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TODAY

Four of California’s pre-eminent sports authors will make up a

panel that will discuss “Sports Literature: Bringing the Game to

Life” at 7 p.m. at Borders South Coast Plaza. Los Angeles Times

columnist Bill Plaschke, Orange County Register columnist Steve

Bisheff, and authors David Ferrell and Don Wallace will make up the

panel. Information: (714) 279-8933.

A free seminar, “Holistic Organic Skin Care,” 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.

Pamela Hallan-Gibson author of “Orange County: The Golden Promise”

will be speaking and signing copies of her book at the Sherman

Library and Botanical Gardens, 2647 East Pacific Coast Highway.,

Corona Del Mar. The engagement will last from 6 to 10 p.m.

Orange Coast College’s Associated Students are sponsoring a 9/11

memorial wall that will be displayed in the Student Center lobby.

Everyone is invited to attend and to leave written messages at the

wall.

FRIDAY

The Costa Mesa Senior Center, in celebration of Costa Mesa’s 50th

anniversary, presents the Cost Amazing Senior Hoedown, featuring live

western music by the Travis Parker Band, dancing and barbecue, from 4

to 7 p.m. The Costa Mesa Senior Center is at 695 W. 19th St. The cost

is $5 for members, $11 for nonmembers, $5 for kids. Tickets go on

sale Aug. 15 at the center’s front desk and at Costa Mesa City Hall,

on the third floor in the Recreation department. Information: (949)

645-2356.

Inventors Forum, the Orange County-based nonprofit inventors’

support group, presents a seminar on “Putting it all Together” by Len

Stober, faculty member of Pasadena’s Art Center College of Design.

Registration and networking begin at 7 p.m. for the 7:30 p.m. seminar

at Orange Coast College’s science lecture hall. The cost is $5 for

members and $15 for nonmembers. Information: (714) 540-2491.

The Festival of Children continues today at South Coast Plaza with

events such as the “Mommy and Tea Social” Sponsored by Coffee Bean &

Tea Leaf featuring South Coast Music Together-Music and Rhythm Class.

These events will take place at 11 a.m. in the Saks Wing. The

following events start at noon at the Carousel Court. Parenting tips:

“Up & At ‘Em” presented by CHOC’s certified parent educator. There

will also be storytelling by CHOCO the Bear. For more information

call (714) 546-0110.

SATURDAY

The sixth annual Financial Strategies Conference for Women will

run from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Hilton in Costa Mesa, 3050

Bristol St. The conference will address personal finance, budget

planning, investing, retirement, preparing for college expenses,

taxes, insurance and more. The cost is $79 if you register by Aug. 28

and $99 by Sept. 5. Information: (949) 588-2429.