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TODAY

The Inventors Forum will host a panel of experts on “Frequently

Asked Questions about Inventing,” at 7 p.m. at the science lecture

hall at Orange Coast College, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Tickets

cost $5 to $15. Information: (714) 540-2491,

https://www.inventorsforum.org.

SATURDAY

Lynda Milito will sign her new book, “Mafia Wife: My Story of

Love, Murder and Madness,” at 2 p.m. at the Metro Pointe Barnes &

Noble Booksellers, 901B South Coast Drive. Information: (714)

444-0226.

The city of Newport Beach and the Eastbluff Village Center will

host the 21st annual Spring Egg Hunt from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at

Eastbluff Park, 2555 Vista del Oro, and at Eastbluff Village Center,

2500 Eastbluff Drive, Newport Beach. The event will feature musical

entertainment, kids crafts, face painting and a limited number of

complimentary photos with the Easter Bunny while. Information: (949)

644-3151.

The Balboa Village Business Improvement District will host the

first annual “Easter by the Sea” celebration from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

at the public parking lot on the corner of Balboa Boulevard and Palm

Street. The event will feature live entertainment, photos with the

Easter Bunny raffles and contests. Information: (949) 723-1516.

UC Irvine Libraries will host “Gestures of Life: Martha Graham’s

Legacy Through the Lens of Barbara Morgan” at 5:30 p.m. in the

Langson Library on campus. The event will highlight the legacy of

dance choreographer Graham through rare photographs. Information:

(949) 824-5300.

“Metal Jam 2004” an old-school metal concert benefiting the Cure

Autism Now Foundation will be from 8 p.m. to 1:15 a.m. at Hogue Barmichaels, 3950 Campus Drive, Newport Beach. Some of the bands

scheduled to appear include the Iron Maidens, Wrathchild, Metal 101

and Sabotage. Information: https://www.cureautismnow.com,

https://www.metaljam.creeping deathonline.com.

Egg-Citement 2004 a community event featuring Easter Bunn, pony

rides, guided train tours, around the park, crafts, face painting,

refreshments and an exotic petting zoo. The event will be from 9:30

a.m. to noon at Tanager Park, 1780 Hummingbird Drive, Costa Mesa.

Information: (714) 540-7355.

Newport Dunes will host its 13th annual Easter Weekend

Egg-stravaganza, an Easter egg hunt with over 3,000 eggs to be found.

The event begins at 8 a.m. at 1131 Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach.

Information: (949) 729-3863.

MONDAY

“Glutamate Receptors on the Move: Implication for Synaptic

Plasticity” will be a lecture by Dr. Roger A. Nicoll, professor of

physiology and cellular and molecular pharmacology at UC San

Francisco. The event will take place at 4:15 p.m. at Tamkin Lecture

Hall, UC Irvine. Information: (949) 824-5264.

The Orange County Sierra Singles monthly meeting will be held at

6:30 p.m. at the Costa Mesa Community Center, 1845 Park Ave. The

featured slide presentation will be highlights of a trip through the

Alps. The cost is $2 for dinner. Bring your own eating utensils and

beverage. Information: (714) 963-6345.

TUESDAY

The UC Irvine Libraries Speaker Series and Orange County Reads One

Book will present “The Immigrant Experience: Bridging Two Worlds.”

The event will feature Firoozeh Dumas, author of “Funny in Farsi: A

Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America.” The event will begin at 6

p.m., and a book signing will be at 7:30 p.m. at the Monarch Bay

rooms A and B in the UC Irvine Student Center. Information and

reservation: (949) 824-5300.

Hoag Hospital will offer present a community education class on

the “Management of Osteoporosis” at 6 p.m. at the Hoag Hospital

Conference Center in Newport Beach. Information and reservations:

(800) 514-4624, https://www.hoaghospital.org.

WEDNESDAY

The Friends of Orange Coast College’s Library will host its annual

spring book sale from 9 to 10 a.m. for members of the Friends of the

Library and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for students and the general

public in front of the temporary library facility in the parking lot

off Adams Avenue, at OCC, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Most

hardbacks will be sold for $2, and paperbacks for 50 cents. Book

donations for the sale are still being accepted. Information: (714)

432-0202 ext. 21058.

Hoag Cancer Center’s lung cancer support group will present a

discussion on “Chemotherapy for Lung Cancer” by nurse Carolyn

Hendrix. The event will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Hoag Cancer Center,

conference room A in Newport Beach. Information and reservations:

(949) 760-5542.

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, https://www.nike

runhitwonder.com.

THURSDAY

UC Irvine will host “Understanding the Columbia Shuttle Accident,”

with Stanford University’s Douglas D. Osheroff, recipient of the 1996

Nobel Prize for Physics. Osheroff, a member of the space orbiter’s

investigation board, will discuss the efforts taken to determine the

root causes of the accident. The event will take place at 3:30 p.m.

in Rowland Hall, Room 101 at UCI. Information: (949) 824-6216,

cyu@uci.edu, https://www.physics.uci.edu.

Hoag Women’s Health Services will offer a community education

class on “Continence and Other Pelvic Floor Concerns.” Dr. Matthew

Clark will present the class at 6 p.m. in the Hoag Hospital

Conference Center in Newport Beach. Information and reservations:

(800) 514-4624, https://www.hoaghospital.org.

Mother’s Market will host “Feng Shui Your Way,” a free seminar by

Sandi Miller, 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: (800) 595-6667.

Round Table West will host a luncheon with guests Kathleen Sharp,

author of “Mr. and Mrs. Hollywood: Edie and Lew Wasserman and their

Entertainment Empire,” Jim Jorgensen, author of “It’s Never Too Late

to Get Rich,” and Julienne Smith, author of “Food for Talk.” 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.

The Environmental Nature Center’s founder Robert House will lead a

free walk through the center’s 14 native plant communities. The event

will be from 12 to 1:30 p.m. at the Environmental Nature Center, 1601

16th St., Newport Beach. Information and reservations: (949) 645-8489

APRIL 16

The Dalai Lama, recipient of the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize, will

speak on “Ethical Self-Awareness and Personal Transformation” from 4

to 5:30 p.m. at UC Irvine’s Bren Events Center 901 Mesa Road, Irvine.

Tickets cost $12, $25, $40, and $95. Information: (949) 824-5000.

Pacific View Memorial Park will host the Vietnam Wall Experience,

a 240-foot, three-fourths scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans

Memorial in Washington, D.C. The opening ceremony starts at 10 a.m.

at 3500 Pacific View Drive, Corona del Mar. Information: (949)

644-2700.

The Newport Beach Public Library Foundation will present Anthony

Zinni, retired four-star general and former head of the U.S. Central

Command, 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 American Legion, Newport Harbor Post 291 will be celebrating

its 80th anniversary with a black-tie gala celebration at 7 p.m. at

the legion’s Great Hall, 215 15th St., Newport Beach. Information:

(949) 673-5070.

APRIL 17

The American Lung Assn. will be celebrating its 100th anniversary

at the ninth Annual Big Breathe Easy at 6 p.m. at the Double Tree

Hotel Orange County Airport. Funds raised by the event will be used

to send disadvantaged asthmatic children to summer camp and for

education purposes. Information: (714) 835-5864, icook@oclung.org.

The Parrot Education and Adoption Center, a nonprofit

organization, will have a seminar on keeping a sexually mature parrot

as a pet. From 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Balearic Community Center, 1075

Balearic Drive, Costa Mesa. Cost is $15.00 for nonmembers. All

proceeds benefit rescued parrots. Information (949) 631-3606;

https://www.peac.org.

Orange County artist Robert A. Hansen will be present for an

opening reception and book signing for his book “Yucatan Passages.”

The reception will be from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Susan Spiritus Gallery,

3929 Birch St., Newport Beach. Information: (949) 474-4321,

https://www.susan piritusgallery.com.

UC Irvine will host “Celebrate UCI 2004,” an open house that will

feature campus tours, Earth Day festivities, the Wayzgoose Medieval

Faire, a car show and children’s carnival rides. The event will be

from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at UCI. Information:(949) 824-5182,

https://www.uci.edu/ celebrate.

The 19th annual Todos Golf Tournament benefiting St. Joseph

Hospital’s of Orange new patient care center will be held at 11 a.m.

at the Santa Ana Country Club, 20382 Newport Blvd., West Santa Ana.

The event includes a full round of golf, golf cart, range balls,

gifts, refreshments, lunch and awards dinner. Tickets cost $500 for

individuals and $2000 for a foursome. Information and reservations:

(714) 771-8211.

Speedway International will host the Speedway Spring Classic with

freestyle jumpers at 7:30 p.m. in the Grandstand Arena at the Orange

County Fair and Exposition Center. Tickets cost $4 to $12.

Information: (949) 492-9933, https://www.cmspeedway.com.

Daniel S. Green, author of “The Perfect Pitch,” will be signing

his book from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Orange County Market Place, 88

Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 966-8422,

https://www.ocmarketplace.com.

Upper Newport Bay will present Family Plein Air Painting from 9 to

11 a.m. on the front patio of the Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive

Center, 2301 University Drive, Newport Beach. The cost is $15 for

ages 8 to 18 and $20 for adults. Information: (949) 923-2275.

Pacific View Memorial Park will host the Vietnam Wall Experience,

a 240-foot, three-fourths scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans

Memorial in Washington, D.C. A candle lighting ceremony will be at

7:30 p.m. at 3500 Pacific View Drive, Corona del Mar. Information:

(949) 644-2700.

The Environmental Nature Center will host a wildflower walk and

craft workshop for families with children 5 and older from 10 to

11:30 a.m. at the Environmental Nature Center, 1601 16th St., Newport

Beach. Tickets cost $10. Information and reservations: (949)

645-8489.

The Newport Beach Film Festival will host a free screenwriting

workshop with moderator Michael Berlin, a screenwriting professor at

Cal State Long Beach. The event will be from 9 to 11 a.m. at the

Radisson Hotel, 4545 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. Panelists will

include: Steve Oedekerk, Dan O’Bannon, and Michael Urban.

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

newportbeachfilmfestival.com.

The Newport Beach Film Festival will host a free directing

workshop with moderator Phil Scanlon, director of seminars for the

film festival. The event will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel, 4545 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. Panelists will

include: Brian Dannelly, Jim Fall and Dana Brown. Information: (949)

253-2880, https://www.newportbeachfilm festival.com.

The Newport Beach Film Festival will host a free animation

workshop with moderator Frank Terry, director of character animation

at CalArts animation. The event will be from 2 to 4 p.m. at the

Radisson Hotel, 4545 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. Panelists will

include Ron Husband, Kevin Geiger, Andrew Overtoom, Moon Seun and

Tricia Garcia. Information: (949) 253-2880, https://www.newport

beachfilmfestival.com.

The Newport Beach Public Library Foundation will present Anthony

Zinni, retired four-star general and former head of U.S. Central

Command, 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. Tickets cost $18. Information: (866) 301-2411,

dsls@western-direct.com.

“Divorce: A New Beginning,” a workshop for men and women divorced

or getting divorced, will be held from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 180

Newport Center Drive on the third Saturday of every month. Cost is

$50. Information: (949) 644-6435.

APRIL 18

The All Nationals Truck Show will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the

Campground and Arlington Theater at the Orange County Fair and

Exposition Center. Tickets cost $10 to $15. Information: (805)

686-2007; https://www.horse powerpromotions.com.

Pacific View Memorial Park will host the Vietnam Wall Experience,

a 240 foot, three-fourths scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans

Memorial in Washington, D.C. Closing ceremonies will be at 2 p.m. at

3500 Pacific View Drive, Corona del Mar. Information: (949) 644-2700.

The Newport Beach Film Festival will host a free cinematographers

forum with moderator Bob Fisher and Fred Goodrich. The event will be

from 10 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at the Edwards Island Seven, 999 Newport

Beach Center Drive, Newport Beach. Panelists will include: Laszlo

Kovacs, Vilmos Zsigmond, Ferne Pearlstein, Richard Crudo, and Isidore

Mankofsky. Information: (949) 253-2880.

Newport Beach Plaza, a retirement community will host a blood

drive for the American Red Cross from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1455

Superior Ave., Newport Beach. Information: (949) 645-6833.

APRIL 19

The Scarlet Sisters Circus will offer a workshop for children ages

5 through 12 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. beginning April 19 and continuing on

April 26, May 3 and May 7 at the Starlight Theater, 1125 Victoria

St., Costa Mesa. The cost is $60. Information: (949) 645-7827.