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

TODAY

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

from noon to 8 p.m., Dec. 16, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Dec. 17 and 10 a.m.

to 6 p.m., Dec 18 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 (55+) $3 and free for children younger than under 12 are

free. 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. on Jan. 16 at the Four Seasons Hotel. There will be live

entertainment and silent and live auctions. Tickets cost $75 per

person for individuals and $900 for a table of 12. Information: (949)

729-4400, https://newportbeach.com.

SATURDAY

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

4 p.m., Dec. 18 in building No. 14 at the Orange County Fair &

Exposition Center. The cost is $10 for adults, children 12 and

younger get in for years old and under are free. Information: (918)

288-2222.

A Home Remodeling and Decorating Show will be held today from noon

to 8 p.m., Jan. 16, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Jan. 17 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,

Jan. 18 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. Jan. 17

and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 18 in building No. 17 at the Orange County Fair & Exposition Center. The cost is $5 for adults and $3 for

children 12 and younger years and under are $3. 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 p.m. to

2:30 p.m. at the Balearic Community Center, 1975 Balearic Drive,

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

L.A. firefighter and paramedic John Hicks will sign his first book

for young adults, “My Buddypack,” at 2 p.m. at Borders Books Music

and Cafe in Costa Mesa, 1890 Newport Blvd.

“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 for every pair tried on 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 contest 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. and 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.

SUNDAY

A Home Remodeling and Decorating Show will be held today from noon

to 8 p.m., Dec. 16, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Dec. 17 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,

Dec 18 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

(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. Jan.

17 and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 18 in building No. 17 at the

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

$3 for children 12 years and younger under are $3. Information: (714)

826-6600, https://www.radicalreptiles.com.

The School of American Ballet will host auditions for 12- to

18-year-old 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 bring their nine-digit Social Security

numbers. No contact information

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. no contact

information

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

and younger under 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 host former Costa Mesa

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

installation meeting at 6 p.m. at in 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-

newportbeach.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 highlight the victory for

honest, accurate 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.

share a firsthand look at the defeat of potentially harmful

abstinence until marriage only curriculum at 11:30 a.m. at 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 Pound of Anaheim to watch the Mighty

Ducks versus vs. 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. followed by 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 battered women, their families and the

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

2nd annual Super Bowl Golf Tournament at 8:15 a.m. at Pelican Hills

Golf Course, 22651 Pelican Hill Road, Newport Coast, and with 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 p.m. 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.

FEB. 26

The Founders Guild of Casa Teresa invites the public to attend a

play, “The Subject was Roses,” as a fundraiser Feb. 26 and 27 at the

Newport Theatre on Cliff Drive in Newport Beach. All the proceeds

from ticket sales will be donated to Casa Teresa and Hannah’s House.

Tickets cost $65 per person. All the proceeds will be donated to Casa

Teresa and Hannah’s House. Information: (949) 858-5385, (714)

538-4860.