SWING DANCE AMERICA 1 Get Up and...

SWING DANCE AMERICA

1 Get Up and Boogie is a celebration of the swing dance craze.

Performances are at 7 p.m. Friday and at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday

at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, Founders Hall, 600 Town

Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Tickets cost $9. For more information, call

(714) 556-2787.

A CALL TO ADVOCACY

2 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 legislators on important issues.

The event will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the

University Club at UC Irvine. Free. For more information, call (949)

581-3938.

IN THE SPIRIT

3 The Spirit Run Race, the largest children’s race in Orange

County, is a joint community venture benefiting local elementary

education. The race is scheduled for 7 a.m. Sunday along Newport

Center Drive at Fashion Island, Newport Beach. To enroll or for more

information, call (949) 451-4848.