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TODAY

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.

Chef Martin Yan will be at the Bloomingdale’s home store in

Fashion Island to hold a cooking class at 1 p.m.and then sign books.

The class is free. For information, call (949) 729-6854.

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.

SATURDAY

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.

Back Bay Fitness will launch a virtual cycling program. Come for a

test drive during classes at 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. at 2675 Irvine Ave.,

Suite A in Costa Mesa. For more information, call (949) 631-5587.

“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.

Costa Mesa’s Recreation Division presents Family Day Out with an

excursion for families to experience the Renaissance Fair in Glen

Helen. Meet at 9 a.m. at the Balearic Community Center, 1975 Balearic

Drive. The cost is $15, which includes a snack, admission and

transportation. For more Information, call (714) 754-5158.

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.

SUNDAY

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) 548-3690.

The public is invited to find out about lawn bowling and see the

best bowlers in the nation during the showcase of lawn bowling from 9

a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Newport Harbor Lawn Bowling Club, 1550 Crown

Dr., Corona del Mar.

MONDAY

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.

World Infertility Month will kick off in Orange County with a

presentation called “PGD: It’s Not Only for Genetic Screening

Anymore.” The free, educational seminar will feature important

discussions about the role preimplantation genetic diagnosis is

playing in helping parents uncover genetic and sex-linked diseases.

The event is open to the public and will take place at Marriott

Suites, 500 Bayview Circle in Newport Beach beginning at 6:30 p.m.

For information, call (888) 917-4777.

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.

TUESDAY

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.

Thomas J. Carew will discuss “How Time Flies: The Molecular

Architecture of Memory” at a free 7:30 p.m. seminar at the Irvine

Barclay Theatre. Carew, UC Irvine’s chair of neurobiology and

behavior, will discuss his research that allows a close examination

of the molecular machinery that creates memories, both fleeting and

lasting. For information, call (949) 824-4275.

WEDNESDAY

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.

MAY 28

The Council on Aging -- Orange County is offering free training to

recognize financial abuse and to help safeguard against victimization

with a two-hour session called “Who Can You Trust?” The session runs

from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Newport Beach Oasis Senior Center, 800

Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar. For reservations, call (949)

644-3244.