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Volume 4, Issue 10 | February 1, 2019

Search our site... 0 Search Police Files Suspects fail in residential burglary, but not because of a lack of effort An attempted residential burglary of an unoccupied Newport Beach home was unsuccessful. Sometime between 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29, and 11:30 a.m. on NEWPORT Wednesday, Jan. 30, suspects attempted to pry open a lock on a residence in the 1900 block of Glenwood Lane. BEACH The suspect or suspects attempted to gain entry by removing door pins and prying the lock to the garage pedestrian access door. The suspects also cut, removed and damaged Heavy Intensity Rain screens on multiple windows around the home. All attempts failed. Humidity: 86% Nothing was taken and no one reported seeing or hearing anything. Wind: 23.53 m/h Local transient arrested for intent to terrorize 51.5°F Brandon Paul Gay, 23, Newport Beach, a local transient according to police logs, was arrested Monday, Jan. 28, in the 2000 block of W. Balboa Blvd., for threatening a crime with MON TUE WED the intent to terrorize. The incident took place at 11:32 a.m. near the Newport Pier. Gay was arrested and held on $50,000 bail. Stolen car turns up near Newport Pier, two arrested 51/51°F 51/54°F 48/55°F Arnold Saaverde Colores, 54, Buena Park, and Fermin Gary Medina Jr., 27, Santa Ana, were arrested Monday, Jan. 28, for taking an automobile without the owner’s consent. The arrest took place at Court Avenue and McFadden Place, near the Newport Pier. Both were charged with auto theft. Colores was additionally charged with being a felon in possession of tear gas and on a warrant for failure to comply with automobile registration requirements. Colores was held on bail of $22,500, while Medina was held on $20,000 bail. Emergency call centers to accept text messages The Newport Beach Police Department will join all Orange County first responder dispatch centers and begin accepting texts to 9-1-1 on February 6. Text-to-911 enables text messages to reach 9-1-1 emergency call takers from your mobile phone or device. This service is aimed to assist people who are hearing impaired, or speech disabled, or someone who is in an emergency situation where calling 9-1-1 is not possible. Always contact 9-1-1 by making a voice call, if you can. Scroll down to Police Beat for all arrests & crime report

0 Fair Game By TOM JOHNSON Readers respond with churches of their choice Tuesday in this column I discussed church shopping. Readers certainly have their opinions. “Well, we will miss you at St. Andrews. I could not be more pleased with Chap Clark and his unbelievable knowledge of the Bible,” wrote Nancy Bell. I couldn’t agree more Nancy. Chap is extremely knowledgeable, and his delivery is captivating. Nancy also pointed out that I got my Racheal mixed up with Sarah. Sarah, of course, was Abraham’s wife, while Racheal was the woman Jacob fell for. Kathleen Schwarz chimed in with this, “In November we decided to visit Corona Del Mar Community Congregational where we had attended when our children were young. I felt welcomed, loved and needed from the moment I walked in the door. Our presence matters there. We committed to the church in January.” Then there was Jo Ann Sweig who wrote, “Now, I’m not Baptist. They’ve always scared me with the fire and brimstone screaming speeches and the rules and regulations. But when I walked into Liberty Baptist on Jamboree and Bison and talked to the Youth Pastor and he answered everything off my list I had a feeling I found my church home. Three years later and I STILL can’t wait to go to church on Sunday! Who would have thought? They are an independent Baptist church.” I also received several nice invites to attend Sunday service with some of the readers. So, the search continues, I’ll keep you posted. • • • No surprise here. The Resort at Pelican Hill has earned AAA’s Five Diamond rating, making them just one of 121 hotels nationwide to make that list, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. Others that made the list in SoCal include the Park Hyatt Aviara Resort; Golf Club & Spa in Carlsbad; The Lodge at Torrey Pines in La Jolla; Rancho Valencia Resort and Spa in Rancho Santa Fe; Fairmont Grand Del Mar in San Diego; The Beverly Hills Hotel and Bungalows; The Peninsula Beverly Hills; Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point; The Ritz- Carlton Laguna Niguel; Montage Laguna Beach; Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village; Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara in Montecito; and Ojai Valley Inn & Spa. Four Diamond hotels in Newport Beach include the Balboa Bay Resort; Fashion Island Hotel; Lido House, Autograph Collection; and Renaissance Newport Beach Hotel. • • • Finally, the City of Newport Beach proudly showed off their new oil spill response trailer yesterday at Marina Park. According to Tara Finnigan from the City, “The towable trailer will contain an array of oil spill response equipment, including 1,000 feet of containment boom, absorbent materials and other response gear for the City of Newport Beach’s use and quick deployment into Newport Harbor in the event of an on-water oil spill incident.” The trailer was made possible by a $35,000 grant provided by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Office of Spill Prevention and Response. The grant will also fund training for the Harbor Department and lifeguard staff members.

This is as close as we can come to actually singing to our readers on their birthdays! We’d love to include yours – and/or your friends and children’s birthdays here. Just email to: [email protected] Celebrate and enjoy your

birthday! 1 January 29 Take Five: Meet Debra Miller, founder of CureDuchenne Ron Salisbury By AMY SENK In 2002, Debra and Paul Miller’s world turned upside down when their only son, January 30 Hawken, was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Muscular dystrophy diseases Randy Townsley are genetic disorders, and Duchenne is the most common and severe form – historically, most boys who have it do not survive past their mid-20s and will be using wheelchairs by age 12 as the disease weakens muscles, eventually causing heart muscles to fail. The diagnosis Events, programs at January 31 spurred the Millers to search for a cure for their son and for the 300,000 other boys living with OASIS Senior Center Bill Ennis the disease throughout the world – and CureDuchenne was formed. It is based in Newport Beach. February 1 Bill Warmington Christy Butera Darrien Burwell Tim Fahl

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HAPPENINGS February 3 Click on photo for a larger image OASIS Cars and Coffee car show Submitted photo Due to rain on Saturday, Feb. 2, it is Debra Miller, founder of CureDuchenne Brian Probolsky rescheduled for Saturday, Feb. 9 from Q: When you founded CureDuchenne after your son was diagnosed at age 5, you had Chaz Bradley 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. no idea what his future held – what is Hawken up to these days? Doug Heide This inaugural event takes place in the A: Hawken is graduating from USC’s Annenberg School of Communications in May with OASIS parking lot. They will have 50 of Eileen Benjamin a journalism major. He will take an internship with a major media outlet (to be announced) on their members’ cars and a dozen or Gina Adams the east coast this summer. We are obviously very proud of him. Duchenne does not define more of special motorcycles on his life and he has big plans for the future. He also knows the value of each day and is always Kristin Miller display. Judging will be at 10 a.m. and full of gratitude. Ruben Flores trophies will be given out for each Q: Your job seems enormous – from fundraising to meeting with some of the top category. A special pancake breakfast medical experts and scientists in the world. Which part has been most challenging, and will be there for everyone to enjoy for February 4 which has been most rewarding? just $5. Participants must register in Alex Stamatis A: I’ll start with the most rewarding. We now can see the fruits of our early work. Ten to the Friends office with Berenice, and 15 years ago, the money we raised went off to labs or biotech companies, and every year or Andrew Hanscom you will get a number so you can show so we’d get an update. The pace of drug development has accelerated now. Our early funding Chris Tebbutt your vehicle. Visit the newsletter for projects are well into human clinical trials, with one approved drug that helps slow down the information on how to register. Lily Christiano disease. Our more recent investments could be real game-changers. We funded a gene OASIS Wine & Cheese Social Robert J Monroe therapy trial in 2016, and they have dosed boys with this one-time treatment. Although it’s too Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 4 p.m. early to know the long-term results, the boys are doing well. We also funded a gene editing Tickets on sale for $5 in the company that has shown dramatic improvement in animal models. So, not only has the pace Administration office. of the research and drug development accelerated, but the effectiveness of these potential SAVE THE DATE: treatments has exponentially improved. We also host a series of workshops around the Friend of OASIS Annual Fundraiser country for both families and healthcare providers. Given the inconsistency in care nationally, Saturday, April 13 from 5 - 9 p.m. it has been very gratifying to see boys’ lives improve just because of better care, some of Enjoy dinner, dancing, drinks and which is pretty basic. gaming. Entertainment by Tears of Joy. Q: What is the most cutting-edge medical research you’re supporting? Cost: $45. Tickets go on sale in March. A: CureDuchenne co-founded a company named Exonics Therapeutics. We partnered TUESDAY TOPICS LECTURE with one of the premier muscle scientists, Dr. Eric Olson at UTSW (University of Texas A History of Voyaging Under Sail – Southwestern). Exonics is developing a technique for Duchenne called CRISPR Cas9 gene 3,500 BC to 2019 editing. If it works as well in Duchenne patients as it does in animal models, and proves to be Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 6 p.m. in the Evelyn safe, this could permanently correct the defective gene that causes Duchenne. Hart Event Center. Presented by David Q: What advice would you offer a family with a recent diagnosis of Duchenne, and what A. Grant, president emeritus of Orange advice would you offer their friends who want to be supportive? A: Parents need to be advocates for their kids. There are advocacy groups that are not Coast College, who will share that the focused on the cure enough. Especially for younger Duchenne patients, there is so much story of civilization is the story of the hope to have treatments in their lifetime, that we need to shift focus from that shoulder to cry people, not just the sailboats. There on to proactive focus on fundraising and uncovering the best science. Parents also need to will be a discussion about some of the Lido Village Books shop for their son’s medical team. There are a few in the country that are worth traveling to. great seafaring voyages of discovery Q: What events are in store in 2019 for CureDuchenne? that are the landmarks, or seamarks, Bestsellers A: CureDuchenne will be celebrating its 5th Annual Napa in Newport wine event March of the history of voyaging under sail. 2 at the Monarch Beach Hotel. A total of 45 of Napa Valley’s finest and hard-to-get wines will Call 949.644.3244 or email be presented along with a dinner created by celebrity chef Casey Thompson. The website is [email protected] to www.NapaInNewport.org. In September, Anaheim Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf and his wife RSVP for this free event. Paige will host the 9th Annual Getzlaf Golf Shootout, again at Monarch Beach Links. All VOLUNTEERISM proceed from both of these events help CureDuchenne fund the promising research and Newport Beach Film Festival programs that will cure Duchenne. Reviewers Needed Editor’s Note: For more information on CureDuchenne, visit www.cureduchenne.org. Looking for a way to engage your love of arts? Apply to become a Newport Beach Film Festival Reviewer. If you’re interested, contact Dorothy Krauss at Adult Reading 949.253.2880, ext. 233 or email 1. White Fragility: Why It’s So dorothy.krauss@newportbeach Hard for White People to Talk filmfest.com About Racism by Robin DiAngelo ENC Museum Docents 2. Falling Upward by Richard Interested in spending time helping Rohr out the Environmental Nature Center? 3. A New Earth: Awakening to Docents staff the front desk, greet Your Life’s Purpose by Eckhart visitors and provide information at the Tolle ENC’s state-of-the-art learning facility. 4. Where the Wild Moms Are by Training will cover frequently asked Katie Blackburn questions, emergency information, 5. Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life and ENC policies and procedures. by William Finnegan Commit to volunteering one day a 6. Nine Perfect Strangers by week or just one day a month. This Liane Moriarty training is for both experienced as 7. Daily Rituals: How Artists Work well as brand new docents. Volunteer by Mason Currey (editor) hours: Weekends, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. 8. The Truths We Hold: An and 12 - 4 p.m. Weekdays, 8 a.m. - American Journey by Kamala 12:30 p.m. and 12:30 - 5 p.m. Harris PROGRAMS/SERVICES 9. Less by Andrew Sean Greer Great Courses Discussion 10. Brief Answers to the Big Meets Thursdays from 3 - 4 p.m. and Questions by Stephen Hawking began January 24. New Topic: “My 11. Where the Crawdads Sing by Favorite Universe,” to watch Great Delia Owens Courses DVD followed by a group 12. Gmorning, Gnight! Little Pep discussion. Meetings are free and Talks for Me & You by Lin-Manuel 2 RSVP is not required. Takes place in Miranda Room 2B. View page 17 in the 13. Becoming by Michelle Obama Magical mornings at Crystal Cove newsletter for the scheduled topics. 14. The Travelling Cat Chronicles Free Income Tax Service by Hiro Arikawa Appointments can now be scheduled 15. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee with tax counselors through April 12. OASIS will offer the AARP Tax-Aide Program administered by the AARP Foundation in cooperation with the IRS. The AARP Tax-Aide Program provides free personal income tax assistance to middle- and low-income taxpayers. For detailed information and what to bring to your appointment, visit the website to view the newsletter, Kid Picks page 7. 1. Press Here by Hervé Tullet Behind the Classics featuring North 2. Owen by Kevin Henkes by Northwest 3. P Is for Pterodactyl: The Worst Wednesday, Feb. 13 from 2:30 - 5 p.m. Alphabet Book Ever by Raj Haldar in the OASIS Event Center. During this and Chris Carpenter Behind the Classics, they will show 4. Bold & Brave: Ten Stories Who the movie, North by Northwest in its Won Women the Right to Vote by entirety preceded by a 30-minute Kirsten Gillibrand informative discussion about this film, 5. Good Night Stories for Rebel its origins, script, casting, production, Girls by Elena Favili audience reaction, box office sales 6. I Am a Rebel Girl: A Journal to and its legacy. This classic from Start Revolutions by Elena Favill master director Alfred Hitchcock stars Cary Grant as an advertising executive Click on photo for a larger image who looks a little too much like Photo by Michelle Mar (Instagram @msmichellemar) Pastel hues usher in a beautiful new day on Wednesday someone else and is forced to go on the lam, helped along by Eva Marie Saint. This event is led by Theo Siegel, writer, researcher and television professional with more than 30 years of industry experience. One Warm Coat Coat Donations Accepted until February 28. Did you get a new coat during the holidays? If the answer is yeas, “One Warm Coat,” would be happy to accept your old coat as a donation. Winter and cold weather are here and no one should have to go

without a coat. The non-profit agency, 3424 Via Oporto, Ste 102B One Warm Coat, will have donation Newport Beach boxes in the OASIS lobby. Please 949.673.2549 check your closets for clean, usable lidovillagebooks.com coats of any size and style to donate. The donations will be delivered to SPIN (Serving People In Need) and distributed to the homeless population in Orange County. Intro to the Melt Method of Self Care Tuesdays, Feb. 19 - March 12 from 1 - 1:40 p.m. in the OASIS Dance Room. | $50/4 | Drop-ins $15/1, no refunds. | For anyone new to the MELT Method, 0 this class must be taken prior to taking the one-hour class. Erase pain and What a memorable evening at the Christmas Boat Parade tension brought on by everyday stress, aging and overuse. This simple self- Awards Dinner & Auction treatment technique can make your It was a memorable evening for the Awards Dinner & Auction held on January 25 at the whole body feel better and provide beautiful Fashion Island Hotel, to benefit the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade and the relief from neck and low back pain, host organization, the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce. arthritis, bunions, planta faciitis and The event featured nearly 300 silent and live auction items, ranging from hotel stays carpal tunnel syndrome. In this 40- around the country, to courtside Clippers tickets to joining the crew in a PAC52 world-class minute class Yvette Casal will teach sailboat race. Nearly 300 people, including winners from the Christmas Boat Parade and you the four Rs of MELT: reconnect, re- Ring of Lights, were treated to a great night of dinner and dancing, recognition and balance, re-hydrate and release so celebration. you can develop a home practice. Bring a mat and water to drink. Bew to MELT? Email Casal once you register at [email protected]. Learn a New Language with Portal Languages Portal Languages teaches Italian, French and Spanish with six- to eight- week courses. Come learn a new skill and make new friends in the New Year. View page 18 in the newsletter for class dates, times and costs. Sing & Pick Hootenanny Group Every Friday from 1 - 3 p.m. Bring your stringed instrument or just come and sing along. Takes place in OASIS Room 5. Weekday Lunch Welcome to lunch! Want to meet new friends? Come join other seniors on weekdays in the Evelyn Hart Event Click on photo for a larger image Photos by David Kawashima Center, Monday through Friday, from Newport Beach Mayor Pro Tem Will O’Neill accepts an award on behalf of the City as a 12 - 12:30 p.m. Delicious hot and cold Community Sponsor of the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade from Newport Beach lunches are served by a local catering Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Steve Rosansky company. Reservations by 9 a.m. two days in advance are appreciated. Call 959.718.1820. Suggested donations: Home & Garden $4.50 per meal for 60 years of age and Calendar – go plant older; $6 for 60 years of age and younger. Check the OASIS newsletter Farmers’ Markets for the monthly menu calendar. Corona del Mar Certified OASIS Wood Carvers Seek New Farmers’ Market, open every Members Saturday from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Thursdays between 8 - 11 a.m. rain or shine. Marguerite Avenue This group works on individual at Pacific Coast Highway. projects and welcomes new Comprises 27 local farmers members. Come any Thursday and who offer fresh fruits and see Junie Allen to sign up, or find out vegetables, as well as flowers, more about the group. Instructors are pastas and fish. available during class time to assist members. Group members are asked to contribute $15 every three months for class tool and machine maintenance. For more information, visit https://tinyurl.com/oasiswood. A Different Kind of Book Club First Wednesday of every month at Click on photo for a larger image 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Free | Read a (L-R) Ring of Lights competition winners Donna DiBari for First Place, Lights and different book based on a chosen Animation with Janet Curci for Daily Pilot/StuNews Award topic. You will go home with a list of interesting reads. Theme: Historical fiction or fiction. Beginning Guitar Workshop Ongoing Fridays | 3 - 4 p.m. | Free | No experience necessary. Come learn to play the guitar in an informal setting. Click on photo for a larger image Bring your own acoustic guitar. Takes Lido Marina Village Farmers’ place in Room 5. Market, open every Wednesday OASIS Sing Along from 1 - 9 p.m. 3434 Via Lido. Ongoing, Thursdays from 1 - 3 p.m. | Spend the afternoon sampling Free | Join a group of music and shopping for fresh fruits, aficionados who love to sing together, vegetables, flowers, cheeses, harmonize and learn new tunes. Join juice, bread and more. One hour in the fun. RSVP not required. Takes of complimentary parking in the place in OASIS Room 1A. structure. Receive an additional Hula two hours free when you shop or Ongoing, Mondays | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. | dine in Lido Marina Village. Free | RSVP not required. Taught by Newport Beach Farmers’ Market Marianne Ripley. by Farmer Mark, open every Pilates – Beginning/Intermediate Sunday from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Tuesdays, February 19 - March 26 Located right next to Newport from 8:45 - 9:45 a.m.; Wednesdays, Pier. Offers veggies, fruits, February 20 - March 27 from 5:30 - flowers, honey, fresh breads, 6:30 p.m.; Thursdays, February 21 - local farm fresh meats and Click on photo for a larger image March 28 from 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. | $92/6 | handcrafted items from local (L-R) Kent Browning with an auction item he purchased, along with Dorothy Larson and Drop ins $21/1; no refunds. This class, artisans. Choose from a variety Linda Beimfohr taught by a nurse, Kathryn Rollins, of free range eggs including focuses on strength, alignment and quail, duck, chicken and flexibility. Throughout each class, goose. Certified Costa Mesa participants are taught proper Farmers’ Market at the O.C. Fair, functional movement so their bodies open every Thursday from 9 can be maintained and injuries a.m. - 1 p.m. Located in Lot D. prevented. Bring a mat and patience. Farm & Gardening Classes at Takes place in the OASIS Dance Centennial Farm Room. [email protected] General Information: Classes are Tai Chi Qigong intended for participants 16 years Thursdays, Feb. 7 - March 7 from 9:30 and older unless otherwise - 10:30 a.m. | $59/5 | Drop ins $20/1; noted. (Centennial Farm is open no refunds. Being one of the most to the public, but they ask that you effective, widely practiced body and do not leave your children mind exercises in the world, the unattended on the farm.) continuous circular, gentle movements Classes are generally 1.5 - 2 of Tai Chi create a powerful flow of hours unless otherwise energy that will enhance physical specified, and take place in the health, and cultivate tranquility and Silo Building at Centennial Farm, harmony in your mind. This class 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Cost: provides step-by-step instruction for Fees for classes vary and are Tai Chi Qigong 18 movements. For noted in the class description. No clarification on style, email the refunds will be issued. instructor. Beginners are welcome. Wear comfortable clothing; no open- Click on photo for a larger image toed shoes. (L-R) Joe and Sarah Stapleton, David Beek and Auction Chairperson Marie Case Hula Ongoing, Mondays | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. | More memorable photos from the Christmas Boat Parade Dinner & Auction Free | RSVP not required. Taught by Click on the left hand photo to see them all Marianne Ripley. Head to Toe Fitness Tuesdays/Thursdays | 8 - 9 a.m. | $65/8 | Drop ins $12/1; no refunds. Starting with dynamic stretching and low impact movements, this class includes light-weight training and floor exercises, helping you maintain bone density as it strengthens and stretches muscles throughout the body. Longevity Stick Ongoing Tuesdays | 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. How to Grow and Harvest Tea, | Free | These easy to learn gentle Saturday, February 2 at 10 a.m. movements promote physical fitness Have you ever wondered how tea and mental relaxation. Bring a one- is grown and prepared? Learn inch round (in diameter) wood stick how to grow, harvest and use that has a length equivalent to your Camellia sinensis, the plant that body height. Most hardware stores produces green, black, white and carry wood sticks. Meets at Grant oolong teas. Attendees will then Howald Park, 3000 5th Ave., Corona learn techniques for harvesting del Mar. and preparing tea leaves. Yoga Blend Camellia sinensis and other Ongoing | Times and days vary | herbs plants will be available for Costs vary | Regain your strength, purchase during the class. flexibility, coordination, sense of self Speaker Leah Matsuoka and zest for life. Prepare for fun while manages her family’s garden increasing your health. Beginning center, Laguna Hills Nursery, in and Intermediate Levels; Santa Ana. It’s a family-owned Intermediate class is appropriate for and operated business and has participants who have practiced yoga been serving Orange County in the last year. No food two hours residents for 40 years. They also prior to class. Bring a mat and two have a pop-up booth location at blankets. Instructor: Sandy Farr. the Orange Home Grown farmers Zumba Gold market on Saturdays (except Classes are offered Mon. - Thurs. at when Matsuoka is teaching a varying times. | $155 | Offered by CS class). She loves to propagate Dance Factory, your dance party rare and unusual plants at home. workout will have you groovin’ at your 0 Cost: $10 fee covers the cost of own pace. Easy to follow, low-impact materials and/or handouts. dance steps to zesty Latin and NBFD holds 11th Annual CERT dinner and awards banquet international music. Meet new friends On Wednesday evening, January 30, the Newport Beach Fire Department (NBFD) while moving and having fun! Improve recognized the efforts of its Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) volunteers at balance, strength and mobility. The the 11th Annual State of CERT dinner and awards banquet. The event at the Oasis Senior instructors will uplift and energize Center filled the Evelyn Hart Events Center. you. The festivities highlighted the Newport Beach CERT Program’s most recent SPORTS accomplishments and its upcoming goals. Volunteers were recognized for their collective Silver Glove Fitness contributions in 2018. Meets Thursdays from 3 - 4 p.m. in OASIS Event Center Room A, February 14 - March 14; and Mondays, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. February 25 - March 25 and Saturdays, 8 - 9 a.m. February 16 - March 16 in the OASIS Dance Room. | $80/5 | Drop ins $21/1; no refunds. | Make it, Take It – DIY: Succulent This is a non-contact boxing program Arrangement, Saturday, February that provides a workout that is fun, 16 at 10 a.m. challenging and always changing. In this class you will design and Boxing uses the entire body and has plant your own succulent been proven to improve quality of life arrangement. The instructor will and health. It is a workout that gets discuss the ways to care for your your body moving and heart rate going. arrangement and help it thrive. Beginner to advanced athletes She will go over which welcome. Bring a yoga mat, towel and cacti/succulents are best for water. Boxing gloves are required for shade and which ones are best class. Please purchase these on your for sun. Speaker Leah Matsuoka own (12 oz. size gloves are manages her family’s garden appropriate). They can be found at center, Laguna Hills Nursery, in most sporting goods stores. Email Santa Ana. It’s a family-owned [email protected] if and operated business and has you have questions. been serving Orange County Beginning Pickleball with Melanie residents for 40 years. They also Tuesdays, Feb. 19 - March 19 from 12 have a pop-up booth location at - 1 p.m. | $75/5 | Basic fundamentals the Orange Home Grown farmers Click on photo for a larger image of the game, including serve, return of market on Saturdays (except Photos by Lana Johnson serve, volleys, dinks, 3rd shot, when Matsuoka is teaching a Newport Beach Fire Engineer Alan Baker addresses the audience after receiving the overheads and keeping score. The class). She loves to propagate Lifetime Achievement Award. He will be retiring this year. objective is to develop the basic skills rare and unusual plants at home. Newport Beach Fire Chief Chip Duncan and Newport Beach Mayor Diane Dixon kicked and knowledge so you can enjoy the Cost: $30 fee covers the cost of off the night by welcoming guests, the Pledge of Allegiance was led by Newport Beach Mayor game. Instructor is Melanie Wheatley. materials and/or handouts. pro tem Will O’Neill, and dinner was shared with an address by Newport Beach Assistant Fire Takes place at Bonita Canyon Sports Chief Jeff Boyles, followed by the NBFD presenting awards in several categories for park (Macarthur and Bonita Canyon). outstanding contributions by its volunteers. Pickleball – Outdoor Open Courts & The keynote speaker was Newport Beach Fire Department Life Safety Specialist 2 and Drop-In CERT Program Coordinator Matt Brisbois. Brisbois shared a look back to 1999 when the Four outdoor courts; no lights. Open CERT program began, reviewed CERT’s accomplishments in 2018 and covered the future Courts: Mon. - Fri., 7 - 8 a.m. and 12 direction of the program. p.m. - dusk; Sat. - Sun., 7 a.m. - dusk. CERT noteworthy points: Drop In: Mon. - Fri., 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. | A –Since its inception in Newport Beach, 77 CERT programs have been conducted with predetermined schedule of play based 2,038 graduates. on skill levels will be posted at the –Currently, there are 540 active CERT volunteers. courts and online. View the schedule –In 2018 alone, five CERT programs occurred with 108 new volunteers. at www.newportneachca.gov/sports. Homegrown Tomatoes Saturday, –Starting in April 2019, Newport Beach will offer the first CERT program to City Participants will be required to supply February 23 at 10 a.m. employees, and in September 2019, a teen program will ensue. their own paddle. Approved paddles If there is just one edible plant to must be used at all times. Visit grow at home, it is the tomato. www.newportbeachca.gov/sports for Nowhere else is the contrast in the list of approved paddles. Noise flavor, nutrition and variety reduced balls will be available onsite. between “home-grown” and Outdoor pickleball is permitted only at “store-bought” more evident. This the designated courts. how-to class for all levels of Pickleball – Indoor Drop-In gardeners will provide all the Three indoor court for doubles play; no practical knowledge necessary to partner is required. Mondays, 12:30 - 3 begin growing tomatoes today. p.m.; Fridays, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Learn which varieties to grow, Paddles and indoor balls are how to plant and care for available. All skill levels are welcome. tomatoes, and common Pay and Play. Drop-in cards can be diseases and pests that afflict purchased online at City Hall or them. Speaker Dave Freed Newport Beach Community Center. researches, educates and helps RSVP not required. No class on other backyard farmers January 18, January 21, February 18. successfully grow the ever Senior Tennis Group popular home-grown tomato. Mon., Wed. and Fri. | 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Every year, Freed grows a variety | Interested in playing tennis? Come of hybrids, heirlooms, cherry and out to the San Joaquin Tennis Courts beefsteak tomatoes in both at 1550 Crown Drive, Corona del Mar. containers and regular backyard Please note: All play is doubles, no soil. He always has plenty of need to bring a partner or sign up in tomatoes and is always happy to advance. Players ranked 3.0 and share his tips on growing above are encouraged to participate. tomatoes. Please bring a racquet and $1 for Cost: $10 fee covers the cost of balls. For more information, contact materials and/or handouts. Linda Hardenbergh at To register for the Farm & Garden [email protected]. Classes, visit www.ocfair.com Let’s Tee it Up and click on Garden Classes. Mon., Wed. and Fri. | Check-in times and costs vary | Get out and hit the course as the weather is warming up. Groups play at four different courses: Mon.: Costa Mesa-Los Lagos, $33 for this long and challenging par 72; Wed.: Fountain Valley-Mile Square Classic Course, $38; Wed.: Costa Click on photo for a larger image Mesa-Mesa Linda, $26, par 70; and Courtesy of Roger’s Gardens Fri.: Fountain Valley-Mile Square Grown Your Own Series...In Players Course, long and February with Steve Hampson, challenging, $40. Cart fees vary. Saturday, February 2 from 9 - 10 Average cost is $12 per person. a.m. Master horticulturist, Steve Reservations required. Hampson, will discuss More OASIS events below everything edible, including vegetables, herbs, fruits, berries and more. Emphasis this month will be on planting the last of the cool season vegetables, starting warm season vegetable transplants from seed, insect control and fertilizing of fruit trees. Hampson will lead a lively and interactive discussion about Click on photo for a larger image what, where and when to plant, Richard Eimers receives special proclamations. He was deployed to Butte County to prune, feed and harvest. Bring assist in the Paradise fire for a week’s period of volunteerism. He will conduct a your questions as well as your presentation of his experiences on March 4 in Central Library’s Friends Room. own tips and tricks, as audience participation is encouraged. Free. Held at Roger’s Gardens, 2301 San Joaquin Hills Road, Corona del Mar. www.rogersgardens.com Bonsai Workshop, Saturday, February 2 at 11 a.m. Jason Chan of Eastern Leaf Bonsai will lead this workshop. Participants will learn the basics of initial tree designing, wiring and repotting of a Juniperus Prostrata in a hands- on workshop taught by Jason Chan and assisted by mentors from the Orange Empire Bonsai Society. This is a two-hour More events, programs at OASIS workshop with a lunch break after CARDS & GAMES the first hour of work. Class size Bridge is limited to 10. Pre-registration From beginning to advanced and is required. Cost: Friends, $75; duplicate, learn and advance your skills in this stimulating game. Non-members, $100. Click on photo for a larger image Held at Sherman Library & (L-R) Newport Beach Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Boyles, a representative from Sage Hill Session times and costs vary. Gardens, 2647 E. Coast School receiving the School of the Year Award and Newport Beach Fire Chief Chip Mah Jongg Highway, Corona del Mar. Duncan. Keynote speaker Matt Brisbois is pictured in the background. Experience players meet on an www.slgardens.org ongoing basis on Mondays and Fridays, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. in Room 3. Free and RSVP is not required. Mexican Train This interactive fun-packed game is played with dominoes. Beginners should come at 1 p.m. on Fridays to learn how to play. Meets on an ongoing basis on Fridays from 1- 4 p.m. in the Library/Game Room. Free and RSVP is not required. Ping Pong New players are always welcome. Meets on an ongoing basis on Tue. and Thurs. from 2 - 5 p.m. in the Bonsai Show, Saturday, February Event Center. Free and RSVP is not 2 and Sunday February 3 from required. 10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Presented by Scrabble Sherman Library & Gardens and Game boards, tiles and official Orange Empire Bonsai Society. Scrabble dictionary provided. All Held at Sherman Library & levels welcome. Meets on an ongoing Gardens, 2647 E. Coast basis on Mon. from 1:30 - 4 p.m. in Highway, Corona del Mar. Room 2B. Free and RSVP is not www.slgardens.org required. Shanghai/May I Bonsai Demonstration, Sunday, If you know how to play rummy, you’ll February 3 at 1 p.m. Debra Click on photo for a larger image pick up this game in no time! Meets Mauzy-Melitz will demonstrate the (L-R) Newport Beach Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Boyles, Newport Beach Lifeguard Captain on an ongoing basis on Tue. from making of a Saikei (a small Mark Herman receiving recognition for the CERT Instructor of the Year Award and 12:30 - 4 p.m. in the Library/Game landscape with multiple trees) Newport Beach Fire Chief Chip Duncan Room. Free and RSVP is not with audience participation. All required. visitors to Sherman Library & Texas Hold’em Players Wanted – Gardens on that day are Beginners and Experienced welcome to participate. Mauzy- Enjoy treats and a chance to win a gift Melitz is a member of the Orange certificate to In-n-Out Burger! Must Empire Bonsai Society and was Should know the basics of poker; a demonstrator at the Fullerton new players welcome. Meets on the Arboretum during Green Scene. first and third Friday every month from This event is free. Presented by 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. in Room 1B. Play for Sherman Library & Gardens and chips only. Free and RSVP is not Orange Empire Bonsai Society. required. Held at Sherman Library & MEAL PROGRAMS Gardens, 2647 E. Coast Daily lunch program where both hot Highway, Corona del Mar. and cold meals are served Monday www.slgardens.org through Friday from 12 - 2 p.m. Suggested donation: $4.50 and reservations are required. Call 949.718.1820. This service is available to homebound seniors in Newport Beach providing nutrition as well as dignity. Call Andrea at 949.718.1811 to inquire about services. SCREENINGS, SUPPORT GROUPS and COUNSELING Senior Empowerment Group Courtesy of Roger’s Gardens Fridays, Continuing through March 15 Succulent Heart Arrangement at 10 a.m. in Room 5. Facilitated by Workshop with Onita Castillo, Mieka Bledsoe, LMFT, Human Thursday, February 7 from 5 - 6 Options, this nine-week education and p.m. Make your valentine’s heart support group is for individuals age 50 grow and grow. Spread the love or better who feel they have with this stunning, sustainable experienced abuse (financial, verbal, succulent heart arrangement. psychological, or physical). The group Their Nursery Team Leader, will focus on learning to set limits and Suzanne Hetrick, will show you manage conflicts. how to create this unique Health Screenings succulent heart arrangement. Walk-in Blood Pressure Screenings Registration fee is $100 per Click on photo for a larger image on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday from 9 - person/arrangement, and (L-R) Newport Beach Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Boyles, Doak Hefner receiving the Marilyn 11 a.m. Visual Aid Screening by the includes a terra cotta heart Broughton CERT Volunteer of the Year Award and Newport Beach Fire Chief Chip Duncan Braille Institute for magnifying when shaped container, soil, succulent eyeglasses are no longer sufficient. plants and step-by-step Call 714.821.5000 for an instructions. Supplementary appointment. supplies or plant materials may Free Medical Lectures be available for an additional fee. Provided by Hoag Hospital. Call Unfortunately, due to material 949.644.3244 for the schedule. costs, cancellations after January Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support 31 cannot be refunded. If desired, Group bring gloves. To make your Meetings are open to caregivers, reservation, go to family members and friends caring www.shoprogersgardens.com. for a loved one with Alzheimer’s or Held at Roger’s Gardens, 2301 dementia on the first Weds. of the San Joaquin Hills Road, Corona month from 10 - 11:30 a.m. del Mar. Caregivers Support Group www.rogersgardens.com “Thrive not Survive” meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at 10 a.m. in Room 5. Caregiving is challenging. The goal of this group is to increase your confidence as a caregiver, improve the skills that you have developed and offer a safe place to share your feelings. Free and

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Valentine’s Floral Arrangement Click on photo for a larger image Parkinson’s Newly Diagnosed Workshop with Alison CERT High Flier volunteers are honored for 100+ hours of service Support Group Whiteman, Saturday, February 9 The recipient of the Spirit of CERT Award was Darlene Covington, who was not available A group of people newly diagnosed from 3 - 4 p.m. Treat yourself or for a photograph. with Parkinson’s meets the 2nd and warm someone’s heart with this For additional information about the Newport Beach CERT Program, email 4th Friday of the month from 10:30 pink floral box arrangement with [email protected], or call 949.644.3112. a.m. - 12 p.m. a Voluspa candle. Their talented Nasira’s Nutrition Individualized Floral Designer, Alison Nutritional Counseling Whiteman, will guide you on how Nasira Burkholder-Cooley, DRPH, to use groupings to create an RD, CPT. She is a doctorate-level overall garden style. Registration registered dietician, a certified fee is $200 per personal trainer and a yoga person/arrangement, includes a instructor. wood container, fresh flowers, a One-on-one nutrition consultation to Voluspa candle, and step-by-step benefit individuals seeking to instructions. Supplementary optimize their health through diet. If supplies may be available for an you’re interested in learning more additional fee. Unfortunately, due about how good nutrition can help to material costs, cancellations you meet your health goas, set up a after February 1 cannot be nutritional counseling appointment. refunded. If desired, bring gloves. Fitness consultation is also available. To make your reservation, go to Cost: $80 for a 60-minute www.shoprogersgardens.com. consultation. For more information Held at Roger’s Gardens, 2301 and to set up an appointment, contact San Joaquin Hills Road, Corona Nasira at del Mar. [email protected]. www.rogersgardens.com Call 425.445.3914. Meals on Wheels Three (3) nutritious meals are delivered Monday through Friday to homebound seniors (60 and older) that qualify for the program. Volunteers 0 take time from their days to use their own vehicles to lovingly ensure that no Stump the Stu senior is without a meal. If you have questions about the program, how it Ay Carumba...it’s a Chihuahua! works, or if you and a loved one qualify, contact Andrea at 949.718.1811. Orchids, Saturday, February 9 TRAVEL from 9 - 10 a.m. Orchids add SPECIAL TRAVEL PRESENTATIONS beauty and elegance to any Good Times Travel Presentation, home. Let them show you Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 1 p.m. in Room everything you need to grow 1. Enjoy a presentation of upcoming orchids with ease. No prior tours, both day and extended, by a registration required. Free. representative from Good Times Held at Armstrong Garden Travel. There will be prizes and Centers, 1500 E. Coast Highway, refreshments. Newport Beach. OASIS Travel Office Hours: Monday - www.armstronggarden.com Friday, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Stop by or call 949.718.1810. DAY TRIPS Day Trip departure/return location is at the Newport Coast Community Center, 6401 San Joaquin Hills Road, Newport Coast (corner of Newport Click on photo for a larger image Coast Drive). Courtesy of Tom Szulga Quite a few of our readers knew where to find this happy Chihuahua! You will find it Jeopardy Game Show Taping, licking its chops atop the recently opened Chihuahua Cerveza taproom in The Landing Tuesday, Feb. 5. Taping at Sony shopping center at the corner of 32nd and Newport Boulevard on the Peninsula. Studios. Lunch included at Du-par’s. Congratulations to Dennis Moran, Derek Fox, Dominic Tucci, James McCullough, Jerry M Departs: 10 a.m. Returns: 6:30 p.m. Murray, Jessica Battioli, Joe Stapleton, Kelly Couzens, Mike Glenn, Paul A. Ridder, Tom Cost: $85/$90. Szulga and Wendy Kerr. Harrah’s Resort & Casino, And Tom Szulga shared his own photo with Stump, so we wanted to feature it here. Wednesday, Feb. 13. Time for the Thanks, Tom! annual casino trip. Always fun with its If you have a unique spot or icon around town that you think Stu News Newport readers 1,700 slots – reel slots and video would enjoy finding out about, please shoot it, share it and give us the location, so we can slots, 60 table games and the largest challenge them! Happy Hunting. variety of video poker. Departs: 9:15 a.m.; Returns: 5:30 p.m. Cost: $15/$20. DUETS - A Musical Tribute, 0 Wednesday, Feb. 20. Enjoy a trip to Palm Springs for this special musical Courtesy of Roger’s Gardens NBPD’s game plan for Super Bowl Sunday tribute direct from Las Vegas at the Sprouted Bulb Pot Workshop It’s almost kickoff time for America’s most-watched sporting event. This Sunday, Feb. 3, Camelot Theater. Relive the songs of with Sarah Smith, Sunday, as fans tune in for Super Bowl LIII, lots of their game day socializing may include drinking. Liza Minnelli, Tom Jones, Cher and February 10 from 11 a.m. - 12 That’s why the Newport Beach Police Department (NBPD) joins the California Office of Traffic Elton John with an “All Star” cast – p.m. Create your own beautiful, Safety (OTS) and Police Departments, Sheriff’s Departments and the CHP statewide in dead ringers for their real-life pre-sprouted bulb pot. A perfect sharing this reminder: If you plan on drinking on Super Bowl Sunday, designate a sober driver counterparts. Before the show, lunch way to start the Spring season by to get you home safely. at The Hometown Buffet is included. growing masses of flowers in a NBPD will deploy additional officers on DUI Saturation Patrols during and following Departs: 9 a.m.; Returns: 6:30 p.m. small space. Horticulturist Sunday’s game. These officers will be tasked with stopping and arresting drivers who show Cost: $89/$94. Wait List Only. Instructor, Sarah Smith, will be signs of alcohol or drug impairment. Jeopardy Game Show Taping, using a technique of planting pre- Impaired driving near or above the .08 BAC limit can be deadly, and even small amounts Wednesday, March 6. Taping at Sony chilled bulbs that will give you a of alcohol can impair judgement to make driving unsafe. In 2016, the National Highway Traffic Studios. Lunch on your own at EATaly. gorgeous bulb display. Choose Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that 10,497 people died nationwide in motor vehicle Departs: 9:30 a.m. Returns: 5:30 p.m. from a variety of annual color and traffic crashes involving drunk drivers. Right here in California, 1,059 DUI deaths involving a Cost: $65/$70. bulbs and watch them bloom BAC of .08 or above were reported to NHTSA that year. The Luck O’The Irish, Saturday, March within a few weeks of each other. NBPD supports the message from the Office of Traffic Safety that “DUI Doesn’t Just 16. Celebrate St. Patrick’s weekend Registration fee is $85 per Mean Booze.” Drug-impaired driving is a problem on California roadways. Driving while with an Irish luncheon and musical person/container, includes a impaired – by alcohol, by drugs, or by a combination of the two – is dangerous and illegal. review at Almansor Court with Irish cement container, five (5) varied Whether the drug is legally prescribed, an illicit drug, or marijuana, driving while drug- songs, comedy, costumes, dialogue bulbs, annuals and step-by-step impaired poses a threat to the safety and lives of drivers, vehicle passengers, pedestrians and dances. Lunch includes an entrée instructions. Supplementary and other motorists. or corned beef and cabbage, chicken supplies may be available for an “Be sure to have a game plan for Super Bowl Sunday so you – and everyone else on the dijonnaise or veggie pasta, Irish ice additional fee. Unfortunately, due road – can get home safely,” said Lieutenant Cartwright. “If you aren’t sober, you have cream sundae and wine. Green beer to material costs, cancellations options: a designated driver, ride sharing, public transit...but do not make the decision to get can be purchased. Shopping and an after February 1 cannot be behind the wheel if you are impaired.” opportunity drawing too! Departs: 10 refunded. If desired, bring gloves. There are many other ways to ensure a safe ride home besides relying on a friend. The a.m. Returns: 5:30 p.m. Cost: $65/$70. To make your reservation, go to OTS DDVIP app is now available for free download on iOS and Android devices. The app Wheel of Fortune Game Show Taping, www.shoprogersgardens.com. offers enhanced features, allowing users to search all participating bars and restaurants Friday, March 29. Taping at Sony Held at Roger’s Gardens, 2301 throughout California. Studios. Lunch included at Canter’s, San Joaquin Hills Road, Corona Additionally, the app users can easily order a sober ride from Uber, Lyft or Curb. one of California’s oldest delis. del Mar. This enforcement effort is funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, Departs: 11 a.m. Returns: 7:30 p.m. www.rogersgardens.com through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration who reminds everyone to be alert Cost: $85/$90. and ‘Report Drunk Drivers – Call 911’! Norton Simon Museum, Wednesday, Floral Class: Love is in the Air, April 3. Travel to Pasadena and upon Wednesday, February 13at 9 a.m. arrival at the museum and before it Embrace the color of red as a opens, enjoy a private tour of their sign of affection with florals. Pre- Modern World collection, early registration is required. Cost: 0 Renaissance through the 20th century. Friends, $45; Non-members, Later, view the special exhibit $55. Instructor: Janelle Wiley. Pen on Fire speakers to appear at Lido Village Books Matisse/Odalisque (a harem slave or Held at Sherman Library & Enjoy an evening with authors Pam Houston and Sarah McColl in conversation with concubine) that shows how artists Gardens, 2647 E. Coast Barbara DeMarco-Barrett at Lido Village Books on Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m., as part of the exploit the tension between the reality Highway, Corona del Mar. Pen on Fire Speakers Series. and artifice in their images. View the www.slgardens.org Houston, a professor of English at the University of California, Davis, is the prize-winning works of Matisse, Picasso, Bazille and Succulent Heart Arrangement author of Contents May Have Shifted and her short story collection, Cowboys are My others. Box lunch included at the Workshop with Kathleen Weakness. In her brand-new memoir, Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country, she Norton Simon Garden café. Departs: Nestell, Wednesday, February 13 writes, “How do we become who we are in the world? We ask the world to teach us.” In her 9:30 a.m. Returns: 4:30 p.m. Cost: from 5 - 6 p.m. Make your travels from the Gulf of Mexico to Alaska, Houston explores what ties her to the earth – her $65/$70. valentine’s heart grow and grow. 120-acre homestead in the Colorado Rockies most of all. Hollyhock House/Judson Studios, Spread the love with this Friday, April 12. Your first top in Los stunning, sustainable succulent Angeles will be at the Judson Studios, heart arrangement. Their Nursery the oldest family-run stained glass Team Leader, Suzanne Hetrick, studio in America. You will have a will show you how to create this guided tour and view their exquisite, unique succulent heart handcrafted product representing the arrangement. Registration fee is best in traditional and modern design. $100 per person/arrangement, Lunch with a choice of entrée included and includes a terra cotta heart at the Taix French Restaurant located shaped container, soil, succulent at its present location since 1962. plants and step-by-step Then on to the Hollyhock House, Frank instructions. Supplementary Lloyd Wright’s first LA project, recently supplies or plant materials may renovated. The hollyhock flower was be available for an additional fee. the favorite of the original owner, Alice Unfortunately, due to material Barnsdall, and was incorporated into costs, cancellations after the house on its roofline, walls and February 6 cannot be refunded. If columns. Tour on your own with desired, bring gloves. To make docents available for information and your reservation, go to answering any questions. Please www.shoprogersgardens.com. note: Attendees must wear flat shoes, Held at Roger’s Gardens, 2301 preferably rubber soled and with a San Joaquin Hills Road, Corona Click on photo for a larger image minimum heel width of two inches are Courtesy of Lido Village Books required. No spike heels can be worn del Mar. Pam Houston inside. www.rogersgardens.com McColl is the author of the recently published memoir Joy Enough, in which she Departs: 8 a.m. Returns: 5:30 p.m. explores how the dual losses of both her young marriage and her beloved mother forced her Cost: $99/$104. Wait List Only. to confront her identity as a woman. Her writing has appeared in the Paris Review, Pala Casino, Wednesday, April 24. McSweeney’s and Story Quarterly, which nominated her essay on singer-songwriter Connie Time to return to the premier resort Converse for a Pushcart Prize. She has received fellowships from Vermont Studio Center, and casino with its 2,000 state-of-the- Millay Colony and the MacDowell Colony, where she was named the 2017 Mary Carswell art slot machines and video machines. Fellow. She is based in Los Angeles. Receive a $5 credit on your Pala Privileges card. Departs: 8:45 a.m. Returns: 5:30 p.m. Cost: $15/$20. EXTENDED TRIPS Extended trips can be 3-5 days within driving range or a shorter flight leaving out of Orange County. Gambling trips are scheduled monthly. Laughlin - The Riverside Resort & Casino -– March 5 - 7 (3 days and 2 Courtesy of Roger’s Gardens nights) Lunch & Lecture: Ron Time to relax, gamble and perhaps Vanderhoff, Friday, February 15 take a boat ride at your leisure while from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. On select visiting Don Laughlin’s premiere Fridays of every month, Sherman resort and a favorite Laughlin casino, Gardens in partnership with Cafe located on the banks of the majestic Jardin, features a horticulture Colorado River. Includes roundtrip speaker combined with a transportation and three buffets. delicious lunch – the perfect way Departs: March 5, 9 a.m. Returns: to end the week. This month’s March 7, 5:30 p.m. speaker is Ron Vanderhoff, Georgia On My Mind -– March 21 - 27 general manager and vice or October 20 - 26. president of Roger’s Gardens, California Coast & Wine Country -– member of the California Native May 12 - 18 or September 8 - 14. Plant Society, garden writer, Mystery Tours -– May 13 - 17 or May teach and past Chairman of 20 - 24. California’s Certified Nursery Kentucky & The Ark -– May 22 - 27 or Professionals. His theme is, October 23 - 28. “The Other Side of the Garden Chicago All Access -– May 23 - 29 or Fence – Learning from Nature.” September 1 - 7. This program is about being a Alaska Cruise Holland America -– better gardener, by being a keen May 25 - June 1. observer of how nature does it. If Canyon de Chelly & Mesa Verde -– we just look carefully and pay September 8 - 12. attention, our wild areas will give Gambling trips are scheduled monthly. us lessons about how we might All trips are sold on a first-come, first- approach our gardens. The fully served basis and may sell out. Note: illustrated program will show Trips fill up quickly, so sign up early! plant communities and habitats Travel Office: Open Monday - Friday, 9 from throughout Orange County a.m. - 1 p.m. Call 949.718.1810. with expert discussion of such garden topics as slope, aspect, Click on photo for a larger image For a complete list of classes and water and its seasonality, Sarah McColl happenings, visit the OASIS website. exposure, soil texture, soil Tickets are $20, which includes nibbles and sips, and can be purchased at They are also listed in the quarterly composition, nutrients, insect www.barbarademarcobarrett.com/speakers-series. Advance tickets are required to “Newport Navigator,” available at the associations and much more. If guarantee a seat. Newport Beach Public Library you like nature and gardens, this Pen on Fire is a monthly series, held at Lido Village Books, hosted by Barbara DeMarco- branches. is a good choice. Reservation is Barrett, which features authors, literary agents and others involved in the field of writing. required. Advanced Lido Village Books is located at 3424 Via Oporto, Ste. 102, Newport Beach. For more Reservations: Friends Lunch & information, visit www.lidovillagebooks.com. Lecture, $25; Non-member Lunch & Lecture, $35; Friends Lecture Only, Free; Non-member Lecture Only, $5. Day of Walk-Ins: 1 Friends Lunch & Lecture, $35; Non-member Lunch & Lecture, A refreshing start to the day at Tower 19 $45; Friends Lecture Only, Free (RSVPs are appreciated); Non- member Lecture Only, $10. Lunch will be served before the lecture. Held at Sherman Library & Gardens, 2647 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. www.slgardens.org

Click on photo for a larger image Watercolor Class: Orchids with Click on photo for a larger image Crystal Cove State Park Photo by Jason Berry (Instagram @its_jason_berry) w w w .crystalcovestatepark.org Carol, Saturday, February 16 from Hitting the reset button this week with this stunning Newport Beach sunrise 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Join local artist/instructor Carol Kreider as she teaches you how to see and paint color and simple shapes. This class is designed for all 0 levels of painter and non-painter. Each participant will take home Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Orange Coast receives his/her own charming orchid $250,000 grant from Pacific Life painting, so grab your friends and Click on photo for larger image come paint in the Gardens. Pre- Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Orange Coast is the recipient of a $250,000 grant from the If you love hiking, lace up those registration is required. Cost: Pacific Life Foundation, based in Newport Beach, presented at their Annual Grants boots. The backcountry and Friends, $35; Non-members, Reception. wilderness areas offer you 18 miles of $45. The grant will support the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Orange Coast’s “Pursuing hiking trails through 2,400 acres of Held at Sherman Library & Greatness” campaign, which aims to raise $6.5 million for the redevelopment and native wilderness, mostly the Gardens, 2647 E. Coast enhancement of four Club locations in Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, Irvine and Santa Ana by endangered coastal sage scrub plant Highway, Corona del Mar. equipping each location with the tools and resources needed for 21st century success. community. For energetic www.slgardens.org The campaign is a bold initiative that will enable Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Orange backpackers, there are three Coast to immediately increase their capacity to serve more kids and families, expand their environmental campgrounds, one in family strengthening program into three new Club locations, enhance the local communities the canyon and two at the higher by becoming a hub for nonprofit and city partnerships and ensure financial sustainability for elevations. The higher trails offer the Clubs moving forward. beautiful vistas of the mountainous backcountry, geological formations and the Pacific Ocean. Exploring the lower trails offers hiking through Click on photo for a larger image riparian woodlands with oak and Courtesy of Roger’s Gardens sycamore trees along the seasonal Nature Gardening Series • Moro Creek. Whether you trek the high Learning from Nature How to or low trails or both, you will see native Garden with Ron Vanderhoff, plants and animals that call this park Saturday, February 23 from 9 - 10 home. a.m. Become a better gardener, by being a keen observer of how nature does it in its own wild space. If we look carefully and pay attention, these wild spaces will provide us lessons about how we might approach our more domestic gardens. Join Rogers Gardens, General Manager, Ron Vanderhoff, in their Click on photo for larger image classroom for a fully illustrated Looking for birds? Bring a pair of program. He will educate you on Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Orange Coast binoculars and look for feathered native plant communities and Friends at the Boys & Girls Club, Newport Beach, which is one of four sites to be friends who have adapted to Crystal habitats throughout Orange redeveloped and modernized, supported by the “Pursuing Greatness” campaign Cove, as you hike the trails, which go County with expert discussion of “The best way to truly know an organization is to understand what it stands for and what it from easy to strenuous. Among the such “garden: topics as slope, believes. As a longtime supporter of our Club and our initiatives to provide the support birds you might spot: Anna’s aspect, water (and its systems and skills kids need to help them pursue greatness, Pacific Life exemplifies its Hummingbird, American Kestrel, seasonality), sun exposure, soil commitment to have a positive impact on our community through its investments,” said Black-Bellied Plover, Black Phoebe, texture, soil composition, Robert Santana, CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Orange Coast. “Giving back is in their Brown Pelican and the Great Blue nutrients, insect associations DNA. We are so thankful to the Pacific Life Foundation for its ongoing support of our mission Heron. For a directory of birds, visit and much more. Vanderhoff is an and this gift of $250,000 to our Pursuing Greatness campaign. This investment in our Clubs www.crystalcovestatepark.org/ Orange County horticulture is not only for the thousands of youth we currently serve, but for future generations as well.” birds-of-crystal-cove/. For a trail map, leader, native plant expert and “Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Orange Coast is a vital resource that is proven to make a visit https://crystalcove.org/wp-content/ wildlands ecologist. He is a difference in the lives of children,” said Tennyson Oyler, president of the Pacific Life uploads/2017/05/CrystalCove_ director of The CA Native Plant Foundation. “We’re proud to be part of their evolution in meeting the needs of our local youth Trails_Map.pdf. Society and sits on several and communities.” Stop by Ranger Alex’s Trailside natural history and horticultural When realized, the Pursuing Greatness campaign will enable Boys & Girls Clubs of Chat table on Saturdays, Feb. 2 and advisory and science Central Orange Coast to create neighborhood centers equipped to educate youth for the 23 from 12 - 3 p.m. and learn about committees. careers of the 21st century while continuing to advance the IMPACT Model that motivates some of the fun and interesting Held at Roger’s Gardens, 2301 members to graduate on time, plan for their futures and prepare for success. The IMPACT animals that live at Crystal Cove State San Joaquin Hills Road, Corona Model is a nationally recognized learning method that brings a holistic approach to youth Park. Find Alex and her bounty of del Mar. development and helps keep kids on track with up to 60 additional days of academic nature props near the Historic District www.rogersgardens.com instruction per year. Education Commons by the The public is asked to engage with the #PursuingGreatness capital campaign by visiting Beachcomber Cafe. Park in the Los www.boysandgirlsclub.com/pursuinggreatness. Trancos lot (PCH inland at stoplight Los Trancos then walk through the tunnel or take the shuttle.)

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Dianne’s Creature Feature Will the groundhog see his shadow on Saturday? By DIANNE RUSSELL How much wood could a woodchuck chuck If a woodchuck could chuck wood? Who among us doesn’t remember hearing that Mother Goose rhyme as a child? Click on photo for a larger image Click on photo for larger image Courtesy of Roger’s Gardens Well, unbeknownst to me, it turns out a woodchuck is the same thing as a groundhog. Enjoy a super -0.7 low tide on a Welcome Spring Miniature However, February 2 is not called Woodchuck Day, it’s Groundhog Day, and on Saturday, we’ll Guided Tidepool Walk to Pelican Garden Workshop with Barbara know whether winter will continue or if spring is just around the corner. Point on Sunday, Feb. 3 at 2 p.m. McGraw, Saturday, February 23 Groundhog Day derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog where a volunteer will help identify from 10 - 11 a.m. Let this colorful emerging from its burrow on this day sees a shadow due to clear weather, it will retreat to its animals and describe some miniature garden awaken your den and winter will persist for six more weeks, and if he does not, due to cloudiness, spring awesome adaptations. Meet at Pelican senses as the winter season season will arrive early. Point parking lot #2 at the top of the fades away. Join their Miniature Although we have to wait until tomorrow to find out, it’s probably safe to assume winter boardwalk near the parking lot (PCH Garden Expert, Barbara McGraw, will continue for at least another six weeks as the groundhog’s native range is North America. coastward at Newport Coast, right at as she guides you on how to But, for residents of Newport Beach, February weather can mean 70 plus degree weather. the kiosk to the first lot). create your fresh spring About Tidepool Etiquette: Crystal miniature garden. Workshop fee Cove is $90 per person, includes all State Park is a Marine Protected Area. materials and step-by-step Taking or possessing tidepool sealife instructions. Supplementary is illegal. To help preserve the supplies or plant materials may longevity of the tidepools: Never be available for an additional fee. remove animals, shells or rocks; Unfortunately, due to material Never pick up animals, observe them costs, cancellations after where they are; Walk gently, taking February 15 cannot be refunded. care not to step on plants and Please bring gloves if desired. To animals; and Never turn over rocks. make your reservation, go to www.shoprogersgardens.com. Held at Roger’s Gardens, 2301 San Joaquin Hills Road, Corona del Mar. www.rogersgardens.com

Click on photo for larger image Courtesy of Crystal Cove Conservancy Enjoy a free Sea Glass Jewelry Making Activity each Wednesday, Click on photo for larger image Courtesy of varmentguard.com Feb. 6, 13, 20 and 27 from 10 a.m. - 4 Will he see his shadow? p.m. Turn a found object into a Another misconception: I always believed the lovable creature in the movie Caddyshack beautiful piece of jewelry. Learn the art was a groundhog, but it’s a gopher. To be sure, it’s easy to confuse groundhogs and gophers of wire wrapping sea glass to turn a – both are brown, fuzzy rodents that like to dig holes. But there are marked differences in their found item into a one-of-a-kind appearances and habits. While their geographic ranges overlap, gophers and groundhogs creation. Takes place at the Education Commons in the Historic District. Park Click on photo for a larger image differ in many aspects. Groundhogs are the largest members of the squirrel family and are considered part of in the Los Trancos lot. (PCH inland at Gardening for Beginners, the marmot group containing 14 species. The woodchuck is the most common and the stoplight at Los Trancos then walk Saturday, February 23 from 9 - widespread groundhog, ranging from the southern United States up to Alaska and Labrador across the street or take the shuttle.) 10 a.m. They will help you take in Canada. They belong to the order Sciuromorpha, family Sciuridae, which includes the guesswork out of gardening. squirrels, chipmunks, marmots and prairie dogs. Although they are usually seen on the Learn gardening basics and gain ground (hence the name I suspect), they climb trees and are also capable swimmers. the confidence to grow your favorite veggies, flowers and Groundhogs snooze from first frost until spring more. These rodents live a feast-or-famine lifestyle and gorge themselves all summer to build Held at Armstrong Garden up plentiful reserves of fat. After the first frost, they retreat to their underground burrows and Centers, 1500 E. Coast Highway, snooze until spring, drawing their sustenance from body fat. While hibernating, the animal’s Newport Beach. heart rate plunges, and its body temperature is not much warmer than the temperature inside its burrow. www.armstronggarden.com Click on photo for larger image They frequent the areas where woodlands meet open spaces, like fields, roads, or Help Crystal Cove learn about Moro streams. Here they eat grasses and plants as well as fruits and tree bark. Canyon’s ecosystem at Field Science And to the distress of many a gardener, groundhogs can decimate a plot while Saturday on Saturday, Feb. 9 from voraciously feeding. 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Become a citizen Gophers scientist alongside Crystal Cove The word “gopher” refers to 35 different rodent species divided into five genera. Gophers Conservancy and collect data on belong to the suborder which contains pocket gophers, kangaroo rats, kangaroo mice and ecological research and monitoring pocket mice. The typical gopher is the pocket gopher. They’re called pocket gophers, not because projects in the park. Meet at the they can fit in your pocket, but because they have giant pockets in their cheeks that they use to store Historic District Education Commons Click on photo for a larger image food. Gophers fill their cheek pouches with roots and tubers, their primary food source, and transport the at 1:30 p.m. (Park in the Los Trancos Tomatomania!, March 1 through food to their storage burrow (as opposed to the groundhog who stuff themselves over the summer). lot – PCH inland at the stoplight Los March 10. The world’s largest Side by side, a gopher and a groundhog look quite different becauseTrancos then walk across the street or (and most fun) tomato plant sale the gopher’s large incisors protrude from its mouth, even when take the shuttle.) Meet at the Berns comes to Roger’s Gardens for closed, and the groundhog’s teeth sit inside the mouth when closed. Environmental Study Loop the 7th year. Scott Daigre and his Woodchucks have white teeth, which is atypical among rodents. Amphitheater (PCH inland at stoplight staff of Tomatomaniacs offer an Gophers have yellow or brownish teeth. Many gophers have at School-State Park and follow the astonishing selection of more pink feet, while groundhogs tend to have dark brown or black feet. A signs to the Campground/Moro day than 200 varieties of heirloom gopher’s tail is hairless where a groundhog’s is short and covered use.) and hybrid tomato plants, in thick fur, and the gopher’s front feet are also more highly adapted Explore the huge variety of seaweeds including new varieties for 2019 for digging, with the claws curved away from the face to fling dirt over on a guided Seaweeds & Sea and a large selection of peppers. the shoulders during excavation. Size-wise, gophers tend to max out Creatures of Crystal Cove Beach Also, they will be introducing the at about two pounds for the largest species, groundhogs can weigh Walk on Saturday, Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. Tomato of the Year, “Piglet up to 13 pounds. There are countless species of marine Willie’s French Black,” a very dark With all of these obvious differences, how could I have algae: green, red and brown found on red with chocolate shoulders, confused them? the beach. Lear about the biology, juicy flesh and an intense full- On Saturday, whether Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow or not – or even if he was a ecology and human uses of bodied meaty taste. Immerse gopher and not a groundhog – it will have little effect on Newport. seaweeds. Meet at Pelican Point yourself in seminars that will Lucky us! parking lot #2, at the top of the leave you wanting to learn more boardwalk near the parking lot. (PCH about these special plants. coastward at Newport Coast, right at Experts will answer any kiosk to the first lot.) questions to ensure a successful 0 Explore the Early Winter Morning tomato season. Happy Tomato Hike on Sunday, Feb. 10 at 8 a.m. to Hunting! look for the plants and animals of Held at Roger’s Gardens, 2301 Sign of the times Crystal Cove State Park. Meet at the San Joaquin Hills Road, Corona It’s another edition of Sign of the times, so let’s see how well you know our town. Identify Berns Amphitheater (PCH inland at the del Mar. this partial glance of a neon yellow and green logo that reads “WAY” and you will end up at a stoplight at School-State Park and www.rogersgardens.com well-liked destination, or two or three. follow the signs toward the Year Round Send your guesses to [email protected]. campground.) Centennial Farm at the OC Fair & Stu loves publishing the winning answers on Tuesday. Explore the Coastal Bluffs and Events Center is open daily. Good luck! Intertidal Habitat at Crystal Cove State Hours: Monday - Friday, 1 - 4 If you’re a business and you want to play, you can send us a high-quality photo of your Park on Saturday, Feb. 16 at 1 p.m. p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 9 sign and we’ll take it from there and challenge our readers. when a park naturalist leads a walk to a.m. - 4 p.m. Free admission and Let’s have some fun! Little Treasure Cove. Learn a little of parking. Located at 88 Fair Drive, everything: geology, substrate, wind Costa Mesa. and salt spray, wave shock, temperature and salinity changes, JANUARY GARDENING TIPS: climate and how life in the two habitats has adapted to their physical world. You’ll be observing birds, intertidal invertebrates, seaweeds and common land plants. Meet at Pelican Point parking lot #2. (PCH turn coastward at Newport Coast, right at kiosk to the end.) Tennis shoes suggested.

Click on photo for a larger image In the Garden/Lawn Get your landscape blooming. No need for a dull winter Click on photo for a larger image landscape. Plant azaleas and camellia sasanquas for great landscape color. Prevent garden weeds. Now is 0 Click on photo for larger image the time to apply a weed The gray whales are migrating and preventer to the garden. Crystal Cove State Park is a great spot Recommended is Convern Weed OC Fair & Event Center brings home 11 industry awards The OC Fair & Event Center (OCFEC) was honored with 11 awards for innovation and to look for them. Join a naturalist on Preventer for use in flower excellence by the Western Fairs Association. OCFEC received first place honors in inspiring Saturday, Feb. 16 and Sunday, Feb. 24 gardens, vegetable gardens and collaboration and sponsorship programs. at 9 a.m. for a Gray Whale “Twalk” in the landscape around trees “Bravemind,” an exhibit at Heroes Hall developed in conjunction with USC’s Institute for and learn some fun facts about this and shrubs. Creative Technology, was recognized for helping viewers understand how virtual reality California state marine mammal as Mower maintenance. Now is a technology assists veterans in confronting the fears and anxieties of post-traumatic stress you walk the bluff trail and scan the good time to clean and maintain disorders. ocean for the migrants at each your lawn mower and other The other first place award went to a sponsorship program with Quiet Cool that resulted overlook. Meet at Pelican Point lot #4 gardening equipment. in cooling stations for fairgoers in addition to promotional opportunities for the sponsor. (PCH coastward at Newport Coast, left In the House at the kiosk to the last lot.) Turn your plants. Turn houseplants half way so they don’t grow too much toward the light. Tips courtesy of Armstrong Garden Centers

Upper Newport Bay Click on photo for larger image Nature Preserve Winter is an exciting time to join Park naturalists on a Family Nature Hike at Crystal Cove State Park to learn about the plants and animals living in the park on Sunday, Feb. 17 at 9 a.m. Meet at the Berns Amphitheater (PCH inland at stoplight at School- State Park and follow the signs to the Campground/Moro day use).

What’s on the Calendar? Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of OC Fair & Event Center Native Americans and Wetlands Pig races are always a crowd pleaser at the OC Fair Symposium, Saturday, Feb. 2 A stunning nighttime image of the OC Fair carnival captured a second place photography from 9 a.m. 4 p.m. at the Back award as did OC Fair’s TV ad and the fair program. Bay Science Center, 600 “It is an honor to be recognized by our peers, people also working to bring communities Shellmaker Road in conjunction together to celebrate our collective agricultural heritage,” said Kathy Kramer, OC Fair & Event with World Wetlands Day. This is Center CEO. “It is especially heartwarming for Heroes Hall, our veterans museum, to be the fifth in Newport Bay honored for the ‘Bravemind’ exhibit that showcased our collaboration with the innovators at Conservancy’s series of USC. This combination of the past and the present keeps us true to our mission while symposiums celebrating the remaining relevant.” Ramsar Convention, the OC Fair & Event Center received third place awards for radio advertising, outdoor Click on photo for larger image intergovernmental treaty that advertising, community photography, fair poster and theme program for an event within an Courtesy of Crystal Cove Conservancy provides the framework for the event. The latter honored My Fair Selfie, a pop-up display of vignettes built for social media Take a Walk through the Renovated conservation and wise use of photography that was visited by some 36,000 fairgoers during its limited three-week run. 12-acre Historic District on Sunday, wetlands and their resources. Many prize categories were specific to the 2018 OC Fair and others were related to year- Feb. 17 from 12 - 2 p.m. Former The program will provide a mix of round events and programs. The Western Fairs Association presented the awards for 2018 lifelong resident Laura Davick will prayers, music and dance achievements at its annual conference last week in Reno, NV. share stories about the colorful past of presented by Native Americans, OC Fair & Event Center is home to the annual OC Fair. Year-round attractions include the Cove including its history, its as well as some more formal Centennial Farm, Table of Dignity, Heroes Hall and Pacific Amphitheatre. Imaginology, a free rescue and the plans for restoring the presentations about the history of three-day family event focusing on S.T.E.A.M.-related activities, will take place April 12 - 14. remaining 17 cottages. Park at the Los local tribes and their watercraft. Throughout the year, events ranging from recreation shows to cultural festivals are held at the Trancos parking lot then cross PCH at There will also be opportunities fairgrounds. Support of OCFEC provides year-round educational opportunities and helps fund the signaled intersection and walk to learn about and practice some community give-back programs. across the marked pathways and Native American crafts. For more information, visit www.ocfair.com. meet at the blufftop deck of the Participants will be able to help OC Fair & Event Center is located at 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. overnight rental check-in cottage. build a tule boat under the Enjoy a Guided Tidepool Walk to direction of a tribal elder, and Little Treasure Cove on Monday, Feb. learn how to make musical 18 at 2 p.m. when the tide will fall to a super low -1.9. A volunteer will help instruments including clapper 0 sticks and flutes using natural identify animals and describe some materials that will be provided. awesome adaptations. Meet at Pelican Human Options appoints three new board members Point parking lot #1 (PCH turn At the end of the program, there Human Options, an Orange County based nonprofit dedicated to ending the cycle of relationship will be kayak tours available, and coastward at Newport Coast, right at violence, appointed three new board members, including Diana Robertson, adviser for Lincoln Financial the kiosk to the end). a chance to help with invasive Group; Olga Smirnova, co-founder and chief executive officer of Plan A Foundation; and Vina Leite, chief plant removal in the bay. Some people officer for Cylance Inc. snacks from the wetlands, as well as a light breakfast and lunch will be provided. A detailed schedule of events and tickets are available on Eventbrite at https://goo.gl/mVxkgu. Family Science Sundays, One Sunday each month from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Recommended for ages 3 - 12. Enjoy free activities in the Muth Interpretive Center classroom, with a different educational theme to explore. The activities are self-guided and can include hands-on exhibits, outside hikes, crafts and more. No registration is necessary. Wild Tales, every Friday, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center for 2-8 year olds. Enjoy story time, a Click on photo for larger image walk and an activity. Pre- For additional information on events registration is required. and to make reservations, contact 949.923.2269. www.crystalcove.org, or call Click on photo for a larger image 949.376.6200. Submitted photos Diana Robertson Note: For all events, activities are free Newport Beach resident Diana Robertson has more than 25 years of financial planning experience (unless cost is listed). Day-use fee: from managing her practice, Lincoln Financial Group, which has received Sagemark’s highest annual $5/per hour (max. $15). planning honor, “Top of the Council.” Robertson has also served as treasurer for organizations including the Corona del Mar Water Polo Foundation and Newport Hills Swim Team.

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Kayak Tour every Saturday and Sunday at 10 a.m. Launch from the Newport Aquatic Center at 1 Click on photo for larger image Whitecliffs Drive for a two-hour Interested in a historic cottage guided tour of Upper Newport rental? Bay. Trained naturalists begin Visit www.reservecalifornia.com. with a quick lesson on how to Cottages are paddle and then lead participants available every day of the month. But into the Ecological Reserve. They call make several stops where they early, as they book up very quickly. discuss various aspects of the ecology and wildlife of the Bay. Each tour is unique with startling Click on photo for a larger image HOAG HEALTH differences in birds and other Olga Smirnova COMMUNITY EDUCATION wildlife seen depending on the Newport Coast resident Olga Smirnova has more than 25 years of translation industry expertise. CLASSES/SUPPORT GROUPS season and state of the tide. In She was an integral part in building Global Language Solutions, Inc. and growing it into a $25 million 844.810.2933 winter, there is a huge business with 120 employees in eight international offices. Prior to Global Language Solutions, Inc., Register online at www.hoag.org abundance and diversity of Smirnova worked for an international export-import consulting firm, assisting with marketing and Please Note: Classes fill quickly. shorebirds, ducks, and grebes advertising, public relations and strategic development. that have migrated from Canada and Alaska. Roughly 80 species of fish have been found here. Bring sun protection, even in winter, and be prepared to get a little wet. Make sure to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to tour to Gentle Meditation check in and fill out a waiver. Tuesdays | 6:45 - 7:45 p.m. | $15 | Join this gentle meditation class that can help you set your priorities and focus on the health of your body, mind and spirit. You will participate in simple, yet effective exercises that are pleasant. Takes place at Hoag for Her Center for Wellness, 500 Superior Ave., Ste. 315, Click on photo for a larger image Newport Beach. Vina Leite Gentle Yoga Click on photo for a larger image Irvine resident Vina Leite leads the human resources strategy and operations for Cylance Inc. Prior Tuesdays | 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. | $15 | Join Courtesy stevescamera.com this gentle yoga class where everyone Back Bay Drive Nature Walks on to joining Cylance Inc., Leite served as chief human resources officer for QLogic, and also held human feels welcome and supported. The the first Sunday of the month. resources roles at DELL EMC and RSA where she served as vice president and chief of staff to the class is structured to help participants Enjoy a leisurely morning walk executive vice president of human resources. find inner peace and calm while along Back Bay Drive observing “We’re confident that these new additions bring strategic value and a growth mindset to our already providing gentle exercise to help the birds and plants. A side channel strong board of directors,” said Maricela Rios-Faust, CEO of Human Options. “Their experience as body-mind rewind and recharge. of the estuary runs adjacent to business leaders and commitment to our cause will enable Human Options to strengthen our ability to Instructor Dr. Milka Gronlund, Ph.D., the multi-purpose road and there provide all those affected by relationship violence a safe place to be heard and healed.” PsyD, specializes in wellness and has are great opportunities to view For more information about Human Options, visit www.humanoptions.org. been practicing internationally for more shorebirds, waterfowl and other than 20 years. Note: This class is not birds. for pregnant women. (See Prenatal Back Bay Science Center 0 Yoga). Takes place at Hoag for Her Community Day every Sunday at Center for Wellness, 500 Superior 10 a.m. Learn about ongoing Ave., Ste. 315 in the Pilates Room, research, restoration and Broadway’s Aaron Lazar brings cabaret show to Newport Beach. education. Explore touch tanks Prenatal Yoga and tour the teaching lab. Free; Segerstrom in April Wednesdays, 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. and no reservations needed. 600 Following his performances at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in the Tony Award- Fridays, 1 - 2 p.m. | $20 | Instructor Shellmaker Road. winning Broadway hit Dear Evan Hansen, Aaron Lazar returns as Aaron Lazar in his Dolly Lai is a Certified Yoga Therapist. Big Canyon Bird and Plant Walk cabaret show “Broadway to Hollywood” on April 11 - 13 at 7:30 p.m. in Samueli Theater. Her holistic approach guides on the third Saturday of the A critically acclaimed actor and singer on stage and screen, Lazar was called participants through an integrated month. Expert Newport Bay Broadway’s “Hunky Heartthrob” by The Cabaret, Indianapolis. Described by the practice of asana, pranayama and Conservancy Naturalists conduct Associated Press as a “vocal powerhouse,” Lazar’s show follows his expansive stage- Yoga Nidra meditation. Takes place at highly informative themed plant to-screen career with songs from his many Broadway credits (including The Last Ship Hoag for Her Center for Wellness, 500 and bird programs at Big and A Little Night Music among others), a medley of film and musical theatre classics Superior Ave., Ste. 315 in the Pilates Canyon. They involve a short walk and more. Studio, Newport Beach. in an area where several habitats Restorative Yoga with Meditation meet, and provide a great Wednesdays | 12 - 1 p.m. | $15 | Takes introduction for those interested place at Hoag for Her Center for in identifying the birds and plants Wellness, 500 Superior Ave., Ste. 315, they see at the Bay. Free; no Newport Beach. reservations needed. 600 Mommy N’ Me Yoga Shellmaker Road. Wednesdays | 1:15 - 2:15 p.m. | $20 | Takes place at Hoag for Her Center for Big Canyon Bird Walk on the last Wellness, 500 Superior Ave., Ste. 315, Sunday of the month (except in Newport Beach. December). For those interested Strong Mom, Strong Core: Find Your in a more intense bird-watching Core Postpartum experience and the possibility of Thursdays, Feb. 7 and April 11 | 5 - 6 seeing something rare, one of p.m. | $20 | Takes place at Hoag for the bird experts offers a 2 - 3 hour Her Center for Wellness, 500 Superior outing at Big Canyon. Suitable for Ave., Ste. 315, Newport Beach. beginner and advanced bird Cancer Survivorship Symposium – watchers. Free; no reservations Register Now! needed. Friday, Feb. 15 | 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Free. | This inspirational one-day survivorship symposium is designed to educate and empower you to optimize your health and enhance your quality of life during and after cancer treatment. Registration is required and seats will fill up fsst. Call 949.7.CANCER (722.6237) to reserve your spot. Complimentary coffee, pastries, and lunch will be provided. The event is generously supported by Circle 1000. Takes place in the Patty & George Hoag Cancer Center, Auditorium, One Family Hike on the 1st and 3rd Hoag Drive, Newport Beach (Lower Saturdays of every month. Meet Campus). and the Muth Center patio for an Medicare Basics hour-long hike providing a great Saturday, February 16 from 10 - 11 introduction to the Bay. All ages a.m. and Thursday, March 28 from 6 - welcome. Call 949.923.2269 to 7 p.m. | Free. | Turning 65, new to RSVP. Medicare, or changing from an employer group plan? Learn the Click on photo for a larger image basics about Medicare and the Courtesy of scfta.org Aaron Lazar brings his cabaret show to Samueli Theater different Medicare plan options: Medicare Supplement Insurance Lazar has starred in 11 Broadway shows and is touring the country as Larry plans, Medicare Advantage HMO and Murphy in the Tony Award smash hit musical Dear Evan Hansen, including this past PPO plans and Medicare Part D January’s engagement at Segerstrom Center for the Arts. His Broadway debut was in prescription drug coverage. This event The Phantom of the Opera and his breakout with Lincoln Center’s production of The is for educational purposes only; no Light in the Piazza, both of which were broadcast live on PBS. Other Broadway credits specific plan information will be Habitat Restoration in Newport include: Oklahoma! (with the late Patti Duke), Les Misérables (Drama Desk Award shared. Presented by Licensed Bay on the second Thursday of nomination), Impressionism (opposite Jeremy Irons and Joan Allen), A Tale of Two Insurance Agent, Darrick Tarin. Takes the month. Birds and other Cities (world premiere), Mamma Mia, A Little Night Music (opposite Catherine Zeta place at Hoag Hospital Newport Beach wildlife need a healthy habitat to Jones and Angela Lansbury) and Sting’s musical, The Last Ship. Conference Center, 3900 W. Coast thrive. Be a part of that positive On film, Lazar has worked for acclaimed directors Clint Eastwood in J. Edgar; Mary Highway, Room CC2, Newport Beach. impact while enjoying the beauty Harron in The Notorious Bettie Page; Shawn Levy in This is Where I Leave You Medicare Benefits of Newport Bay and Big Canyon. (opposite Tina Fey); and Martin Scorsese in The Wolf of Wallstreet. Saturday, February 23 | 10 - 11 a.m. | All training, tools and gloves will Free. | At the Medicare Benefits be provided. On TV, Lazar is on Season 3 of FX’s The Strain and Season 2 of ABC’s Quantico. Other TV credits include more than a dozen guest star appearances for all the major TV meeting, you will review Hoag’s health plan partners’ 2019 plan benefits. You Shellmaker Discovery Tours on networks, including: NBC’s The Blacklist, CBS’ Blue Bloods and The Good Wife, FOX’s Saturdays where you can join a will be able to compare their health The Following, Disney’s Girl Meets World and rugged reporter O’Brady Shaw on IFC’s California Dept. of Fish & Wildlife plan benefits side-by-side so that you Naturalist to learn about hilarious The Onion News Network. can determine the best plan for you in Shellmaker Island’s rich history, In addition to his Broadway and musical theater work, Lazar has been a guest artist 2019. Family and friends are welcome the future of the Back Bay with many of the world’s most prestigious symphonies, including The New York to attend. If you have not yet attended Science Center, and discover Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall (opposite Neil Patrick Harris, Patti Lupone and the Medicare Basics meeting, they unusual and endangered plant, Stephen Colbert), The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, The National Symphony encourage you to do so prior to bird and crab habitats. Orchestra at The Kennedy Center, The Boston Pops at Tanglewood, The Jerusalem attending this meeting. Takes place at Symphony Orchestra at Masada, The English National Opera Orchestra on the West Hoag Hospital Newport Beach End in London and The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra (opposite Brian Stokes Mitchell and Conference Center, 3900 W. Coast Reba McEntire). Highway, Room CC2, Newport Beach. Single tickets start at $89 and are available online at www.scfta.org, at the Box Sweet Life Cooking Demonstration Office at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa, or by calling 714.556.2787. For inquiries Tuesdays, Feb. 19: Better Than about group ticket savings of 10 or more, call the Group Services office at 714.755.0236. Takeout with recipe makeovers of restaurant favorites; April 16: Spring Fling with light, colorful and refreshing dishes; May 21: The Breakfast Club with a breakfast menu to fuel and 0 nourish; July 16: Summer Sizzle BBQ and picnic delights; August 20: One Restoration Program in Newport Newport Beach Mayor Diane Dixon to hold town hall Pot Wonders with easy six ingredient Bay on the second Sunday of the meeting on Monday meals for the busy cook; Sept. 17: Fall month. Join Preserve staff and Newport Beach Mayor Diane Dixon will hold a town hall meeting on Monday, Feb. 4 at Fiesta with nutritious Latin dishes full other volunteers in enhancing the 6:30 p.m. in the large meeting room of the Marina Park Community Center. All community of flavor; Nov. 19: Bountiful Fall Bay’s habitat for local wildlife. members are welcome to attend. Favorites with healthy low-carb Activities may include non-native Mayor Dixon will give a brief update of the state of the City of Newport Beach and share alternatives; Dec. 17: Winter plant removal, planting natives, her recent trip to Washington, D.C. Wonderland with healthy holiday watering, trash cleanup and recipes. . | 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. | Free. | Butterfly Garden maintenance. Takes place in the Mary & Dick Allen No experience is necessary. Diabetes Center, 520 Superior Ave., Bring a hat, sunscreen and Conference Room 5, Newport Beach. snacks. Water and tools are Parking is available in front of the 520 provided. Space is limited and building or in parking structure B. To pre-registration is required. join the waitlist, call 800.400.4624. Apple Watches, Fitbits & Your Heart: How to Use Them & When to Contact a Physician Wednesday, Feb. 20 | 6 - 7 p.m. | Free. | Presented by Subbarao Myla, M.D., Brian Chesnie, M.D. and Michael Panutich, M.D. Join Hoag Cardiac Specialists for an interactive discussion around wearable devices, like the Apple Watch and Fitbit. The What Else? Click on photo for a larger image discussion will include a short Courtesy of City of Newport Beach presentation about the future of Walking and Jogging Newport Beach Mayor Diane Dixon wearable devices and what that Back Bay Drive is a multi-use The preliminary agenda also includes: means for your heart health, as well as road that stretches 3 miles –Explanation of the General Plan Update process demonstrations and an open Q&A with northwards along the east side of –Highlights of the Feb. 2 City Council planning session their experts. Attendees can also enter the Bay from the Back Bay –Introduction of the City’s new harbormaster to win a wearable device. Takes place Science Center at Shellmaker –Overview of the City’s 2019-2020 budget planning at Hoag Hospital Newport Beach Road to Vista Point on the corner Marina Park is located at 1600 W. Balboa Blvd., Newport Beach. Parking is available. of Eastbluff Drive. Back Bay Drive Conference Center, Level C, CC1 & 2, is one-way for motor vehicles Newport Beach. from south to north. This is the Keep Your Brain Young best route if you would like to be Thursday, Feb. 28 | 6 - 7:30 p.m. | Free. 0 close to the water and see | Be a part of an informative discussion shorebirds and waterfowl, but Time out for a Selfie on how to keep your brain young and bear in mind that bikes and prevent memory loss and other types pedestrians share the road. Woodie mobile will travel… of cognitive impairment due to Street parking south of dementing disorders, such as Shellmaker Road, at the bottom diabetes, heart disease, high blood of San Joaquin Hills Road and pressure, high cholesterol, sleep on Eastbluff Drive, and a parking apnea and Alzheimer’s disease. Learn lot at Big Canyon. There are about risk factors and how you can scenic pedestrian trails at Big reduce your risk for these dementing Canyon. disorders. The class will also go over ways to enrich your brain’s function through pleasurable activities and provide tips for how to recognize signs of memory loss, and the many things we can do to slow down its progression. Presented by Greg Whitman, M.D. and William Shankle, M.D., respectively. Takes place at Hoag Hospital Newport Beach Conference Center, 3900 W. Coast Highway, Room CC2, Newport Beach. Free. Strong Warning Signs and Symptoms Monday, March 4 | 6 - 7 p.m. | Free. | Stroke is the No. 1 cause of adult disability and the fourth cause of death in the U.S. Join the discussion to learn about the risk factors and warning signs of stroke. Also, you’ll be discussing the latest innovations in stroke intervention and treatment Click on photo for a larger image delivered by Hoag’s rapid response Horseback Riding team. Free. Takes place at Hoag There are designated horse trails Hospital Newport Beach Conference between 23rd Street and Bayview Center, 3900 W. Coast Highway, Drive, but there are no horse Conference Room 2, Newport Beach. rental facilities in the Ecological Click on photo for a larger image HER Talks: Information Worth Reserve or Nature Preserve. Stu came upon this Woodie mobile at the Balboa Island Museum that beckoned passersby to stop, take a seat and snap a selfie – which sparked an idea. Sharing Cycling There are so many Instagrammable spots throughout Newport Beach, that we welcome Join Hoag for Her Center for Wellness There is a 10-mile bike loop you, our readers, to find a picturesque location around town, featuring you front and center. for engaging and empowering around the Bay. Starting at Choose an iconic landmark, sprawling beach, breathtaking sunset, nature-inspired clinician-led talks on women’s health Jamboree at San Diego Creek space, or a special hangout you enjoy frequenting. Then take a selfie, tell us where you are topics, such as: and heading clockwise the first and why you snapped the photo there, send it to [email protected] and we will Secrets for Restful Sleep stop is Vista Point on the corner publish it. Wednesday, March 6 | 6 - 7:30 p.m. | of Eastbluff Drive and Back Bay Happy Snapping! Free | Registration, refreshments and Drive. Take Back Bay Drive to the mini massages followed by the Talk Newport Dunes Resort. Follow and a Q&A. Takes place at Hoag for the sign-posted bike path Her Center for Wellness, 500 Superior through the resort, which brings Ave., Ste. 315, Newport Beach. 0 you out onto Pacific Coast The Ins and Outs of Eczema Highway at the bridge. Take the Wednesday, March 20 | 6 - 7 p.m. | highway over the bridge and turn N2E 2019 – better racing with ULBD classes Free. | Join Hoag Medical Group right on Dover Drive. You can take To give racers the opportunity to sail with boats that perform most similar to their own at immunologist, Ankmalika (Malika) a quick detour to Castaways the upcoming Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race (N2E), officials will create Gupta, M.D., as she shares new Park, Northstar Beach or Galaxy ULDB and non-ULDB classes. findings and treatment for eczema. Park or follow the direct route The Newport Ocean Sailing Association (NOSA), organizers of the coastal classic, During her informative presentation, along Dover to Irvine Avenue typically provides tight class breaks simply because it is a major event with a lot of boats. But she will discuss how the latest where you will turn right. On Irvine the separation of planing and non-planing boats will account for the large variety of sailboats advancements in the immune system just beyond Santiago Drive a set that perform very differently from each other when wind conditions change. have propelled the treatment of of paved trails begin. These take eczema and a host of itchy skin you to the Interpretive Center, and problems. Takes place at Hoag from there to Bayview Drive and Hospital Newport Beach Conference back to Jamboree Road. The 22- Center, 3900 W. Coast Highway, Level mile Mountains to Sea Trail, C, Room CC2, Newport Beach. which runs from Weir Canyon SUPPORT GROUPS north of Irvine Regional Park Gestational Diabetes Support Group joins the Back Bay Loop at Second and Fourth Tuesday of every Jamboree Road and continues month from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. through to Shellmaker Road. Takes place at the Mary & Dick Allen Newport Bay Conservancy Diabetes Center, 520 Superior Ave., www.newportbay.org. Peter and Classroom 6, Newport Beach. Mary Muth Interpretive Center, Type 2 Diabetes Wellness Group 2301 University Drive, Newport Third Thursday of every month | 2 p.m. Beach. Email: | Free | Meet other people who [email protected] understand what you are going Photos courtesy of Upper Newport Bay through. The group focus is to share experiences, tips and create new networks to expand your support system. Learn new tools from the group facilitator to help you manage stress and further assist you in Click on photo for a larger image Photo by Laurie Morrison for NOSA reaching your health and well-being Boats are registering and getting ready for the annual Newport to Ensenada International goals. Come experience Yacht Race, seen here at the start of the race in 2018 encouragement, understanding, and For participants, tighter ratings mean that sailing skills will have more effect on the the opportunity to empower not only yourself, but others as well. Takes THE LOT outcome than random weather events, which of course means more fun and well-earned place at the Mary & Dick Allen Diabetes 999 Newport Center Drive wins. Center, 520 Superior Ave., Classroom www.thelotent.com “This is just one of several innovations we are adding to this year’s Newport to 6, Newport Beach. –Glass Ensenada race,” said Commodore Daniel Hodge. “Quality of race results is important to a lot Type 1 Diabetes Wellness Group –The Upside of our participants. It cannot be called fair handicapping when the wind picks up and the light Third Thursday of every month | 5:30 – –On the Basis of Sex boats in your class take off. We think the new ULDB classes will provide for much better 6:30 p.m. | Free | Managing the day to –Green Book racing.” day demands of diabetes and juggling –Serenity The 72nd running of the iconic N2E taking place April 26 - 28 includes a choice of three the different aspects that come with –Bohemian Rhapsody courses to meet every sailor’s skill level, distance goals, desires and capabilities: Newport to young adulthood can be stressful. Join –Stan & Ollie Ensenada (N2E), Newport to San Diego (N2SD) and Newport to Dana Point (N2DP). the T1D Young Adult group to meet –Captain Marvel (pre-sale) Trophies are awarded to racers in more than 40 classes of cruisers, multihulls, monohulls, others who are going through similar –Alita Battle Angel (pre-sale) ocean and nearshore sailboats of every type. There’s something for everybody. experiences and to receive emotional –How to Train Your Dragon: The For more information, visit www.nosa.org. and educational support. Different Hidden World (pre-sale) group themes will include stress –The Lego Movie 2: The Second management, enhancing your Part relationships through better –They Shall Not Grow Old (pre- 0 communication, mindfulness, and sale) how to set attainable health and well- – Super Sunday Party at THE Top 5 Things to Do at ENC in February being goals. Come meet new people, LOT at 1 p.m. Wear your Jersey Get outside in 2019 with the Environmental Nature Center! share experiences, realistic tips and and come root on your favorite Here’s a countdown of the Top 5 Things to Do at the ENC in February: new tools to assist you in living a team! Enjoy a tailgate-style BBQ 1. Preschool Information Session, February 6 at 6 p.m. Join ENC Nature Preschool balanced life. Takes place at the Mary event, games for all, activities for Director Sue Bierlich and Director Bo Glover for an information session about the ENC Nature & Dick Allen Diabetes Center, 520 kids, and theater, bar & Preschool. They will discuss the school’s timeline, philosophy, curricula, a typical day, and Superior Ave., Classroom 6, Newport restaurant viewing. Visit the layout and design of the buildings and Nature Play Area. Beach. website for tickets (pre-sale). ONGOING HEART HEALTHY CLASSES

with the JEFFREY M. CARLTON HEART Edwards Big Newport 6 AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE 300 Newport Center Drive Low Sodium Eating www.regmovies.com Second Wednesday of every month | 1 –Glass - 2 p.m. | Free | Join their Registered –Mary Poppins Returns Dietician to learn about low sodium –Miss Bala eating. You will discuss the role –The Upside sodium plays in congestive heart –They Shall Not Grow Old failure and the importance of following –Alita Battle Angel (pre-sale) a low sodium diet to include: sources –Captain Marvel (pre-sale) of sodium, label reading and how to –BP: Vice (pre-sale) maintain a low sodium diet. You will –BlacKkKlansman (pre-sale) also learn strategies to modify recipes –Black Panther (pre-sale) at home while keeping them healthy –A Star is Born (pre-sale) and delicious. Takes place at Hoag –Bohemian Rhapsody (pre-sale) Hospital Newport Beach, 520 Superior –Favourite (rpe-sale) Ave., Conference Room 2 (1st floor), –Green Book (pre-sale) Newport Beach. –Dirty Dancing (pre-sale) Healthy Eating for Your Heart Fourth Wednesday of every month | 1 - The Port Theater 2 p.m. | Free | Join their Registered 2905 E. Coast Highway Dietician to discuss how nutrition www.portnewport.com impacts cholesterol, blood pressure –Glass and weight. Participants will learn Click on photo for a larger image label reading and strategies for Courtesy of ENC Lido Theater ENC Nature Preschool reducing fat, sodium and sugar intake 3459 Via Lido 2. Hummingbird Parenting, February 12 at 5:30 p.m. Join ENC Nature Preschool while still enjoying what you eat. Takes www.regencymovies.com Director Sue Bierlich and Valerie Bain. They’ll help you find a comfort level with standing back place at Hoag Hospital Newport –The Favourite and making space for independent nature play. Come share exciting ways to play and learn Beach, 520 Superior Ave., Conference –A Star is Born with your children in nature. Room 2 (1st floor), Newport Beach. 3. Presidents’ Week Camp, February 18 - 21. The ENC has offered Nature Camps Dining Out the Heart Healthy Way since 1977. They provide quality science education in the outdoors. Campers learn while Fourth Wednesday of every other adventuring. Learning outside increases kids’ ability to think creatively and improves month | 1 - 2 p.m. | Free | Join the problem-solving skills. Registered Dietician to discuss 4. Reading in the Redwoods, February 24 at 9:30 a.m. Join ENC for a very special strategies for making healthy choices Reading in the Redwoods event. Enjoy Shelter by Celine Clair under the canopy of ENC’s when dining out and tips for eating out tallest trees. Afterward, children and their adults will participate in hands-on activities related at various types of restaurants. Takes to the theme of the book. place at Hoag Hospital Newport 5. Little Naturalists (ages 3 - 5 years), February 28 from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. For this class, Beach, 520 Superior Ave., Conference participants will read Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson, then learn about animal tracks. You’ll Room 2 (1st floor), Newport Beach. track the characters from the story along the Trail Hike, then make your own Play Dough for Animal Tracks to make and take. Service Organizations Meetings What’s on the Calendar? Elks Newport Harbor Elks # 1767 The lodge is located at 3456 Via Click on photo for a larger image Oporto, Newport Beach. www.newportelks.com

Exchange Club of Newport City Hall Beach/Corona del Mar Council, Boards, Meets Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. at the For more information on these programs and to sign up, visit www.encenter.org. Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club, 1601 Commissions, Committee Environmental Nature Center is located at 1601 E. 16th St., Newport Beach. Bayside Drive, Corona del Mar. Meetings – Etc. The Exchange Club annually presents ••• the Field of Honor at Castaways Park (Dover Drive and 16th Street), to honor Friday, February 1 0 service members, past and present, Emergency Siren System during Armed Forces Day weekend by Test erecting American flags and those The City tests its Outdoor memorialized throughout the park. The Emergency Notification System for a public is invited to support a flag brief period of time at a reduced Pet of the Week dedicated to a member of the military. Stu News Newport is delighted to be working with the Newport Beach Animal Shelter to sound level from 12 - 12:15 p.m. Call 949.631.3567. help get the word out in search of loving homes for pets that deserve a warm, nurturing www.nhexchange.net ••• environment and a place to call “home.” Saturday, February 2 Kiwanis City Council Planning Kiwanis Club of Newport Session Beach/Corona del Mar Meets Thursdays at noon and the City Center Community Room second Wednesday of each month at 100 Civic Center Drive – 9 a.m. 6 p.m. at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht ••• Club, 1601 Bayside Drive, Corona del Monday, February 4 Mar. For more information, call Civil Service Board Meeting 949.371.9802. For calendar info., contact Program Chair Jeff Hallin at City Council Chambers [email protected] 100 Civic Center Drive – 5 p.m. ••• Lions Tuesday, February 5 Costa Mesa-Newport Harbor Lions HILTI ANCHORING & Club FIRESTOP Free Workshop Meets the first and third Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Chicken Coop, 414 City Center Community Room Old Newport Blvd., Newport Beach. 100 Civic Center Drive – 8:30 a.m. Click on photo for a larger image Known as the Fish Fry Club, they ••• Courtesy of Newport Beach Animal Shelter began this community tradition of MEET KENNY frying fish 62 years ago. It takes place Tuesday, February 5 Kenny is approximately 2 years old and is a Terrier mix. He is a little shy at first, and Parks, Beaches & Recreation annually, the weekend after Memorial would do best with another dog as his buddy. Day at Fairview Park, Costa Mesa. Commission If you are interested in finding out more about Kenny or any other animals up for 714.964.7884. email: Civic. Center – City Council adoption, call 949.644.3656 or email Valerie Schomburg at [email protected]. The [email protected] Chambers Newport Beach Animal Shelter is located at 20302 Riverside Drive, Newport Beach. It is open www.cmnhlions.com 100 Civic Center Drive – 6 p.m. daily from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. ••• Adoption costs at the shelter: Newport Beach Hawaiian Lions Club –Dogs - $130 Thursday, February 7 Meets the third Wednesday with dinner –Puppies - $150 at 6 p.m.; Club meeting at 7:15 p.m. at Water Quality Coastal –Cats - $90 Newport Beach Yacht Club, 1099 Tidelands Committee –Kittens - $110 Bayside Drive, Newport Beach. Civic Center – Crystal Cove To find out how you can help support the shelter, visit www.nbpd.org and click on “Our Tom Hollister, president, Conference Room (Bay D 2nd Floor) Animal Shelter” to view the wish list. The shelter can always use food & treats; new toys; 714.964.7226. email: 100 Civic Center Drive – 3 p.m. grooming, hygiene & comfort products; as well as laundry soap, dish soap, paper towels, [email protected] ••• sponges, scrub pads and lint rollers. If you are interested in volunteering, you can fill out and sign the application on the website. Masonic Lodge Thursday, February 7 Seafaring Masonic Lodge of Newport Planning Commission Mesa #604 Meeting Meets for the Stated Dinner on the first City Council Chambers 0 Wednesday at 6 p.m. which is free of 100 Civic Center Drive – 6:30 p.m. charge and open to the public. It is ••• For A Good Cause followed by the Stated Meeting from 7 - 9 p.m. Tuesday, February 12 From Golf to Galas: Supporting Our Community 1401 E. 15th St., Newport Beach. City Council Meeting 949.515.8788. Civic Center – City Council www.nm604.org Chambers 100 Civic Center Drive – 7 p.m. Rotary Study Session at 4:30 p.m. Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Meets Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. at Five ••• Crowns Restaurant, 3801 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. Wednesday, February 13 949.612.0992 Office Hours with Council www.newportbeachsunriserotary.com Member Will O’Neill Newport- Irvine Rotary Club 6401 San Joaquin Hills Road – 8 - 10 Meets Thursdays at noon at Rancho a.m. San Joaquin Clubhouse, One Ethel ••• Coplen Way, Irvine. The public is invited to join in the camaraderie at Wednesday, February 13 lunch. Harbor Commission Art Kleinpell, Membership Director, c: City Council Chambers 248.760.0955. email: 100 Civic Center Drive – 6:30 p.m. [email protected] ••• www.ni-rotary.org Wednesday, February 13 Rotary Club of Newport-Balboa Grant Howald Park Project Meets Thursdays from 5:45 - 7:45 p.m. Community Meeting Courtesy TripAdvisor at Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club, 1601 Grant Howald park Holy Family Services | February 1 beginning at 10:30 a.m. | The Adoption Guild of Southern Bayside Drive, Corona del Mar. 3000 Fifth Ave., Corona del Mar California will welcome supporters to its 58th annual Patroness Event to raise funds for Holy 949.258.7083. – 6:30 p.m. Family Services (HFS) Adoption and Foster Care. Guests will enjoy lunch, a silent auction, a JoAnne Holman: shopping boutique and a grand prize opportunity drawing for a $2,500 Fashion Island gift [email protected] ••• card. The Patroness gathering will be all about fashion, with Palm Springs Life magazine or Helen Maxwell: Thursday, February 14 Fashion Editor Susan Stein discussing spring trends. Fashion guru, William Squire, will [email protected] Fair Housing Landlord deliver “Your Signature Style.” Grayse of Fashion Island will present a spring fashion show. www.newportbeachrotary.com Workshop For more than 50 years, the Adoption Guild of Southern California has supported HFS The Club will be taking anothergroup Adoption and Foster Care. With the hope of giving every child an opportunity to have a loving to Panama from April 21 - 30, to City Center – McFadden Square family, dedicated volunteers work each year to raise funds. Since 1961, the Adoption Guild provide free dental and humanitarian Conference Room (Bay B-2nd Floor) has generated more than $4.4 million in funding, contributing to about 3,000 adoptions. services near Coronado, Panama. 100 Civic Center Drive – 2 p.m. Contact: To purchase tickets, donations or underwriting, They are looking for dentists, dental ••• visitwww.bipal.net/2019agpatronessevent, or contact Christine Johnson at hygienists and Rotarians to join their Thursday, February 14 [email protected], or call 310.600.1675. missions. Contact Steve Bender at Zoning Administrator Takes place at Balboa Bay Resort, 1221 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. [email protected] if you are Hearing Balboa Island Museum | February 12 from 6 - 8 p.m. | This fundraiser features a new speaker interested in volunteering at any of panel and networking series for women in Orange County. The inspirational evening will be their local or international clinics. City Hall – Corona del Mar guest moderated by Kim Bates, a leader in Women’s mentorship, coaching and Conference Room (Bay E - 1st Floor) empowerment. She is the founder of The WSDM® (Wisdom) Salon Series for Women. The Soroptimists 100 Civic Center Drive – 3 p.m. theme for this first event is “The Rocky Road to Success.” They will be discussing the failures Soroptimist International of Newport ••• and/or tough life lessons that women have faced before they reached success. They will be Harbor Area Thursday, February 14 getting “real” about the price of success for women. A panel of influential and inspiring Meets once or twice a month; locations Finance Committee women will share their personal stories to light up the hearts, minds and souls of the and times vary. audience. Scheduled panelists: Melissa Friebe - SVP, Brand Marketing & Consumer Insights, City Hall – Crystal Cove Conference Taco Bell; Stefanie Farnsworth Salem - CEO and Founder, Newport Beach Wine & Food The American Legion Room (Bay D) Festival; Daphne Freeman - SVP Sales & Events at Urban Decay; Nancy Dahan - Partner at Newport Harbor Post 291 100 Civic Center Drive – 3 p.m. Brown & Dahan LLP; Danielle Kennedy - Actress, Author and Lover of Life, Hollywood; and Located at 215 15th St., Newport ••• Annie Winger - Former COO and CFO of BVaccel. Limited seats are available with a Beach. Thursday, February 14 minimum $30 donation. A $50 donation includes new membership to the museum. The 949.673.5070, ext. 100; email: City Arts Commission event will be held at the museum, with an optional social and networking nearby on the Island [email protected] afterward. Meeting Contact: Register at https://balboaislandmuseum.org/the-rocky-road-to-success/. Toastmasters City Council Chambers Takes place at Balboa Island Museum, 210 Marine Ave., Balboa Island. Newport Center Toastmasters Club 100 Civic Center Drive – 5 p.m. American Cancer Society | February 16 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Peace, Love & Cars – Drive 231F ••• for Hope, is a car show supporting the American Cancer Society. They will have an array of Meets Monday 7 - 8:30 a.m. at The Monday, February 18 classic cars, live entertainment, vendors and food. South Event Space. Admission to the car Bluffs Homeowner’s Association at show is included with your OC Market Place ticket. All cars are welcome and there is no 2414 Vista Del Oro, Newport Beach. Holiday Closure in registration fee to participate. Registration and entry for participating cars will be through Gate 949.391.3671. email: Observance of President’s 10 from 8 -10 a.m. For Sale signs are not permitted and drivers may not sell items on the [email protected] Day premises. ••• Contact: www.ocmarketplace.com Want to see your club meetings listed Takes place at the Orange County Market Place in the South Event Space, 88 Fair Drive, here? Share your events, happenings Tuesday, February 19 Costa Mesa. and fundraisers with other viewers? Board of Library Trustees Cure Duchenne | March 2 from 5 - 10 p.m. | Wine connoisseurs and epicureans: Indulge in Send in your information to Meeting Napa Valley’s premier wines at CureDuchenne’s Napa in Newport event. From cult wine [email protected]. Newport Beach Central Library brands to exquisite cuisine to unparalleled auction lots, Napa in Newport brings together renowned vintners and wine enthusiasts for a truly unforgettable evening. Featuring coveted 1000 Avocado Ave. – 5 p.m. ••• wines served alongside perfectly paired culinary creations, the Grand Tasting offers a spectacular night of wining and dining, and culminates in a spirited live auction. Celebrity CdM Chamber to hold Wednesday, February 20 Chef: Casey Thompson, a former finalist and three-time competitor on Bravo’s Top Chef. Balboa Village Advisory Cocktail attire recommended. Single tickets: $800. Sponsorships available. With this Mingle, Mix and Committee (BVAC) Meeting evening’s proceeds going to CureDuchenne – the nation’s leading Duchenne nonprofit Motivate luncheon Marina Park Sailing Center organization with a mission of finding a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy – you can The Corona del Mar Chamber of 1600 W. Balboa Blvd. – 4 p.m. enjoy the festivities all the more knowing you’re supporting a righteous cause. The most Commerce is hosting a Mingle, Mix common and fatal form of muscular dystrophy, Duchenne is a devastating, progressive ••• and Motivate luncheon on Tuesday, muscle-wasting disease most commonly found in young boys. Affecting 15,000 children in Feb. 19 at the legendary Five Crowns Tuesday, February 26 the U.S. and 300,000 worldwide, there is currently no known cure for Duchenne. Cure Restaurant. Open to community City Council Meeting Duchenne is headquartered in Newport Beach. friends, neighbors and guests, come Civic Center – City Council Contact: www.cureduchenne.org make new business and social Chambers Takes place at Monarch Beach Resort, 1 Monarch Beach Resort, Dana Point. contacts. 100 Civic Center Drive – 7 p.m. Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | March 6 - 10 | After an illustrious 20-year partnership The featured guest speaker is Keith Study Session at 4 p.m. with Toshiba, this event is entering a new era with Hoag assuming title sponsor ownership O’Neill, Ph.D., CH.t, who will be and becoming the Hoag Classic. This tournament will deliver world-class entertainment and ••• presenting “Embracing the Power of infuse millions of dollars into our local economy. The Hoag Classic is televised domestically Choice in the New Year.” He will Thursday, February 28 on the Golf Channel, and internationally on PGA TOUR television partners overseas. This address: How your subconscious Zoning Administrator exposure provides benefits that are immeasurable, and the positive light shed on Orange thoughts directly affect your conscious Hearing County residually impacts the businesses and individuals who reside here. Pre-tournament choices; techniques to control your events include Monday, March 4: Womanology from 7:30 -10 a.m. in the Newport Beach City Hall – Corona del Mar emotions and find clarity to make Country Club Ballroom that will lead guests on a journey to better health and enhancing their Conference Room (Bay E - 1st Floor) better decisions; and boundary-setting well-being. The special event will start with a morning brunch and meet and greet, followed by 100 Civic Center Drive – 3 p.m. strategies – the power to say yes or no an entertaining open panel discussion with well-known female leaders and physicians from comfortably. ••• Hoag. Proceeds from Womanology will benefit the Women’s Health Institute at Hoag. (By pre- City Council Meetings 101 – FAQs purchased ticket only.); Monday Pro-Am - Competing inside the ropes and alongside the about City Council Meetings (copies legends of the PGA TOUR is the most unique golf and entertainment experience in the world. are available in the City Clerk’s office The Monday Pro-Am offers sponsors the first opportunity to experience the championship at 100 Civic Center Drive, Bay E, 2nd course before their favorite PGA TOUR Champions players go head-to-head later that week. Floor; or call 949.655.3005). Each amateur foursome is paired with a professional in this one day competition; Tuesday, www.newportbeachca.gov March 5: Breakfast with a Champion from 7:30 - 10 a.m. in the Newport Beach Country Club ••• Ballroom. Do you ever wonder about the journey it takes to become a tour pro? Or the most CLICK HERE for agendas, meeting prized moment in an accomplished career? And what it was like playing alongside some of minutes and more info the most influential players in the history of golf – like Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus or Sam Snead? The Breakfast with a Champion event provides an unparalleled opportunity to get to know one of your favorite golf legends like never before. Stay tuned for the announcement of the 2019 Breakfast with a Champion Guest of Honor. (By pre-purchased ticket only.) Contact: For a detailed roster of tournament events, visit www.hoagclassic.com Get Outside Click on photo for a larger image Takes place at Newport Beach Country Club, One Clubhouse Drive, Newport Beach. Courtesy of CdM Chamber of Commerce Check-in and networking take place from 11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.; the program and lunch take place from 12 - 1:30 p.m. Festivities include: Networking and business introductions, an interesting motivational message from the keynote, a special awards presentation, a gourmet lunch and a cash wine bar. Valet parking is available at $6; street parking is also available. The cost is $40 for CdM Chamber members, $45 for non-members. To RSVP, click here. Advance reservations only, prior to Thursday, Community Days - Sundays Feb. 12. Bring an opportunity drawing from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. promotional gift to further introduce Come explore parts of the Back your business (optional). Bay Science Center and For more information, call participate in fun hands-on 949.673.4050 or email activities to learn more about the [email protected]. ocean. 600 Shellmaker Road, www.CdMChamber.com. Newport Beach. Five Crowns Restaurant is located at Buck Gully Upper Loop Evening 3801 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Hike on Saturday, Feb. 2 from Mar. 3:30 - 6 p.m. Led by Irvine Ranch Conservancy Staff. Explore the richness of Newport Beach’s Buck Gully Reserve as you hike Submitted photo Newport Bay during the beautiful early evening BrightFutures4Kids | March 9 | 21st Annual BrightFutures4Kids fundraiser, The Heart of Conservancy to hold hours. The stream is running, Broadway evening themed Bright Lights, Brighter Futures features dining, dancing, and the rich plant and animal life entertainment and silent & live auctions. The elegant gala will unite business and community symposium on Native are enjoying the cool, shady leaders for a night of awareness and support for child abuse prevention services to many of Americans, wetlands on canyon, making for an evening the 10,000 at-risk children and their families in Orange County. Sponsorships range from hike in a natural oasis amid the $5,000 - $25,000. Saturday suburban surroundings. You’ll Contact: www.brightfutures4kids.org Newport Bay Conservancy (NBC) will walk along San Joaquin Hills Takes place at Balboa Bay Resort, 1221 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. present an innovative and enjoyable Road, which overlooks Buck Childhelp Orange County | March 14 | The 33rd Annual Diamond Jubilee Fashion Show & program on Native Americans and Gully, for the first mile and then Luncheon is one of three fundraisers held by the Childhelp Orange County Chapter members Wetlands on Saturday, Feb. 2 from 9 drops down into the canyon on each year. At this year’s event, they will honor Childhelp founders, Yvonne Fedderson and a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Back Bay Science the Bobcat Trail. Hikers will loop Sara O’Meara with the Inspiration Award, and actress and singer, Jen Lilley, with the Center, in conjunction with World back through the upper end of the Children’s Friend Award. Event co-chairs Linda Burns, Patti Edwards and Tami Smith Wetlands Day. This is the fifth in gully along Buck Gully Trail. anticipate welcoming 400 guests for an afternoon of friendship, fashion and fun. Childhelp is NBC’s series of symposiums Walking pace. Distance: 4 miles. celebrating its 60th year in the fight against child abuse and neglect. Guests will be treated to celebrating the Ramsar Convention, Duration: 2.5 hours. Difficulty: a New York Fashion Week runway-style fashion show presented by South Coast Plaza and the intergovernmental treaty that Moderate. Staging location is featuring the latest fashion trends from the likes of Bally, Escada, Intermix, Lafayette 148, Max provides the framework for the Newport Coast Community Mara, Saks Fifth Avenue, Tadashi Shoji and Ted Baker London. David Yurman will offer conservation and wise use of Center. Appropriate for ages 8 informal modeling of their jewelry. There will also be an opportunity drawing offering prizes wetlands and their resources. years and up. Free. provided by South Coast Plaza designer boutiques. Tickets: $175 - $50,000. To purchase tickets, visit www.one.bidpal.net/childhelpocfashionshow2019. Contact: Pam Pharris, 949.892.7300. www.childhelp.org Takes place at Fashion Island Hotel Newport Beach, 690 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach.

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Click on photo for a larger image Adelia Sandoval with the Tushmalum Flora and Fauna of Buck Gully, singers of the Juañeno Band of Bobcat Route on Friday, Feb. 15 Mission Indians will perform after the from 9 - 11 a.m. Led by an Irvine opening prayer Ranch Conservancy Staff. The program will provide a mix of Explore the magnificent diversity prayers, music and dance presented of native flora and fauna in the by Native Americans, as well as some Buck Gully Reserve on this more formal presentations about the interpretive walk. This will be a history of local tribes and their slow paced hike, traversing the watercraft. There will also be lower half of Buck Gully. You will opportunities to learn about and be shuttled to Canyon Watch practice some Native American crafts. Park from the OASIS Senior Participants will be able to help build a Center and hike from the park tule boat under the direction of a tribal back to the OASIS Center. The elder, and learn how to make musical route will be mostly downhill, with instruments including clapper sticks a few short, steep sections. and flutes using natural materials that Sturdy shoes, sunscreen, water will be provided. and binoculars are suggested. Distance: 2 miles. Duration: 2 Click on photo for a larger image hours. Difficulty: Easy. Submitted photo Southern California Hospice Foundation | April 16 from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. | The Southern Recommended for adults. Meet California Hospice Foundation’s annual golf tournament is a place where you or your at the OASIS Senior Center company can become active members of the SCHF Family, as they offer a forum to mingle auxiliary lot at 5th and Marguerite. with individuals of common background who share the beliefs that hospice is a vital, Free. indispensable service for our community. Join the day’s festivities as an individual player, Led by Irvine Ranch Conservancy sponsor, or both. You will enjoy breathtaking ocean views from every hole, offering a unique Staff. Buck Gully is a natural, golf experience you will not soon forget. Bring a guest, client, or colleague and enjoy the coastal canyon which opened to ultimate Southern California golfing experience. Your support allows this organization to the public in 2012 with the continue to celebrate life and restore hope throughout the years to come. Ticket information: installation of four bridges to Individual, $600; Sponsorship opportunities from $1,000 - $30,000. allow for safe public access. Contact: Michelle Wulfestieg at [email protected], or call These bridges facilitate 877.661.0087. www.socalhospicefoundation.org/events/life-links-love-annual-charity- Click on photo for a larger image exploration of the Buck Gully golf-tournament During the symposium, Alan “Spirit Reserve, and also provide Takes place at The Resort at Pelican Hill Golf Club, 22800 S. Pelican Hill Road, Newport Hawk” Salazar will preside over the viewing platforms from which to Coast. presentation of the 2001 voyage to pause and observe the abundant Santa Cruz Island in the traditional life in and around the stream. tomol plank canoe ‘Elye’wun, and the The guided program starts with a film screening of “Return to Limuw” short walk from the OASIS Senior At the end of the program, there will Center to the beginning of the be kayak tours available, and a chance Buck Gully trail, offering a visually to help with invasive plant removal in dramatic entrance into this the bay. Some snacks from the special canyon. Walking pace. wetlands, as well as a light breakfast Distance: 5 miles. Duration: 3.5 and lunch will be provided. hours. Difficulty: Moderate. A detailed schedule of events and Staging location: Buck Gully – tickets are available on Eventbrite at OASIS Senior Center (auxiliary lot https://goo.gl/mVxkgu, with reduced at 5th and Marguerite, Corona del rates for NBC members and students. Mar). Geared to 12 years and up. Newport Bay Conservancy is a Free. nonprofit conservation organization Monthly Beach Cleanups dedicated to the protection and Surfrider Foundation preservation of Upper Newport Bay Their chapter hosts a two-hour and its watershed through education, beach cleanup at 9 a.m. and a restoration, research and advocacy three-hour harbor cleanup at 8 since 1968. a.m. on the first Saturday of each Back Bay Science Center is located month. They also partner with OC at 600 Shellmaker Road, Newport Public Works to host an annual Beach. flood control channel cleanup on Earth Day in April and Coastal Cleanup Day in September. For more information, contact Michelle Giron at Sherman Library & volunteercoordinator@newportbeach. Gardens to hold bonsai surfrider.org Beach Cleanups events this weekend For the first Saturday of the month Experience the age-old art of bonsai beach cleanups, meet on the this weekend at Sherman Library & beach in front of Prospect Street Gardens, during a bonsai workshop and Ocean Front Boulevard in and demonstration showcasing the Newport Beach. They run from 9 - natural beauty of this graceful plant. 11 a.m. There is paid public Bonsai is the art of growing certain parking nearby but there are trees and shrubs, of many varieties, in limited spots. small, shallow containers. It is through Harbor Cleanups careful and precise training and Join in the harbor cleanups that pruning, that the plant is slowly meet at Southwind Kayak Center shaped and manipulated to give the at 100 N. Bayside Drive, Newport Click on photo for a larger image appearance of an older, mature tree. Beach. From PCH, turn onto Photo by Rich Lasalle Bayside Drive toward Newport Dunes. Editor’s Note: If you have a philanthropic event with a connection to Newport Beach you would www.newportbeach.surfrider.org like to see publicized, please email the information with an image and contact person with email address to Lana Johnson: [email protected]. If you would like to reach out to Newport Beach non-profit organizations, visit https://greatnonprofits.org/city/newport- beach/CA. Newport-Mesa Unified

School District Board Click on photo for a larger image Photos courtesy of Sherman Library & Gardens Meetings 0 A multiple tree Juniper planting Regular Board Meetings are held A hands-on bonsai workshop is the second and fourth Tuesday of Newport’s Best Bets in Arts & Entertainment being held on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 11 each month (with certain a.m., led by Jason Chan of Eastern exceptions), with Public Input and From Live Theater to Community Happenings, enjoy these! Leaf Bonsai (www.easternleaf.com). Consent Calendar items Participants will learn the basics of beginning at 6 p.m. in the initial tree designing, wiring and Newport-Mesa Unified School repotting of a Juniperus Prostrata. District Roderick H. MacMillan Chan will be assisted by mentors from Board Room, 2985-A Bear St., the Orange Empire Bonsai Society. Costa Mesa. This is a two-hour session with a lunch break after the first hour of work. Scheduled Meetings: Class size is limited to 10. Pre- February 12 registration is required. The cost is February 26 $75 for Sherman Library & Gardens March 12 Friends, $100 for non-members. March 26 Chan is very active in the bonsai April 9 (Cancelled - Spring Break) community. In 2014, he was elected to April 23 the Board of the Golden State Bonsai May 14 Federation (GSBF). In 2015, he May 28 became the editor of Golden June 11 Statements, GSBF’s quarterly bonsai June 25 Click on photo for a larger image publication. Chan is a founding Contact: Sherri Snyder, Submitted photo member of the Chino Bonsai Club. He Coordinator of Administrative Balboa Car Show | Every Sunday from 7 - 9 a.m. frequently holds demonstrations for Services, 714.424.5031; Fun Zone Parking lot, 600 E. Bay Ave., Balboa Peninsula local clubs and participates as a [email protected] Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Continuing through February 16. demonstrator at the Huntington Library Performance times and ticket prices vary. In a barber shop above Mrs. Lovett’s struggling pie in San Marino. He also contributes shop, Sweeney Todd plots revenge on the lecherous judge who wronged him and his family. regularly to various bonsai

In the seedy underbelly of 19th century London, desperate times lead to diabolical schemes publications, including Bonsai Club February Sunday – and strange alliances. With razor-sharp wit and extraordinary songs like “Pretty Women” International and GSBF. In 2017, he and “Not While I’m Around,” this Tony Award-winning masterpiece was proclaimed, “more fun helped establish Bonsai Jidai, Musicale features than a graveyard on the night of the annual skeleton’s ball” by the New York Daily News. Southern California’s premier bonsai Performances occur on the Segerstrom Stage. school. guitar duo Contact: Call 714.708.5500. www.scr.org On Sunday, Feb. 24, Newport Takes place at South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Beach Public Library (NBPL) welcomes guitarists Brian Cross and Jesus Palominos. The duo will perform a repertoire of Latin American works from Argentina, Cuba, Mexico and Brazil. Cross and Palominos have been performing classical guitar for several years, and have Click on photo for a larger image appeared in numerous guitar A 150-year-old California Juniper societies and festivals. Both A bonsai exhibition and show takes musicians studied under world- place on Saturday, Feb. 2 and Sunday, renowned guitarist Martha Feb. 3 from 10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., Masters. presented by Sherman Library & Gardens and Orange Empire Bonsai Society. The event will include Winter Silhouette Bonsai as well as a variety of other bonsai trees. In addition to the Click on photo for a larger image Saturday bonsai workshop at 11 a.m. Courtesy of scr.org The Gin Game, Continuing through February 17. Performances take place Thursdays through led by Jason Chan, on Sunday at 1 Sundays; times vary. Tickets: $20. Synopsis: “The play’s brilliance lies in its simplicity and p.m., Debra Mauzy-Melitz will economy. The metaphor of a common card game played by two people raises universal demonstrate the making of a Saikei (a issues...This will become one of the great classics of the American theater.” – Thomas E small landscape with multiple trees) Ruddy, review of The Gin Game in Library Journal. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in with audience participation. All visitors to Sherman Library & Gardens on that Click on photo for a larger image 1978; nominated for four Tony Awards. Courtesy of NBPL Contact: For tickets and box office hours, call 949.631.0288. www.ntaconline.com day are welcome to participate. Mauzy- Guitarists Brian Cross and Takes place at Newport Theatre Arts Center, 2501 Cliff Drive, Newport Beach. Melitz is a member of the Orange Jesus Palominos “In Residence” landscape oils by Gianne de Genevraye, Continuing through March 1 during Empire Bonsai Society and was a Sunday Musicale, presented by library hours. The Newport Beach City Arts Commission presents an exhibition of landscape demonstrator at the Fullerton the Friends of the Newport Beach oil paintings by international artist Gianne de Genevraye who paints public gardens in Europe Arboretum during Green Scene. A sale Library, takes place from 3 - 4 and the United States. She is a contemporary nature painter, exhibiting widely with work seen table will be available on both days p.m. in Central Library’s Friends in collections in France, Italy, Sweden and the U.S. Born in California, she received her with bonsai trees, small accents and Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of California Irvine, studying under contemporary pots offered. Admission to the Newport Beach. The concert is masters Judy Chicago, Tony Delap, Craig Kaufman and John Paul Jones. She was studio exhibition and show each day is $5. free to the public. assistant to Jennifer Bartlett in France for three years. In 1990-91, she was an Invited Artist at Sherman Library & Gardens is For more information, visit the American Academy of Rome. In 2017, de Genevraye was in residence at the Villa located at 2647 E. Coast Highway, www.newportbeachlibrary.org. Fontaine in Antibes, France, beginning her residency for her upcoming Sister Cities exhibition Corona del Mar. For more information, at the Newport Beach Public Library. She then returned to Baja, Mexico, painting in both Cabo visit www.slgardens.org. San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo. In 2018, she traveled during the spring with Newport Beach Sister City to Okazaki, Japan to paint in residence during the cherry blossom festival. The Takács Quartet Paintings on display at the Newport Beach Central Library gallery, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. to perform at Afternoon Tea in the Gardens on January 30 at 2:30 p.m. Enjoy a relaxing afternoon tea in the Garden’s beautiful surroundings. The menu includes a fresh pot of tea, petite fresh currant & Segerstrom chocolate scones, a selection of tea sandwiches and chef’s selection of desserts. Cost: $34 The Takács Quartet returns to per person plus tax & gratuity. By reservation only. Segerstrom Center for the Arts on Contact: For reservations, call 949.673.0033. To view the menu, visit the website. Thursday, Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. Takes place at Sherman Library & Gardens, 2647 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. The ensemble, considered to The Beach Boys with special guest John Stamos on January 31 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at be one of the world’s greatest $59. You can capsulize most pop music acts by reciting how many hits they’ve had and how string quartets, welcomed many millions of albums they’ve sold. But these conventional measurements fall short when second violinist Harumi Rhodes you’re assessing the impact of The Beach Boys. This band has birthed a torrent of hit singles earlier this year, following the and sold albums by the tens of millions. But its greater significance lies in the fact that The retirement of founding member Beach Boys’ songs have forever changed the musical landscape, profoundly influencing Kàroly Schranz. Quartet countless performing artists to follow. The band has continued to create and perform with the members include Edward same bold imagination and style that marked their explosive debut more than 50 years ago. Dusinberre and Harumi Rhodes, The Beach Boys are led by Mike Love and Bruce Johnston, who, along with Jeffrey Foskett, violins; Geraldine Walther, viola; Christian Love, Tim Bonhomme, John Cowsill, Keith Hubacher, Christian Love and Scott and Andràs Fejér, cello. Totten continue the legacy of the iconic American band. Contact: Call 714.556.2787. www.scfta.org Takes place at Segerstrom Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of scfta.org The Takács Quartet takes the Segerstrom Center stage on February 28 Single tickets start at $39 and Courtesy of scfta.org are available online at Scheherazade on January 31 - February 1 at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $25. Inspired by the www.scfta.org, at the Box Office at legendary folk stories of A Thousand and One Nights, “Scheherazade” tells the story of a 600 Town Center Drive in Costa beautiful young bride who must use her charm as a storyteller to save herself from the wrath Mesa, or by calling 714.556.2787. of a jealous sultan. Also featured are Bernstein’s “Slava!” and Shostakovich’s high voltage For inquiries about group ticket Cello Concerto No. 1 – both written for legendary cellist Mstislav Rostropovich. Preview talk savings of 10 or more, call the with Alan Chapman at 7 p.m. Group Services office at Contact: Call 714.556.2787. www.scfta.org 714.755.0236. Takes place at Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Segerstrom Center for the Arts Costa Mesa. is located at 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of scfta.org Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed, February 1 - 17. Performance times and ticket prices vary. Based on the book Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed by Mo Willems. Wilbur is different from all the other Naked Mole Rats. He wears clothes and he likes it. His friends think it’s ridiculous and needs to stop – that’s just a Naked Mole fact. After all, what will happen when Grand-Pah, the oldest and wisest elder in the colony finds out? Filled with tail-shaking good tunes, this outrageously fun musical proves it’s okay to be yourself. Rock on! Performances occur on the Julianne Argyros Stage. Part of the Theatre for Young Audiences, it is geared to grades K - 6. Contact: Call 714.708.5500. www.scr.org Takes place at South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of scr.org Valentine’s Day Watercolor Workshop with Kimberly Heimbach on February 2 from 10 - 11 a.m. Join Artist, Kimberly Heimbach, as she guides you through the basics of painting with watercolor and creating your own Roger’s Gardens exclusive Valentine’s Day greeting cards. Heimbach is an LCAD instructor and owner of own studio. The workshop fee is $100 per person, which includes two (2) hours of instruction and all the materials needed for painting. You will get to take home: two greeting cards, 36 watercolor palette and brush and a postcard with watercolor tips. Open to all levels of painters. Unfortunately, due to material costs, cancellations after January 25 cannot be refunded. Register at the website. Contact: Call 949.640.5800. www.rogersgardens.com Takes place at Roger’s Gardens, 2301 San Joaquin Hills Road, Corona del Mar. The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Other Eric Carle Favorites, February 2 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. and February 3 at 1 and 3:30 p.m. Three beloved stories by Eric Carle, award-winning children’s book illustrator and author, are retold on stage through the magic of black light and fanciful puppets. The Very Hungry Caterpillar follows the wonderful adventures of a very tiny and very hungry caterpillar as he eats his way through an amazing variety of foods on his path to becoming a beautiful butterfly. High up in the sky, Little Cloud playfully transforms himself into various creatures, including a sheep, and an airplane, a shark and more. The Mixed-Up Chameleon is bored with his life, sitting about predictably changing color all day. Following an adventurous trip to the zoo, he attempts to emulate the beautiful animals he sees before coming to the conclusion that there is value in his own unique self. Join in on the fun during free pre-show activities before The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Other Eric Carle Favorites. Celebrate the colorful work of Eric Carle with an hour of free activities before performances of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Create a piece of fruit in the style of Eric Carle along with your own very hungry caterpillar to eat its way through it! Learn more about the butterflies and animals you will see in the show with friends from the Environmental Nature Center (Saturday) and Santa Ana Zoo (Sunday), and then pose in front of the special butterfly photo op. Inch or fly your way over to the Samueli Theater lobby early to enjoy all of the fun. Tickets start at $20. Contact: Call 714.556.2787. www.scfta.org Takes place at Samueli Theater at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of scfta.org Bonsai Exhibition and Show, February 2 - 3. Presented by Sherman Library & Gardens and the Orange Empire Bonsai Society, it includes Winter Silhouette Bonsai as well as a variety of other bonsai trees. On Saturday, Feb. 2, at 11 a.m., a bonsai workshop for 10 people is offered by Jason Chan of Eastern Leaf Bonsai (easternleaf.com). Participants will learn the basics of initial tree designing, wiring and repotting of a Juniperus Prostrata in a hands-on workshop taught by Chan and assisted by mentors from the Orange Empire Bonsai Society. This will be a two-hour workshop with a lunch break after the first hour of work. Chan is very active in the bonsai community. In 2014, he was elected to the board of the Golden State Bonsai Federation. In 2015, he became the editor of Golden Statements, GSBF’s quarterly bonsai publication. In 2017, he helped establish Bonsai Jidai, Southern California’s premier bonsai school. Pre-registration is required. Workshop fee is $75 for Friends; $100, for Non- Members. On Sunday, Feb. 3, at 1 p.m., Debra Mauzy-Melitz demonstrates the making of a Saikei (a small landscape with trees) with audience participation. All visitors to Sherman Library & Gardens on this day are welcome to participate. Mauzy-Melitz is a member of the orange County Bonsai Society and was s demonstrator at the Fullerton Arboretum during Green Scene. A sale table will be available on both days with bonsai trees, small accents and pots. Admission: $5. Contact: Call 949.673.2261. www.slgardens.org Takes place at Sherman Library & Gardens, 2647 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar.

Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of slgrdens.org COME FROM AWAY on February 5 - 17 at varying times. The true story of the small town that welcomed the world. Broadway’s COME FROM AWAY has won Best Musical all across North America. The New York Times Critics’ Pick takes you into the heart of the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. Cultures clashed and nerves ran high, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night and gratitude grew into enduring friendships. Don’t miss this new musical written by Tony nominees Irene Sankoff and David Hein, and helmed by this year’s Tony- winning Best Director, Christopher Ashley. Tickets start at $29. Contact: Call 714.556.2787. www.scfta.org Takes place at Segerstrom Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

Click on photo for a larger image Photo by Matthew Murphy, 2018 Mosaic Plant Sculpture, February 6 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Create a unique mosaic project. Mosaic artist David Jarvinen will share his techniques for creating a three-dimensional aloe plant which will be embellished with shimmering glass tiles. All materials and tools provided. Please bring a lunch or snack and beverage. Cost: Friends, $110; Non-Members, $120.Pre- registration is required. Register at the website. Contact: Call 949.673.2261. www.slgardens.org Takes place at Sherman Library & Gardens, 2647 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar.

Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of slgrdens.org Classic Movie Night: Rio Bravo, February 6 at 7 p.m. John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson and Angie Dickinson star in this classic western, Rio Bravo (1959). Sheriff John T. Chance has his hands full after arresting Joe Burdette for murder. He knows that Burdette’s brother Nathan, a powerful rancher, will go to any lengths to get him out of jail. This is an action- packed western classic. Prior to the movie there will be a brief talk about John and Pilar Wayne and their ties to Newport Beach. This event is free. RSVP at the website or call 949.673.1880. Contact: Call 949.673.2261. www.slgardens.org Takes place at Sherman Library & Gardens, 2647 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. Grammy-winning vocalist Steve Tyrell Celebrates The Great American Songbook, February 7 - 9 at 7:30 p.m. with tickets starting at $99. Talk about late bloomers! Grammy-winning music producer Steve Tyrell didn’t record his first album till he was 50 – but he’s more than made up for it in the years since. Not only have many of his albums soared to the top five on Billboard’s jazz charts, but he’s performed concerts throughout the world. The Center favorite returns with a show that celebrates the Great American Songbook, sung with his signature contemporary flair, and honors some of the songwriting greats he’s worked with, among them Burt Bacharach. Contact: Call 714.556.2787. www.scfta.org Takes place at Samueli Theater at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of scfta.org UVSA Tết Festival, February 8 - 10. Celebrating the Year of the Pig, this 38th annual event is the largest Vietnamese New Year festival in the nation. It is run entirely by volunteers consisting of high school and college students, young professionals and parents. Their goals are to help preserve and share the Vietnamese culture, and to serve our community. Hours: Friday, Feb. 8 from 4 - 10 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 10 & 11 from 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. Admission: $6 for general; free for children 2 years of age and under. Parking is $9. On Saturday, Feb. 9 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., there is free admission for guests wearing a scout uniform, military uniform, or traditional Vietnamese attire. Contact: For more information, visit www.tetfestival.org, email [email protected], or call 714.388.6711. Takes place at OC Fair & Event Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa.

Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of tetfestival.org Lunar New Year for Kids on February 9 at 10 and 11:30 a.m. Join Pacific Symphony for a special fun-filled Lunar New Year concert celebrating the Year of the Pig. Together you will explore the legends and stories through a musical feast of Eastern and Western music as you celebrate this joyous annual festival observed by many Asian cultures here in Orange County and across the world. Join in the fun at the interactive Musical Carnival in the concert hall lobby at 9 a.m. (for 10 a.m. concertgoers) and 12:15 p.m. (for 11:30 a.m. concertgoers), where kids can test drive a musical instrument, meet the performers, and enjoy musical arts and crafts activities themed to the morning’s concert. Tickets start at $15. Contact: Call 714.556.2787. www.scfta.org Takes place at Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of scfta.org Lunar New Year, February 9 at 8 p.m. Join Pacific Symphony’s annual festivities honoring the Lunar New Year. Celebrating the Year of the Pig, this performance is sure to sell out once again as audiences from across our communities come together to feast on a colorful presentation of Eastern and Western music and dance. Carl St.Clair, conductor. Tickets start at $28. Contact: Call 714.556.2787. www.scfta.org Takes place at Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of scfta.org Galentine’s Event Celebrating Women with Flower Crowns, Shopping & Wine, February 10 at 1 p.m. Hosted by Darla DeMatteo, come and join the Harlow Jean Group for a fabulous afternoon of women celebrating women in the beautiful Pelican Courtyard. You will learn the art of creating a beautiful flower crown, an opportunity for networking, shopping and refreshments. The flower arranging can take anywhere from one to two hours, depending on the complexity and format of the arrangement. Alice’s Table provides aprons for you to wear for the duration of the event. Working with flowers can be messy, so make sure to wear something you won’t mind getting a little dirty. Flowers, vases and tools will be provided. Tickets: $80. Purchased tickets but something came up? You can transfer your ticket to another class as long as you contact them at least 48 hours before the event. Contact: www.seasidegalleryandgoods.com Takes place in the Pelican Courtyard at Seaside Gallery & Goods, 124 Tustin Ave., Ste. 100, Newport Beach.

Courtesy of Seaside Gallery & Goods 19th Annual Newport Beach Jazz Party, February 14 - 17. Annual Presidents’ Day weekend celebration of main stream jazz and the Great American Songbook features five big bands and more than 130 artists. Headliners include Jack Jones, Shelly Berg, the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Ken Peplowski, Scott Hamilton and Wycliffe Gordon, among others. Contact: Call 949.205.1252 for tickets and more information. Takes place at Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa, 900 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach.

Pacific Coast Sportfishing Tackle, Boat & Travel Show, February 15 - 17. The 10th annual Pacific Coast Sportfishing Tackle, Boat and Travel Show is Orange County’s fishing show for everyone from the beginner to the hardcore angler. Bring the whole family as there will be great food and a trout pond for the kids. Hours: Friday, Feb. 15 from 1 - 7 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 16 and Sunday, Feb. 17 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Admission: $15 for general; free for active military (with ID) and children 12 years of age and younger. Parking is $9. Contact: For more information, visit www.sportfishingfestival.com; Email [email protected], or call 949.650.3474, ext. 205. Takes place at OC Fair & Event Center - Costa Mesa Building, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Watercolor Class: Orchids with Carol, February 16 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Join local artist Carol Kreider as she teaches you how to see and paint color and simple shapes. This class is designed for all levels of painter and non-painter. Each participant will take home his/her own charming orchid painting, so grab your friends and come paint in the Gardens. Cost: Friends, $35; Non-Members, $45. Pre-registration is required. Register at the website. Contact: Call 949.673.2261. www.slgardens.org Takes place at Sherman Library & Gardens, 2647 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. Chinese New Year Celebration: China National Beijing Opera Company & Hubei Chime Bells National Chinese Orchestra, February 18 at 8 p.m. Celebrate Chinese New Year and experience a dazzling combination of vocal artistry, costumes and acrobatics, along with works that honor centuries-old musical traditions. The Hubei Chime Bells National Chinese Orchestra opens the concert with works that transport listeners to ancient China with the rich tones of the country’s ancient Imperial Bells and traditional instruments such as the qing, a stone or jade chime; the xun, a vessel flute; and the se, a plucked zither. The chime bells being performed on this evening are replicas of the 2,500-year-old bronze and stone chime bells excavated from the tomb of a Chinese ruler that were discovered in 1978. The China National Beijing Opera Company brings a rare opportunity to experience the quintessence of Chinese culture. Dressed in traditional costumes with full makeup and accompanied by beautiful music, the members of Troupe One of the China National Beijing Opera Company will portray scenes from three classic operas: Divergence and Palace of Eternal Life, as well as Uproar in Heaven, a classic Chinese story that follows the adventures of the mischievous Monkey King who wreaks havoc by rebelling against the Jade Emperor. Tickets start at $28. Contact: Call 714.556.2787. www.scfta.org Takes place at Segerstrom Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of scfta.org Fight Club OC, February 21 from 7 - 10 p.m. with Happy Hour specials from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Pro Boxing and Pro MMA show featuring a 40-foot big screen with instant replay, 14 VIP suites and about the most fun you can have on a Thursday night in Orange County. Admission: $60. Parking is $9. Contact: www.socafights.com; email [email protected]. Call 949.760.3131. Takes place at OC Fair & Event Center - The Hangar, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Madame Butterfly, February 21, 23 and 26 at 8 p.m. Puccini’s Madame Butterfly tells the story of a young naïve Japanese geisha who believes that her love for a handsome American naval officer is eternal. With its lush score and heartbreaking arias, it is a timeless tale that will stir your emotions. Carl St.Clair, conductor. Tickets start at $30. Contact: Call 714.556.2787. www.scfta.org Takes place at Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of scfta.org Gem Faire, February 22 - 24. Features fine jewelry, precious & semi-precious gemstones, millions of beads, crystals, gold & silver, minerals & much more at manufacturer’s prices. Nearly 200 exhibitors from around the world. Jewelry repair, cleaning and ring sizing while you shop. Hours: Friday, Feb. 22 from 12 - 6 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 23 from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 24 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tickets: $7 general admission, which is good for all three days; children 11 years and younger are free. Parking is $9. Contact: www.gemfaire.com Takes place at Orange County Fair & Event Center in the Costa Mesa Building and Santa Ana Pavilion, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. The Annual OC Home & Garden Show, February 22 - 24. The 42nd annual Orange County Home & Garden Show features fresh ideas, innovative products, inspiring exhibits and informative workshops. Hours: Friday, Feb. 22 from 12 - 6 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 23 from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 24 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tickets: $8 general admission; $6 seniors (60+ years of age); children 12 years and younger are free. Parking is $9. Contact: www.thebesthomeshow.com Takes place at Orange County Fair & Event Center - Los Alamitos and Anaheim buildings and OC Promenade. Flying Miz Daisy Vintage Market, March 1 and 2. Southern California’s Best Vintage Market with authentic, upcycled, repurposed and one-of-a-kind merchandise not found in any department stores. Individual vendors feature Americana and European goods, home decor, furniture, jewelry/clothing, and artisan wares styled & curated in each booth. Hours: Friday, March 1 from 3 - 8 p.m. and Saturday, March 2 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tickets: $7 general admission; free for military (with ID) and children 12 years and younger. Parking is $9. Contact: www.flyingmizdaisy.com; email [email protected], or call 949.422.0432. Takes place at Orange County Fair & Event Center - Los Alamitos Building. Lantern Festival 2019, March 2 from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Bring the entire family and join the Pacific Symphony’s annual Lantern Festival, celebrating the Year of the Pig. The Lantern Festival, which can be traced back 2,000 years, takes place 15 days after the Lunar New Year – on the first full moon night in the lunar calendar – and marks the return of spring, representing the reunion of family. The act of lighting and appreciating lanterns is a way for people to let go of the burdens of their old selves and express their best wishes for themselves and their families for the future. Pacific Symphony and South Coast Chinese Cultural Center/Irvine Chinese School join in presenting this free family-friendly festival in cooperation with Segerstrom Center for the Arts. Commemorate the end of the Lunar New Year celebration with music, dance, art making, riddles and food. Enjoy performances featuring local music and dance groups in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall and activities on the Julianne and George Argyros Plaza. You’ll have the opportunity to decorate your very own lantern, take in live music, try your hand at solving a riddle, take a Chinese folk dance lesson and more. Admission is free, but tickets are required. Due to venue capacity, admission will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis throughout the course of the event. Though a ticket does not guarantee immediate admission, ticket holders will be given priority access. Be sure to print out all print-at-home tickets. Contact: Call 714.556.2787. www.scfta.org Takes place at Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall and Julianne and George Argyros Plaza, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of scfta.org Aladdin, March 6 - 23 (no performances on March 11 and March 18). Performance times vary. From the producer of The Lion King comes the timeless story of ALADDIN, a thrilling new production filled with unforgettable beauty, magic, comedy and breathtaking spectacle. It’s an extraordinary theatrical event where one lamp and three wishes make the possibilities infinite. Hailed by USA Today as “Pure Genie-Us,” ALADDIN features all your favorite songs from the film as well as new music written by Tony and Academy Award winner Alan Menken (Newsies) with lyrics penned by the legendary Howard Ashman (Beauty and the Beast), Tony Award winner Tim Rice (The Lion King, Aida), and book writer Chad Beguelin (The Wedding Singer). Directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon, Something Rotten!), this “Fabulous” and “Extravagant” (The New York Times) new musical boasts an incomparable design team with sets, costumes and lighting from Tony Award winners Bob Crowley (Mary Poppins), Gregg Barnes (Kinky Boots) and Natasha Katz (An American in Paris). Recommended for ages 6 and up. Tickets start at $26.50. Contact: Call 714.556.2787. www.scfta.org Takes place at Segerstrom Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of scfta.org Phantom of the Opera, March 17 at 3 p.m. Organist and internationally renowned silent-film accompanist Dennis James provides a chilling soundtrack to the classic 1925 silent film The Phantom of the Opera (1925), starring Lon Chaney Sr. as the dreaded Phantom who terrorizes the Paris Opera House in an attempt to make the woman he is infatuated with a celebrity. See this extraordinary film on the big screen while experiencing the overwhelming sounds from the 4,322-pipe organ. Tickets start at $10. Contact: Call 714.556.2787. www.scfta.org Takes place at Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of scfta.org Zakir Hussain & Masters of Percussion, March 27 at 8 p.m. An international phenomenon, Grammy Award-winning tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain is one of the foremost percussionists of the contemporary world whose brilliant and exciting performances have established him as a national treasure of India. Considered one of the greatest musicians of our time, he along with his legendary father and teacher, Ustad Allarakha, has elevated the status of his instrument, the tabla, both in India and around the world. Masters of Percussion, an outgrowth of Hussain’s memorable tours with his father, has enjoyed successful tours in the West since the mid-1990s, and this performance showcases Indian ragas, rhythms and traditional dance. Widely recognized as a chief architect of the world music movement, Hussain received a Grammy Award in the Best Contemporary World Music category for Global Drum Project with drummer Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead, Latin jazz percussionist Giovanni Hidalgo and Nigerian percussionist Sikiru Adepoju. He has also participated in historic collaborations, including Shakti, Remember Shakti, Diga, Planet Drum, and his ever- changing musical feast, Masters of Percussion. Program to be announced. Part of the Orange Series, sponsored by Judith and Howard Jelinek. Tickets start at $28. Contact: Call 714.556.2787. www.scfta.org Takes place at Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of scfta.org ¡DAMAS! Celebrating Women Creators, March 27 at 8 p.m. In honor of International Women’s Month, meet inspiring female creators and discover your own creative voice as we celebrate the power and diversity of women in Orange County. From painters to poets and everything in between, this free event recognizes the importance of women and the innovative ways in which they use art to better our community. Enjoy live music and compelling speakers and learn about the many forms that self-expression takes. Free; no tickets required. Contact: Call 714.556.2787. www.scfta.org Takes place at the Julianne and George Argyros Plaza, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

Courtesy of scfta.org UnSung Heroes, March 30 at 7:30 p.m. Featuring creators ranging from medieval mystic Hildegard von Bingen to 2013 Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Shaw, and including a world premiere by Seattle composer and conductor Karen P. Thomas, UnSung Heroes brings the genius of music written by women to the forefront. Robert Istad, conductor. Pacific Chorale performs. Tickets start at $20. Contact: Call 714.556.2787. www.scfta.org Takes place at Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of scfta.org Poor Yella Rednecks, March 30 - April 27. Performance times and ticket prices vary. In the award-winning Vietgone, Qui Nguyen recounted his parents’ hot and hilarious courtship in a Vietnamese refugee camp in 1975. Now, six years later, Tong and Quang are building new lives in a foreign land called Arkansas. But marriage is hard –especially when she’s having doubts and his first one isn’t over yet. One family’s history makes for a raucously funny, deeply moving take on the immigrant story, told with hip-hop style. Performances occur on the Segerstrom Stage. Contact: Call 714.708.5500. www.scr.org Takes place at South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of scr.org

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0 DUI Arrests Misty Nicole Smith, 42, Laguna Beach – Tuesday, January 29 Luis M. Sagrero, 35, Ontario – Monday, January 28 Steven John OConnor, 72, Dana Point – Sunday, January 27 Eric Blair Birenbaum, 56, Marina Del Rey – Sunday, January 27 Kathy Turcotte, 66, Escondido – Sunday, January 27 Incident Reports Tuesday, January 29 Scholz Plaza I 100 Block I Paraphernalia, Under the Influence and False ID 9:50 p.m. Robert Roy Stell, 31, Dow ney, w as arrested for possessing unlaw ful paraphernalia. Bail w as set at $500. 9:37 p.m. Benito Chavez Garcia, 54, New port Beach, w as arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance and presenting false identification to a specific peace officer. Bail w as set at $2,500. Irvine Ave. & University Ave. I Contributing to the Delinquency of a M inor 9:06 p.m. Jose Fernando Molina, 21, Costa Mesa, w as arrested for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Bail w as set at $500. 9:02 p.m. Matthew Daniel Guillen, 20, Santa Ana, w as arrested for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Bail w as set at $500. New port Blvd. & Coast Highw ay Ramp South I Warrants 9:06 a.m. Branden William Cox, 25, San Marcos, w as arrested on w arrants related to shoplifting, petty theft, possession of narcotics, petty theft and DUI. Bail w as set at $50,000. Highland St. & W. Coast Highw ay I Paraphernalia 3:46 a.m. Crystal Raquel Boardman, 32, Garden Grove, w as arrested for possessing unlaw ful paraphernalia. Bail w as set at $500. W. Balboa Blvd. I 1600 Block I Warrants 2:01 a.m. Vanessa Nicole Catania, 32, Dow ney, w as arrested on w arrants for missing a license plate and from an outside agency. Bail w as set at $32,500. Monday, January 28 Arrests for Being Drunk in Public Katelyn Joan Duffy, 27, Irvine Court Ave. & McFadden Place I Taking an Auto, Tear Gas and Warrant 3:00 p.m. Fermin Gary Medina Jr., 27, Santa Ana, w as arrested for taking an auto w ithout the ow ner’s consent. Bail w as set at $20,000. 2:41 p.m. Arnold Saaverde Colores, 54, Buena Park, w as arrested for taking an auto w ithout the ow ner’s consent, being a felon in possession of tear gas and on a w arrant related to avoiding auto registration. Bail w as set at $22,500. Seashore Drive & Fern St. I Warrant 1:37 p.m. Theresa Ann Grantschenck, 53, New port Beach, w as arrested on a w arrant related to entering posted property w ithout permission. Bail w as set at $500. Irvine Ave. & Dover Drive I Riding a Bicycle on a Sidewalk, Obstructing/Resisting and Failure to Stop 12:45 p.m. Anthony Vincent Lorenzo, 36, Huntington Beach, w as arrested for riding a bicycle on a sidew alk, obstructing/resisting a peace officer and failing to stop at a stop sign. Bail w as set at $500. W. Coast Highw ay I 4800 Block I Controlled Substance 12:17 p.m. Sarah Artz, 36, Costa Mesa, w as arrested for possessing a controlled substance. Bail w as set at $2,500. 12:13 p.m. Terrell Levar Franklin, 26, Costa Mesa, w as arrested for possessing a controlled substance and a w arrant related to possession of methamphetamine. Bail w as set at $12,500. W. Balboa Blvd. I 2000 Block I Threatening Crime 11:32 a.m. Brandon Paul Gay, 23, New port Beach, w as arrested for threatening a crime w ith the intent to terrorize. Bail w as set at $50,000. Sea Gull Lane & 16th St. I Narcotics, Paraphernalia, Burglary Tools and Identity Theft 2:41 a.m. Stephanie Renee Omar, 36, Norw alk, w as arrested for possessing a narcotic controlled substance, possessing unlaw ful paraphernalia, possessing burglary tools and identity theft to personate to get money. Bail w as set at $2,500. Sunday, January 27 Arrests for Being Drunk in Public Guadalupe Perez, 21, Santa Ana Via Lido & New port Blvd. I Narcotics, Paraphernalia and Controlled Substance 10:27 p.m. Loren Michael Edw ards, 25, Seattle, w as arrested for possessing a narcotic controlled substance, possessing unlaw ful paraphernalia and possessing a controlled substance. Bail w as set at $2,500. Superior Ave. & W. 16th St. I Paraphernalia and Sharps Waste 9:19 p.m. Louis Anthony Montalvo III, 51, Costa Mesa, w as arrested for possessing unlaw ful paraphernalia and illegally transporting sharps w aste. Bail w as set at $500. 9th St. & W. Balboa Blvd. I Paraphernalia and Being Under the Influence 4:49 p.m. Julio Cesar Sanchez, 30, Venice, w as arrested for possessing unlaw ful paraphernalia and being under the influence of a controlled substance. Bail w as set at $1,000. 19th St. & Beach I Paraphernalia 3:37 p.m. Steven Sean Lane, 48, New port Beach, w as arrested for possessing unlaw ful paraphernalia. Bail w as set at $500. 15th St. & Beach I Paraphernalia 1:23 p.m. Christopher John Verso, 44, Costa Mesa, w as arrested for possessing unlaw ful paraphernalia. Bail w as set at $500. 18th St. & W. Balboa Blvd. I Driving while Suspended/Revoked and Paraphernalia 5:03 a.m. Jesse Puente, 26, Riverside, w as arrested for driving w hile suspended or revoked and possessing unlaw ful paraphernalia. Bail w as set at $500. Superior Ave. & Placentia Ave. I Narcotics for Sale, Marijuana and Driving while Suspended/Revoked 1:07 a.m. Joseph Anthony Farfan Jr., 22, Long Beach, w as arrested for possessing narcotics for sale, possessing 1 oz. or less of marijuana w hile driving and driving w hile suspended or revoked. Bail w as set at $25,000. Placentia Ave. & W. 15th St. I Warrant 11:02 p.m. Javier Nava Calderon, 49, Costa Mesa, w as arrested on a w arrant related to possessing unlaw ful paraphernalia. Bail w as set at $2,500.

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