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TODAY
Concerts in the Park -- The City of Costa Mesa’s sixth annual
Concerts in the Park series features El Soul at 6:15 p.m. at Fairview
Park, 2525 Placentia Ave., Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 754-5300.
A free workshop on organic dairy farming with Vivian Straus will
be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225 17th St. East,
Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 631-4741.
AUG. 10
A class on “Floral Design for Formal Dining Using Roses” will be
held at 9 a.m. at Sherman Library and Gardens, 2647 Coast Highway
East, Corona del Mar. This class will feature construction of a
floral centerpiece using roses for a formal dining table. Each person
participates and all materials are supplied. Registration is $45 and
pre-registration is required. Information: (949) 673-2261.
Speak Up Newport is holding its monthly general membership
meeting, featuring new Councilmember Ed Selich from district 5.
Selich was appointed by the City Council in June to complete the term
of Mayor Steve Bromberg, who was appointed a Superior Court Judge.
The reception starts at 5 p.m. at the Newport Beach Yacht Club,
downstairs in the Commodores’ Room, at Bayside Drive and Jamboree
Boulevard, Newport Beach. Information: (949) 224-2266.
A Charity Plant Auction and Chili Cook-off will be held at the
Orange county Fairgrounds. The event begins with a silent auction at
5 p.m. in the “Parade of Products” at 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa.
Admission is a $5 donation. Information: (714) 545-8449.
Plein-Air Painting with Jean Marie will be held from 9 a.m. to 12
p.m. at the Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center, 2301 University
Drive, Newport Beach. Cost is $15 for children and $20 for adults,
cost includes all supplies. Pre-registration is required.
Information: (949) 923-2275.
AUG. 11
A surf film “Riding Giants” will be screened as part of the Lido
Summer Surf Series to benefit Surfrider Foundation Newport Beach
Chapter at 8:30 p.m. at the Lido Theater, 3459 Via Lido, Newport
Beach. Tickets are $7 with special group rates. Information: (949)
673-8350 or o7https://www.regencymovies.com.
f7Life in the Rainforest with the Animal Guys, where participants
will have the opportunity to meet a two-toed sloth, a poison dart
frog, an anaconda and more, will be held from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the
Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center, 2301 University Drive,
Newport Beach. Cost is $10 per child. Pre-registration is required.
Information: (949) 923-2275.
AUG. 13
A computer fair will be held at the Orange County Fairgrounds from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in building #14, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa.
Admission is $5, $2.95 discount tickets are available online.
Information: (714) 708-1543 or o7www.lacomputerfair.com.
f7Licensed marriage and family therapist Nancy Anderson is giving
two workshops. The first, “How to Begin to Write Your Life Story,”
will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Learn seven fun and easy steps to
begin and assemble your story. The second, “Self-Discovery Through
Art: Make Picture Stories that Change Your Life,” will be held from 1
p.m. to 4 p.m. Guided Drawing and Writing to Express Your Dreams and
Resolve Conflicts. Both will be held at Mesa Verde United Methodist
Church, 1701 Baker St. West, Costa Mesa. Cost is $50 for each
workshop. Information: (714) 435-0139.
Basic Bugs with Dr. Sue, the bug lady where participants will have
the opportunity to see and touch live insects and study their bodies,
will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Peter and Mary Muth
Interpretive Center, 2301 University Drive, Newport Beach. Cost is
$10 per child. Pre-registration is required. Information: (949)
923-2275.
AUG. 14
Chevy Madness, a truck show, will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at
the Orange County Fairgrounds, building #10, 88 Fair Drive, Costa
Mesa. Tickets are $10, seniors and children under age 12 are $5.
Information: (714) 708-1543 or o7www.horsepowerpromotions.com.
f7Habitats and Adaptations with the Wildlife Company, where
participants will have the opportunity to meet a Weeper Capuchin
Monkey, an American Alligator and more, will be held from 1 p.m. to 2
p.m. at the Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center, 2301 University
Drive, Newport Beach. Cost is $10 per child. Pre-registration is
required. Information: (949) 923-2275.
AUG. 16
Concerts in the Park -- The City of Costa Mesa’s sixth annual
Concerts in the Park series features The Answer at 6:15 p.m. at
Fairview Park, 2525 Placentia Ave., Costa Mesa. Information: (714)
754-5300.
A free seminar on “Oh! My Aching Back” with Clinical Nutritionist
Judith Todero will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Mother’s
Market, 225 17th St. East, Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 631-4741.
AUG. 17
A free seminar and book-signing on “Feng Shui Your Way” with Sandi
Miller will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Mother’s Market,
225 17th St. East, Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 631-4741.
***Join bat expert Stephanie Remington for a Back Bay Bat Walk
from 6:45 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. Cost is $7 per person -- pre-registration
is required. Information: (949) 923-2275.
***This week’s Toddler Time topic is Mud and Muck. Toddler Time is
for parents and children and features stories and hands-on fun. It
will be held from 9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. for 2- to 3-year-olds and from
10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. for 3- to 4-year-olds at the Peter and Mary
Muth Interpretive Center, 2301 University Drive, Newport Beach. Cost
is $5 per child. Don’t wear good clothes -- dress for a mess.
Pre-registration is required. Information: (949) 923-2275.
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