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TODAY

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

& Mortuary 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 Cinemas, 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.

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.

The Newport Beach Public Library will host Pajama Storytime with

City Manager Homer Bludau at 7 p.m. at the Central Library, 1000

Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Information: (949) 717-3800, option 5.

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.

WEDNESDAY

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, 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. Information: (888) 252-6453, https://www.nikerun

hitwonder.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.

The Corona del Mar Centennial Celebration Event Committee will

hold a general meeting for the public to participate in the planning

of Corona del Mar’s centennial celebration from 7 to 8 p.m. at the

Sherman Library and Gardens, 2647 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar.

Information: (949) 675-0501, info@ cdm2004.com.

The Newport Beach Public Library will host a Teen Poetry Slam for

grades seven through 12 at 7 p.m. in the Friends Meeting Room at the

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

717-3800, option 2.

THRUSDAY

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.

The Newport Beach Library will host Preschool Storytime with Mayor

Tod Ridgeway at 10:30 a.m. at the Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave.,

Newport Beach. Information: (949) 717-3800, option 2.

The Newport Beach Public Library will host a documentary film

showing of “OT: Our Town,” at 7 p.m. in the Friends Meeting Room at

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

(949) 717-3800, option 2.

Wacoal America Inc., will donate $1 to the Susan G. Komen Breast

Cancer Foundation for every woman who participates in the Fit for the

Cure free bra-fitting event. Wacoal will also donate $2 for every bra

sold from its Awareness Collection. The event will be from 11 a.m. to

5 p.m. at Bloomingdale’s Fashion Island in Newport Beach.

Information: (949) 729-6600.

FRIDAY

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 “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 beachfilm festival.com.

The Newport Beach Film Festival will host “HD to Cinemas: A

discussion of the newest technics for high-definition-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,

https://www. newportbeachfilmfestival.com.

Newport Beach Public Library will host Preschool Storytime with

Steve McNichols from the Newport Beach Fire Department at 10:30 a.m.

at the Balboa Branch Library, 100 E. Balboa Blvd., Newport Beach.

Information: (949) 717-3800, option 2.

The League of Women Voters of Orange Coast will present “Stirring

The Pot: How One Citizen Activist Does It” with activist Shirley

Grindle at noon at Marie Callender’s, Restaurant and Bakery, 15363

Culver Drive, Irvine. The cost is $12. Information: (949) 642-6102.

SATURDAY

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.