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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

The Orange County chapter of Women’s Referral Service will hold

it’s monthly meeting from 11:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Radisson

Hotel, 4545 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. The cost is $32 pre-paid,

$36 at the door. Information: (714) 520-4620.

TUESDAY

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

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.ocadclub.org.

WEDNESDAY

The Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce will hold a networking

breakfast buffet from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Daily Grill, Fashion

Island, 957 Newport Center Dr., Newport Beach. Attendees are invited

to display their brochures and business cards “mini-expo style” to

better connect with attending business people. Price to attend for

Chamber members is $18 with a reservation, and $25 at the door. Price

for potential members is $30. Reservations secure a display space,

table tent sign, nametag and inclusion in the roster. Information:

(949) 729-4400.

THURSDAY

The Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce will honor the men and women

of the Newport Beach Police Department. The 34th Annual Police

Appreciation Breakfast, sponsored by Wells Fargo, will take place on

from 7:15 to 9 a.m. at the Sutton Place Hotel, 4500 MacArthur

Blvd., Newport Beach. The Police Appreciation Breakfast is open to

the public, and the cost to attend is $30. Table sponsorships are

$360 for a table of 12 (table accommodates 8 guests and 4 officers)

and include table signage, and recognition in the official printed

program and on the projection screens. Information: (949) 729-4400.

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 to 9 p.m. at the Orange County Fair

and Exposition Center, 88 Fair Dr., Costa Mesa. The cost is $10 per

person. Information: (949) 222-6600 or https://www. ocmixer.com.

MARCH 10 -- 12

Business Opportunity Day at UC Irvine will be held from 10 a.m. to

2 p.m. in the UCI Student Center’s Emerald Bay Room. Information:

(949) 824-5942 or (949) 824-5532.

A one-credit weekend class in event planning is being offered by

Orange Coast College as part of its new Event and Event Management

certificate program. The class will meet in the Captain’s Table from

5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday, and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and

Saturday. Information: (714) 432-5835, Ext. 6.

FRIDAY

Deadline for entries for the Orange County Business of the Year

award is today. Nomination criteria forms are available in the Orange

Coast College Foundation office or at https://www.orange

coastcollege.edu/expo. Information: (714) 432-5929.

SATURDAY

A starting-a-home- inspection-business seminar will be held at

Orange Coast College. Seminar lecturer Howard Larnard, who has

operated a successful inspection business for more than 20 years,

will offer advice for establishing and operating a business. The

seminar will go from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in room 165 of OCC’s Technology

Center, 2701 Fairview Rd., Costa Mesa. Registration is $125.

Information: (714) 432-5045.