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TODAY

The Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce will have a business

after-hours mixer from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Karl Strauss Brewery, 901

S. Coast Dr. Suite A., Costa Mesa. The cost is $10 for nonmembers.

Information: (714) 885-9090.

Hoag Hospital will present a 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.

Mother’s Market will host “The Path to a Healthier, More Vital

You,” a free seminar by Steve Holmes, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the

Patio Cafe. The market is at 225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. Information

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

Talking Hands Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork will host a free

workshop on trigger point therapy with practitioner Carlos

Messerschmidt. The workshop will be from 7 to 9 p.m. at 120 E. 18th

St., Costa Mesa. Information and reservations: (949) 413-1567,

ckmesser@earthlink.net.

The costs of “Homeland Security” involving the Patriot Act,

immigration and civil liberties will be discussed in a lecture by Dr.

Natsu Saito professor of law at Georgia State University. The will be

a reception at 6 p.m. followed by the lecture from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at

the UC Irvine University Club, at the corner of Los Trancos Drive and

East Peltason Drive on the UCI campus. Information and reservations:

(949) 824-8430, ksmorris@uci.edu.

THURSDAY

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 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.

The Adoption Guild of Southern Orange County will host a high tea

luncheon with motivational speaker Pat Allen, a presentation by Toni

Bruner, fashions by Shades of Red of Newport Beach and music by Ron

Levy at the piano and Carl Freedom on the violin. The event will be

from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Balboa Bay Club, 1221 W. Coast

Highway Newport Beach. Information: (949) 675-8881.

The City of Newport Beach will sponsor a workshop to discuss

potential revisions to its sign code, including regulations on pole

signs, window signs, monument signs and the calculation of permitted

signage. The workshop will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Friends

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

Newport Beach. Information: (949) 644-3200, https://www.

newportbeachlibrary.org.

Round Table West will host a luncheon with guests Stephen J.

Cannell, author of “Vertical Coffin,” George Jacobs, author of “Mr.

S: My Life with Frank Sinatra,” and Gene Nora Jessen, author of “The

Powder Puff Derby of 1929.” The luncheon will begin at noon at the

Newport Beach Country Club, 1600 E. Coast Highway, Newport Beach.

Tickets cost $45. Information and reservations: (323)256-7977.

SATURDAY

Hoag Hospital will present a 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.

Instyle Magazine and Jones New York Signature will present Katie

Brown, host of “All Year Round with Katie Brown,” who will show

attendees how to create their own signature party. The event will be

at 2 p.m. at Macy’s South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa.

Information and reservations: (714) 556-0611, ext. 4231.

The Malibu Cat Show, presented by the Malibu Cat Club and the Cat

Fanciers Assn., will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in building No. 10 at

the Orange County Fairgrounds. Information: (909) 372-9079.

The Environmental Nature Center will present a birding walk with

expert birder Maya Decker from 8 to 9:30 a.m., at the center, 1601

16th St., Newport Beach. The cost is $5. Information: (949) 645-8489.

The YMCA of Orange County will have a campaign extravaganza at the

Village Crean Estate, 2300 Mesa Drive, Newport Beach. There will be

food donated by local eateries, a wine tasting, live music and

raffle. Tickets cost $75 to $100. Information: (949) 642-9990 ext.

104.

SUNDAY

The Malibu Cat Show, presented by the Malibu Cat Club and the Cat

Fanciers Assn., will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in building No. 10 at

the Orange County Fairgrounds. Tickets cost $4 to $5. Information:

(909) 372-9079.

Author Mark Keys will be signing his new book “My Best Day:

Sports,” from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Martha’s Bookstore, 308 1/2 Marine

Ave., Balboa Island. The book covers such sports figures as Terry

Donahue, Paul Salata, George Yardley and Dan Rogers within its pages.

Information: (949) 673-7185.

Torelli Realty will sponsor “An Evening With Oscar,” a charity

event to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Guild, at 4:30 p.m. in the

Troquet restaurant at South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bristol St., Costa

Mesa. Tickets cost $85. Information: (562) 491-1000, (714) 540-7355,

https://www.torellirealty.com.

MONDAY

A Great Decisions discussion on “U.S.-Latin American Relations

Post 9/11” 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

Diana Light. Information: (949) 760-1691, https://www.fpa.org.

TUESDAY

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.

Hoag Hospital will present a class on Alzheimer’s disease at 6

p.m. in the Hoag Conference Center at Hoag Hospital, 1 Hoag Drive,

Newport Beach. Information and reservation: (800) 514-4624.

MARCH 4

The Waldorf School of Orange County will present a “Walk Through

the Grades,” at which parents can visit four classrooms from grades

one through eight and ask a class teacher questios. The event is from

8:45 to 10:45 a.m. at 2350 Canyon Drive, Costa Mesa. The event is for

adults only. Information: (949) 574-7732.

Hoag Hospital will present a class on colonoscopy at 6 p.m. in the

Hoag Conference Center at Hoag Hospital, 1 Hoag Drive, Newport Beach.

Information and reservation: (800) 514-4624,

https://www.hoaghospital.org.

MARCH 5

The North Costa Mesa chapter of Moms Offering Moms Support, a

nationwide organization for stay-at-home mothers and their children,

will have its monthly social at 10 a.m. at 1620 S. Sunflower Ave.,

Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 548-8847.

The Exchange Club of Newport Harbor will present its annual

“Search for Talent” contest. The contest is for children ages 8 to

18, and trophies will be awarded to winners in three different age

groups. The contest will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the Oasis Senior

Center auditorium, 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar. Information:

(949) 673-8701.

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.