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TODAY

The USC Newport/Irvine Alumni Club will have its annual

fund-raising event at 9 a.m. A fun day of tournament putting will be

held at the Greens. Call Jennifer at (714) 448-4651 for ticket

information.

The NP Expos Inc. computer

fair will be at the Orange County Fair and Exposition Center from

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Sunday in building 10. Admission is $5

for adults, and children under 10 get in free. For more information,

call (800) 800-5600 or log onto www.lacomputerfair.com.

“Dancing From the Outside-In”

is a free lecture-demonstration focusing on the impact of dance

movement on health and the body. It will begin at 3 p.m. at the

Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave. For more

information, call (949) 717-3870.

A cub scout rummage sale will

be held from 7 a.m. to noon in the north parking lot at Kaiser

Elementary School, 2130 Santa Ana Ave., Costa Mesa. Proceeds support

the local scouting program. To donate items or for more information,

call (949) 646-8835.

A free walking tour of the

Back Bay will leave every 15 minutes between 9 and 10:15 a.m.

Tours begin at the corner of East Bluff Drive and Back Bay Road. For

more information, call (949) 786-8878.

The Great American Write-In, sponsored by Women for Orange County,

will feature representatives from local and national advocacy groups,

urging people to appeal to legislature on important issues. The event

will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the University Club at UC

Irvine. Free. For more information, call (949) 581-3938.

SUNDAY

The Spirit Run Race, the largest children’s race in Orange County,

is a joint community venture benefiting local elementary education.

The race is scheduled for 7 a.m. along Newport Center Drive at

Fashion Island, Newport Beach. To enroll or for more information,

call (949) 451-4848.

“Writing, Publishing and

Marketing Your First Book on a Shoestring Budget,” a daylong

conference at Orange Coast College, will take place in three

sessions. Attending just the writing, publishing or marketing

conference costs $29, while $78 gets you into all three. “Writing

Your First Book” starts at 10 a.m. and “Marketing You Book on a

Shoestring Budget” ends at 5 p.m. Call (714) 432-5880 for more

information.

“Deep Healing Through Sound and Stillness” is an evening of

restorative yoga offered by Full Spectrum Yoga, 2018 Quail St.,

Newport Beach. The cost is $25 prepaid or $30 at the door. For more

information, call (949) 955-1965.

Rabbi Joseph Telushkin will discuss the relationship of Herzl in

the modern world to Moses at the Memorial Auditorium at Chapman

College. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the lecture starts at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $20 at the door, or $24 for the balance of the series.

For more information regarding subscription to the series, call the

forum at (714) 997-1032.

MONDAY

A wide variety of children’s

books geared toward infants and preschoolers will be sold at a

benefit hosted by Orange Coast College’s Harry & Grace Steele

Children’s Center March 10 to 14. Books will be on display for the

public in the center from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. For more

information about the book sale, call (714) 432-0202, ext. 26700.

A Great Decisions discussion

of “Europe: State of the Union” is the seventh in an eight-week

series on U.S. foreign policy topics. The discussion will be led by

Ted Gielow from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at St. Mark Presbyterian Church, 2100

Mar Vista, Newport Beach. For more information, call (949) 760-1691.

A free educational program, “Multidisciplinary Treatment of Colon

Cancer,” will take place from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Radiation

Oncology Library, Hoag Cancer Center, One Hoag Drive, Newport Beach.

Free. To register, call (949) 7-CANCER.

A “Love for a Lifetime” workshop, on how to call love forth in

your life, will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Center for Spiritual

Discovery, 2850 Mesa Verde Drive East, Suite 111, Costa Mesa. The

cost is $25 or $30 at the door. For more information, call (714)

754-7399.

TUESDAY

A free seminar called “A

Natural Approach to Vision and Hearing Treatment” 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.

A “Financing your Business” workshop, sponsored by the Service

Corps of Retired Executives, will take place from 9 a.m. to noon at

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

$20 if preregistered. For more information, call (714) 550-7369.

WEDNESDAY

Nationally renowned

conservative economist and political commentator Stephen Moore

will appear at the evening cocktail reception sponsored by the Young

Executives of America at 6:30 p.m. at the Pacific Club in Newport

Beach. Admission is $16 for members, $25 for nonmembers. Call Brian

Reddoch at (949) 721-8686 for more information.

A free book signing and seminar called “The Mood Cure” by author

Julia Ross 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.

A open reading and live music will be held at 8 p.m. at the Alta

Coffee House, 506 31st St., Newport Beach. Sign ups begin at 7:30

p.m. for the open reading. For more information, call (949) 675-0233.

The California Retired

Teachers Assn., Harbor Division No. 77 will hold a meeting for

their members and their guests with a Home Depot representative to

talk about home repairs and what’s new in tools. The meeting is at 1

p.m. at the Costa Mesa Neighborhood Community Center, 1845 Park Ave.,

Costa Mesa. All retired educators are welcome. For more information,

call (949) 551-5082.

The Lung Cancer Support

Group will hold “A Caregiver’s Journey,” from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at

the Hoag Cancer Center, Conference Room “A”, Newport Beach. Free. For

more information, call (949) 760-5542.

The Balboa Bay Republican Women will have a luncheon at 11:30 a.m.

at the Bahia Corinthian, 1601 Bayside Drive, Corona del Mar. For more

information, call (949) 644-9530.

“The Roman Forum Project:

An Exploration of the American Political Spectacle,” offers a

critique of American issues. Performances are scheduled for 8 p.m.

today through Saturday, with a post-performance discussion at UC

Irvine. Admission is free, but space is limited. For reservations,

call (949) 824-6206.

Weekly story time at Toy Boat

toy store offers stories, songs, finger plays and crafts. Newborns

to 5-year-olds are invited from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at 21111 Newport

Coast Drive. For more information, call (949) 759-8697.

THURSDAY

“Does It Take Rocket Science

to Create a Good Reader?” is the topic of a lecture to be given by

UC Irvine Professor Virginia Mann at 6 p.m. in the university club,

library room at UC Irvine. The cost is $30, and reservations are

required. For more information, call (949) 824-2511.