* Send BUSINESS CALENDAR items to the...

* Send BUSINESS CALENDAR items to the Daily Pilot, 330 W. Bay St.,

Costa 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.

DEC. 9

SCORE, counselors to America’s small business, will have a

marketing and promotions workshop from 9 a.m. to noon at National

University, 3390 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa. The cost is $25, $20 with

preregistration. Information: (714) 550-7369,

https://www.score114.org.

DEC. 10

The Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce will have a Newport

Networking luncheon from noon to 2 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel, 4545

MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. The event will be expo style.

Attendees are invited to display their brochures and business cards.

The cost is $20 to $25. Information: (949) 729-4400.

DEC. 18

The Young Executives of America will have Paul Motenko, chairman

of the board and co-chief executive officer of Chicago Pizza &

Brewery Inc. appear at their breakfast meeting at 7:30 a.m. at the

Pacific Club, 4110 MacArthur Blvd. The cost will be $16 for members

and $25 for nonmembers. Information: (949) 721-8686.

ONGOING

The Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce hosts networking luncheon

meetings Wednesdays from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Costa Mesa

Country Club. The cost is $14. The club is at 1701 Golf Course Drive,

Costa Mesa. (714) 885-9090.

The Costa Mesa Communicators Toastmasters Club meets from noon to

1 p.m. Wednesdays at the Orange County Department of Education, 200

Kalmus Drive, Costa Mesa. Meetings are open to anyone who wants to

improve his or her public speaking skills. (714) 444-8783.

The Newport Beach Distinguished Toastmasters Club 1300 meets from

7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays at Platt College, 3901 MacArthur Blvd., Newport

Beach. Call to make reservations. (949) 646-1274.

The Zingers Toastmasters Club 615F meets for breakfast on Tuesdays

from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at the Village Farmer, South Coast Plaza Village,

3851 S. Bear St., No. B17. The meeting is free for first-time

visitors. Information: (714) 241-1109.

The Mesa Messengers Toastmasters Club 691 in Costa Mesa meets at 7

p.m. Tuesdays at Mesa Verde United Methodist Church, 1701 W. Baker

St., Costa Mesa. (714) 540-4446.

The Newport Center Toastmasters Club 231 meets from 7 to 8:30 a.m.

Mondays at the Irvine Co., 610 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach.

(949) 756-1025.

The Harborlite Toastmasters Club meets at 7 a.m. Thursdays at

Coco’s Bakery Restaurant, 3446 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar.

(949) 293-4630.

Lido Isle Toastmasters meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Mondays at

Fletcher Jones Motorcars, 3300 Jamboree Road, Newport Beach. (714)

964-5314.

The Consumer Business Network meets at 7 a.m. Fridays in the

mezzanine at Newport Gateway, 19800 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach.

Reservations: (714) 550-4785.

The breakfast referral networking group meets every Wednesday from

7:15 to 8:30 a.m. at Mimi’s Cafe. Reservations: Angie Stafford, (949)

474-2225.

The Pacific Business Xchange has breakfast meetings at 7 a.m.

Tuesdays at the Pacific Club, 4110 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach.

Free for the first meeting. (949) 640-0588.

The Newport Coast chapter of the Ali Lassen’s Leads Club, an

international group for business referrals, meets at 7:15 a.m.

Tuesdays at Mimi’s Cafe, 1835 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. (800)

767-7337.

The Costa Mesa Chapter of Ali Lassen’s Leads Club holds a weekly

meeting for business professionals to improve their networking

skills. The meetings are held Tuesdays from 7:15 to 8:30 a.m. at

Mimi’s Cafe in Costa Mesa. The cafe is at 1835 Newport Blvd. (800)

767-7337.

The Thalia Chapter of the American Business Women’s Assn. meets at

6 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Country Inn & Suites

in Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 556-5700.

The Newport Chamber of Commerce meets from 5 to 7 p.m. on the

fourth Thursday of each month for its Newport Sunset Networking

Mixers. Information: (949) 729-4400.

The Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce meets from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m.

on the second Wednesday of each month alternating between a breakfast

at the Daily Grill Fashion Island and a noon to 2 p.m. luncheon at

the Radisson Newport Beach. Information: (949) 729-4400.