GREEN THUMB GET-TOGETHER The 16th annual Southern...

GREEN THUMB GET-TOGETHER

The 16th annual Southern California Spring Garden Show will begin

Thursday and close Sunday. More than 75 gardening vendors will sell

goods at the event, and gardening experts are scheduled share tips.

Children will be able to see miniature landscapes designed by other

youngsters, make crafts and watch animal shows. The event will be

held at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 435-2000.

LATINO YOUTH CONFERENCE SET

UC Irvine’s Community Outreach Partnership Center will hold its

eighth annual Latino Youth Conference on Tuesday at Aldrich Park.

Aldrich Park is in the center of the UC Irvine campus, inside Ring

Road. The event lasts from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Information: (949)

824-9337.

LIBRARY WILL HOST ANNUAL POETRY SLAM

As part of National Library Week, the Newport Beach Central

Library is hosting its second annual poetry slam Tuesday from 7 to

8:30 p.m. at 1000 Avocado Ave. Students in seventh through 12th

grades will read their works. Information: (949) 717-3800.

EARTH DAY EVENT SET FOR FAIRVIEW PARK

Be kind to the earth this Saturday at the annual Earth Day in the

Park celebration at Fairview Park in Costa Mesa.Games, crafts and

food also will be offered at the event, which lasts from 9 a.m. to

noon. Fairview Park is at 2525 Placentia Ave. For information, call

(714)754-5688 or visit https://www.CMFairviewPark.org online.

BUTTERFLY HOUSE OPENS SUNDAY

Butterflies will flit through the new Butterfly House at The

Environmental Nature Center when it opens Sunday.

The house, a gift from the Rotary Clubs of Newport Beach and

sister city Okazaki, Japan, will house about a dozen species of

butterflies native to Orange County. The opening will include crafts

and the sale of nectar plants.

The grand opening will take place Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at

the Environmental Nature Center, 1601 16th St. in Newport Beach. For

more information, call (949) 645-8489 or go to

https://www.enccenter.org.