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TODAY

America’s Family Pet Expo runs through April 6 at the Orange

County Fair & Exposition Center. The hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Friday; 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday; and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for seniors (60 and older) and $3 for

children (6 to 12). Call (626) 447-2222 for more information.

Fashion Island will host photos with the Easter bunny through

April 19 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily on the Atrium Lawn. Photo

packages cost from $11.99 to $35.99. A portion of proceeds will

benefit Pretend City.

The public is invited to a reception for exhibiting artists, from

5:30 to 7 p.m. at Newport Beach City Hall. Refreshments will be

served and cash prizes for works judged by UCI Professor Kim Burge

will be awarded at this time. Call (949) 717-3870 for more information.

SATURDAY

The April in Venice annual gala of the Alzheimer’s Assn. of Orange

County will take place at the Four Seasons Hotel in Newport Beach.

Call (800) 660-1993 for more information.

The Fairview Park Friends Committee of Costa Mesa invites the

community to participate in the first annual Earth Day in the Park at

Fairview Park and quarterly “Friends” kickoff meeting. The event

begins at 9:30 a.m. at the picnic shelter on the Park’s west side.

Call (714) 754-5698 for more information.

Spring is the height of the gardening and planting season, and the

UC Irvine Arboretum offers gardeners a chance to get that special

plant for their garden at the “April Showers of Flowers” plant sale

from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There’s no admission fee. The Arboretum is

just south of the corner of Campus Drive and Jamboree Road on the UCI

North Campus. Call (949) 824-5833 for information.

Macy’s South Coast Plaza and Seventeen magazine will host a 2003

Prom Fashion Show at 2 p.m. in the Macy’s women’s store. See the

latest looks from Jessica McClintock, Zum Zum, Blondie Nights,

Rampage, Morgan and Co., Jump and L.A. Glow. Call (714) 556-0611,

ext. 4231 for reservations.

TUESDAY

Love the library? Come for refreshments, socializing and

information about new programs and resources from 11 a.m. to noon at

the Balboa, Corona del Mar and Mariners branches. The open houses

have been planned for National Library Week, April 6 to 12. Call

(949) 717-3816 for more information.

WEDNESDAY

Fairview Developmental Center hosts its annual spring boutique

from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Fairview Auditorium, 2501 Harbor

Blvd., Costa Mesa. There will be more than 35 crafters to shop from.

Call (714) 957-5188 for more information.

Wizards-in-training in fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grades are

invited to match wits with Harry Potter at a scavenger hunt through

the Newport Beach Central Library chambers at 7 p.m. Sign up at the

library’s children’s desk or call (949) 717-3800 and select option

No. 5. Registration is required.

A free seminar called “Alternative Therapies for Asthma and

Allergies” 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.

THURSDAY

Eleven of Orange County’s most prominent chefs will join

supporters of Share Our Selves, a local nonprofit organization, in an

evening of fun, friendship, and exotic tacos from 6 to 8 p.m. at 1550

Superior Ave. in Costa Mesa. The cost is a $35 at the door or advance

sale. The organization hopes to raise $18,000 for those living in

poverty in Orange County. Call (949) 642-3451 for more information.

The public is invited to “A History of Japanese Dolls” at 7 p.m.

in the Newport Beach Central Library. Lucille Supple, owner of the

Center for Custom Dolls, will present the free program, which will

include a display of handcrafted dolls. Call (949) 717-3816 for more information.