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

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

TODAY

Registration for Orange Coast College’s fall semester begins

through touch-tone telephone. Information: (714) 432-5072.

Villa Nova Restaurant will hold the 11th “Almost Annual Hey! Your

Fly is Open” golf tournament at the Newport Beach Country Club, 1600

East Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m.

and the tournament begins at noon. The $200 per person entry fee

includes continental breakfast, a barbecue lunch, refreshments on the

course and dinner at Villa Nova Restaurant, 3131 West Coast Highway,

Newport Beach. Information: (949) 642-7880.

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.

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.

Blues band “Myke Jones & the Young Guns” will perform. Information:

(714) 754-5300.

Mother’s Market will host “Qigong Energy Healing,” a free seminar

given by Michael Mohoric, a certified Qigong instructor, from 6:30 to

8 p.m. The market is at 225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. Information and

reservations: (800) 595-6667.

A free Feng Shui seminar, “What the Do-It-Yourself Feng Shui Books

Won’t Tell You,” begins at 7 p.m. at Visions & Dreams, 2482 Newport

Blvd., Costa Mesa. Reservations are required. Information: (877)

288-1669.

WEDNESDAY

Toddler Time “Butterflies” is a Park Ranger-taught playtime for

children and parents from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Stories, movement and

hands-on fun are all included in the course for 2- to 4-year-olds.

The cost is $5 per child and registration is required. Information:

(949) 923-2275.

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

featuring the theme Pasta is Perfect. 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. It’s at 1890 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. Information: (949)

631-8661.

The Orange County Fair will offer free admission with the donation

of five nonperishable food items, from noon to 5 p.m. at 88 Fair

Drive, Costa Mesa. Donated items benefit the Second Harvest Food

Bank. Information: (714) 708-1543.

An American Red Cross blood drive will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. in

the Newport Beach Lifeguards’ garage at 70 Newport Pier, Newport

Beach. Information: (949) 644-3046.

The 552 Club will screen “Catwoman,” at Edwards Big Newport, 300

Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. There will be a light dinner at

5 p.m. and screening at 7:30 p.m. The $65 tickets will benefit the

Hoag Women’s Pavilion. Information:(949) 764-7208.

Borders Books, Music and Cafe will host Dr. Allen Green for a free

talk on Hormone Replacement Therapy and the differences between

synthetic and natural bio-identical hormones. Beginning at 7 p.m.,

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

(714) 432-7854.

THURSDAY

Hoag Hospital is holding a Daytime Lung Cancer Support Group

meeting titled “Coping with Lung Cancer” from 2 to 3:30 p.m. The

meeting is being held at Hoag Cancer Center, Conference Room A, 1

Hoag Drive, Newport Beach. There is no cost, and registration is not

required. Information: (949) 7600-5542.

The Orange County Fair will host James Botsacos, host of ESPN’s

Cold Pizza. 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.

Mother’s Market will host “The Anti-Aging Pill,” a free seminar

and book-signing given by Bill Sardi, author and health journalist,

from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The market is at 225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa.

Information and reservations: (800) 595-6667.

The Newport Beach Bacchus Society will present “Red, White and

Bleu” to raise awareness for the Juvenile Diabetes Research

Foundation, from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at Park Prive, 1570 Scenic Ave.,

Costa Mesa. Festivities include food, wine, music and a silent

auction. The cost is $40 in advance or $50 at the door. Information:

(949) 290-5563.

The American Cetacean Society -- Orange County chapter’s Day of

the Dolphin research project orientation meeting begins at 7:30 p.m.

at the Neighborhood Community Center, 1845 Park Ave., Costa Mesa.

Information: (714) 534-5177.

SATURDAY

Family Boat Building weekend runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and

July 25 at the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum, 151 E. Coast Highway,

Newport Beach. Thirty-five-member teams will construct their boats

today and float them in the harbor Sunday. Information: (949)

675-8915.

Orange Coast College Extended Education is sponsoring a Teaching

Phonics Workshop: The Peanut Butter and Jelly Recipe, from 9 a.m. to

3 p.m. at Orange Coast College, 2701 Fairview Road. Registration is

$59. Information: (714) 432-5880, option 1.

A roots restoration effort in the Back Bay to help maintain its

natural ecology runs from 9 a.m. to noon. Reservations are required

for groups of five or more, and refreshments and tools are provided.

Information: (949) 640-0286.

Intermediate plein air painting is an outdoor course for ages 8

and up that runs from 9 a.m. to noon. The cost is $20 (materials

included), and registration is required. Information: (949) 923-2275.

Sherman Library and Gardens is holding a Staghorn Fern workshop

from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at 2647 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. There

is no cost for this event. Information: (949) 673-2261.

Borders Books, Music and Cafe will host D.P Lyle at a book-signing

for his new book, “Forensics for Dummies.” 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 Barbara Odanaka at a

book-signing for her new book “Skateboard Mom.” Beginning at 2 p.m.,

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

Information: (949) 631-8661.

The American Cetacean Society -- Orange County Chapter’s Day of

the Dolphin sighting day and pizza party begins at 7:30 p.m. at the

Neighborhood Community Center, 1845 Park Ave., Costa Mesa.

Information: (714) 534-5177.

SUNDAY

Toddler Time “Butterflies” is a Park Ranger-taught playtime for

children and parents from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Stories, movement and

hands-on fun are all included in the course for 2- to 4-year-olds.

The cost is $5 per child and registration is required. Information:

(949) 923-2275.

The Commodores Club of the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce will

host the 69th annual Flight of the Lasers Boat Race at 1 p.m. at the

Newport Harbor Yacht Club, 720 W. Bay Ave., Newport Beach.

Information: (949) 673-7730.

The Huntington Beach Concert Band will perform patriotic music at

1 p.m. at Oasis Senior Center, 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona Del Mar.

Tickets are on sale in the center’s front office for $5. Information:

(949) 644-3244.

A drumming festival will begin at 1 p.m. at the Center for

Spiritual Discovery, 2850 Mesa Verde Drive East, Costa Mesa. David

Van Dorn, founder of Healing Rhythms, will lead a drumming circle.

Drums will be provided. The cost is $10. Information: (714) 754-7399.

Borders Books, Music and Cafe will host Carolanne Chavanne, a

local contributor to “Just give me the Answer$,” for a book-signing.

Beginning at 2 p.m., the signing will be held at 3333 Bear St., Costa

Mesa. Information: (714) 432-7854.

JULY 26

The 2004 Bank of the West Beach Games, an action sports and music

festival featuring the Honda U.S. Open of Surfing, runs from 8 a.m.

to 5 p.m. through Aug. 1. All events are free and open to the public.

Information: https://www.bankofthewestbeach games.com.

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

Reading begins at 10 a.m. at 1890 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. (949)

631-8661.

JULY 27

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.

Latin rock band “Savor” will perform. (714) 754-5300.

Mother’s Market will host “Peripheral Neuropathy (PN) and Pain,” a

free seminar given by Dr. Donald Jolly and Whittaker Wellness

Institute from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The market is located at 225 E. 17th

St., Costa Mesa. Information: (800) 595-6667.