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

TODAY

A presentation will be held on the lives of German prisoners of

war who were interned in Orange County during World War II. The talk

will begin at 7:30 p.m., and doors will open at 7 p.m. The event will

be at the Costa Mesa Historical Society, 1870 Anaheim St., Costa

Mesa. Information: (949) 631-5918.

“The Year ahead for Crystal Cove State Park, for El Morro and the

Historic Cottages” will be the topic at the Friends of the Newport

Coast’s annual meeting. The featured speaker will be Mike Tope,

superintendent of the Orange Coast State Parks district. The 7:30

p.m. meeting will be at Room 1AB, Oasis Senior Center, 800 Marguerite

Ave., Corona del Mar. Information: (949) 644-5998.

A toy sale will be held at the Tictocker Thrift Shop in

cooperation with the Newport Beach Juniors chapter of the National

Charity League. The sale will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The shop is

at 540 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 640-2092.

“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.

The Our Lady Queen of Angels Parish Center will host Claire

Frazier-Yzaguirre, who will speak on ways to find quiet and balance

in life. The 9:30 to 11 a.m. talk will be at the parish center, 2046

Mar Vista Drive, Newport Beach. Information: (949) 644-0200.

The West Newport Beach Assn. will hold its annual meeting at 7

p.m. at Newport Beach City Hall, 3300 Newport Blvd. Information:

(949) 722-6421.

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.

THURSDAY

An election wrap-up will be hosted by the Newport Harbor

Republican Women. The featured speaker will be Republican Party

official and retired naval officer Emily Sanford. The meeting will

begin at 11:30 a.m. at the Pacific Club, 4110 MacArthur Blvd.,

Newport Beach. Admission will cost $25. Information: (949) 644-0539.

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. (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.

A representative from Vanguard University will visit Orange Coast

College from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The college is at 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 432-5894.