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TODAY

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. 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

conclude today at South Coast Plaza with events starting at noon.

The Festival of Children will debut its newly written and copyrighted

song, “Celebrate the Magic of Childhood.” 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.bayside restaraunt.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 from 8

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

Friday. Information: (714) 432-5072.

Orange Coast College’s transfer center will host California

Lutheran University in the OCC quad from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Appointments are not necessary. Information: (714) 432-5894.

THURSDAY

Sugar Plum Arts & Crafts Festival at the Orange County Fair &

Exposition Center. Oct. 2 and Oct. 3, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Oct. 4, 9

a.m. to 4 p.m. in building No. 10. Admission is free. Information:

(562) 598-0857, https://www.sugarplumcrafts.com.

SATURDAY

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.

Persian Festival/Mehregan 2003 will be held at the Orange County

Fair & Exposition Center, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. in Building No. 8

and the festival grounds. Information: https:www.nipoc.org,

[email protected].

Scooter Series No. 6 will be

held at the Orange County Fair & Exposition Center’s Equestrian

Center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today. Admission is free. Information:

(714)708-1662.

OCT. 5

Persian Festival/Mehregan 2003 will be held at the Orange County

Fair & Exposition Center, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. in Building No. 8

and the festival grounds. Information: https:www.nipoc.org,

[email protected].

Scooter Series No. 6 will be

held at the Orange County Fair & Exposition Center’s Equestrian

Center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Information:

(714)708-1662.

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.

Orange Coast College will host

a public debate on the sale of KOCE-TV. The debate is sponsored by

the United Student Sociologists. The debate will begin at 6 p.m. in

the Student Center Lounge and will last one hour. Speaking in favor

of the sale will be Kevin Parker, an OCC associate professor of

English and president of the college’s Academic Senate. Speaking

against the sale will be Hall Davidson, a KOCE supporter.

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.

OCT. 10

Costa Mesa Antique Show at

the Orange County Fair & Exposition Center Oct. 10 to 11 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Oct. 12 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The show will be in

Building s No. 10, No. 12 and the Parade of Products. Admission is $8

for adults and children under 18 are free with adults. Information:

(800) 943-7501.

OCT. 11

Orange Coast College’s

disabled students club, the Campus Collogues, will host a

wheelchair rugby exhibition to benefit disabled students. The match

will begin at 11 a.m. in OCC’s Peterson Gymnasium. Tickets are $3 and

are available in advance at the Disabled Students’ Center and the

Disabled Students’ High Technology Center. Tickets will also be sold

at the door. Information: (714)432-5505.

OCT. 12

Orange Coast College’s

Foundation is one of the 20 charities that will be participating

in Newport Rib Company’s fund-raising event. The event will begin

today and will last until Oct. 31 Twenty percent of the table’s bill

goes to a charity that is selected by them. The restaurant is at 2196

Harbor Blvd. in Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 432-5749.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma

Society will host its annual Light The Night Walk. The walk

supports cancer research and patient services. The walk will begin at

Newport Dunes. Information: (714) 881-0160 ext. 332.

OCT. 16

South Coast Plaza, in collaboration with Aston Martin, Jaguar,

Land Rover and Volvo, will present “Luxury by Design,” a celebration

of luxury brands. The event will be held throughout the shopping

center, today through Oct. 19. For more information, telephone (800)

782-8888 or visit https://www.southcoastplaza.com.

OCT. 17

Girls Incorporated of Orange

County, which is in Costa Mesa will honor Rosemary Turner, the

South California district vice president for delivery company UPS, as

their 2003 Strong, Smart and Bold Woman. The luncheon will be held at

the Hyatt Regency Irvine. Tables and sponsorships are available by

calling (949) 646-7181.

OCT. 18

The Jr. League of Orange

County’s Christmas Company Shopping Extravaganza at the Orange

County Fair and Exposition Center will begin with an opening night

gala from 7 to 11 p.m. Shopping dates will be Oct. 19 to 22. General

admission is $7. Information: https://www.jlocc.org.

OCT. 20

UC Irvine professor Thomas J.

Carew will lead an Allergen lecture called “From Molecules to

Memories: Lessons from a Simple Brain,” at 7 p.m. in the UC Irvine

Student Center’s Crystal Cove Auditorium. The event is free, but

reservations are required. Information: (949) 824-7252.

Orange Coast College’s Philosophy Department is offering an

eight-week introduction to critical analysis and rational evaluation

of argument and other forms of expression. The class, listed as

Philosophy 150, starts today. It will be held from 12:45 to 4:20 p.m.

The cost of the course is $18 per unit for all California residents.

Information: (714) 432-5072.

Registration for nearly 100

eight-week classes at Orange Coast College will be open from today

through Dec. 13. Registration is available at OCC’s registration

office from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Information: (714) 432-5072.

OCT. 22

Orange Coast College will host

an evening transfer fair from 5 to 7 p.m. Recruiters will be

stationed at OCC’s quad and they will distribute information about

transfer requirements, educational offerings, admissions procedures,

scholarships, etc. Information: (714) 432-5894.

Newport Coast Cares will host

its annual “Halloween Carnival For Kids,” which benefits the

Corazon de Vida Foundation, from 1 to 7 p.m. at the Newport Coast

Shopping Center. The event will have food, craft and game booths, pet

and children’s costume contests, a haunted house, rides and a silent

auction. All the proceeds benefit Corazon de Vida Foundation which

serves orphanages in Baja, Mexico. The Newport Coast Shopping Center

is at San Joaquin Hills Road and Newport Coast Drive. Information:

Jim McAleer, (949) 476-1144, ext. 358; [email protected].

OCT. 26

The Orange County Market Place

will hold its sixth annual Trick or Treat Festival and fourth

annual Halloween, Bug and Monster Classic Car Show from 9 a.m. to 6

p.m.. There will be free trick-or-treating for children.

World-renowned pumpkin sculptor Farmer Mike will be there. There will

be a pumpkin patch, pumpkin-pie-eating contest and entertainment. The

grand marshals will be radio’s Dr. Demento and Ivonna Cadaver from

Macabre Theater on KDOC-TV. The market place operates at the Orange

County Fairgrounds.

South Coast Plaza will host “Pumpkins & Pancakes A Childrens

Halloween Extravaganza,” from 8 to 11 a.m. The benefit is for Court

Appointed Special Advocates. The event will be at the Crate and

Barrel/Macy’s Home Store Wing. There will be music, an animal show

hosted by Wild Wonders Inc. and a visit from the Costa Mesa Fire

Department. Tickets are $20 per person in advance and $25 at the

door. Information: (714) 435-2171.

OCT. 27

The Friends of the Orange Coast

Interfaith Shelter will hold its 12th annual “FOCIS on Dining”

fund-raising event tonight at 6:30 p.m. The will be held at the

Balboa Bay Club and Resort in Newport Beach. The cost for this even

is $125 per person. Reservations: Lynne Bloomberg, (949) 642-4029.

Information: Sally Phillips, (949) 376-5851, Caryl Rigler, (949)

581-8160.

OCT. 30

Orange County Ronald McDonald

House will have a high tea benefit from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Turnip

Rose at the Grand Newport Plaza. Marta Gebo, a former guest of the

house and patient services coordinator for Children’s Hospital Orange

County’s neonatal intensive care unit, will deliver a keynote

address. Mindy Ball will be performing at the event and is also

principal harpist of the Orange County Pacific Symphony Orchestra.

The cost is $75 per person or $750 for a table of 10. The Grand

Newport Plaza is at 1901 Newport Blvd. in Costa Mesa For more

information call (714) 639-3600.

The Newkirk Center for Science

and Society at UCI will host a seminar on titled “Climate Change

(the greenhouse effect): what it means for you, your children, and

your Grandchildren.” The event is from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Beckman

Center. Ralph Cicerone, Chancellor of UCI will be a participant.

Information: (949) 824-9336, https://www.newkirkcenter.uci.edu

NOV. 4

Hoag Hospital chef Richard Reilly will present “Heart-healthy

Cooking: Holiday Cuisine” Reilly will demonstrate how to make healthy

holiday favorites without fat and salt. The cost is free.

Reservations: (800) 514-HOAG.

NOV. 14

The Costa Mesa Senior Center will present a benefit performance of

“Late Nite Catechism,” an interactive comedy by Vicki Quade and

Maripat Donovan, at 8 p.m. in the Robert B. Moore Theatre at Orange

Coast College. Tickets are $35 or $75 for preferred seating.

Information: (949) 645-5080.

NOV. 15

The Costa Mesa Senior Center will present a benefit performance of

“Late Nite Catechism,” an interactive comedy by Vicki Quade and

Maripat Donovan, at 8 p.m. in the Robert B. Moore Theatre at Orange

Coast College. Tickets are $35 or $75 for preferred seating.

Information: (949) 645-5080.

NOV. 18

Cardiac surgeon Aidan Rane will discuss heart valve repair versus

replacement at 6 p.m. at the Hoag Hospital Conference Center. There

is no cost to attend. Reservations: (800) 514-4624.

NOV. 28

There will be a day-after-

Thanksgiving sale at the Orange County Market Place from 7 a.m. to

4 p.m. at the Orange County Fairgrounds. Admission will be free.

There will be artisans’ and crafters’ corner, photos with Santa Claus

and seasonal entertainment.

DEC. 4

The Orange County Chapter of

Childhelp USA is having a holiday boutique and luncheon at 10 a.m.

in the Hyatt Regency, 17900 Jamboree Boulevard, Irvine. For

reservations contact Nancy Whitlock at (949) 548-4228.

DEC. 7

The Orange County Market Place will hold its fourth annual Holiday

Car Show and Pedal Car Invitational at the Orange County Fairgrounds.

There will be Classic cars, motorcycles and trucks decorated for the

holidays. There will also be pedal cars and children’s pedal car

races. There will also be holiday entertainment and outdoor shopping.

DEC. 22

The Orange County Market Place will hold its Holiday Market Place

from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Orange County Fairgrounds. Admission

will be free. There will be artisans’ and crafters’ corner, photos

with Santa Claus and seasonal entertainment.

ONGOING

The Newport Center

Toastmaster’s Club can help you improve your public speaking

skills or polish your business presentations. Members come from a

variety of professional disciplines and backgrounds. The group meets

every Monday morning from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at 610 Newport Center Drive,

Newport Beach. Validated parking is available in the parking

structure next to 24 Hour Fitness. Guests are welcome. For more

information, call (949) 721-5732.

The Newport-Mesa cribbage club meets on the second and fourth

Wednesdays of every month from 6:45 to 9 p.m. at Oasis Senior Center,

800 Marguerite Ave. in Corona del Mar. The cost is $2. Information:

(949) 646-5293.

Pastor Hein Austin leads a Bible

study on “How to Become a Contagious Christian” from 6 to 8:30

p.m. Wednesdays at 377 W. Wilson St., No. 15 in Costa Mesa. All are

welcome to come and meet new friends. Information: (949) 722-7498.

Jewish Family Service is

offering a support and discussion group for women 50 and older the

second and fourth Monday of every month from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at 250 E. Baker St., Suite G in Costa Mesa. Pre-registration is required.

For information or to register, call (714) 445-4950.

Jewish Family Service is

offering a women’s divorce and separation support group at 7 p.m.

Wednesdays at the Jewish Federation Campus in Costa Mesa, 250 E.

Baker St. For more information, call (714) 445-4950, ext. 114.

The ACLU of Orange County

meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of every month at the Unitarian

Universalist Church, 1259 Victoria St. in Costa Mesa. Each month’s

meeting will feature a different speaker on issues relating to the

Bill of Rights. Information: (714) 957-6107.

“Beach Landscapes,” an exhibit

featuring digitally manipulated aerial photographs of the Hawaiian

islands by Donna Ruzicka, umbrella beach scenes by Carole Boller and

Back Bay landscapes by Luke Spencer, will be on display through Sept.

30 at Newport Beach City Hall. Information: (949) 717-3870.

Volunteer drivers are needed to

help deliver nutritiously prepared meals to homebound, frail or

elderly clients incapable of shopping or cooking for themselves

through “Mobile Meals,” sponsored by FISH-Harbor Area Inc. and Hoag

Hospital. Call (949) 645-8050 for more information.

Project Cuddle, a nonprofit

organization that offers safe and legal alternatives to girls who

are considering abandoning their babies, is in need of ongoing

volunteers. For more information, visit www.projectcuddle.org or call

(714) 432-9681.

Macy’s in Costa Mesa invites Orange County nonprofit organizations

that provide services and programs to the HIV/AIDS community to apply

for participation in Macy’s South Coast Plaza’s Passport In Store

fund-raiser. This year’s event will be held on Oct. 4. To receive an

application to participate, call (714) 556-0611, ext. 4231.

Yoga classes will be offered Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon to

12:40 p.m. for nine weeks at West Newport Community Center.

Registration is $54 for one class each week or $100 for two days a

week over nine weeks for Newport Beach residents. Others pay an

additional $5. For more information, call (949) 644-3151.

Costa Mesa’s Recreation Division will provide a three-hour theme

birthday party for up to 20 guests at the Balearic Community Center

weekdays from 5 to 8 p.m., Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. or 4 to 7

p.m. and Sundays from 4 to 7 p.m. Parties for children 5 to 12 will

consist of lunch/dinner, games, crafts, prizes, cake with ice cream

and supervision by staff. Parties cost $250 or $300. For more

information, call (714) 754-5158.

Five new wines will be served

on Bayside Restaurant’s terrace overlooking Newport Harbor every

Thursday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The cost is $15 per person. For more

information, call (949) 721-1222.

Newport Dunes Resort’s

“Movies on the Beach” will run every Friday and Saturday

throughout the summer, including a two-hour barbecue before the

movies start at dusk. Guests are invited to bring their favorite cuts

of meat. The resort will provide the rest for $7.95 per person. The

films will be shown on a large screen in the sand on every Friday and

Saturday evening in June and July except July 4. Parking is $8 per

car. For more information, call (949) 729-DUNE.

A variety of private, semi-private and group swim lessons will be

offered this summer at the Marian Bergeson Aquatic Center at Corona

del Mar High School. Options include one-on-one instruction on

Saturdays and a Monday through Thursday program for all ages and

levels. For session dates, times and costs, call (949) 644-3151, or

register in person at Newport Beach Recreation and Senior Services at

3300 Newport Blvd.

Children, teens and adults

can now register for summer recreational boating classes offered

through Newport Beach Recreation Services. Classes begin July 12.

Fees vary. Call (949) 644-3151, or visit the Newport Beach Recreation

and Senior Services a 3300 Newport Blvd. for more information.

Professional and licensed soccer trainers with the All-England

Soccer Academy are available for one-on-one, small group and large

group training. For more information, call (949) 395-5103.

Jewish Family Service is sponsoring a teen support group for high

school students that meets Mondays from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Tarbut

V’Torah Upper School in Costa Mesa. For information or to register,

call (714) 445-4950. Pre-registration is required.

The First Page -- Fine Children’s Books, at 270 E. 17th St., No.

10 in Costa Mesa, offers free story time Mondays, Wednesday, Fridays

and Saturdays from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4

to 5 p.m. For more information, call (949) 645-5437.

Bayside Restaurant in

Newport Beach offers wine tasting every Thursday from 5:30 to 7:30

p.m. for $15 per person, featuring five new wines each week. For more

information, call (949) 721-1222.

If your orchid is too big for its

pot, Green Systems International will show you how to re-pot your

plant during their free orchid-potting seminar at 2 p.m. every

Saturday. A plant sale is held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the 20362

Birch St. facility. Call (949) 756-1211 for information.

Discover the secrets of Carbon Canyon Regional Park as you walk

through groves of beautiful Coastal Redwood trees every Saturday at

8:30 a.m. Parking is $4. Call (714) 996-5252 for more information.

Team Survivor, a nonprofit organization encouraging women who have

been through cancer treatment to exercise, hosts “Walk and Talk” at

10 a.m. the second and fourth Friday of the month in front of

NIKEgoddess store in Fashion Island. Members meet for lunch after at

Atrium court. It is free, and all fitness levels are welcome. For

more information, call (949) 275-3888.

Newport Community Counseling Center offers a way to stop the cycle

of domestic violence through the support group In S.A.F.E. Hands.

S.A.F.E. stands for safety, awareness, faith and empowerment. The

group meets Mondays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. For more information,

call (949) 721-8079.

Teens in 7th through 9th grades

are invited to drop by the city of Costa Mesa Recreation Center

from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday for indoor and outdoor sports

and activities. The center is at 1860 Anaheim Ave. For more

information, call (714) 327-7560.

The Newport Beach Walking Club meets at the corner of Superior and

Hospital Road in Newport Beach at 9:15 a.m. and 7 p.m. everyday. For

more information, call (949) 650-1332.

The Newport Beach Cake

Decorating Club meets from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday nights at Superior

and Hospital Road in Newport Beach. For more information, call (949)

650-1332.

The Assn. of Business Services hosts a networking meeting that

deals with education connections from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on the second

Tuesday of every month at the Holiday Inn at 3131 Bristol St., Costa

Mesa. For more information, call (949) 805-0011.

“Divorce: A New Beginning,”

a workshop for men and women divorced or getting divorced, is held

from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 180 Newport Center Drive on the third

Saturday of every month. Cost is $40. For more information, call

644-6435.

Free tours of the Orange County Performing Arts Center take guests

to the dressing rooms, performer’s lounge, backstage and on stage at

10:30 a.m. every Wednesday and Saturday at 600 Town Center Drive,

Costa Mesa. Group tours can be held by special arrangement. For more

information, call (714) 556-ARTS, ext. 833.

The Newport Beach Newcomers Club holds a general meeting on the

third Wednesday of every month. The organization is open to all women

residents in Newport Beach who have lived in the area fewer than five

years. For more information, call (949) 645-9922, or visit

newcomers-newportbeach.org.

Oasis Senior Center holds a

pancake breakfast from 7:30 to 10 a.m. on the second Saturday of

every month. Breakfast includes pancakes, sausage, coffee and orange

juice for $3, $1 for children. The center is at 800 Marguerite,

Corona del Mar. For more information, call (949) 644-3244.