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SATURDAY

The NP Expos Inc. computer fair will be at the Orange County Fair

and Exposition Center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Sunday in

building 10. Admission is $5 for adults, and children under 10 get in

free. For more information, call (800) 800-5600 or log onto

www.lacomputerfair.com.

“Dancing From the Outside-In” is a free lecture-demonstration

focusing on the impact of dance movement on health and the body. It

will begin at 3 p.m. at the Newport Beach Central Library, 1000

Avocado Ave. For more information, call (949) 717-3870.

A cub scout rummage sale will be held from 7 a.m. to noon in the

north parking lot at Kaiser Elementary School, 2130 Santa Ana Ave.,

Costa Mesa. Proceeds support the local scouting program. To donate

items or for more information, call (949) 646-8835.

A free walking tour of the Back Bay will leave every 15 minutes

between 9 and 10:15 a.m. Tours begin at the corner of East Bluff

Drive and Back Bay Road. For more information, call (949) 786-8878.

The Great American Write-In, sponsored by Women for Orange County,

will feature representatives from local and national advocacy groups,

urging people to appeal to legislature on important issues. The event

will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the University Club at UC

Irvine. Free. For more information, call (949) 581-3938.

SUNDAY

The Spirit Run Race, the largest children’s race in Orange County,

is a joint community venture benefiting local elementary education.

The race is scheduled for 7 a.m. along Newport Center Drive at

Fashion Island, Newport Beach. To enroll or for more information,

call (949) 451-4848.

“Deep Healing Through Sound and Stillness” is an evening of

restorative yoga offered by Full Spectrum Yoga, 2018 Quail St.,

Newport Beach. The cost is $25 prepaid or $30 at the door. For more

information, call (949) 955-1965.

Rabbi Joseph Telushkin will discuss the relationship of Herzl in

the modern world to Moses at the Memorial Auditorium at Chapman

College. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the lecture starts at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $20 at the door, or $24 for the balance of the series.

For more information regarding subscription to the series, call the

forum at (714) 997-1032.

MONDAY

A Great Decisions discussion of “Europe: State of the Union” is

the seventh in an eight-week series on U.S. foreign policy topics.

The discussion will be led by Ted Gielow from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at St.

Mark Presbyterian Church, 2100 Mar Vista, Newport Beach. For more

information, call (949) 760-1691.

A free educational program, “Multidisciplinary Treatment of Colon

Cancer,” will take place from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Radiation

Oncology Library, Hoag Cancer Center, One Hoag Drive, Newport Beach.

Free. To register, call (949) 7-CANCER.

A “Love for a Lifetime” workshop, on how to call love forth in

your life, will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Center for Spiritual

Discovery, 2850 Mesa Verde Drive East, Suite 111, Costa Mesa. The

cost is $25 or $30 at the door. For more information, call (714)

754-7399.

TUESDAY

A free seminar called “A Natural Approach to Vision and Hearing

Treatment” will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Mother’s Market,

225 East 17th St., Costa Mesa. For reservations, call (800) 595-MOMS.

A “Financing your Business” workshop, sponsored by the Service

Corps of Retired Executives, will take place from 9 a.m. to noon at

National University, 3390 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa. The cost is $25,

$20 if preregistered. For more information, call (714) 550-7369.

WEDNESDAY

A free book signing and seminar called “The Mood Cure” by author

Julia Ross will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Mother’s Market,

225 East 17th St., Costa Mesa. For reservations, call (800) 595-MOMS.

A open reading and live music will be held at 8 p.m. at the Alta

Coffee House, 506 31st St., Newport Beach. Sign ups begin at 7:30

p.m. for the open reading. For more information, call (949) 675-0233.

The California Retired Teachers Assn., Harbor Division No. 77 will

hold a meeting for their members and their guests with a Home Depot

representative to talk about home repairs and what’s new in tools.

The meeting is at 1 p.m. at the Costa Mesa Neighborhood Community

Center, 1845 Park Ave., Costa Mesa. All retired educators are

welcome. For more information, call (949) 551-5082.

The Lung Cancer Support Group will hold “A Caregiver’s Journey,”

from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Hoag Cancer Center, Conference Room “A”,

Newport Beach. Free. For more information, call (949) 760-5542.

The Balboa Bay Republican Women will have a luncheon at 11:30 a.m.

at the Bahia Corinthian, 1601 Bayside Drive, Corona del Mar. For more

information, call (949) 644-9530.

“The Roman Forum Project: An Exploration of the American Political

Spectacle,” offers a critique of American issues. Performances are

scheduled for 8 p.m. today through Saturday, with a post-performance

discussion at UC Irvine. Admission is free, but space is limited. For

reservations, call (949) 824-6206.

Weekly story time at Toy Boat toy store offers stories, songs,

finger plays and crafts. Newborns to 5-year-olds are invited from

10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at 21111 Newport Coast Drive. For more

information, call (949) 759-8697.

THURSDAY

“Does It Take Rocket Science to Create a Good Reader?” is the

topic of a lecture to be given by UC Irvine Professor Virginia Mann

at 6 p.m. in the university club, library room at UC Irvine. The cost

is $30, and reservations are required. For more information, call

(949) 824-2511.

Karen Cushman’s “The Ballad of Lucy Whipple” will launch a

discussion about growth and change at the Mother-Daughter Book Club,

at 7:00 P.M. at the Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave.,

Newport Beach. For more information, call 949-717-3816.

MARCH 14

Talented children ages 6 through 18 will perform at the annual

“Search for Talent” competition presented by the Exchange Club of

Newport Harbor. The show will begin at 6:30 p.m. For information and

entry blanks, call (949) 673-8701.

MARCH 15

A “How to Start Your Own Business” seminar, sponsored by the

Service Corps of Retired Executives, will take place from 8:30 a.m.

to 4 p.m. at National University, 3390 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa. The

cost is $40, $35 if preregistered. For more information, call (714)

550-7369.

Orange County Artists interested in exhibiting artwork in the

Spring 2003 Orange County Artist Juried Exhibition can bring work in

for judging to the Oasis Senior Center, 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona

Del Mar between 9 and 10 a.m. For more information, call (949)

717-3870.

“Divorce: A New Beginning,” a workshop for men and women divorced

or getting divorced, is held from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 180

Newport Center Drive. Cost is $40. For more information, call

644-6435.

“Building a Better Future,” held by the Newport Harbor Navigators,

will benefit Newport Harbor High School. The benefit will be held at

the Grand Newport Plaza in the Turnip Rose Ballroom, 1901 Newport

Blvd., Costa Mesa. Tickets cost $100. For information and an

invitation, call (949) 515-6365.

MARCH 16

Classical music aficionados are invited to enjoy “Three Centuries

of Piano Music,” at 3 p.m. at the Newport Beach Central Library.

Pianist Michael Sellers will present the free program, which will

include works by Mozart, Chopin, Poulenc, Debussy and Samuel Barber.

The Newport Beach Central Library is at 1000 Avocado Avenue. For more

information, call (949) 717-3816 or visit www.newportbeachlibrary.org.

“What is Memory Loss” and “Creating a Partnership with your

Physician” are free workshops sponsored by the Alzeimer’s Assn. The

first workshop will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and the

second from 12:30 to 2 p.m., at the Presbyterian Church of the

Convent, 2850 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. To make reservations, call

(714) 545-3727.

Concert artist, singer and guitarist Steve Walters is known as the

“Singing Buddha.” He combines deep spiritual insight, humor and his

voice at 7 p.m. at the Center for Spiritual Discovery, 2850 Mesa

Verde Drive East, Suite 111, Costa Mesa. Tickets cost $10. For more

information, call (714)754-7399.

MARCH 17

A Great Decisions discussion of “The Global Struggle for Women’s

Rights” is the last in an eight-week series on U.S. foreign policy

topics. The discussion will be led by Karen Speros from 7 to 8:30

p.m. at St. Mark Presbyterian Church, 2100 Mar Vista, Newport Beach.

For more information, call (949) 760-1691.

Steven Cojocaru reads from and signs “Red Carpet Diaries.”

Cojocaru, fashion correspondent for the “Today Show” and People

Magazine’s style editor, reveals the dirt beneath the red carpet of

today’s celebrities. Event starts at 6 p.m. at Book Soup South Coast

Plaza, 3333 Bristol St., Suite 2400, Costa Mesa. For more

information, call (714) 689-2665.

MARCH 18

The Newport Harbor Orchid Society is hosting an orchid plant

auction from 7 to 10:30 p.m. at the Neighborhood Community Center,

1845 Park Ave., Costa Mesa. Free. For more information, call (949)

642-4148.

A free seminar called “The Role of Supplements in Fighting Cancer”

will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225 East 17th

St., Costa Mesa. For reservations, call (800) 595-MOMS.