* Send AROUND TOWN items to the...

* 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

The fourth annual Orange Crush Demolition Derby will run from 2 to

8 p.m. at the Citizens Business Bank Arena, Orange County Fair and

Exposition Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Information: (619)

424-3348.

Borders Books, Music and Cafe will host Marvin Mixon at a book

signing for his new book “Accidental Murder.” Beginning at 2 p.m.,

the signing will be held at 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. Information:

(714) 432-7854.

Borders Books, Music and Cafe will host Jina Bacarr at a book

signing for her new book, “The Japanese Art of Sex: How to Tease,

Seduce and Pleasure the Samurai in Your Bedroom.” Beginning at 2

p.m., the signing will be held at 1890 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa.

Information: (949) 631-8661.

The Costa Mesa Recreation Division will host Family Night Out

“Night Hike” from 4:30 to 9 p.m. at the Oak Canyon Nature Center in

Anaheim. Families will hike with a professional trail guide.

Participants will meet at 4:30 p.m. at the Balearic Community Center,

1975 Balearic Drive, Costa Mesa. The cost of transportation,

reservations and a snack is $10 per person. Information: (714)

754-5158.

The Newport Beach Public Library is celebrating the 10th

anniversary of the Central Library with cocktails, dinner and

speakers, including emcee Ed Arnold and Los Angeles Times columnist

Patt Morrison. Starting at 7 p.m., the event is being held at the

Newport Beach Marriott, 900 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, and

costs $125 per person. Information: (949) 644-3296, option 1.

SUNDAY

The Newport Beach Public Library and the City Arts Commission are

presenting a reception for artist Raymond D. Otis that will include a

musical performance by the Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra at 1 p.m.

in the Friends Meeting Room at the Central Library, 1000 Avocado

Ave., Newport Beach. Information: (949) 717-3800, option 2.

https://www.newportbeach

library.org.

Borders Books, Music and Cafe will host Jina Bacarr at a book

signing for her new book, “The Japanese Art of Sex: How to Tease,

Seduce and Pleasure the Samurai in Your Bedroom.” Beginning at 1

p.m., the signing will be held at South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bear St.,

Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 432-7854.

MONDAY

Borders Books, Music and Cafe will host Storytime with Miss Kathy.

Reading begins at 10 a.m. at 1890 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa.

Information: (949) 631-8661.

Hoag Hospital and the American Cancer Society, in association with

the National Cosmetology Assn. and the Cosmetic, Toiletry and

Fragrance Assn., present “Look Good ... Feel Better” from 10 a.m. to

noon at Hoag Hospital, 1 Hoag Drive, Newport Beach. The event is

free, but registration is required. Information: (949) 261-9556.

Hoag Cancer Center is holding another in the Gastrointestinal

Cancer Patient Education Series called “Strategies and Resources for

coping with GI Cancer.” It will run from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Hoag

Hospital (Radiation Oncology Library-1st floor), 1 Hoag Drive,

Newport Beach. The event is free, but registration is required.

Information: (949) 760-5542.

TUESDAY

The fifth annual Costa Mesa Concerts in the Park series is held at

6:15 p.m. Tuesdays at Fairview Park, 2525 Placentia Ave., Costa Mesa.

Surf band “Orange Colored Sky” will perform. Information: (714)

754-5300.

Mother’s Market will host “The Test of a True Thyroid,” a free

seminar given by Judith Todero, a clinical nutritionist, from 6:30 to

7:30 p.m. The market is at 225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. Information

and reservations: (800) 595-6667.

The Newport Beach Public Library will present Teen Night with

music by Y Not, hosted by the Young Adult Advisory Council. Beginning

at 7 p.m. in the Friends Meeting Room at the Central Library, 1000

Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Information: (949) 717-3800.

https://www.newportbeachlibrary.

org.

WEDNESDAY

The Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly

Newport Networking breakfast from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Daily

Grill Fashion Island, 957 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach.

Chamber members can attend for $18 with a reservation and $25 at the

door. Information: (949) 729-4400.

Sherman Library and Gardens is holding a Shade Gardening class

beginning at 9 a.m. The class is being held at 2647 E. Coast Highway,

Newport Beach, and costs $45 ($40 for “Friends”). Information: (949)

673-2261, https://www.slgardens.org.

Borders Books, Music and Cafe will host Storytime with Miss Laura

and the theme: Fun on the Farm. Reading begins at 10 a.m. at 1890

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

Borders Books, Music and Cafe will host Nickelodeon Summer Camps

for kids, featuring songs, games, crafts and more. Beginning at 11

a.m., the camp is limited to 20 and registration in advance is

required. The camp is at 1890 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. Information:

(949) 631-8661.

The Orange County Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer

Foundation will hold a team captain orientation for all new and

returning team captains for the 13th annual Komen Orange County Race

for the Cure from noon to 1:30 p.m. There is no charge, but

reservations are required for the event held at 3191-A Airport Loop Drive, Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 957-9165.

Mother’s Market will host “The Dangers of and Imbalanced pH,” a

free seminar given by Jake Kevorkian from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The

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

reservations: (800) 595-6667.

The Newport Beach Public Library presents An Evening with Huell

Howser, host and producer of “California’s Gold” on PBS at 7 p.m. in

the Friends Meeting Room at the Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave.,

Newport Beach. The event is free, but tickets are required and can be

obtained at the Central Library starting June 19 at 9 a.m. There’s a

limit of two per person. Information:(949) 644-3296, option 2.

https://www.newportbeachlibrary.

org.

THURSDAY

The Orange County Fair will host Mary Sue Milliken and Susan

Feniger, owners of Border Grill restaurants. The couple will have a

one-hour cooking demonstration, answer session and a book sale and

autograph signing from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on the Heritage Stage at the

Orange County Fair, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Information: (714)

708-3247, https://www.ocfair.com.

The American Marketing Assn., Orange County chapter, will host a

party featuring live entertainment at 6 p.m. on the Newport Harbor

Nautical Museum riverboat, 151 E. Pacific Coast Highway, Newport

Beach. Admission is free for American Marketing Assn. members and $10

for nonmembers. Parking, food and drinks are free. Information: (949)

675-8915.