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TODAY

The schooner “American Pride” will make her way into Newport

Harbor en route to the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum. This will be

the first time in Newport Harbor for this graceful 130-foot vessel, which sailed 7,500 miles through the Panama Canal from Bar Harbor,

Maine to the West Coast. Visitors are invited aboard Saturday and

Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission $2 for children, $3 for

adults and $7 for families. For more information, call (949)

673-7863.

The UCI Arboretum is selling an overstock of the unusual bulbs

brought in for the Winter Bulb Festival from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

in front of UCI’s Student Center. For more information, send e-mail

to [email protected].

“Community Science Night” at Orange Coast College offers

planetarium shows, stargazing through OCC’s telescopes and other

activities from 5 to 9 p.m. Admission is free. Call (714) 432-5725

for more information.

SATURDAY

Volunteers are needed to help Re-Leaf Costa Mesa plant 30

California sycamores in Fairview Park at 9 a.m. No experience is

needed, just a love of nature. Wear work clothes and bring gloves;

they’ll supply the shovels. Call (714) 835-8504 for more information.

Prince of Peace Christian Church and School is hosting its annual

Country Day Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 2987 Mesa Verde Drive

East, Costa Mesa. Events will include rides, carnival booths, pedal

cars, face painting and more. For more information, call (714)

241-7361.

The League of Women Voters of Orange Coast will have a membership

coffee at 9:30 a.m. at 1836 Santiago Drive, Newport Beach. For more

information, call (949) 548-7117.

An “E-Commerce for Small 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.

The annual mother/daughter fashion show and luncheon sponsored by

the Newport Chapter of the National Charity League Juniors will be

held at 10:30 a.m. at the Four Seasons Palm Garden, Newport Beach.

Tickets are $90 for adults and $60 for children. For more

information, call (949) 642-4496.

SUNDAY

Spa Gregorie’s in Newport Beach will donate 25% of all proceeds to

the Orange County Affiliate of the Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer

Foundation. “Pampering Toward a Cure” appointments are available from

9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Call (949) 644-6672.

The Ballet Montmarte will hold a fund-raiser for the

organization’s scholarship and outreach programs at 12:30 p.m. in the

Wyndham Hotel, at 3350 Avenue of the Arts, Costa Mesa. The champagne

luncheon buffet will have a live auction, raffle and door prizes.

Tickets are $30. For more information, call (714) 241-7424.

MONDAY

Registration begins for seventh-, eighth- and ninth-graders

interested in attending Spring Camp through Costa Mesa’s Downtown

Recreation Center. For $95, campers can visit Magic Mountain, the

Irvine Spectrum, the Long Beach Aquarium, Bommers and the Balboa Fun

Zone from April 14 to 18. Registration will continue until the camp

is full. The camp will be held weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call

(714) 327-7560 for more information.

TUESDAY

A free spring cleaning workshop called “Detox and Cleansing

Through Ayurveda” will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Mother’s

Market, 225 East 17th St., Costa Mesa. For reservations, call (800)

595-MOMS.

A “Marketing and Promotion” 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.

Orange Coast College hosts the annual Banff Mountain Film

Festival. Three hours of “the best of the best” will be screened at 7

p.m. at the Robert B. Moore Theatre at Orange Coast College.

Including films from Canada, America, the United Kingdom, Germany,

Australia and Switzerland, the films reflect a wide range of mountain

experiences. Tickets cost $9 in advance, $10 at the door or $5 for

students. For ticket information, call (714) 432-0202, ext. 21058.

WEDNESDAY

A dedication ceremony for the naming of Howard A. Schneiderman

Lecture Hall will be held at UC Irvine’s Biological Sciences

Courtyard at noon. As an administrator and researcher, Schneiderman

(1927-1990) was a leading figure in building the quality and

reputation of UCI’s School of Biological Sciences. Call (949)

824-7252 for information.

A free spring cleaning seminar called “The Tao (Way) of Cleansing”

will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225 East 17th

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

Newport Beach Community Services will present a new series of

drawing and painting workshops featuring individual instruction for

beginning to advanced students in mixed media. The series will

continue for eight Wednesdays, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the

Vince Jorgensen Center adjacent to Mariner’s Library, 2005 Dover

Drive, Newport Beach. Fee is $66 for the entire series. For more

information, call (949) 644-3151.

“Drugs: Nightlife or Nightmare,” presented by Orange Coast

College’s United Student Sociologists Club and Psychology Club, is a

symposium offering students an unbiased approach to the issues behind

the physical effects, personal experiences, cultural aspects and

legalities of drugs. It will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the

college’s Student Center. Call (949) 929-0527 for more information.

A business after-hours mixer sponsored by the Costa Mesa Chamber

of Commerce will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Turnip Rose

banquet facility, 1901 Newport Blvd. It is free for members and costs

$10 for potential members. For more information, call (714) 885-9090.

Weekly story time at Toy Boat toy store with 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

A lung cancer support group will discuss strategies and resources

for coping with lung cancer. The group will meet from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

at the Hoag Cancer Center, Conference Room A, 1 Hoag Drive, Newport

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

The Col. William Cabell Chapter of the National Society Daughters

of the American Revolution will present 140 awards for patriotism,

citizenship and excellence in American history to students of the

Newport/Mesa elementary, middle and high schools. The presentation

will take place at the Costa Mesa Community Center at 2 p.m.

Good food, new business clients and a beautiful location. If this

sounds like your scene, make plans to attend the Newport Beach

Chamber of Commerce Afterhours Networking event at the Colony

Apartments, 5100 Colony Plaza at Fashion Island, at 5 p.m.

The Costa Mesa High Grad Night Committee is holding a silent

auction as their main fund-raiser from 6 to 9 p.m. at Halecrest Park

Clubhouse, 3107 Killybrooke Lane, Costa Mesa. Dinner will be served

until 7:30 p.m. To make a donation or purchase a $5 ticket, call

(714) 557-0256.