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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 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.

The Adams School Community Coffee will be a chance for parents to

meet school administrators and other parents. The event will be from

9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the home of Kathy Esfahani, 2874 Clubhouse

Road, Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 424-7935.

Inventors Forum, the Orange County-based inventors’ support group,

will present a seminar, “Blue Sky to Green Money,” by members who

will tell success stories. Registration and networking will begin at

7 p.m. for the 7:30 p.m. event at Science Lecture Hall 101, Orange

Coast College, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Admission will cost $5

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

https://www.inventorsforum.org.

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

be held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at American Cancer Society, E. Coast

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

Information: (949) 640-4777.

The West Coast Gem & Mineral Show will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Nov. 12 and 13 and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Holiday Inn,

3131 S. Bristol St., Costa Mesa. More than 75 vendors will sell

fossils, beads, jewelry, gemstones and more. Information:

https://www.mzexpos.com.

NOV. 13

Vietnamese Culture Night will include Vietnamese folk music and

dances, martial arts performances and a slide show on Vietnamese

history. The event will begin at 5 p.m. in the Robert B. Moore

Theatre at Orange Coast College, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa.

Tickets will cost $10 in advance, $15 at the door and $12 for

students. Information: (714) 721-5508.

A walking tour of the Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve will

cover about one mile of the Back Bay, with stops for exhibits and

discussions on the bay’s history. Groups will begin the tour between

9 and 10:15 a.m. Tours will begin at the corner of East Bluff Drive

and Back Bay Road. Tours will be free. Information: (949) 786-8878.

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

be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at American Cancer Society, E. Coast

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

Information: (949) 640-4777.

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. 15

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

be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at American Cancer Society, E. Coast

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

Information: (949) 640-4777.

A free bone-density screening will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30

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

(949) 631-4741.

NOV. 16

A support group for Celiac disease, a gastrointestinal disorder,

will meet at 7 p.m. at Hoag Hospital, 4000 W. Coast Highway, Newport

Beach. Information: (949) 644-4966.

NOV. 17

“Full Bloom,” a lecture on the life and art of Georgia O’Keefe,

will begin at 7 p.m. at the Newport Beach Central Library, 1000

Avocado Ave, Newport Beach. Admission will cost $12, $10 for members

of the Library Foundation and $5 for students. Information: (949)

644-3296.

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.

NOV. 18

Recruiters from about 20 University of California, California

State University and independent campuses will be at the College Fair

at Orange Coast College. The fair will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at

Orange Coast College, 2701 Fairview Road. Information: (714)

432-5894.

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.

NOV. 20

United Studios of Self Defense and the City of Hope will host a

Kicks for Cancer “Kick-a-thon and Blood Drive” from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

at 3636 Newport Blvd., Newport Beach. The event includes martial arts

demonstrations, a silent auction and a musical performance by Randi

Driscoll. Information: (949) 722-0526.

The American Cancer Society will hold a rummage sale from 10 a.m.

to 5 p.m. at 2600 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. Gently used

donations will be accepted. Information: (949) 640-4777.