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646-4170; or by calling (949) 574-4298. Include the time, date and

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

SATURDAY

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.

MONDAY

Mother’s Market will host a free cardiovision and cardiovascular

screening from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the vitamin department. The

market is at 225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. Information and

reservations: (949) 631-4741, (800) 595-6667.

Orange County for Dean will host a house party to commemorate

Susan B. Anthony and to honor presidential hopeful Howard Dean. The

party will be from 4 to 7 p.m. at a private residence in Newport

Beach. Howard Dean, along with his wife Judith Steinberg Dean, and

Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun will participate in a national

conference call with attendees. The cost is $20. Information and

reservations: (949) 646-0786, (949) 872-0966,

https://www.ocfordean.org.

A Great Decisions discussion on “Europe Today: A Triple Challenge”

will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at St. Mark Presbyterian Church,

2100 Mar Vista, Newport Beach. Information: (949) 760-1691,

https://www.fpa.org.

TUESDAY

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.

Dr. Victor A. McKusick, professor of medical genetics at the Johns

Hopkins School of Medicine, will discuss in his lecture the

scientific and technological advances of the last 50 years that allow

for the diagnosis, prevention and management of genetic disorders.

The lecture begins at 7 p.m. at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242

Campus Drive, Irvine. Information: (949) 824-8202.

The Newport Harbor Orchid Society will present its 20th annual

orchid plant auction from 7 to 10:30 p.m. at the Costa Mesa

Neighborhood Community Center, 1845 Park Ave, Costa Mesa.

Information: (949) 642-4148, https://www.nhos.org.

The Newport Harbor Republican Women will hold a meeting at 11:30

a.m. at the Pacific Club, 4110 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. Toni

Casey, Bill Jones, Howard Kaloogian and Rosario Marin have been

invited to attend. The cost is $25. Information, (949) 644-0539.

WEDNESDAY

Tom Brennan of the Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce will speak on

“The Chamber Yesterday, Today and the Future” at 7 p.m. at the Costa

Mesa Historical Society, 1870 Anaheim Ave. Information: (949)

631-5918.

The Newport Beach Newcomers will have its monthly meeting at 10

a.m. at the Sports Club/LA-Orange County, 1980 Main St., Irvine.

There will be a presentation by the sports club’s staff on nutrition,

women’s health and exercise. The group is open to women who have

lived in Newport Beach for less than five years. The cost is $21.

Information: (949) 645-9922.

The Corona del Mar Centennial Celebration Event Committee invites

the public to attend its general meeting to participate in the

planning of Corona del Mar’s centennial celebration from 7 to 8 p.m.

at the Sherman Library and Gardens, 2647 E. Coast Highway, Corona del

Mar. Information: 949.675.050.

THURSDAY

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.

The Friends of the Orange Coast College Library and the Lido Isle

Woman’s Club will present OCC Vice President of Instruction Robert

Dees speaking on “A Short History of the English Language.” The event

will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Lido Isle Clubhouse, 701 Via Lido

Soud, Lido Isle, Newport Beach. The cost is $5. Information and

reservations: (714) 432-5087.

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)301-2411, https://www. newportbeachlibrary.org.

The Daughters of the American Revolution, the Sons of the American

Revolution and the Newport-Mesa Unified School District will host a

seminar on “George Washington’s Legacies” from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

at the Neighborhood Community Center, 1845 Park Ave., Costa Mesa. The

cost is $10. Information: (949) 645-6207.

The UC Irvine Center for Unconventional Security Affairs is

sponsoring “Landmines and Human Security,” a presentation by Kenneth

Rutherford, co-founder of the Landmine Survivors Network. Rutherford

has worked along such celebrities as Princess Diana, Queen Noor, and

Heather Mills McCartney. The presentation will begin at 4 p.m. in the

Social Science Plaza, Room 1100 at UC Irvine. Information: (949)

824-8804, https://www.cusa.uci.edu.

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)301-2411, dsls@western-direct.com,

https://www.newportbeachlibrary. org.

Marilee Stockman will lead a workshop covering all the basics of

drawing from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Orange County Fine Art Annex and Art

Studios, 1631 Sunflower Ave., B15, South Coast Village Plaza, Costa

Mesa. Information: (949) 640-1727, https://www.gallerymarilee.com.

The UC Irvine college of medicine is sponsoring a Parkinson’s

disease event featuring Fox News Channel’s Morton Kondracke and UCI

geneticist Douglas Wallace. The event starts at 4 p.m. at the Irvine

Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive. Information: (949) 824-8202,

dlatkins@uci.edu.

FEB. 23

The World Affairs Council of Orange County will host George

Argyros, U.S. Ambassador to Spain, at its monthly dinner and speaker

program from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at the Sutton Place Hotel, 4500 MacArthur

Blvd., Newport Beach. The cost is $48 for members and $55 for

nonmembers. Information and reservations: (949) 253-5751.

A Great Decisions discussion on “Muslim Diversity: Its Challenges

to U.S. Policy” will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at St. Mark

Presbyterian Church, 2100 Mar Vista, Newport Beach. The discussion

will be led by Bob Case. Information: (949) 760-1691.