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@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.

TODAY

“Fabulous Fuchsias” is an early morning program presented by Jane

Deeming, owner of Friends Fuchsias and past-president of the Orange

County branch of the American Fuchsia Society. She will share her

knowledge of successful fuchsia growing. This program is part of the

Weekend Gardener Series at Sherman Library and Gardens in Corona del

Mar and will begin at 9:30 a.m. Information: (949) 673-2261.

Free guided walking tours of the Newport Bay Ecological Reserve,

which covers about a mile of the upper bay with pauses for exhibits

and explanations of the bay’s history, will begin anywhere from 9

a.m. to 10:15 a.m. on the corner of Eastbuff Drive and Back Bay Road,

Newport Beach. Information: (949) 786-8878.

An arts lecture on surrealism by Cal State Long Beach professor

Karen Kleinfelder will cover the art movement itself and artists such

as Dali, Picasso and Magritte. The event will begin at 3 p.m. at the

Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach.

Information: (949) 644-3211, ext. 2155.

MARCH 13

A party for all 70th Assembly District Democrats to discuss the

upcoming State Democratic Convention and other matters of interest to

local democrats, is being hosted by Steve Young and Solange Ritchie

at 2 p.m. in their home, 2112 Windward, Newport Beach.

A Great American Train Show will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in

buildings 10 and 12 at the Orange County Fair and Exposition Center,

88 Fair Dr., Costa Mesa. Admission is $7. Information: (714)

708-3247.

The 22nd annual Blue Cross of California Spirit Run will begin at

6:30 a.m. at the Edwards Cinema Theatres in Fashion Island, Newport

Beach. Registration is $30 for adults, $20 for children under 12 and

seniors over 60. Information: (949) 222-3131.