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(714) 966-4667; or by calling (714) 966-4625. Include the time, date

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

TODAY

A Festival for Young

Audiences will be presented by the Irvine Barclay Theatre

featuring three different shows staged by international companies.

Hamlet, Frog and his Friends, and TYPO will all be performed on

various days and times at the theater, 4242 Campus Dr., Irvine. For

show times and dates, call (949) 854-4646 or

https://www.thebarclay.org.

All supporters of Project

Cuddle are invited to the first Shop-’til-you-drop fundraiser at

Your Place or Mine, 1525 Mesa Verde Dr. East, Costa Mesa.

Information: (714) 556-0236.

American Summer Whites is the theme of this week’s wine-tasting

Thursday. Each week five new wines, each highlighting a specific

varietal or wine region, will be introduced for guests to taste,

judge and enjoy. They are presented by a knowledgeable and insightful

wine sommelier to teach guests and answer questions about each wine

featured. A tapas menu, $4.95 each, is also available. The event is

from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Bayside Restaurant, 900 Bayside Dr.,

Newport Beach. Cost is $15 per person. Information: (949) 721-1222.

Lisa Hammond, author of “Dream Big,” a book for women interested

in starting their own business, will be signing copies at 7 p.m. at

Border’s in South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa, (714)

432-7854.

First Lady of California Maria Shriver will be the keynote speaker

at the Women of Vision Orange County Faces of Courage luncheon at the

Balboa Bay Club, 1221 West Coast Hwy., Newport Beach. Information:

(949) 768-9207.

“Controlling Weapons of

Mass Destruction: Lessons from Iraq” will feature Hans Blix,

chairperson of the Commission on Weapons of Mass Destruction and the

former United Nations chief weapons inspector, will share the lessons

learned while inspecting for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq

prior to military action by the U.S. and its allies. The veteran

diplomat from Sweden is often noted for his calm, pragmatic approach

to diplomacy. Blix is the author of “Disarming Iraq.” This lecture is

co-hosted by the Center for Global Peace and Conflict Studies’ 14th

Annual Margolis Lecture and will be held at 3 p.m. in the Social

Science Lecture Hall, Room 100 on UC Irvine campus. Information:

(949) 824-6503.

Jean Ardell, author of

“Breaking into Baseball: Women and the National Pastime,” will

offer sharp insights on women as fans, players, owners, and umpires

as she explores the complex relationships between women and baseball

throughout history. Ardell lives in Corona Del Mar with her husband,

a former first-baseman for the Anaheim Angels. Copies of Ardell’s

book Breaking into Baseball: Women and the National Pastime will be

available for purchase at this event. The lecture begins at 7 p.m. at

the Newport Beach Central Library in the Friends Meeting Room, 1000

Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Admission is free. Information: (949)

717-3800 or https://www.newport beachlibrary.org.

The Orange County Quilt,

Craft and Sewing Festival will feature free classes and workshops.

Hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Orange County Fairgrounds, 88

Fair Dr., Costa Mesa. Admission is $8. Information: https://www.quilt

craftsew.com.

FRIDAY

Orange Coast College’s Ornamental Horticulture Department is

hosting a spring sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in OCC’s Horticulture

Garden Nursery, 2701 Fairview Rd., Costa Mesa. Information: (714)

432-0202, ext. 26533.

SATURDAY

In honor of National Wildflower Week, the Toll Roads is offering

free tours through Bonita Creek. There is a bird-watching tour at 6

a.m. and a restoration tour at 9 a.m. at the Bonita Creek

Conservation Area, located adjacent to the 73 toll road and between

Upper Newport Bay and the San Joaquin Hills. Information: (949)

754-3466.

Rotarian Nathan Auerbach

will depart from Corona Del Mar to walk a 25-mile leg of his

2,200-mile journey, the West Coast Walk, which is planned to raise $1

million for Rotary International’s PolioPlus program. Community

members and Rotarians will greet Auerbach at various stops along the

route as well as at the Carpenters Performing Arts Center at 6 p.m.

Auerbach will trek through the major coastal cities of California,

Oregon and Washington, finally reaching Vancouver, Canada in

mid-August. He will visit 100 Rotary clubs in 100 cities during the

course of 100 days to honor Rotary’s 100 years of service. The walk

also coincides with the 50th anniversary of the Salk vaccine for

polio. Auerbach will be at Five Crowns Restaurant in Corona del Mar

at 9 a.m.

“Arab Music: Artistry and Ecstasy” will feature internationally

renowned musician Ali Jihad Racy in a lecture demonstration at 4 p.m.

at Orange Coast College, Fine Arts 119, 2701 Fairview Rd., Costa

Mesa. Tickets are $7. Information: (714) 432-580 or

https://occtickets.com.

The Friends of the Newport Beach Library will hold a used book

sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Friends Meeting Room, 1000 Avocado

Ave., Newport Beach. Information: (949) 759-9667.

A “Western Family Hoedown” fundraiser to help support abused and

neglected children featuring pony rides, a petting zoo, face

painting, cow-milking, mechanical bull rides, rodeo ropers and line

dancing, will be held from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Centennial Farm on

the Orange County Fairgrounds, 88 Fair Dr., Costa Mesa. Admission is

$10. Proceeds from the fundraiser will go to Mustard Seed Ranch, a

nonprofit foundation that provides treatment and a safe place for

abused and neglected children. Information: (949) 252-4400 or

https://www.mustard seedranch.org.

Orange county residents can experience yoga nidra first-hand at a

special series of workshops lead by Barbara Templeton. Yoga nidra is

a seldom heard of yoga technique that is deeply restorative and

profoundly relaxing. Developed by Swami Satyananda Saraswati, yoga

nidra is used to counter the negative effects of stress such as heart

disease, anxiety, insomnia, ulcers and depression. And because there

is such a deep state of relaxation, many people experience intuitions

or insights about life challenges. The workshop will be held from 2

p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Yogaworks, 230 Newport Center Dr. #230, Newport

Beach. Early registration is $75 for the series or $30 for a single

class. If open spots are available on the day of the event, the cost

will be $80 for the series or $35 for a single class. Information:

(949) 338-3793.

The Truth about Butterflies

and Moths: meet marvelous moths and beautiful butterflies and

learn how to distinguish them from one another. Find out what one

does that the other one does not. “Dr. Sue, The Bug Lady” shares

preserved specimens from her traveling arthropod zoo. Make and take

home your own beautiful butterfly or moth and snack on the edible

lepidopteron you create in class. Held from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the

Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center, 2301 University Dr., Newport

Beach. Cost is $10 per child, ages 5 and up. Information: (949)

923-2275 -- pre-registration is required.

A Saturday evening Baroque concert, “Baroque Virtuosity,” is being

performed by Orange Coast College’s Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. in

the Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Rd., Costa Mesa. Tickets

are $8 in advance or $10 at the door. Information: (714) 432-5880.

SUNDAY

Bayside’s Mother’s Day Champagne Brunch: A special three-course

sit-down celebration brunch prepared by Chef Paul Gstrein, featuring

such items as tartar of yellowfin tuna, roasted chicken breast, oven

roasted mushroom-crusted Alaskan halibut and chocolate praline

feuilletine for dessert. Free-flowing champagne and a separate

children’s menu is also provided. Brunch will be from

11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Bayside Restaurant, 900 Bayside Dr., Newport

Beach. Cost is $42.75 per person and $16 per child. Information:

(949) 721-1222.

Spoil your mom with a

delightful brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Pinot Provence at the

Westin South Coast Plaza, 686 Anton Blvd., Costa Mesa. Cost is $38

for a three-course meal, children 12 and under $16. Information: https://www.patinagroup.com.

MONDAY

“Understanding the Promise

and Problems of Stem Cells” will be the topic of a panel

discussion from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Tamkin Building F-110 in

the School of Medecine at the UC Irvine campus. Information:

[email protected].

Newcomer Night: Come

discover the Sierra Club. Meet Orange County Group, Sierra Sage,

Orange County and LA Sierra Singles, Natural Science, Hundred Peak

Section, Wilderness Travel Course and many other Sierra Club

representatives. Learn about the Sierra Club and its many activities

and outings. The event will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the

Costa Mesa Community Center, 1845 Park Ave., Costa Mesa. Information:

(714) 963-6345 or https://www.angeles .sierraclub.org/ocss.

TUESDAY

A free seminar on organic gardening solutions is being presented

by Ty Hall and Kellogg Garden Products from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at

Mother’s Market, 225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. Information: (949)

631-4741.

“The Dark Side of the

Universe,” a presentation by UC Irvine astrophysicist David Buote,

will examine the progress scientists have made in establishing the

existence of dark matter and dark energy. The universe is believed to

be governed primarily by “dark matter” and “dark energy” --

mysterious components that continue to puzzle scientists. Buote will

speculate on the ultimate fate of the universe and outline prospects

for uncovering the nature of the “dark side.” The lecture will take

place from

7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. in the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center of the

National Academies, 100 Academy Way, on the UC Irvine campus. The

event is free and open to the public. Information: (949) 824-4613.

WEDNESDAY

The annual UC Irvine Town at Gown Luncheon, featuring a program on

“The World of Flamenco” by Dance professor Nancy L. Ruyter and a

performance by the UC Irvine Spanish Dance Ensemble with guitarist

Hideki Tamaya, will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Tapas

Restaurant, 4253 Martingale, Newport Beach. Cost is $35 per person.

Information: (949) 548-1361.

The Highs and Lows of Blood Pressure: learn about symptoms,

medical management and treatment options for high blood pressure and

how to take control of this vital health issue in the discussion

presented by Hoag Family Practitioner Diana Nguyen. Information:

(800) 514-HOAG.

Plein Aire painting: enjoy a wonderful morning painting the Back

Bay with family and friends. The front patio of the Interpretive

Center provides a beautiful setting with panoramic views. Jean Marie

will demonstrate and present traditional Plein Aire techniques from 9

a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center, 2301

University Dr., Newport Beach. All materials are provided. Cost is

$15 per child and $20 per adult. Information: (949) 923-2275 --

pre-registration is required.

Speak Up Newport will be holding it’s monthly general membership

meeting. This month’s topic is: City Hall: Rebuild or Remodel? Homer

Bludau, Newport Beach City Manager, will present the issues and

concerns relating to the City Hall campus. Dolores Otting, Community

Activist, and Susan Taylor, Real Estate Consultant, will be giving

differing opinions as to the best course of action that should be

taken. Question and answer session will follow the presentations.

Meeting will be held at 5 p.m. at the Newport Beach Yacht Club, 1099

Bayside Dr., Newport Beach. Information: (949) 224-2266.