Playwright Albee to Speak in Orange at Arts Festival

Three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee will speak at 1 p.m. Saturday at Chapman University, 333 N. Glassell St., Orange.

Albee, whose plays include “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”, “A Delicate Balance” and “The Zoo Story,” will speak in Chapman Auditorium.

Albee’s talk is part of the university’s Festival of the Arts, an afternoon of art, dance, theater, literary discussions, poetry readings and other events.

General admission to Albee’s lecture is $5. Tickets for seniors and students are $3, and admission is free to Chapman students with current ID cards.

For reservations, call (714) 997-6812. For festival information, call (714) 997-6519.

Also Coming Up:

* Sandy Avnet-Yates will discuss and sign “Wonderful Weekends From Los Angeles” at 6:30 p.m. today at Barnes & Noble, 26751 Aliso Creek Road, Aliso Viejo.

* Barbara DeMarco Barrett will interview Carolyn See (“Handyman”) on Writers on Writing at 6 p.m. today on KUCI-FM (88.9) in Irvine.

* Dr. Alexander Avila will discuss and sign “Lovetypes: Discover Your Romantic Style and Find Your Soul Mate” at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Borders Books and Music, 1890 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa.

* Elise Browning Miller and Carol Blackman will sign and discuss “Life Is a Stretch: Easy Yoga Anytime, Anywhere” at 6 p.m. Saturday at Barnes & Noble, 13712 Jamboree Road, Irvine.

* A used-book sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Rancho Santa Margarita Library, 30902 Rancho Santa Margarita.

* Lori Fairweather will sign “Blood and Water” at 1 p.m. Sunday at Book Carnival, 348 S. Tustin Ave., Orange.

* Marie Eckess, author of “Rainbow of Hope: Seventy Women and Their Journey With Breast Cancer,” will sign and discuss “defeating breast cancer with an attitude of love” at 11 a.m. Sunday at St. Joachim Catholic Church, 1964 Orange Ave., Costa Mesa.

* Poet Larry Schulz will read at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Gypsy Den Cafe and Reading Room in the Lab, 2930 Bristol St., Costa Mesa.

* Dr. John Mumford will sign and discuss “The Karma Journal” at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Barnes & Noble, 13712 Jamboree Road, Irvine.

Send information at least 10 days before event to: Dennis McLellan, O.C. Books & Authors, Southern California Living, The Times, 1375 Sunflower Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92626.