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TODAY
“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.
SUNDAY
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.
The Surfrider Foundation in Newport Beach is hosting a “50 in
Five” Earth Day Event. At 11 a.m., members will line both sides of
the PCH on the bridge over the Santa Ana River holding signs with its
message to reduce pollution at the mouth of the Santa Ana River by
50% in five years. Volunteers will meet at the grassy area nearest
the river in West Newport Park at 10:30 a.m. and will get a special
T-shirt for the demonstration. For more information, call (949)
495-7886.
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.
Join the Newport Bay Naturalists and Friends on Shellmaker Island
for a day of earth-friendly family activities, musical entertainment,
water tours, shark-touch tanks and more from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All
activities are free. Call (949) 923-2269 for more information.
MONDAY
The UC Irvine chancellor’s distinguished fellows series presents
“Artwork of Keith Piper,” a lecture and exhibition by the
internationally known British artist, at 7 p.m. in the Studio Art
Complex, Room 160. Best known as a leading figure central to the
inception and development of the 1980s British Black Art movement,
Piper works in a broad range of media, including digital
technologies. For more information on the free event, call (949)
824-7372.
TUESDAY
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.
WEDNESDAY
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.
Oceans of Orchids, a show and sale sponsored by the Newport Harbor
Orchid Society, will take place today and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. at the Costa Mesa Community Center. General admission is $3,
seniors’ admission is $2, and parking is free. Call (949) 515-9538
for more information.
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.
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