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TODAY

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. Reservations: (949) 631-2469.

The annual Newport to San Diego Coastal Race happens today.

Parties start and end the race. Information: (949) 644-9530.

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

diet in a nutrition lesson titled “Carbohydrates versus 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) 6446-6789.

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

David Wolfe, will be at 5 to 8 p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225 E. 17th

St. in Costa Mesa. Reservations: (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.

FRIDAY

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.

The Regency Lido Theater will host the exclusive Orange County

engagement of Dana Brown’s surf documentary “Step Into Liquid” today

and Aug. 9. Attendees will get a chance to ride the “Robo Surf,” a

mechanical surfboard. “Step Into Liquid” show times will be 11:30

a.m., 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 7:45 p.m. and 9:50 p.m. daily.

The Robo Surf will be available from 5 to 10 p.m. today and 2 to 8

p.m. Aug. 9. For more information, call (949) 673-8351.

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.

The Regency Lido Theater will host the exclusive Orange County

engagement of Dana Brown’s surf documentary “Step Into Liquid.”

Attendees will get a chance to ride the “Robo Surf,” a mechanical

surfboard. “Step Into Liquid” show times will be 11:30 a.m. and 1:30,

3:30, 5:30, 7:45 and 9:50 p.m. The Robo Surf will be available from 2

to 8 p.m. For more information, call (949) 673-8351.

The Newport Beach Arts

Commission will sponsor a free outdoor production of Shakespeare’s

comedy “Twelfth Night” at 6 p.m. at Grant Howald Park in Corona del

Mar. Pre-show events begin at 5:30 p.m. Information: (949) 717-3870.

AUG. 10

Hornblower’s two-hour

champagne brunch cruise features a lavish brunch buffet,

free-flowing champagne and juice service and great views while you

cruise Newport Harbor. Boarding begins at 11:30 a.m. at 2431 W.

Pacific Coast Highway for the noon cruise. For reservations, call

(949) 631-2469.

The Newport Beach Arts

Commission will sponsor a free outdoor production of Shakespeare’s

tragedy “Romeo and Juliet” at 6 p.m. at Grant Howald Park in Corona

del Mar. Pre-show begins at 5:30 p.m. Information: (949) 717-3870.

To honor Katharine Hepburn, Oasis Senior Center will present “The

African Queen,” the second of five free screenings in August, 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.

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

AUG. 11

Registration for the Orange

County Business Council’s ninth annual Corporate Executive Golf

Tournament begins at 9 a.m. at Mesa Verde Country Club in Costa Mesa,

with the shot gun start at 11 a.m. The cost is $300 for a single

player package or $1,500 for a corporate players package. Proceeds

benefit the Orange County Rescue Mission’s Strong Beginnings program,

which provides workforce development for those who have lost hope and

need help. For more information, call (949) 476-2242, ext. 216.

AUG. 12

“Turn Back the Clock on Aging,”

a free seminar and book signing, 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. 16

The Friends of the Newport

Beach Library will hold a used book sale in the Friends Meeting

Room at the Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave., from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

with books priced at “a buck a bag.” A members-only preview will be

held Aug. 15 with hardcover books priced at two for $1 and paperbacks at six for $1. All proceeds are donated to the library system. For

more information, call (949) 759-9667.

“Divorce: A New Beginning,” is

a workshop for men and women divorced or getting divorced. The

cost is $40. It will be held 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at 180 Newport Center

Drive. For more information, call (949) 644-6435.

AUG. 17

To honor Katharine Hepburn, Oasis Senior Center will present “Pat

and Mike,” the third of five free screenings in August, 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. For more

information, call (949) 644-3244.

A sunset cruise in Newport

Harbor including a gourmet dinner, live music and dancing, Arthur

Murray dancers and a live auction will be held by Adventures at Sea

to benefit Parent Help, U.S.A. Reservations are required. Tickets are

$75 per person or two for $125. For more information, call (949)

650-2412.

AUG. 19

The Orange County chapter of

Wine Brats, a national nonprofit organization, is holding its

monthly wine tasting event at Gustaf Anders Restaurant in South Coast

Village from 7 to 9 p.m. The Wine Brats will be tasting several wines

from Australia. Information and registration: oc.winebrats.org

A free seminar, Feng Shui for a

Healing Home, 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. 21

A free bone density screening

will be held by appointment only from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at

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

(800) 595-MOMS.

AUG. 23

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.

The Newport Harbor High School

cheer squad will host Junior Cheer Camp from 1 to 3 p.m. Aug. 23,

26 and 27 in front of the high school’s anchor. The cost is $95,

which covers a T-shirt, snacks, pom-poms, photo, extra fall practice

and performance at a high school football game on Aug. 28. Students

in grades K through eight are welcome. For more information, call

(949) 673-1989.

AUG. 24

A celebration to mark the

opening of the first phase of Bonita Canyon Sports Park in Newport

Beach will begin with a dedication of the sports fields at 3 p.m.

Information: (949) 644-3151.

The Orange County Market Place in Costa Mesa will host the fourth

annual Endless Summer Class Car Show and Elvis Fest, celebrating the

life and music of Elvis Presley, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. General

admission is $2, and parking is free. For more information, call

(949) 723-6663.

To honor Katharine Hepburn, Oasis Senior Center will present

“Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,” the fourth of five free screenings in

August, 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. For more information, call (949) 644-3244.

The second Walk for Leilani

will take place from noon to 4 p.m. at Fairview Park in Costa

Mesa. Donations will go toward an electric wheelchair that Leilani

Gutierrez, a 5-year-old who was paralyzed from the chin down in a car

accident a little more than a year ago, can control with her mouth.

Information: www.ourleilani.com.

AUG. 28

A free seminar, “Performance

Nutrition for Strength and Longevity,” will be held from 6:30 to

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

reservations, call (800) 595-MOMS.

AUG. 31

To honor Katharine Hepburn, Oasis Senior Center will present “On

Golden Pond,” the last of five free screenings in August, 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. For more

information, call (949) 644-3244.

SEPT. 20

“Celebrating the Past ... and

Rebuilding for the Future” is a two-day fund-raiser to benefit

education, interpretation and restoration efforts at the Crystal Cove

State Park Historic District. The events, from 4 to 9 p.m. Sept. 20

and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 21, will celebrate four years of

preservation efforts and the beginning of restoration scheduled for

October under the park’s direction. For more information, call (949)

640-5220.

SEPT. 25

The Orange County affiliate of

the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation will pay tribute to

the sponsors of its 12th annual Komen Orange County Race for the Cure

on Sept. 28 in Fashion Island with a VIP sponsors reception from 6 to

9 p.m. at the Turnip Rose in Costa Mesa. For more information, call

(714) 957-9157.