AROUND TOWN - Feb. 13, 2006

after hours calendar* Mail AROUND TOWN items to Daily Pilot Calendar, 1375 Sunflower Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92626, or e-mail dpcalendar@latimes.com. Include the event’s time, date, location and contact phone number.

TILL MARCH 30

“Upbeat Abstracts,” an exhibit by local artist Michaell Magrutsche, will be on display through March 30 at the Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Call: (949) 717-3870.

TODAY

The American Cancer Society, along with the National Cosmetology Assn. and the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Assn., will hold a free workshop for cancer patients titled “When You Look Good, You Feel Better.” Workshop participants will learn makeup, wig and turban tips to help hide the ravages of chemotherapy and radiation treatment. The workshop is from 10 a.m. to noon at Hoag Hospital Cancer Center, 1 Hoag Drive, Newport Beach. Registration is required. Call: (949) 261-9446.

THURSDAY

The premier of “Destination Point,” a surf film starring Bobby Martinez, Tom Curren, Kelly Slater, the Irons brothers, Flea, Barney, Ratboy and the Malloy brothers and directed by Josh Pomer, is at 7 and 9 p.m. at the Lido Theatre, 3459 Via Lido, Newport Beach. Call: (949) 673-8351 or visit www.one dropentertainment.com.

FEB. 25 AND 26

The Malibu Cat Show is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Orange County Fair and Exposition Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Cost: $5 for adults and $4 for seniors and children under 12. Call: (714) 708-1543.

MARCH 7

UC Irvine Assistant Professor Natalia Komarova presents “Mathematics Can Cure: Understanding Cancer in a New Way,” from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the University Club, 801 East Peltason Drive, Irvine. The presentation is part of the college’s physical sciences breakfast lecture series. A continental breakfast will be served and admission is free. Visit: www.today.uci.edu.

MARCH 8

The Manuscripts Book Discussion Group, held from 9:15 to 11 a.m., will discuss “The Family Tree” by Carole Cadwalladr. Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Call: (949) 717-3800 or visit www.newportbeachlibrary.org.

MARCH 9

The Assistance League of Newport-Mesa will present “News and Views: An Afternoon of Glamour and Style,” an annual event, featuring this year’s keynote speaker Kelly Lange. The Neiman Marcus spring 2006 Fashion Trend presentation includes silent and live auctions and a luncheon, beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the Newport Beach Marriott, 900 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. Cost: $100 per person. Call: (949) 645-6929 or visit www.alnm.org.

MARCH 19

Temple Bat Yahm will screen “Moving Heaven and Earth,” a documentary about the Jews of Uganda, at 7:15 p.m. 1011 Camelback St., Newport Beach. Call: (949) 644-1999.

MARCH 21

Orange Coast College will hold its 23rd annual High School Senior Day. More than 4,000 local high school seniors are expected to attend the event, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the college, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Free admission. Call: (714) 432-5726.

APRIL 12

The Manuscripts Book Discussion Group will meet from 9:15 to 11 a.m. to discuss “Middlesex” by Jeffrey Eugenides. Free and open to the public. Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Call: (949) 717-3800 or visit www.newportbeachlibrary.org.

APRIL 23

The 5th Annual Taste for the Cure, featuring wine from more than 25 of California’s top vintners and benefiting the North American Foundation for the Cure of Diabetes, is from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Palm Garden at the Island Hotel, 690 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. Cost: $75 per person. Call: (949) 759-0808 or visit: www.curediabetes foundation.com.

MAY 10

The Manuscripts Book Discussion Group ill discuss “The Kite Runner” the debut novel by Khaled Hosseini. From 9:15 to 11 a.m.Call: (949) 717-3800