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@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.

TODAY

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.

SATURDAY

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.

Constitutional law professor Kevin Mohr will discuss the Patriot

Act at a meeting sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Orange

Coast. The 10 to 11:30 a.m. meeting will be at Newport Beach Central

Library, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Information: (949)

642-6102 or (714) 846-6599.

SUNDAY

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.

MONDAY

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 general 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.

A retro-slide tour of Southern California in the 1940s, ‘50s and

‘60s will be led by Charles Phoenix, an author, historian and

performance artist. The

3 p.m. event will be at the Newport Beach Central Library, 1000

Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Information: (949) 717-3800 or

https://www.newportbeach

library.org.

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. 11

Joe Klein, author of “Primary Colors,” a senior writer at Time and

regular contributor to “Paula Zahn Now” on CNN, will kick off the

Newport Beach Public Library Foundation’s Distinguished Speakers

Lecture Series on Friday. The 6 p.m. catered lecture will be at the

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

Admission will cost $55. Information: (949) 301-2411 or

https://www.nbpl

foundation.org.

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.

Joe Klein, author of “Primary Colors,” a senior writer at Time and

regular contributor to “Paula Zahn Now” on CNN, will kick off the

Newport Beach Public Library Foundation’s Distinguished Speakers

Lecture Series. The 2 p.m. lecture will be at the Newport Beach

Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Admission will

cost $20. Information: (949) 301-2411 or

https://www.nbplfoundation.org.

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. (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.

ONGOING

The Friends of the Newport Beach Public Library are asking for

donations from patrons to replenish the dwindling stock in the used

bookstore in the Central Library. Books, videos, books on tape, DVDs,

CDs, etc. may be left at any of the three branch libraries -- Balboa,

Mariners or Corona del Mar branch -- or in the book closet next to

the Friends Book Store, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. All

hardcover and paperback donations (with the exception of magazines

and law books) will be accepted and will be tax deductible.

Information: (949) 759-9667.

“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. (949) 725-3366.

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

4 p.m. Saturdays through Dec. 11 at Orange Coast College, 2701

Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. The cost is $5 per session. (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.friendsof

oasis.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.