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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.

TUESDAY

Mother’s Market will host “Cortisol: Constructive or Destructive

Hormone,” a free seminar by Judith Todero, clinical nutritionist. The

event will be 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.

WEDNESDAY

Sherman Library and Gardens will host “Patio Gardening” with Wade

Roberts, director of gardening. Roberts will provide information on

container gardening, soil mixes, watering schedules, fertilizing and

pest control. The event will be at 2647 E. Coast Highway, Corona del

Mar. The cost is $30. Information and registration: (949) 673-2261.

THURSDAY

The Sugar Plum Arts and Crafts Festival will be from 9 a.m. to 8

p.m. in Building No. 10 at the Orange County Fair and Exposition

Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Information: (562) 598-0857,

https://www.sugarplum crafts.com.

Macy’s and In Style Magazine

will host “On Impulse” a fashion presentation from designers such

as Max Azria, Shelli Segal and Marc Jacobs. The event will also

feature, music, cocktails, makeovers and skin treatments.

Participants must be 21 or older. The event benefits the Newport

Beach Film Festival and will be from 7 to 9 p.m. at Macy’s Impulse

department, South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. The cost

is $10. Information: (714) 556-0611, ext. 4231.

The Newport Beach Public Library will host a groundbreaking

celebration for the new Donna and John Crean Mariners Branch Library

at 1 p.m., next to Mariners Elementary School, 2100 Mariners Drive,

Newport Beach. Information: (949) 717-3078.

The Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce will host its annual

Chairman’s Reception and Citizen of the Year Presentation. The event

will honor Bill Ring, president and owner of Harbor Realty, Corona

del Mar. The event will be at 5 p.m. at the Newport Dunes Waterfront

Resort, 1131 Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach. The cost is $30.

Information: (949) 729-4400.

Mother’s Market will host “Colon Hydrotherapy Total Health Begins

Within,” a free seminar by Judy Smith and Body 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.

FRIDAY

The Sugar Plum Arts and Crafts Festival will be from 9 a.m. to 8

p.m. in Building No. 10 at the Orange County Fair and Exposition

Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Information: (562) 598-0857,

https://www.sugarplum crafts.com.

The Environmental Nature Center will host Bodacious Bats with bat

biologist Stephanie Remington. Those in attendance will get to meet a

live bat as well as learn about Orange County bats. The event will be

from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Environmental Nature Center, 1601 16th

St., Newport Beach. Information: (949) 645-8489.

SATURDAY

The Sugar Plum Arts and Crafts Festival will be from 9 a.m. to 3

p.m. in Building No. 10 at the Orange County Fair and Exposition

Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Information: (562) 598-0857.

NP Expos Inc. will host a computer fair from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in

building No. 17 and tent No. 8 at the Orange County Fair and

Exposition Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. The cost is $5.

Information: (800) 800-5600.

Someone Cares Soup Kitchen will honor Anton Segerstrom at its

annual Flag Day Dinner and Silent Auction from 6 to 9 p.m. at 720 W.

19th St., Costa Mesa. The event will feature Chef Leon Matthews. The

cost is $45. Information(949) 548-8861.

The UC Irvine Arboretum will host its “End of Spring Fling” plant

sale, which will feature late spring perennials, early summer bulbs,

scented geraniums and other assorted plants. The event will be from

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the UC Irvine Arboretum, south of Campus Drive

and Jamboree Road. Information: (949) 824-5833.

James P. Reger will discuss and sign his new book, “Baptism at

Bull Run,” at 2 p.m. at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Metro Pointe, 901

South Coast Drive, Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 444-0226.

Maria Nickless and Gina Romanello, authors of “Chicken Soup for

the Bride’s Soul,” will sign their book at 5 p.m. at Barnes & Noble

Booksellers, Metro Pointe, 901 South Coast Drive, Costa Mesa.

Information: (714) 444-0226.

SUNDAY

NP Expos Inc. will host a computer fair from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in

building No. 17 and tent No. 8 at the Orange County Fair and

Exposition Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. The cost is $5.

Information: (800) 800-5600.

Robert W. Price, author of “Roadmap to Entrepreneurial Success,”

Mark Keys, author of “My Best Day: Sports,” John De Puy, author of

“Building Business in the Twenty-First Century” and Erlend Peterson,

author of “Money Changes Everything,” will sign and discuss their

books at 3 p.m. at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Metro Pointe, 901

South Coast Drive, Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 444-0226.

JUNE 15

Mother’s Market will host “Tea 101, Sip by Sip,” a free seminar by

the Republic of Tea and Kristena Richens, 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.

JUNE 16

Sherman Library and Gardens will host a short history of Corona

del Mar’s “China House” with Dr. William O. Hendricks, director of

the library. The event will be at 7:30 p.m. at 2647 E. Coast Highway,

Corona del Mar. Information and reservations: (949) 673-2261.

The Newport Beach Newcomers will host a luncheon to recognize new

members and install new officers at 10 a.m. at Shady Canyon Golf

Club, Shady Canyon Drive, Irvine. The group is open to women who have

lived in Newport Beach for less than five years. The cost is $42.

Information: (949) 645-9922.

The Costa Mesa Historical Society will host “The Significance of

Costa Mesa’s Architecture” with architect John D. Anderson, who has

more than 30 years of experience. The event will be at 7:30 p.m. at

the Costa Mesa Historical Society, 1870 Anaheim St., Costa Mesa.

Information: (949) 631-5918, [email protected].

Mother’s Market will host “Osteoporosis: Can You Stop The

Shrinking Skeleton,” a free seminar by Priscella Cordray and Ethical

Nutrients, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., in the Patio Cafe. The market is

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

(800) 595-6667.

Mother’s Market will host “The Skinny on Fit Fats,” a free seminar

by Nordic Naturals and Corinna Benoil, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., in the

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

Information and reservations: (800) 595-6667.

JUNE 18

Mother’s Market will host “Digestion and Whole Foods,” a free

seminar by Dr. Robert Streisfeld and Garden of Life from 6:30 to 8

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

Costa Mesa. Information and reservations: (800) 595-6667.

JUNE 19

The Parrot Education and Adoption Center, a nonprofit

organization, will have a seminar on avian basic care for the novice

bird owner. The seminar will provide information such as cage

requirements and cleaning from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Balearic

Community Center, 1075 Balearic Drive, Costa Mesa. Cost is $15 for

nonmembers. All proceeds benefit rescued parrots. Information: (949)

631-3606; https://www.peac.org.