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TODAY

The California Science Academy, the first Islamic high school in

Orange County, is having an annual fundraising dinner with guest

speakers, a reception and a silent auction at 6:30 p.m. at the

Radisson Hotel, 4545 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. $40. To register

and for more information, call (714) 531-2011.

Full Spectrum Yoga has partnered with New Directions for Women to

host “Celebrating Wholeness,” a yoga and healing arts festival

benefiting women and children served by the nonprofit New Directions

for Women. Admission is free, and donations are accepted. The

full-day event will be at Full Spectrum Yoga in Newport Beach. For

more information, call (949) 955-1965.

Crystal Cove State Park will

offer a backcountry hike at 9 a.m., a historic district walk at 10

a.m. and a sunset/moonlight walk at 7:30 p.m., which requires

reservations. For reservations or more information, call (949)

497-7647.

Mother’s Market will hold a

“Spring Cleaning” clearance sale from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Taste

demos will be offered from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The store is at 225 E.

17th St., Costa Mesa. For more information, call (949) 631-4741.

Newport Dunes Resort’s

“Movies on the Beach” series offers “Anastasia” starting at dusk

on the Newport sand. Parking costs $8 per car. Campfires will also be

available for s’mores. The resort is at 1131 Back Bay Drive. For more

information, call (949) 729-DUNE.

SUNDAY

Triangle Square will host a

farmers’ market featuring live entertainment and several booths

boasting great deals in addition to storefront specials. The market

will be open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call (949)

722-1600, ext. 25.

TUESDAY

“Feng Shui for a Healing Home” is a free seminar held from 6:30 to

7:30 p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. To make

reservations, call (800) 595-6667.

The Newport Beach Chamber

of Commerce hosts its Newport Business Referral Breakfast for June

at the Pacific Club, 4110 MacArthur Blvd., at 7:30 a.m. Attendees

will learn about a marketing program in which guests of the

Marriott’s Newport Coast Villas are referred to local businesses. The

cost is $17 for members with a reservation, and $22 at the door. For

more information, call (949) 729-4411.

WEDNESDAY

Phil Brigandi, Orange County

archivist, will discuss what is in the archives as they relate to

Costa Mesa’s history at 7 p.m. at the Costa Mesa Historical Society,

1870 Anaheim Ave., Costa Mesa. For more information, call (949)

631-5918 or e-mail [email protected].

The Newport Mesa Irvine

Interfaith Council will present a round table discussion at Orange

Coast Unitarian Universalist Church on human relations featuring an

introduction by Rusty Kennedy of the Orange County Human Relations

Council. “With the County of Orange Budget Cuts, Where Is the Human

Relations Council Now?” it asks. The program goes from 12:30 to 1:30

p.m. and costs $7.50 per person, including lunch, or $10 without a

reservation. The reception is at 11:45 a.m., and the luncheon at

noon. For reservations, call (949) 660-8665, ext. 3, by 5 p.m. June

17.

The Newport Harbor Nautical

Museum, working in conjunction with the Newport Library, will

present a series of story time events on the Texas Deck at the museum

for children between 3 and 6 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. There will also

be a crafts project for children and parents. Admission is free and

space is limited. For information or reservations, call (949)

673-7863.

The Oasis Senior Center will

host a twilight dinner and show with a performance from “Sunshine

Boys,” featuring the ex-vaudeville team of Joe Schulein and Sam

Youndhans. Tickets are available for $7 at the center, 800 Marguerite

Ave. in Corona del Mar. For information, call (949) 644-3244.

THURSDAY

The National Multiple Sclerosis

Society will present an Internet educational program called “El

Cuidado Clinico de la Esclerosis Multiple,” a Spanish-speaking

broadcast on clinical care of multiple sclerosis, at 5:30 p.m. To

connect, go to www.nationalmssociety.org, select “Living with MS” and

then select “Webcasts and Conferences.”

The Newport Beach Chamber of

Commerce will announce Scott Paulsen for the 2003 Citizen of the

Year Award for the city of Newport Beach. Paulsen will be honored at

the chamber’s annual chairman’s reception and citizen of the year

presentation. This year’s event takes place at 5 p.m. at the Balboa

Bay Club and Resort, 1221 W. Coast Highway. The cost is $30 per

person, which covers hors d’oeuvres and a no-host bar. For

reservations, call (949) 729-4400.

FRIDAY

Newport Dunes Resort’s

“Movies on the Beach” series offers “Parent Trap” starting at dusk

on the Newport sand. Parking costs $8 per car. Campfires will also be

available for s’mores. The resort is at 1131 Back Bay Drive. For more

information, call (949) 729-DUNE.

JUNE 21

Become a member of the

Hospice Preferred Choice team and make a difference in the lives

of terminally ill people and their families at a volunteer

orientation. The team is seeking caring people to assist patients and

families with nonmedical needs, such as providing respite for the

primary caregiver, reading to patients, paying weekly social visits

and running errands. Volunteers are also needed to assist with office

duties. Call (714) 980-0900 for more information.

“Divorce: A New Beginning,”

a workshop for men and women divorced or getting divorced, will be

held from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 180 Newport Center Drive. For more

information, call 644-6435.

The Newport Harbor Lawn

Bowling Club will host Visitors Day on the corner of San Joaquin

and Crown Drive in Corona del Mar, featuring free lessons and snacks

from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, call (949) 640-6049.

A Composition In Drawing

Workshop will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. at Coastline Community

College, 1631 Sunflower Blvd., B15, South Coast Village Plaza. The

workshop emphasizes composition covering all the basics of drawing.

Registration is $45, due by June 18. For more information, call (949)

640-1727.

Newport Dunes Resort’s

“Movies on the Beach” series offers “Hercules” starting at dusk on

the Newport sand. Parking costs $8 per car. Campfires will also be

available for s’mores. The resort is at 1131 Back Bay Drive. For more

information, call (949) 729-DUNE.

JUNE 23

Children 5 and older are invited

to register for a variety of summer aquatic camps offered by

Newport Beach Recreation Services. The camps run through August, with

numerous morning and afternoon options available, from “Sailing and

Tennis Camp” to “Surf Camp.” Call (949) 644-3151 for more

information, or register online at www.city.newport-beach.ca.us.

Readers of all ages will be able to

sign up for Newport Beach Public Library reading programs designed

to encourage an interest in books over the lazy days of summer. For

toddlers through sixth-graders, “It’s a Jungle Out There” will

include a read-to-me club for children not yet reading on their own

and a readers club for independent readers. Special programs and

prize drawings will add to the fun. Visit any Newport Beach Public

Library to sign up or call (949) 717-3816.

The Costa Mesa Seniors Center will hold a flea market from 8 a.m.

to 1 p.m. at the center’s parking lot, 695 W. 19th St. Spaces cost

$10 for members, $20 for nonmembers. Reservations are required. For

more information, call (949 645-2356.

Mature drivers can sharpen their

skills in an eight-hour AARP driver safety class held during two

sessions from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. June 23 and 24 at Presbyterian

Church of the Covenant in Costa Mesa. Classes are limited to 30

students and cost $10. Advanced registration required. For more

information, call (714) 557-3340.

Join the Newport Beach

Chamber of Commerce in welcoming Ryan Hoag, NFL draft pick number

262. Though he was the last pick in the NFL, he’ll be treated as No.

1 at the infamous Mr. Irrelevant Arrival Party. The Commodores Club

of the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce will host the party to

kickoff the 28th annual Irrelevant Week at the Newport Dunes

Waterfront Resort, 1131 Back Bay Drive, at 5:30 p.m. The cost is $10,

including live entertainment, a no-host bar and culinary treats. For

more information, call (949) 729-4412.

JUNE 24

A free seminar on attention

deficit disorder will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Mother’s

Market, 225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. To make reservations, call (800)

595-6667.

JUNE 25

“Wellness and Healing” is a free seminar to be held from 6:30 to

8:30 p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. To make

reservations, call (800) 595-6667.

A series of drawing and painting

workshops featuring landscapes and seascapes at Newport Beach

locations will begin today and continue for six weeks from 10 a.m. to

12:30 p.m. The first session will meet at Mariner’s Park, adjacent to

Mariner’s Library, 2005 Dover Drive, Newport Beach. Individual

instruction by artist Mimi Sharon will be offered to beginning and

advanced students. For more information, call (949) 644-3151.

JUNE 26

“Five Keys to Vibrant Living”

is a free seminar to be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Mother’s

Market, 225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. To make reservations, call (800)

595-6667.

JUNE 27

Newport Dunes Resort’s

“Movies on the Beach” series offers “Legally Blonde” starting at

dusk on the Newport sand. Parking costs $8 per car. Campfires will

also be available for s’mores. The resort is at 1131 Back Bay Drive.

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

JUNE 28

Classic boats race from the dock of Newport Harbor Museum while

events take place in and around the museum from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at

the Heritage Regatta and Seaport Festival. Classic woodies, surfing

exhibits, boat building, model building, food and music will be on

hand at no cost to attendees. The Seaport Festival will take place

all day at the museum and will include a luau dinner and awards show.

For more information, call (949) 673-7863.

Newport Dunes Resort’s

“Movies on the Beach” series offers “Beauty and the Beast”

starting at dusk on the Newport sand. Parking costs $8 per car.

Campfires will also be available for s’mores. The resort is at 1131

Back Bay Drive. For more information, call (949) 729-DUNE.

JULY 4

The American Legion Yacht Club will host the 48th Fourth of July

Boat Parade, featuring loads of decked out yachts parading along the

waters of Newport Bay starting at 1 p.m. There are 30 boat categories

eligible for awards. For more information, call (949) 673-3546.

JULY 5

Newport Dunes Resort’s

“Movies on the Beach” series offers “Robin Hood” starting at dusk

on the Newport sand. Parking costs $8 per car. Campfires will also be

available for s’mores. The resort is at 1131 Back Bay Drive. For more

information, call (949) 729-DUNE.

ONGOING

Volunteer drivers are needed to help deliver nutritiously prepared

meals to homebound, frail or elderly clients incapable of shopping or

cooking for themselves through “Mobile Meals,” sponsored by

FISH-Harbor Area Inc. and Hoag Hospital. Call (949) 645-8050 for more

information.

Newport Dunes Resort’s

“Movies on the Beach” will run every Friday and Saturday

throughout the summer, including a two-hour barbecue before the

movies start at dusk. Guests are invited to bring their favorite cuts

of meat. The resort will provide the rest for $7.95 per person. The

films will be shown on a large screen in the sand on every Friday and

Saturday evening in June and July except July 4. Parking is $8 per

car. For more information, call (949) 729-DUNE.

A variety of private, semi-private and group swim lessons will be

offered this summer at the Marian Bergeson Aquatic Center at Corona

del Mar High School. Options include one-on-one instruction on

Saturdays and a Monday through Thursday program for all ages and

levels. For session dates, times and costs, call (949) 644-3151, or

register in person at Newport Beach Recreation and Senior Services at

3300 Newport Blvd.

Children, teens and adults can now register for summer

recreational boating classes offered through Newport Beach Recreation

Services. Classes begin July 12. Fees vary. Call (949) 644-3151, or

visit the Newport Beach Recreation and Senior Services a 3300 Newport

Blvd. for more information.

Professional and licensed soccer

trainers with the All-England Soccer Academy are available for

one-on-one, small group and large group training. For more

information, call (949) 395-5103.

Jewish Family Service is sponsoring a teen support group for high

school students that meets Mondays from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Tarbut

V’Torah Upper School in Costa Mesa. For information or to register,

call (714) 445-4950. Pre-registration is required.

The First Page -- Fine Children’s Books, at 270 E. 17th St., No.

10 in Costa Mesa, offers free story time Mondays, Wednesday, Fridays

and Saturdays from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4

to 5 p.m. For more information, call (949) 645-5437.

“Abstract Works on Canvas and Paper,” an exhibit of art by Janet

Rosener, will be on display at the Newport Beach Central Library

through June 30. The exhibit will feature selections from Rosener’s

“Washed Away” series, created by dripping, splattering or pouring

additional paint and mediums onto an original painting and washing it

away to suggest the passage of time. For more information, call (949)

717-3816.

Award-winning works by

Orange County artists working in an array of two-dimensional media

will be on display at Newport Beach City Hall through June 27, for

the Spring 2003 Orange County Artists Exhibition. For more

information, call (949) 717-3870.

Bayside Restaurant in Newport Beach offers wine tasting every

Thursday night for $15 per person, featuring five new wines each

week. For more information, call (949) 721-1222.

If your orchid is too big for its pot, Green Systems International

will show you how to re-pot your plant during their free

orchid-potting seminar at 2 p.m. every Saturday. A plant sale is held

from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the 20362 Birch St. facility. Call (949)

756-1211 for information.

Discover the secrets of Carbon Canyon Regional Park as you walk

through groves of beautiful Coastal Redwood trees every Saturday at

8:30 a.m. Parking is $4. Call (714) 996-5252 for more information.

Team Survivor, a nonprofit organization encouraging women who have

been through cancer treatment to exercise, hosts “Walk and Talk” at

10 a.m. the second and fourth Friday of the month in front of

NIKEgodess store in Fashion Island. Members meet for lunch after at

Atrium court. It is free, and all fitness levels are welcome. For

more information, call (949) 275-3888.

Newport Community

Counseling Center offers a way to stop the cycle of domestic

violence through the support group In S.A.F.E. Hands. S.A.F.E. stands

for safety, awareness, faith and empowerment. The group meets Mondays

from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. For more information, call (949) 721-8079.

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 Walking

Club meets at the corner of Superior and Hospital Road in Newport

Beach at 9:15 a.m. and 7 p.m. everyday. For more information, call

(949) 650-1332.