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* Send AROUND TOWN 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.

TUESDAY

Hoag Hospital family practitioner Chris Matthews will discuss

low-carb diets, their effects on the body and the sustainability of

their results at 6 p.m. at Hoag Conference Center, One Hoag Drive,

Newport Beach. The discussion is free. Information: (800) 514-HOAG.

A Redevelopment and Residential Rehabilitation Committee meeting

to discuss the Costa Mesa Consolidated Plan begins at 6:30 p.m. at

City Hall Conference Room 1A, 77 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Information:

(714) 754-4892.

WEDNESDAY

A free math workshop, “Becoming Math Confident,” will be held from

5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Orange Coast College’s Re-Entry Center, Room

106, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 432-5162.

Orthopedic surgeon Stephen Mikulak will discuss the latest

surgical techniques used to reduce recovery time and hospital stays

at 6 p.m. at Hoag Hospital’s Conference Center, One Hoag Drive,

Newport Beach. The discussion is free. Information: (800) 514-HOAG.

PEN/Faulkner Award-winning author T.C. Boyle will discuss and sign

his upcoming book, “The Inner Circle,” at 7 p.m. in the Friends

Meeting Room at Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave.,

Newport Beach. The cost is $12, or $10 for Library Foundation members

and $5 for students. Information: (949) 717-3890.