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

TODAY

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.

FRIDAY

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. Information: (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.

SATURDAY

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.

SUNDAY

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.

NOV. 21

The Harmonia Baroque Players will perform a variety of French

music in their concert, “Accent Francais.” The 4 p.m. show will be at

Newport Harbor Lutheran Church, 798 Dover Drive, Newport Beach.

Information: (714) 970-8545.

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.

NOV. 22

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.

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.

NOV. 23

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. 24

A representative from Cal State Long Beach will visit the Orange

Coast College quad from 9 a.m. to noon. The college is at 2701

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

NOV. 29

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

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

NOV. 30

A representative from UCLA will visit the Orange Coast College

Transfer Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The college is at 2701

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

ONGOING

“Dr. M.P.” will discuss love skills at 7 p.m. on the first and

third Tuesdays of the month at University Towers, 4199 Campus Drive,

Suite 550, Irvine. Information: (949) 725-3366.

Life drawing workshops are held from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 to

4 p.m. Saturdays at Orange Coast College, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa

Mesa. The cost is $5 per session. Information: (714) 432-5880 or

https://www.occtickets.com.

A “Financial Strategies for Successful Retirement” workshop will

be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays through Nov. 16 at Orange Coast

College’s Science Room 169, and from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursdays through

Nov. 11 at the college’s Business Education Room 102, 2701 Fairview

Road, Costa Mesa. The cost is $69. Information: (714) 432-5880 or

https://www.occtickets.com.

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. Information: (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.

The ACLU of Orange County meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of

every month at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 1259 Victoria St.

in Costa Mesa. Each month’s meeting will feature a different speaker

on issues relating to the Bill of Rights. Information: (714)

957-6107.