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fax to (714) 966-4679; or by calling (714) 966-4617. Include the

time, date and location of the event, as well as a contact phone

number.

WEDNESDAY

“The History of SWAT” will be a focus of Costa Mesa Police Chief

John D. Hensley’s address at the annual Installation Dinner of the

Costa Mesa Historical Society. At the dinner, Margaret “Peg” Peterman

and Doris “Billie” Reeg will be presented with the society’s Living

Memorial Award. The 6 p.m. dinner will be at the Captain’s Table

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

Admission will cost $15; reservations must be made by Jan. 12.

Information: (949) 631-5918.

Tonics for health, vitality and energy will be discussed at a free

seminar that will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Mother’s Market,

225 East 17th St., Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 963-6667.

The Newport Beach Newcomer’s Club will hold its monthly meeting.

The group will discuss travels to the Seychelles, Vietnam, the

Galapagos Islands, Antarctica and Cape Horn. The 10 a.m. meeting will

be at the Newport Hills Clubhouse, 1900 Point Carlow Place, Newport

Beach. Information: (949) 673-7601.

A park ranger will join parents and children for playtime with an

owl theme. The event will be held from 9 to 9:45 a.m. for 2- to

3-year-olds and from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. for 3- to 4-year-olds.

Playtimes will be at the Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center,

2301 University Drive, Newport Beach. The cost will be $5 per child.

Information: (949) 923-2275.

THURSDAY

A nature walk with Environmental Nature Center founder Robert

House will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the center, 1601 16th

St., Newport Beach. Information: (949) 645-8489.

A community meeting to discuss ideas for a new library in Costa

Mesa will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Fairview Room of the Neighborhood

Community Center, 1845 Park Ave., Costa Mesa. Information: 9714)

751-7472.

SATURDAY

“Dr. Sue, the Bug Lady” will teach children about insects from 2

to 3:30 p.m. at the Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center, 2301

University Drive, Newport Beach. Admission will cost $10.

Information: (949) 923-2275.

A night hike around the Back Bay will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Hikers will meet at the Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center, 2301

University Drive, Newport Beach. Admission will cost $5. Information:

(949) 923-2275.

Marine Discovery will be a chance for students 8 and older to

monitor marine life in Newport Bay. The 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. event will

be at the Back Bay Science Center, 600 Shellmaker Road, Newport

Beach. There will be a $10 fee. Information: (949) 642-5031.

A “white elephant” sale of animal-related merchandise to benefit

animal welfare and environmental organizations will be held from 8

a.m. to 5 p.m. at Paws of the Planet, 2813 Lafayette Ave., Newport

Beach. Information: (949) 673-2347.

A computer fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Orange

County Fair and Exposition Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Adult

admission will cost $10. Information: (800) 800-5600.

The New England Youth Ensemble will perform a concert of sacred

music that will begin at 11 a.m. at Costa Mesa Seventh-Day Adventist

Church, 271 Avocado St., Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 548-6596.

ROOTS Restoration Teamwork will be a time to plant native plants

around the Back Bay. Volunteers will meet from 9 a.m. to noon at the

Back Bay Science Center, 600 Shellmaker Road, Newport Beach.

Information: (323) 350-1085.

SUNDAY

“Flavors of Orange County” will be a benefit for the American

Liver Foundation, where 20 chefs will prepare a five-course dinner

with wine. The 5 p.m. event will be at the Balboa Bay Club and

Resort, 1221 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Call for ticket prices.

Information: (949) 464-2034.

A “white elephant” sale of animal-related merchandise to benefit

animal welfare and environmental organizations will be held from 8

a.m. to 5 p.m. at Paws of the Planet, 2813 Lafayette Ave., Newport

Beach. Information: (949) 673-2347.

A computer fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Orange

County Fair and Exposition Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Adult

admission will cost $10. Information: (800) 800-5600.

Housewares will be marked down by 25% at a sale at the American

Cancer Society’s store at 2600 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. Call

for business hours. Information: (949) 640-4777.

MONDAY

JACKshrimp will donate profits made at dinner sales to tsunami

relief efforts. The restaurant will be open from 5 to 9 p.m. and is

at 2400 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Information: (949) 650-5577.

JAN. 25

Author Sherrill Selman will sign copies of her book, “Hormone

Heresy” at a free seminar from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225

E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 963-6667.

“Loving the Skin You’re In” will be a luncheon with UC Irvine

associate clinical professor of dermatology Kristen Cesario Kelly.

She will discuss the use of lasers and photo rejuvenation to treat

skin. The event will begin at 11:30 a.m. at the Arnold and Mabel

Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering,

100 Academy Way, UC Irvine. Admission will cost $35. Information:

(949) 824-6246.

JAN. 26

The West Newport Beach Assn.’s annual meeting will include an

address by Councilman Steve Rosansky. The 7 p.m. meeting will be at

Newport Beach Council Chambers, 3300 Newport Blvd., Newport Beach.

Information: (949) 722-6421.

A free seminar on feng shui will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at

Mother’s Market, 225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. Information: (714)

963-6667.

JAN. 27

Three authors, Afton Fraser, Kelly Lange and Patricia Smiley, will

appear at the Round Table West’s noon luncheon at the Newport Beach

Country Club, 1600 E. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Admission will

cost $50. Information: (323) 256-7977.

Mystery authors T. Jefferson Parker and James W. Hall will discuss

their newest works from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Friends Meeting Room,

Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. The

event will be free. Information: (949) 717-3890 or https://www.nbpl

foundation.org.

A free seminar on herbal solutions to boost immune health will be

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

Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 963-6667.

Newport Harbor Republican Women will hold their monthly meeting at

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

Lunch will cost $25; annual dues of $20 will also be collected.

Information: (949) 644-0539.

A support group for patients of Celiac Disease, a gastrointestinal

disorder requiring a wheat-free, gluten-free diet, will meet at 7

p.m. at Hoag Hospital Conference Center, 4000 W. Coast Highway,

Newport Beach. Information: (949) 644-4966.

The American Cetacean Society’s Orange County chapter will meet at

7:30 p.m. in the Costa Mesa Community Center, 1845 Park Ave., Costa

Mesa. The group raises awareness and provides education about whales

and dolphins and is seeking community volunteers for a Day of the

Dolphin research project. Information: (714) 968-8713.

JAN. 28

An artist’s reception for the show “The Art and Architecture of

Michal Pfeil” will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the UC Irvine Student

Center, near West Peltason and Pereira drives. Information: (949)

824-5588.

JAN. 29

The Orange County Astronomers will lead a tour of the night sky

from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive

Center, 2301 University Drive, Newport Beach. There will be a

suggested donation of $2. Information: (949) 923-2275.

JAN. 30

Pianist Rabbi Moshe Cotel will perform a concert at 7 p.m. at

Temple Bat Yahm, 1011 Camelback St., Newport Beach. Information:

(949) 644-1999.

An open house will be held at St. Joachim Catholic School, which

has classes from kindergarten through eighth grade. The 10:30 a.m. to

noon event will be at 1964 Orange Ave., Costa Mesa. Information:

(949) 574-7411.

JAN. 31

Taco Mesa and Taco Rosa restaurants will donate 50% of net

revenues to tsunami relief efforts. Taco Mesa is open from 7 a.m. to

11 p.m. at 647 West 19th St., Costa Mesa. Taco Rosa is open from 11

a.m. to 10 p.m. at 2632 San Miguel Road, Newport Beach. Information:

(949) 642-0629 for Taco Mesa, (949) 720-0980 for Taco Rosa.

The United States Intelligence Community will be the topic of the

Great Decisions event that will touch on the findings of the 9/11

Commission and intelligence relating to the Iraq war. The 7 to 8:30

p.m. talk will be at St. Mark Presbyterian Church, 2100 Mar Vista,

Newport Beach. A nonpartisan guidebook published by the Foreign

Policy Assn. will be used as a guide and is available for $15.

Information: (949) 760-1691.