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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.

TUESDAY

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.

WEDNESDAY

The Newport Beach Newcomers Club general meeting will begin at

9:30 a.m. at the Oasis Senior Center parking lot in Corona del Mar.

Attendees will then carpool to Crystal Cove State Park for a hike and

lunch. Information: (949) 645-9922 or newcomers-newportbeach.org

The Center Stage Chapter of the Guilds of the Orange County

Performing Arts Center presents its annual alfresco fund-raiser, “Hot

Blues on a Cool Summer Night,” from 5 to 9 p.m. at South Coast Plaza

Village. Tickets are $40 in advance and $50 at the door. Information:

(714) 284-5464.

THURSDAY

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.

The Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Retail

Merchants Sales Seminar sponsored by the Bayside branch of Union Bank

of California from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Newport Beach Yacht Club.

The cost to attend is $15, which includes a continental breakfast.

For reservations, call (949) 729-4400.

Teddy Bears and Tea Cups on Balboa Island, 225 Marine Ave., will

host “Spa Day for Girls” at 2:30 p.m. Information: (949) 673-7204.