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* Send BUSINESS CALENDAR items to the Daily Pilot, 330 W. Bay St.,

Costa Mesa, CA 92627; by e-mail to luis.pena@latimes.com; by fax to

(949) 646-4170; or by calling (949) 574-4298. Include the time, date

and location of the event, as well as a contact phone number.

WEDNESDAY

The Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce will have a business

after-hours mixer from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Outback Steakhouse,

1670 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. The cost is $10 for potential members. Information: (714) 885-9090.

JULY 12

The Orange County Women’s Referral Service, a business and

professional organization for men and women, will host its networking

luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at the Radisson Hotel, 4545 MacArthur Blvd.,

Newport Beach. Information and reservations: (714) 623-2666, (949)

495-8864.

JULY 20

The Professional Communications Exchange will host “Issues of

Intellectual Property in Marketing: How do we abuse it? And how can

we protect it?” The event will feature intellectual property rights

attorney and author Karla C. Shippey and trademark paralegal Kristin

J. Kirkwood. The event will be from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Embassy

Suites, 1325 E. Dyer Road, Santa Ana. The cost is $25 and $35 for

nonmembers. Information: (714) 990-0369, https://www.thecommunicators.

org.

ONGOING

The Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce hosts networking luncheon

meetings Wednesdays from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Costa Mesa

Country Club. The cost is $14. The club is at 1701 Golf Course Drive,

Costa Mesa. (714) 885-9090.

The Costa Mesa Communicators Toastmasters Club meets from noon to

1 p.m. Wednesdays at the Orange County Department of Education, 200

Kalmus Drive, Costa Mesa. Meetings are open to anyone who wants to

improve his or her public speaking skills. (714) 444-8783.

The Newport Beach Distinguished Toastmasters Club 1300 meets from

7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays at Sgt. Pepperoni’s Pizza Store, SE Bristol,

Newport Beach. Information and reservations: (949) 646-1274.

The Mesa Messengers Toastmasters Club 691 in Costa Mesa meets at 7

p.m. Tuesdays at Mesa Verde United Methodist Church, 1701 W. Baker

St., Costa Mesa. (714) 540-4446.

The Zingers Toastmasters Club 615F meets for breakfast on Tuesdays

from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at the Village Farmer, South Coast Plaza Village,

3851 S. Bear St., No. B17. The meeting is free for first-time

visitors. Information: (714) 241-1109.

The Newport Center Toastmasters Club 231 meets from 7 to 8:30 a.m.

Mondays at the Irvine Co., 610 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach.

(949) 756-1025.

The Harborlite Toastmasters Club meets at 7 a.m. Thursdays at

Coco’s Bakery Restaurant, 3446 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar.

(949) 293-4630.

Lido Isle Toastmasters meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Mondays at

Fletcher Jones Motorcars, 3300 Jamboree Road, Newport Beach. (714)

964-5314.

The breakfast networking group meets every Wednesday from 7:15 to

8:30 a.m. at Mimi’s Cafe. Reservations: Angie Stafford, (949)

474-2225.

The Pacific Business Xchange has breakfast meetings at 7 a.m.

Tuesdays at the Pacific Club, 4110 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach.

Free for the first meeting. (949) 640-0588.

The Newport Beach chapter of Ali Lassen’s Leads Club, an

international group for business referrals and networking, meets at

11:45 a.m. Tuesdays at Coco’s , 151 Newport Center Drive,

Information. (800) 767-7337, https://www.leadsclubla.com.

The Costa Mesa Chapter of Ali Lassen’s Leads Club holds a weekly

meeting for business professionals to improve their networking skills

and learn how to obtain new contacts. The meetings are held Tuesdays

from 7:15 to 8:30 a.m. at Mimi’s Cafe in Costa Mesa. The cafe is at

1835 Newport Blvd. (800) 767-7337.

The Thalia Chapter of the American Business Women’s Assn. meets at

6 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Country Inn & Suites

in Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 556-5700.

The Newport Chamber of Commerce meets from 5 to 7 p.m. on the

fourth Thursday of each month for its Newport Sunset Networking

Mixers. Locations are always different . The cost for nonmembers is

$10. Information: (949) 729-4400.