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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 Costa Mesa Antique Show and Sale will be from 11 a.m. to 8

p.m. at the Orange County Fairgrounds, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa.

There will be 200 antique dealers at the show. Tickets cost $8.

Information: (800) 943-7501.

SATURDAY

The UC Irvine Arboretum will present its annual winter bulb

festival “Prelude to Spring,” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the UCI

Arboretum, south of the corner of Campus Drive and Jamboree Road on

the UCI North Campus. The cost is $2. Information: (949) 824-5833.

The Costa Mesa Antique Show and Sale will be from 11 a.m. to 8

p.m. at the Orange County Fairgrounds, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa.

There will be 200 antique dealers at the show. Tickets cost $8.

Information: (800) 943-7501.

The Surfrider Foundation’s Newport Beach chapter will host a

casino night fundraiser from 8 p.m. to midnight at Margaritaville,

2332 Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Information: (949) 631-6273.

The Environmental Nature Center will host a star party from 6:30

to 8 p.m. at the Environmental Nature Center, 1601 16th St., Newport

Beach. Participants will have an opportunity to view the night sky

through a telescope, learn about the Mars rovers, and enjoy space

themed crafts and activities. The cost is $2 for adults and $1 for

children. Information and reservations: (949) 645-8489.

Carole’s Calico Corner is seeking volunteers to sew fabrics to

make into blankets for homeless and disadvantaged children. The event

will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 2529 E. Bluff Dr., Newport

Beach. Information (949) 644-4990.

The Newport Bay Naturalists and Friends offer a walking nature

tour from 9 to 10:15 a.m. at the Upper Newport Back Bay at the corner

of East Bluff Drive and Back Bay Road. Information: (949) 786-8878.

Country Store Piecemakers will host a live auction at 1 p.m. at

1720 Adams Ave., Cost Mesa. There will be woodworking tools,

collectibles, gifts, wall hangings and quilts. Information: (714)

641-3112, https://www.piecemakers.com.

The Irvine Barclay’s Encore Circle will host a luncheon and the

It’s a Necessity accessories fashion show from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30

p.m. at the Big Canyon Country Club, 1 Big Canyon Dr., Newport Beach.

Tickets cost $45. Information: (949) 854-4607.

SUNDAY

The 21st annual Blue Cross of California Spirit Run event begins

with registration at 6:30 a.m. at Edwards Big Newport Cinema, 300

Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. There will be a 10K run and

walk, 5K family walk, youth races, toddler trot and kids expo. The

cost is $4 to $25. Information: (949) 222-1533,

https://www.kinaneevents.com.

The Costa Mesa Antique Show and Sale will be from 11 a.m. to 5

p.m. at the Orange County Fairgrounds, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa.

There will be 200 antique dealers at the show. Tickets cost $8.

Information: (800) 943-7501.

Muldoon’s Dublin pub will host its second “Sexiest Kilt

Competition” at 2:30 p.m. at 202 Newport Center Dr., Newport Beach.

There will be a panel of female judges, which includes former Miss

Ireland, Olivia Tracey. Information: (949) 640-4110.

MONDAY

A Great Decisions discussion on “Public Diplomacy and U.S. Foreign

Policy” will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at St. Mark Presbyterian

Church, 2100 Mar Vista, Newport Beach. Information: (949) 760-1691,

https://www.fpa.org.

The Thursday Morning Senior Women’s Club will host its annual

membership tea event at 1 p.m. at the South Bayside Club House, 300

E. Coast Hwy., Newport Beach. Prospective members are welcome.

Information and reservations: (714) 842-5863.

TUESDAY

P.K. Odle, worldwide instructor for the American Feng Shui

Institute, will explain what the do it yourself Feng Shui books won’t

tell you at 7 p.m. at Visions & Dreams, 2482 Newport Blvd.

Reservations and information: (877) 288-1669, https://www.feng

shuiadvantage.com.

Mother’s Market will host “Love Those Lipotropics,” a free seminar

by Judith Todero, a clinical nutritionist, from 6:30 to 7:30p.m. in

the Patio Cafe. The market is at 225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa.

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

Dr. Robert Stickgold of the department of psychiatry at Harvard

Medical School will speak about “Sleep, Memory and Dreams: What Are

They Good For?” as part of the Irvine Health Foundation’s

Distinguished Lecture Series on brain, learning and memory at 7:30

p.m. at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine.

Information: (949) 824-4275, https://www.cnlm.uci.edu.

Jay Famiglietti, associate professor of earth system science at UC

Irvine, will discuss “Man and Water: Human Modifications of the Water

Cycle and Climatic Consequences” from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Beckman

Center of the National Academies of Science and Engineering, 100

Academy Way, UCI. Information and reservations: (949) 824-4613.

WEDNESDAY

Hoag Hospital will present a community education class on deciding

to have a baby after 35 at 6 p.m. in the Hoag Conference Center at

Hoag Hospital, 1 Hoag Drive, Newport Beach. Information and

reservation: (800) 514-4624, https://www.hoaghospital.org.

The Newport Beach Newcomers will have its monthly meeting at 10

a.m. at the Newport Beach Yacht Club, 1099 Bayside Drive, Newport

Beach. There will be a presentation by a wardrobe consultant on

closet management. The group is open to women who have lived in

Newport Beach for less than five years. The cost is $15. Information: (949) 645-9922, https://www.newcomers-newport beach.org.

Theodore “Bob” Robins, the son of the founder of Theodore Robins

Ford in Costa Mesa, will speak about his family and business history

in the area, which began in 1921 on Balboa Peninsula and later came

to Costa Mesa in 1966. The event begins at 7 p.m. at the Costa Mesa

Historical Society, 1870 Anaheim Ave. Information: (949) 631-5918.

The Waldorf School of Orange County will host a pre-kindergarten

and kindergarten curriculum overview for parents only. The event will

be from 7 to 8:15 p.m. at 2350 Canyon Drive, Costa Mesa. Information:

(949) 574-7732.

Mother’s Market will host “Controlling Inflammation Naturally,” a

free seminar by Tarini Bayuliya and New Chapter, from 6:30 to 7:30

p.m. in the Patio Cafe. The market is at 225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa.

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

THURSDAY

UC Irvine’s School of Social Ecology Partners Program will present

“Is Criminal Justice Important?” with Frank Zimring, a leading

criminologist and 20-year faculty member of UC Berkeley’s Boalt Hall

Law School. The event is at 6 p.m. in the University Club at UCI.

Information and reservations: (949) 824-1874.

The Corona del Mar Centennial Celebration Event Committee will

hold a general meeting for the public to participate in the planning

of Corona del Mar’s centennial celebration from 7 to 8 p.m. at the

Sherman Library and Gardens, 2647 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar.

Information: (949) 675-0501, [email protected].

College Park Elementary School will host a kindergarten

information night for parents of children who are eligible to enroll

at the school. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the multipurpose

room at College Park Elementary, 2380 Notre Dame Road, Costa Mesa.

Information: (714) 424-7960.

MARCH 19

The Amish Quilt Show will be from noon to 8 p.m. in building No.

14 at the Orange County Fair and Exposition Center, 88 Fair Drive,

Costa Mesa. Information: (717) 687-9270.

MARCH 20

The Parrot Education and Adoption Center, a nonprofit

organization, will have a seminar on preventing and correcting biting

behavior from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Balearic Community Center, 1975

Balearic Drive, Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 631-3606,

https://www.peac.org.

The Amish Quilt Show will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., in building

No. 14 at the Orange County Fair and Exposition Center, 88 Fair

Drive, Costa Mesa. Information: (717) 687-9270.

There will be a computer fair from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Building

No. 12 at the Orange County Fair & Exposition Center. The cost is $5

for adults; children 10 and younger get in for free. Information:

(800) 800-5600, https://www.lacomputerfair.com.

“Divorce: A New Beginning,” a workshop for men and women divorced

or getting divorced, is held from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 180

Newport Center Drive on the third Saturday of every month. Cost is

$40. Information: (949) 644-6435.

There will be a prom fashion show hosted by KIIS FM at 2 p.m. at

Robinsons-May, South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. There

will be featured looks from designers: Betsy & Adam, Scott

McClintock, Dave and Johnny and others. Information: (714) 546-9321

ext. 2644.

MARCH 21

There will be a computer fair from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Building

No. 12 at the Orange County Fair & Exposition Center. The cost is $5

for adults; children 10 and younger get in for free. Information:

(800) 800-5600. https://www.lacomputerfair.com.

There will be a bridal show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Building No.

10 at the Orange County Fair & Exposition Center. The cost is $5 to

$7. Information: (714) 670-7800, https://wwwbridworld.com.

MARCH 23

Hoag Hospital will present a community education class on

preventing sports injuries in children at 6 p.m. in the Hoag

Conference Center at Hoag Hospital, 1 Hoag Drive, Newport Beach.

Information and reservation: (800) 514-4624,

https://www.hoaghospital.org.

Mother’s Market will host “Shed The Pounds With Knowledge, Not

Fads,” a free seminar and book signing by Dallas Clouatre and Jarrow,

from 6:30 to 7:30p.m. at 225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. Information and

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

The Orange Coast College Friends of Library will host the best of

the Banff Mountain Film Festival at 7 p.m. in the Robert B. Moore

Theatre at OCC, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Tickets cost $5 to

$10. Information: (714) 432-0202, ext. 21058, (714) 432-5880.

Mikhail Gorbachev, former leader of the Soviet Union and Nobel

Peace Prize laureate, will accept the inaugural UC Irvine Citizen

Peacebuilding Award at 7 p.m. at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242

Campus Drive, Irvine. Tickets cost: $75 to $195.

MARCH 24

Hoag Hospital will present a community education class on

evaluating breast cancer risk at 6 p.m. in the Hoag Conference Center

at Hoag Hospital, 1 Hoag Drive, Newport Beach. Information and

reservation: (800) 514-4624, https://www.hoaghospital.org.

Mother’s Market will host “Choosing The Correct Supplements and

Vitamins For You,” a free seminar by Julie Dennis and Rainbow Light,

from 6:30 to 7:30p.m. in the Patio Cafe. The market is located at 225

E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. Information and reservations: (949)

631-4741, (800) 595-6667.

Talking Hands Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork will host a free

workshop on trigger-point therapy and its importance in treating

chronic pain in patients. The workshop will be from 7 to 9 p.m. at

120 E. 18th St., Costa Mesa. Information and reservations: (949)

413-1567, [email protected], https://www.myofascialtherapy. org.

Newport Beach Senior Services and Recreation will present a new

series of drawing and painting workshops by artist and lecturer Mimi

Sharon Stein for beginners through advance students in mixed media

from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. beginning today and lasting eight weeks in

the Jorgensen Center at 2005 Dover Drive, The cost is $66.

Information: (949) 644-3151.

MARCH 25

The Donna Karan Collection and South Coast Plaza present The

Guilds of the Orange County Performing Arts Center 9th annual Fashion

Show and Luncheon. The event begins at 11:30 a.m. at the Hyatt

Regency Irvine, Grand Ballroom, 17900 Jamboree Road, Irvine. Tickets

cost $125. Information: (714) 556-2122, (714) 556-2122, ext. 4224,

https://www.ocpac.org.

Carole’s Calico Corner is seeking volunteers to sew fabrics to

make into blankets for homeless and disadvantaged children. The event

will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 2529 E. Bluff Dr., Newport

Beach. Information (949) 644-4990.

MARCH 27

Mother’s Market will host “Organic Gardening Solutions,” a free

seminar by Ty Hall and Garden Products, from 11 a.m. to noon, in the

Patio Cafe. The market is located at 225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa.

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

The Crossroads of the West Gun Show will be from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

in Buildings No. 10, 12, and 14 at the Orange County Fair &

Exposition Center. Tickets cost: $8 to $9. Information: (801)

544-9125.

MARCH 30

The Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy friends support group will meet

at 7 p.m. in Cocos Restaurant, 151 Newport Center Drive, Newport

Beach. Information (714) 491-9400.

Devra Davis, author of “When Smoke Ran Like Water: Tales of

Environmental Deception and the Battle Against Pollution,” will speak

about the environmental links to breast cancer and other diseases.

The event will be at 7 p.m. at the Beckman Center, 100 Academy Drive,

UC Irvine. Information: (949) 824-5763.

APRIL 1

South Coast Plaza will present the 15th annual Southern California

Spring Garden Show during mall hours beginning today at the Crate and

Barrel and Macy’s Home Store wing, South Coast Plaza. Information:

(714) 435-2000.

The Waldorf School of Orange County will present a “Walk Through

the Grades,” at which parents can visit four classrooms from grades

one through eight and ask a class teacher questions. The event is

from 8:45 to 10:45 a.m. at 2350 Canyon Drive, Costa Mesa. The event

is for adults only. Information: (949) 574-7732.