UC Irvine to unveil plein air exhibit...

UC Irvine to unveil plein air exhibit

The UC Irvine Student Center will exhibit “Ancient Impression/New

Expression,” the work of You-Si Wang, a plein air painter who

portrays the history and culture of ancient China through his mixed

media artwork.

Wang uses oils, acrylics, enamels and other materials to create

modern, original paintings of ancient impressions.

The exhibit will be on display at UCI’s Center Hall Gallery

beginning Jan. 15 through March 30. The opening reception, free and

open to the public, will be on Jan. 16 from 7 to 9 p.m.

Gallery hours are 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. on weekdays and noon to 1

p.m. on weekends. Admission is free. Parking is $5. For more

information, call (949) 824-5588.

Experts to address water quality concerns

A panel of water quality experts and other officials will take

part in “Water Quality: Issues and Actions in West Newport Beach,” a

public forum taking place in Newport Beach City Hall’s Council

Chambers.

Orange County CoastKeeper Program and Media Director Randy Seton,

Newport Beach Assistant City Manager Dave Kiff and Harbor Resources

Manager Tom Rossmiller will be on the panel.

The event, running from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 28, is free and

open to the public. For information, call (949) 722-6421.

Newport lecture series tickets going on sale

Tickets go on sale Wednesday for this year’s Newport Beach

Distinguished Speakers Lecture Series.

Former Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt, Public Citizen’s

Global Trade Watch Director Lori Wallach, four-star Marine General

Anthony C. Zinni and former White House and United Nations official

Nancy Soderberg round out this year’s lineup.

The first event will be Wallach’s talk, “The Era of Corporate

Globalization,” and will take place Feb. 20 and 21. Tickets for each

speaker are $55 for Friday and $18 for Saturday talks. For tickets,

call (866) 301-2411, or e-mail dsls@western-direct.com; tickets are

not available at the library.

For further details about these speakers, visit the library’s

website at https://www.city.newport-beach.ca.us/nbpl/.

Leach to chair chamber of commerce board

Mesa Consolidated Water District General Manager Diana M. Leach

has been selected as the chairperson of the Costa Mesa Chamber of

Commerce’s Board of Directors.

Leach has been a board member since 1997.

Leach became general manager for the water district in 2001. She

is also completing four years as a board member for the Orange County

Water Assn., received the 2002 Leadership Tomorrow Excellence in

Leadership Award and completed the Harvard University Senior

Executives program in 2001.