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TODAY

A special members-only preview for the Friends of the Newport

Beach Library’s used book sale will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. in the

Friends Meeting Room at the Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave.,

Newport Beach. Membership applications will be available at the door.

Hardcover books will be priced at two for $1 and paperbacks at six

for $1. For more information, call (949) 759-9667.

SATURDAY

The second annual Paws Around the Park fund-raiser, a walk that

raises money to provide dog drinking fountains in Fairview Park, will

begin registration at 8:30 a.m. for $20 per walker. The first 200

registrants for the one-mile or two-mile walks at Fairview Park,

starting at 10 a.m., will receive an event dog tag, a bandana and a

doggie bag. For more information, call (714) 754-5698.

The Friends of the Newport Beach Library will hold a used book

sale, open to the public, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1000 Avocado Ave.,

Newport Beach. Books will be priced at “A Buck a Bag.” All proceeds

are donated to the library system. For more information, call (949)

759-9667.

The executive chef and owner of Apron Strings, Lisa Parisi, will

inspire all attendees to use Calphalon in a 1 p.m. class at

Bloomingdale’s Home Store. For more information, call (949) 729-6854.

The Oasis Senior Center will hold a pancake breakfast from 7:30 to

10 a.m. Sausage, coffee and orange juice will also be served. The

cost is $3 for adults and $1 for children. The center offers the

pancake breakfast on the second Saturday of each month at 800

Marguerite in Corona del Mar. For more information, call (949)

644-3244.

Costa Mesa’s “Women Helping Women” will host its Volunteer

Appreciation Luncheon at Coastal Canyon Park Clubhouse in Newport

Coast from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. It will include a special award

presentation to Stella Gerk for her unending dedication to “Women

Helping Women.” For more information, call (949) 423-0057.

Low-income women 40 and older can receive a free mammogram,

clinical breast exam and information on breast health at the Harbor

Christian Fellowship in Costa Mesa from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. No

referral is necessary, but appointments are required. Call (714)

935-9720 or (714) 806-2037. For more information about breast health,

call the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation at (714) 957-9157.

Sea Yacht Charters is offering a Mother’s Day cruise and buffet

luncheon from 1 to 3 p.m. The cost is $35 for adults, $15 for

children. Another cruise will be held on Father’s Day, June 15. Call

(949) 650-2412 for reservations.

MONDAY

Learn about the Sierra Club and its many activities at its

information meeting for newcomers and members at 6:30 p.m. Meet at

the Costa Mesa Community Center, 1845 Park Ave., for food, exhibits

and table displays. Newcomers can join the Sierra Club for a special

$25 introductory fee. For more information, call (714) 517-2467.

A community presentation will be given at Newport Harbor High

School in Loats Auditorium at 7 p.m. Newport-Mesa Unified School

District administration officials will report on Measure A plans for

the high school. Architects from LPA will also present plans for the

new Robins Hall/Loats Auditorium. A question-and-answer session will

follow the presentation. In attendance will be school board trustees,

high school administrators and Measure A Site-Based Project Review

Committee members.

TUESDAY

A free seminar on “Muscles in Motion” by Judith Todero 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.

WEDNESDAY

The Orange County Chapter of the California Assn. of Marriage and

Family Therapists will sponsor a workshop called “Chronic Trauma

Disorders: Diagnosis and Treatment” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at National

University in Costa Mesa. The workshop costs $30 for students and

interns, $55 for clinical members and $85 for all others. For

information, call (949) 645-2964.

THURSDAY

A free seminar and book signing of “Stop the Clock Cooking” by

Cheryl Forberg 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.

Learn about the gynecological and surgical procedures available

for hysterectomies at a free seminar at 6:30 p.m. in Newport Beach’s

Hoag Hospital Conference Center. Reservations are required. Call

(800) 514-4624.

MAY 16

Costa Mesa’s Chamber of Commerce will have its Les Miller

Scholarship Recognition Breakfast at 7:15 a.m. at the Hilton Hotel,

3050 Bristol St. Attendance is $22 per person. Call (714) 885-9090

for details and reservations.

MAY 17

The Starlight Theatre Company will hold auditions for its

all-student summer show, “Mary Poppins,” from 1 to 3 p.m. Children 10

to 14 years old can sing a song from the show or bring taped

accompaniment to a song they’ve prepared. The theater is at 1125

Victoria St. in Costa Mesa. For more information, call (949)

645-7827.

The Costa Mesa Historical Society will host an open house from 11

a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1870 Anaheim St. in Costa Mesa. It includes tours

of the facility and exhibits of photos and artifacts. Free. For more

information, call (949) 631-5918.

“Divorce: A New Beginning,” is a workshop for men and women who

are divorced or getting divorced. It is held from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 180 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. For more

information, call (949) 644-6435.

The Newport Harbor Nautical Museum will open a new exhibit

featuring the work of Joe Duncan Gleason (1881-1959), known as the

West Coast’s premiere maritime specialist among early 20th-century

artists. The exhibit will be on display until Sept. 30. For more

information, call (949) 673-8915, ext. 111.