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Mesa, CA 92627; by e-mail to [email protected]; by fax to (949)

646-4170; or by calling (949) 574-4298. Include the time, date and

location of the event, as well as a contact phone number.

TODAY

The American Legion Newport Harbor Post 291 will have a Veterans

Day memorial service and luncheon in honor of those who have fallen

in the line of duty at 11 a.m. at 215 15th St. The cost will be $5

for non-veterans. Information: (949) 674-5070

WEDNESDAY

The Fairview Park Friends’ fund-raising committee will host their

quarterly public meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. at Color Me Mine at

Triangle Square, 1875 Newport Blvd. Information: (714) 754-5698,

https://www.cmfairviewpark.org.

The Newport Beach Public Library Foundation’s Manuscripts Book

Discussion Group will meet to discuss “Atonement” by Ian McEwan at

9:15 a.m. at the Newport Beach Central Library. Information: (949)

717-3890.

THURSDAY

Mother’s Market will have a free women’s support group workshop

led by Cheri Schatz, health educator, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the

Patio Cafe at the Costa Mesa store, 225 E. 17th St. Information and

reservations: (949) 631-4741, (800) 595-6667.

The Orange County Fair and Exposition Center will host the Sugar

Plum Arts and Crafts Festival from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. in building No.

10. Information: (562) 598-0857, https://www.sugarplumcrafts.com.

FRIDAY

The Orange County Fair and Exposition Center will host the Sugar

Plum Arts and Crafts Festival from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. in building No.

10. Information: (562) 598-0857, https://www.sugarplumcrafts.com.

The Costa Mesa Senior Center will present a benefit performance of

“Late Nite Catechism,” an interactive comedy by Vicki Quade and

Maripat Donovan, at 8 p.m. in the Robert B. Moore Theatre at Orange

Coast College. Tickets are $35 or $75 for preferred seating.

Information: (949) 645-5080.

The Susan G. Komen Foundation’s Three-Day Walk will begin today at

the Orange County Fair & Exposition Center in Costa Mesa. The walk

will end in Los Angeles at the Home Depot Center Athletic Facility.

Information: (800) 825-1000.

SATURDAY

The Orange County Fair and Exposition Center will host the Sugar

Plum Arts and Crafts Festival from from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in building

No. 10. Information: (562) 598-0857, https://www.sugarplumcrafts.com.

The Costa Mesa Senior Center will present a benefit performance of

“Late Nite Catechism,” an interactive comedy by Vicki Quade and

Maripat Donovan at 8 p.m. in the Robert B. Moore Theatre at Orange

Coast College. Tickets are $35 or $75 for preferred seating.

Information: (949) 645-5080.

The Costa Mesa Historical Society will conduct a docent training

class to train tour guides for the Diego Sepulveda Adobe in Estancia

Park from 1 to 4 p.m. Information: (949) 631-5918.

Back Bay Fitness will hold its first Olympic Charity event from 8

a.m. to 4 p.m. at 2675 Irvine Ave., Suite A, Costa Mesa. Information:

(949) 631-5587, https://www.backbayfitness.com.

The Earth Resource Foundation will host “Hold On To Your Butt,” a

cigarette litter beach cleanup day, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at

Newport Beach Pier, Newport Blvd and 21st Street. There will be

prizes, a “scavenger butt hunt” and refreshments. Information: (949)

645-5163, https://www.earthresource.org.

The Costa Mesa Senior Center will host a Dog Lover’s Expo from 9

a.m. to 7 p.m. in building No. 14. The cost will be $10 for adults,

$5 for seniors. Children 3 and younger get in for free. Information:

(310) 480-7007.

SUNDAY

The Orange County Fair and Exposition Center will host the Sugar

Plum Arts and Crafts Festival from from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in building

No. 10. Information: (562) 598-0857, https://www.sugarplumcrafts.com.

The Costa Mesa Senior Center will host a Dog Lover’s Expo from 9

a.m. to 7 p.m. in building No. 14. The cost will be $10 for adults,

$5 for seniors. Children 3 and younger get in for free. Information:

(310) 480-7007.

Parent Help USA, a nonprofit child abuse prevention center, will

have a benefit and classical guitar concert by Wertin from 4 to 7

p.m. at Carmelo’s Ristorante Italiano, 3520 E. Coast Highway, Corona

del Mar. There will be dinner, prizes and auction. Information: (949)

650-3461.

MONDAY

The Founders Guild of Casa Teresa will have its annual holiday

luncheon at 11 a.m. at the Ritz, 880 Newport Center Drive, Newport

Beach. The cost will be $50 per person. Send checks payable to Casa

Teresa to Marguerite DiStanislao, 1430 Lincoln Lane, Newport Beach,

CA 92660. Information: (949) 548-2515.

Linda Biehl, co-founder of the Amy Biehl Foundation, who will

speak about her foundation’s work to support a democratic and

peaceful South Africa at 7 p.m. at the Argyros Family Lecture Hall at

Sage Hill School. Tickets will cost $10 per person or $25 for a

family of three or more. Information: (949) 219-1395.

NOV. 18

Cardiac surgeon Aidan Rane will discuss heart valve repair versus

replacement at 6 p.m. at the Hoag Hospital Conference Center. There

is no cost to attend. Reservations: (800) 514-4624.

Mother’s Market will have a free seminar, “Is There Life After

Pumpkin Pie” by Judith Todero from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The market is at

225 E. 17th St. Information and reservations: (949) 631-4741, (800)

595-6667.

NOV. 19

Mother’s Market will host “Let Food Be Your Medicine,” a free

seminar by Charles Holmes, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Patio Cafe.

The market is at 225 E. 17th St. Information and reservations: (949)

631-4741, (800) 595-6667.

The Friends of Newport Coast will have their annual meeting at

7:30 p.m. in Room No. 1 at the Oasis Senior Center, 800 Marguerite

Ave. Historic Orange County films will be shown, and an update will

be given on development in Crystal Cove State Park. Information:

(949) 644-5998.

NOV. 20

The Orange County Fair and Exposition Center will host the

Creative Sewing Fair from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at building No. 10. The

cost will be $7 and no charge for children 6 years and younger.

Information: (724) 325-5689, https://www.sewingevents.com.

UC Irvine’s Center for Women and Men and the Cross Cultural Center

will present “A Room With a View: A Life of Activism” from noon to

1:30 p.m. at UC Irvine’s Cross Cultural Center. The presentation will

be an active discussion on gender and ethnicity and how it affects

women’s lives in relationship to violence. Information: (949)

824-6000.

NOV. 21

The Orange County Fair and Exposition Center will host the

Creative Sewing Fair from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at building No. 10. The

cost will be $7 and no charge for children 6 years and younger.

Information: (724) 325-5689, https://www.sewingevents.com.

NOV. 22

The Orange County Fair and Exposition Center will host the

Creative Sewing Fair from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at building No. 10. The

cost will be $7 and no charge for children 6 years and younger.

Information: (724) 325-5689, https://www.sewingevents.com.