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Costa Mesa, CA 92627; by e-mail to luis.pena@latimes.com; by fax to

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

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

MARCH 23

The Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce will host its 2004 hall of fame

awards luncheon from 11:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Westin Hotel South

Coast Plaza, 686 Anton Blvd., Costa Mesa. Information: (714)

885-9090.

The UC Irvine Graduate School of Management Alumni Network will

present speaker Gary Naumann, UCI graduate school of management

visiting lecturer. The event will be from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at the

Pacific Club, 4110 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. Information: (949)

955-1123.

MARCH 24

The Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce will have a business

after-hours mixer from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Nick’s Pizza Ristorante

Italiano, 2300 Harbor Blvd. Information: (714) 885-9090.

The Inside Edge Foundation for Education will host Ann Fry, author

of “Laughing Matters: The Value of Humor At Work.” The event will be

from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. at the University Club, corner of Los Trancos

and East Peltason drives at UC Irvine. Information and reservations:

(949) 460-4242.

The Orange County Chapter of the USC Marshall Alumni Assn. will

host “The Impact of Cultural Values in a Business Turnaround,” with

Peter D. Whitford, CEO of Wet Seal Inc. The event will be from 7 to

9:15 a.m. at the Pacific Club, 4110 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach.

Information: (213) 740-7900.

MARCH 25

The Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce will host its Newport Sunset

Networking Mixer from 5 to 7 p.m. at Capri Blu, 1617 Westcliff Drive,

Suite 121, Newport Beach. Tickets cost $10. Information: (949)

729-4400.