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Blood will be well-guarded

Help save lives by donating blood at the annual Newport Beach

lifeguards’ blood drive from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the lifeguards’

headquarters at the base of the Newport Pier. The Newport lifeguards

will compete against other Southern California lifeguard agencies to

donate the most blood, a competition they’ve won four of the last

five years.

As many as 150 blood donors from the public are needed. To

participate in the blood drive, call (949) 644-3178 and bring along a

picture I.D.

Catch CATCHpenny’s show

In May, the independent rock band CATCHpenny played a charity

concert at Corona del Mar High School to help find a cure for

Duchenne muscular dystrophy. On Wednesday, the band will play at the

Key Club in Hollywood in front of a number of major-label executives

-- and Newport-Mesa residents can catch a ride to the show together.

CureDuchenne, the beneficiary of the school concert, will provide a

bus from the Newport Beach Public Library to the Key Club at 7 p.m.

The show begins at the Key Club at 8:30 p.m., with the bus

returning to Newport Beach some time after midnight. Call (310)

320-0873 for more information.

Buy yourself a man

Women, take notice: Twenty-five Orange County bachelors are being

auctioned off from 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday aboard the Yacht Majestic.

Proceeds from “OC’s Most Eligible Bachelor Auction” benefit the

Newport Beach Centennial and will help defray costs associated with

the city’s 2006 Rose Parade float. The ship leaves from 2901 W. Coast

Highway in Newport Beach, and the trip includes hors d’oeuvres and

champagne.

R.S.V.P. is due by today; $15 checks can be mailed to Just

Friends, 3098 Sumatra Place, Costa Mesa, CA 92626. For more

information call (949) 278-1017.