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TODAY

Share Our Selves will be collecting and packing food from 9 a.m.

to 2 p.m. at the Orange County Fair & Exposition Center in Costa

Mesa. Donations and volunteers are welcome. The center is at 88 Fair

Drive. For more information, call (949) 642-3451.

The Costa Mesa Women’s Club will hold its monthly meeting at 11:15

a.m. The meeting, which is open to all women, will include

entertainment by the Costa Mesa High School Madrigal Singers. The

meeting will be held at 610 W. 18th St. For more information, call

Barbara Hart at (949) 548-7242.

SATURDAY

Maxine B. Cohen will host a workshop for men and women going

through a divorce from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The workshop will be

held at 180 Newport Center Drive. $40. For more information, call

(949) 644-6435.

SUNDAY

A holiday concert with jazz and blues performer Darvy Traylor will

be held from 5 to 11 p.m. at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel and

Tennis Club. The concert will also include dinner and dancing. A

portion of the proceeds will benefit Youth Employment Services of the

Harbor Area Inc. The hotel is at 900 Newport Center Drive. $75 per

person. For more information, call Christine Carr at (949) 642-8306.

Those who want to watch the Newport Harbor Christmas Boat Parade

can do so aboard the 1812 Privateer Lynx from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the

Scouts Sea Base. The base is at 1931 W. Coast Highway. Tickets are

$100 per person and include catering. For reservations, call (714)

329-9994.

A public cruise of the Newport Harbor Parade of Lights will be

available from 6 to 10 p.m. through Luxury Yacht Cruises. The cruise

will include a spectacular view of the parade and dinner and dancing

aboard a luxury yacht. Luxury Yacht Cruises is at 3419 Via Lido #

632, Newport Beach. For reservations, call (949) 631-6871 or (949)

631-6629.

MONDAY

The Holiday Market Place, also known as the Orange County Market

Place, at the Orange County Fairgrounds will offer free admission

today. Santa will be around for photos. The Market Place at the

Orange County Fairgrounds is open from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

A Winter Teen Camp will run Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to

5:30 p.m. today through Jan. 3 at the Downtown Recreation Center in

Costa Mesa. The camp, which is sponsored by the City of Costa Mesa’s

Recreation Division, is for teens going into the seventh, eighth and

ninth grades and will include trips to Magic Mountain, Knott’s Berry

Farm and the Aquarium of the Pacific. The center is at 1860 Anaheim

Ave. $76 per week. For more information, call (714) 327-7560.

TUESDAY

The Costa Mesa Senior Center will hold its second annual Christmas

Eve Brunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the center. The event will

include brunch, a visit and photo opportunity with Santa and music by

Tony Montero. Reservations are required. The center is at 695 W. 19th

St. $1 for members. $8 for nonmembers. (949) 645-2356.

The Newport Mesa Christian Center will present “The Bellringer” at

4 and 6 p.m. at the center in Costa Mesa. “The Bellringer” is an

original short play in three scenes about one woman’s search for

meaning and hope in a world of constant change. The center is at 2599

Newport Blvd. Free. For more information, call (714) 966-0454.

DEC. 28

One of the cast members from the show “Seussical the Musical” will

be at Borders Books Music and Cafe in South Coast Plaza at 11 a.m. to

read Seussical-related stories. During this special story time, there

will be a drawing for a family four-pack of tickets to the

performance at the Orange County Performing Arts Center. Borders is

at 3333 Bear St. (714) 279-8933.

DEC. 30

The Costa Mesa Senior Center will hold a holiday performance by

Wanda’s Dance Studio from noon to 1 p.m. at center. The center is at

695 W. 19th St. For lunch reservations, call (949) 645-2356.

DEC. 31

The Oasis Senior Center will host a Monte Carlo Casino Night from

6 to 10 p.m. at the center to ring in the new year. A light meal and

wine will be provided. The center is at 800 Marguerite Ave. Tickets

are $25 in advance, $30 at the door. For more information, call (949)

644-3244.

The Costa Mesa Senior Center will hold a New Year’s Eve party from

6:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. at the center. The party will include dinner,

dancing and a champaign toast. The center is at 695 W. 19th St. $25

per person. For more information, call (949) 645-2356.