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Mesa, CA 92627; by e-mail to [email protected]; by fax to

(949) 646-4170; or by calling (949) 574-4298. Include the time, date

and location of the event, as well as a contact phone number. A

complete listing is available at www.dailypilot.com.

JUNE 26

“Five Keys to Vibrant Living” is a free seminar to be held from

6:30 to 8 p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. To

make reservations, call (800) 595-6667.

Enjoy an array of culinary specialties from South Coast Plaza

restaurants and tastings from premium wineries and breweries at the

Summer Food and Wine Festival at the plaza’s Crate and Barrel from 6

to 9 p.m. Every $40 advance ticket will benefit the Second Harvest

Food Bank of Orange County and Someone Cares Soup Kitchen. Tickets

are $50 at the door. For more information, call (714) 435-2160.

Comerica Bank’s Technology and Life Sciences Division invites the

public to a breakfast discussion, “What’s Your Brand, How Do You

Protect It, and How Do You Avoid Getting Sued?” from 7:30 to 9:30

a.m. at the Center Club, 650 Town Center Drive, in Costa Mesa. For

reservations, call (310) 231-5610

JUNE 27

Newport Dunes Resort’s “Movies on the Beach” series offers

“Legally Blonde” starting at dusk on the Newport sand. Parking costs

$8 per car. Campfires will also be available for s’mores. The resort

is at 1131 Back Bay Drive. For more information, call (949) 729-DUNE.

JUNE 28

There will be a flea market in the parking lot at the Costa Mesa

Senior Center at 695 W. 19th St. It will run from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Admission is free. For information, call (949) 645-2356.

Classic boats race from the dock of Newport Harbor Museum while

events take place in and around the museum from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at

the Heritage Regatta and Seaport Festival. Classic woodies, surfing

exhibits, boat building, model building, food and music will be on

hand at no cost to attendees. The Seaport Festival will take place

all day at the museum and will include a luau dinner and awards show.

For more information, call (949) 673-7863.

Newport Dunes Resort’s “Movies on the Beach” series offers “Beauty

and the Beast” starting at dusk on the Newport sand. Parking costs $8

per car. Campfires will also be available for s’mores. The resort is

at 1131 Back Bay Drive. For more information, call (949) 729-DUNE.

Health-conscious citizens of all ages invited to the Oasis Health

Fair from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Corona del Mar Senior Center, 800

Marguerite Ave. Free tests will be available for blood pressure,

vision, hearing, body fat, pulmonary lung function, podiatry,

dermatology, and physical therapy and chiropractic needs. Other tests

will be offered for a $20 to $45 fee. For more information, call

(949) 718-1821.

The Costa Mesa Seniors Center will hold a flea market from 8 a.m.

to 1 p.m. at the center’s parking lot, 695 W. 19th St. Spaces cost

$10 for members, $20 for nonmembers. Reservations are required. For

more information, call (949 645-2356.

Millennium Medical Spa in Newport Beach is hosting an all-day

complimentary 30-minute makeover event. The spa will provide each

customer with education on skin care and mineral makeup. The “Mineral

Make-up” event will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. by appointment only.

Call (949) 863-1667 for an appointment.

JUNE 29

The first Orange County dragon boat race and friendship breakfast

potluck sponsored by the Orange County Chinese Cultural Club will be

held from 8 a.m. to noon at the Newport Aquatic Center, 1 Whitecliffs

Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660. Registration begins at 6:30 a.m. For

event rules, regulations and volunteer information, call (714)

535-2708.

JUNE 30

Children entering first through sixth grades are invited to

“Storytelling Safari” at 10:30 a.m. at the Newport Beach Central

Library. The program will be repeated at 3 p.m. July 2 at Mariners

branch and at 10:30 a.m. July 3 at the Balboa branch. For more

information, call (949) 717-3816.

JULY 1

“Beach Landscapes & Flowers” will be on display at Newport Beach

City Hall through Sept. 30. The exhibit features digitally

manipulated aerial photographs of the Hawaiian islands by Donna

Ruzicka and colorful umbrella beach scenes by Carole Boller. For more

information, call (949) 717-3816.

JULY 2

Children entering first through sixth grades are invited to

“Storytelling Safari” at 3 p.m. at the Mariners Branch Public

Library. The program will be repeated at 10:30 a.m. July 3 at the

Balboa Branch. For more information, call (949) 717-3816.

JULY 3

Children entering first through sixth grades are invited to

“Storytelling Safari” at at 10:30 a.m. at Balboa Branch Public

Library. For more information, call (949) 717-3816.

JULY 4

The American Legion Yacht Club will host the 48th Fourth of July

Boat Parade, featuring loads of decked out yachts parading along the

waters of Newport Bay starting at 1 p.m. There are 30 boat categories

eligible for awards. For more information, call (949) 673-3546.

Former state Sen. Marian Bergeson will be grand marshal at the

30th annual Independence Day Celebration at Mariners Park. Riding in

a hay wagon, Bergeson will lead bike riders and walkers of all ages,

who will begin assembling for the patriotic parade at 9:30 a.m. at

Mariners Drive and Commodore Road. Mariners Park is on Dover Drive at

Irvine Avenue. For more information, call (949) 644-3151.

JULY 5

Newport Dunes Resort’s “Movies on the Beach” series offers “Robin

Hood” starting at dusk on the Newport sand. Parking costs $8 per car.

Campfires will also be available for s’mores. The resort is at 1131

Back Bay Drive. For more information, call (949) 729-DUNE.

Newcomers to the digital universe are invited to “Tools and

Tricks: Internet 101,” a free Internet workshop, at 10 a.m. at the

Newport Beach Central Library. The beginning-level overview will be

repeated at 9 a.m. July 19 at the Balboa branch. For more

information, call (949) 717-3816.

JULY 9

Jet Set Introductions invites the public to an exclusive evening

to meet some of Orange County’s most eligible singles at its “Where

the Elite Meet” mixer from 6 to 9 p.m. at Brio Restaurant in Corona

del Mar. The cost is $75 per person. Wear cocktail attire. For

reservations, call (949) 233-6405 before July 2.

JULY 19

Newcomers to the digital universe are invited to “Tools and

Tricks: Internet 101,” a free Internet workshop, at 9 a.m. at the

Balboa branch of the Newport Beach Public Library. For more

information, call (949) 717-3816.

ONGOING

Teens are invited to drop by the city of Costa Mesa Recreation

Center from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday for indoor and outdoor

sports and activities. The center is at 1860 Anaheim Ave. For more

information, call (714) 327-7560.

The Newport Beach Walking Club meets at the corner of Superior and

Hospital Road in Newport Beach at 9:15 a.m. and 7 p.m. everyday. For

more information, call (949) 650-1332.

The Newport Beach Cake Decorating Club meets from 7 to 9 p.m. on

Thursday nights at Superior and Hospital Road in Newport Beach. For

more information, call (949) 650-1332.

The Assn. of Business Services hosts a networking meeting that

deals with education connections from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on the second

Tuesday of every month at the Holiday Inn at 3131 Bristol St., Costa

Mesa. For more information, call (949) 805-0011.

“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 on the third Saturday of every month. Cost is

$40. For more information, call 644-6435.

The Newport Beach Public Library hosts an hour of stories and

crafts for children in kindergarten through the second grade at the

Corona del Mar branch from 3 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays. The library is at

420 Marigold Ave. For more information, call (949) 717-3800.

Free tours of the Orange County Performing Arts Center take guests

to the dressing rooms, performer’s lounge, backstage and on stage at

10:30 a.m. every Wednesday and Saturday at 600 Town Center Drive,

Costa Mesa. Group tours can be held by special arrangement. For more

information, call (714) 556-ARTS, ext. 833.

The Newport Beach Newcomers Club holds a general meeting on the

third Wednesday of every month. The organization is open to all women

residents in Newport Beach who have lived in the area fewer than five

years. For more information, call (949) 645-9922, or visit

newcomers-newportbeach.org.

Oasis Senior Center holds a pancake breakfast from 7:30 to 10 a.m.

on the second Saturday of every month. Breakfast includes pancakes,

sausage, coffee and orange juice for $3, $1 for children. The center

is at 800 Marguerite, Corona del Mar. For more information, call

(949) 644-3244.

Macy’s South Coast Plaza presents “Workshop Wednesdays: A Hands-on

Cooking Class Program” hosted by chef Alexx Guevara. The class is

held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa.

The cost, including materials, is $30. To reserve a spot, call (818)

994-5075.