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TODAY

Funnyman Jeff Martin will put on a magic show at 10:30 a.m. at the

Balboa Branch Library. Children entering first through sixth grades

are invited to the interactive program. For more information, call

(949) 717-3816.

FRIDAY

The Community Action Fund of Planned Parenthood of Orange and San

Bernardino counties will honor Congresswomen Loretta and Linda

Sanchez with the Profile of Courage Award at the Pacific Club in

Newport Beach from 6 to 8 p.m. The evening is titled “Sisterhood is

Powerful.” For more information, call (714) 997-2155.

Inventors Forum, an Orange County-based nonprofit inventors’

support group, presents a seminar on “Getting Your Product

Manufactured” at 7:30 p.m. In Orange Coast College’s Science Lecture

Hall. Registration and networking begin at 7 p.m. The cost is $5 for

members, $15 for nonmembers. For more Information, call (714)

540-2491.

Newport Dunes Resort’s “Movies on the Beach” series offers “The

Wizard of Oz” starting at dusk on the Newport sand. Parking costs $8

per car. Campfires will also be available for s’mores. The resort is

at 1131 Back Bay Drive. For more information, call (949) 729-DUNE.

Patrick Williams, founder and president of the Institute for Life

Coach Training and an internationally acclaimed author, will be the

keynote speaker at the International Coach Federation in the Wyndham

Hotel in Costa Mesa. Williams will lead two sessions, “Life Coaching

-- Making the Transition,” from 5 to 6 p.m. and “Dancing on the Edge,

Therapy versus Coaching, Knowing the Difference,” from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

For more information, call (949) 623-8247.

SATURDAY

Newport Dunes Resort’s “Movies on the Beach” series offers “The

Emperor’s New Groove” starting at dusk on the Newport sand. Parking

costs $8 per car. Campfires will also be available for s’mores. The

resort is at 1131 Back Bay Drive. For more information, call (949)

729-DUNE.

MONDAY

Elements Music will offer a beginning course using a new

piano-keyboard method from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Vincent Jorgensen

Community Center at Mariners Park. Registration for the five-week

course is $105. For more information, call (949) 644-3151.

Children entering first through sixth grades are invited to “A

Forest Fantasy” at 10:30 a.m. at the Newport Beach Central Library.

The program will be repeated at 3 p.m. July 16 at the Mariners Branch

and at 10:30 a.m. July 17 at the Balboa Branch. Heart Throb the Clown

will present the interactive program, part of “It’s A Jungle Out

There,” the Newport Beach Public Library’s summer reading series. For

more information, call (949) 717-3816.

TUESDAY

The Surfrider Foundation Newport Beach Chapter will hold a “Fun

Paddle” at the Newport Beach Pier at 6 p.m. The group will paddle

once around the pier, catch a few waves, and then go together to Mutt

Lynch’s, at 2300 West Oceanfront, for free pizza. For more

information, call (949) 492-8170.

“Organic Insect Control,” a free seminar, will be offered from

6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. To

make reservations, call (800) 595-MOMS.

WEDNESDAY

Children entering first through sixth grades are invited to “A

Forest Fantasy” at 3 p.m. at the Mariners branch of the Newport Beach

Public Library. The program will be repeated at 10:30 a.m. July 17 at

the Balboa branch. Heart Throb the Clown will present the interactive

program, part of “It’s A Jungle Out There,” the Newport Beach Public

Library’s summer reading series. For more information, call (949)

717-3816.

“Your Mortgage and Money,” a free program on the process of

buying, selling or refinancing a home, will run from 7 to 9 p.m. in

the Vincent Jorgensen Center next to Mariners Branch Library. Local

author Randy Johnson will be guest author, launching “Meet the

Author,” a series featuring Orange County writers. For more

information, call (949) 717-3816.

JULY 17

Children entering first through sixth grades are invited to “A

Forest Fantasy” at 10:30 a.m. at the Balboa branch of the Newport

Beach Public Library. Heart Throb the Clown will present the

interactive program, part of “It’s A Jungle Out There,” the Newport

Beach Public Library’s summer reading series. For more information,

call (949) 717-3816.

JULY 18

Newport Dunes Resort’s “Movies on the Beach” series offers

“Newsies” starting at dusk on the Newport sand. Parking costs $8 per

car. Campfires will also be available for s’mores. The resort is at

1131 Back Bay Drive. For more information, call (949) 729-DUNE.

JULY 19

Newcomers to the digital universe are invited to “Tools and

Tricks: Internet 101,” a free Internet workshop, at 9 a.m. at the

Balboa branch of the Newport Beach Public Library. For more

information, call (949) 717-3816.

Intermediate-level Internet navigators are invited to register for

“Web Walking 102,” a free Internet work workshop at 10 a.m. at the

Newport Beach Central Library. The hands-on workshop is limited to 10

participants. Sign up at the library’s reference desk or by calling

(949) 717-3800, ext. 2.

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

or getting divorced, is offered from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 180

Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. The cost is $40. For more

information, call (949) 644-6435.

Newport Dunes Resort’s “Movies on the Beach” series offers “The

Sword and the Stone” starting at dusk on the Newport sand. Parking

costs $8 per car. Campfires will also be available for s’mores. The

resort is at 1131 Back Bay Drive. For more information, call (949)

729-DUNE.

JULY 23

A free seminar and book signing, “Asian Longevity Secrets,” will

be offered by author Ping Wu from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Mother’s Market,

225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. To make reservations, call (800)

595-MOMS.

JULY 24

The Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce’s Newport Sunset Networking

Mixer will be held aboard the Empress yacht of Pacific Avalon Yacht

Charters, 3404 Via Oporto No. 103, Newport Beach. The dockside event

from 5 to 7 p.m. will include hors d’oeuvres and a no-host bar. The

mixer is free for members. Potential members pay $10. For more

information, call (949) 729-4400.

JULY 25

Newport Dunes Resort’s “Movies on the Beach” series offers

“Remember the Titans” starting at dusk on the Newport sand. Parking

costs $8 per car. Campfires will also be available for s’mores. The

resort is at 1131 Back Bay Drive. For more information, call (949)

729-DUNE.

JULY 26

Newport Dunes Resort’s “Movies on the Beach” series offers “Alice

in Wonderland” starting at dusk on the Newport sand. Parking costs $8

per car. Campfires will also be available for s’mores. The resort is

at 1131 Back Bay Drive. For more information, call (949) 729-DUNE.

JULY 27

The Commodores Club of the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce is

proud to host the 68th annual Flight of the Lasers at 1 p.m. at the

Newport Harbor Yacht Club, 720 West Bay Ave., Newport Beach. Join

Laser enthusiasts of all ages as you sail to win prizes like best

costume, best decorated boat, first parent/child team, and first

married couple. For more information, call (949) 673-7730.

JULY 28

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

class held during two sessions, at 12:30 and 4:30 p.m. at

Presbyterian Church of the Covenant in Costa Mesa July 28 and 29. The

$10 classes are limited to 30 students. Advanced registration is

required. For more information, call (714) 557-3340.