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

TODAY

A free seminar, “Nature’s Magic Plant Power: The Key to Health,”

will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225 E. 17th

St., Costa Mesa. Reservations: (800) 595-MOMS.

Dr. Ray Ghandi will present a free discussion on “New Guidelines

on Hypertension” in the Hoag Hospital Conference Center at 6 p.m.

Reservations: (800) 514-HOAG.

WEDNESDAY

Orange Coast College applications will be available for the spring

semester from today. Anyone who is not enrolled at OCC this semester

must submit a new application. The Admissions and Records Office is

open from 8 to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 8 a.m. to

1:30 p.m. Friday. Information: (714) 432-5072.

Orange Coast College’s transfer center will host California

Lutheran University in the OCC quad from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Appointments are not necessary. Information: (714) 432-5894.

THURSDAY

UC Irvine’s International Center for Writing and Translation will

host “Elvis in the Third World: An Afternoon with Peter Nazareth” and

a screening of the film “Flaming Star.” The lecture will be from 4 to

5:30 p.m. at HIB 135, and a reception will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The

screening and a special appearance by the Thai Elvis will be at 7

p.m. The cost is $5. Information: (949) 824-5484,

https://www.hnet.uci.edu./icwt.

SATURDAY

Celebrating the renaissance of the streets of Balboa Village and

talents of more than 100 artists, “La Strada Dell’ Arte: An Italian

Street Painting Festival and Taste of Italy,” will be presented from

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The two-day event is free and open to the public.

Information: (714) 557-5100, ext. 13.

Golden West College’s 11th annual Patrons Fashion Show will be

held at 10:30 a.m. This year’s theme is “Cruising Into Fall.” There

will be an auction and luncheon at the event. The cost is $40 per

person or $400 for a table of 10. Reservations: (714) 895-8316.

Information: https://www.gwc.info/foundation.

The Orange County Market Place will celebrate 35 years from 7 a.m.

to 4 p.m. at the Orange County Fairgrounds. The theme will be

“California Dreamin’.” There will be free birthday cake and 35-cent

foods and drinks. Entertainment will include 1960s music, strolling

performers and the presentation of donations to Costa Mesa charitable

and nonprofit organizations.

The Newport Harbor High School PTA will hold the 17th annual

Harbor Heritage Run. There will be a 5K run and a 2K fun run/walk, as

well as a Kids Klassic race. A free warm-up and fitness fair will

begin at 7:30 a.m., and the races will begin at 8 a.m. Entry fees are

from $15 to $25. All proceeds from this event will be used to promote

and enhance the academic programs at Newport Harbor High.

Information: (949) 515-6611.

Macy’s South Coast Plaza hosts Passport In-Store which is a

shopping fundraiser to support 20 local HIV/AIDS organizations. There

will be shopping discounts, special events, drawings and exclusive

gifts with purchase. Local HIV/AIDS that sell the $10 tickets which allow shoppers to receive discounts from 10 to 20 percent retain 100

percent of the proceeds. Information: (714) 556-0611.

Persian Festival/Mehregan 2003 will be held at the Orange County

Fair & Exposition Center, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. in Building No. 8

and the festival grounds. Information: https:www.nipoc.org,

info@nipoc.org.

Scooter Series No. 6 will be held at the Orange County Fair &

Exposition Center’s Equestrian Center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission

is free. Information: (714)708-1662.

Newport Coast Concours d’Elegance will have its Oktoberfest and

German Car Sports Show at Hidden Valley Park in Irvine next to the

Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. The show will include gull-wing

Mercedes, Porche 959s and a one of a kind 1953 Volkswagen. The event

will be from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. All funds raised go to support the

Assessment and Treatment Services Center. Information: (949)756-0993,

https://www. newportcoastconcours.com.

SUNDAY

Celebrating the renaissance of the streets of Balboa Village and

talents of more than 100 artists, “La Strada Dell’ Arte: An Italian

Street Painting Festival and Taste of Italy,” will be presented from

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The two-day event is free and open to the public.

Information: (714) 557-5100, ext. 13.

Persian Festival/Mehregan 2003 will be held at the Orange County

Fair & Exposition Center, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. in Building No. 8

and the festival grounds. Information: https:www.nipoc.org,

info@nipoc.org.

Newport Coast Concours d’Elegance will be held at Hidden Valley

Park in Irvine next to Verizon Wireless Amphitheater from 10 a.m. to

4 p.m. The show will display over 200 American and European Classics.

All funds raised go to support the Assessment and Treatment Services

Center. Information: (949)756-0993, https://www.

newportcoastconcours.com.

Scooter Series No. 6 will be held at the Orange County Fair &

Exposition Center’s Equestrian Center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission

is free. Information: (714)708-1662.

KCRW presents Next Up!, formerly known as Unsigned Indies, a

showcase of independent local artists, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Town

Center Park in Costa Mesa. The free, all-ages twilight concert kicks

off the Eclectic Orange Festival 2003. Parking in local structures is

$7. Information: (949) 553-2422.

The Orange County Market Place will celebrate 35 years from 7 a.m.

to 4 p.m. at the Orange County Fairgrounds. The theme will be

“California Dreamin’.” There will be free birthday cake and 35-cent

foods and drinks. Entertainment will include 1960s music, strolling

performers and the presentation of donations to Costa Mesa charitable

and nonprofit organizations.

MONDAY

The Pacific Community of Secular Humanistic Jews will present a

Yom Kippur observance at 1 p.m. at the Unitarian Church of Costa

Mesa. The event will consist of a Yom Kippur program, discussions on

medical ethics, Jewish history through music and the roadmap to

peace, and then a full-course dinner. Information: (949) 262-5850.

Orange Coast College will host a public debate on the sale of

KOCE-TV. The debate is sponsored by the United Student Sociologists.

The debate will begin at 6 p.m. in the Student Center Lounge and will

last one hour. Speaking in favor of the sale will be Kevin Parker, an

OCC associate professor of English and president of the college’s

Academic Senate. Speaking against the sale will be Hall Davidson, a

KOCE supporter.

OCT. 7

The Tijeras Golf Club in Rancho Santa Margarita will host the

Crossing’s fourth annual Golf Classic benefiting the educational

outreach program of the Maple Learning Center in Costa Mesa. There

will be $10,000 hole-in-one prizes and chance to win a 2004

Volkswagen Beetle convertible or a 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe. Information:

(949) 764-1520, istevenson@crossingonline.com.

OCT. 8

The California Retired Teachers Assn. Harbor Division No. 77 will

have a meeting today at noon at the Costa Mesa Community Center, 1845

Park Ave., Costa Mesa. The association will host “Project Vote

Smart,” which will provide unbiased voting information. (949)

551-5082.

OCT. 9

South Coast Plaza will host the 19th annual Food, Wine and

Micro-Brew Fest, featuring live music with dancing and drawings for

prizes. The event will take place in the Macy’s Home Store and Crate

& Barrell wing of the center. Tickets are $45 in advance, $35 for

groups of 10 or more and $55 at the door. Proceeds will benefit the

Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County and KTLA charities.

Information: (714) 771-1343.

OCT. 11

Orange Coast College’s disabled students club, the Campus

Collogues, will host a wheelchair rugby exhibition to benefit

disabled students. The match will begin at 11 a.m. in OCC’s Peterson

Gymnasium. Tickets are $3 and are available in advance at the

Disabled Students’ Center and the Disabled Students’ High Technology

Center. Tickets will also be sold at the door. Information: (714)

432-5505.

OCT. 12

Orange Coast College’s Foundation is one of the 20 charities that

will be participating in Newport Rib Company’s fund-raising event.

The event will begin today and will last until Oct. 31. Twenty

percent of the table’s bill goes to a charity that is selected by

them. The restaurant is at 2196 Harbor Blvd. in Costa Mesa.

Information: (714) 432-5749.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society will host its annual Light the

Night Walk. The walk supports cancer research and patient services.

The walk will begin at Newport Dunes. Information: (714) 881-0160,

ext. 332.

OCT. 16

South Coast Plaza, in collaboration with Aston Martin, Jaguar,

Land Rover and Volvo, will present “Luxury by Design,” a celebration

of luxury brands. The event will be held throughout the shopping

center, today through Oct. 19. For more information, telephone (800)

782-8888 or visit https://www.southcoastplaza.com.

OCT. 17

Girls Inc. of Orange County, which is in Costa Mesa, will honor

Rosemary Turner, the South California district vice president for

delivery company UPS, as their 2003 Strong, Smart and Bold Woman. The

luncheon will be held at the Hyatt Regency Irvine. Tables and

sponsorships are available by calling (949) 646-7181.

OCT. 18

The Jr. League of Orange County’s Christmas Company Shopping

Extravaganza at the Orange County Fair and Exposition Center will

begin with an opening night gala from 7 to 11 p.m. Shopping dates

will be Oct. 19 to 22. General admission is $7. Information:

https://www.jlocc.org.

OCT. 20

UC Irvine professor Thomas J. Carew will lead an Allergen lecture

called “From Molecules to Memories: Lessons from a Simple Brain,” at

7 p.m. in the UC Irvine Student Center’s Crystal Cove Auditorium. The

event is free, but reservations are required. Information: (949)

824-7252.

Orange Coast College’s Philosophy Department is offering an

eight-week introduction to critical analysis and rational evaluation

of argument and other forms of expression. The class, listed as

Philosophy 150, starts today. It will be held from 12:45 to 4:20 p.m.

The cost of the course is $18 per unit for all California residents.

Information: (714) 432-5072.

Registration for nearly 100 eight-week classes at Orange Coast

College will be open from today through Dec. 13. Registration is

available at OCC’s registration office from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Information: (714) 432-5072.

OCT. 21

The ACLU of Orange County will have speaker Heather Banuels from

the Orange County Community Service Programs to discuss their hate

crime victims program and how the ACLU and the public can help with

hate crime reporting. The meeting is at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian

Universalist Church, 1259 Victoria, Costa Mesa. Information

(714)-957-6107.

OCT. 22

Orange Coast College will host an evening transfer fair from 5 to

7 p.m. Recruiters will be stationed at OCC’s quad and they will

distribute information about transfer requirements, educational

offerings, admissions procedures, scholarships, etc. Information:

(714) 432-5894.

Newport Coast Cares will host its annual “Halloween Carnival For

Kids,” which benefits the Corazon de Vida Foundation, from 1 to 7

p.m. at the Newport Coast Shopping Center. The event will have food,

craft and game booths, pet and children’s costume contests, a haunted

house, rides and a silent auction. All the proceeds benefit Corazon

de Vida Foundation which serves orphanages in Baja, Mexico. The

Newport Coast Shopping Center is at San Joaquin Hills Road and

Newport Coast Drive. Information: Jim McAleer, (949) 476-1144, ext.

358; jim@corazondevida.org.

OCT. 26

The Orange County Market Place will hold its sixth annual Trick or

Treat Festival and fourth annual Halloween, Bug and Monster Classic

Car Show from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.. There will be free trick-or-treating

for children. World-renowned pumpkin sculptor Farmer Mike will be

there. There will be a pumpkin patch, pumpkin-pie-eating contest and

entertainment. The grand marshals will be radio’s Dr. Demento and

Ivonna Cadaver from Macabre Theater on KDOC-TV. The market place

operates at the Orange County Fairgrounds.

South Coast Plaza will host “Pumpkins & Pancakes A Childrens

Halloween Extravaganza,” from 8 to 11 a.m. The benefit is for Court

Appointed Special Advocates. The event will be at the Crate and

Barrel/Macy’s Home Store Wing. There will be music, an animal show

hosted by Wild Wonders Inc. and a visit from the Costa Mesa Fire

Department. Tickets are $20 per person in advance and $25 at the

door. Information: (714) 435-2171.

OCT. 27

The Friends of the Orange Coast Interfaith Shelter will hold its

12th annual “FOCIS on Dining” fund-raising event at 6:30 p.m. The

will be held at the Balboa Bay Club and Resort in Newport Beach. The

cost for this even is $125 per person. Reservations: Lynne Bloomberg,

(949) 642-4029. Information: Sally Phillips, (949) 376-5851, Caryl

Rigler, (949) 581-8160.

OCT. 30

Orange County Ronald McDonald House will have a high tea benefit

from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Turnip Rose at the Grand Newport Plaza. Marta

Gebo, a former guest of the house and patient services coordinator

for Children’s Hospital Orange County’s neonatal intensive care unit,

will deliver a keynote address. Mindy Ball will be performing at the

event and is also principal harpist of the Orange County Pacific

Symphony Orchestra. The cost is $75 per person or $750 for a table of

10. The Grand Newport Plaza is at 1901 Newport Blvd. in Costa Mesa

For more information call (714) 639-3600.

The Newkirk Center for Science and Society at UC Irvine will host

a seminar titled “Climate Change (the Greenhouse Effect): What It

Means for You, Your Children and Your Grandchildren.” The event will

be from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Beckman Center. Ralph Cicerone, chancellor

of UCI, will be a participant. Information: (949) 824-9336,

https://www. newkirkcenter.uci.edu.

NOV. 4

Hoag Hospital chef Richard Reilly will present “Heart-healthy

Cooking: Holiday Cuisine” Reilly will demonstrate how to make healthy

holiday favorites without fat and salt. The cost is free.

Reservations: (800) 514-HOAG.

NOV. 14

The Costa Mesa Senior Center will present a benefit performance of

“Late Nite Catechism,” an interactive comedy by Vicki Quade and

Maripat Donovan, at 8 p.m. in the Robert B. Moore Theatre at Orange

Coast College. Tickets are $35 or $75 for preferred seating.

Information: (949) 645-5080.

NOV. 15

The Costa Mesa Senior Center will present a benefit performance of

“Late Nite Catechism,” an interactive comedy by Vicki Quade and

Maripat Donovan, at 8 p.m. in the Robert B. Moore Theatre at Orange

Coast College. Tickets are $35 or $75 for preferred seating.

Information: (949) 645-5080.

NOV. 18

Cardiac surgeon Aidan Rane will discuss heart valve repair versus

replacement at 6 p.m. at the Hoag Hospital Conference Center. There

is no cost to attend. Reservations: (800) 514-4624.

NOV. 28

There will be a day-after-Thanksgiving sale at the Orange County

Market Place from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Orange County Fairgrounds.

Admission will be free. There will be artisans’ and crafters’ corner,

photos with Santa Claus and seasonal entertainment.

DEC. 4

The Orange County Chapter of Childhelp USA will have a holiday

boutique and luncheon at 10 a.m. in the Hyatt Regency, 17900 Jamboree

Boulevard, Irvine. For reservations contact Nancy Whitlock at (949)

548-4228.

DEC. 7

The Orange County Market Place will hold its fourth annual Holiday

Car Show and Pedal Car Invitational at the Orange County Fairgrounds.

There will be Classic cars, motorcycles and trucks decorated for the

holidays. There will also be pedal cars and children’s pedal car

races. There will also be holiday entertainment and outdoor shopping.

DEC. 22

The Orange County Market Place will hold its Holiday Market Place

from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Orange County Fairgrounds. Admission

will be free. There will be artisans’ and crafters’ corner, photos

with Santa Claus and seasonal entertainment.

ONGOING

The Newport Center Toastmaster’s Club can help you improve your

public speaking skills or polish your business presentations. Members

come from a variety of professional disciplines and backgrounds. The

group meets every Monday morning from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at 610 Newport

Center Drive, Newport Beach. Validated parking is available in the

parking structure next to 24 Hour Fitness. Guests are welcome. For

more information, call (949) 721-5732.

The Newport-Mesa cribbage club meets on the second and fourth

Wednesdays of every month from 6:45 to 9 p.m. at Oasis Senior Center,

800 Marguerite Ave. in Corona del Mar. The cost is $2. Information:

(949) 646-5293.

Pastor Hein Austin leads a Bible study on “How to Become a

Contagious Christian” from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays at 377 W. Wilson

St., No. 15 in Costa Mesa. All are welcome to come and meet new

friends. Information: (949) 722-7498.

Jewish Family Service is offering a support and discussion group

for women 50 and older the second and fourth Monday of every month

from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at 250 E. Baker St., Suite G in Costa Mesa.

Pre-registration is required. For information or to register, call

(714) 445-4950.

Jewish Family Service is offering a women’s divorce and separation

support group at 7 p.m. Wednesdays at the Jewish Federation Campus in

Costa Mesa, 250 E. Baker St. For more information, call (714)

445-4950, ext. 114.

The ACLU of Orange County meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of

every month at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 1259 Victoria St.

in Costa Mesa. Each month’s meeting will feature a different speaker

on issues relating to the Bill of Rights. Information: (714)

957-6107.

“Beach Landscapes,” an exhibit featuring digitally manipulated

aerial photographs of the Hawaiian islands by Donna Ruzicka, umbrella

beach scenes by Carole Boller and Back Bay landscapes by Luke

Spencer, will be on display through Sept. 30 at Newport Beach City

Hall. Information: (949) 717-3870.

Volunteer drivers are needed to help deliver nutritiously prepared

meals to homebound, frail or elderly clients incapable of shopping or

cooking for themselves through “Mobile Meals,” sponsored by

FISH-Harbor Area Inc. and Hoag Hospital. Call (949) 645-8050 for more

information.