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TODAY

The League of Women Voters of Orange Coast will present “Taking

Government Back: Initiative Referendum and Recall Good or Bad?” from

10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado

Ave. Information: (949) 642-6102.

SUNDAY

Human Options, which helps battered 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.

The Lighthouse Guild, an auxiliary chapter of Olive Crest Homes

and Services for Abused Children, will hold its third annual Super

Bowl Extravaganza at 1:30 p.m. at the Newport Dunes, 1131, Backbay

Drive, Newport Beach. The Laker Girls will make a special appearance

at a pregame tailgate party, and the band Sugar Ray will perform at

the after-party. Tickets cost $125. Information:

https://www.oclighthouse.com.

MONDAY

Hoag Hospital will host “Cancer Legal Resource Center,” with

speaker Barbara Schwerin, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Hoag Cancer Center’s

radiation oncology library. Information and reservations: (949)

760-5542.

Volunteers for Clark, a political organization supporting the

presidential campaign of Democrat Wesley Clark, will host a meet-up

at 7 p.m. at Margaritaville, 2332 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach.

Information: info@volunteers

forclark.com, https://www.

meetup.com.

TUESDAY

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.

THURSDAY

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.

Coastline Community College instructor Diane Ryan will host a

History of Orange County class once a week from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursdays

through May 27 at the Oasis Senior Center, 800 Marguerite Ave.,

Corona del Mar. Information: (949) 644-3244, (714) 241-6213.

South Coast Plaza will present “The Fascination of Orchids” show

and sale, which is sponsored by the Orange County Branch Cymbidium

Society of America, beginning today during mall hours in the Crate

and Barrel and Macy’s Home Store Wing. Information: (800) 782-8888,

https://www.southcoastplaza.com.

The Newport Beach Public Library Foundation will present “The Cure

for Your Relationship” with Maxine Cohen at 7 p.m. in the Friends

Meeting Room at the Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport

Beach. Information: (949) 717-3870, https://www.newportbeach

library.org.

FRIDAY

The Friends of the Newport Beach Library will host a preview for

members only of its used book sale from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Friends

meeting room at 1000 Avocado Ave. Hardbacks will be priced at two for

$1, and paperbacks will be six for $1. Information: (949) 759-9667.

South Coast Plaza will present “The Fascination of Orchids” show

and sale, which is sponsored by the Orange County Branch Cymbidium

Society of America, during mall hours in the Crate and Barrel and

Macy’s Home Store Wing. Information: (800) 782-8888,

https://www.southcoastplaza.com.

FEB. 7

The Friends of the Newport Beach Library will host a used book

sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Friends Meeting room at 1000

Avocado Ave. All books will be priced at $1 a bag. Information: (949)

759-9667.

South Coast Plaza will present “The Fascination of Orchids” show

and sale, which is sponsored by the Orange County Branch Cymbidium

Society of America, during mall hours in the Crate and Barrel and

Macy’s Home Store Wing. Information: (800) 782-8888,

https://www.southcoastplaza.com.

FEB. 8

South Coast Plaza will present “The Fascination of Orchids” show

and sale, which is sponsored by the Orange County Branch Cymbidium

Society of America, during mall hours in the Crate and Barrel and

Macy’s Home Store Wing. Information: (800) 782-8888,

https://www.southcoastplaza.com.

FEB. 9

The American Cancer Society will host “Look Good ... Feel Better”

classes, which will teach cancer patients makeup, wig and turban tips

to help hide the effects of radiation and chemotherapy from 10 a.m.

to noon at Hoag Hospital. Information and registration: (949) 261-

9446, (800) 227-2345.

The Orange County Sierra Singles monthly meeting will be held at

6:30 p.m. at the Costa Mesa Community Center, 1845 Park Ave. The

featured slide presentation will be “Around the World in 80 Slides.”

The cost is $4 for dinner. Bring your own eating utensils and

beverage. Information: (714) 505-2404.

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

The Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce will present the Business at

the Beach Business Exposition from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Newport Beach

Marriott Hotel & Tennis Club, 900 Newport Center Drive. There will be

networking opportunities, appetizers, a no-host bar and door prizes.

Information: (949) 729-4400.

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.

Hoag Hospital will present a community education class on “Imaging

for Lung Cancer” by Dr. Jason Cohen from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Hoag

Cancer Center, Conference room A in Newport Beach. Information and

reservations: (949) 760-5542.

FEB. 14

The UC Irvine Arboretum will present “The Romance of Orchids” at

its annual Winter Orchid Show, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the UCI

North Campus. The cost is $2; children younger than 12 get in for

free. (949) 824-5833.

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. 19

Speak Up Newport will present its 23rd annual Mayor’s Dinner with

keynote speaker John M. W. Moorlach at 6 p.m. at the Newport Beach

Marriott, 900 Newport Center Drive. Newport Mayor Tod Ridgeway will

give the state of the city address. The cost is $60 per person, $600

for a table for 10. Information: (949) 224-2266.

FEB. 20

The Newport Beach and Irvine chambers of commerce will host a

candidates’ forum at 7:30 a.m. at the Sutton Place Hotel, 4500

MacArthur Blvd. Candidates from the 70th Assembly District and the

35th state Senate District races will receive invitations to

participate. The cost is from $25 to $30. Information: (949)

729-4400.

The Newport Beach Public Library Foundation will present Lori

Wallach, director of the Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch, as part

of the Distinguished Speakers Lecture Series at 7 p.m. in the Friends

Meeting Room at the Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave. Newport Beach.

There will be live music and a buffet dinner. Tickets cost $55.

Information: (866)301-4902, dsls@western-direct.com,

https://www.newportbeach

library.org.

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. The cost is $15 for nonmembers. Information: (949)

631-3606, https://www.peac.org.

The Newport Beach Public Library Foundation will present Lori

Wallach, director of the Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch, as part

of the Distinguished Speakers Lecture Series at 2 p.m. in the Friends

Meeting Room at the Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave. Newport Beach.

Refreshments will be served. Tickets cost $18. Information: (866)301-4902, dsls@western-direct.com, https://www.newportbeach

library.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.

The Newport Beach Public Library Foundation will present Dr.

Leonard Shlain who will speak about his new book “Sex, Time and

Power” as part of the manuscript literary lecture series from 7 to 9

p.m. in the Friends Meeting Room at the Central Library, 1000 Avocado

Ave., Newport Beach. Tickets cost from $5 to $10. Information: (949)

717-3890.

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

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, 2501 Cliff Drive, 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.

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.

Sage Hill School will present Don Bartletti, Los Angeles Times

Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer, as part of its community speaker

series at 7 p.m. at Sage Hill School, 20402 Newport Coast Drive,

Newport Coast. Bartletti will speak about the story “Enrique’s

Journey,” about an immigrant child’s treacherous journey to the

United States to reunite with his mother. The cost is $5 to $12.

Information: (949) 219-1395, hadley926@aol.com.

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.

MARCH 2

Dr. William Sears will explain

why a healthful diet and whole food supplementation are the best

tools in preventing disease from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Turnip

Rose, 1901 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. The cost is $25. Information

and tickets: (949) 609-6947.

MARCH 7

“Taste for the Cure” is a wine tasting and auction featuring

select wines from 20 California wineries with an array of gourmet

food provided by the Four Seasons Hotel. The event will take place

from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Clubhouse at Pelican Hill, 22651 Pelican Hill

Road South, Newport Coast. Tickets cost: $60 per person. All proceeds

benefit the North American Foundation for the Cure of Diabetes.

Information: (866)287-3669, https://www.curediabetes

foundation.com.

MARCH 20

The Parrot Education and Adoption Center, a nonprofit

organization, will have a seminar on preventing and correcting biting

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.

APRIL 1

South Coast Plaza will present the 15th annual Southern California

Spring Garden Show during mall hours beginning today at the Crate and

Barrel and Macy’s Home Store wing, South Coast Plaza. Information:

(800) 782-8888, https://www.southcoastplaza.com.

APRIL 2

South Coast Plaza will present the 15th annual Southern California

Spring Garden Show during mall hours at the Crate and Barrel and

Macy’s Home Store wing, South Coast Plaza. Information: (800)

782-8888, https://www.southcoastplaza.com.

APRIL 3

South Coast Plaza will present the 15th annual Southern California

Spring Garden Show during mall hours at the Crate and Barrel and

Macy’s Home Store wing, South Coast Plaza. Information: (800)

782-8888, https://www.southcoastplaza.com.

APRIL 4

South Coast Plaza will present the 15th annual Southern California

Spring Garden Show during mall hours at the Crate and Barrel and

Macy’s Home Store wing, South Coast Plaza. Information: (800)

782-8888, https://www.southcoastplaza.com.

APRIL 17

The American Lung Assn. will be celebrating its 100th anniversary

at the ninth Annual Big Breathe Easy at 6 p.m. at the Double Tree

Hotel Orange County. Funds raised by the event will be used to send

disadvantaged asthmatic children to summer camp and for education

purposes. Information: (714) 835-5864, icook@oclung.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 Newport Beach Walking Club meets at the corner of Superior and

Hospital Road in Newport Beach at 9:15 a.m. Monday through Saturday

and 7 p.m. everyday. Information: (949) 650-1332.

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 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: (949) 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.newcomers-

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.