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Include the time, date and location of the event, as well as a

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TODAY

The Sierra Club is sponsoring a month-long Backpack and Camping

class beginning with classroom presentations on the Ten Essentials,

proper clothing, equipment, food, conditioning and map reading. The

class also includes a seminar at REI in Santa Ana, tent basics,

wilderness ethics and safety and finishing up with an all day

conditioning hike and two backpacking trips. A meeting will be held

from 6:30 to 9:45 p.m. at the Costa Mesa Neighborhood Community

Center, 1845 Park Ave., Costa Mesa. Cost is $40.Information: (714)

963-6345 or https://www.

angeles.sierraclub.org/ocss.

TODAY-SUNDAY

A Festival for Young Audiences will be presented by the Irvine

Barclay Theatre featuring three different shows staged by

international companies. Hamlet, Frog and his Friends, and TYPO will

all be performed on various days and times at the theater, 4242

Campus Dr., Irvine. For show times and dates, call (949) 854-4646 or

https://www.the

barclay.org.

TUESDAY

Orange Coast College will stage its fifth annual Fiesta Latina

celebration, a dance and cultural heritage outreach to Orange County

elementary schools, high schools and adults, at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. in

the Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Rd., Costa Mesa. Admission

is free. Information: (714) 432-5506.

The BEST Choice Graduation Ceremony: B.E.S.T. stands for Behavior

Education Social support Transition. The BEST Choice program began in

2000 as an innovative solution proposed by Sheriff Michael Carona, in

an effort to reduce the repeat rate of substance abusers and to

decrease the number of victims in the community. Since 2000, hundreds

of inmates of Theo Lacy Jail have voluntarily participated in an

intensive substance abuse recovery program while serving their

sentences. They learn the skills necessary to stay clean and sober

for life and to become responsible, productive members of the

community. Upon release from jail, participants are enrolled in

recovery programs which are supported through various forms of

community-based services provided by Nancy Clark and Associates, Inc.

Successful participants learn how to live life on life’s terms, in

sobriety. The graduation honors those participants who have

maintained sobriety and have successfully reclaimed their lives. This

year the event will feature a “Surf’s Up” theme and will be catered

by In-N-Out Burger. Live music will be provided by Tradewinds. It

starts at 6 p.m. at The Costa Mesa Neighborhood Community Center.

Information: (949) 631-0550.

WEDNESDAY

Toddler Time “Ugh! It’s a Bug!” Join us for story time, hands-on

fun and movement for this parent and child playtime with a bug theme.

Held from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. at the Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive

Center, 2301 University Dr., Newport Beach. Cost is $5 per child,

ages 3 and 4. Information: (949) 923-2275 -- pre-registration is

required.