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TODAY

Love the library? Come for refreshments, socializing and

information about new programs and resources from 11 a.m. to noon at

the Balboa, Corona del Mar and Mariners branches. The open houses

have been planned for National Library Week, April 6 to 12. Call

(949) 717-3816 for more information.

WEDNESDAY

Fairview Developmental Center hosts its annual spring boutique

from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Fairview Auditorium, 2501 Harbor

Blvd., Costa Mesa. There will be more than 35 crafters to shop from.

Call (714) 957-5188 for more information.

Wizards-in-training in fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grades are

invited to match wits with Harry Potter at a scavenger hunt through

the Newport Beach Central Library chambers at 7 p.m. Sign up at the

library’s children’s desk or call (949) 717-3800 and select option

No. 5. Registration is required.

A free seminar called “Alternative Therapies for Asthma and

Allergies” 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.

THURSDAY

Eleven of Orange County’s most prominent chefs will join

supporters of Share Our Selves, a local nonprofit organization, in an

evening of fun, friendship, and exotic tacos from 6 to 8 p.m. at 1550

Superior Ave. in Costa Mesa. The cost is a $35 at the door or advance

sale. The organization hopes to raise $18,000 for those living in

poverty in Orange County. Call (949) 642-3451 for more information.

The Costa Mesa Senior Center will begin hosting a monthly seminar

with Chef Alexx Guevara from Mechanixx of Health on special dietary

needs. The seminar is held from 1:30 to 3 p.m. This month’s topic is

the addictive power of sugar/fat and salt. Admission to the seminar

is free, but the suggested donation is $2.50. Call (949) 645-2356,

ext. 16 for information.

The public is invited to “A History of Japanese Dolls” at 7 p.m.

in the Newport Beach Central Library. Lucille Supple, owner of the

Center for Custom Dolls, will present the free program, which will

include a display of handcrafted dolls. Call (949) 717-3816 for more information.

Macy’s is proud to join in the festivities for the South Coast

Plaza Garden Show, which will feature fine foods from your favorite

South Coast Plaza restaurants, live music and entertainment. The

event will start at 6:30 p.m. All proceeds from the sale of the $40

tickets benefit the Mission San Juan Capistrano. Call (714) 435-2113

to buy tickets.

The International Coach Foundation of Orange County will host

“Heart of Coaching: Co-Creating a Relationship of Trust” from 6:30 to

8:30 p.m. at the Wyndham Hotel in Costa Mesa. A panel discussion

titled “Don’t Do this -- It’s Stupid; Mistakes Made by Master

Coaches,” will run from 5 to 6 p.m. Call (949) 717-3816 for more information.

Peni Griffin’s “Ghost Sitter” will inspire a discussion about

looking at the world from two different realms at the Mother-Daughter

Book Club meeting at 7 p.m. at the Newport Beach Central Library.

Call (949) 717-3816 for more information.

Stanford political scholar Larry Diamond asks, “Can the Whole

World Become Democratic?” at UC Irvine’s annual Eckstein lecture at 7

p.m. in the Social Ecology II building, room 1304. The lecture is

free and open to the public. Call (949) 824-2904 for more

information.

FRIDAY

Cornell Law School professor David Wippman delivers his symposium

“The Two Faces of the International Criminal Court,” as part of a

series at UC Irvine called “Prosecuting Perpetrators: International

Accountability for War Crimes and Human Rights Abuses.” Held in

Social Science Plaza B, room 1208 at noon, the event is free.

The departments of mechanical and aerospace engineering and

biomedical engineering at UCI invite you to a joint spring 2003

distinguished lecture by Sheldon Weinbaum at 4 p.m. in McDonnell

Douglas Engineering Auditorium. The free event includes a reception

afterward. Call (949) 824-5406 for more information.