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

TODAY

“The Hoboken Chicken Emergency” will be a play for young

audiences. The 7 p.m. performance will be at the Julianne Argyros

Stage, South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

Information: (714) 708-5555.

“Christmas Past and Present” will be the theme at the annual open

house of the Volunteer Assn. of Sherman Library and Gardens. The

event will be from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Sherman Library and

Gardens Gift Shop, 2647 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar.

Information: (949) 673-2261.

A woodworking show will be held from noon to 7 p.m. in Buildings

10, 12 and 17 and at the Parade of Products at the Orange County Fair

and Exposition Center, Costa Mesa. Information: (310) 477-8521 or

https://the woodworkingshows.com.

A “members only” preview of the Friends of the Newport Beach

Library used book sale will be from 1 to 5 p.m. at Newport Beach

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

759-9667.

SATURDAY

The Enchanted Holiday Evening will include a candlelight garden

walk and a visit from Santa Claus. The event will be hosted by the

Orange County Lighthouse Guild and will be a benefit for the Olive

Crest home for abused children. The event will be from 7 to 9 p.m. at

Roger’s Gardens, 2301 San Joaquin Hills Road, Corona del Mar. Tickets

will cost $50. Information: (714) 543-5437 Ext. 1144.

The Speedway Fall Classic freestyle motocross competition will

begin at 6 p.m. with the first race scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the

Costa Mesa Speedway, Orange County Fairgrounds and Exposition Center,

Costa Mesa. Tickets will cost $12 for adults, $8 for seniors and

teenagers and $4 for children. Information: (949) 492-9933 or

https://cmspeedway.com.

A free soccer clinic for girls 10 to 18 will be held from 9 a.m.

to noon at UC Irvine. Registration will be required by Nov. 4.

Information: (949) 824-6120.

“The Hoboken Chicken Emergency” will be a play for young

audiences. The 4:30 p.m. performance will be at the Julianne Argyros

Stage, South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

Information: (714) 708-5555.

The Friends of the Newport Beach Library used book sale will be

from 1 to 5 p.m. at Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave.,

Newport Beach. Information: (949) 759-9667.

A woodworking show will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in

Buildings 10, 12 and 17 and at the Parade of Products at the Orange

County Fair and Exposition Center, Costa Mesa. Information: (310)

477-8521 or https://the woodworkingshows.com.

SUNDAY

“The Hoboken Chicken Emergency” will be a play for young

audiences. The 2 p.m. performance will be at the Julianne Argyros

Stage, South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

Information: (714) 708-5555.

A woodworking show will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in

Buildings 10, 12 and 17 and at the Parade of Products at the Orange

County Fair and Exposition Center, Costa Mesa. Information: (310)

477-8521.

MONDAY

The Orange Empire Conference Regional Cheer Competition will begin

at 8 a.m. at the Bren Events Center, 100 Bren Events Center,

University of California, Irvine. Information: (949) 824-5000.

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.

Instructor Kelly Steenhoven will offer a series of beginning hatha

yoga classes from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Temple Bat Yahm, 1011 Camelback

St., Newport Beach. Other classes will be held on Nov. 15 and 29. The

cost is $15 for a single class or $45 for the entire series.

Information: (949) 553-1625, tspgi@aol.com.

A representative from the San Francisco State Center for Careers

in Teaching will meet with students from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the

Orange Coast College Transfer Center, 2701 Fairview Road.

Information: (714) 432-5894.

TUESDAY

Alumni of the Marshall School of Business at USC will hold their

monthly networking meeting with featured guest Kevin Davis, chairman

of the board, chief executive and president of Bristol Farms. The 7

to 9 a.m. breakfast will be at the Balboa Bay Club, 1221 W. Coast

Highway. Admission will cost $30 to $45. Information: (213) 740-7900

or https://www.marshall.usc.edu/ web/Alumni.cfm?doc_id=223.

A free seminar on the prevention of premature brain aging will be

held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225 E. 17th St.,

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

A representative from Cal State Long Beach will visit the Orange

Coast College Transfer Center from 9 a.m. to noon. The college is at

2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 432-5894.

WEDNESDAY

The 12th annual Ho Ho Ho-liday Boutique will craft sale to benefit

the Fairview Developmental Center, home to about 800 disabled

persons. The 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. event will be at the Fairview

Auditorium, 2501 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa. Information: (714)

957-5188.

A poetry reading with live music will feature poems by Jaimes

Palacio and Jennifer Donnell, with music by Courtney Montgomery. The

reading will begin at 8 p.m. at Alta Coffee House, 506 31st St.,

Newport Beach. Admission will be free. Information: (949) 675-0233.

A Career Transition Workshop will be held for people contemplating

a new line of work. The first session of the two-week workshop will

be from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Orange Coast College Re-Entry Center,

2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 432-5162.

Entertainers will sing songs from the big-band era at the Thursday

Morning Women’s Club’s monthly Friendship Luncheon. The luncheon will

begin at noon at the Radisson Hotel Newport Beach, 4545 MacArthur

Blvd., Newport Beach. Information: (949) 645-9555.

A free seminar, “Digestion -- The Foundation for Health and

Healing,” will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225

East 17th St., Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 631-4741.

A representative from UC Irvine will visit the Orange Coast

College Transfer Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The college is at 2701

Fairview Road. Information: (714) 432-5894.

Newport Beach Councilwoman Leslie Daigle will be the featured

guest at the Speak Up Newport monthly meeting. The 5 to 6 p.m.

meeting will be at the Newport Beach Yacht Club, 1099 Bayside Drive,

Newport Beach. Information: (949) 224-2266.

THURSDAY

A free seminar, “Qi-Gong Energy Healing,” will be held from 6:30

to 8 p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225 East 17th St., Costa Mesa.

Information: (949) 631-4741.

The Fall Trunk Show, a showcase for fashion and accessories, will

be held from 4 to 8 p.m. at American Cancer Society, E. Coast

Highway, Corona del Mar. The group will accept donations.

Information: (949) 640-4777.

NOV. 12

Harpist Hollienea will perform at a Christmas store’s open house.

She will play from 7 to 9 p.m. at Noelle Magique, 1720 Santa Ana

Ave., Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 642-0942.

Three authors, Edward Humes, Ruth Francisco and Chizuko Judy

Sugita de Queiroz will appear at the Round Table West luncheon. The

noon event will be at the Newport Beach Country Club, 1600 E. Coast

Highway. Tickets will cost $50. (949) 644-9550.