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

Costa Mesa, CA 92626; by e-mail to andrew.edwards @latimes.com; 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.

WEDNESDAY

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

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

Information: (714) 963-6667.

SATURDAY

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. 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 E. 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 E. 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 given from 10 to 11 a.m. at Mother’s Market,

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

JAN. 14

Harpist Michelle Temple and flutist Cindy Ellis from Orange

County’s Pacific Symphony perform a 1 p.m. concert at the Oasis

Senior Center, 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar. Information:

(949) 644-3244.

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

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

JAN. 26

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

Mother’s Market, 225 E. 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 E. 17th St.,

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

ONGOING

The Friends of the Newport Beach Public Library are asking for

donations from patrons to replenish the dwindling stock in the used

bookstore in the Central Library. Books, videos, books on tape, DVDs,

CDs, etc. may be left at the Balboa, Mariners or Corona del Mar

branches, or in the book closet next to the Friends Book Store, 1000

Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. All hardcover and paperback donations

(with the exception of magazines and law books) will be accepted and

will be tax deductible. Information: (949) 759-9667.

“Dr. M.P.” will discuss love skills at 7 p.m. on the first and

third Tuesdays of the month at University Towers, 4199 Campus Drive,

Suite 550, Irvine. Information: (949) 725-3366.

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 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

www.occtickets.com.

The Inter-generational Troupe of Actors workshop meets from 3:15

to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Costa Mesa Civic Playhouse, 611 Hamilton

St., Costa Mesa. The free workshop is comprised of people of all ages

who want to perform and study drama. Interviews are required.

Information: (714) 841-1733 or https://www.friendsofoasis.org

/tsplayers.

The Newport Beach Cake Decorating Club meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays

at the Versailles Apartments, Hospital Road and Superior Avenue.

Information: (949) 650-1332.

The Newport Beach Spanish Club meets at 1 p.m. Mondays and

Saturdays at the Versailles Apartments, Hospital Road and Superior

Avenue. Information: (949) 650-1332.

“Storytime with Miss Kathy” begins at 10 a.m. Mondays at Borders,

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

Champagne brunches are held from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays at

the Sutton Place Hotel, 4500 MacArthur Blvd., Costa Mesa. The cost is

$39, plus tax and gratuity, and the price includes house champagne.

The champagne of the month is an additional $15. Information: (949)

476-2001.

“Friday Nights Unplugged” are held from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Fridays

in the Sutton Place Hotel’s Trianon Lounge, 4500 MacArthur Blvd.,

Newport Beach. Gerald Ishibashi and guests perform weekly.

Information: (949) 476-2001.