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TODAY

There will be a Computer Fair at the Orange County Fair &

Exposition Center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Building No. 10 at the

Orange County Fair & Exposition Center. The cost is $5 for adults;

children 10 and younger get in for free. Information: (800) 800-5600,

https://www.ocfair.com.

Upper Newport Bay presents beginning bird watching with birding

expert Joel Weintrab from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Peter and Mary Muth

Interpretive Center, 2301 University Drive, Newport Beach. The cost

is $3. Information: (949) 923-2295.

SUNDAY

There will be a Computer Fair at the Orange County Fair &

Exposition Center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Building No. 10 at the

Orange County Fair & Exposition Center. The cost is $5 for adults;

children 10 and younger get in for free. Information: (800) 800-5600,

https://www.ocfair.com.

MONDAY

The UC Irvine Center for Unconventional Security Affairs will

host a forum, “Are Schools as Safe as They Should Be,” with keynote

speakers Orange County Sheriff Michael S. Carona and Orange County

Superintendent of Schools William M. Habermehl from 8:30 to 11:30

a.m. at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center, 100 Academy Way, Irvine.

Information and reservations: (949) 824-9670, cusa@uci.edu.

Body Wise Fitness Center will offer a free exercise night from 6

to 8 p.m. at 2901 W. Coast Highway, No. 110, Newport Beach.

Attendants can get free tips on for workout routines. Information:

(949) 650-1660, https://www.bodywisefitness.info.

WEDNESDAY

Sherman Library & Gardens will present “Floral Design Using

Tropicals,” a floral design class, at 9 a.m. at 2647 East Coast

Highway, Corona del Mar. The cost is $45 and preregistration is

required. Information: (949) 673- 2261. https://www.slgardens.org.

The Newport Beach Public Library Foundation’s Manuscript Book

Discussion Group will discuss “From Beirut to Jerusalem” by Thomas

Friedman at 9:15 a.m. at the 1000 Avocado Ave. library. Information:

(949) 717-3890.

The UC Irvine Social Ecology Partners Program will present

“Growing Rationally: The Significance of Housing for Orange County,”

from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the University Club Library. Information and

reservations: (949) 824-1278.

THURSDAY

Laura Schlessinger will sign her new book “The Proper Care and

Feeding of Husbands” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble Booksellers,

Metro Pointe, 901B South Coast Drive. Information: (714) 444-0226.

The UC Irvine Social Science Dinner Club will present “Elections

Can Be Chaotic Even Outside California,” at 6 p.m. at the University

Club Library. The cost is $40. Information and reservations: (949)

824-2511, rswatez@uci.edu.

FRIDAY

A Home Remodeling and Decorating Show will be held starting today

in buildings No. 10 and 12 and in the Parade of Products at Orange

County Fair & Exposition Center. The show will be open from noon to 8

p.m. today. The cost is $5.75 for adults, $3 for seniors and free for

children younger than 12. Information: (818) 557-2950.

The Commodores Club of the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce will

present the Newport Harbor Christmas Parade Awards Dinner and Auction

at 6 p.m. at the Four Seasons Hotel. There will be live entertainment

and silent and live auctions. Tickets cost $75 per person and $900

for a table of 12. Information: (949) 729-4400,

https://newportbeach.com.

JAN. 17

The TEX*US Guitar Show will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in building

No. 14 at the Orange County Fair & Exposition Center. The cost is $10

for adults, children 12 and younger get in for free. Information:

(918) 288-2222.

A Home Remodeling and Decorating Show will be held in buildings

No. 10 and 12 and in the Parade of Products at Orange County Fair &

Exposition Center. The show will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

today. The cost is $5.75 for adults, $3 for seniors (55+) $3 and free

for children younger than under 12 are free. Information: (818)

557-2950.

The West Coast Reptile Show

will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in building No. 17 at the Orange County Fair & Exposition Center. The cost is $5 for adults and $3 for

children 12 and younger. Information: (714) 826-6600,

https://www.radicalreptiles.com.

The Parrot Education and Adoption Center, a nonprofit

organization, will have a seminar on parrot nutrition from 1 to 2:30

p.m. at the Balearic Community Center, 1975 Balearic Drive, Costa

Mesa. Information: (949) 631-3606, https://www.peac.org.

“Escape from Winter,” a fitness and fashion show with triathlete

Lokelani McMichael and pro wake boarder Emily Copeland, will be from

2 to 4 p.m. at the South Coast Plaza Sport Chalet. For every pair of

Nike Shox Turbo shoes that are tried on, NikeGo will donate a pair of

shoes to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Orange County. Information:

(714) 424-9255.

IKEA will have a Sleepyhead contest to see who can stay in bed the

longest starting at 10:30 a.m. at its store at 1475 South Coast Drive, Costa Mesa. Contestants will have to drink water every 30

minutes. The winner will receive an IKEA bedroom set. Information:

(714) 751-7167.

Upper Newport Bay presents astronomy night with the Orange County

Astronomers from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Peter and Mary Muth

Interpretive Center, 2301 University Drive, Newport Beach.

Information: (949) 923-2295.

JAN. 18

A Home Remodeling and Decorating Show will be held in buildings

No. 10 and 12 and in the Parade of Products at Orange County Fair &

Exposition Center. The show will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

today. The cost is $5.75 for adults, $3 for seniors and free for

children younger than 12. Information: (818) 557-2950.

The West Coast Reptile Show

will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in building No. 17 at the Orange County Fair & Exposition Center. The cost is $5 for adults and $3 for

children 12 and younger. Information: (714) 826-6600,

https://www.radicalreptiles.com.

The School of American Ballet will host auditions for intermediate

to advanced ballet dancers from 12 to 18 years old for its summer

course. The auditions will be from 2 to 6:30 p.m. at the Jimmie

DeFore Dance Center, 151 Kalmus, Suite G3, Costa Mesa. The

application fee is $20. Girls must bring pointe shoes, and all

applicants must provide nine-digit Social Security numbers.

Whittier Law School professor Michael Bazyler will discuss and

sign his new book “Holocaust Justice” at 7 p.m. at Borders Books

Music and Cafe in Costa Mesa, 1890 Newport Blvd.

IKEA will offer a “Kid’s Pajama Party,” at which children 12 and

younger can participate in sing-alongs, storytelling, snacks, arts

and crafts, fun games and free stuff, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at 1475

South Coast Drive, Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 751-7167.

Upper Newport Bay will presents nature journaling for families

from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center,

2301 University Drive, Newport Beach. The event is for children ages

7 and up who are accompanied by an adult. The cost is $5.

Information: (949) 923-2295.

JAN. 20

The ACLU of Orange County will hold its monthly meeting with guest

speaker attorney John Alcorn, who will discuss “Immigration Law and

the Patriot Act, 2004” at 7:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist

Church, 1259 Victoria St., Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 299-4551.

JAN. 21

The Costa Mesa Historical Society will have former Costa Mesa

Police Chief Roger Neth as a speaker at its annual dinner and

installation meeting at 6 p.m. at Captain’s Table Restaurant at

Orange Coast College. Information and reservations: (949) 631-5918.

The Newport Beach Newcomers Club will be touring the Orange County

Museum of Art. The cost is $15. The organization is designed to help

people meet new friends and to learn about what Newport Beach has to

offer. Information: (949) 645-9922, https://www.newcomers-newport

beach.org.

JAN. 22

Hoag Hospital will host “Nutrition for the Lung Cancer Patient,” a

daytime lung cancer support group, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Hoag

Cancer Center, conference room A. The speaker will be Kathy Pham, a

Hoag Hospital nutritionist. Information: (949) 760-5542.

The Friends For Planned Parenthood luncheon, at 11:30 a.m. at

Sherman Library & Gardens, will focus on sex education in the Santa

Ana Unified School District. Teen activists from Campfire USA and

Girls Inc. will discuss a curriculum that only teaches abstinence

until marriage. Sherman Library & Gardens is at 2647 E. Coast

Highway. Information: (714) 633-6373, ext. 121.

JAN. 23

The City of Costa Mesa Recreation Division will present Kids Night

Out from 6 to 11 p.m. at the Balearic Community Center, 1975 Balearic

Drive. Children ages 7 to 12 will be transported from the community

center to the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim to watch the Mighty Ducks

versus the Minnesota Wild. The cost is $20. Information and

registration: (714) 754-5158.

JAN. 29

The UC Irvine International Center for Writing and Translation

will explore the various ways in which Maori language and culture

meet the works of Shakespeare with a seminar at 4 p.m. in the UCI

Humanities Instructional Building, room 135. A reading and film

screening of “Maori Merchant of Venice” will be at 7 p.m. in the UCI

Humanities Instructional Building, room 100. The cost is $5.

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

FEB. 1

Human Options, which helps abused women, their families and the

community break the cycle of domestic violence, will hold its second

Super Bowl Golf Tournament at 8:15 a.m. at Pelican Hills Golf Course,

22651 Pelican Hill Road, Newport Coast, and a Super Bowl Party at

Tommy Bahama’s, 854 Avocado Ave, Newport Beach. Information and

reservations: (949) 581-6701.

FEB. 3

Hoag Hospital will present a community education class on “Heart

Attack: Signals and Actions” by Dr. Lee Carter at 6 p.m. at the Hoag

Hospital Conference Center in Newport Beach. Information and

reservations: (800) 514-4624, https://www.hoaghospital.org.

FEB. 5

Hoag Hospital will present a community education class on “Stroke:

The Warning Signs” by Dr. Subbarao Myla at 6 p.m. at the Hoag

Hospital Conference Center in Newport Beach. Information and

reservations: (800) 514-4624, https://www. hoaghospital.org.

FEB. 10

Hoag Hospital will present a community education class on “What is

Arrhythmia” by Dr. Brian Chesnie at 6 p.m. at the Hoag Hospital

Conference Center in Newport Beach. Information and reservations:

(800) 514-4624, https://www. hoaghospital.org.

FEB. 11

Hoag Hospital will present a community education class on

“Drug-Elting Stent: Setting a New Standard” by Dr. Richard Haskell at

6 p.m. at the Hoag Hospital Conference Center in Newport Beach.

Information and reservations: (800) 514-4624,

https://www.hoaghospital.org.

FEB. 17

Hoag Hospital will present a community education class on “Setting

the Pace: The Latest Pacemakers and Devices” by Dr. Neala Hunter at 6

p.m. at the Hoag Hospital Conference Center in Newport Beach.

Information and reservations: (800) 514-4624,

https://www.hoaghospital.org.

Book Soup South Coast Plaza will start its new book club “We Want

Fiction” at 7 p.m. at 3333 Bristol St., Suite 2400. The first book

for discussion will be “The Great Fire” by Shirley Hazzard.

Information and reservations: (714) 689-2665.

FEB. 21

The Parrot Education and Adoption Center, a nonprofit

organization, will have a seminar on feather-destructive behavior

from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Balearic Community Center, 1975 Balearic

Drive, Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 631-3606, https://www.peac.org.

FEB. 24

Hoag Hospital will present a community education class on “The New

Guidelines on Hypertension” by Dr. Richard Blankenbaker at the Hoag

Hospital Conference Center in Newport Beach. Information and

reservations: (800) 514-4624, https://www.hoaghospital.org.

FEB. 25

Hoag Hospital will present a community education class on “Heart

Healthy Cooking” by Hoag chef Richard Reilly at 6 p.m. at the Hoag

Hospital Conference Center in Newport Beach. Information and

reservations: (800) 514-4624, https://www.hoaghospital.org.

FEB. 26

Hoag Hospital will present a community education class on

“Innovations in Cardiac Surgery” by Dr. Douglas Zusman at the Hoag

Hospital Conference Center in Newport Beach. Information and

reservations: (800) 514-4624, https://www.hoaghospital.org.

FEB. 28

Hoag Hospital will present a community education class on “Blood

Pressure and Cholesterol Screening” from 7 to 11 a.m. at the Hoag

Hospital Conference Center in Newport Beach. The cost is $25.

Information and reservations: (800) 514-4624,

https://www.hoaghospital.org.

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.

Information: (949) 721-5732.

The City of Costa Mesa’s Recreation Division will have

registration for its 2004 basketball league for adult players from 8

a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 5 to 16 at the Downtown Recreation Center, 1860

Anaheim Ave. Information: (714) 327-7563.

South Coast Plaza will have Santa’s Express Train running through

Jan. 4 at the Crate & Barrel/Macy’s Home Store wing on Level 2.

Information: (714) 435-2083, https://www.southcoastplaza.com.

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.

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.

Yoga classes will be offered Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon to

12:40 p.m. for nine weeks at West Newport Community Center.

Registration is $54 for one class each week or $100 for two days a

week over nine weeks for Newport Beach residents. Others pay an

additional $5. Information: (949) 644-3151.

Costa Mesa’s Recreation Division will provide a three-hour theme

birthday party for up to 20 guests at the Balearic Community Center

weekdays from 5 to 8 p.m.; Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. or 4 to 7

p.m.; and Sundays from 4 to 7 p.m. Parties for children 5 to 12 will

consist of lunch/dinner, games, crafts, prizes, cake with ice cream

and supervision by staff. Parties cost $250 or $300. Information:

(714) 754-5158.

A variety of private, semi-private and group swim lessons will be

offered this summer at the Marian Bergeson Aquatic Center at Corona

del Mar High School. Options include one-on-one instruction on

Saturdays and a Monday-through-Thursday program for all ages and

levels. For session dates, times and costs, call (949) 644-3151, or

register in person at Newport Beach Recreation and Senior Services,

at 3300 Newport Blvd.

Professional and licensed soccer trainers with the All-England

Soccer Academy are available for one-on-one, small group and large

group training. Information: (949) 395-5103.

Jewish Family Service is sponsoring a teen support group for high

school students that meets Mondays from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Tarbut

V’Torah Upper School in Costa Mesa. For information or to register,

call (714) 445-4950. Pre-registration is required.

The First Page -- Fine Children’s Books, at 270 E. 17th St., No.

10 in Costa Mesa, offers free story time Mondays, Wednesday, Fridays

and Saturdays from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.; and Tuesdays and Thursdays

from 4 to 5 p.m. Information: (949) 645-5437.

Bayside Restaurant in Newport Beach offers wine tasting every

Thursday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. for $15 per person, featuring five

new wines each week. Information: (949) 721-1222.

Green Systems International shows you everything that you wanted

to know about orchids and repotting during a free seminar at 2 p.m.

every Saturday. An orchid and tropical plant sale is held from 9 a.m.

to 4 p.m. at the 20362 Birch St. facility. Information: (949)

756-1211.

Discover the secrets of Carbon Canyon Regional Park as you walk

through groves of beautiful Coastal Redwood trees every Saturday at

8:30 a.m. Parking is $4. Information: (714) 996-5252.

Team Survivor, a nonprofit organization encouraging women who have

been through cancer treatment to exercise, hosts Walk and Talk at 10

a.m. the second and fourth Friday of the month in front of NIKEgodess

store in Fashion Island. Members meet for lunch after at Atrium

court. It is free, and all fitness levels are welcome. Information:

(949) 275-3888.

Newport Community Counseling Center offers a way to stop the cycle

of domestic violence through the support group In S.A.F.E. Hands.

S.A.F.E. stands for safety, awareness, faith and empowerment. The

group meets from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Mondays. Free. Information: (949)

721-8079.

The Newport Beach Walking Club meets at the corner of Superior and

Hospital Road in Newport Beach at 9:15 a.m. and 7 p.m. everyday.

Information: (949) 650-1332.

The Newport Beach Cake Decorating Club meets from 7 to 9 p.m.

Thursday nights at Superior and Hospital Road in Newport Beach.

Information: (949) 650-1332.

The Spanish Speaking Club meets to learn Spanish quick and easy.

Information: (949) 650-1332.

The Assn. of Business Services hosts a networking meeting that

deals with education connections from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on the second

Tuesday of every month at the Holiday Inn at 3131 Bristol St., Costa

Mesa. Information: (949) 805-0011.

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

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

Newport Center Drive on the third Saturday of every month. Cost is

$40. Information: 644-6435.

Free tours of the Orange County Performing Arts Center take guests

to the dressing rooms, performer’s lounge, backstage and on stage at

10:30 a.m. every Wednesday and Saturday at 600 Town Center Drive,

Costa Mesa. Group tours can be held by special arrangement.

Information: (714) 556-ARTS, ext. 833.

The Newport Beach Newcomers Club holds a general meeting on the

third Wednesday of every month. The organization is open to all women

residents in Newport Beach who have lived in the area fewer than five

years. Information: (949) 645-9922, or visit https://www.new

comers-newportbeach.org.

Oasis Senior Center holds a pancake breakfast from 7:30 to 10 a.m.

on the second Saturday of every month. Breakfast includes pancakes,

sausage, coffee and orange juice for $3, $1 for children. The center

is at 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar. Information: (949)

644-3244.

Yoga and rhythm, “Yogarhythmics” combines yoga, dance and fun. The

class is held from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. Tuesdays at 2850 Mesa Verde

Drive East, Suite 111, Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 754-7399.

Interfaith couples with one Jewish partner are invited to

participate in a discussion group at the Jewish Family Service of

Orange County office. Call to schedule date and time. The office is

at 250 E. Baker St., Suite G, Costa Mesa. (714) 445-4950.

Women 50 and older can join a discussion group coordinated by

Jewish Family Services to address issues such as anxiety, depression,

relationships, loneliness and family. The group meets from 10 to

11:30 a.m. Mondays at the agency offices, 250 E. Baker St., Suite G,

Costa Mesa. Preregistration required. (714) 445-4950.

Friends of the Newport Beach Public Library Used Book Store are

asking for patrons to donate books to replenish the dwindling stock.

Books may be left at any of the three branch libraries -- Balboa,

Mariners, or Corona del Mar -- or in the book closet next to the

Friends Book Store, at 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. All

hardcover and paperback donations, with the exception of magazines

and law books, will be accepted and are tax deductible. (949)

759-9667.

The Braille Institute offers free computer classes to people with

fading vision who have difficulty seeing the computer screen. The

Oasis Center at 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar, offers six

sessions. Call to sign up for classes. (714) 821-5000.

A spiritual care class meets at 7:15 p.m. Wednesdays at 3400

Irvine Ave., Suite 114, Newport Beach. Call to reserve a seat. (949)

263-1462.

The Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce hosts networking luncheon

meetings Wednesdays from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Costa Mesa

Country Club. The cost is $14. The club is at 1701 Golf Course Drive,

Costa Mesa. (714) 885-9090.

A brain tumor support group meets the first and third Thursdays of

each month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Hoag Cancer Center at Hoag

Hospital, 1 Hoag Drive, Newport Beach. Free. Registration not

required. The group is designed to help patients and their families

understand and cope with the illness. (949) 574-6232.

St. Andrews Presbyterian Church hosts a mental illness support

group from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sundays in Dierenfield Hall C at 600 St.

Andrews Road, Newport Beach. (949) 574-2236.

The Jewish Family Service of Orange County sponsors a discussion

group for adult children and their parents from 6 to 7 p.m. two

Tuesdays a month at the Jewish Family Service office at 250 E. Baker

St., Suite G, Costa Mesa. $10 per person, per session.

Preregistration required. (714) 445-4950.

The Jewish Family Service of Orange County has a weekly parenting

support group. Parents learn strategies for successful parenting and

for dealing with the feelings and behavior of their children. The

group meets from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Mondays at the Jewish Family

Service office at 250 E. Baker St., Suite G, Costa Mesa. The group

will cover managing anger, anxiety and peer pressure children

experience. Preregistration required. (714) 445-4950.

The Costa Mesa Senior Center has ballroom dancing with live music

from the Costa Mesa Music Makers from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. every Tuesday night at 695 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa. $4. (949) 548-3884.

Jewish Family Service of Orange County sponsors an ongoing healing

support group for the chronically ill. The purpose is to provide

participants with emotional and spiritual support to manage illness

and its consequences. The group meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays at the

Jewish Family Service office at 250 E. Baker St., Costa Mesa.

Attendance is free, but registration is required. (714) 445-4950.

Scrabble Club No. 350 meets from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursdays at Borders

Books, Music & Cafe at South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bear St. in Costa

Mesa. $3. New players are welcome. (949) 206-9822.

The Coin and Stamp Club meets from 1 to 3 p.m. Mondays at the

Oasis Senior Center. New members interested in trading, buying and

selling stamps and coins are being sought to join these informal

meetings. There are no fees required. (949) 644-3244.

Jewish Family Service offers ongoing bereavement support groups

for adults at all stages of loss. Group members share experiences,

hear how others deal with grief, receive support and learn ways to

cope with sadness and loss. One group meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at

Beth Jacob in Irvine. The second group meets at 10 a.m. Tuesdays at

Temple Judea in Laguna Hills. The third group meets at 1 p.m.

Thursdays at the Ezra Center in Anaheim. Free, but advance

registration is required. (714) 445-4950.

Jewish Family Service of Orange County provides a support and

discussion group for persons recovering from childhood or teenage

sexual abuse. The group meets from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays at 250 E.

Baker St., Costa Mesa. Advance registration is required. (714)

445-4950.

Two-hour kayak tours with a trained naturalist guide are offered

at 10 a.m. Sundays from the Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort. The

resort is at 1131 Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach. $20, or $10 for

California Wildlife Campaign and Newport Bay Naturalists and Friends

members. (949) 729-1150.

A yoga and dance class is held from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. Tuesdays at

the Center for Spiritual Discovery, 2850 Mesa Verde Drive East, Suite

111, Costa Mesa. (714) 754-7399.

Marshall’s Tae Kwon Do in Costa Mesa offers free self-defense

classes to airline pilots and flight attendants. Classes are taught

by three-time U.S. National Champion Tom Marshall. Marshall’s is at

333 E. 17th St., Suite 13, Costa Mesa. (949) 574-0122.

A Dealing with Divorce support group is offered by Jewish Family

Service of Orange County. The group is led by an experienced

counselor and meets at 6 p.m. Tuesdays at the Jewish Federation

campus, 250 E. Baker St., Suite G, Costa Mesa. (714) 445-4950.

The Sea Scouts’ ship Del Mar 711 of Orange County offers a program

for boys and young men ages 14 to 18 interested in sailing,

seamanship, piloting, navigation and cruising. Meetings are from 6 to

9 p.m. Wednesdays at the Sea Scouts Sea Base, 1931 W. Coast Highway,

Newport Beach. (949) 642-6301 or (949) 551-8591.

Oasis Senior Center offers ongoing assistance, counseling and

referral services for seniors. (949) 644-3244.