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TODAY

“Divorce: A New Beginning” is

a workshop for men and women who are divorced or getting divorced.

The workshop takes place from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 180 Newport

Center Drive. The cost is $40. For more information, call (949)

644-6435.

Newport Beach Recreation

Services and the Eastbluff Village Merchants will present the 20th

annual Easter Egg Hunt at the park on Vista del Oro at Vista del Sol

at 10 a.m. For information, call (949) 717-3816.

SUNDAY

Sailing Marina del Rey and Newport harbors, Hornblower Cruises and

Events is featuring a Champagne Brunch Cruise on Easter Sunday. The

two-hour cruise features a lavish brunch and dessert buffet prepared

fresh on board by our talented chefs. The cruise boards at 11:30 a.m.

and sails from noon to 2 p.m. The cost is $41.95 per person. For more

information or reservations, call (800) ON-THE-BAY.

TUESDAY

Two intellectuals with

extensive knowledge of the history of the Middle East will square

off in a debate titled “The Israeli-Arab Conflict: Who Is in the

Right?” Held in the Crystal Cove Auditorium at UC Irvine, the debate

is scheduled to run from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Admission is free. For

more information, e-mail events@aynrand.org.

WEDNESDAY

A five-day, 300-mile cruise exploring the northern Channel Islands

will be offered by Orange Coast College’s School of Sailing and

Seamanship. The trip, designed for sailors with at least intermediate

sailing skills, costs $625. The Glin de Mar will depart at 5 p.m.

April 23 and return at 5 p.m. April 27. Call (949) 645-9412 for more

information.

THURSDAY

“Understanding Your Pathology Report,” a free session at Hoag

Hospital, will provide insight into the meaning of a pathology report

and how it’s used in staging and planning treatment for lung cancer.

The session will be given from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Call (949) 760-5542 for

more information.

City DKNY is launching its spring collection, and Macy’s in South

Coast Plaza is sponsoring a cocktail reception to celebrate the

event. Guests are invited to participate in a silent auction of City

DKNY clothing, a spa treatment package from Bliss cosmetics and more.

The suggested donation is $15. All proceeds will benefit the Pretend

City. For reservations, call (714) 556-0611, ext. 4231.

Learn about changes that

happen with menopause and safe, natural substances that can

promote health and reduce symptoms at a women’s health seminar at 7

p.m. at Temple Bat Yahm in Newport Beach. For more information, call

(949) 376-1469.

FRIDAY

The fifth No More Homeless Pets Conference runs through April 27

at the Hilton Costa Mesa. The event is presented and sponsored by

Best Friends Animal Sanctuary of Utah, the nation’s largest no-kill

organization. Call (435) 644-2001, ext. 129 for more information.

APRIL 27

As part of an original program, Sascha Radetsky of American Ballet

Theatre will perform the pas de deux from “Le Corsaire” at the

Barclay Theatre in Irvine. Tickets are available only at the Barclay

Theatre Box Office for $18. Call (949) 854-4646 for reservations.

Red cars, trucks and motorcycles of all years, makes and models

are invited to participate in the fourth annual Strawberry Sunday Fun

Fest and Classic Car Show. The show, while spotlighting red cars, is

open to all makes, colors and models. Entry fees are $15 for

pre-registration or $20 the day of the event. Red cars can be entered

for free. The show runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Automotive Road

of Dreams area of the swap meet. Call (714) 966-8422 for more

information.

Orange County Wild will announce its Passport prize winners at its

Earth Day celebration at noon at Upper Newport Bay. To enter,

participants are asked to bring their passports, which can be

obtained at www.orangecountywild.com or at most local wilderness

parks. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call (714) 504-9984.

APRIL 29

Julia Sweeney of “Saturday Night Live” fame will speak at the 16th

annual Circle 1,000 Founders’ Brunch from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Four

Seasons Hotel in Newport Beach. Sweeney will share her touching,

humorous and heartbreaking account of the loss of her brother and her

incredible survival of cervical cancer. Cost is $150 per person, and

proceeds benefit the Hoag Cancer Center. Call (949) 574-7204 for more

information.

“Smart Women Finish Rich” is

a free workshop with complimentary gourmet catered dinner at 6:30

p.m. at the Art Gallery International in Costa Mesa. Limited seating.

For more information, call (800) 876-0353 or send e-mail to

bob.voorhees@agedwards.com.

APRIL 30

A free seminar and book

signing for “A Portrait For Healing” by Richard Manley 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.

Join Newport Beach city

leaders, students from Harbor View Elementary School and a state

forester for the 13th annual Arbor Day celebration at 10:30 a.m. at

Grant Howald Park at 5th and Iris avenues in Corona del Mar. For more

information, call (949) 644-3154.

The school of biological sciences at UCI presents “Victim,

Vectors, and Vaccines: The Battle Against Malaria in the 21st

Century,” a lecture by Dr. Anthony James at 7 p.m. in the Crystal

Cove Auditorium in the Student Center. The event is free and open to

the public, but reservations are required. For reservations or

information, call (949) 824-7252.

MAY 2

The second annual Newport Beach Relay For Life, a 24-hour team

walking event, hopes to raise money and increase cancer awareness in

the Newport-Mesa community. Ten- to 15-member teams can register for

$150 before April 28. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. at Newport Harbor

High School Stadium and ends the next day at 6:30 p.m. For more

information, call the American Cancer Society at (949) 567-0634.

MAY 3

The UC Irvine Arboretum hosts its annual Spring Perennial Sale,

featuring unusual perennials from South Africa and around the globe,

from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the

arboretum . Experts will be available to answer questions. Admission

costs $2 for adults. Children younger than 12 get in for free. For

more information, send e-mail to ldlyons@uci.edu.

MAY 4

Three young scholarship winners will be part of the California

Women’s Chorus’ 34th annual Scholarship Benefit Concert. The music

students will join female vocalists from throughout California when

the 200-voice chorus presents “Surf ‘n Sing” at 2 p.m. in the Sutton

Place Hotel, 4500 MacArthur Blvd. in Newport Beach. Tickets are $15

in advance and $18 at the door. Call (949) 262-0579 or (714) 840-4568

for tickets or information.

“Happy Voices!” from Saint

Michael’s children’s choirs, the Cerubim and Seraphim, can be

heard at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in Corona del

Mar at 5 p.m. For information, call (949) 644-0463.

“The New Iraq,” a presentation by Huw Anwyl, will address what’s

next, who will be making decisions, and whether democracy will work

in Iraq after the war at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church

in Corona del Mar at 7 p.m. For information, call (949) 644-0463.

ONGOING

Volunteer drivers are needed

to help deliver nutritiously prepared meals to homebound, frail or

elderly clients incapable of shopping or cooking for themselves

through “Mobile Meals,” sponsored by FISH-Harbor Area Inc. and Hoag

Hospital. Call (949) 645-8050 for more information.

Registration is now open for runners and walkers of all ages for

the 22nd annual Corona del Mar Scenic 5K Race & two-mile Fun Walk on

June 7. Pre-registration fees are $22 for the run/walk and $12 for

the Dolphin Dash. Registration on the day of the race is $30 for the

run/walk. Separate races for men and women are limited to 1,500

runners. Call (949) 644-3151 to register.

If your orchid is too big for its pot, Green Systems International

will show you how to re-pot your plant during their free

orchid-potting seminar every Saturday at 2 p.m. A plant sale is held

from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the 20362 Birch St. facility. Call (949)

756-1211 for information.

Discover the secrets of Carbon Canyon Regional Park as you walk

through groves of beautiful Coastal Redwood trees every Saturday at

8:30 a.m. Parking is $4. Call (714) 996-5252 for more information.