* Send AROUND TOWN items to the...

* Send AROUND TOWN items to the Daily Pilot, 330 W. Bay St., Costa

Mesa, CA 92627; by fax to (949) 646-4170; or by calling (949)

574-4298. Include the time, date and location of the event, as well

as a contact phone number. A complete listing is available at

www.dailypilot.com.

TODAY

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.

THURSDAY

A lung cancer support group will discuss strategies and resources

for coping with lung cancer. The group will meet from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

at the Hoag Cancer Center, Conference Room A, 1 Hoag Drive, Newport

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

The Col. William Cabell Chapter of the National Society Daughters

of the American Revolution will present 140 awards for patriotism,

citizenship and excellence in American history to students of the

Newport/Mesa elementary, middle and high schools. The presentation

will take place at the Costa Mesa Community Center at 2 p.m.

Good food, new business clients and a beautiful location. If this

sounds like your scene, make plans to attend the Newport Beach

Chamber of Commerce Afterhours Networking event at the Colony

Apartments, 5100 Colony Plaza at Fashion Island, at 5 p.m.

The Costa Mesa High Grad Night Committee is holding a silent

auction as their main fund-raiser from 6 to 9 p.m. at Halecrest Park

Clubhouse, 3107 Killybrooke Lane, Costa Mesa. Dinner will be served

until 7:30 p.m. To make a donation or purchase a $5 ticket, call

(714) 557-0256.

Flower children, peace rallies and local landmarks in earlier

incarnations may be among the images presented at “Down Memory Lane,”

a free slide lecture at 7 p.m. at the Newport Beach Central Library.

The program will include a discussion of local news stories from the

early 1960s to the early ‘90s.

FRIDAY

The grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, Arun Gandhi, will be the keynote

speaker at the annual Orange County Mediation Conference. The

conference, titled “Creating Peace In Our Communities Through

Mediation,” will be in the Student Center at UCI from 8:30 a.m. to 5

p.m. Call (949) 851-3168 for more information.

The Mom Exchange will hold their Spring 2003 Family Time Expo from

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at William Regional Park, 18712 University Drive,

Irvine. Families can get information on classes, activities, family

programs and parenting resources. For more information, call (949)

679-4511.

Vanguard University will host a conference on family violence

awareness March 28 and 29, featuring keynote speaker the Rev. Al

Miles, President Bush’s appointed member to the National Advisory

Committee on violence against women. Registration begins at noon

Friday. Cost is $10 for students with ID, $50 for others. Fee

includes dinner Friday and continental breakfast Saturday. Call (714)

556-3610, ext. 465, for more information.

SUNDAY

Kids and their families are invited to “A Very Special Outing,” an

afternoon of interactive storytelling and crafts from 1 to 4 p.m.

Admission is free at the Newport Beach Central Library. Call (949)

717-3816 for more information.

The American Amateur Golf Tour is starting its second season,

hosting at least 12 local tournaments starting today. Each event,

which take place on weekends, is a one-day, 18-hole competition

played strictly under USGA rules. For more information, call (714)

403-8875 or visit www.aagolftour.com.