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TODAY

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.

WEDNESDAY

The Corona del Mar Business Improvement District is looking for

community participation and committee members to form a Centennial

Event Committee to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of Corona del

Mar in 2004. The public is invited to attend an initial brainstorming

meeting 7 p.m. at Sherman Library and Gardens, 2647 E. Coast Highway,

Corona del Mar. To make reservations or forward ideas, call (949)

675-0501.

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.

THURSDAY

A business solutions workshop called “Contract Legalese: Should I

or Shouldn’t I?” will cover how to wade through the “legalese” of

contracts. It will be presented from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Wyndham Hotel

in Costa Mesa. For more information, call (949) 623-8247, or visit

www.icforangecountry.

org/events.

The International Coach Foundation of Orange County will present

“People Power Skills” from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Wyndham Hotel in

Costa Mesa. For more information, call (949) 623-8247, or visit

www.icf

orangecountry.org/events.

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.

Gail Carson Levine’s “The Two Princesses of Bamarre” will provide

a springboard of discussion during the Mother-Daughter Book Club

meeting at 7 p.m. at the Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado

Ave., Newport Beach. For more information, call (949) 717-3816.

SATURDAY

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.

“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 today, Sunday and Feb. 22 and 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 in the process of divorcing or recently 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.

A seminar on “How to Start and Manage Your Business,” will be held

from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at National University, 3390 Harbor Blvd.,

Costa Mesa. The $40 fee includes materials. For more information,

call (714) 550-7369.

FEB. 18

“How to Send the Most Effective E-mails” is the subject for the

Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce business referral breakfast that

will take place at 7:30 a.m. at The Pacific Club, 4110 MacArthur

Blvd., Newport Beach. The cost is $17 for members with a reservation

and $22 for potential members at the door. For more information, call

(949) 729-4400.

Eleanor Cooney reads from and signs “Death in Slow Motion: My

Mother’s Descent into Alzheimer’s” at 6:30 p.m. at Book Soup South

Coast Plaza, 3333 Bristol St., Suite 2400, Costa Mesa. For more

information, call (714) 689-2665.

A free seminar called “Is Zing the Missing Link?” 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. 19

The Newport Rib Co. 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.

A free seminar called “Healing All-Stars” 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.

Ross King presents and signs “Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling”

at 6:30 p.m. at Book Soup South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bristol St., Suite

2400, Costa Mesa. For more information, call (714) 689-2665.

Macy’s South Coast Plaza presents “Workshop Wednesdays: A Hands-on

Cooking Class Program” hosted by chef Alexx Guevara. The class is

from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. The cost,

including materials, is $30. For reserve a spot, call (818) 994-5075.

FEB. 20

The public is invited to meet Adeline Yen Mah, author of “Falling

Leaves,” “Chinese Cinderella” and “Watching the Tree,” at 7 p.m. at

the Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach.

For more information, call (949) 717-3816.

FEB. 22

A workshop on “Understanding International Trade” 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. 21

The Costa Mesa Women’s Club will hold its monthly meeting at 11:15

a.m. at their clubhouse, 610 W. 18th St., Costa Mesa, with a luncheon

and entertainment. For more information, call (949) 642-1162.