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TODAY

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.

Macy’s is proud to join in the

festivities for the South Coast Plaza Garden Show, which will

feature fine foods from your favorite South Coast Plaza restaurants,

live music and entertainment. The event will start at 6:30 p.m. All

proceeds from the sale of the $40 tickets benefit the Mission San

Juan Capistrano. Call (714) 435-2113 to buy tickets.

The International Coach Foundation of Orange County will host

“Heart of Coaching: Co-Creating a Relationship of Trust” from 6:30 to

8:30 p.m. at the Wyndham Hotel in Costa Mesa. A panel discussion

titled “Don’t Do this -- It’s Stupid; Mistakes Made by Master

Coaches,” will run from 5 to 6 p.m. Call (949) 717-3816 for more information.

Peni Griffin’s “Ghost Sitter”

will inspire a discussion about looking at the world from two

different realms at the Mother-Daughter Book Club meeting at 7 p.m.

at the Newport Beach Central Library. Call (949) 717-3816 for more information.

Stanford political scholar

Larry Diamond asks, “Can the Whole World Become Democratic?” at UC

Irvine’s annual Eckstein lecture at 7 p.m. in the Social Ecology II

building, room 1304. The lecture is free and open to the public. Call

(949) 824-2904 for more information.

FRIDAY

Cornell Law School professor David Wippman delivers his symposium

“The Two Faces of the International Criminal Court,” as part of a

series at UC Irvine called “Prosecuting Perpetrators: International

Accountability for War Crimes and Human Rights Abuses.” Held in

Social Science Plaza B, room 1208 at noon, the event is free.