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

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TODAY

David Colley (producer) will be holding auditions for “Breath of

Spring” by Peter Cook, a British farce directed by Terri Miller

Schmidt at The Newport Theatre Arts Center, 2501 Cliff Dr., Newport

Beach. Auditions start at 7:00 p.m. Information: (951) 695-2252,

(949) 631-0288 or https://www.ntaconline.com.

“Watch us Grow” for home-schooled students, a fun and interactive

two-hour program where students learn about seeds, how they travel

and how they grow. The habitats of the bay are introduced as well as

their inhabitants. A short nature hike puts it all into perspective.

This educational program is designed to meet Kindergarten California

State Science Content Standards. Event will be held from 1 p.m. to 3

p.m. at the Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center, 2301 University

Dr., Newport Beach. Cost is $5 per child, ages 5 to 7. Information:

(949) 923-2275, pre-registration is required.

The “Best of the Best,” three hours of the best picks from the

29th annual Banff Mountain Film Festival will be screened at Orange

Coast College. The program begins at 7 p.m. in OCC’s Robert B. Moore

Theatre, 2701 Fairview Rd., Costa Mesa. Tickets are $5 for OCC

students, $9 pre-sale and $10 at the door. Information: (714)

432-0202, ext. 21058.

The 11th Irvine Health Foundation lecture series on brain,

learning and memory will approach the topic of how brain science

could transform lives in the 21st century. Richard Morris of the

laboratory for cognitive neuroscience at the University of Edinburgh

in Scotland will be the keynote speaker. The event begins at 7:30

p.m. at the Irvine Barclay Theatre at UC Irvine. Information: (949)

824-4725 or https://www.cnlm.uci.edu.

WEDNESDAY

A water-efficient gardening lecture will be presented by Resource

Efficiency Specialist for the Mesa Consolidated Water District Barry

Carlson. He will present a fun and informative talk on creating and

maintaining water efficient gardens for our Mesa Verde homes. Topics

will include design, plant choices, watering, and sprinkler systems.

He’ll share techniques for creating a great looking

water-conservative landscape suited to our local climate and soils.

Event begins at 6:30 p.m. at Mesa Verde United Methodist Church, 1701

Baker St., Costa Mesa.