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TODAY
Volunteers are needed to help
Re-Leaf Costa Mesa plant 30 California sycamores in Fairview Park
at 9 a.m. No experience is needed, just a love of nature. Wear work
clothes and bring gloves; they’ll supply the shovels. Call (714)
835-8504 for more information.
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.
The League of Women Voters
of Orange Coast will have a membership coffee at 9:30 a.m. at 1836
Santiago Drive, Newport Beach. For more information, call (949)
548-7117.
An “E-Commerce for Small
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.
The annual mother/daughter
fashion show and luncheon sponsored by the Newport Chapter of the
National Charity League Juniors will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the
Four Seasons Palm Garden, Newport Beach. Tickets are $90 for adults
and $60 for children. For more information, call (949) 642-4496.
SUNDAY
Spa Gregorie’s in Newport Beach will donate 25% of all proceeds to
the Orange County Affiliate of the Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer
Foundation. “Pampering Toward a Cure” appointments are available from
9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Call (949) 644-6672.
The Ballet Montmarte will hold a
fund-raiser for the organization’s scholarship and outreach
programs at 12:30 p.m. in the Wyndham Hotel, at 3350 Avenue of the
Arts, Costa Mesa. The champagne luncheon buffet will have a live
auction, raffle and door prizes. Tickets are $30. For more
information, call (714) 241-7424.
MONDAY
Registration begins for seventh-,
eighth- and ninth-graders interested in attending Spring Camp
through Costa Mesa’s Downtown Recreation Center. For $95, campers can
visit Magic Mountain, the Irvine Spectrum, the Long Beach Aquarium,
Bommers and the Balboa Fun Zone from April 14 to 18. Registration will continue until the camp is full. The camp will be held weekdays
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call (714) 327-7560 for more information.
TUESDAY
A free spring cleaning workshop called “Detox and Cleansing
Through Ayurveda” will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Mother’s
Market, 225 East 17th St., Costa Mesa. For reservations, call (800)
595-MOMS.
A “Marketing and Promotion”
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.
Orange Coast College hosts
the annual Banff Mountain Film Festival. Three hours of “the best
of the best” will be screened at 7 p.m. at the Robert B. Moore
Theatre at Orange Coast College. Including films from Canada,
America, the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia and Switzerland, the
films reflect a wide range of mountain experiences. Tickets cost $9
in advance, $10 at the door or $5 for students. For ticket
information, call (714) 432-0202, ext. 21058.
WEDNESDAY
A dedication ceremony for
the naming of Howard A. Schneiderman Lecture Hall will be held at
UC Irvine’s Biological Sciences Courtyard at noon. As an
administrator and researcher, Schneiderman (1927-1990) was a leading
figure in building the quality and reputation of UCI’s School of
Biological Sciences. Call (949) 824-7252 for information.
A free spring cleaning seminar called “The Tao (Way) of Cleansing”
will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225 East 17th
St., Costa Mesa. For reservations, call (800) 595-MOMS.
Newport Beach Community
Services will present a new series of drawing and painting
workshops featuring individual instruction for beginning to advanced
students in mixed media. The series will continue for eight
Wednesdays, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Vince Jorgensen Center
adjacent to Mariner’s Library, 2005 Dover Drive, Newport Beach. Fee
is $66 for the entire series. For more information, call (949)
644-3151.
“Drugs: Nightlife or Nightmare,” presented by Orange Coast
College’s United Student Sociologists Club and Psychology Club, is a
symposium offering students an unbiased approach to the issues behind
the physical effects, personal experiences, cultural aspects and
legalities of drugs. It will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the
college’s Student Center. Call (949) 929-0527 for more information.
A business after-hours mixer sponsored by the Costa Mesa Chamber
of Commerce will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Turnip Rose
banquet facility, 1901 Newport Blvd. It is free for members and costs
$10 for potential members. For more information, call (714) 885-9090.
Weekly story time at Toy Boat toy
store with 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.
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