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

TODAY

The Orange County Interfaith Council will hold an

interdenominational church service on Big Corona del Mar State Beach

from 9 to 10 a.m. to coincide with the Corona del Mar Centennial

Celebration. Parking will be available at the beach and at Oasis

Senior Center, 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar.

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. Events include a 10 a.m. pancake breakfast, surf

lessons, a beach volleyball tournament, exhibits and children’s

activities. 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.

The 19th annual Great Chefs of Orange County Food and Wine

extravaganza will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Balboa

Bay Club & Resort, 1221 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Tickets are

$150 for the main event and $250 for a caviar and champagne VIP

reception with the chefs along with the event. Information: (800)

747-5527.

MONDAY

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.

TUESDAY

Financial advisor Laura Tarbox will hold a free “It’s Your Money”

seminar from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Newport Beach Central Library,

1000 Avocado Ave. Refreshments will be provided, and reservations

aren’t required. Information: (949) 717-3890.

Herbologist Mark Kaylor will host a free seminar, “Digestion --

The Foundation for Health and Healing,” from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at

Mother’s Patio Cafe, 225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. Information: (949)

631-4741.

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.

A free lecture on “The Genetics of Breast Cancer and What We

Know,” begins at 7 p.m. at UC Irvine’s Tamkin Auditorium.

Information: (949) 824-4313.

WEDNESDAY

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.

Museum volunteer Roger Freely will speak about the importance of

saving the states’ museums at a 7:30 p.m. meeting of the Costa Mesa

Historical Society, 1870 Anaheim Ave., Costa Mesa. Doors open at 7

p.m. Information: (949) 631-5918.

THURSDAY

Ed Selich of the Newport Planning Commission will present the

Corona del Mar Pacific Coast Highway Median Landscaping Plans at the

October meeting of the Corona del Mar Residents Assn. The free

meeting begins at 7:30 a.m. at the Newport Beach Country Club, 1000

Quail St., Newport Beach. Information: (949) 721-0132.

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.

Dr. Michael Schwartz will host a free seminar, “Cardiovascular

Health,” from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Mother’s Patio Cafe, 225 E. 17th

St., Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 631-4741.

FRIDAY

Gad Rennert will speak on “Cancer in Israel -- What’s Different?”

at 4 p.m. at UC Irvine’s Sprague Hall. Information: (949) 824-8202.

Stanley van den Noort will present an update on multiple sclerosis

research at 7 p.m. at UC Irvine’s Tamkin Auditorium. Admission is

$10. Information: (949) 824-8202.