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as a contact phone number. A complete listing is available at

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TUESDAY

A Feng Shui seminar to improve health, relationships and

prosperity will be held at 7 p.m. at Visions and Dreams, 2482 Newport

Blvd., Costa Mesa. Free. Reservations are required. For more

information, call (626) 288-1669 or visit www.fengshuiadvantage.com.

WEDNESDAY

A prostate discussion group will be held at Hoag Cancer Center

Auditorium from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. For more information, call (949)

7-CANCER.

“Growing Plants Indoors ... The Easy Way” is the subject of a

class to be taught at Sherman Library and Gardens in Corona del Mar

at 9 a.m. The cost is $25, and pre-registration is required. For more

information, call (949) 673-2261.

THURSDAY

A California Gray whale course is being offered at Orange Coast

College starting tonight. The class is called Ecology 124 and meets

from 5:30 to 7:35 p.m. Thursday evenings for eight weeks. For spring

registration information, call (714) 432-5072.

South Coast Plaza hosts the fascination of orchids international

show and sale through Sunday, Feb. 9, featuring more than 60 vendors

and 100 displays. For more information, call (714) 964-3265 or visit

www.fascinationoforchids.com for a complete show schedule.

FRIDAY

SCATS Gymnastics will be held at the Orange County Fair and

Expositions Center Building 10 from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. through Sunday.

Admission for adults is $10, for seniors and children $5. For more

information, call (714) 895-2909.

A folk dance festival sponsored by the Laguna Folkdancers will

feature dance workshops with two master teachers presenting dances

from Eastern Europe and Turkey. The festival will be held through

Sunday, Feb. 9. Individual events cost from $8 to $12, and an entire

weekend costs $40 in advance or $44 at the door. The event will be

held at the Ensign Intermediate School Gym, 2000 Cliff Drive, Newport

Beach. For more information, call (714) 891-0788.

SATURDAY

The Friends of the Newport Beach Public Library will hold “A Buck

A Bag” for books, a used book sale, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Proceeds

will be donated to the 1000 Avocado Ave. library. For more

information, call (949) 759-9667.

“Deep Healing Through Sound and Stillness,” an evening of

restorative yoga, will be offered from 5 to 7 p.m. at Full Spectrum

Yoga, 2019 Quail St., Newport Beach. The cost is $25 in advance or

$30 on the day of the event.

Free walking tours of the back bay are being offered between 9 and

10:15 a.m. Guides will take small group on two-hour tours starting

every 15 minutes. Tours begin at the corner of East Bluff Drive and

Back Bay Road.

Teen Night Out for teens in the seventh through ninth grades will

be held at the Block of Orange. The city of Costa Mesa invites teens

to participate in an excursion to the mall and movies. Meet at the

Downtown Recreation Center, 1860 Anaheim Ave., Costa Mesa, for pizza

at 5 p.m. Participants will return to the center at 10 p.m. The $30

cost includes pizza, movie, transportation and supervision. For more

information, call (714) 327-7560.

FEB. 15

A computer fair will be held at the Orange County Fair and

Expositions Center Building 10 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Sunday.

Admission for adults is $5, for children younger than 10, free. For

more information, call (800) 800-5600.

“An Evening of Ionesco,” featuring several short plays by Eugene

Ionesco, will be presented by OCC’s Repertory Theatre Company in the

Drama Lab Studio this weekend and Feb. 22 to 23. Show times are 8

p.m. Saturdays and 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays. Tickets cost $6 in advance,

$7 at the door. For more information, call (714) 432-5640, ext 1.

A workshop called “Divorce: A New Beginning” is being offered for

men and women going through a divorce or already divorced. It will

take place from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 180 Newport Center Drive.

For more information, call (949) 644-6435.

“Spring Lawn Care” will be discussed at Sherman Library and

Gardens in Corona del Mar at 9:30 a.m. Free. For more information,

call (949) 673-2261.

FEB. 19

The Newport Rib Company and FISH Harbor Area Inc. are holding a

fund-raising day at the restaurant. 20% of the proceeds will be

donated to FISH to assist low-income families in Orange County. The

restaurant is at 2196 Harbor Blvd. For more information, call (949)

515-3815, ext 231.

ONGOING

Teens are invited to drop by the city of Costa Mesa Recreation

Center from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday for indoor and outdoor

sports and activities. The Center is at 1860 Anaheim Ave. For more

information, call (714) 327-7560.

The Newport Beach City Hall is displaying watercolor paintings by

Juan Casado, Ned Parsons, Raymond Otis and Jim Teegarden through

March 28 at 3300 Newport Blvd. For more information, call (949)

717-3870.

The Assn. of Business Services hosts a networking meeting that

deals with education connections from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on the second

Tuesday of every month at the Holiday Inn at 3131 Bristol St., Costa

Mesa. For more information, call (949) 805-0011.

The Newport Beach Public Library hosts an hour of stories and

crafts for children in kindergarten through the second grade at the

Corona del Mar branch from 3 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays. The library is at

420 Marigold Ave. For more information, call (949) 717-3800.

Free tours of the Orange County Performing Arts Center take guests

to the dressing rooms, performer’s lounge, backstage and on stage at

10:30 a.m. every Wednesday and Saturday at 600 Town Center Drive,

Costa Mesa. Group tours can be held by special arrangement. For more

information, call (714) 556-ARTS, ext. 833.

The Newport Beach Newcomers Club holds a general meeting on the

third Wednesday of every month. The organization is open to all

female residents in Newport Beach who have lived in the area fewer

than five years. For more information, call (949) 645-9922, or visit

newcomers-newportbeach.org.

Interfaith couples with one Jewish partner are invited to

participate in a discussion group at the Jewish Family Service of

Orange County office. The group is geared toward dealing with issues

between interfaith couples, such as raising children, observing

holidays, symbols in the home and relationships with extended

families. The cost for three sessions is $45 per couple.

Preregistration is required. Call to schedule date and time. The

office is at 250 E. Baker St., Suite G, Costa Mesa. (714) 445-4950.

Women 50 and older can join a discussion group coordinated by

Jewish Family Services to address issues such as anxiety, depression,

relationships, loneliness and family. The group meets from 10 to

11:30 a.m. Mondays at the agency offices, 250 E. Baker St., Suite G,

Costa Mesa. Preregistration required. (714) 445-4950.

Friends of the Newport Beach Public Library Used Book Store are

asking for patrons to donate books to replenish the dwindling stock.

Books may be left at any of the three branch libraries -- Balboa,

Mariners, or Corona del Mar -- or in the book closet next to the

Friends Book Store, at 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. All

hardcover and paperback donations, with the exception of magazines

and law books, will be accepted and are tax deductible. (949)

759-9667.

The Braille Institute offers free computer classes to people with

fading vision who have difficulty seeing the computer screen. The

Oasis Center at 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar, offers six

sessions. Call to sign up for classes. (714) 821-5000.

A spiritual care class meets at 7:15 p.m. Wednesdays at 3400

Irvine Ave., Suite 114, Newport Beach. Call to reserve a seat. (949)

263-1462.

The Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce hosts networking luncheon

meetings Wednesdays from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Costa Mesa

Country Club. The cost is $13. The club is at 1701 Golf Course Drive,

Costa Mesa. (714) 885-9090.

A brain tumor support group meets the first and third Thursdays of

each month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Hoag Cancer Center at Hoag

Hospital, 1 Hoag Drive, Newport Beach. Free. Registration not

required. The group is designed to help patients and their families

understand and cope with the illness. (949) 574-6232.

The Jewish Family Service of Orange County sponsors a discussion

group for adult children and their parents from 6 to 7 p.m. two

Tuesdays a month at the Jewish Family Service office at 250 E. Baker

St., Suite G, Costa Mesa. $10 per person, per session.

Preregistration required. (714) 445-4950.

The Jewish Family Service of Orange County has a weekly parenting

support group. Parents learn strategies for successful parenting and

for dealing with the feelings and behavior of their children. The

group meets from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Mondays at the Jewish Family

Service office at 250 E. Baker St., Suite G, Costa Mesa. The group

will cover managing anger, anxiety and peer pressure children

experience. Preregistration required. (714) 445-4950.