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

TODAY

Hoag Hospital will host a six-week educational series for women

newly diagnosed with breast cancer and others wanting to learn more

about the disease. The event is from 10 to 11:30 a.m. April 6, 13,

20, 27 and May 4 and 11 at the Hoag Cancer Center, 1 Hoag Drive,

Newport Beach. Information: (949) 722-6237.

Macy’s South Coast Plaza will host a fashion show featuring Tommy

Hilfiger and his new H Hilfiger collection. The event will be from

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

feature celebrity models such as Jason Lewis, Nicky Hilton, Juliette

Lewis, Michelle Williams of Destiny’s Child, Aisha Tyler, Meredith

Phillips and Ian McKee. Hilfiger will sign autographs following the

fashion show. Information: 714-556-0611 ext 4231.

WEDNESDAY

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

Nike will host a Club Run for walkers to marathoners at 6:30 p.m.

at Niketown in Triangle Square, 1875 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. The

Club Run will feature trainers who will assist runners, along with

product giveaways, trying on shoes for a trial run and an after-party

with food and beverages. Information: (888) 252-6453, https://www.

nikerunhitwonder.com.

Upper Newport Bay will present “Lets Play Opossum” from 10:30 to

11:15 a.m. at the Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center, 2301

University Drive, Newport Beach. The cost is $4 for children ages 3

and 4 Information: (949) 923-2295.

Mother’s Market will host “Your Pet’s Health: Bridging the

Nutritional Gap,” a free seminar by Jim Wagoner and Designing Health,

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

225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. Information and reservations: (800)

595-6667.

THURSDAY

Hoag Hospital will present a community education class on “Is

Insomnia Keeping You Up?” presented by Dr. Paul Selecky at 6 p.m. at

the Hoag Hospital Conference Center in Newport Beach. Information and

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

Upper Newport Bay will present “Our Big Back Yard,” animal

ambassadors from North America from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Peter and

Mary Muth Interpretive Center, 2301 University Drive, Newport Beach.

Information: and reservations: (949) 923-2275.

The Thursday Morning Women’s Club will present singer Lee Stern

during its monthly friendship luncheon at noon at the Radisson Hotel,

4545 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. The cost is $23. Information:

(949) 645-9555.

FRIDAY

The Inventors Forum will host a panel of experts on “Frequently

Asked Questions about Inventing,” at 7 p.m. at the science lecture

hall at Orange Coast College, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Tickets

cost $5 to $15. Information: (714) 540-2491.

SATURDAY

Lynda Milito will sign her new book, “Mafia Wife: My Story of

Love, Murder and Madness,” at 2 p.m. at Barnes and Noble Booksellers,

Metro Pointe, 901B South Coast Drive. Information: (714) 444-0226.

The city of Newport Beach and the Eastbluff Village Center will

host the 21st annual Spring Egg Hunt from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at

Eastbluff Park, 2555 Vista del Oro, and at Eastbluff Village Center,

2500 Eastbluff Drive, Newport Beach. The event will feature musical

entertainment, kids crafts, face painting and a limited number of

complimentary photos with the Easter Bunny while. Information: (949)

644-3151.

The Balboa Village Business Improvement District will host the

first annual “Easter by the Sea” celebration from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

at the public parking lot on the corner of Balboa Boulevard and Palm

Street. The event will feature live entertainment, photos with the

Easter Bunny raffles and contests. Information: (949) 723-1516.

UC Irvine Libraries will host “Gestures of Life: Martha Graham’s

Legacy Through the Lens of Barbara Morgan” at 5:30 p.m. in the

Langson Library on campus. The event will highlight the legacy of

dance choreographer Graham through rare photographs. Information:

(949) 824-5300.

“Metal Jam 2004” an old-school metal concert benefiting the Cure

Autism Now Foundation will be from 8 p.m. to 1:15 a.m. at Hogue Barmichaels, 3950 Campus Drive, Newport Beach. Some of the bands

scheduled to appear include the Iron Maidens, Wrathchild, Metal 101

and Sabotage. Information: https://www.cureautismnow.com.

MONDAY

“Glutamate Receptors on the Move: Implication for Synaptic

Plasticity” will be a lecture by Dr. Roger A. Nicoll, professor of

physiology and cellular and molecular pharmacology at UC San

Francisco. The event will take place at 4:15 p.m. at Tamkin Lecture

Hall, UC Irvine. Information: (949) 824-5264.

The Orange County Sierra Singles monthly meeting will be held at

6:30 p.m. at the Costa Mesa Community Center, 1845 Park Ave. The

featured slide presentation will be highlights of a trip through the

Alps. The cost is $2 for dinner. Bring your own eating utensils and

beverage. Information: (714) 963-6345.

APRIL 13

The UC Irvine Libraries Speaker Series and Orange County Reads One

Book will present “The Immigrant Experience: Bridging Two Worlds.”

The event will feature Firoozeh Dumas, author of “Funny in Farsi: A

Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America.” The event will begin at 6

p.m., and a book signing will be at 7:30 p.m. at the Monarch Bay

rooms A and B in the UC Irvine Student Center. Information and

reservation: (949) 824-5300.

Hoag Hospital will offer present a community education class on

the “Management of Osteoporosis” at 6 p.m. at the Hoag Hospital

Conference Center in Newport Beach. Information and reservations:

(800) 514-4624.

APRIL 14

The Friends of Orange Coast College’s Library will host its annual

spring book sale from 9 to 10 a.m. for members of the Friends of the

Library and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for students and the general

public in front of the temporary library facility in the parking lot

off Adams Avenue, at OCC, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Most

hardbacks will be sold for $2, and paperbacks for 50 cents. Book

donations for the sale are still being accepted. Information: (714)

432-0202 ext. 21058.

Hoag Cancer Center’s lung cancer support group will present a

discussion on “Chemotherapy for Lung Cancer” by nurse Carolyn

Hendrix. The event will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Hoag Cancer Center,

conference room A in Newport Beach. Information and reservations:

(949) 760-5542.

Nike will host a Club Run for walkers to marathoners at 6:30 p.m.

at Niketown in Triangle Square, 1875 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. The

Club Run will feature trainers who will assist runners, along with

product giveaways, trying on shoes for a trial run and an after-party

with food and beverages. Information: (888) 252-6453.

APRIL 15

UC Irvine will host “Understanding the Columbia Shuttle Accident,”

with Stanford University’s Douglas D. Osheroff, recipient of the 1996

Nobel Prize for Physics. Osheroff, a member of the space orbiter’s

investigation board, will discuss the efforts taken to determine the

root causes of the accident. The event will take place at 3:30 p.m.

in Rowland Hall, Room 101 at UCI. Information: (949) 824-6216.

Hoag Women’s Health Services will offer a community education

class on “Continence and Other Pelvic Floor Concerns.” Dr. Matthew

Clark will present the class at 6 p.m. in the Hoag Hospital

Conference Center in Newport Beach. Information and reservations:

(800) 514-4624.

Mother’s Market will host “Feng Shui Your Way,” a free seminar by

Sandi Miller, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., in the Patio Cafe. The market

is located at 225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. Information and

reservations: (800) 595-6667.

The Environmental Nature Center’s founder Robert House will lead a

free walk through the center’s 14 native plant communities. The event

will be from 12 to 1:30 p.m. at the Environmental Nature Center, 1601

16th St., Newport Beach. Information and reservations: (949) 645-8489