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Mesa, CA 92627; by e-mail to [email protected]; 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.
TODAY
The Oasis Senior Center will hold a preview rummage sale from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission costs $3. The center, at 800 Marguerite Ave.
in Corona del Mar, will be accepting donations from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
weekdays from Sept. 8 to 23. Information: (949) 718-1800.
A free 15-minute consultation about naturopathic programs will be
held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225 E. 17th St.,
Costa Mesa. Reservations: (800) 595-MOMS.
The Festival of Children will continue today at South Coast Plaza
with events starting at 11 a.m. Information: (714) 546-0110,
https://www.festivalofchildren.org.
The Many Moods of the Back Bay Gala, an evening of dinner, art and
music, will be held at 6 p.m. at the Upper Newport Bay Peter and Mary
Muth Interpretive Center, 2301 University Drive, Newport Beach. The
gala is an effort of the Southern California Plein Air Assn. and the
Newport Bay Naturalists & Friends in celebration of the Paint the
Back Bay event. Tickets through the interpretive center cost $95 per
person. (949) 923-2269.
Maggiano’s Little Italy restaurant in Costa Mesa will sponsor
“Dish It Out” at 11:30 a.m. Immaculate Heart School, 2204 W.
McFadden, Santa Ana. The “Dish It Out” program will transform a
classroom into a restaurant in which 32 inner-city students will
prepare and serve a gourmet Italian meal to 20 children form the
Blind Children’s Learning Center.
SATURDAY
The Oasis Senior Center will hold a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 2
p.m. Attendance is free. The center, at 800 Marguerite Ave. in Corona
del Mar, will be accepting donations from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays
from Sept. 8 to 23. Information: (949) 646-4131.
Winnie the Pooh will visit a special story time for children at 11
a.m. at Borders Books, Music & Cafe, South Coast Plaza. Information
(714) 432-7854.
The fourth annual Cruisin’ For A Cure classic car charity
fund-raiser for prostate cancer research will be held at the Orange
County Fair and Expo Center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Information: (949)
588-8777, https://www.cruisinforacure.com.
The Festival of Children will continue today at South Coast Plaza
with events starting at 11 a.m. Information: (714) 546-0110,
https://www.festivalofchildren.org.
An art sale and display will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the
Southern California Plein Air Assn. at the Upper Newport Bay Peter
and Mary Muth Interpretive Center, 2301 University Drive, Newport
Beach.
SUNDAY
Images Salon’s Annual Cut-A-Thon benefiting Childhelp USA is
having $55 haircuts for only $30. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Tickets must be purchased in advanced by calling (949) 675-5531.
The location of the salon is 2515 E. Pacific Coast Highway, Corona
del Mar.
The 12th annual Komen Race for the Cure will take place at 7:30
a.m. at Fashion Island. The fund-raiser for the Susan G. Komen Breast
Cancer Foundation will include women’s and coed 5K runs, a one-mile
fun walk and team competitions. Information: (714) 957-9165 or
https://www.occure.com.
The Festival of Children will conclude today at South Coast Plaza
with events starting at noon. The Festival of Children will debut its
newly written and copyrighted song, “Celebrate the Magic of
Childhood.” Information: (714) 546-0110,
https://www.festivalofchildren.org.
An art sale and display will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the
Southern California Plein Air Assn. at the Upper Newport Bay Peter
and Mary Muth Interpretive Center, 2301 University Drive, Newport
Beach.
MONDAY
Mesa Verde Country Club in Costa Mesa will host the second
Bayside/Bistango Charity Golf Tournament, which will start at 10 a.m.
Registration and a putting contest will run from 8:30 to 10 a.m. The
$170 fee includes registration, the golf tournament, wine tasting,
box lunch, a catered dinner and live entertainment. All proceeds will
benefit a local charity. Information: (949) 752-5222.
Orange Coast College’s annual Transfer Day will host recruiters
from more than 80 public and private universities. The recruiters
will be stationed in OCC’s quad area. They will distribute
information about transfer requirements, educational offerings,
admissions procedures, scholarships, fees and expenses, campus
environments, athletics, financial aid, special programs, services
for the disadvantaged and ROTC programs.
The Second Bistango/Bayside Charity Golf Tournament will be held
at Mesa Verde Country Club, 3000 Clubhouse Road, Costa Mesa. There
will be wine tasting, lunch, a hole in one contest which includes a
2003 Mercedes Benz Coupe and designer jewelry. There is a
post-tournament dinner and live entertainment. Five percent of the
proceeds go to the Hillview Acres Children’s Home. Tournament
registration will start at 8:30 a.m. The fee for the tournament is
$170 per person. Tickets may be purchased at Bistango Restaurant,
Bayside Restaurant and online at https://www.baysiderestaraunt.com.
Orange Coast College will have writer and director Julie Davis as
a guest speaker in professor Raymond Obstfled’s scriptwriting class.
Her presentation will be open to the public. Davis will speak at 6
p.m. in Room 118 in the Literature and Language building.
TUESDAY
A free seminar, “Nature’s Magic Plant Power: The Key to Health,”
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.
Dr. Ray Ghandi will present a free discussion on “New Guidelines
on Hypertension” in the Hoag Hospital Conference Center at 6 p.m.
Reservations: (800) 514-HOAG.
WEDNESDAY
Orange Coast College applications are now available for the spring
semester. Anyone who is not enrolled at OCC this semester must submit
a new application. The Admissions and Records Office is open from 8
to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Friday. Information: (714) 432-5072.
THURSDAY
Sugar Plum Arts & Crafts Festival at the Orange County Fair &
Exposition Center. Oct. 2 and Oct. 3, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Oct. 4, 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. in building No. 10. Admission is free. Information:
(562) 598-0857, https://www.sugarplumcrafts.com
OCT. 4
Celebrating the renaissance of the streets of Balboa Village and
talents of more than 100 artists, “La Strada Dell’ Arte: An Italian
Street Painting Festival and Taste of Italy,” will be presented Oct.
4 and 5 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The two-day event is free and open to
the public. Information: (714) 557-5100, ext. 13.
Golden West College’s 11th annual Patrons Fashion Show will be
held at 10:30 a.m. This year’s theme is “Cruising Into Fall.” There
will be an auction and luncheon at the event. The cost is $40 per
person or $400 for a table of 10. Reservations: (714) 895-8316.
Information: https://www.gwc.info/foundation.
Orange County Market Place will celebrate 35 years from 7 a.m. to
4 p.m. at the Orange County Fairgrounds. The theme will be
“California Dreamin’.” There will be free birthday cake and 35-cent
foods and drinks. Entertainment will include 1960s music, strolling
performers and the presentation of donations to Costa Mesa charitable
and nonprofit organizations.
The Newport Harbor High School PTA will hold the 17th annual
Harbor Heritage Run. There will be a 5K run and a 2K fun run/walk, as
well as a Kids Klassic race. A free warm-up and fitness fair will
begin at 7:30 a.m., and the races will begin at 8 a.m. Entry fees are
from $15 to $25. All proceeds from this event will be used to promote
and enhance the academic programs at Newport Harbor High.
Information: (949) 515-6611
Macy’s South Coast Plaza hosts Passport In-Store which is a
shopping fundraiser to support 20 local HIV/AIDS organizations. There
will be shopping discounts, special events, drawings and exclusive
gifts with purchase. Local HIV/AIDS that sell the $10 tickets which allow shoppers to receive discounts from 10 to 20 percent retain 100
percent of the proceeds. Information: (714) 556-0611.
Persian Festival/Mehregan 2003 will be held at the Orange County
Fair & Exposition Center, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. in Building No. 8
and the festival grounds. Information: https:www.nipoc.org,
Scooter Series No. 6 will be held at the Orange County Fair &
Exposition Center’s Equestrian Center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today.
Admission is free. Information: (714)708-1662.
OCT. 5
Persian Festival/Mehregan 2003 will be held at the Orange County
Fair & Exposition Center, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. in Building No. 8
and the festival grounds. Information: https:www.nipoc.org,
Scooter Series No. 6 will be held at the Orange County Fair &
Exposition Center’s Equestrian Center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission
is free. Information: (714)708-1662.
KCRW presents Next Up!, formerly known as Unsigned Indies, a
showcase of independent local artists, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Town
Center Park in Costa Mesa. The free, all-ages twilight concert kicks
off the Eclectic Orange Festival 2003. Parking in local structures is
$7. Information: (949) 553-2422.
Orange County Market Place will celebrate 35 years from 7 a.m. to
4 p.m. at the Orange County Fairgrounds. The theme will be
“California Dreamin’.” There will be free birthday cake and 35-cent
foods and drinks. Entertainment will include 1960s music, strolling
performers and the presentation of donations to Costa Mesa charitable
and nonprofit organizations.
OCT. 6
The Pacific Community of Secular Humanistic Jews will present a
Yom Kippur observance at 1 p.m. at the Unitarian Church of Costa
Mesa. The event will consist of a Yom Kippur program, discussions on
medical ethics, Jewish history through music and the roadmap to
peace, and then a full-course dinner. Information: (949) 262-5850.
OCT. 7
The Tijeras Golf Club in Rancho Santa Margarita will host the
Crossing’s fourth annual Golf Classic benefiting the educational
outreach program of the Maple Learning Center in Costa Mesa. There
will be $10,000 hole-in-one prizes and chance to win a 2004
Volkswagen Beetle convertible or a 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe. Information:
(949) 764-1520, [email protected].
OCT. 8
Dr. Richard Haskell will present a discussion on “Drug-Eluting
Stents: Setting a New Standard. A new medical device, the
drug-eluting stent, and how it can help deal with coronary artery
disease will be discussed.
The California Retired Teachers Assn. Harbor Division No. 77 will
have a meeting today at noon at the Costa Mesa Community Center, 1845
Park Ave., Costa Mesa. The association will host “Project Vote
Smart,” which will provide unbiased voting information. (949)
551-5082.
OCT. 9
South Coast Plaza will host the 19th annual Food, Wine and
Micro-Brew Fest, featuring live music with dancing and drawings for
prizes. The event will take place in the Macy’s Home Store and Crate
& Barrell wing of the center. Tickets are $45 in advance, $35 for
groups of 10 or more and $55 at the door. Proceeds will benefit the
Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County and KTLA charities.
Information: (714) 771-1343.
OCT. 10
Costa Mesa Antique Show at the Orange County Fair & Exposition
Center Oct. 10 to 11 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Oct. 12 from 11 a.m. to
5 p.m. The show will be in Building s No. 10, No. 12 and the Parade
of Products. Admission is $8 for adults and children under 18 are
free with adults. Information: (800) 943-7501.
OCT. 11
Orange Coast College’s disabled students club, the Campus
Collogues, will host a wheelchair rugby exhibition to benefit
disabled students. The match will begin at 11 a.m. in OCC’s Peterson
Gymnasium. Tickets are $3 and are available in advance at the
Disabled Students’ Center and the Disabled Students’ High Technology
Center. Tickets will also be sold at the door. Information:
(714)432-5505.
OCT. 12
Orange Coast College’s Foundation is one of the 20 charities that
will be participating in Newport Rib Company’s fund-raising event.
The event will begin today and will last until Oct. 31 Twenty percent of the table’s bill goes to a charity that is selected by them. The
restaurant is at 2196 Harbor Blvd. in Costa Mesa. Information: (714)
432-5749.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society will host its annual Light The
Night Walk. The walk supports cancer research and patient services.
The walk will begin at Newport Dunes. Information: (714) 881-0160
ext. 332.
OCT. 16
South Coast Plaza, in collaboration with Aston Martin, Jaguar,
Land Rover and Volvo, will present “Luxury by Design,” a celebration
of luxury brands. The event will be held throughout the shopping
center, today through Oct. 19. For more information, telephone (800)
782-8888 or visit https://www.southcoastplaza.com.
OCT. 18
The Jr. League of Orange County’s Christmas Company Shopping
Extravaganza at the Orange County Fair and Exposition Center will
begin with an opening night gala from 7 to 11 p.m. Shopping dates
will be Oct. 19 to 22. General admission is $7. Information:
https://www.jlocc.org.
OCT. 20
UC Irvine professor Thomas J. Carew will lead an Allergen lecture
called “From Molecules to Memories: Lessons from a Simple Brain,” at
7 p.m. in the UC Irvine Student Center’s Crystal Cove Auditorium. The
event is free, but reservations are required. Information: (949)
824-7252.
Orange Coast College’s Philosophy Department is offering an
eight-week introduction to critical analysis and rational evaluation
of argument and other forms of expression. The class, listed as
Philosophy 150, starts today. It will be held from 12:45 to 4:20 p.m.
The cost of the course is $18 per unit for all California residents.
Information: (714) 432-5072.
Registration for nearly 100 eight-week classes at Orange Coast
College will be open from today through Dec. 13. Registration is
available at OCC’s registration office from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Information: (714) 432-5072.
OCT. 22
Orange Coast College will host an evening transfer fair from 5 to
7 p.m. Recruiters will be stationed at OCC’s quad and they will
distribute information about transfer requirements, educational
offerings, admissions procedures, scholarships, etc. Information:
(714) 432-5894.
Newport Coast Cares will host its annual “Halloween Carnival For
Kids,” which benefits the Corazon de Vida Foundation, from 1 to 7
p.m. at the Newport Coast Shopping Center. The event will have food,
craft and game booths, pet and children’s costume contests, a haunted
house, rides and a silent auction. All the proceeds benefit Corazon
de Vida Foundation which serves orphanages in Baja, Mexico. The
Newport Coast Shopping Center is at San Joaquin Hills Road and
Newport Coast Drive. Information: Jim McAleer, (949) 476-1144, ext.
358; [email protected].
OCT. 26
The Orange County Market Place will hold its sixth annual Trick or
Treat Festival and fourth annual Halloween, Bug and Monster Classic
Car Show from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.. There will be free trick-or-treating
for children. World-renowned pumpkin sculptor Farmer Mike will be
there. There will be a pumpkin patch, pumpkin-pie-eating contest and
entertainment. The grand marshals will be radio’s Dr. Demento and
Ivonna Cadaver from Macabre Theater on KDOC-TV. The market place
operates at the Orange County Fairgrounds.
South Coast Plaza will host “Pumpkins & Pancakes A Childrens
Halloween Extravaganza,” from 8 to 11 a.m. The benefit is for Court
Appointed Special Advocates. The event will be at the Crate and
Barrel/Macy’s Home Store Wing. There will be music, an animal show
hosted by Wild Wonders Inc. and a visit from the Costa Mesa Fire
Department. Tickets are $20 per person in advance and $25 at the
door. Information: (714) 435-2171.
OCT. 27
The Friends of the Orange Coast Interfaith Shelter will hold its
12th annual “FOCIS on Dining” fund-raising event tonight at 6:30 p.m.
The will be held at the Balboa Bay Club and Resort in Newport Beach.
The cost for this even is $125 per person. Reservations: Lynne
Bloomberg, (949) 642-4029. Information: Sally Phillips, (949)
376-5851, Caryl Rigler, (949) 581-8160.
OCT. 30
Orange County Ronald McDonald House will have a high tea benefit
from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Turnip Rose at the Grand Newport Plaza. Marta
Gebo, a former guest of the house and patient services coordinator
for Children’s Hospital Orange County’s neonatal intensive care unit,
will deliver a keynote address. Mindy Ball will be performing at the
event and is also principal harpist of the Orange County Pacific
Symphony Orchestra. The cost is $75 per person or $750 for a table of
10. The Grand Newport Plaza is at 1901 Newport Blvd. in Costa Mesa
For more information call (714) 639-3600.
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