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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.

SATURDAY

The eighth annual “Fall Health Fair” runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

at The Health Emporium, 3347 Pacific Coast Highway, Corona del Mar.

Visitors can sample natural foods, receive free samples of cosmetics

and vitamins and learn about food and health. Information: (949)

673-2244.

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.

Information: (714) 969-6558.

SUNDAY

The Orange County Children’s Book Festival runs from 9:30 a.m. to

4:30 p.m. at Orange Coast College, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa.

The festival will feature books, authors, illustrators, exhibitors

and entertainment. Admission is free. Information: (714) 432-5707.

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.

MONDAY

Sen. Dick Ackerman will speak at an Orange County Citizens Against

Lawsuit Abuse luncheon, at 11:30 a.m. at The Pacific Club, 4110

MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. Ackerman will discuss the recent

legislative session in Sacramento, events leading up to the November

election and ballot initiatives, including Proposition 64.

Information: (714) 259-8400.

Denise Van Horn, a doctor in Hoag Cancer Center’s pathology

department, will speak on “How to Read Your Pathology Report,” from

6:30 to 9 p.m. in the center’s auditorium, One Hoag Drive, Newport

Beach. The seminar is free and registration is required. Information:

(949) 7-CANCER.

TUESDAY

A free six-week class for women newly diagnosed with breast cancer

and for others who want to learn more about the disease will be held

from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays through Nov. 9 at Hoag Conference

Center’s Conference Room A, One Hoag Drive, Newport Beach.

Information: (949) 7-CANCER.

Hoag Hospital family practitioner Ronald Young will discuss

preventive screenings that men should have regularly to maintain good

health, at 6:30 p.m. at Hoag Conference Center, One Hoag Drive,

Newport Beach. The discussion is free and reservations are required.

Information: (800) 514-HOAG.

WEDNESDAY

Orange Coast College’s Friends of the Library will host a fall

book sale from 9 to 10 a.m. for OCC Friends members and from 10 a.m.

to 3 p.m. for the general public, in front of the library, 2701

Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. A dollar-a-bag sale will be held from 2 to

3 p.m. Information: (714) 432-0202.

THURSDAY

A “Food, Wine & Micro-Brew Fest” is held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at

the Crate and Barrel and Macy’s Home Store wing of South Coast Plaza,

3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. Live entertainment will also be

provided. All proceeds benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange

County. Information: (714) 435-2171.

Senior insurance specialist Sue Tarvin will discuss senior

healthcare plans at 1 p.m. at Hoag Hospital’s Conference Center, One

Hoag Drive, Newport Beach. The discussion is free and reservations

are required. Information: (800) 514-HOAG.

OCT. 8

Miles J. Elledge of the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena

will present an Inventors Forum seminar, “How to Get Your Invention

Sold,” at 7 p.m. at Orange Coast College’s Science Lecture Hall 101,

2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. The cost is $5 for Inventors Forum

members and $15 for nonmembers. Information: (714) 540-2491.

OCT. 10

The first Easy Ride for Autism will begin at 10 a.m. at Bartel’s

Harley-Davidson, 4141 Lincoln Blvd., Marina Del Rey and concludes at

Newport Dunes Resort, 1131 Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach. The event

features Grand Marshal Peter Fonda and a lunch concert by “Louie,

Louie” crooners The Kingsmen at Newport Dunes. Registration begins at

9 a.m. Information: (818) 505-1104.

The 16th annual CROP Walk for hunger relief and world peace will

begin at 1 p.m. at St. Mark Presbyterian Church, 2100 Mar Vista

Drive, Newport Beach. Members of more than 25 places of worship will

walk around the Back Bay to raise money for worldwide charities.

Information: https://www.hungerwalknewport beach.org.

OCT. 11

A City Council study session to discuss the Consolidated Plan

begins at 4:30 p.m. at City Hall Conference Room 1A, 77 Fair Drive,

Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 754-4892.

Hoag Hospital cardiologist Neala Hunter will discuss the signs and

symptoms of heart rhythm irregularities at 6 p.m. at Hoag Conference

Center, One Hoag Drive, Newport Beach. The discussion is free and

reservations are required. Information: (800) 514-HOAG.

OCT. 12

Hoag Hospital orthopedic surgeon Steven Gausewitz will speak on

ceramic joint replacement at 6 p.m. at Hoag Conference Center, One

Hoag Drive, Newport Beach. The discussion is free and reservations

are required. Information: (800) 514-HOAG.

UC Irvine professor and Nobel Laureate Sherwood Rowland will speak

on how abrupt climate changes relate to global warming at 6:30 p.m.

at Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado St., Newport Beach.

Admission is free. Information: (949) 760-1333.

OCT. 13

Hoag Hospital OB/GYN Deborah Grouse will speak about pregnancy

after 35 at 6:30 p.m. at Hoag Conference Center, One Hoag Drive,

Newport Beach. The discussion is free and reservations are required.

Information: (800) 514-HOAG.

MSNBC.com online columnist Peter Greenburg will sign and discuss

his new book, “Hotel Secrets from the Travel Detective,” at 7 p.m. in

the Friends Meeting Room at Newport Beach Central Library, 1000

Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. The cost is $12, or $10 for Library

Foundation members and $5 for students. Information: (949) 717-3890.

OCT. 14

New York playwright and theater director Moises Kaufman will speak

at 1:30 p.m. at Orange Coast College’s Robert B. Moore Theater, 2701

Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Admission is free. The lecture will be

followed by an interdisciplinary panel discussion featuring OCC

faculty members. Information: https://www.occ.cccd.edu.

The seventh annual Fire and Lifeguard Appreciation Beach Party

will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Newport Dunes Resort, 1131 Back Bay

Drive, Newport Beach. The event will feature live music, a barbecue

dinner and a no-host bar on the bay. Admission is $30. Information:

(949) 729-4400.

Chef Richard Reilly will demonstrate low-fat, low-salt cooking for

flavorful and easy meal preparation at 6 p.m. at Hoag Conference

Center, One Hoag Drive, Newport Beach. The discussion is free, and

reservations are required. Information: (800) 514-HOAG.

OCT. 15

The Corona del Mar Centennial Celebration’s black-tie dinner/dance

event, “The Gala Celebration of the Century,” runs from 6 to 11 p.m.

at The Four Seasons Hotel, 690 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach.

Tickets are $250. Information: (949) 675-0501.

OCT. 16

The 43rd annual Sandcastle Contest will take place from 11 a.m. to

4 p.m. at Corona del Mar State Beach. The contest is limited to 45

teams of eight people each, and is open to all skill levels. The cost

per team is $60 for architecture firms, $40 for all other businesses

and $30 for families and other organizations. Information: (949)

729-4400.

The Corona del Mar Centennial Celebration’s “Centennial Beach

Party” is held from 4 to 9 p.m. at Big Corona del Mar State Beach.

Admission is free. Information: (949) 675-0501.

OCT. 17

The Corona del Mar Centennial Celebration’s “Centennial Family

Beach Expo” will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Big Corona del Mar

State Beach. Admission is free. Information: (949) 675-0501.

The “Fall Fair and Pumpkin Patch” is held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

at the Environmental Nature Center, 1601 16th St., Newport Beach. The

event includes live music, pumpkin sales, food, nature crafts and

games, a scavenger hunt, a silent auction and an opportunity drawing.

Information: (949) 645-8489.

OCT. 18

Hoag Hospital cardiologist Richard Haskell will discuss the latest

advances in the treatment of heart disease at 6 p.m. at Hoag

Conference Center, One Hoag Drive, Newport Beach. The discussion is

free, and reservations are required. Information: (800) 514-HOAG.

OCT. 19

The Surfrider Foundation’s Newport Beach chapter will hold a

meeting, “Campaign Against the Plastic Plague,” at 7 p.m. at

Margaritaville, 2332 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Information:

(310) 849-1964.

OCT. 20

The Newport Beach Newcomers Club meets the third Wednesday of

every month. This month, fashion designer Christine Richey will

showcase the Yearsley Collection’s fall fashions, including clothing

and accessories, at 10 a.m. at the Sea Island Clubhouse. Lunch will

be served. Information: (949) 673-7601.

U.S. Medicare and Medicaid Operations official Donna Dymon will

speak on the Medicare-approved Drug Discount Card, enrollment in the

discount card program and how to determine which card is right for

you, at 3:30 p.m. at Hoag Conference Center, One Hoag Drive, Newport

Beach. The discussion is free, and reservations are required.

Information: (800) 514-HOAG.

OCT. 21

Environmental Nature Center founder Robert House will host a free

tour of the center and talk about its plant communities from noon to

1:30 p.m. at 1601 16th St., Newport Beach. Bring a sack lunch.

Information: (949) 645-8489.

OCT. 22

Allan Schoenherr, author of “A Natural History of California,”

will speak on California’s Colorado Desert from 6 to 7 p.m. at the

Environmental Nature Center, 1601 16th St., Newport Beach. The event

is in celebration of the center’s new Sonoran Desert Oasis plant

community. Information: (949) 645-8489.

OCT. 23

Project Cuddle, which saves babies from abandonment, will hold its

fourth annual Costume Ball at the Wyndham Hotel, 3350 Avenue of the

Arts, Costa Mesa. The event includes dinner, entertainment and a

silent auction. Information: (714) 432-9681.

A volunteer from the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation will

host a free seminar on breast health at 9 a.m. at the Athletic Club

for Women, 2036 Quail St., Newport Beach. Information: (949)

852-8655.

The Providence Speech and Hearing Center will hold a costume ball,

“The Ball of the Fall -- The Magic of Movies,” from 6 p.m. to

midnight at the Balboa Bay Club & Resort, 1221 W. Coast Highway,

Newport Beach. The event will feature a red-carpet walk, a silent

auction, food, drinks, dancing and entertainment. Reserved seating

tickets are $250. Information: (949) 923-1534.

A 20-year reunion for Newport Harbor High School’s class of 1984

will meet from 6:30 p.m. to midnight at the Pacific Club, 4110

MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. Organizers are also looking for

classmates and need assistance in tracking them down. Information:

https://www.nhhs84.com.

OCT. 24

“Pumpkins and Pancakes -- A Children’s Halloween Extravaganza”

will be held from 8 to 11 a.m. in the Crate and Barrel and Macy’s

Home Store wing of South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa.

Children may come in costume. The event benefits abused and neglected

children served by Court Appointed Special Advocates programs of

Orange County. Information: (714) 435-2171.

The Southwest Coordinating Committee will celebrate B’nai B’rith’s

161st anniversary with a gala luncheon and awards presentation at 11

a.m. at the Wyndham Hotel, 3350 Avenue of the Arts, Costa Mesa. The

cost is $35. Information: (714) 892-5906.

The Center for Spiritual Discovery will host a “Radical

Forgiveness Workshop” from 1 to 6 p.m. at 2850 Mesa Verde Drive East,

Costa Mesa. Colin Tipping, author of “Radical Forgiveness: Making

Room for the Miracle,” offers forgiveness techniques. The cost is

$65. Information: (714) 754-7399, Ext. 23.

OCT. 25

The Orange Coast College Benefit Golf Tournament is held at Mesa

Verde Country Club, 3000 Clubhouse Road, Costa Mesa. Sponsorships

will benefit the Orange Coast College Foundation. For information and

tee times, call (714) 432-5707.

OCT. 26

The Zen Center of Orange County offers a “Zen JumpStart” program

from 7 to 8:30 p.m. through Dec. 5 at 120 E. 18th St., Costa Mesa.

The sessions include group and individual instruction. The cost is

$15. Information: (949) 722-7818 or https://www.zcoc.org.

OCT. 28

Hoag Cancer Center director of program development Nancy Raymon

will hold a free lecture on “Resources for the Lung Cancer Patient”

from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at Hoag Cancer Center’s Conference Room A, One

Hoag Drive, Newport Beach. Information: (949) 760-5542.

OCT. 29

The Mind Institute will honor top educators and students at its

2004 Education Awards Dinner at 4500 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach.

The guest presenter is California Secretary for Education Richard

Riordan. Information: (949) 640-4000.

NOV. 1

Col. Stephen Bauer will sign and discuss his new book, “At Ease in

the White House,” at 7 p.m. in the Friends Meeting Room at Newport

Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. The book is

an account of the life of a former military aide in the White House.

The cost is $12, $10 for Library Foundation members and $5 for

students.

NOV. 7

Actor and Jewish Natl. Fund spokesperson Hal Linden will be the

master of ceremonies at the “Guardian of Israel Gala,” at 6 p.m. at

the Hilton Hotel, 3050 Bristol St, Costa Mesa. Cocktails are served

at 5 p.m. Information: (714) 957-4540.

NOV. 8

A Consolidated Plan workshop begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Adams Room

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

Information: (714) 754-4892.

NOV. 14

Charles Richards, author of “Karmic Relationships: Healing

Invisible Wounds,” will host a Karmic Relationships Workshop from 1

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

Drive East, Costa Mesa. The cost is $30, which includes lunch.

Information: (714) 754-7399, Ext. 23.

NOV. 29

Annual Tree Lighting festivities begin at 6 p.m. at South Coast

Plaza, 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. Information: (800) 782-8888.

ONGOING

The Inter-generational Troupe of Actors workshop meets from 3:15

to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Costa Mesa Civic Playhouse, 611 Hamilton

St., Costa Mesa. The free workshop is comprised of people of all ages

who want to perform and study drama. Interviews are required.

Information: (714) 841-1733 or https://www.friendsofoasis.org

/tsplayers.

The Newport Beach Cake Decorating Club meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays

at the Versailles Apartments, Hospital Road and Superior Avenue.

Information: (949) 650-1332.

The Newport Beach Spanish Club meets at 1 p.m. Mondays and

Saturdays at the Versailles Apartments, Hospital Road and Superior

Avenue. Information: (949) 650-1332.

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

1890 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 631-8661.

Champagne brunches are held from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays at

the Sutton Place Hotel, 4500 MacArthur Blvd., Costa Mesa. The cost is

$39, plus tax and gratuity, and the price includes house champagne.

The champagne of the month is an additional $15. Information: (949)

476-2001.

“Friday Nights Unplugged” are held from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Fridays

in the Sutton Place Hotel’s Trianon Lounge, 4500 MacArthur Blvd.,

Newport Beach. Gerald Ishibashi and guests perform weekly.

Information: (949) 476-2001.

A “Lobster Cookout” is held from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturdays at The

Sutton Place Hotel’s Calypso Cafe, 4500 MacArthur Blvd., Newport

Beach. The cost is $55, plus tax and gratuity. Information: (949)

476-2001.

Private tutoring and English as a Second Language instruction is

available for K-12 and college students in the Newport-Mesa area.

Call for rates. Information: (949) 294-9462.

Alcoholics Anonymous men’s meetings are held at 8 p.m. Tuesdays at

the Costa Mesa Senior Center, 695 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa.

Information: (949) 645-2356.

The Newport Center Toastmaster’s Club can help you improve your

public speaking skills or polish your business presentations. Members

come from a variety of professional disciplines and backgrounds. The

group meets every Monday morning from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at 610 Newport

Center Drive, Newport Beach. Validated parking is available in the

parking structure next to 24 Hour Fitness. Guests are welcome.

Information: (949) 721-5732.

The Newport Beach Walking Club meets at the corner of Superior and

Hospital Road in Newport Beach at 9:15 a.m. Monday through Saturday

and 7 p.m. everyday. (949) 650-1332.

The Newport-Mesa cribbage club meets on the second and fourth

Wednesdays of every month from 6:45 to 9 p.m. at Oasis Senior Center,

800 Marguerite Ave. in Corona del Mar. The cost is $2. Information:

(949) 646-5293.