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

TODAY

A beginning hatha yoga class will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the

Youth Lounge at Temple Bat Yahm, 1011 Camelback St., Newport Beach.

The cost is $15. Information: (949) 553-1625.

The fifth annual Tommy Bahama Pacific Coast Classic charity golf

tournament will be at 11:30 p.m. at the Pelican Hill Golf Club, 22651

S. Pelican Hill Road, Newport Beach. The tournament will benefit the

Lighthouse Guild, a fundraising group for Olive Crest Homes and

Services for Abused Children. Information: (949) 760-0707. The cost

is $300. Information: (949) 760-0707.

The Newport Beach Film Festival is seeking volunteers to help out

with the upcoming festival. Orientations will be at 7 p.m. at the

council chambers at Newport Beach City Hall, 3300 Newport Blvd.

Information: (949) 253-2880, https://www.newportbeachfilm fest.com.

TUESDAY

Hoag Hospital will present a community education class on

preventing sports injuries in children 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.

Mother’s Market will host “Shed The Pounds With Knowledge, Not

Fads,” a free seminar and book signing by Dallas Clouatre and Jarrow,

from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. Information

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

The Orange Coast College Friends of Library will host the best of

the Banff Mountain Film Festival at 7 p.m. in the Robert B. Moore

Theatre at OCC, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Tickets cost $5 to

$10. Information: (714) 432-0202, ext. 21058, (714) 432-5880.

Mikhail Gorbachev, former leader of the Soviet Union and Nobel

Peace Prize laureate, will accept the inaugural UC Irvine Citizen

Peacebuilding Award at 7 p.m. at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242

Campus Drive, Irvine. Tickets cost: $75 to $195. Information: (949)

854-4646.

The Newport Beach Film Festival and the Newport Beach Bacchus

Society will host a wine-tasting benefit from 6 to 10 p.m. at the

Lodge, 2937 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. The event will also feature a

silent auction, a showcase of fine art, photography, fine art and

jewelry. Tickets cost $30 to $35. Information: (949) 253-2880,

https://www.newportbeachfilm fest.com/

WEDNESDAY

Hoag Hospital will present a community education class on

evaluating breast cancer risk 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.

Mother’s Market will host “Choosing The Correct Supplements and

Vitamins For You,” a free seminar by Julie Dennis and Rainbow Light,

from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Patio Cafe. The market is located 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 and its importance in treating

chronic pain in patients. The workshop will be from 7 to 9 p.m. at

120 E. 18th St., Costa Mesa. Information and reservations: (949)

413-1567.

Newport Beach Senior Services and Recreation will present a new

series of drawing and painting workshops by artist and lecturer Mimi

Sharon Stein for beginners through advance students in mixed media

from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. beginning today and lasting eight weeks in

the Jorgensen Center at 2005 Dover Drive, The cost is $66.

Information: (949) 644-3151.

The Newport Beach Public Library’s Young Adult Advisory council

will host a Scavenger Hunt for fourth to sixth graders at 7 p.m. at

the Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Information:

(949) 717-3807, option 5.

The 33rd annual Police Appreciation Breakfast will be hosted by

the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Wells Fargo.

The event will by at 7:15 a.m. at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel

and Tennis Club, 900 Newport Center Drive. Tickets cost $25.

Information: (949) 729-4400.

Nike will host a Club Run for walkers to marathoners at 6:30 p.m.

at Niketown in Triangle Square, 1875 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. The

Club Run will feature trainers who will assist runners, along with

product giveaways, trying on shoes for a trial run and an after-party

with food and beverages. Information: (888)252-6453.

THURSDAY

The Donna Karan Collection and South Coast Plaza present The

Guilds of the Orange County Performing Arts Center 9th annual Fashion

Show and Luncheon. The event begins at 11:30 a.m. at the Hyatt

Regency Irvine, Grand Ballroom, 17900 Jamboree Road, Irvine. Tickets

cost $125. Information: (714) 556-2122, (714) 556-2122, ext. 4224,

https://www.ocpac.org.

Carole’s Calico Corner is seeking volunteers to sew fabrics to

make into blankets for homeless and disadvantaged children. The event

will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 2529 E. Bluff Dr., Newport

Beach. Information (949) 644-4990.

Hoag Cancer Center will host “Cancer Legal Resource Center,” from

2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Hoag Cancer Center, conference room A, in

Newport Beach. The speaker will be Barbara Ullman Schwerin, director

of the Cancer Legal Resource Center in Los Angeles. Information and

reservations: (949) 760-5542.

FRIDAY

The Costa Mesa High School senior parents of the class of 2004

will host “Spring Fling,” a silent auction and dance benefiting the

Class of 2004. The event will take place at Neighborhood Community

Center, 1845 Park Ave., Costa Mesa. Tickets cost $10 per person and

$15 per couple. Information: (714) 432-8663.

SATURDAY

Mother’s Market will host “Organic Gardening Solutions,” a free

seminar by Ty Hall and Garden Products, from 11 a.m. to noon, in the

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

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

The Newport Beach City Arts Commission will present a lecture and

workshop by Amy Sonnen-Hauser, a floral designer with a specialized

degree in 17th-century Dutch Art. The event will be from 2:30 to 4

p.m. March 27 at the Oasis Senior Center, 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona

del Mar. Information: (949) 717-3870.

SUNDAY

A beginning hatha yoga class will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the

Youth Lounge at Temple Bat Yahm, 1011 Camelback St., Newport Beach.

The cost is $15. Information: (949) 553-1625.

MARCH 31

Amnesty International will present “What Has Happened to Over 300

Missing and Murdered Women of Juarez?” at 7 p.m. at St. Joachim

Catholic Church, 1964 Orange Ave., Costa Mesa. The award-winning

documentary “Senorita Extraviada, Missing Young Woman” will be shown.

Lorena Mendez from Fox 11 news will be present at the event.

Information: (949)642-4108.