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Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92626; by e-mail to lindsay.sandham@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.

WEDNESDAY

Quiet Entrepreneurs business networking group is holding a dinner

meeting. The featured speaker is Beth Schneider, whose topic is “The

Secret Weapon to Maximize Your Profits.” The dinner will be held from

6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Wyndham Hotel, 3350 Avenue of the Arts,

Costa Mesa. Tickets cost from $25 to $50. Information: (949) 422-4808

or https://www.quiet entrepreneurs.com.

The application deadline for paid, full-time positions as

California Senate fellows is today. The fellowship program will

provide 18 college graduates with 11 months of employment in the

Capitol office of a state senator or senate policy committee.

Applicants must be 20 or older and must graduate with a four-year

degree by September 2005. Information: (916) 322-7563 or

https://www.sen.ca.gov.

An After Hours Business Mixer will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

at Karl Strauss Brewing Co., 901 A South Coast Drive, Costa Mesa.

Members get in free; potential members will pay $10. Information: (714) 885-9090.

MARCH 2

A Real Estate Appraisal seminar will be presented by Orange Coast

College’s Extended Education office. H. Les Levitan, who has more

than 30 years of commercial real estate experience, will conduct the

workshop, which will show participants how to enter the real estate

appraisal profession. The seminar will be held at OCC’s Middle

College, room 101, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Information: (714)

432-5880 or https://www.occtickets.com.

MARCH 8

The “Elvis of Fonts” visits Orange County: The Orange County Ad

Club, a professional organization comprised of advertising industry

professionals, is hosting world famous typeface designer, Chank

Diesel at The Hyatt Regency, 1107 Jamboree Rd., Newport Beach from 6

p.m. to 8: p.m. Creative professionals within the advertising, design

and other related industries are invited to attend. Information:

(949) 387-1721 or https://www.ocad club.org.

MARCH 10

Orange County’s Largest Mixer II, the “ultimate” networking

experience, joins 24 Orange County chambers of commerce and

convention and visitors bureaus, bringing professional individuals

representing hundreds of industries, companies and corporations. The

convention will be

held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

at the Orange County Fair and Exposition Center, 88 Fair Dr.,

Costa Mesa. Cost is $10 per person. Information: (949) 222-6600.