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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.
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