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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.

MAY 2

The 25th annual Youth Expo will feature exhibits, games, crafts,

jazz festival, talent search, and a science and engineering fair. The

event will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Orange County Fair and

Exposition Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Information: (714)

708-1553.

The UC Irvine Arboretum will hold its annual spring perennial sale

from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., south of the corner of Campus Drive and

Jamboree Road on UCI’s North Campus. Tickets cost $2. Information:

(949) 824-5833.

John Decure, author of the new legal thriller “Bluebird Rising,”

will sign his new book at 2 p.m. at Borders Books, Music and Cafe,

1890 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 631-8661.

The Newport Harbor Orchid Society will host Oceans of Orchids Show

and Plant Sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Costa Mesa Neighborhood

Community Center, 1845 Park Ave., Costa Mesa. There will also be an

orchid potting workshop. Tickets cost $2 to $3 for admission and $20

for the workshop. Information and registration: https://www.nhos.org.

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