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646-4170; or by calling (949) 574-4298. Include the time, date and

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

TODAY

The Orange County affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer

Foundation will pay tribute to the sponsors of its 12th annual Komen

Orange County Race for the Cure on Sept. 28 in Fashion Island with a

VIP sponsors reception from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Turnip Rose in Costa

Mesa. Information: (714) 957-9157.

A free seminar, “The Adrenal Connection,” will be held from 6:30

to 7:30 p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa.

Reservations: (800) 595-MOMS.

The Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce will host its Newport Sunset

Networking Mixer from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Marriott’s Newport Coast

Villas, 23000 Newport Coast Drive. Attendance is free for chamber

members and $10 for potential members. Information: (949) 729-4400.

Panera Bread Bakery-Cafe, at 1348 Bison Ave. in Newport Beach,

will host a grand opening reception benefiting Share Our Selves from

6 to 8 p.m. The cost is $15 per person. Information: (949) 642-3451.

An HIV Update 2003 will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Westin

South Coast Plaza Hotel. Information in the update will be drawn from

the Second International AIDS Conference in Paris and the 43rd annual

Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Conference in Chicago. The update will be presented by Dr. Paul J.

Cimoch, director of the Center for Special Immunology, and Charles M.

Walworth, specialist in infectious diseases and HIV. Reservations:

(714) 751-5800, ext. 38.

FRIDAY

The Oasis Senior Center will hold a preview rummage sale from 9

a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission costs $3. The center, at 800 Marguerite Ave.

in Corona del Mar, will be accepting donations from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

weekdays from Sept. 8 to 23. Information: (949) 718-1800.

A free 15-minute consultation about naturopathic programs will be

held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225 E. 17th St.,

Costa Mesa. Reservations: (800) 595-MOMS.

The Festival of Children will continue today at South Coast Plaza

with events starting at 11 a.m. Information: (714) 546-0110,

https://www.festivalofchildren.org.

The Many Moods of the Back Bay Gala, an evening of dinner, art and

music, will be held at 6 p.m. at the Upper Newport Bay Peter and Mary

Muth Interpretive Center, 2301 University Drive, Newport Beach. The

gala is an effort of the Southern California Plein Air Assn. and the

Newport Bay Naturalists & Friends in celebration of the Paint the

Back Bay event. Tickets through the interpretive center cost $95 per

person. (949) 923-2269.

SATURDAY

The Oasis Senior Center will hold a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 2

p.m. Attendance is free. The center, at 800 Marguerite Ave. in Corona

del Mar, will be accepting donations from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays

from Sept. 8 to 23. Information: (949) 646-4131.

Winnie the Pooh will visit a special story time for children at 11

a.m. at Borders Books, Music & Cafe, South Coast Plaza. Information

(714) 432-7854.

The fourth annual Cruisin’ For A Cure classic car charity

fund-raiser for prostate cancer research will be held at the Orange

County Fair and Expo Center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Information: (949)

588-8777, https://www.cruisinforacure.com.

The Festival of Children will continue today at South Coast Plaza

with events starting at 11 a.m. Information: (714) 546-0110,

https://www.festivalofchildren.org.

An art sale and display will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the

Southern California Plein Air Assn. at the Upper Newport Bay Peter

and Mary Muth Interpretive Center, 2301 University Drive, Newport

Beach.

SUNDAY

Images Salon’s Annual Cut-A-Thon benefiting Childhelp USA is

having$55 haircuts for only $30. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 4

p.m. Tickets must be purchased in advanced by calling (949) 675-5531.

The location of the salon is 2515 E. Pacific Coast Highway, Corona

del Mar.

The 12th annual Komen Race for the Cure will take place at 7:30

a.m. at Fashion Island. The fund-raiser for the Susan G. Komen Breast

Cancer Foundation will include women’s and coed 5K runs, a one-mile

fun walk and team competitions. Information: (714) 957-9165 or

https://www.occure.com.

The Festival of Children will continue today at South Coast Plaza

with events starting at 12 p.m. Information: (714) 546-0110,

https://www.festivalofchildren.org.

An art sale and display will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the

Southern California Plein Air Assn. at the Upper Newport Bay Peter

and Mary Muth Interpretive Center, 2301 University Drive, Newport

Beach.

MONDAY

Mesa Verde Country Club in Costa Mesa will host the second

Bayside/Bistango Charity Golf Tournament, which will start at 10 a.m.

Registration and a putting contest will run from 8:30 to 10 a.m. The

$170 fee includes registration, the golf tournament, wine tasting,

box lunch, a catered dinner and live entertainment. All proceeds will

benefit a local charity. Information: (949) 752-5222.

Orange Coast College’s annual Transfer Day will host recruiters

from more than 80 public and private universities. The recruiters

will be stationed in OCC’s quad area. They will distribute

information about transfer requirements, educational offerings,

admissions procedures, scholarships, fees and expenses, campus

environments, athletics, financial aid, special programs, services

for the disadvantaged and ROTC programs.

The Second Bistango/Bayside Charity Golf Tournament will be held

at Mesa Verde Country Club, 3000 Clubhouse Road, Costa Mesa. There

will be wine tasting, lunch, a hole in one contest which includes a

2003 Mercedes Benz Coupe and designer jewelry. There is a

post-tournament dinner and live entertainment. Five percent of the

proceeds go to the Hillview Acres Children’s Home. Tournament

registration will start at 8:30 a.m. The fee for the tournament is

$170 per person. Tickets may be purchased at Bistango Restaurant,

Bayside Restaurant and online at https://www. baysiderestaraunt.com.

Orange Coast College will have writer and director Julie Davis as

a guest speaker in professor Raymond Obstfled’s scriptwriting class.

Her presentation will be open to the public. Davis will speak at 6

p.m. in Room 118 in the Literature and Language building.

TUESDAY

A free seminar, “Nature’s Magic Plant Power: The Key to Health,”

will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225 E. 17th

St., Costa Mesa. Reservations: (800) 595-MOMS.

Dr. Ray Ghandi will present a free discussion on “New Guidelines

on Hypertension” in the Hoag Hospital Conference Center at 6 p.m.

Reservations: (800) 514-HOAG.

WEDNESDAY

Orange Coast College applications are now available for the spring

semester. Anyone who is not enrolled at OCC this semester must submit

a new application. The Admissions and Records Office is open rom 8

a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Mondat through Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 1:30

p.m. Friday. For information: (714) 432-5072.

OCT. 4

Celebrating the renaissance of the streets of Balboa Village and

talents of more than 100 artists, “La Strada Dell’ Arte: An Italian

Street Painting Festival and Taste of Italy,” will be presented Oct.

4 and 5 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The two-day event is free and open to

the public. Information: (714) 557-5100, ext. 13.

Golden West College’s 11th annual Patrons Fashion Show will be

held at 10:30 a.m. This year’s theme is “Cruising Into Fall.” There

will be an auction and luncheon at the event. The cost is $40 per

person or $400 for a table of 10. Reservations: (714) 895-8316.

Information: https://www.gwc.info/foundation.

Orange County Market Place will celebrate 35 years from 7 a.m. to

4 p.m. at the Orange County Fairgrounds. The theme will be

“California Dreamin’.” There will be free birthday cake and 35-cent

foods and drinks. Entertainment will include 1960s music, strolling

performers and the presentation of donations to Costa Mesa charitable

and nonprofit organizations.

The Newport Harbor High School PTA will hold the 17th annual

Harbor Heritage Run. There will be a 5K run and a 2K fun run/walk, as

well as a Kids Klassic race. A free warm-up and fitness fair will

begin at 7:30 a.m., and the races will begin at 8 a.m. Entry fees are

from $15 to $25. All proceeds from this event will be used to promote

and enhance the academic programs at Newport Harbor High.

Information: (949) 515-6611

Macy’s South Coast Plaza hosts Passport In-Store which is a

shopping fundraiser to support 20 local HIV/AIDS organizations. There

will be shopping discounts, special events, drawings and exclusive

gifts with purchase. Local HIV/AIDS that sell the $10 tickets which allow shoppers to receive discounts from 10 to 20 percent retain 100

percent of the proceeds. Information: (714) 556-0611.

OCT. 5

KCRW presents Next Up!, formerly known as Unsigned Indies, a

showcase of independent local artists, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Town

Center Park in Costa Mesa. The free, all-ages twilight concert kicks

off the Eclectic Orange Festival 2003. Parking in local structures is

$7. Information: (949) 553-2422.

Orange County Market Place will celebrate 35 years from 7 a.m. to

4 p.m. at the Orange County Fairgrounds. The theme will be

“California Dreamin’.” There will be free birthday cake and 35-cent

foods and drinks. Entertainment will include 1960s music, strolling

performers and the presentation of donations to Costa Mesa charitable

and nonprofit organizations.

OCT. 6

The Pacific Community of Secular Humanistic Jews will present a

Yom Kippur observance at 1 p.m. at the Unitarian Church of Costa

Mesa. The event will consist of a Yom Kippur program, discussions on

medical ethics, Jewish history through music and the roadmap to

peace, and then a full-course dinner. Information: (949) 262-5850.

OCT. 7

The Tijeras Golf Club in Rancho Santa Margarita will host the

Crossing’s fourth annual Golf Classic benefiting the educational

outreach program of the Maple Learning Center in Costa Mesa. There

will be $10,000 hole in one prizes and chance to win a 2004

Volkswagen Beetle convertible or a 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe. Information:

(949) 764-1520, [email protected].

OCT. 8

Dr. Richard Haskell will present a discussion on “Drug-Eluting

Stents: Setting a New Standard. A new medical device, the

drug-eluting stent, and how it can help deal with coronary artery

disease will be discussed.

The California Retired Teachers Assn. Harbor Division No. 77 will

have a meeting today at noon at the Costa Mesa Community Center, 1845

Park Ave., Costa Mesa. The association will host “Project Vote

Smart,” which will provide unbiased voting information. (949)

551-5082.

OCT. 9

South Coast Plaza will host the 19th annual Food, Wine and

Micro-Brew Fest, featuring live music with dancing and drawings for

prizes. The event will take place in the Macy’s Home Store and Crate

& Barrell wing of the center. Tickets are $45 in advance, $35 for

groups of 10 or more and $55 at the door. Proceeds will benefit the

Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County and KTLA charities.

Information: (714) 771-1343.