MARCH 11

A free seminar called “A Natural Approach to Vision and Hearing

Treatment” 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.

A “Financing your Business”

workshop, sponsored by the Service Corps of Retired Executives,

will take place from 9 a.m. to noon at National University, 3390

Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa. The cost is $25, $20 if preregistered. For

more information, call (714) 550-7369.

MARCH 12

A free book signing and seminar called “The Mood Cure” by author

Julia Ross 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.

The California Retired Teachers

Association, Harbor Division No. 77 will hold a meeting for their

members and their guests with a Home Depot representative to talk

about home repairs and what’s new in tools. The meeting is at 1 p.m.

at the Costa Mesa Neighborhood Community Center, 1845 Park Ave.,

Costa Mesa. All retired educators are welcome. For more information,

call (949) 551-5082.

The Balboa Bay Republican

Women will have a luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at the Bahia Corinthian,

1601 Bayside Drive, Corona del Mar. For more information, call (949)

644-9530.

“The Roman Forum Project:

An Exploration of the American Political Spectacle,” offers a

critique of American issues. Performances are scheduled for 8 p.m.

today through Saturday, with a post-performance discussion at UC

Irvine. Admission is free but space is limited. For reservations,

call (949) 824-6206.

MARCH 13

“Does It Take Rocket Science to

Create a Good Reader?” is the topic of a lecture to be given by UC

Irvine Professor Virginia Mann at 6 p.m. in the university club,

library room at UC Irvine. The cost is $30, and reservations are

required. For more information, call (949) 824-2511.

Karen Cushman’s “The Ballad of

Lucy Whipple” will launch a discussion about growth and change at

the Mother-Daughter Book Club, at 7:00 P.M. at the Newport Beach

Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. For more

information, call 949-717-3816.

MARCH 14

Talented children ages 6 through

18 will perform at the annual “Search for Talent” competition

presented by the Exchange Club of Newport Harbor. The show will begin

at 6:30 p.m. For information and entry blanks, call (949) 673-8701.

MARCH 15

A “How to Start Your Own

Business” seminar, sponsored by the Service Corps of Retired

Executives, will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at National

University, 3390 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa. The cost is $40, $35 if

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

Orange County Artists

interested in exhibiting artwork in the Spring 2003 Orange County

Artist Juried Exhibition can bring work in for judging to the Oasis

Senior Center, 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona Del Mar between 9 and 10

a.m. For more information, call (949) 717-3870.

“Divorce: A New Beginning,”

a workshop for men and women divorced or getting divorced, is held

from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 180 Newport Center Drive. Cost is $40.

For more information, call 644-6435.