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Mesa, CA 92627; by e-mail to mike.swanson@latimes.com; by fax to

(949) 646-4170; or by calling (949) 574-4298. Include the time, date

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

complete listing is available at www.dailypilot.com.

SATURDAY

Hornblower Cruises and Events offers a three-hour cruise of

Newport Harbor, a gourmet three-course meal, live entertainment and

award-winning service from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Boarding starts at 7

p.m. at 2431 W. Pacific Coast Highway. For reservations, call (949)

631-2469.

The annual Newport to San Diego Coastal Race will set off.

Sponsored by the Bahia Corinthian and San Diego yacht clubs, it is an

enjoyable, challenging race with parties on both ends. The $60 entry

fee will be accepted until Friday at 5 p.m. Entry and Notice of Race

forms are available at www.bcyc.org. For more information, call (949)

644-9530.

Discover the pros and cons of a high protein or high carbohydrate

diet in a nutrition lesson titled “Carbohydrates vs. Protein: Friends

or Foe?” from 9 to 10 a.m. at Simply Shapely in Costa Mesa. The cost

is $15 for Simply Shapely club members and $20 for others. Space is

limited. Information: (949) 646-6789.

The Harbor Christian Fellowship Church will partner with the YWCA

Encoreplus and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation to provide

free breast cancer screenings from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The church

is at 740 Wilson St. in Costa Mesa. Information and appointments:

(714) 935-9720.

“Raw Food: Eating for Beauty,” a free seminar and book signing by

author David Wolfe, will be held 5 to 8 p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225

E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. For reservations, call (800) 595-MOMS.

SUNDAY

To honor Katharine Hepburn, Oasis Senior Center will present free

screenings of five of her classics in August, starting with “The Lion

in Winter” at 1 p.m. All are invited to enjoy the movies and free

popcorn at the center’s Hepburn Film Fest, at 800 Marguerite Ave. in

Corona del Mar. Information: (949) 644-3244.

MONDAY

Children entering first through sixth grades are invited to “A

Jungle Cruise” at 10:30 a.m. at the Newport Beach Central Library.

Troubadours Ken and John Frawley will present the interactive

program. Information: (949) 717-3816.

TUESDAY

The Earth Resource Foundation and Newport Beach Bacchus Society

will hold an organic wine-tasting event from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at Capri Blu Restaurant in Newport Beach. The cost is $30 for members and $50

for nonmembers. Information: (949) 645-5163.

WEDNESDAY

Children entering first through sixth grades are invited to “A

Jungle Cruise” at 3 p.m. at Newport Beach Central Library’s Mariners

branch. Troubadours Ken and John Frawley will present the interactive

program. Information: (949) 717-3816.

THURSDAY

Children entering first through sixth grades are invited to “A

Jungle Cruise” at 10:30 a.m. at Newport Beach Central Library’s

Balboa Branch. Troubadours Ken and John Frawley will present the

interactive program. Information: (949) 717-3816.

A free seminar, “Fearless Fats,” will be held 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at

Mother’s Market, 225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. For reservations, call

(800) 595-MOMS.

AUG. 8

Hornblower Cruises and Events offers a three-hour cruise of

Newport Harbor, a gourmet three-course meal, live entertainment and

award-winning service from 8 to 11 p.m. Boarding starts at 7:30 p.m.

at 2431 W. Pacific Coast Highway. For reservations, call (949)

631-2469.

Inventors Forum, the Orange County-based nonprofit inventors’

support group, presents a seminar on “High Technology Patenting” by

patent attorney Curtis L. Harrington. Registration and networking

begin at 7 p.m. for the 7:30 p.m. seminar at Orange Coast College’s

Science Lecture Hall. The cost is $5 for members, $15 for nonmembers.

For more information, call (714) 540-2491.

AUG. 9

Triangle Square in Costa Mesa invites the community to attend “A

Fair at the Square” for the sights, sounds and great deals in the

outdoor marketplace while taking advantage of storefront specials

from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.