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TODAY

“60 and Better Dance Group”

will have their dance from 1 to 5 p.m., starting with dance

lessons. Then, a live band will play. The cost is $10. The dance will

be at The Holiday Inn, 3131 S. Bristol St., Costa Mesa.

TUESDAY

A workshop on “Selling Techniques that Work,” will be held from 9

a.m. to noon at National University, 3390 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa.

The $25 fee includes materials. For more information, call (714)

550-7369.

WEDNESDAY

The Corona del Mar Business

Improvement District is looking for community participation and

committee members to form a Centennial Event Committee to celebrate

the 100-year anniversary of Corona del Mar in 2004. The public is

invited to attend an initial brainstorming meeting 7 p.m. at Sherman

Library and Gardens, 2647 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. To make

reservations or forward ideas, call (949) 675-0501.

A free seminar called “Nutrition and Cardiovascular Health” will

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

Costa Mesa. For reservations, call (800) 595-MOMS.

“Create a Personal Brand and Increase Business” is the subject for

the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce luncheon held at noon at the

Radisson Hotel, 4545 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. The cost is $20

for members with a reservation and $25 for all others at the door.

For more information, call (949) 729-4400.

THURSDAY

A business solutions workshop

called “Contract Legalese: Should I or Shouldn’t I?” will cover

how to wade through the “legalese” of contracts. It will be presented

from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Wyndham Hotel in Costa Mesa. For more

information, call (949) 623-8247, or visit www.icforange

country.org/events.

The International Coach

Foundation of Orange County will present “People Power Skills”

from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Wyndham Hotel in Costa Mesa. For more

information, call (949) 623-8247, or visit www.icforangecountry.org/

events.

A free seminar called “Your Child’s Health” will be held from 6:30

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

reservations, call (800) 595-MOMS.

Gail Carson Levine’s “The Two

Princesses of Bamarre” will provide a springboard of discussion

during the Mother-Daughter Book Club meeting at 7 p.m. at the Newport

Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. For more

information, call (949) 717-3816.

SATURDAY

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.

The UC Irvine Arboretum’s annual Winter Orchid Show, “Prelude to

Spring,” will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the UCI Arboretum

on the UCI North Campus. Admission is $2 per person. Children and

members get in for free. For more information, call (949) 824-5833.

“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 today, Sunday and Feb. 22 and 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.

A workshop called “Divorce: A New Beginning” is being offered for

men and women in the process of divorcing or recently divorced. It

will take place from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 180 Newport Center

Drive. For more information, call (949) 644-6435.

“Spring Lawn Care” will be discussed at Sherman Library and

Gardens in Corona del Mar at 9:30 a.m. Free. For more information,

call (949) 673-2261.

A seminar on “How to Start and Manage Your Business,” will be held

from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at National University, 3390 Harbor Blvd.,

Costa Mesa. The $40 fee includes materials. For more information,

call (714) 550-7369.

FEB. 18

“How to Send the Most Effective E-mails” is the subject for the

Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce business referral breakfast that

will take place at 7:30 a.m. at The Pacific Club, 4110 MacArthur

Blvd., Newport Beach. The cost is $17 for members with a reservation

and $22 for potential members at the door. For more information, call

(949) 729-4400.

Eleanor Cooney reads from

and signs “Death in Slow Motion: My Mother’s Descent into

Alzheimer’s” at 6:30 p.m. at Book Soup South Coast Plaza, 3333

Bristol St., Suite 2400, Costa Mesa. For more information, call (714)

689-2665.

A free seminar called “Is Zing the Missing Link?” will be held

from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225 East 17th St., Costa

Mesa. For reservations, call (800) 595-MOMS.

FEB. 19

The Newport Rib Co. and FISH Harbor Area Inc. are holding a

fund-raising day at the restaurant. 20% of the proceeds will be

donated to FISH to assist low-income families in Orange County. The

restaurant is at 2196 Harbor Blvd. For more information, call (949)

515-3815, ext 231.

A free seminar called “Healing All-Stars” will be held from 6:30

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

reservations, call (800) 595-MOMS.

Ross King presents and

signs “Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling” at 6:30 p.m. at Book

Soup South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bristol St., Suite 2400, Costa Mesa. For

more information, call (714) 689-2665.

Macy’s South Coast Plaza

presents “Workshop Wednesdays: A Hands-on Cooking Class Program”

hosted by chef Alexx Guevara. The class is from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at

3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. The cost, including materials, is $30.

For reserve a spot, call (818) 994-5075.

FEB. 20

The public is invited to meet

Adeline Yen Mah, author of “Falling Leaves,” “Chinese Cinderella”

and “Watching the Tree,” at 7 p.m. at the Newport Beach Central

Library, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. For more information, call

(949) 717-3816.

FEB. 22

A workshop on “Understanding International Trade” will be held

from 9 a.m. to noon at National University, 3390 Harbor Blvd., Costa

Mesa. The $25 fee includes materials. For more information, call

(714) 550-7369.