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TODAY

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.

The Newport Beach Public Library Foundation will host the

Manuscripts Book Group discussion on “Peace Like a Rover” by Leif

Enger from 9:15 to 11 a.m. in the Friends Meeting Room at the Central

Library, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Information: (949)

717-3890.

Estancia High School and its PTSA will offer an open house to show

visitors what the school has to offer. The event will be from 8:30

a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 2323 Placentia Ave., Costa Mesa. Information:

(949) 515-6500.

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.

Estancia High School and its PTSA will offer an open house to show

visitors what the school has to offer. The event will be from 8:30

a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 2323 Placentia Ave., Costa Mesa. Information:

(949) 515-6500.

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.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.

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 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.cmspeed way.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, https://www.newportbeachlibrary. org.

“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.

The Costa Mesa-Newport Harbor Lions Club will serve hamburgers,

cheeseburgers and hot dogs and the Orange County Model Engineers will

conduct free train rides from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Goat Hill

Junction train station at Fairview Park. Information: (949) 574-0337.

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. 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.newport

beachfilmfestival.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.

Caravan for Democracy will host former Soviet dissident and

current Israeli Minister for Jerusalem and Diaspora Affairs Natan

Sharansky, who will speak on freedom, democracy and human rights. The

event begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus

Drive, Irvine. Information: https://www. caravanfodemocracy.org

TUESDAY

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 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 to the city’s human

resource office at 3300 Newport Blvd., Newport Beach. Information and

applications: (949) 644-3301.

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.

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.

APRIL 24

The Orange County Astronomers will host an astronomy night from 7

to 9 p.m. at the Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center, 2301

University Drive, Newport Beach. The cost is $2. Information: (949)

923-2275.

APRIL 25

The March of Dimes will host Walk America, a 5 1/2 mile walk,

which begins at 7:30 a.m. at Fashion Island. The walk raises funds to

help improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects and

infant mortality. Information: (949) 263-1100 ext. 19,

https://www.walkamerica.org.