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Newport man again on disease-fighting board

Newport Beach resident Robert M. Bennett has been re-elected as

chairman of the board of the Muscular Dystrophy Assn.

Bennett, owner and founder of Los Angeles-based Bennett

Productions Inc., has been chosen as board chairman for the 10th

consecutive year.

The nonprofit organization maintains 235 clinics nationwide,

including clinics at UCLA and the Hospital of the Good Samaritan at

the University of Southern California.

Corona del Mar tiles are better by the hundreds

Commemorative tiles purchased from the Corona del Mar Centennial

Foundation may be painted and decorated at Color Me Mine in Triangle

Square.

The store has launched a community project together with the

foundation so that families can buy a tile for $100 and decorate it

with the store’s help. Once completed, the tile will be displayed on

the Commemorative Tile Memory Wall at the Centennial Plaza in Corona

del Mar. Centennial celebrations will be underway from Oct. 14 to 17.

Tiles can be purchased through the foundation website at

www.cdm2004.com until Oct. 31. Information: Color Me Mine at (949)

515-8612.

Costa Mesa taking on block parties interest

The city of Costa Mesa is taking applications for Labor Day block

parties.

Those interested must complete an application and provide evidence

of liability insurance coverage for the event.

Applications are available only by request or through the city’s

website at www.ci.costa-mesa.ca.us.

For phone requests, residents are asked to call the city manager’s

office at (714) 754-5327. Completed applications must be submitted by

5 p.m. on Aug. 23 and may be mailed to Costa Mesa City Hall, PO Box

1200, Costa Mesa, CA 92628-1200.

Performing Arts Center takes musical to bank

The Orange County Performing Arts Center has added Disney’s new

musical, “On the Record,” to this year’s Bank of America Broadway

Series.

The show will feature more than 60 favorite Disney tunes such as

“Someday My Prince Will Come,” “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah” and “Hakuna

Matata.”

“On the Record” will run from Sept. 6 to 18 in Segerstrom Hall. It

will take the place of “Wonderful Town,” which has been withdrawn

following the cancellation of its national tour.

Balanchine shows to honor dancer’s birthday

The Orange County Performing Arts Center in Costa Mesa will host

“Balanchine 100: the Centennial Celebration” performed by the New

York City Ballet from Sept. 29 to Oct. 3.

Through 2004, the ballet company has offered this birthday

celebration for choreographer and company co-founder George

Balanchine that includes some of his classic works.

Tickets cost from $25 to $95 with sales beginning Aug. 15. They

are available from the Performing Arts Center box office, 600 Town

Center Drive, Costa Mesa, by calling (714)556-2787, or online at

https://www.ocpac.org.