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* Send AROUND TOWN items to the Daily Pilot, 330 W. Bay St., Costa

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

Newport Dunes Resort will have 20 tons of snow at its 10th annual

Lighting of the Bay at 6 p.m. Santa Claus will flip a giant switch

and illuminating 40 electric Christmas trees. There will be hot

chocolate, caroling, the Dunes’ award winning seafood chowder and

live musical performances by various children’s groups including the

Lakewood High School Madrigal singers. Information: (949) 729-DUNE,

https://www.newprtdunes.com

SATURDAY

The Costa Mesa Men’s Club will sponsor the Fairview Developmental

Tournament benefiting Fairview Developmental Center at the Costa Mesa

Golf & Country Club. The entrance fee will be $70 today and $135 for

both days. Information: (949) 645-2886,(949) 903-9090

Waldorf School will present its Winter Festival from 3 to 6 p.m.

at 2350 Canyon Drive. There will be seasonal craft making, music,

theater and international food. There will be a nominal charge at the

gate. Information: (949) 574-7734.

The Angeletas Prayer Breakfast will be after the 8:30 a.m. mass at

Our Lady Queen of Angeles, 2046 Mar Vista Drive. The prayer breakfast

will feature guest speaker Madeline Tucci Tannehill, founder of

“Gary’s Place for Kids. There will be a poinsettia plant sale after

the breakfast. The breakfast is sponsored by the Casa Teresa Founders

Guild. The cost is a $15 donation. Information: (949) 640-0886.

The Cat Fanciers Assn. will have a championship and household pet

cat show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Orange County Fair &

Exposition Center. The event will feature up to 225 of the world’s

finest pedigreed cats will be there along with rescue cats and

kittens looking for a home. Information: (858) 455-9390.

National University’s Center for Cultural and Ethnic Studies will

present “The Allure and Significance of Body Art from 10:30 a.m. to

12:30 p.m. at National University, 3390 Harbor Blvd. Information:

(714) 429-5408, [email protected].

Piecemakers’ annual Christmas Fair will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

There will be over 175 booths of top artists with unique handcrafted

items including live music, food and entertainment. Information:

(714) 641-3112, https://www.piecemakers.com.

SUNDAY

The Cat Fanciers Assn. will have a championship and household pet

cat show from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Orange County Fair & Exposition

Center. The event will feature up to 225 of the world’s finest

pedigreed cats will be there along with rescue cats and kittens

looking for a home. Information: (858) 455-9390.

Piecemakers’ annual Christmas Fair will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Dec. 6 and 7. There will be over 175 booths of top artists with

unique handcrafted items including live music, food and

entertainment. Information: (714) 641-3112,

https://www.piecemakers.com.

The Costa Mesa Men’s Club will sponsor the Fairview Developmental

Tournament benefiting Fairview Developmental Center at the Costa Mesa

Golf & Country Club. The entrance fee will be $75. Information: (949)

645-2886,(949) 903-9090

The seventh annual Balboa Island Walking Holiday Home Tour will be

from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Balboa Island. Tickets cost $20.

Information: (949) 673-4280.

The city of Newport Beach’s 14th annual Winter Wonderland will

take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Grant Howald Park, 5th and Iris

avenues. There will be more than 30 tons of snow dumped onto the

grounds. There will be winter carnival games, and Santa will be

there. Information: (949) 644-3151.

TUESDAY

The Dororthy Waffarn Memorial Lecture presents “The Epidemic of

Childhood Obesity and What Can Be Done?” with Dr. Floyd Culler,

professor of pediatrics at UC Irvine; “Pediatric Neurology: What’s

New?” with Dr. Steve Philips, neurologist at Children’s Hospital

Orange County; and “The 50th Anniversary of the Double Helix:

Projecting the Future of Genomic Medicine” with Dr. Edward McCabe,

chair of pediatrics at UCLA. These lectures will begin at 6 p.m. at

the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center, 100 Academy Way. Information:

(949) 824-8202.

WEDNESDAY

Body Design will offer a free seminar and demonstration on the

latest technology on cellulite treatments from 7 to 8 p.m. at 100

Newport Center Drive. The event is presented by Mary Dellene, a

massage therapist. Information and registration: (949) 722-3555,

[email protected].

Hoag Hospital will have an evening lung cancer support group

discussion about “Coping with the Holidays” from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at

the Hoag Cancer Center, Conference Room A. Information (949)

760-5542.

Jonathan Moreno, professor and director of the Center for

Biomedical Ethics at the University of Virginia, will present “The

History and Ethics of Human Experiments from the Nazis to the U.S.

Military” at 4 p.m. at the McDonnell Douglas Auditorium, at UC

Irvine. Information and reservations: (949) 824-9296.

THURSDAY

The Campus Colleagues of Orange Coast College will hold a luncheon

to raise funds for the OCC Disabled Students Center from 11 a.m. to 2

p.m. at OCC. There will be entertainment provided by Tyler Hoff and

Kiro Kiro, who will be playing with the Harry and Grace Steele

Children Center. The cost is $9.50 per person. Information:

[email protected].

The Thursday Morning Senior Women’s Club will present its

Christmas party luncheon and a musical show at 11 a.m. at the Newport

Beach Radisson Hotel, 4545 MacArthur Blvd. This will be $23.

Information and reservation: (714) 842-5863.