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TODAY

The Alzheimer’s Assn. of Orange County will host a support group

for caregivers from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Our Lady Queen of Angels in

Newport Beach. The church is at 2046 Mar Vista Drive. Free. For

reservations, call (949) 640-1750.

TUESDAY

The Corona del Mar Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly board

of directors meeting at 7:15 a.m. in the chamber office. The office

is at 2855 E. Coast Highway. Suite 101. For more information, call

(949) 673-4050.

WEDNESDAY

Newport Beach Community Services will host a new drawing and

painting workshop series on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

today through Feb. 26. The workshop will include individual

instruction for beginner through advanced students in mixed media.

The workshop will be held in the Vince Jorgensen Center adjacent to

Mariners Library at 2005 Dover Drive. $66 for residents, $71 for

nonresidents. For more information, call (949) 644-3151.

THURSDAY

The International Coach Federation, Orange County Chapter will

host a business solutions workshop at the Wyndham Garden Hotel in

Costa Mesa. The first part of the workshop will be held from 5 to 6

p.m. and will focus on contracts for coaches. The second part will

deal with powerful questioning and will be held from 6:30 to 8:30

p.m. The hotel is at 3550 Avenue of the Arts. For more information,

call Elaine Arons at (949) 457-6190, or visit

www.icforangecounty.com.

Mary and Darwin Boblet will present a slide lecture about their

three-year sailing adventure with their two young sons at 7 p.m. at

the Newport Beach Central Library. The presentation is part of the

library’s armchair travelers series. The Boblet family left from the

San Francisco Bay and traveled to Mexico, Hawaii, Samoa, Fiji and New

Zealand. The library is at 1000 Avocado Ave. Free. For more

information, call (949) 717-3801.

JAN. 11

Auditions for the School of American Ballet’s 2003 Summer Course

will be held at the DeFore Dance Center in Costa Mesa. Auditions are

open to intermediate and advanced students only and will be held from

1 to 2:30 p.m. for 13-year-olds, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. for 15-year-olds

and from 4 to 5 p.m. for 16- to 18-year-olds. Students must register

one hour in advance. For more information, call (212) 769-6600 or

(714) 241-9908.

JAN. 12

The Azzoni Sisters and vocalist Brenda von Gremp will perform

works for voice, violin and piano at 3 p.m. at the Newport Beach

Central Library. Christian Azzoni plays the piano and her sister,

Sandra Azzoni Wood, plays the violin. The library is at 1000 Avocado

Ave. Free. For more information, call (949) 717-3801 or visit www.newportbeachlibrary.org.

JAN. 16

UC Irvine Medical Center will host a seminar on Medicare benefits

at 10 a.m. in the University Club at the UCI campus. The seminar will

focus on the latest changes in Medicare benefits and supplemental

insurance coverage. It will not cover Medicare HMOs. The club is at

Los Trancos and East Peltason Drive. Free. For more information, call

(877) UCI-DOCS, or visit www.ucihealth.com/events.

JAN. 17

The Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce will host the Newport Harbor

Christmas Boat Parade Awards Dinner and Auction from 6 to 11 p.m. at

the Four Seasons Hotel. The event will feature parade winners and

have entertainment, a live and silent auction, dinner and much more.

The hotel is at 690 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. Tickets are

$75 per person, $900 for a table of 12. For more information, call

(949) 729-4400.

UC Irvine Medical Center will host a seminar on hearing loss at 1

p.m. at the Oasis Senior Center. The seminar will have discussions on

symptoms and treatments of hearing loss. The center is at 800

Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar. Free. For more Information, call

(877) UCI-DOCS, or visit www.ucihealth.com/events.

JAN. 21

The Corona del Mar Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly

networking luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at the Five Crowns Restaurant.

Reservations are required. The restaurant is at 3801 E. Coast

Highway. For more information, call (949) 673-4050.

JAN. 24

UC Irvine will host its 19th annual Martin Luther King Jr.

Symposium, “Prayer, Protest, and Peace -- A Leader’s Legacy for

Today,” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The symposium’s keynote speaker will be

Julian Bond, board chairman of the NAACP and professor of history at

the University of Virginia. The symposium will be held in the

Humanities Instructional Building, room 100 at the UCI Campus. Free.

For more information, call (949) 824-7215.

JAN. 29

The MOMS Club of Costa Mesa-North is hosting an open house at 10

a.m. at Balearic Park and Community Center in Costa Mesa. Women are

encouraged to bring their children and will have the chance to meet

other stay-at-home moms. The center is at 1975 Balearic Drive. For

more information, call (714) 964-5934.

ONGOING

The Newport Beach Newcomers Club holds a general meeting on the

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

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

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

newcomers-newportbeach.org.

Interfaith couples with one Jewish partner are invited to

participate in a discussion group at the Jewish Family Service of

Orange County office. The group is geared toward dealing with issues

between interfaith couples, such as raising children, observing

holidays, symbols in the home and relationships with extended

families. The cost for three sessions is $45 per couple.

Preregistration is required. Call to schedule date and time. The

office is at 250 E. Baker St., Suite G, Costa Mesa. (714) 445-4950.

Women 50 and older can join a discussion group coordinated by

Jewish Family Services to address issues such as anxiety, depression,

relationships, loneliness and family. The group meets from 10 to

11:30 a.m. Mondays at the agency offices, 250 E. Baker St., Suite G,

Costa Mesa. Preregistration required. (714) 445-4950.

Friends of the Newport Beach Public Library Used Book Store are

asking for patrons to donate books to replenish the dwindling stock.

Books may be left at any of the three branch libraries -- Balboa,

Mariners, or Corona del Mar -- or in the book closet next to the

Friends Book Store, at 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. All

hardcover and paperback donations, with the exception of magazines

and law books, will be accepted and are tax deductible. (949)

759-9667.