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and location of the event, as well as a contact phone number. A

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TODAY

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.

FRIDAY

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.

The Newport Beach Library’s Balboa branch will offer a workshop

called “Tools & Tricks: Internet 101,” an introduction to navigating

the World Wide Web, at 9 a.m. For more information, call (949)

717-3816.

The Waldorf School’s annual

May Faire, an Imagination Celebration event, will be from 11 a.m.

to 3:30 p.m. at 2350 Canyon Drive in Costa Mesa. Admission costs $3,

and children younger than 2 get in for free. Parking is free. For

more information, call (949) 574-7734.

Costa Mesa High School’s Cheerleading department is hosting a

one-day cheerleading clinic from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for $18 per

person. Squads and anyone without cheerleading experience are

encouraged to attend the clinic, taught by the United Spirit Assn.

Registration will begin at 8:45 a.m. in front of the high school’s

gym.

MAY 18

To kick off this year’s Festival of Children, a Volunteer Day will

be held from noon to 4 p.m. at South Coast Plaza’s Carousel Court. To

introduce Orange County charities and youths to each other, the

Festival of Children Volunteer Day will allow a variety of nonprofit

organizations to display information about their services. For more

information, call (949) 644-4777.

The Southern California Koi Club will have its annual koi pond

tour from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., including tours of Newport Beach, Laguna

Beach, Corona del Mar and Santa Ana. Cost is $8 per person. For more

information, call (949) 646-1685.

MAY 19

Hoag Hospital’s Cancer Center is offering a presentation by a

group of expert clinicians to learn about the use of surgery for

treating colon cancer. There will be time after the free 6:30 to 9

p.m. presentation to network with other colon cancer survivors and

discuss common concerns. Registration is required. For more

information and to register, call (949) 760-2103.

Mature drivers can sharpen their driving skills in an eight-hour

class in two sessions at Presbyterian Church of the Covenant in Costa

Mesa. Classes will be from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. May 19 and 20, and are

limited to 30 students. The cost is $10. Advanced registration

required. To register, or for more information, call (714) 557-3340.

MAY 20

A free seminar and book signing of “Why the Weight? Dare to be

Great!” by author Jean Kruegar 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.

The Surfrider Foundation Newport Beach Film Night will feature

surfing films, including the newly released “3 Degrees.” It will be

held at 7 p.m. at the Surfrider public meeting at Margaritaville,

2332 West Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Come and learn what is going

on with local water quality issues and see some cool surf flicks. For

more information, call (949) 644-7443.

MAY 21

A free seminar and book signing of “The Digestion Connection” by

Dr. Mark Stengler 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.

Suspense novelist Martha Unikel will speak at a Newport Beach

Newcomers Club meeting at 10 a.m. Unikel is also a member of the

club, which is open to all women living in the area for less than

five years. For more information, call (949) 645-9722.

UC Irvine’s school of biological sciences and the Howard A.

Schneiderman Memorial Bioethics Lecture Series present “The Good Life

at the End of Life,” a lecture by Dr. Joanne Lynn, at 7 p.m. in the

Crystal Cove Auditorium. The event is free, but reservations are

required. For more information, call (949) 824-7252.

Mentor, coach and trusted

advisor Dave Gentry will speak at a PCMA meeting about his search

for an authentic life at the Westin in South Coast Plaza from 5 to 8

p.m. Registration is at 4:45 p.m. For more information, call (714)

637-5524.

MAY 24

A book signing and personal appearance by author James Balch for

his book “Prescription for Nutritional Healing” will be held from 11

a.m. to 2 p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225 East 17th St., Costa Mesa. For

reservations, call (800) 595-MOMS.

The Newport Coast Cares’ first “Spring Fling” fund-raiser to

benefit the Corazon de Vida Foundation, an organization that raises

money for children in Baja, will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the

Newport Coast Shopping Center. The event will have games and rides

for children. Admission is $10. For more information, call (949)

476-1144, ext. 358.

Three acclaimed authors and scholars will present “African

American Speech in Global Culture,” exploring the effect of African

American speech on modern conversation, poetry and music. The

reception, performance reading and book signing will run from 4 to 9

p.m. at UC Irvine’s Cross Cultural Center and Crystal Cove

Auditorium. For more information, call (949) 824-1948.

JUNE 4

The Friends of the Newport

Beach Library will host a complimentary brunch and annual meeting

for members at 10:30 a.m. in the Friends Meeting Room at the Central

Library, 1000 Avocado Ave. Local Nancy Robison, author of more than

70 books, will be the speaker. Reservations are required and must be

made by May 28. Call (714) 596-5276.

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.

The First Page -- Fine Children’s Books, at 270 E. 17th St., No.

10 in Costa Mesa, offers free story time Mondays, Wednesday, Fridays

and Saturdays from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4

to 5 p.m. For more information, call (949) 645-5437.

“Abstract Works on Canvas and Paper,” an exhibit of art by Janet

Rosener, will be on display at the Newport Beach Central Library

through June 30. The exhibit will feature selections from Rosener’s

“Washed Away” series, created by dripping, splattering or pouring

additional paint and mediums onto an original painting and washing it

away to suggest the passage of time. For more information, call (949)

717-3816.

Award-winning works by

Orange County artists working in an array of two-dimensional media

will be on display at Newport Beach City Hall through June 27, for

the Spring 2003 Orange County Artists Exhibition. For more

information, call (949) 717-3870.

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.

Bayside Restaurant in Newport Beach offers wine tasting every

Thursday night for $15 per person, featuring five new wines each

week. For more information, call (949) 721-1222.

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.

Team Survivor, a nonprofit organization encouraging women who have

been through cancer treatment to exercise, hosts “Walk and Talk” at

10 a.m. the second and fourth Friday of the month in front of

NIKEgodess store in Fashion Island. Members meet for lunch after at

Atrium court. It is free, and all fitness levels are welcome. For

more information, call (949) 275-3888.

Newport Community Counseling Center offers a way to stop the cycle

of domestic violence through the support group In S.A.F.E. Hands.

S.A.F.E. stands for safety, awareness, faith and empowerment. The

group meets Mondays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. For more information,

call (949) 721-8079.

Teens are invited to drop by the city of Costa Mesa Recreation

Center from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday for indoor and outdoor

sports and activities. The Center is at 1860 Anaheim Ave. For more

information, call (714) 327-7560.

The Newport Beach Walking

Club meets at the corner of Superior and Hospital Road in Newport

Beach at 9:15 a.m. and 7 p.m. everyday. For more information, call

(949) 650-1332.

The Newport Beach Cake

Decorating Club meets from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday nights at

Superior and Hospital Road in Newport Beach. For more information,

call (949) 650-1332.

The Assn. of Business Services hosts a networking meeting that

deals with education connections from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on the second

Tuesday of every month at the Holiday Inn at 3131 Bristol St., Costa

Mesa. For more information, call (949) 805-0011.

“Divorce: A New Beginning,”

a workshop for men and women divorced or getting divorced, is held

from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 180 Newport Center Drive on the third

Saturday of every month. Cost is $40. For more information, call

644-6435.

The Newport Beach Public Library hosts an hour of stories and

crafts for children in kindergarten through the second grade at the

Corona del Mar branch from 3 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays. The library is at

420 Marigold Ave. For more information, call (949) 717-3800.

Free tours of the Orange County Performing Arts Center take guests

to the dressing rooms, performer’s lounge, backstage and on stage at

10:30 a.m. every Wednesday and Saturday at 600 Town Center Drive,

Costa Mesa. Group tours can be held by special arrangement. For more

information, call (714) 556-ARTS, ext. 833.

The Newport Beach Newcomers Club holds a general meeting on the

third Wednesday of every month. The organization is open to all women

residents in Newport Beach who have lived in the area fewer than five

years. For more information, call (949) 645-9922, or visit

newcomers-newportbeach.org.

Oasis Senior Center holds a

pancake breakfast from 7:30 to 10 a.m. on the second Saturday of

every month. Breakfast includes pancakes, sausage, coffee and orange

juice for $3, $1 for children. The center is at 800 Marguerite,

Corona del Mar. For more information, call (949) 644-3244.

Macy’s South Coast Plaza

presents “Workshop Wednesdays: A Hands-on Cooking Class Program”

hosted by chef Alexx Guevara. The class is held from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Wednesdays at 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. The cost, including

materials, is $30. To reserve a spot, call (818) 994-5075.

Yoga and rhythm,

“Yogarhythmics” combines yoga, dance and fun. The class is held

from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. Tuesdays at 2850 Mesa Verde Drive East, Suite

111, Costa Mesa. For more information, call (714) 754-7399.

“Earthquakes -- Not If, But When” will be re-broadcast through

April 12 on Adelphia and Cox cable systems for Newport Beach. The

show has been edited to 30 minutes and runs Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m.,

Wednesdays at 9 p.m. and Saturdays at 7 p.m.

The Newport Harbor Nautical

Museum offers the exhibit “Your Majesty, There Is No Second: The

America’s Cup 1851-2003” through April 30. The museum is at 151 E.

Pacific Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Free admission. For more

information, call (949) 673-7863.

Interfaith couples with one Jewish partner are invited to

participate in a discussion group at the Jewish Family Service of

Orange County office. The group is geared toward dealing with issues

between interfaith couples, such as raising children, observing

holidays, symbols in the home and relationships with extended

families. The cost for three sessions is $45 per couple.

Preregistration is required. Call to schedule date and time. The

office is at 250 E. Baker St., Suite G, Costa Mesa. (714) 445-4950.