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* Send ONGOING items to the Daily Pilot, 330 W. Bay St., Costa

Mesa, CA 92627; by fax to (949) 646-4170; or by calling (949)

574-4298. Include the time, date and location of the event, as well

as a contact phone number. A complete listing is available at

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ONGOING

Teens 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 Assn. of Business

Services host networking meeting that deal 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.

The Newport Beach Public

Library will host an hour of stories and crafts for children in

kindergarten through the second grade at the Corona del Mar branch

from 3 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays. The library is at 420 Marigold Ave. For

more information, call (949) 717-3800.

Free tours of the Orange

County Performing Arts Center led take guests to the dressing

rooms, performer’s lounge, backstage and on-stage. Every Wednesday

and Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

Group tours can be held by special arrangement. For more information,

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

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.

The Braille Institute offers

free computer classes to people with fading vision who have

difficulty seeing the computer screen. The Oasis Center at 800

Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar, offers six sessions. Call to sign up

for classes. (714) 821-5000.

A spiritual care class meets

at 7:15 p.m. Wednesdays at 3400 Irvine Ave., Suite 114, Newport

Beach. Call to reserve a seat. (949) 263-1462.

The Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce hosts networking luncheon

meetings from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays at the Costa Mesa

Country Club. The cost is $13. The club is at 1701 Golf Course Drive,

Costa Mesa. (714) 885-9090.