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TODAY

The Sugar Plum Arts and Crafts Festival will be from 9 a.m. to 3

p.m. in Building No. 10 at the Orange County Fair and Exposition

Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Information: (562) 598-0857.

NP Expos Inc. will host a computer fair from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in

building No. 17 and tent No. 8 at the Orange County Fair and

Exposition Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. The cost is $5.

Information: (800) 800-5600.

Someone Cares Soup Kitchen will honor Anton Segerstrom at its

annual Flag Day Dinner and Silent Auction from 6 to 9 p.m. at 720 W.

19th St., Costa Mesa. The event will feature Chef Leon Matthews. The

cost is $45. Information and reservations: (949) 548-8861.

The UC Irvine Arboretum will host its “End of Spring Fling” plant

sale, which will feature late spring perennials, early summer bulbs,

scented geraniums and other assorted plants. The event will be from

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the UC Irvine Arboretum, south of Campus Drive

and Jamboree Road. Information: (949) 824-5833.

James P. Reger will discuss and sign his new book, “Baptism at

Bull Run,” at 2 p.m. at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Metro Pointe, 901

South Coast Drive, Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 444-0226.

Maria Nickless and Gina Romanello, authors of “Chicken Soup for

the Bride’s Soul,” will sign their book at 5 p.m. at Barnes & Noble

Booksellers, Metro Pointe, 901 South Coast Drive, Costa Mesa. (714)

444-0226.