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TODAY

A wide variety of children’s books geared toward infants and

preschoolers will be sold at a benefit hosted by Orange Coast

College’s Harry & Grace Steele Children’s Center March 10 to 14.

Books will be on display for the public in the center from 7:30 a.m.

to 6 p.m. daily. For more information about the book sale, call (714)

432-0202, ext. 26700.

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.

TUESDAY

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.

WEDNESDAY

Nationally renowned conservative economist and political

commentator Stephen Moore will appear at the evening cocktail

reception sponsored by the Young Executives of America at 6:30 p.m.

at the Pacific Club in Newport Beach. Admission is $16 for members,

$25 for nonmembers. Call Brian Reddoch at (949) 721-8686 for more

information.

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.

A open reading and live music will be held at 8 p.m. at the Alta

Coffee House, 506 31st St., Newport Beach. Sign ups begin at 7:30

p.m. for the open reading. For more information, call (949) 675-0233.

The California Retired Teachers Assn., 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 Lung Cancer Support Group will hold “A Caregiver’s Journey,”

from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Hoag Cancer Center, Conference Room “A”,

Newport Beach. Free. For more information, call (949) 760-5542.

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.

Weekly story time at Toy Boat toy store offers stories, songs,

finger plays and crafts. Newborns to 5-year-olds are invited from

10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at 21111 Newport Coast Drive. For more

information, call (949) 759-8697.

THURSDAY

“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.

The Model United Nations Club of Orange Coast College will host

its second annual fund-raising dinner and silent auction from 5:30 to

9 p.m. in the college’s Student Center. The club is designed to

educate students in areas of international relations and diplomacy.

To buy tickets in advance for $10, call (714) 432-0202, ext. 26.

Tickets are $12 at the door.

Karen Cushman’s “The Ballad of Lucy Whipple” will launch a

discussion about growth and change at the Mother-Daughter Book Club,

at 7 p.m. at the Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave.,

Newport Beach. For more information, call 949-717-3816.

FRIDAY

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.

SATURDAY

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.

“Building a Better Future,” held by the Newport Harbor Navigators,

will benefit Newport Harbor High School. The benefit will be held at

the Grand Newport Plaza in the Turnip Rose Ballroom, 1901 Newport

Blvd., Costa Mesa. Tickets cost $100. For information and an

invitation, call (949) 515-6365.

SUNDAY

Classical music aficionados are invited to enjoy “Three Centuries

of Piano Music,” at 3 p.m. at the Newport Beach Central Library.

Pianist Michael Sellers will present the free program, which will

include works by Mozart, Chopin, Poulenc, Debussy and Samuel Barber.

The Newport Beach Central Library is at 1000 Avocado Avenue. For more

information, call (949) 717-3816 or visit www.newportbeachlibrary.org.

“What is Memory Loss” and “Creating a Partnership with your

Physician” are free workshops sponsored by the Alzeimer’s Assn. The

first workshop will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and the

second from 12:30 to 2 p.m., at the Presbyterian Church of the

Convent, 2850 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. To make reservations, call

(714) 545-3727.

Concert artist, singer and guitarist Steve Walters is known as the

“Singing Buddha.” He combines deep spiritual insight, humor and his

voice at 7 p.m. at the Center for Spiritual Discovery, 2850 Mesa

Verde Drive East, Suite 111, Costa Mesa. Tickets cost $10. For more

information, call (714)754-7399.

MARCH 17

A Great Decisions discussion of “The Global Struggle for Women’s

Rights” is the last in an eight-week series on U.S. foreign policy

topics. The discussion will be led by Karen Speros from 7 to 8:30

p.m. at St. Mark Presbyterian Church, 2100 Mar Vista, Newport Beach.

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

Steven Cojocaru reads from and signs “Red Carpet Diaries.”

Cojocaru, fashion correspondent for the “Today Show” and People

Magazine’s style editor, reveals the dirt beneath the red carpet of

today’s celebrities. Event starts at 6 p.m. at Book Soup South Coast

Plaza, 3333 Bristol St., Suite 2400, Costa Mesa. For more

information, call (714) 689-2665.

“Grab a Falafel in Jerusalem” as part of an Israeli-style Purim

celebration courtesy of the Chabad Jewish Center in Newport Beach at

6:30 p.m. It will be held in the Radisson Hotel at 4545 MacArthur

Blvd.. The cost is $15 per adult, $10 per child. For reservations,

call (949) 721-9800.

MARCH 18

The Newport Harbor Orchid Society is hosting an orchid plant

auction from 7 to 10:30 p.m. at the Neighborhood Community Center,

1845 Park Ave., Costa Mesa. Free. For more information, call (949)

642-4148.

A free seminar called “The Role of Supplements in Fighting Cancer”

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 “Making the Right Financial Decisions” 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 $40, $35 if preregistered. For more information, call (714)

550-7369.

The Surfrider Foundation Newport Beach Chapter is holding a public

meeting at 7 p.m. at the Oasis Center, 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona

Del Mar. Assistant city Manager Dave Kiff and Newport Harbor Master

Tom Rossmiller will discuss the clean water quality for Newport Beach

and the harbor.

MARCH 19

A free seminar called “Feng Shui for a Healing Home” 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 Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce will host its Newport Beach

Marine Networking and Speaker Forum from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Newport

Harbor Nautical Museum, 151 Pacific Coast Highway, Newport Beach.

Free. For more information, call (949) 729-4400.

The Costa Mesa Historical Society will hold its general meeting at

7 p.m. at 1870 Anaheim Ave. Guest speaker Giles Brown will discuss

his early days at Orange Coast College. For more information, call

(949) 631-5918.

Neuroscientist Dr. Stuart Zola of Emory University, a leading

expert in memory, will give a lecture in the Irvine Barclay Theatre

at 7:30 p.m. He will discuss insights gained from research about

memory distortion, memory impairment and maintaining successful

memory function as we age. Call Lori Metherate at (949) 824-7566 for

more information.

MARCH 20

“Integrity Counts the Most When It Costs the Most” is the topic

for the annual Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast. Featuring Gary Daichendt,

the event will begin at 7:30 a.m. at the Newport Beach Marriott

Hotel, 900 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. The cost is $25 per

person. For more information, call (949) 219-5358.

The Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce’s “90 Minute Breakfast Boost”

will be held from 7 to 8:45 a.m. at the Costa Mesa Country Club, 1701

Golf Course Drive, Costa Mesa. Cost is $13 or $18 at the door. To

make reservations, call (714) 885-9090.

Help for the environment is right in your back yard, says Douglas

Kent, author of “A New Era of Gardening.” Kent will present

“Gardening for Oxygen,” a free program at 7 p.m. at the Newport Beach

Central Library. For more information, call (949) 717-3816.

MARCH 22

Prince of Peace Christian Church and School is hosting its annual

Country Day Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 2987 Mesa Verde Drive

East, Costa Mesa. Events will include rides, carnival booths, pedal

cars, face painting and more. For more information, call (714)

241-7361.