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TODAY

Estuary Discovery Day at the Back Bay Science Center will be held

from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Shellmaker Island, 600 Shellmaker Road,

Newport Beach. Information: (949) 640-9956 or https://www.back

baysciencecenter.org.

Opening day for the season at the Newport Sea Base, a youth

maritime center for the community, will include family activities for

all ages: Discover the 100-year-old tall ship Argus; go sailing on a

Nomad 17-footer with Vanguard Sailboats; take a water taxi to Estuary

Discovery Day at the Back Bay Science Center; hands-on fun with the

PEAK program from REI and Leave No Trace; join the Port Royal

Privateers for pirating mischief and games; learn to be a water

scientist with Inside the Outdoors; tour the harbor patrol fire

boats; challenge the Sea Scouts in their knot tying, marlinspike

skills, sea-squirt crafts, licorice knots, signal flags, marine life,

and boating safety. The event will begin at 10 a.m. at the Sea Base,

1931 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Information: (949) 642-5031.

Speedway Spring Classic and freestyle motocross jumpers will be at

the Orange County Fair and Exposition Center, 88 Fair Drive., Costa

Mesa. Tickets cost $12, $8 for seniors and juniors 13--17, $4

children 6--12. Information: (949) 492-9933 or https://www.cm

speedway.com.

APRIL 30 -- MAY 1

The 8th annual Oceans of Orchids show and sale will be presented

by the Newport Harbor Orchid Society from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the

Neighborhood Community Center, 1845 Park Ave., Costa Mesa. Cost is $4

or $5 for both days, and $3 for senior citizens. Information: (714)

327-7525.

Southern California’s first-ever “Wedding March on South Coast

Plaza” will be hosted by Brides and Modern Bride magazines.

Brides-to-be to are invited to experience a two-day luxury shopping

and informational extravaganza featuring appearances by bridal

industry superstars Preston Bailey, David Tutera, Mindy Weiss, and

others. The event will be held at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa.

The admission fee for the weekend-long event is $135 per person.

Information: (866) WED-2005 or https://www.brides. com/weddingmarch.

The Orange Coast College Foundation will hold a classic car show

to raise money for the college’s symphony orchestra and chorale from

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the athletic field adjacent to LeBard Stadium,

2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Admission is $5. Information: (714)

403-0359.

“Fitness the Feldenkrais Way.” Experience this exciting

breakthrough in exercise awareness and learn how “The Feldenkrais”

method of movement education can keep you fit, and how to apply the

method to workout routines of any kind, including weight training,

Pilates, yoga, running, cycling, dancing and the martial arts.

Suitable for people of all ages and fitness levels. The program will

be held from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at From Mind To Body, 401 E.

17th St., Suite A, Costa Mesa. Fee is $75 before April 20 and $85

after April 20. Information: (949) 759-7593.

MAY 2

The Sierra Club is sponsoring a month-long backpack and camping

class beginning with classroom presentations on the 10 essentials,

proper clothing, equipment, food, conditioning and map reading. The

class also includes a seminar at REI in Santa Ana, tent basics,

wilderness ethics and safety, and finishe up with an all-day

conditioning hike and two backpacking trips. A meeting will be held

from 6:30-9:45 p.m. at the Costa Mesa Neighborhood Community Center,

1845 Park Ave., Costa Mesa. Cost is $40. Information: (714) 963-6345

or https://www. angeles.sierraclub.org/ocss.

Orange Coast College will stage its fifth annual Fiesta Latina

celebration, a dance and cultural heritage outreach to Orange County

elementary schools, high schools and adults, at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. in

the Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa.

Admission is free. Information: (714) 432-5506, ext. 4.