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

TODAY

Mother’s Market will host “Women’s Support Workshop,” a free

workshop given by Cheri Schatz from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The market is

at 225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. Information and reservations: (800)

595-6667.

Pacific Amphitheatre is holding “Taste of the Fair” from 7 to 8:45

p.m. Admission is free. The Pacific Amphitheatre is at the Orange

County Fair and Exposition Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa.

Information: (714) 708-3247. https://www.ocfair.com.

FRIDAY

The Orange County Fair will offer free admission and parking from

10 to 11 a.m. for “Jam into the Fair” to kick off the 21-day event.

88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. The fair will also offer free admission

for the day to all active military, law enforcement and fire

personnel, plus one guest. Information: (714) 708-1546.

Stila summer school will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. today and

Saturday at Sephora South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bristol St., Suite 1001,

Costa Mesa. Professionals will teach makeup tips and tricks.

Information: (714) 429-9130.

Shabbat services will be held at 6 p.m. at Temple Bat Yahm, 1011

Camelback St., Newport Beach. Information: (949) 644-1999.

SATURDAY

The fourth annual Orange Crush Demolition Derby will be from 2 to

8 p.m. at the Citizens Business Bank Arena, Orange County Fair and

Exposition Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Information: (619)

424-3348.

Borders Books, Music and Cafe will host Marvin Mixon at a book

signing for his new book “Accidental Murder.” Beginning at 2 p.m.,

the signing will be held at 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. Information:

(714) 432-7854.

Borders Books, Music and Cafe will host Jina Bacarr at a book

signing for her new book, “The Japanese Art of Sex: How to Tease,

Seduce and Pleasure the Samurai in Your Bedroom.” Beginning at 2

p.m., the signing will be held at 1890 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa.

Information: (949) 631-8661.

The Costa Mesa Recreation Division will host Family Night Out

“Night Hike” from 4:30 to 9 p.m. at the Oak Canyon Nature Center in

Anaheim. Families will hike with a professional trail guide.

Participants will meet at 4:30 p.m. at the Balearic Community Center,

1975 Balearic Drive, Costa Mesa. The cost of transportation,

reservations and a snack is $10 per person. Information: (714)

754-5158.

The Newport Beach Public Library is celebrating the 10th

anniversary of the Central Library with cocktails, dinner and

speakers, including emcee Ed Arnold and Los Angeles Times columnist

Patt Morrison. Starting at 7 p.m., the event is being held at the

Newport Beach Marriott, 900 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, and

costs $125 per person. Information: (949) 644-3296, option 1.

SUNDAY

The Newport Beach Public Library and the City Arts Commission are

presenting a reception for artist Raymond D. Otis that will include a

musical performance by the Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra at 1 p.m.

in the Friends Meeting Room at the Central Library, 1000 Avocado

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

Borders Books, Music and Cafe will host Jina Bacarr at a book

signing for her new book, “The Japanese Art of Sex: How to Tease,

Seduce and Pleasure the Samurai in Your Bedroom.” Beginning at 1

p.m., the signing will be held at South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bear St.,

Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 432-7854.

MONDAY

Borders Books, Music and Cafe will host Storytime with Miss Kathy.

Reading begins at 10 a.m. at 1890 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa.

Information: (949) 631-8661.

Hoag Hospital and the American Cancer Society, in association with

the National Cosmetology Assn. and the Cosmetic, Toiletry and

Fragrance Assn., present “Look Good ... Feel Better” from 10 a.m. to

noon at Hoag Hospital, 1 Hoag Drive, Newport Beach. The event is

free, but registration is required. Information: (949) 261-9556.

Hoag Cancer Center is holding another in the Gastrointestinal

Cancer Patient Education Series called “Strategies and Resources for

coping with GI Cancer.” It will run from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Hoag

Hospital (Radiation Oncology Library-1st floor), 1 Hoag Drive,

Newport Beach. The event is free, but registration is required.

Information: (949) 760-5542.

TUESDAY

The fifth annual Costa Mesa Concerts in the Park series is held at

6:15 p.m. Tuesdays at Fairview Park, 2525 Placentia Ave., Costa Mesa.

Surf band “Orange Colored Sky” will perform. Information: (714)

754-5300.

Mother’s Market will host “The Test of a True Thyroid,” a free

seminar given by Judith Todero, a clinical nutritionist, from 6:30 to

7:30 p.m. The market is at 225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. Information

and reservations: (800) 595-6667.

The Newport Beach Public Library will present Teen Night with

music by Y Not, hosted by the Young Adult Advisory Council. Beginning

at 7 p.m. in the Friends Meeting Room at the Central Library, 1000

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

https://www.newportbeachlibrary. org.

WEDNESDAY

The Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly

Newport Networking breakfast from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Daily

Grill Fashion Island, 957 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach.

Chamber members can attend for $18 with a reservation and $25 at the

door. Information: (949) 729-4400.

Sherman Library and Gardens is holding a Shade Gardening class

beginning at 9 a.m. The class is being held at 2647 E. Coast Highway,

Newport Beach, and costs $45 ($40 for “Friends”). Information: (949)

673-2261, https://www.slgardens.org.

Borders Books, Music and Cafe will host Storytime with Miss Laura

and the theme: Fun on the Farm. Reading begins at 10 a.m. at 1890

Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 631-8661.

Borders Books, Music and Cafe will host Nickelodeon Summer Camps

for kids, featuring songs, games, crafts and more. Beginning at 11

a.m., the camp is limited to 20 and registration in advance is

required. The camp is at 1890 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. Information:

(949) 631-8661.

The Orange County Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer

Foundation will hold a team captain orientation for all new and

returning team captains for the 13th annual Komen Orange County Race

for the Cure from noon to 1:30 p.m. There is no charge, but

reservations are required for the event held at 3191-A Airport Loop Drive, Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 957-9165.

Mother’s Market will host “The Dangers of and Imbalanced pH,” a

free seminar given by Jake Kevorkian from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The

market is at 225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. Information and

reservations: (800) 595-6667.

The Newport Beach Public Library presents An Evening with Huell

Howser, host and producer of “California’s Gold” on PBS at 7 p.m. in

the Friends Meeting Room at the Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave.,

Newport Beach. The event is free, but tickets are required and can be

obtained at the Central Library starting June 19 at 9 a.m. There’s a

limit of two per person. Information:(949) 644-3296, option 2.

https://www. newportbeachlibrary.org.

JULY 15

The Orange County Fair will host Mary Sue Milliken and Susan

Feniger, owners of Border Grill restaurants. The couple will have a

one-hour cooking demonstration, answer session and a book sale and

autograph signing from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on the Heritage Stage at the

Orange County Fair, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Information: (714)

708-3247, https://www.ocfair.com.

The American Marketing Assn., Orange County chapter, will host a

party featuring live entertainment at 6 p.m. on the Newport Harbor

Nautical Museum riverboat, 151 E. Pacific Coast Highway, Newport

Beach. Admission is free for American Marketing Assn. members and $10

for nonmembers. Parking, food and drinks are free. Information: (949)

675-8915.

The Newport Beach Public Library will present Mysterious Women, a

panel of female authors including Barbara Seranella, Patricia Guiver

and Denise Hamilton. 7 p.m. in the Friends Meeting Room at the

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

717-3800, option 2. https://www.newport beachlibrary.org.

JULY 16

Shabbat services will be held at 6 p.m. at Temple Bat Yahm, 1011

Camelback St., Newport Beach. Information: (949) 644-1999.

The Newport Beach Public Library will present Coffee with Duvall

Hecht, Founder of Books on Tape at 9:30 a.m. in the Friends Meeting

Room at the Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach.

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

https://www.newportbeachlibrary. org.

A workshop, “Tantra: The Art of Sexual Ecstasy,” will be held from

7 to 9 p.m. at the Center for Spiritual Discovery, 2850 Mesa Verde

Drive East, Costa Mesa. The workshop is for couples and singles who

want to develop deeper spiritual connections with their partners

through the sexual union. The cost is $50 per person. Information:

(714) 754-7399.

The Orange County Child Abuse Prevention Center will present the

third annual Men with Heart Bachelor Auction from 7 to 11 p.m. at the

Terraces at the Westin South Coast Plaza, 686 Anton Blvd., Costa

Mesa. Admission is $50 per person before July 2 ($65 per person

after) and $75 for VIP tickets. Men are invited to join the ladies

for dancing after 9:30 p.m. for $25. An after-party will be at Prego

Ristorante, 18420 Von Karman, Irvine, from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Information and tickets: (714) 543-4333.

JULY 17

Hoag Hospital, Children’s Hospital of Orange County, UC Irvine

Medical Center and Epilepsy Foundation present the second annual

Orange County Epilepsy Symposium from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The event

is held at the Hoag Conference Center, 1 Hoag Drive, Newport Beach.

Though there is no cost, and registration is required. Information:

(800) 514-4624.

A CPR class will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Room 104 of

Orange Coast College’s business education building, 2701 Fairview

Road, Costa Mesa. Those who successfully complete the course will

receive two American Red Cross certification cards: for adult, child

and infant CPR and for Automated External Defibrilation. The cost is

$50. Information: (714) 432-5880.

Marine biologists age 8 and older are invited to join the marine

discovery expedition in Newport Bay from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Children

under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. The cost is $10 per person

and reservations are required. Information: (949) 642-5031.

Orange Coast College Extended Education is sponsoring Beginning

Medicare: What to Do and When from 9 a.m. to noon at Orange Coast

College, 2701 Fairview Road. Registration is $50 per person, $80 per

couple. Information: (714) 432-5880, option 1.