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966-4625. Include the time, date and location of the event, as well

as a contact phone number.

UNTIL AUG. 27

Share Our Selves is seeking donations of new and gently used

backpacks and schools supplies to distribute to low-income families

before school starts. Information: (949) 642-3451.

UNTIL SEPT. 2

The Newport Beach City Arts Commission presents an art exhibition

by local artist Marilou Hogeboom at the Newport Beach City Hall

Gallery, 3300 Newport Blvd. Her exhibit features landscapes and

portraits created with acrylics and oils. Information: (949)

717-3870.

UNTIL SEPT. 23

Registration for 2005 Youth Flag Football, for boys and girls ages

8 to 13. The program starts on Sept. 26 and ends on Dec. 3. Register

in person Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Balearic

Community Center, 1975 Balearic Drive, Costa Mesa. Information: (714)

754-5158.

AUG. 23

The dedication ceremony for the Volcom Skate Park of Costa Mesa

will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the skate park, 900 Arlington,

Costa Mesa. Free. Information: (714) 754-5083.

AUG. 27

3-D pop artist Charles Fazzino will appear at Wentworth Gallery in

Newport Beach from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m, 271 Newport Center Drive, Fashion

Island, Newport Beach. Information: (949) 760-9554.

The UC Irvine Arboretum is hosting its annual summer bulb sale

from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the arboretum, south of Campus Drive and

Jamboree Road in Irvine. Admission is $2, children 12 and under free.

Information: (949) 824-5833.

The Halecrest and Hall of Fame Homeowners Associations are hosting

a chili cookoff from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Donegal Cul-de-sac, off

Loren Lane in Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 678-2078.

The Sons of the American Legion, Newport Harbor Squadron 291 will

present the 8th Annual Blues on the Bay music festival from 11 a.m.

to 9 p.m., featuring music from Porter House Bob & Down to the Bone,

Luke and the Locomotives, Blues BBQ, the Wildcats, 3rd Degree, and

Bernie Pearl. American Legion Hall, 215 15th St., Newport Beach. $20

per person. Information: o7www.bluesonthebay.us.

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AUG. 28

A free seminar and book-signing on “Heal yourself Mind, Body and

Spirit” with Marcia Kamph will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at

Mother’s Market, 225 17th St. East, Costa Mesa. Information: (949)

631-4741.

The City Arts Commission presents Concerts in the Parks featuring

Kahuna Cowboys Jug Band playing Western Swing, Bluegrass and

authentic Southern Jug Band music from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Irvine

Terrace Park, Seadrift Drive and Evita Drive, Newport Beach.

Information: (949) 717-3870 or o7www.city.newport-beach.ca.us.

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James E. Person and Earl Hamner f7will sign copies of “Earl

Hamner: From Walton’s Mountain to Tomorrow,” from noon to 4 p.m. at

Barnes & Noble, 901 B. South Coast Drive, Costa Mesa. Information:

(714) 444-1653.

SEPT. 18

The City Arts Commission presents Concerts in the Parks featuring

the big band swing music of Moonlight Express from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at

Bob Henry Park, Dover Drive and 16th Street, Newport Beach.

Information: (949) 717-3870 or o7www.city.newport-beach.ca.us.

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ONGOING

A Brain Tumor Support Group, a discussion for adults with brain

tumors and parents of children with brain tumors, is held from 7 to

8:30 p.m. the first and third Thursday of every month at the Hoag

Cancer Center Auditorium, One Hoag Drive, Building 41, Newport Beach.

Free, no registration necessary. Information: (949) 764-5542

Private, semi-private and group swim lessons for all levels are

offered at Halecrest Park, 3107 Killybrooke Lane, Costa Mesa.

Information: (949) 836-6714.

Ballroom dancing classes are offered from 7 to 8 p.m. every Friday

in the Tee Room of the Newport Beach Golf Course. Lessons cost $5.

Information: (714) 540-3339.

Lupus International Support Group meets the first Monday of every

month from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Corona Del Mar. Information:

(888) 532-2322, ext. 4.

Creating Is Genius: enliven your personal creative practice,

whether in the arts or sciences. Discuss your work and participate in

experiential activities. Groups forming now. Tuesdays, 9 to 11 a.m.

and 7 to 9 p.m.; Thursdays, 9 to 11 a.m. Classes are held at 509 31st

St., Suite 202, Newport Beach. Information: (949) 584-1512 or

www.creatingisgenius.com.

Chapter 178 of TOPS (Take Pounds Off Sensibly) meets every

Wednesday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church,

420 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa. Visitors and new members welcome.

Information: (714) 557-4364.

Lupus international support groups meet the first Monday of every

month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Corona del Mar. For information and

meeting locations, call (888) 532-2322, ext. 4.

There will be free story time and refreshments every Thursday at

11 a.m. at Teddy Bears and Teacups, 225 Marine Ave., Balboa Island.

Information: (949) 673-7204.

Divorce: A New Beginning, a workshop for men and women who are in

the process of divorcing or are newly divorced, is held the 3rd

Saturday of each month. The workshops are from 10 a.m. to noon at 180

Newport Center Dr., Newport Beach. The fee is $50. Information: (949)

644-6435.

Centennial Farm is held every Monday through Friday from 1 p.m. to

4 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Orange

County Fair and Exposition Center, 88 Fair Dr., Costa Mesa.

Information: (714) 708-1916.

Farmer’s Market is held every Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in

the main lot of the Orange County Fair and Exposition Center, 88 Fair

Dr., Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 573-0374.

Orange County Marketplace is held every Saturday and Sunday from 7

a.m. to 4 p.m. in the main lot of the Orange County Fair and

Exposition Center, 88 Fair Dr., Costa Mesa. Admission is $2.

Information: (949) 723-6660 or o7www.ocmarketplace.com.f7o7

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Tappercize classes will be offered at West Newport Community

Center Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7 to 8 p.m. Information:

(949) 722-1301.

Relieve stress through meditation meets every Monday from 8:00 to

8:40 a.m. You begin your day refreshed and renewed with gentle

meditation in the Center for Spiritual Discovery, 2850 Mesa Verde Dr.

East, Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 754-7399.

Dance your prayers meets Tuesdays from 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. Come and

celebrate the sacred in yourself by using yoga-movement meditation

with instructor Marilynn Quam-Valenzuela in the sanctuary of the

Center for Spiritual Discovery, 2850 Mesa Verde Dr. East, Costa Mesa.

Cost is $10 per class or $50 for a six-week class card. Information:

(714) 754-7399.

A course in miracles meets Wednesdays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in

the sanctuary of the Center for Spiritual Discovery, 2850 Mesa Verde

Dr. East, Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 510-6379.

The Newport Single Sailors, in conjunction with the South Shore

Yacht Club, are now meeting on the second Wednesday of every month at

7 p.m. in the Docksider Room at the Newport Beach Yacht Club, 1099

Bayside Drive, Newport Beach. Information: (949) 499-3592 or (714)

542-3690.

A “Simple Abundance” reading/discussion group meets the second

Wednesday of the month from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in suite J of the

Center for Spiritual Discovery, 2850 Mesa Verde Dr. East, Costa Mesa.

Information: (714) 963-6686.

A yoga class that includes positive-healing affirmations with each

gentle pose and a 10-minute guided visualization and relaxation

process at the end of class meets Thursdays from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m.

in the sanctuary of the Center for Spiritual Discovery, 2850 Mesa

Verde Dr. East, Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 754-7399.

Cocaine Anonymous meets Thursdays, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in suite

J of the Center for Spiritual Discovery, 2850 Mesa Verde Dr. East,

Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 754-7399.

The Friends of the Newport Beach Public Library are asking for

donations from patrons to replenish the dwindling stock in the used

bookstore in the Central Library. Books, videos, books on tape, DVDs

and CDs may be left at any of the three branch libraries Balboa,

Mariners or Corona del Mar branches, or in the book closet next to

the Friends Book Store, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach.

Information: (949) 759-9667.

“Dr. M.P.” will discuss love skills at 7 p.m. on the first and

third Tuesdays of the month at University Towers, 4199 Campus Drive,

Suite 550, Irvine. Information: (949) 725-3366.

Life drawing workshops are held from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 to

4 p.m. Saturdays through Dec. 11 at Orange Coast College, 2701

Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. The cost is $5 per session. Information:

(714) 432-5880 or o7www.occtickets.comf7.

A “Financial Strategies for Successful Retirement” workshop will

be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays through Nov. 16 at Orange Coast

College’s Science Room 169, and from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursdays through

Nov. 11 at the college’s Business Education Room 102, 2701 Fairview

Road, Costa Mesa. The cost is $69. Information: (714) 432-5880 or

o7www.occtickets.comf7.

The Inter-generational Troupe of Actors workshop meets from 3:15

to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Costa Mesa Civic Playhouse, 611 Hamilton

St., Costa Mesa. The free workshop is comprised of people of all ages

who want to perform and study drama. Interviews are required.

Information: (714) 841-1733 or o7www.friendsofoasis.

org/tsplayersf7.

The Newport Beach Cake Decorating Club meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays

at the Versailles Apartments, Hospital Road and Superior Avenue.

Information: (949) 650-1332.

The Newport Beach Spanish Club meets at 1 p.m. Mondays and

Saturdays at the Versailles Apartments, Hospital Road and Superior

Avenue. Information: (949) 650-1332.

Storytime with Miss Kathy begins at 10 a.m. Mondays at Borders,

1890 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 631-8661.

Champagne brunches are held from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays at

the Sutton Place Hotel, 4500 MacArthur Blvd., Costa Mesa. The cost is

$39, plus tax and gratuity, and the price includes house champagne.

The champagne of the month is an additional $15. Information: (949)

476-2001.

Friday Nights Unplugged are held from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Fridays in

the Sutton Place Hotel’s Trianon Lounge, 4500 MacArthur Blvd.,

Newport Beach. Gerald Ishibashi and guests perform weekly.

Information: (949) 476-2001.

A Lobster Cookout is held from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturdays at The Sutton

Place Hotel’s Calypso Cafe, 4500 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. The

cost is $55, plus tax and gratuity. Information: (949) 476-2001.

Private tutoring and English as a Second Language instruction is

available for K-12 and college students in the Newport-Mesa area.

Call for rates. Information: (949) 294-9462.

Alcoholics Anonymous men’s meetings are held at 8 p.m. Tuesdays at

the Costa Mesa Senior Center, 695 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa.

Information: (949) 645-2356.

The Newport Center Toastmaster’s Club can help you improve your

public speaking skills or polish your business presentations. Members

come from a variety of professional disciplines and backgrounds. The

group meets every Monday morning from 7 to 8:30 a.m. in the main

lobby conference room at 610 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach.

Guests are welcome. Information: (949) 480-0743 or o7www.newport

centertoastmasters.org.

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The Newport Beach Walking Club meets at the corner of Superior and

Hospital Road in Newport Beach at 9:15 a.m. Monday through Saturday

and 7 p.m. everyday. Information: (949) 650-1332.

The Newport-Mesa cribbage club meets on the second and fourth

Wednesdays of every month from 6:45 to 9 p.m. at Oasis Senior Center,

800 Marguerite Ave. in Corona del Mar. The cost is $2. Information:

(949) 646-5293.

The ACLU of Orange County meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of

every month at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 1259 Victoria St.

in Costa Mesa. Each month’s meeting will feature a different speaker

on issues relating to the Bill of Rights. Information: (714)

957-6107.

Yoga classes will be offered Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon to

12:40 p.m. for nine weeks at West Newport Community Center.

Registration is $54 for one class each week or $100 for two days a

week over nine weeks for Newport Beach residents. Others pay an

additional $5. Information: (949) 644-3151.

A variety of private, semi-private and group swim lessons will be

offered this summer at the Marian Bergeson Aquatic Center at Corona

del Mar High School. Options include one-on-one instruction on

Saturdays and a Monday-through-Thursday program for all ages and

levels. For session dates,

times and costs, call (949) 644-3151, or register in person at

Newport Beach Recreation and Senior Services, at 3300 Newport Blvd.

Professional and licensed soccer trainers with the All-England

Soccer Academy are available for one-on-one, small group and large

group training. Information: (949) 395-5103.

Jewish Family Service is sponsoring a teen support group for high

school students that meets Mondays from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Tarbut

V’Torah Upper School in Costa Mesa. For information or to register,

call (714) 445-4950. Preregistration is required.

The First Page -- Fine Children’s Books, at 270 E. 17th St., No.

10 in Costa Mesa, offers free story time Mondays, Wednesday, Fridays

and Saturdays from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.; and Tuesdays and Thursdays

from 4 to 5 p.m. Information: (949) 645-5437.

Bayside Restaurant in Newport Beach offers wine tasting every

Thursday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. for $15 per person, featuring five

new wines each week. Information: (949) 721-1222.

Green Systems International shows you everything that you wanted

to know about orchids and repotting during a free seminar at 2 p.m.

every Saturday. An orchid and tropical plant sale is held from 9 a.m.

to 4 p.m. at the 20362 Birch St. facility. Information: (949)

756-1211.

Discover the secrets of Carbon Canyon Regional Park as

you walk through groves of beautiful Coastal Redwood trees every

Saturday at 8:30 a.m. Parking is $4. Information:

(714) 996-5252.