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TODAY

“Summer Nights at the Cove,” featuring live music, children’s

entertainment and food sampling, is held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays

through Aug. 26 at Crystal Cove Promenade, East Coast Highway and

Crystal Heights Drive, Newport Beach. Information: https://www.Shop

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FRIDAY

A gem, jewelry and bead show will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday in

Building 12 and the Parade of Products at the Orange County Fair &

Exposition Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Admission is $5 for

adults and free for children 12 and under. Information: (503)

252-8300 or https://www.gem faire.com.

The American Cancer Society’s Discovery Shop will hold a

semi-annual, storewide 50% off clearance sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

today and Saturday at 2600 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar.

Volunteers and donations are also needed. Information: (949)

640-4777.

SATURDAY

Serenity Village, which mentors and supports needy Orange County

children, will hold a Rummage Sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 275

Albert Place, Costa Mesa. All proceeds will benefit Serenity

Village’s year-round “motel children” outreach and mentoring program.

Information: (949) 643-9942.

Orange Coast College Extended Education is sponsoring “How to

Become a Notary Public” from 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Orange Coast

College, 2701 Fairview Road. Registration is $95 (additional $45 at

class for state certificate). Information:(714) 432-5880, option 1.

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.

Orange Coast College Extended Education is sponsoring “Best

Locations to Invest, Live, Work, Play, Have a Second Home and Retire”

seminar. 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Orange Coast College, 2701 Fairview

Road. Registration is $69 per person, $99 per couple. Information:

(714) 432-5880, option 1.

Chevy Madness, featuring cars, trucks, manufacturers, vendors and

apparel, is held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Orange County Fair &

Exposition Center’s Festival Fields and Arlington Fields, 88 Fair

Drive, Costa Mesa. Admission is $10 for adults, while tickets are $5

for seniors and children 12 and under. Information: (805) 686-2007.

Stu Hample will draw cartoons and sign his book, “Happy Cat Day: A

Manifesto for a National Cat Holiday,” at noon at Borders South Coast

Plaza, 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. Cats will be available for adoption

from 2 to 5 p.m. at the store. Information: (714) 432-7854.

Fourteen Orange County piano, violin and cello musicians ages 10

to 18 will perform at 5 p.m. at Orange County Unitarian Universalist

Church, 1259 Victoria St., Costa Mesa. The performers competed in the

Victoria Chamber Series’ Emerging Artist Competition. Tickets are $12

for adults, $8 for students and $25 for families. Information: (949)

733-1383.

SUNDAY

The first “Cut-a-Thon” party to benefit the Surfrider Foundation

and protect beaches is held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Living Room

Salon and Art Gallery, 125 Rochester St., Costa Mesa. Stylists will

cut hair for $35 and blowdry for $10, with all proceeds going to the

foundation. Guests will be seen on a first-come, first-served basis.

Information: (949) 631-0808.

Historian O. Henry Mace will discuss and sign his new book, “47

Down, The 1922 Argonaut Gold Mine Disaster,” at 2 p.m. at Borders

South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. Information: (714)

432-7854.

Bagpiper Eric Rigler and his band, “Bad Haggis,” will perform a

free Celtic fusion concert at 2 p.m. at Muldoon’s Dublin Pub, 202

Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. Rigler played at Ronald Reagan’s

funeral and has been featured in films such as “Titanic,”

“Braveheart,” “Road to Perdition,” “Troy” and “Master and Commander.”

Information: (949) 640-4110.

Kem Nunn, National Book Award-nominated author of “Tapping the

Source,” will sign the book at 2 p.m. at Book Soup South Coast Plaza,

3333 Bristol St., Suite 2400, Costa Mesa. Information: (714)

689-2665.

MONDAY

“Storytime with Miss Kathy” begins at 10 a.m. at Borders, 1890

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

Newport Harbor High School cheerleaders will lead their summer

junior cheer camp from 1 to 3 p.m. through Aug. 18 and from 1 to 1:30

p.m. Aug. 19 at the school. Clinics will include basic cheer

technique and a dance routine. The cost is $95. Information: (949)

645-1641.

TUESDAY

A free bone density screening is held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at

Mother’s, 225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 631-4741.

A book discussion group, “We Want Fiction!,” will meet to talk

about Edith Wharton’s “Ethan Frome” at 7 p.m. at Book Soup South

Coast Plaza, 3333 Bristol St., Suite 2400, Costa Mesa. Participants

in the group receive 20% off the purchase of the book. Information:

(714) 689-2665.

WEDNESDAY

Toddler Time “Mud and Muck!” is a parent-child learning experience

that has a park ranger teaching, telling stories and employing

hands-on fun for children 2 to 4 beginning at 9 or 10:30 a.m. The

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

(949) 923-2275.

National security expert Jonathan Adelman of the University of

Denver Graduate School of International Studies will host a dessert

reception at 7:30 p.m. at the Four Seasons Hotel, 690 Newport Center

Drive, Newport Beach. Adelman served as Doctoral Dissertation Advisor

to National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice. The reception is $36

per person. Information: (714) 957-4540.

Charles Zender, assistant professor of Earth system science at UC

Irvine, will lecture on “The Threat of Global Warming” from 7:30 to 9

p.m. at Orange Coast Unitarian Universalist Church, 1259 Victoria

St., Costa Mesa. The event is free. Information: (949) 646-4652.

AUG. 19

J.Jill will celebrate its grand opening with a fashion show

featuring Anaheim Angels wives and girlfriends, hors d’oeuvres and

cocktails, from 5 to 9 p.m. at South Coast Plaza, second floor in the

Macy’s Home Store wing, 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. Information: (714)

540-5355.

Author Brian Doherty will sign “The Burning Man” at 7 p.m. at Book

Soup South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bristol St., Suite 2400, Costa Mesa.

Information: (714) 689-2665.

AUG. 21

The Newport Beach Newcomers Club meets the third Wednesday of

every month. This month’s meeting is at 11 a.m. at the Back Bay Cafe,

1131 Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach. Additional activities at the club

include bridge, canasta, home and garden, tea ladies, brunch, movies,

golf and tennis. Information: (949) 673-7601 or https://www.newcomers-

newportbeach.org.

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.

The Friends of the Newport Beach Library will hold a used book

sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Friends Meeting Room at the Central

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

759-9667.

A two-hour walking tour of the Back Bay will be given by a trained

naturalist beginning at 9:30 a.m. There is no cost, and there are no

reservations needed. Information: (949) 923-2269.

A two-hour electric boat tour of the Back Bay will be given by a

trained naturalist beginning at 11:30 a.m. The cost is $10 per

person, and reservations are required. Information: (949) 923-2269.

Randy Myers will sign his book, “Jesus, The Computer and New York

City,” at noon at Barnes & Noble, Metro Pointe, 901 South Coast

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

Tigers of the Sky is a course that teaches the habit and methods

of various airborne predators of the Southern California skies,

including the owl. It includes a live bird presentation from the

Orange County Birds of Prey Center and an owl pellet dissection.

Beginning at 1 p.m., the cost is $5 per person, and registration is

required. Information: (949) 923-2275.

Author John DePuy will discuss and sign his new book, “Building

Business in the 21st century,” at 2 p.m. at Borders, South Coast

Plaza, 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 631-8661.

The Back Bay Science Center will hold an evening marsh prowl,

where a naturalist will demonstrate plant and wildlife in the Back

Bay at dusk. Beginning at 7:30 p.m., the cost is $15 per person and

requires reservations. Information: (949) 923-2269.

AUG. 22

Interfaith Cafe will hold a seminar on “Resolving Conflicts with

Family, Friends and Neighbors: Religion and Spirituality Today” from

1:30 to 5 p.m. at Orange Coast Unitarian Universalist Church, 1259

Victoria St., Costa Mesa. A $10 donation is suggested. Students with

ID get in free. Information: (949) 661-3087 or https://www.religious

diversityfaire.org.

A reception for House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Chris

Cox (R-Newport Beach) is held from 2 to 5 p.m. at the home of Barry

and Debra Allen, 1021 White Sails Way, Corona del Mar. Refreshments

will be served. RSVP at (949) 645-9127.

AUG. 23

“Storytime with Miss Kathy” begins at 10 a.m. at Borders, 1890

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

A Jazzercise open house runs through Aug. 28 at the Costa Mesa

Senior Center, 695 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa. The event meets today at

6 p.m., Tuesday at 5:45 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday at 6 p.m. and

Saturday at 9 a.m. Free classes and door prizes will be awarded.

Information: (949) 642-8408.

AUG. 24

Toddler Time, “Ocean Adventure,” is held from 10 to 11 a.m. at the

Environmental Nature Center, 1601 16th St., Newport Beach. Parents

and children 2 to 4 are welcome. The cost is $5 per child.

Information: (949) 645-8489.

Orange Coast College’s Transfer Center is hosting a workshop to

show students how to fill out applications for California State

University campuses at 12:30 p.m. OCC is at 2701 Fairview Road, Costa

Mesa. The CSU application-filing period for the spring of 2005 begins

Aug. 1. Admission is free, but appointments are required.

Information: (714) 432-5894.

A free SAT and college admissions seminar hosted by the Princeton

Review begins at 6:30 p.m. at Borders, 1890 Newport Blvd., Costa

Mesa. Information: (949) 631-8661.

Authors Allyson Shaw and Richard Emidio Melo will sign their

books, “The Bon-Bon and Love Token” and “Jokerman 8,” at 7 p.m. at

Book Soup South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bristol St., Suite 2400, Costa

Mesa. Information: (714) 689-2665.

AUG. 26

A daytime lung cancer support group, “Radiation Therapy for Lung

Cancer,” will meet from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at Hoag Cancer Center

Conference Room “A”, One Hoag Drive, Newport Beach. Admission is free

and no registration is required. Information: (949) 760-5542.

AUG. 27

The Southern California Indian Center’s pow wow is held from 2 to

10 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday in the Picnic Area and

Arlington Field at the Orange County Fair & Exposition Center, 88

Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Admission is $7 for adults, $4 for ages 13 to

17 and for seniors, $2 for children 6 to 12 and free for children 5

and under. Information: (714) 962-6673.

Estancia High School’s class of 1994 will celebrate its 10th high

school reunion from 7 p.m. to midnight at the Sutton Place Hotel,

4500 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. Information: (949) 476-2001.

A Full Moon Walk at the Environmental Nature Center is held from 8

to 9 p.m. at 1601 16th St., Newport Beach. Drinks and snacks will be

served. The cost is $2. Information: (949) 645-8489.

AUG. 28

Local bird expert Maya Decker will host a Fall Migration Birding

Walk from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Environmental Nature Center, 1601

16th St., Newport Beach. The event is free for members and $5 for

nonmembers. Information: (949) 645-8489.

Orange Coast College Extended Education is sponsoring a Loan

Signing Agent Seminar from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the college, 2701

Fairview Road. Registration is $154. Information:(714) 432-5880,

option 1. Register online at: https://www.occtickets.com.

There will be a roots restoration effort in the Back Bay that will

help to maintain and learn about the natural ecology at the same

time. The project 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.

Fullerton College biology teacher Lenny Vincent will lead a spider

and insect hike through the Environmental Nature Center from 10 to

11:30 a.m., at 1601 16th St., Newport Beach. The cost is $2.

Information: (949) 645-8489.

UC Irvine’s annual Summer Bulb Sale is held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

at the Arboretum, Campus Drive and Jamboree Road, Irvine. General

admission is $2, and children 12 and under get in free. Information:

(949) 824-5833.

Storytime with Merrily Kutner, author of “Down on the Farm,”

begins at 2 p.m. at Borders, 1890 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa.

Information: (949) 631-8661.

Pamela Price, co-author of “100 Best Spas of the World,” will

discuss and sign her book at 2 p.m. at Borders South Coast Plaza,

3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 432-7854.

A computer fair is held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

in Building 12 at the Orange County Fair & Exposition Center, 88 Fair

Drive, Costa Mesa. Admission is $5 for adults and free for children

under 10. Information: (800) 800-5600.

Roman Loranc will sign his new photography book, “Two-Hearted

Oak,” from 1 to 5 p.m. at Susan Spiritus Gallery, 3929 Birch St.,

Newport Beach. Information: (949) 474-4321.

A Back Bay Bat Walk will be hosted by bat expert Stephanie

Remington beginning at dusk. The cost is $7 per person for ages 8 and

up and pre-registration is required. Information: (949) 923-2275.

Estancia High School Class of 1974 will celebrate their 30th high

school reunion from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Marriott, 18000 Von

Karman Ave., Irvine. Information: (949) 553-0100.

AUG. 29

The fifth annual Endless Summer Classic Car, Truck & Motorcycle

Show & Elvis Salute is held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Orange County

Market Place, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Admission is free with

Market Place admission. Information: (949) 723-6663.

The Jami Lula Singer’s Workshop, for people who either love to

sing with a group or would like to give it a try, will meet from 1 to

4 p.m. at the Center for Spiritual Discovery, 2850 Mesa Verde Drive

East, Costa Mesa. The cost is $35. Information: (714) 754-7399.

AUG. 30

Fall semester classes begin today at Orange Coast College, 2701

Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 432-5072.

“Storytime with Miss Kathy” begins at 10 a.m. at Borders, 1890

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

SEPT. 5

The Zen Center of Orange County is offering an “Introduction to

Zen” workshop from 1 to 4 p.m. at 120 E. 18th St., Costa Mesa. The

workshop combines experience in Zen meditation with small group

instruction. The cost is $60. Information: (949) 722-7818.

SEPT. 9

CM900 of the Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce will host wine

connoisseurs and enthusiasts for wine tastings and live and silent

auctions. Proceeds benefit CM900 children’s charities and

scholarships. Information: (714) 885-9095.

Traditional Jewelers’ annual Watch Fair is held from 5 to 9 p.m.

at 203 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. Information: (949)

721-9010.

SEPT. 11

A “Celebration for Peace begins at 10 a.m. at Newport Dunes

Resort, 1131 Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach. The day’s festivities

include live music, guest speakers, games, food, vendors and beach

activities. Admission is $15 for adults, $5 for teens and $3 for

children 12 and under. Information: (714) 736-7222.

The Crystal Cove Alliance’s second annual “Tropical Gala on the

Beach” begins at 6 p.m. today and Sept. 12 at Crystal Cove State

Park, 8471 Pacific Coast Highway. Proceeds benefit restoration of the

cove and its education programs. Tickets are $150. Information: (949)

640-5220.

Newport Harbor High School’s class of 1964 will celebrate its 40th

high school reunion from 7 p.m. to midnight at the Harborside

Restaurant, 400 Main St., Balboa. Information: (949) 676-4663.

Corona del Mar High School’s class of 1964 will celebrate its 40th

high school reunion from 7 p.m. to midnight at the Harborside

Restaurant, 400 Main St., Balboa. Information: (949) 676-4663.

SEPT. 18

The city of Costa Mesa will host the 23rd bi-annual “Neighbors for

Neighbors” community clean-up, a program that aims to assist

low-income homeowners maintain the beauty of their homes and

neighborhoods. Donations are welcome. Information: (714) 754-4892.

SEPT. 25

The fifth annual “Cruisin’ for a Cure” hot rod show and fundraiser

for prostate cancer is held from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Orange

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

least 3,100 classic cars will be displayed, and men 40 and over can

receive a free prostate cancer screening. In addition, the event

features a Herman Munster look-alike and the original Munster Coach

from the 1960s TV show “The Munsters.” Admission is $10 for adults

and kids under 12 are free. Information: (949) 588-8777.

Relationship expert and educator Jim Collister will deliver an

educational seminar based on his new book, “The Last Relationship

Book You’ll Ever Need,” from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and Sunday and

from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 29 at the Marriott Hotel, Fashion Island,

Newport Beach. The cost is $295 per person or $495 per couple.

Breakfast and lunch for the first two days are included. Information

(877) 378-0378.

SEPT. 30

The first “Festival of Italy” begins today and runs through Oct.

24 at South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. The

center-wide festival will showcase Italian fashions, food and

furnishings. Information: (714) 435-2115.

OCT. 2

Share Our Selves, a Costa Mesa-based nonprofit organization that

provides relief to those in need, will host the 14th annual

“Celebrity Chefs” dinner at 6 p.m. at Park Prive (formerly the Robert

Mondavi Wine & Food Center), 1570 Scenic Ave., Costa Mesa. Eleven

featured chefs will prepare a five-course dinner, and each course

will be paired with specialty wines. The cost is $175 per person.

(714) 969-6558.