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(714) 966-4679; or by calling (714) 966-4617. Include the time, date

and location of the event, as well as a contact phone number.

TODAY

The 12th annual Ho Ho Ho-liday Boutique is a craft sale to benefit

the Fairview Developmental Center, home to about 800 disabled

persons. The 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. event will be at the Fairview

Auditorium, 2501 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa. Information: (714)

957-5188.

A poetry reading with live music will feature poems by Jaimes

Palacio and Jennifer Donnell, with music by Courtney Montgomery. The

reading will begin at 8 p.m. at Alta Coffee House, 506 31st St.,

Newport Beach. (949) 675-0233.

A Career Transition Workshop will be held for people contemplating

a new line of work. The first session of the two-week workshop will

be from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Orange Coast College Re-Entry Center,

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

Entertainers will sing songs from the Big-Band era at the Thursday

Morning Women’s Club’s monthly Friendship Luncheon. The luncheon will

begin at noon at the Radisson Hotel Newport Beach, 4545 MacArthur

Blvd., Newport Beach. Information: (949) 645-9555.

A free seminar, “Digestion -- The Foundation for Health and

Healing,” will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225

East 17th St., Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 631-4741.

A representative from UC Irvine will visit the Orange Coast

College Transfer Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The college is at 2701

Fairview Road. Information: (714) 432-5894.

Newport Beach Councilwoman Leslie Daigle will be the featured

guest at the Speak Up Newport monthly meeting. The 5 to 6 p.m.

meeting will be at the Newport Beach Yacht Club, 1099 Bayside Drive,

Newport Beach. Information: (949) 224-2266.

“Women of the Torah,” a lunch and discussion with Rabbi Rayna

Gevurtz, will begin at noon at Temple Bat Yahm, 1011 Camelback St., Newport Beach. Information: (949) 644-1999.

A special Rosh Chodesh service will be held at 7 p.m. in the Youth

Lounge at Temple Bat Yahm, 1011 Camelback St., Newport Beach.

Information: (949) 644-1999.

THURSDAY

Vietnam veteran Jim Pilkenton, who earned three Purple Hearts and

two Bronze stars, will speak at a Veterans Day ceremony that will

also feature a tree-planting and children singing patriotic songs.

The 1 p.m. ceremony will be at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church,

1015 Baker St., Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 557-5060.

A free seminar, “Qi-Gong Energy Healing,” will be held from 6:30

to 8 p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225 East 17th St., Costa Mesa.

Information: (949) 631-4741.

The Fall Trunk Show, a showcase for fashion and accessories, will

be held from 4 to 8 p.m. at American Cancer Society, E. Coast

Highway, Corona del Mar. The group will accept donations.

Information: (949) 640-4777.

A representative from Vanguard University will visit Orange Coast

College from 3 to 6 p.m. The college is at 2701 Fairview Road, Costa

Mesa. Information: (714) 432-5894.

FRIDAY

“The Cherry Orchard” will be performed by members of the Sage Hill

School Department of Theater. The 8 p.m. show will be at the Irvine

Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive. Admission will cost $10 for

adults and $5 for students. Information: (949) 219-0100.

Harpist Hollienea will perform at a Christmas store’s open house.

She will play from 7 to 9 p.m. at Noelle Magique, 1720 Santa Ana

Ave., Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 642-0942.

Three authors, Edward Humes, Ruth Francisco and Chizuko Judy

Sugita de Queiroz will appear at the Round Table West luncheon. The

noon event will be at the Newport Beach Country Club, 1600 E. Coast

Highway. Tickets will cost $50. Information: (949) 644-9550.

The Adams School Community Coffee will be a chance for parents to

meet school administrators and other parents. The event will be from

9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the home of Kathy Esfahani, 2874 Clubhouse

Road, Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 424-7935.

Inventors Forum, the Orange County-based inventors’ support group,

will present a seminar, “Blue Sky to Green Money” by members who will

tell success stories. Registration and networking will begin at 7

p.m. for the 7:30 p.m. event at Science Lecture Hall 101, Orange

Coast College, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Admission will cost $5

for members, $15 for nonmembers. Information: (714) 540-2491 or

https://www.inventorsforum.org.

The Fall Trunk Show, a showcase for fashion and accessories, will

be held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at American Cancer Society, E. Coast

Highway, Corona del Mar. The group will accept donations.

Information: (949) 640-4777.

The West Coast Gem & Mineral Show will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Nov. 12 and 13 and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Holiday Inn,

3131 S. Bristol St., Costa Mesa. More than 75 vendors will sell

fossils, beads, jewelry, gemstones and more. Information:

https://www.mzexpos.com.

SATURDAY

Vietnamese Culture Night will include Vietnamese folk music and

dances, martial arts performances and a slide show on Vietnamese

history. The event will begin at 5 p.m. in the Robert B. Moore

Theatre at Orange Coast College, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa.

Tickets will cost $10 in advance, $15 at the door and $12 for

students. Information: (714) 721-5508.

The Angahara Ensemble, an Indian dance troupe, will perform “From

Sensuality to Spirituality: Through Kuchipudi Dance.” The 4 p.m. show

will be at Orange Coast College’s Fine Arts Hall 119, 2701 Fairview

Road, Costa Mesa. Tickets will cost $8. Information: (714) 432-5880.

The “Seasons of Blessings” fashion brunch and boutique will be a

display of holiday fashions with professional models. The event will

be a fundraiser for the Concordia University Student Scholarship

Fund. The boutique will begin at 9:30 a.m.; the brunch and fashion

show will begin at 11 a.m. The event will be at the Sutton Place

Hotel, 4500 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. Admission will cost $60.

Information: (949) 854-8002, Ext. 1862.

The Mariners Tiki Lounge event will be a fundraiser for the

Mariners Elementary School Foundation. There will be food, music and

entertainment at the 6 to 11 p.m. event at the Peter and Mary Muth

Interpretive Center, 2301 University Drive, Newport Beach.

Information: (714) 319-1250.

A violin and piano concert featuring works by Bach, Beethoven and

Saint-Saens will begin at 5 p.m. at the Orange Coast Unitarian

Universalist Church, 1259 Victoria Street, Costa Mesa. Tickets will

cost $12 for adults, $8 for students or $25 per family. Information:

(949) 646-4652 or https://ocuuc.org.

A walking tour of the Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve will

cover about one mile of the Back Bay, with stops for exhibits and

discussions on the bay’s history. Groups will begin the tour between

9 and 10:15 a.m. Tours will begin at the corner of East Bluff Drive

and Back Bay Road, Newport Beach. Tours will be free. Information:

(949) 786-8878.

The Fall Trunk Show, a showcase for fashion and accessories, will

be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at American Cancer Society, E. Coast

Highway, Corona del Mar. The group will accept donations.

Information: (949) 640-4777.

A holiday boutique sale will feature gifts like jewelry,

cosmetics, candles and home decorations. The sale will be held by

Halecrest Park, a Costa Mesa swim and tennis club. The 9 a.m. to 6

p.m. sale will be in the main ballroom at Halecrest Park, 3107

Killybrooke Lane. Information: (714) 557-7234.

SUNDAY

“The Cherry Orchard” will be performed by members of the Sage Hill

School Department of Theater. The 2 p.m. show will be at the Irvine

Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. Admission will cost $10

for adults and $5 for students. Information: (949) 219-0100.

Charles Richards, author of “Karmic Relationships: Healing

Invisible Wounds,” will host a Karmic Relationships Workshop from 1

to 4 p.m. at the Center for Spiritual Discovery, 2850 Mesa Verde

Drive East, Costa Mesa. The cost is $30, which includes lunch.

Information: (714) 754-7399, Ext. 23.

A holiday boutique sale will feature gifts like jewelry,

cosmetics, candles and home decorations. The sale will be held by

Halecrest Park, a Costa Mesa swim and tennis club. The 9 a.m. to 6

p.m. sale will be in the main ballroom at Halecrest Park, 3107

Killybrooke Lane. Information: (714) 557-7234.

MONDAY

The Fall Trunk Show, a showcase for fashion and accessories, will

be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at American Cancer Society, E. Coast

Highway, Corona del Mar. The group will accept donations.

Information: (949) 640-4777.

A free bone-density screening will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30

p.m. at Mother’s Market, 225 East 17th St., Costa Mesa. Information:

(949) 631-4741.