Calendar for Aug. 3
WEDNESDAY
Clothing drive
Goodwill of Orange County and OC Fair will host a We Care Wednesday clothing drive from noon to 3 p.m. at OC Fair & Event Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Guests who bring five new or gently-used clothing items per person to the fair for donation to Goodwill of Orange County will receive same-day free admission and one free carnival ride. For more information, call (714) 708-1500 or visit ocfair.com.
Cooking class
Learn how to make a Mexican-themed dinner with grilled corn salad, fish tacos and a pineapple lime sorbet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Sur La Table, Corona del Mar Plaza, 832 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Tickets are $69. For more information, call (800) 243-0852 or visit surlatable.com.
Sunset Jazz at Newport
Sunset Jazz at Newport summer series will feature jazz musicians playing outdoor concerts Wednesday nights through Sept. 14 at Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa, 900 Newport Center Drive. Pianist and Grammy Award-winning arranger Bill Cunliffe will perform with Imaginacion and Carol Bach-Y-Rita this week. For ticket information, call (949) 759-5003 or visit sunsetjazzatnewport.com.
Michael Franti and Spearhead
Reggae and hip-hop group Michael Franti and Spearhead will headline the Pacific Amphitheatre, 100 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Guest G. Love and Special Sauce will also perform. The show starts at 7 p.m. and tickets are $26 to $62. For more information, call (714) 708-1500 or visit pacamp.com.