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TODAY
“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
FRIDAY
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. newportbeachlibrary.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.
SATURDAY
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 which features 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.newportbechfilm 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. There will be refreshments. Tickets cost $18.
Information: (866) 301-2411.
“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.
SUNDAY
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, director of the
film festival’s cinematographers forum. 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, https://www.
newportbeachfilmfestival.com.
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.
MONDAY
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.
Vanguard University will host a debate on the Middle East Peace
Process with Dr. Mark Levine, UC Irvine professor of Middle East
studies, and Dr. Stuart Altshuler, professor of history, religion and
philosophy at Chapman University and UCI. The event will be at 6 p.m.
at the Newport-Mesa Christian Center, 2599 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa.
Information: kristinap@ vanguard.edu.
APRIL 20
The Surfrider Foundation’s Newport Beach chapter will host a
meeting at 7 p.m. at Margaritaville, 2332 Coast Highway, Newport
Beach. Information (949) 631-6273.
Hoag Hospital will offer a community education class on “Senior
Health: Medicare 2004 and You” 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 “Nutritional Emphasis on Eczema and
Psoriasis,” a free seminar by Judith Todero, 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.
The World Affairs Council of Orange County welcomes Frank
Carlucci, former national security advisor and Secretary of Defense
under President Reagan, at its monthly dinner and speaker program
from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Sutton Place Hotel, 4500
MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. The cost is $40 for members and $48
for nonmembers. Information and reservations: (949) 253-5751,
https://www.worldaffairscouncil. org.
UC Irvine will host its Genetics Lecture Series with UCI
biochemist Leslie Thompson, who is an assistant professor of
psychiatry and human behavior, at 7 p.m. in the Crystal Cove
Auditorium, UCI Student Center. Thompson will discuss the genetics of
neurological diseases and her work on Huntington’s disease.
Information: (949) 824-4313.
APRIL 21
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, ckmesser@earthlink.net, https://www.myofascialtherapy. org.
Nike will host a Club Run for walkers and 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.
Upper Newport Bay will present “Crazy Coyotes” from 9 to 9:45 a.m.
for children ages 2 to 3 and from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. for children
ages 3 to 4 at the Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center, 2301
University Drive, Newport Beach. The cost is $4 for children ages 2
to 4. Information and reservations: (949) 923-2275.
Mother’s Market will host “The Magic of Wellness,” a free seminar
by Dr. Donald l. Jolly and The Whitaker Wellness Institute, 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.
The Newport Beach Newcomers will have its monthly meeting at 10
a.m. at the Sherman Garden and Library, 2647 E. Coast Highway,
Newport Beach. The group is open to women who have lived in Newport
Beach for less than five years. The cost is $26. Information: (949)
645-9922, https://www.newcomers-newport beach.org.
APRIL 22
Share Our Selves presents a Wild and Crazy Taco Night to support
its services to the community from 6 to 8 p.m. at 1550 Superior Ave,
Costa Mesa. Thirteen of Orange County’s most prominent chefs will be
participating in the event. Tickets cost $35 to $40. Information:
(949) 642-3451, https://www.shareourselves.org.
APRIL 23
The city of Newport Beach is offering its annual scholarship
program for deserving students with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Applications must be returned by 5 p.m. today April 23 to the city’s
human resource office at 3300 Newport Blvd., Newport Beach.
Information and applications: (949) 644-3301, https://www.city.
newport-beach.ca.us.
The Newport Beach Film Festival will host a Film 101: The Business
of Filmmaking, a free seminar with Gregg Schwenk and David Straus.
The event will be from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Radisson Hotel, 4545
MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. Panelists will include: Jeff Dowd,
Greg Kahn, John Paton and Keiko Beatie. Information: (949) 253-2880,
https://www.newport beachfilmfestival.com.
The Newport Beach Film Festival will host “HD to Cinemas: A
discussion of the newest technics for HD to film workflow,” a free
seminar presented by Steve Klenk and Ken Garff. The event will be
from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel, 4545 MacArthur Blvd.,
Newport Beach. Information: (949) 253-2880.
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