COMMUNITY & CLUBS:

Everyone should plan to attend the Spice of Life Salsa Ball Dinner and Dance on Friday, Oct. 6, from 5:30 to 11 p.m., at the Irvine Marriott Hotel, 18000 Von Karman Ave.

Hosted by Julia Argyros, the Salsa Ball will feature live salsa music, free salsa lessons, dinner and dancing, and a silent auction.

The event will benefit Orange County’s Learning for Life and Scoutreach programs sponsored by the Orange County Council of Boy Scouts of America. The night’s speaker is Jamie Escalante, considered one of the most renowned educators in the United States.

The 1988 film “Stand and Deliver” is a semi-documentary on the life of Escalante, an inner-city schoolteacher, played by Edward James Olmos, who was nominated for an Academy Award in the role. The film dramatizes Escalante’s efforts to help underachieving Latino students beat the odds and pass an advanced placement calculus test.

Learning for Life programs help youth develop social and life skills, assist in character and career development, and help youth formulate positive personal values. It prepares them to make ethical decisions that will help them achieve their full potential. Scoutreach programs work with economically underprivileged and at-risk communities through youth development programs, classroom lessons and parent training. Scoutreach is the Boy Scouts of America’s commitment to making sure that all young people have an opportunity to join scouting, regardless of their circumstances, neighborhood or ethnic background.

This year’s co-chairs are Victoria Gray of Northern Trust Bank of California and David Elliott of Vanguard University. Event sponsors include: AT&T;, First American Corp., Northgate Markets, Northern Trust Bank of California, Santa Ana Unified School District, Trico Realty, Vanguard University and Westcom Credit Union.

Tickets are $150 for an individual; $250 for a twosome. Table and corporate sponsorships begin at $2,500. Nationally recognized salsa dancer Liz Lira & the Salsa Soleil Dance Company will be on hand to provide free salsa lessons during the event. For more information or to add to the list of corporate sponsors, contact Oscar Santoyo at (714) 546-8558 ext. 125 or via e-mail at oscars@ocbsa.org or visit the website: www.ocbsa.org/spice.

KIWANIS CLUB INSTALLS OFFICERS

The Kiwanis Club of Newport Beach-Corona del Mar held their Installation Dinner on Friday, Sept. 8, and installed officers for 2006-07, said Bill Simons. Installed were Dave Kaech, president; Joel Uranga, president-elect; Dick Carr, vice president; Joel Carlson, secretary; Jack Mills, treasurer; and Harry Hartstein, Jack Rippy, Vance Thompson, Ed Loyd, Greg Porto and Stan Snyder, directors.

The 45-member club meets Thursdays at noon at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club.

WORTH REPEATING

From the Thought for the Day, as provided by Greg Kelley of the Newport-Mesa-Irvine Interfaith Council: “The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.” — Dorothy Nevill

SERVICE CLUB MEETINGS THIS WEEK

TUESDAY

7:30 a.m.: The 45-member Rotary Club of Newport Beach Sunrise meets at Five Crowns for Craft Talks; www.newport beachsunriserotary.org.

Noon: The 20-member Rotary Club of Costa Mesa has moved to a new location and now meets at the Costa Mesa Marriott Suites to hear Bob Cardoza of Nuvis Landscape Architects speaking about his involvement with the Irvine Spectrum club and their current international project in Mexico.

6 p.m.: The 35-member Costa Mesa-Newport Harbor Lions Club meets at the Costa Mesa Golf and Country Club.

WEDNESDAY

7:30 a.m.: The 10-member Newport Harbor Kiwanis Club meets at Denny’s Restaurant at the corner of Redhill Avenue and Bristol Street.

Noon: The 27-member Exchange Club of the Orange Coast meets at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club.

6 p.m.: The 56-member Rotary Club of Newport-Balboa meets at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club for a program by Ed Mattson on Rotary’s “Hands Across the Sea” project. For more information, visit www.newportbalboa.org.

THURSDAY

7 a.m.: The 20-member Costa Mesa Orange Coast Lions Club meets at Mimi’s Café.

9 a.m. The 95-member Exchange Club of Newport Harbor has moved to a new meeting location at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club to hear Greg Brown, play-by-play announcer for the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team.

Noon: The 50-member Costa Mesa Kiwanis Club meets at the Holiday Inn, www.kiwanis. org/club/costamesa; the 45-member Kiwanis Club of Newport Beach-Corona del Mar meets at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club to hear Ron Brown of the Teen Challenge Program, which transforms the lives of young men in Southern California; the 95-member Exchange Club of Newport Harbor has moved to a new meeting location at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club. This week’s program is from Capt. Bob Pringle of the Newport Beach Fire Department on his experiences in the Gulf following Katrina; https://members.cox. net/nhexchangeclub/index.htm; the 85-member Rotary Club of Newport Irvine meets at the Radisson Hotel. www.nirotary.org.