AROUND TOWN - Feb. 15, 2006

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.

FEB. 21

UC Irvine’s Dr. Kenneth Small will speak on the economic implications of traffic on privatizing roads, pollution and taxes at the Orange Coast Unitarian Universalist Church at 7:30 p.m. Dr. Small specializes in urban transportation and environmental economics. The event is free and open to the public. Location: 1259 Victoria St., Costa Mesa. Call: (949) 646-4652. Visit: www.ocuuc.org.

FEB. 23

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. 23 AND MARCH 8

An hour-long workshop for parents and students covers several aspects of college funding, financial aid, financial planning and tax scholarships. The workshops will be held at Corona del Mar High School Feb. 23 and Newport Harbor High School March 8 from 7 to 8 p.m. Reservations recommended since seating is limited. Register online at www.getcollegefunding.net or call (949-226-7158.

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.

FEB. 26

The second program in a three-concert series “GALLANTERIE!” presents about eight musical pieces by Orange County’s only professional baroque chamber music group, the Harmonia Baroque Players. The event begins at 4 p.m. at Newport Harbor Lutheran Church, 798 Dover Dr., Newport Beach. Tickets: $15, $12 for seniors or students. Call: (714) 970-8545. Visit: www.harmoniabaroque.com.

FEB. 28

The Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce presents Business at the Beach as an opportunity for local businesses to showcase their goods and services. The event is free for the public to attend. The events runs from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel and Spa, 900 Newport Center Dr., Newport Beach. Call: (949) 729-4400.

MARCH 3 TILL 5

A gem fair is set to take place at the Orange County Fair and Exposition Center on Friday from noon to 7 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sun. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: $5, children under 12 free. Location Building 10 and Parade of Products, 88 Fair Dr. Costa Mesa. Call: (714) 708-1543, or Visit: www.ocfair.com.

MARCH 4

What’s Up For Kids brings over 100 exhibitors featuring summer camps, classes, products, live entertainment and hands-on interactive displays. Exhibitors include Science Discovery Center, the Ocean Institute, Catalina Sea Camp, Tall Ship Expeditions and Escondido Children’s Museum. Admission is free. Location: Orange County Fair and Exposition Center, 88 Fair Dr., Costa Mesa. Call: (714) 708-1543, or Visit: www.whatsupforkids.com.

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 9 TILL 11

Corona del Mar High School’s Dance Team Orchesis presents “Revealing the Subconscious,” a show including modern, lyrical, jazz, hip-hop and western style dancing. The shows start at 7 p.m. Tickets: $10 presale, $12 at the door. Location: Orange Coast College Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Rd., Costa Mesa. Call: (949) 515-6006.

MARCH 11

Orange Coast College presents “Notary in a Day.” Participants will learn the common practices of charging fees, advertising for and maintaining a commission. The seminar will be held in the Fine Arts Rm. 116, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Register at Bursar’s Office. Cost: $105. Call: (714) 432-5880 or Visit: www.occtickets.com.

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 will discuss “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini, which follows two boyhood friends in 1970’s Afghanistan, from 9:15 to 11 a.m., the event is free and open to the public. Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Call: (949) 717-3800 or visit: www.newportbeachlibrary.org.

MAY 16

UC Irvine assistant professor Thorsten Ritz will present “The Magnetic Sense of Migratory Birds” from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the University Club, 801 East Peltason Drive, Irvine. A continental breakfast will be served, and admission is free. Visit: www.today.uci.edu.

JUNE 14

The Manuscripts Book Discussion Group will discuss “Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market” at Newport Beach Central Library. Call (949) 717-3800 or visit www.newportbeachlibrary.org.

JULY 12

The Manuscripts Book Discussion Group will discuss “Devil in the White City” by Erik Larson. The bestseller intertwines the true tale of two men -- the architect of the 1893 World’s Fair and the cunning serial killer who used the fair to lure his victims to their death. From 9:15 to 11 a.m. at the Newport Beach Central Library. Free admission. Call: (949) 717-3800 or visit: www.newportbeachlibrary.org.