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TODAY

A seminar on long-term care planning, including legal, estate and

Medi-Cal issues, will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at the Orange

Coast Unitarian Church in Costa Mesa. The seminar is sponsored by the

Alzheimer’s Assn. of Orange County and the Orange County Caregiver

Resource Center. The church is at 1259 Victoria St. For more

information, call (714) 578-8670.

The Upper Newport Bay Night Hike guides families on an educational

trip through the nature preserve from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Fee is $3 per

person, children under five are free. For reservations and meeting

place, call (949) 923-2295.

SUNDAY

“Super Bowl Golf Tournament

and Party” on Super Bowl Sunday includes a round of golf and

on-course contests at Pelican Hill Golf Course. Afterward, Tommy

Bahama will host a party with big-screen televisions. Open to public

but reservations are required. Golf playing spots are $400 per

person, and non-golfers can get in for $45. For more information,

call (949) 737-5242, ext 211.

MONDAY

A Great Decisions discussion of “Multilateralism vs.

Unilateralism” is the first of an eight-week series on U.S. foreign

policy topics. The discussions will be led by Bob Green from 7 to

8:30 p.m. at St. Mark Presbyterian Church at 2100 Mar Vista, Newport

Beach. For more information, call (949) 760-1691.

The Lung Cancer Support Group is sponsoring a class, “Radiation

Therapy for Lung Cancer,” providing an overview of radiation therapy

for patients with lung cancer and offering suggestions for coping

with side effects. The event is at 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Hoag Cancer

Center, Conference room A. Free. For more information, call (949)

7-CANCER.

“Memories in the Making: Art Program Training for Professionals

Working with Dementia Patients,” is sponsored by the Alzheimer’s

Assn. It will take place from 9 a.m. to noon at Assured Horizons, 151

Kalmus Drive, Suite B150, Costa Mesa. For information and

reservations, call (714) 283-1984, ext. 242.

TUESDAY

All are invited to a reception for artist Jane Hill, whose

exhibition “Local Scenes,” which depicts Newport Beach watery vistas

and familiar scenes, is on display through Feb. 28. The reception is

from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 1000 Avocado Ave. For more information,

call (949) 717-3801.

WEDNESDAY

The MOMS Club of Costa Mesa-North will host 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.

Mother’s Market & Kitchen will host a seminar on digestion and

elimination from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Patio Cafe in Costa Mesa.

The cafe is at 225 E. 17th St. Free. For more information, call (949)

631-4741.

Preschool Time, “What Animals Live Here?” is story-time and

hands-on fun for parent and child at the Upper Newport Bay Nature

Preserve. Cost is $3 per child, appropriate for children ages 3 and

4. Will be held at The Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center, 2301

University Drive, Newport Beach. For reservations, call (949)

923-2295.

THURSDAY

Mother’s Market & Kitchen will host a workshop and book signing

with Author Geoffrey Rose from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Patio Cafe in

Costa Mesa. The cafe is at 225 E. 17th St. Free. For more

information, call (949) 631-4741.

FRIDAY

The city of Newport Beach,

in partnership with the American Red Cross, is hosting a blood

drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Newport Beach Library on 1000

Avocado Ave. To schedule an appointment, call (949) 644-3178.

FEB. 1

Crossroads of the West Gun

Show will be held at the Orange County Fair and Expositions Center

from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Admission is $9 for adults and free for children younger than 12. For

more information, call (801) 544-9125.

A Women’s Sailing Convention

is open to all women interested in sailing, from novices and

beginners to experts. A variety of workshops will be held. The

convention will be held at Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club, Corona del

Mar. Cost is $110 and reservations must be made in advance. For forms

and information, call (714) 730-1797.

FEB. 4

A feng shui seminar to

improve health, relationships and prosperity will be held at 7

p.m. at Visions and Dreams, 2482 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. Free.

Reservations are required. For more information, call (626) 288-1669

or visit www.fengshuiadvantage.com.

FEB. 5

A prostate discussion group

will be held at Hoag Cancer Center Auditorium from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Free. For more information, call (949) 7-CANCER.

FEB. 7

SCATS Gymnastics will be

held at the Orange County Fair and Expositions Center Building 10

from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. through Sunday. Admission for adults is $10,

for seniors and children $5. For more information, call (714)

895-2909.

FEB. 8

The Friends of the Newport Beach Public Library will hold “A Buck

A Bag” for books, a used book sale, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Proceeds

will be donated to the 1000 Avocado Ave. library. For more

information, call (949) 759-9667.

Teen Night Out for teens in

the seventh through ninth grades will be held at the Block of

Orange. The city of Costa Mesa invites teens to participate in an

excursion to the mall and movies. Meet at the Downtown Recreation

Center, 1860 Anaheim Ave., Costa Mesa, for pizza at 5 p.m.

Participants will return to the center at 10 p.m. The $30 cost

includes pizza, movie, transportation and supervision. For more

information, call (714) 327-7560.

FEB. 15

A computer fair will be held

at the Orange County Fair and Expositions Center Building 10 from

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Sunday. Admission for adults is $5, for

children younger than 10, free. For more information, call (800)

800-5600.

“An Evening of Ionesco,” featuring several short plays by Eugene

Ionesco, will be presented by OCC’s Repertory Theatre Company in the

Drama Lab Studio this weekend and Feb. 22 to 23. Show times are 8

p.m. Saturdays and 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays. Tickets cost $6 in advance,

$7 at the door. For more information, call (714) 432-5640, ext 1.

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 Newport Beach City Hall is displaying watercolor paintings by

Juan Casado, Ned Parsons, Raymond Otis and Jim Teegarden through

March 28 at 3300 Newport Blvd. For more information, call (949)

717-3870.

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.

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 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.

The Newport Beach Newcomers Club holds a general meeting on the

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

female 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.

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

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

Costa Mesa. (714) 885-9090.

A brain tumor support group meets the first and third Thursdays of

each month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Hoag Cancer Center at Hoag

Hospital, 1 Hoag Drive, Newport Beach. Free. Registration not

required. The group is designed to help patients and their families

understand and cope with the illness. (949) 574-6232.

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian

Church hosts a mental illness support group from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Sundays in Dierenfield Hall C at 600 St. Andrews Road, Newport Beach.

(949) 574-2236.

The Jewish Family Service of Orange County sponsors a discussion

group for adult children and their parents from 6 to 7 p.m. two

Tuesdays a month at the Jewish Family Service office at 250 E. Baker

St., Suite G, Costa Mesa. $10 per person, per session.

Preregistration required. (714) 445-4950.

The Jewish Family Service of Orange County has a weekly parenting

support group. Parents learn strategies for successful parenting and

for dealing with the feelings and behavior of their children. The

group meets from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Mondays at the Jewish Family

Service office at 250 E. Baker St., Suite G, Costa Mesa. The group

will cover managing anger, anxiety and peer pressure children

experience. Preregistration required. (714) 445-4950.

The Costa Mesa Senior Center has ballroom dancing with live music

from the Costa Mesa Music Makers from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. every Tuesday night at 695 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa. $4. (949) 548-3884.

Jewish Family Service of Orange County sponsors an ongoing healing

support group for the chronically ill. The purpose is to provide

participants with emotional and spiritual support to manage illness

and its consequences. The group meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays at the

Jewish Family Service office at 250 E. Baker St., Costa Mesa.

Attendance is free, but registration is required. (714) 445-4950.

Scrabble Club No. 350 meets from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursdays at Borders

Books, Music & Cafe at South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bear St. in Costa

Mesa. $3. New players are welcome. (949) 206-9822.

The Coin and Stamp Club meets from 1 to 3 p.m. Mondays at the

Oasis Senior Center. New members interested in trading, buying and

selling stamps and coins are being sought to join these informal

meetings. There are no fees required. (949) 644-3244.

Jewish Family Service offers ongoing bereavement support groups

for adults at all stages of loss. Group members share experiences,

hear how others deal with grief, receive support and learn ways to

cope with sadness and loss. One group meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at

Beth Jacob in Irvine. The second group meets at 10 a.m. Tuesdays at

Temple Judea in Laguna Hills. The third group meets at 1 p.m.

Thursdays at the Ezra Center in Anaheim. Free, but advance

registration is required. (714) 445-4950.

Jewish Family Service of Orange County provides a support and

discussion group for persons recovering from childhood or teenage

sexual abuse. The group meets from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays at 250 E.

Baker St., Costa Mesa. Advance registration is required. (714)

445-4950.

Two-hour kayak tours with a trained naturalist guide are offered

at 10 a.m. Sundays from the Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort. The

resort is at 1131 Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach. $20, or $10 for

California Wildlife Campaign and Newport Bay Naturalists and Friends

members. (800) 585-0747.

A yoga and dance class is held from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. Tuesdays at

the Center for Spiritual Discovery, 2850 Mesa Verde Drive East, Suite

111, Costa Mesa. (714) 754-7399.

The Rev. Connie Ryckman leads

a discussion group using the book “Conversations with God” from

noon to 1 p.m. Tuesdays at the Center for Spiritual Discovery, 2850

Mesa Verde Drive East, Suite 111, Costa Mesa. Bring a lunch. (714)

754-7399.

Marshall’s Tae Kwon Do in Costa Mesa offers free self-defense

classes to airline pilots and flight attendants. Classes are taught

by three-time U.S. National Champion Tom Marshall. Marshall’s is at

333 E. 17th St., Suite 13, Costa Mesa. (949) 574-0122.

A Dealing with Divorce support group is offered by Jewish Family

Service of Orange County. The group is led by an experienced

counselor and meets at 6 p.m. Tuesdays at the Jewish Federation

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

The Sea Scouts’ ship Del Mar

711 of Orange County offers a program for boys and young men ages

14 to 18 interested in sailing, seamanship, piloting, navigation and

cruising. Meetings are from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays at the Sea Scouts

Sea Base, 1931 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. (949) 642-6301 or

(949) 551-8591.

Oasis Senior Center offers ongoing assistance, counseling and

referral services for seniors. (949) 644-3244.

The Costa Mesa Senior Citizen Square and Round Dance Club seeks

experienced dancers to join its group from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursdays at

the Costa Mesa Senior Center, 19th Street and Pomona Avenue, Costa

Mesa. (714) 545-5669.

Arthritis Foundation instructor Hillary Stone leads an exercise

class at 11 a.m. Thursdays at the Jewish Senior Center, 250 E. Baker

St., Costa Mesa. (714) 513-5641.

The Newport Beach Newcomers Club meets at 10 a.m. the third

Wednesday of each month. The organization is open to all women

residents of Newport Beach who have lived in the area for fewer than

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

Web site newcomers-newportbeach.org.

The Thursday Morning Women’s Club, a 40-year-old friendship club,

is seeking new members. The club, which includes golf, bridge,

walking and gourmet sections, meets at 11 a.m. on the second Thursday

of every month at the Radisson Hotel in Newport Beach. The luncheon

is $23 and includes entertainment. The hotel is at 4545 MacArthur

Blvd. (714) 842-5863.

The Newport Beach Walking

Club meets at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and at 7

p.m. Sunday. Walkers should meet at the intersection of Hospital Road

and Superior Avenue. Free. (949) 650-1332.

The American Legion meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of every

month. The meetings, which deal with veteran issues and community

service, will be held at the Costa Mesa Air National Guard. The

national guard is at 2651 Newport Blvd. Free. Mary Holler, (714)

546-2777; or Bill Mimiaga, (949) 650-0894.

Nightly meetings for those who want to overcome nicotine addiction

are offered in Costa Mesa and Newport Beach. (714) 774-9106 or (800)

642-0666.

The Newport Sports Museum, a nonprofit organization, operates a

free museum at 100 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. The museum,

which has one of the world’s largest collections of sports

memorabilia, is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 3

p.m. on Saturday. (949) 721-9333 or www.newportsports-

museum.org.

The Estancia High School Parent Teacher Student Assn. hosts a

monthly paper drive every Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon in the

school’s northwest parking lot, on the corner of Estancia North and

Placentia. Newspapers that are bound, loose or bagged are accepted.

Cardboard and bound material such as phone books and thick magazines

are not. Also, bins are available for drop off every day of the

month. All funds raised go to the association. Free. The school is at

2323 Placentia Ave., Costa Mesa. (949) 515-6500.

Oasis Senior Center offers a

daily telephone contact program for seniors who have a limited

local support system. They also offer ongoing computer classes that

teach the basics of Word, Quicken, Print Shop and Internet usage.

(949) 644-3244.

The Costa Mesa Communicators Toastmasters Club meets from noon to

1 p.m. Wednesdays at the Orange County Department of Education, 200

Kalmus Drive, Costa Mesa. Meetings are open to anyone who wants to

improve his or her public speaking skills. (714) 444-8783.

The Newport Beach Distinguished Toastmasters Club 1300 meets from

7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays in Sgt. Pepperoni’s meeting room, 2300 Bristol

St., Newport Beach. Call to make reservations. (949) 646-1274.

The Jewish Family Service of Orange County holds group meetings

for younger women to discuss life passages and changes, body images,

family, relationships, communication, intimacy and sexuality, anxiety

and loneliness. The group meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at the agency

office. The office is at 250 E. Baker St., Suite G, Costa Mesa.

Preregistration is required. Marcy Middler, (714) 445-4950, ext. 114.

The Mesa Messengers Toastmasters Club 691 in Costa Mesa meets at 7

p.m. Tuesdays at Mesa Verde United Methodist Church, 1701 W. Baker

St., Costa Mesa. (714) 540-4446.

The Blue Flame Toastmasters Club 2717 meets at 7 a.m. Wednesdays

at the Village Farmer, South Coast Plaza Village, 1651 Sunflower

Ave., Costa Mesa. The meeting is free for first-time visitors. (949)

855-4308.

The Newport Center Toastmasters Club 231 meets from 7 to 8:30 a.m.

Mondays at the Irvine Co., 610 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach.

(949) 756-1025.

The Harborlite Toastmasters

Club meets at 7 a.m. Thursdays at Coco’s Bakery Restaurant, 3446

E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. (949) 293-4630.

Lido Isle Toastmasters meet

from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Mondays at Fletcher Jones Motorcars, 3300

Jamboree Road, Newport Beach. (714) 964-5314.

The Oasis Senior Center offers a shuttle to take members to

appointments and grocery shopping. The shuttle also takes members to

the center. Call to make an appointment. (949) 644-3244.

Tutoring is available for persons who could use help reading

English. Hourly rates and times are negotiable. (949) 851-1739.

Oasis Senior Center offers visual aid screenings with a Braille

Institute representative, by appointment. (949) 644-3244.

Essential Weight Management offers interactive and proactive

weight loss groups. Learn behavior modification and other techniques

to control your weight. The cost is $20. Groups meet from 6:30 to 8

p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays at 369 San Miguel Drive, Suite 350,

Newport Beach. (949) 718-9848.

The Hope Institute, a center for recovery and family education,

offers a women’s support group from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays at 2900

Bristol St., C-206, Costa Mesa. (714) 432-0020.

Oasis Senior Center has a walking group called Walkers Not

Rockers, which meets once a week to enjoy scenic walks in and around

the Newport Beach area. (949) 644-3244.

Women Helping Women offers a free peer support group for women in

transition from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meets from

6:45 to 7:45 a.m. Monday through Friday in Room 3 at the Oasis Senior

Center, 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar. (949) 644-3244.

The Hoag Cancer Center offers a yoga class at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday

at 4000 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. (949) 722-6237.

Body Design and United Studios of Self-Defense offers kick-boxing

classes from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at

1000 W. Coast Highway, Suite C, Newport Beach. $8 per class. (949)

722-0526.

The Alzheimer’s Assn. and Grief Support Group of Newport Villa

West/Villa Rosa co-sponsors a free support group meeting for

caregivers at 7 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month through

October at Newport Villa West Assisted Living, 393 Hospital Road,

Newport Beach. (949) 631-3555.

The Alzheimer’s Assn. and Mesa Terrace, a residential community

for persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia, offers a

free support group for caregivers at 6:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of

each month at Mesa Terrace, 350 W. Bay St., Costa Mesa. (714)

283-1111.

Rebecca Lewis leads an animal bereavement group that specializes

in the needs of people who have sick or dying pets. It meets at 3

p.m. Tuesdays at 3101 W. Coast Highway, Suite 311, Newport Beach. The

cost is a donation to an animal charity of the attendee’s choice.

Call to make a reservation. (949) 721-5750.

Oasis Senior Center conducts blood pressure screenings from 9 to

11 a.m. the first and third Tuesday of each month in Room 3 at 800

Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar. 949) 644-3244.

The Newport Beach Psychological Assn. offers a body image and

moderate eating support group at 7 p.m. Wednesdays at 3101 W. Coast

Highway, Suite 311, Newport Beach. (949) 721-5750.

Free tai chi classes are given every Friday from 10:30 to 11:30

a.m. and free qi gong classes are given every Thursday from 10:30 to

11:30 a.m. at the Hoag Cancer Center, 4000 W. Coast Highway, Newport

Beach. (949) 722-6237.

A six-week educational series for women newly diagnosed with

breast cancer or for anyone interested is being offered in two

sessions with various speakers. The first session will be held Jan.

7, 21 and 28 and Feb. 4 and 11. Second session will be held April 1,

8, 15, 22 and 29 and May 6. Sessions are from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Hoag Cancer Center, 4000 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Free.

Pre-registration is required. (949) 722-6237.

Facing Forward Bereavement Group meets every Monday from 6:30 to 8

p.m. at the Hoag Cancer Center, 4000 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach.

Free. (949) 722-6237.

A support group for those with brain tumors meets from 7 to 8:30

p.m. the first and third Thursdays of each month at the Hoag Cancer

Center, 4000 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Free. (949) 722-6237.

A breast cancer support group for young women meets from 6 to 7:30

p.m. every third Tuesday of each month at the Hoag Cancer Center. The

center is at 1 Hoag Drive, Building 41, Newport Beach. Free. (949)

722-6237.

An evening breast cancer support group meets from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

on the first Tuesday of each month at the Hoag Cancer Center. The

center is at 1 Hoag Drive, Building 41, Newport Beach. Free. (949)

722-6237.

A support group for family and friends of cancer patients meets

from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at the Hoag

Cancer Center. The center is at One Hoag Drive, Building 41, Newport

Beach. Free. (949) 722-6237.

A breast cancer support group meets from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesdays

at the Hoag Cancer Center, 4000 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach.

Free. (949) 722-6237.

The Oasis Senior Center offers a Braille class to help with sight

loss from 10 a.m. to noon Thursdays in Room 4 at 800 Marguerite Ave.,

Corona del Mar. (949) 644-3244.

A free cancer support group meets from 6 to 7:30 p.m. the second

Tuesday of each month at the Hoag Cancer Center, 4000 W. Coast

Highway, Newport Beach. (949) 722-6237.

The Jewish Senior Center offers card games from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

every third Tuesday. A kosher lunch is offered at noon for $3 per

person. (714) 513-5641.

The Newport Beach Psychological Assn. offers a coed support group

at 7 p.m. Thursdays at 3101 W. Coast Highway, Suite 311, Newport

Beach. (949) 722-4588.

The Healing Connection offers a coed relationship group at 7 p.m.

Wednesdays at 4425 Jamboree Road, Suite 180-A, Newport Beach. (949)

261-8003.

The Consumer Business Network meets at 7 a.m. Fridays in the

mezzanine at Newport Gateway, 19800 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach.

Reservations: (714) 550-4785.

A free lecture about divorce mediation, an alternative to the

traditional two-attorney divorce, is offered the third Thursday of

each month with attorney Alicia D. Taylor and psychologist Lee H.

Solow. Space is limited and reservations are required. (949)

955-2575.

Revise your lifetime documents for Advance Health Care Directives

at the Oasis Senior Center for $3 each. Call to make an appointment.

(949) 644-3244.

The National Dyslexia Research Foundation sponsors weekly adult

attention deficit disorder support groups at its office, 833 Dover

Drive, Suite 27, Newport Beach. $5 per session. (949) 642-7303.

Oasis Senior Center offers preventive health care services for

seniors on the fourth Wednesday of each month in the center’s Room

HS-3, 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar. Call to make an

appointment. (949) 644-3244.

Facing Forward, a support group for those people that have lost

someone to cancer, meets from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Mondays at the Hoag

Cancer Center, 4000 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Free. (949)

722-6237.

Costa Mesa Fire Department Explorers Post 400 meets at 6 p.m.

Tuesdays at various fire stations. Membership is open to anyone

between 16 and 21 years old. (714) 754-5141 or (714) 754-5106.

Maxine Cohen, a marriage and family therapist, sponsors an

anonymous help line for persons with relationship problems. She is

available for free consultation from noon to 1 p.m. and from 7 to 8

p.m. Mondays. (949) 759-0357.

Seniors and low-income families in the Costa Mesa-Newport Beach

area can obtain free U.S. Department of Agriculture surplus food from

11 a.m. to 3 p.m. the second Friday of each month in the rear parking

lot at the Church of Christ, 740 W. Wilson St., Costa Mesa. Picture

identification is required. (949) 650-8236.

A support group for women with gynecologic cancer meets from 10 to

11:30 a.m. the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at the Hoag

Cancer Center, 4000 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Free. (949)

722-6237.

Mesa Emergency Service Amateur Communication offers the

opportunity for ham radio operators to participate in Costa Mesa’s

Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service organization. Weekly nets are

held at 7:20 p.m. on 147.060 MHz. Monthly meetings are held at 6:30

p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of each month at the Costa Mesa Police

Department. (714) 754-7045.

Oasis Senior Center offers a counselor to assist with questions

about Medicare, HMOs and supplemental and long-term care insurance.

Call to make an appointment. (949) 644-3244.

Incest Anonymous, for female victims of sexual abuse and rape,

their friends and their relatives, meets from 10 a.m. to noon

Saturdays at 760 Victoria St., Costa Mesa. Free. (949) 859-3918.

The Jaycees, affiliated with the Chamber of Commerce, are

professionals between 21 and 39 years old who get together for

community service, business networking and socializing. Meetings are

held the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. (949) 451-2178.

The Cerebral Palsy Foundation will start a new chapter in the

area. The foundation will offer financial and emotional support and

other free services to families who have children with cerebral

palsy. (800) 967-3341.

Michael Harms, a Corona del

Mar attorney and certified public accountant, will present a free

one-hour consultation on living trusts at your home or his office,

2660 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. (949) 644-5801.

The Kiwanis Club of Newport Beach-Corona del Mar meets at noon

Thursdays at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club, 1601 Bayside Drive, Corona del Mar. (949) 852-1148.

A workshop for people with lymphedema meets from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

the first Tuesday of each month in the auditorium at Hoag Cancer

Center, 4000 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. (949) 760-5542.