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* Send AROUND TOWN items to the Daily Pilot, 1375 Sunflower Ave.,

Costa Mesa, CA 92626; by e-mail to [email protected]; by fax

to (714) 966-4679; or by calling (714) 966-4617. Include the time,

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

DEC. 27

“Survivors,” a workshop at the Environmental Nature Center, will

teach students to learn to live like early Native Americans by using

flint rocks, wood, clay, bark, palm leaves, deer antlers and shells.

The 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. workshop will run through Dec. 31 at the

Environmental Nature Center, 1601 16th St., Newport Beach. The cost

for the workshop will be $175. Information: (949) 645-8489.

DEC. 28

“A Before and After Sale” will be held by the American Cancer

Society of Corona del Mar, 2600 East Pacific Coast Highway, Corona

del Mar. Call for hours. Information: (949) 640-4777.

DEC. 29

“A Before and After Sale” will be held by the American Cancer

Society of Corona del Mar, 2600 East Pacific Coast Highway, Corona

del Mar. Call for hours. Information: (949) 640-4777.

The Single Gourmet will hold a dinner event for single

professionals that will begin at 7 p.m. at Park Prive, 1570 Scenic

Ave., Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 854-6552.

DEC. 30

“A Before and After Sale” will be held by the American Cancer

Society of Corona del Mar, 2600 East Pacific Coast Highway, Corona

del Mar. Call for hours. Information: (949) 640-4777.

JAN. 6

A free women’s workshop on hormonal balance will be offered from

6:30 to 7 p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225 East 17th St., Costa Mesa.

Information: (714) 963-6667.

JAN. 8

An orientation session for new volunteers will be held at the UC

Irvine Arboretum. No gardening experience will be necessary to

volunteer. The session will begin at 2 p.m. The UC Irvine arboretum

is at the corner of Campus Drive and Jamboree Road, UC Irvine Campus.

Information: (949) 824-5833.

Saturday Night at the Jewish Movies will present “Trembling Before

G_d” at 7 p.m. at Temple Bat Yahm, 1011 Camelback St., Newport Beach.

Information: (949) 644-1999.

JAN. 11

A free problem solving seminar will be offered from 6:30 to 7:30

p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225 East 17th St., Costa Mesa. Information:

(714) 963-6667.

JAN. 12

Wheat and gluten free living will be the topic of a free seminar

offered from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225 East 17th St.,

Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 963-6667.

JAN. 13

Learning to shop for specialized or regular diets will be the

focus of a guided tour that will be given from 10 to 11 a.m. at Mother’s Market, 225 East 17th St., Costa Mesa. Information: (714)

963-6667.

JAN. 17

A women’s health-awareness seminar titled “Weighing Your Options

... a Delicate Balancing Act” will be held at 7 p.m. at Balearic

Park, Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 549-0878.

JAN. 19

“The History of SWAT” will be a focus of Costa Mesa Police Chief

John D. Hensley’s address at the annual Installation Dinner of the

Costa Mesa Historical Society. At the dinner, Margaret “Peg” Peterman

and Doris “Billie” Reeg will be presented with the society’s Living

Memorial Award. The 6 p.m. dinner will be at the Captain’s Table

Restaurant at Orange Coast College, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa.

Admission will cost $15; reservations must be made by Jan. 12.

Information: (949) 631-5918.

***Tonics for health, vitality and energy will be discussed at a

free seminar that will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Mother’s

Market, 225 East 17th St., Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 963-6667.

JAN. 25

Author Sherrill Selman will sign copies of her book, “Hormone

Heresy” at a free seminar from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225

East 17th St., Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 963-6667.

JAN. 26

A free seminar on fung shui will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at

Mother’s Market, 225 East 17th St., Costa Mesa. Information: (714)

963-6667.

JAN. 27

A free seminar on herbal solutions to boost immune health will be

offered from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225 East 17th St.,

Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 963-6667.

ONGOING

Life drawing workshops are held from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 to

4 p.m. Saturdays at Orange Coast College, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa

Mesa. The cost is $5 per session. Information: (714) 432-5880 or

https://www.occtickets.com.

A “Financial Strategies for Successful Retirement” workshop will

be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays through Nov. 16 at Orange Coast

College’s Science Room 169, and from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursdays through

Nov. 11 at the college’s Business Education Room 102, 2701 Fairview

Road, Costa Mesa. The cost is $69. Information: (714) 432-5880 or

https://www.occtickets.com.