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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.
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