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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.
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.
TUESDAY
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.
WEDNESDAY
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.
THURSDAY
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.nbplfoundation.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.
Furniture 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.
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.
FEB. 4
The African Children’s Choir will perform a 7 p.m. concert at
Christ Lutheran Ministries, 760 Victoria St., Costa Mesa. The show
will be free. Information: (949) 631-1611.
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