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TODAY

The city of Newport Beach is offering a 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: (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. 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.

The 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.