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TODAY

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.

A free seminar, the “Lunch Hour Peel,” featuring the “NeoDerm

Procedure” and skincare treatment, will be held at from 7 to 8:30

p.m. at Body Design, 100 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach.

Attendees will receive a gift certificate, and there is no cost. For

reservations, call (949) 722-3555.

“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

The Orange County Performing Arts Center breaks ground on new

concert hall and theater. Brief addresses and performances will be

held at 4 p.m. Bulldozers and fireworks start up at 5 p.m. The Center

is at 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

A California gray whale course is being offered at Orange Coast

College starting tonight. The class, 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.

A free seminar on “Joint Care, Osteoporosis and Arthritis” will be

held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225 East 17th St.,

Costa Mesa. For reservations, call (800) 595-MOMS.

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. 11

A workshop on “Selling Techniques that Work,” will be held from 9

a.m. to noon at National University, 3390 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa.

The $25 fee includes materials. For more information, call (714)

550-7369.

FEB. 12

A free seminar called “Nutrition and Cardiovascular Health” will

be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225 East 17th St.,

Costa Mesa. For reservations, call (800) 595-MOMS.

“Create a Personal Brand and Increase Business” is the subject for

the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce luncheon held at noon at the

Radisson Hotel, 4545 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. The cost is $20

for members with a reservation and $25 for all others at the door.

For more information, call (949) 729-4400.

FEB. 13

A free seminar called “Your Child’s Health” will be held from 6:30

to 7:30 p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225 East 17th St., Costa Mesa. For

reservations, call (800) 595-MOMS.

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.

The UC Irvine Arboretum’s annual Winter Orchid Show, “Prelude to

Spring,” will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the UCI Arboretum

on the UCI North Campus. Admission is $2 per person. Children and

members get in for free. For more information, call (949) 824-5833.