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TODAY

Julia Sweeney of “Saturday Night Live” fame will speak at the 16th

annual Circle 1,000 Founders’ Brunch from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Four

Seasons Hotel in Newport Beach. Sweeney will share her touching,

humorous and heartbreaking account of the loss of her brother and her

incredible survival of cervical cancer. Cost is $150 per person, and

proceeds benefit the Hoag Cancer Center. Call (949) 574-7204 for more

information.

“Smart Women Finish Rich” is a free workshop with complimentary

gourmet catered dinner at 6:30 p.m. at the Art Gallery International

in Costa Mesa. Limited seating. For more information, call (800)

876-0353 or send e-mail to [email protected].

WEDNESDAY

A free seminar and book signing for “A Portrait For Healing” by

Richard Manley 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.

Join Newport Beach city leaders, students from Harbor View

Elementary School and a state forester for the 13th annual Arbor Day

celebration at 10:30 a.m. at Grant Howald Park at 5th and Iris

avenues in Corona del Mar. For more information, call (949) 644-3154.

The school of biological sciences at UC Irvine presents “Victim,

Vectors, and Vaccines: The Battle Against Malaria in the 21st

Century,” a lecture by ICI immunologist Dr. Anthony James, at 7 p.m.

in the Crystal Cove Auditorium in the Student Center. The event is

free and open to the public, but reservations are required. For

reservations or information, call (949) 824-7252.

FRIDAY

The second annual Newport Beach Relay For Life, a 24-hour team

walking event, hopes to raise money and increase cancer awareness in

the Newport-Mesa community. Ten- to 15-member teams can register for

$150 before April 28. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. at Newport Harbor

High School Stadium and ends the next day at 6:30 p.m. For more

information, call the American Cancer Society at (949) 567-0634.

SATURDAY

The UC Irvine Arboretum hosts its annual Spring Perennial Sale,

featuring unusual perennials from South Africa and around the globe,

from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the

arboretum . Experts will be available to answer questions. Admission

costs $2 for adults. Children younger than 12 get in for free. For

more information, send e-mail to [email protected].

Oceans of Orchids, a show and sale sponsored by the Newport Harbor

Orchid Society, will take place today and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5

p.m. at the Costa Mesa Community Center. General admission is $3,

seniors’ admission is $2, and parking is free. Call (949) 515-9538

for more information.

SUNDAY

Three young scholarship winners will be part of the California

Women’s Chorus’ 34th annual Scholarship Benefit Concert. The music

students will join female vocalists from throughout California when

the 200-voice chorus presents “Surf ‘n Sing” at 2 p.m. in the Sutton

Place Hotel, 4500 MacArthur Blvd. in Newport Beach. Tickets are $15

in advance and $18 at the door. Call (949) 262-0579 or (714) 840-4568

for tickets or information.

“Happy Voices!” from Saint Michael’s children’s choirs, the

Cerubim and Seraphim, can be heard at St. Michael and All Angels

Episcopal Church in Corona del Mar at 5 p.m. For information, call

(949) 644-0463.

“The New Iraq,” a presentation by Huw Anwyl, will address what’s

next, who will be making decisions, and whether democracy will work

in Iraq after the war at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church

in Corona del Mar at 7 p.m. For information, call (949) 644-0463.

MAY 6

An instructor from the American Feng Shui Institute will explain

how elemental remedies are implemented as elegant accessories that

complement your decor to improve health, relationships and

prosperity. Reservations for the 7 p.m. seminar at Visions and Dreams

in Costa Mesa are required. Call (626) 288-1669 for more information.

A free seminar and door prizes on “Skin Care, Health and Beauty”

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.

MAY 7

A free seminar and book signing of “Stress and Disease” by Herb

Lewis 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.

MAY 13

A free seminar on “Muscles in Motion” by Judith Todero 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.

MAY 15

A free seminar and book signing of “Stop the Clock Cooking” by

Cheryl Forberg 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.

MAY 20

A free seminar and book signing of “Why the Weight? Dare to be

Great!” by author Jean Kruegar 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.

MAY 21

A free seminar and book signing of “The Digestion Connection” by

Dr. Mark Stengler 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.

MAY 24

A book signing and personal appearance by author James Balch for

his book “Prescription for Nutritional Healing” will be held from 11

a.m. to 2 p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225 East 17th St., Costa Mesa. For

reservations, call (800) 595-MOMS.

ONGOING

Volunteer drivers are needed to help deliver nutritiously prepared

meals to homebound, frail or elderly clients incapable of shopping or

cooking for themselves through “Mobile Meals,” sponsored by

FISH-Harbor Area Inc. and Hoag Hospital. Call (949) 645-8050 for more

information.

Registration is now open for runners and walkers of all ages for

the 22nd annual Corona del Mar Scenic 5K Race & two-mile Fun Walk on

June 7. Pre-registration fees are $22 for the run/walk and $12 for

the Dolphin Dash. Registration on the day of the race is $30 for the

run/walk. Separate races for men and women are limited to 1,500

runners. Call (949) 644-3151 to register.

If your orchid is too big for its pot, Green Systems International

will show you how to re-pot your plant during their free

orchid-potting seminar every Saturday at 2 p.m. A plant sale is held

from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the 20362 Birch St. facility. Call (949)

756-1211 for information.