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Costa Mesa, CA 92626; by e-mail to andrew.edwards@latimes.com; by 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.

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.nbp

lfoundation.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.

FRIDAY

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.

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.

FEB. 3

The 24th annual Mayor’s Dinner will be hosted by Speak Up Newport.

Mayor Steve Bromberg will present his State of the City address and

Maj. General Timothy E. Donovan, commanding officer of Camp

Pendleton, will be the featured guest. The event will begin at 6 p.m.

at the Sutton Place Hotel, 4500 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach.

Information: (949) 673-1191.

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.

A “members only” preview of the Friends of the Newport Beach

Library’s used book sale will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Newport

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

books will be priced at two for $1 and paperbacks at six for $1.

Information: (949)759-9667.

FEB. 5

The Friends of the Newport Beach Library will hold a used book

sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., or until books are gone, at the Newport

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

open to the public, and all books will be priced at $1 per bag.

Information: (949)759-9667.

FEB. 9

Espionage activities during World War II will be the topic at a

meeting of the California Retired Teachers’ Assn., Harbor Division

No. 77. Costa Mesa resident George Morales will discuss his time

assigned to the Office of Strategic Services. He is the author of

“And the Code Word is Mozambique Mystique.” The 12:30 p.m. meeting

will be at the Costa Mesa Community Center, 1845 Park Ave., Costa

Mesa. Information: (949) 551-5082.

A children’s paint en plein air class will be held from 9 a.m. to

noon at the Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center, 2301 University

Drive, Newport Beach. The class will cost $15 for children and $20

for adults. Information: (949) 923-2275.

FEB. 12

An intermediate plein air painting class will be offered from 9

a.m. to noon at the Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center, 2301

University Drive, Newport Beach. The class will cost $20.

Information: (949) 923-2275.

FEB. 13

A family paint en plein air class will held from 9 a.m. to noon at

the Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center, 2301 Universty Drive,

Newport Beach. The class will cost $15 for children and $20 for

adults. Information: (949) 923-2275.

FEB. 14

“Look Good ... Feel Better” classes are sponsored by the American

Cancer Society. The classes are designed to teach techniques to help

cancer patients keep up their appearance while undergoing treatment.

The 10 a.m. to noon class will be at Hoag Hospital Cancer Center, 1

Hoag Drive, Newport Beach. Registration will be required for the free

event. Information: (949) 261-9446.

FEB. 26

Pacific Northwest Ballet School will hold auditions for its

five-week summer course. Auditions will be held at 3 p.m. for dancers

12 to 15 years old and at 4:30 p.m. for students 16 to 18. The

sessions will be at the Jimmie Defoe Dance Center, 151 Kalmus Drive,

Costa Mesa. Information: (206) 441-2435.