CALENDAR

HEALTHY CHILDREN SEMINAR

A free seminar — Healthy Children, Naturally — by Koren L. Barrett and the Institute for Progressive Medicine is being offered from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Mother’s Market and Patio Cafe, 225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. Call (949) 631-4741.

HEART TO HEART

As part of Spa Gregorie’s Wellness Rocks program, a heart-healthy talk will be held at 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. at Trader Joe’s, 8086 E. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. The spa will have a panel of wellness experts discussing products and ingredients that help reduce the risk of heart disease. Call (949) 644-6672.

TILL THURSDAY

FREEDOM FROM SMOKING

The Hoag Hospital is offering an eight-week clinic from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursdays designed to help people quit smoking. Participants may join at any time; new eight-week sessions begin as soon as the current one ends, and rollover time is permitted. Sessions meet in the hospital’s Conference Center, Room 3 (lower campus) at 1 Hoag Drive, Newport Beach. Cost is $95; for information, call (949) 764-5511.

MARCH 3 & 4

GARDENS IN BLOOM

Guests visiting the gardens at the UC Irvine Arboretum for its Winter Bulb Festival will be treated to late-winter blooms of gladiolus and daffodils and early-spring blooms in the southern African bulb garden. Admission is $2 for adults; children 12 and under are free. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. The arboretum is at Jamboree Road and Campus Drive on the north campus of UCI. Call (714) 856-5833.

TILL MARCH 9

SPORTS ITEMS NEEDED

The Costa Mesa advisory committee of teens needs donations of new or gently used sports equipment as part of its community service project to help Wounded Warriors, a group working to rehabilitate military personnel through sports. Drop-off locations are as follows: Costa Mesa City Hall Recreation Division, third floor, 77 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa; Downtown Recreation Center, 1860 Anaheim Ave., Costa Mesa; Neighborhood Community Center, 1845 Park Ave., Costa Mesa; Balearic Community Center, 1975 Balearic Drive, Costa Mesa. Call (714) 327-7560.

MARCH 10

FUNDRAISING GALA

Mary’s Shelter, a home for pregnant girls 12 to 18 in Santa Ana, will hold its annual fundraising gala, Emerald Enchantment, at 6 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel, 4545 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. The gala’s events include dinner, live and silent auctions, and entertainment by Irish band Gypsy’s Gold and dancers from Celtic Gold. Tickets are $135. Proceeds help support the girls by providing supervision, counseling and prenatal healthcare. Call Christine at (714) 730-0930, ext. 15.

MARCH 13

RELAY FOR LIFE MEETING

The American Cancer Society will meet at 6 p.m. in Costa Mesa Bethel Towers, 666 W. 19th St., to begin planning for Costa Mesa’s first Relay for Life, to be held in August. For information, e-mail [email protected].

MARCH 31

GARDENING SEMINAR

Horticulturist and author Pat Welsh will hold a seminar on pruning at 9 a.m. at Roger’s Gardens, 2301 San Joaquin Hills Road, Corona del Mar. Welsh will demonstrate pruning techniques for plants including bougainvillea, climbing roses and ornamental grasses. Admission is free. Call (949) 640-5800 or go to www.rogersgardens.com.

TILL APRIL 19

OCC ANNIVERSARY

As part of its 60th anniversary celebration, Orange Coast College, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa, is featuring an Anniversary Retrospective Gallery Exhibit in the new Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion. The retrospective is divided into decades, and features photographs, books, films, videos, artifacts and more from 1940 through 2006. For information and exhibition hours, call (714) 432-5738.