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TODAY

A jazz festival hosted by

The Wave 94.7, featuring the smooth sounds of jazz artists, will

be held at the Hyatt Regency, 1107 Jamboree Rd., Newport Beach.

Friday night tickets start at $40 and are for reserved seats only.

Saturday and Sunday tickets start at $50. Information: (949) 729-1234

or https://www.summer jazzseries.com.

The Extreme Motorsports

Expo will present a high-octane mix of vehicles and accessories

for all off-road and speed fanatics, including FMX jumpers, Rhino

demos, monster trucks and Monster Kool Bus rides. Expo hours are 5

p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 5

p.m. Sunday. The event will be held at the Orange County Fair and

Exposition Center, 88 Fair Dr., Costa Mesa. Admission is $10,

children under 10 get in free. Information: (714) 241-9055 or

https://www.extrememtorsports expo.com.

The Center for Spiritual

Discovery invites women of all ages to attend a “Goddess

Festival,” where the Goddess within every woman is celebrated in a

lavishly decorated Temple with ceremony, dance, music, poetry

readings, chanting and a beautiful participatory fire ritual on the

patio. The Goddess festival opens on Friday at 6:30 p.m. with

registration and light refreshments, followed by a Temple program

which lasts until 10 p.m., and events on Saturday will be held from

9:30 a.m. to 5: 30 p.m. The Center for Spiritual Discovery is located

at 2850 Mesa Verde Drive East, Costa Mesa. Cost is $45 for adults and

$40 for seniors, which includes lunch, workshops and a craft project.

Registration ends May 8. Information: (714) 754-7399, ext. 23 or

https://www.cmcsd.org.

The fourth annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life of

Newport Beach is a 24-hour event from 6 p.m. Friday to 6 p.m.

Saturday at Newport Harbor High School, 600 Irvine Ave., Newport

Beach. Information: (949) 567-0635 or https://www.acsevents

.org/relay/ca/newportbeach.

“You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown!” a play based on the comic

strip “Peanuts” by Charles M. Schulz is a great show for the entire

family. A delightful story of a day in the life of the world’s most

adored comic-strip character and his friends. The subtle “life

lessons” of Charles Schulz’s pint-sized citizens are portrayed with

lively dialogue, music, singing and choreography. Staged by the

Newport Beach Theater Company, a California nonprofit theater for

young performers between ages seven and 21, at Vanguard University in

the Lyceum Theater, 55 Fair Dr., Costa Mesa. Show times are Fridays

and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays 3 p.m. Tickets cost $10-$15.

Information: https://www.nbtco.org.

SATURDAY

The 4th Annual Paws Around

the Park fundraiser to benefit Pet Pro Life’s adoption and

spay/neutering programs will be held from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at

Fairview Park, Costa Mesa. Registration is $25 per walker and

participants who collect the most pledges will be awarded prizes.

Information: (714) 754-5698 or https://www.cmfairviewpark.org.

Remember Maharishi and

the Transcendental Meditation program? It is being revitalized in

Newport Beach. Join Marjie Biller, Director of Maharishi

Enlightenment Center for a free introductory lecture about

Transcendental Meditation. Hear about seven states of consciousness,

plans for a Peace Palace in Newport Beach, and the latest scientific

research on longevity through Transcendental Meditation. Lecture will

be held at 1 p.m. at 260 Newport Center Dr., Newport Beach. (949)

715-1296.

Ian Ginsberg, third generation owner of C.O. Bigelow, the oldest

Apothecary in America, and his Apothecary team will meet one-on-one

with customers to help determine their personal skincare regimen. By

taking actual formularies and therapeutic ingredients that have been

documented in C.O. Bigelow ledgers for nearly two centuries and

fusing them with the best of today’s technology, C.O. Bigelow has

launched its Personal Care Collection. Each customer who attends the

event will receive a customized Bigelow prescription to remedy

anything from oily skin, to chapped hands, to cold and flu ailments.

The first 50 people to arrive will receive a full-size face scrub.

Two raffles will be held throughout the day for the chance to win a

C.O. Bigelow Gift Box worth more than $100. Event will be held from 1

p.m. to 4 p.m. at Bath & Body Works, South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa.

“Up Amongst the Stars,” a combined effort of the Newport Beach

Public Library, Newport Beach Public Library Foundation and the

Newport Beach City Arts Commission for the Imagination Celebration,

will focus on music this year with creative and interactive cultural

arts activities for the whole family. The Newport Beach festivities

are part of the countywide “Imagination Celebration of Orange County”

designed to promote quality cultural programs that foster creativity

and imagination. Throughout the afternoon, children and adults will

enjoy balloon art, face painting, and craft activities, as well as

special performances by the Pacific Symphony’s Woodwind Quintet,

featuring excerpts, from “Peter in the Wolf,” Opera Pacific in a

production of “Little Red Riding Hood” and the Orange County

Philharmonic Society’s “Too Many Bongos.” The event will be held from

12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport

Beach. Admission is free. Information: (949) 644-3211, ext. 2155.

The BMW cross-country drive

to raise money for breast cancer will be pulling into Orange

County from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Sterling BMS, 3000 West Coast Hwy.,

Newport Beach. Information: (877) 4ADRIVE.

Orange Coast College’s Guitar Ensemble will play its annual spring

concert at 8 p.m. in the Fine Arts Recital Hall, 2701 Fairview Rd.,

Costa Mesa. Tickets cost $5 in advance or $7 at the door.

Information: (714) 432-5880 or https://www.occtickets.com.

A spring perennial sale will feature unique flowering perennials,

mostly from South Africa, that are easy to grow and well-suited for

Southern California gardens. The sale will be presented from 10 a.m.

to 4 p.m. by the UC Irvine Arboretum, just south of the corner of

Jamboree Road and Campus Drive. Admission is $2. Information: (949)

824-5833.

“Putting the Pieces Together: Solving Your Decorating Dilemmas:”

Solve decorating dilemmas in a one-day workshop designed to show

participants quick and easy ideas to spruce up any living space. The

event is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Harbor Light Christian

Fellowship, 1734 Orange Ave., Costa Mesa. A lunch is included in the

$25 ticket price and all proceeds benefit Harbor Light Christian

Church. Information: (949) 654-5971.

SUNDAY

An art and sculpture exhibit

by visionary artist Gil Bruvel will be hosted from 12 p.m. to 3

p.m. at Lahaina Galleries in Fashion Island, Newport Beach.

Information: (949) 721-9117 or https://www.lahainagalleries.com.

Orange Coast College’s

Wind Ensemble will perform music by British composers Gustav

Holst, Ralph Vaughan Williams, the Beatles and others, during its

spring concert at 3 p.m. in the Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701

Fairview Rd., Costa Mesa. Tickets will cost $7. Information: (714)

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

A spring perennial sale will feature unique flowering perennials,

mostly from South Africa, that are easy to grow and well-suited for

Southern California gardens. The sale will be presented from 11 a.m.

to 3 p.m. by the UC Irvine Arboretum, just south of the corner of

Jamboree Road and Campus Drive. Admission is $2. Information: (949)

824-5833.

Plein Aire painting: enjoy a wonderful afternoon painting the Back

Bay with family and friends. The front patio of the Interpretive

Center provides a beautiful setting with panoramic views. Jean Marie

will demonstrate and present traditional Plein Aire techniques from 1

p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center, 2301

University Dr., Newport Beach. All materials are provided. Cost is

$15 per child and $20 per adult. Information: (949) 923-2275 --

pre-registration is required.

MONDAY

“The Daniel Pearl Dialogue

for Muslim-Jewish Understanding” features the coming together, for

personal and public dialogues across the United States, Judea Pearl,

father of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl and Akbar

Ahmed, chair of Islamic studies at American University. The two hope

to break down negative stereotypes and encourage respect for our

common humanity. Rusty Kennedy, executive director of the Orange

County Human Relations Commission, will serve as moderator of the

one-on-one dialogue, sponsored by UC Irvine at 7 p.m. at the Crystal

Cove Auditorium, Student Center, UC Irvine campus. The event is free

and open to the public; however, reservations are advised.

Information: (949) 824-5590 or https://www.dos.uci.edu.

TUESDAY

A reception to welcome the

new president of Orange Coast College, Robert V. Dees, will be

held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Student Center, 2701 Fairview

Rd., Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 432-5725.

A free seminar on “Tea 101:

Sip by Sip” is being presented by Kristena Richens and The

Republic of Tea from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225

E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 631-4741.

A discussion on stroke

awareness will be presented by Hoag Neurologist David Brown.

Information: (800) 514-HOAG.

WEDNESDAY

The Share Our Selves “Star Team” annual Onion Luncheon will honor

the generous “Star Team” that is committed to making a difference.

The “Star Team” is a support guild of Share Our Selves, a nonprofit

organization that provides help for people living in poverty in

Orange County. The event begins at 11:30 a.m. at Five Crowns

Restaurant, 3801 East Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. Information:

(949) 673-6738.

Have dinner and support a

great cause with the Newport Harbor High School Culinary Arts

Program, an alternative educational program for local students. A

group of award-winning student chefs along with art students will

present “The Evening of the Arts,” for the 11th year. This event will

allow locals to sample innovative and creative recipes while viewing

the year’s art creations. The event will start at 6 p.m. at Newport

Harbor High School in front of the big anchor on Irvine Avenue. The

art show is free and food ticket prices are moderate at $ - $3 per

serving. Information: (949) 548-2861.

Toddler Time “Wet Wet Wetlands:” Join a Park Ranger for this

parent and child playtime with a wetlands theme. Enjoy stories,

movement and hands-on fun. Held from 9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. for 2 to 3

year olds and from 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. for 3 and 4 year olds, at

the Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center, 2301 University Dr.,

Newport Beach. Cost is $5 per child. Information: (949) 923-2275 --

pre-registration is required.