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TODAY

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, dsls@western- direct.com,

https://www.newport beachlibrary.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.

SATURDAY

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.