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TODAY

The Orange Coast College Benefit Golf Tournament is held at Mesa

Verde Country Club, 3000 Clubhouse Road, Costa Mesa. Sponsorships

will benefit the Orange Coast College Foundation. For information and

tee times, call (714) 432-5707.

TUESDAY

MSNBC.com online columnist Peter Greenburg will sign and discuss

his new book, “Hotel Secrets from the Travel Detective,” at 7 p.m. in

the Friends Meeting Room at Newport Beach Central Library, 1000

Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. The cost is $12, or $10 for Library

Foundation members and $5 for students. Information: (949) 717-3890.

The Zen Center of Orange County offers a “Zen JumpStart” program

from 7 to 8:30 p.m. through Dec. 5 at 120 E. 18th St., Costa Mesa.

The sessions include group and individual instruction. The cost is

$15. Information: (949) 722-7818 or https://www.zcoc.org.