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1. WOMEN’S CONFERENCE: The 2000 Women’s International Conference

will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Westin South Coast Plaza Hotel, 686

Anton Blvd., Costa Mesa. The three-day event will feature author Fay

Angus; Kathleen Hart, chaplain to student wives at Fuller Theological

Seminary; and Tammy Tkach, women’s ministry support coordinator for the

Worldwide Church of God. Registration is $70 and includes all materials,

two continental breakfasts and Saturday’s dinner. For more information,

call Brenda Townsend at (858) 586-1202.

2. CULINARY ARTS AT OCC: A national competition for young

apprentice chefs will be held from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in OCC’s

culinary arts department, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. The event,

sponsored by the International Gourmet Society and La Chaine des

Rotisseurs, will feature 10 apprentices representing community colleges,

private schools and chefs’ associations. Gourmet chefs from throughout

the county will serve as judges. For more information, call (714)

432-5725.

3. BACK COUNTRY HIKE: Crystal Cove State Park will hold a “Back

Country Hike” at 9 a.m. Sunday. Visitors meet at El Moro Visitor Center

on Pacific Coast Highway just north of Laguna Beach. The program is free;

parking is $6. For more information, call (949) 497-7647.