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TODAY

A free seminar on “Help for the Hyperactive Child” is being

presented by clinical nutritionist Judith Todero from 6:30 to 7:30

p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. Information:

(949) 631-4741.

Learn how to protect your children in a 90-minute program by

KidSafe, one of Southern California’s leading experts on children.

KidSafe will provide parents with the tools and information needed to

protect against abductors and molesters. The program will be held at

6:30 p.m. at Killybrooke Elementary, 3155 Killybrooke Lane, Costa

Mesa. Cost is $15 per person, $25 per couple. Information: (714)

435-9382 or thebeazleys@sbcglobal.net.

WEDNESDAY

Francine du Plessix Gray will speak about her just-released book

“Them: A Memoir of Parents.” The author’s mother, Tatiana du Plessix,

was the wife of a French diplomat and muse of the Russian poet

Vladimir Mayakovsky. Her father, Alexander Liberman, was a gifted

magazine editor and aspiring artist. Both were part of the

progressive artistic Russian emigre community living in Paris in the

30s. They fled to New York with young Francine during WWII and rose

to the top of New York City’s high society. The author will speak

from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Newport Beach Central Library in the Friends

meeting room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Cost is $10 for

students with I.D., $15 for library foundation members and $20 for

general audience. Coffee, tea and desserts will be served.

Information: (949) 717-3890, (949) 644-3296 or https://www.nbpl

foundation.org.

Robert Corell will present “Rapid Warming of the Arctic,” a

four-year study involving eight Arctic countries. Corell chaired the

Arctic Climate Impact Assessment, which confirmed the Earth’s climate

is changing more rapidly and persistently than at any time since the

beginning of civilization. He is a senior research fellow in the

Atmospheric Policy program of the American Meteorological Society and

a participant in the Initiative for Science and Technology for

Sustainability. Corell also helped establish the U.S. National

Assessment of the Consequences of Climate Variability and Change.

Program begins at 7 p.m., with a reception at 6 p.m., at the

Beckman Center Auditorium, UC Irvine campus. Information: (949)

824-7252.

A free seminar on “Energy: We all want more and run out too soon”

is being presented by master herbalist Mark J. Kaylor from 6:30 to

8:30 p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa.

Information: (949) 631-4741.

THURSDAY

David Markovitz brings Teddy Roosevelt back to life by using

anecdotes, quotes and stories at the Newport Harbor Republican

Women’s luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at Five Crowns Restaurant, 3801 Coast

Highway East, Newport Beach. Information: (949) 644-0539.

Oire Valley is the theme of this week’s wine-tasting. Each week

five new wines, each highlighting a specific varietal or region, will

be introduced for guests to taste, judge and enjoy. They are

presented by a knowledgeable and insightful wine sommelier. A tapas

menu, $4.95 each, is also available. The event is from 5:30 to 8 p.m.

at Bayside Restaurant, 900 Bayside Drive, Newport Beach. Cost is $15

per person. Information: (949) 721-1222.

FRIDAY

The 75th anniversary of the first flag to be raised on the

original school flag pole at Newport Harbor High School will this

year honor 36 young men who gave their lives in defense of freedom,

all patriotic members of the school’s family. Men who were at Pearl

Harbor will raise the flag and a large picture of the first flag will

be on display. Event starts at 11:30 a.m. at Newport Harbor High

School, 600 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. Information: (949) 721-8090.

MAY 28 -- 29

Country Store Piecemakers is holding its Spring Fair 2005,

featuring live music, food, and 100 booths of handmade items for

sale, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1720 Adams Ave., Costa Mesa.

Information: (714) 641-3112.

MAY 27 -- 29

Newport Beach is hosting its annual Food and Wine Festival for

Memorial Day weekend, showcasing fine wines from some of California’s

best wineries and food from around the world, at the Balboa Bay Club

and Resort, 1221 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Information: (949)

630-4146 or https://www.balboabayclub.com.

MAY 31

“Mud Meals and Soil Stories” for home-schooled children is a

two-hour program that provides students with hands-on explorations of

wetland and upland soil. Students make discoveries about bay animals

through exhibit activities, learn about the mud flat habitat and use

microscopes to observe mud organisms. Held from 1 to 3 p.m. at the

Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center, 2301 University Drive,

Newport Beach. Cost is $5 per child, ages 7 and up. Information:

(949) 923-2275 -- pre-registration is required.

JUNE 1

“A SEAA of Memories: Our Changing Southeast Asian American

Communities” is an exhibit showcasing the Southeast Asian American

experience. Exhibit will continue through October during normal

library hours. Lecture starts at 5:30 p.m. with a reception at 6:30

p.m. at the Langson Library, UC Irvine campus. Free and open to the

public. Limited seating; reservations required. Information: (949)

824-5300 or (949) 824-7227.

JUNE 2

The annual Cystinosis Research Foundation fundraising event will

be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Four Seasons Hotel, 690 Newport Center

Drive, Newport Beach. Information: (949) 809-2400.

JUNE 13

The Fine Art of Adventure Travel: Sierra Club Fine Art Adventure

photographers and travelers Jack Bohlka and John Lajeuness present

Costa Rica, one of the most diverse bio-regions on the planet. Bohlka

will present fine art prints and practical tips for taking great

photographs. Lajeuness will share opportunities to see the world on a

budget with the Sierra Club. Event starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Costa

Mesa Neighborhood Community Center, 1845 Park Ave., Costa Mesa.

Information: (714) 963-6345 or https://www

.angeles.sierraclub.org/ocss.