Calendar for Feb. 17

WEDNESDAY

Book signing

Children’s book author Doreen Cronin will sign books during a special presentation at 4 p.m. at Newport Beach Public Library’s Friends Room, 1000 Avocado Ave. Admission is free. For more information, call (949) 717-3830 or visit newportbeachlibrary.org.

Speaker series

Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce will host the speaker series “Marijuana’s Increasing Impact on the Workplace” from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club, 1601 Bayside Drive, Corona del Mar. Tickets start at $25 and include lunch. For more information, call (949) 729-4411 or visit newportbeach.com.

Floral class

Sherman Library & Gardens will present Petal Power, a floral class teaching students how to make an arrangement with red, pink and green flowers. The class is at 9 a.m. and tickets are $45 to $50. For more information, call (949) 673-2261 or visit slgardens.org.

National Random Acts of Kindness Day

Children and their families are invited to make a kindness bucket filled with kind words, engage in story time and practice literacy lessons from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Pretend City Children’s Museum, 29 Hubble, Irvine. Admission is $9.50 to $12.50. For more information, call (949) 428-3900 or visit pretendcity.org.

THURSDAY

Meeting

Corona del Mar Residents Assn. Board of Directors will host its monthly board meeting at 7:30 a.m. at Oasis Senior Center Room 5, 801 Narcissus Ave., Corona del Mar. Guest speakers Ed Selich, Dave Webb and Brad Sommers will discuss options for traffic to bypass Corona del Mar. For more information, call (949) 719-9390 or visit cdmra.org.