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Volume 4, Issue 16 | February 22, 2019

Search our site... 1 Search Police Files Arrest made in murder of 11-year-old Linda O’Keefe, additional witnesses sought James Alan Neal, 72, of Colorado Springs, was arrested Tuesday, Feb. 19, in the Newport Beach cold case murder of 11-year-old Linda Ann O’Keefe from 1973. The Orange County District Attorney’s Office along with the Newport Beach Police NEWPORT Department announced at a joint press conference on Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 10 a.m. that BEACH James Alan Neal was identified as the suspect in the abduction, sexual molestation, and murder of 11-year-old Linda Ann O’Keefe, after a tireless and exhaustive investigation that Mist lasted for more than 45 years. Humidity: 81% Wind: 3.04 m/h 48.6°F

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Click on photos for larger images Courtesy of OCDA and NBPD (L-R) James Alan Neal (now), James Alan Neal aka James Albert Layton Jr. (vintage photo) At the news conference, Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said, “We believe he (Neal) did this beyond a reasonable doubt.” Neal was arrested Tuesday at 6:29 a.m. in “unremarkable” fashion. He is being held in Colorado and has yet to waive extradition. He will be charged with murder and two additional special circumstances, including kidnapping and lewd and lascivious acts.

Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of NBPD Linda O’Keefe, died July 1973, age 11 Spitzer said, “The significant arrest for the brutal sexual assault and murder of Linda O’Keefe is an affirmation to never give up on solving cold cases. The community resolve for justice, cooperation of local law enforcement, and the strategic use of investigative tools like DNA are what helped find answers for this family and community. Our office will work tirelessly to ensure justice is served in a court of law.” Click on photo for a larger image Photo by Tom Johnson Newport Beach Police Chief Jon Lewis addresses the media Newport Beach Police Chief Jon Lewis said, “For 45 years, the Newport Beach Police Department continued to search for Linda’s killer. Generations of investigators worked on her case. We never gave up.” O’Keefe was abducted while walking home from Lincoln School in Newport Beach on July 6, 1973. Her body was discovered in the Back Bay the following morning. DNA from the investigation site was put into the Codis DNA system but failed to turn up any match. Then, last month, investigators “got a hit through indication genealogy DNA” leading them to Neal. NBPD detectives broke the case through techniques after receiving an investigatory lead from FamilyTreeDNA’s Gene-by-Gene, LTD. laboratory of Houston, Texas with further assistance from genetic genealogist CeCe Moore of Parabon NanoLabs, Inc. of Reston, Virginia. From there, Spitzer said, “It was good old fashion police work in gathering additional DNA” to solidify the case. Neal is looking at “life without the possibility of parole,” with “the death penalty as a consideration.” The Newport Beach Police Department launched an extremely detailed Twitter campaign earlier last year focusing on the O’Keefe cold case. “The Twitter campaign created an awareness around the world,” Lewis said. Authorities said Neal lived in the Newport Beach area back in 1973 working in general construction. Shortly after the murder his family relocated to Chicago. Subsequently, he moved to Florida and switched his name from James Alan George Layton following what Spitzer called “an incident” there. Newport Beach Police contacted O’Keefe’s two surviving family members, sisters, who said the news was “bittersweet” and another “reminder of what happened.” Orange County Senior Deputy District Attorney Matt Murphy will prosecute the case. Additionally, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office and the Newport Beach Police Department have released a vintage photo of James Alan Neal, also known as James Albert Layton Jr., to seek potential additional witnesses who may have seen Neal at or around the time of the murder (in 1973). The exact date of this photo is unknown, however it was likely taken during the time period of the late 1970s to the early 1980s. The Newport Beach Police Department asks that anyone who has further information concerning this investigation call the NBPD Cold Case Tip Line at 949.644.3669. NBPD arrests suspected Citibank robber Yesterday, Thursday, Feb. 21, the Newport Beach Police Department served a search warrant and arrested Marco Antonio Rodriguez Arango, a 23-year-old resident of San Marcos, for the crime of bank robbery. Arrango was the outstanding suspect in the bank robbery of the Citibank in Newport Beach (1100 Newport Center Dr.) that occurred on February 8.

Courtesy of NBPD Marco Antonio Rodriquez Arango jail booking photo Arrango was booked at the Newport Beach Police Department jail on the charge of 211 PC - Robbery. At this time, it is believed Arrango was involved in two additional crimes that occurred on February 5; the first involved a bank robbery of the Chase Bank in Oceanside and the second was an attempted bank robbery of the Wells Fargo Bank in Escondido.

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February 19 Courtesy of NBPD Betsy Thagard Video still from recent Newport Beach bank robbery John Simons Anyone with additional information on this crime is asked to contact Newport Beach Police Detective Prince at 949.644.3762. Michelle St. Amour Events, programs at OASIS Senior Center February 20 Christie Brockhage John Kalvi Mike Volp

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Deirdre O’Shea HAPPENINGS Harry James Stultz SAVE THE DATE: James Huffman Friend of OASIS Annual Fundraiser “Ole! Ole! Fiesta Fantastica” Kathleen Chau Saturday, April 13 from 5 - 9 p.m. Laura Baldwin Henkels Enjoy dinner, dancing, drinks and Linda Walker Dixon gaming. Features a Wheel of Fortune, Silent Auction and Surprise balloon Rene Rick Garcia Susan Perry Sales with prizes donated by 0 restaurants, retail shops and local services. Entertainment by Tears of February 24 Joy. Cost: $45. Tickets go on sale in James Eric Guenther Fair Game March. Jeff J. Grice By TOM JOHNSON VOLUNTEERISM Newport Beach Film Festival Lane Macy Kiefaber Police get their man; airport worker killed and Costa Mesa United Reviewers Needed Michael Wada gets busy in Newport Beach Looking for a way to engage your love Rick Harris Yahamen Kudos to the Newport Beach Police Department for their apparent of arts? Apply to become a Newport solving of the Linda O’Keefe murder dating back to 1973. O’Keefe Beach Film Festival Reviewer. If you’re was the 11-year-old girl walking home from summer school who interested, contact Dorothy Krauss at disappeared. Her body was found the next morning in the Back Bay 949.253.2880, ext. 233 or email area. dorothy.krauss@newportbeach According to Newport Beach Police Chief Jon Lewis, filmfest.com O’Keefe’s photo has been on display all these years in the ENC Museum Docents Detectives’ office as a reminder of the open case. Interested in spending time helping Fortunately, a hit last month on some DNA connected with the out the Environmental Nature Center? case tipped off officers to the lead. From there, it was “good old- Docents staff the front desk, greet fashioned police work” to zero in on the subject, 72-year-old James visitors and provide information at the Alan Neal. ENC’s state-of-the-art learning facility. Next steps will include extraditing Neal back from Colorado, where he was arrested Training will cover frequently asked Tuesday. questions, emergency information, The Orange County District Attorney has promised to prosecute the case with their full and ENC policies and procedures. capabilities. Commit to volunteering one day a Just to make matters more interesting, the District Attorney and NBPD released a week or just one day a month. This vintage photo of Neal from the 1970/80s last evening seeking additional witnesses or training is for both experienced as

information. well as brand new docents. Volunteer Both offices also corrected an earlier statement saying that Neal previously went by the hours: Weekends, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. Lido Village Books name of James Albert Layton, Jr., and not James Alan George Layton. and 12 - 4 p.m. Weekdays, 8 a.m. - Bestsellers During his time in Newport Beach he is believed to have worked in general construction. 12:30 p.m. and 12:30 - 5 p.m. • • • PROGRAMS/SERVICES A blown tire on a John Wayne Airport walkway killed 37-year-old Brandon Allison, of Great Courses Discussion Fullerton, this week in a freak accident. Meets Thursdays from 3 - 4 p.m. New Allison and a co-worker were attempting maintenance on the jet bridge walkway used to Topic: “My Favorite Universe,” to watch connect the terminal to the aircraft doors when the tire exploded. Great Courses DVD followed by a The incident occurred Tuesday morning according to an airport spokesperson. group discussion. Meetings are free Another employee working with Allison refused treatment. and RSVP is not required. Takes place • • • in Room 2B. View page 17 in the Costa Mesa United is a nonprofit group that over the years has raised money to improve newsletter for the scheduled topics. sports fields, facilities and programs of local schools. Free Income Tax Service Most of their efforts have focused on Costa Mesa. That all changed this week when CMU Appointments can now be scheduled Adult Reading approved a $23,500 grant to support the re-do of the Newport Harbor High School weight with tax counselors through April 12. 1. Home Body by Joanna Gaines room. OASIS will offer the AARP Tax-Aide 2. The Only Woman in the Room NHHS’s population includes 65 percent of students from Costa Mesa. Program administered by the AARP by Marie Benedict Over the years, CMU has been instrumental in assisting in the building of both Estancia Foundation in cooperation with the 3. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely and Costa Mesa High School football fields, weight rooms and swimming pools. IRS. The AARP Tax-Aide Program Fine by Gail Honeyman CMU raises funds through community donations and an annual golf tournament held provides free personal income tax 4. Educated by Tara Westover each January at Mesa Verde Country Club. assistance to middle- and low-income 5. In Praise of Difficult Women: • • • taxpayers. For detailed information and Life Lessons From 29 Heroines Ben Zdeba, from the City of Newport Beach Community Development Department, let what to bring to your appointment, visit Who Dared to Break the Rules by me know that an apparent typo reporting an upcoming date of the General Plan Update the website to view the newsletter, Karen Karbo Steering Committee needs correcting. page 7. 6. My Own Words by Ruth Bader We previously reported that upcoming dates were March 6 and March 29. The 29th date One Warm Coat Ginsberg should be changed to Wednesday, March 20. Coat Donations Accepted until 7. The Immortalists by Chloe Sorry for the inconvenience. February 28. Did you get a new coat Benjamin during the holidays? If the answer is 8. Celine by Peter Heller yeas, “One Warm Coat,” would be 9. The Friend by Sigrid Nunez happy to accept your old coat as a 10. Inheritance by Dani Shapiro donation. Winter and cold weather are 11. The Truths We Hold: An here and no one should have to go American Journey by Kamala without a coat. The non-profit agency, Harris One Warm Coat, will have donation 12. Where the Crawdads Sing by boxes in the OASIS lobby. Please Delia Owens check your closets for clean, usable 13. Becoming by Michelle Obama coats of any size and style to donate. 14. The Travelling Cat Chronicles The donations will be delivered to by Hiro Arikawa SPIN (Serving People In Need) and 15. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee distributed to the homeless population in Orange County. 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. Kid Picks Sing & Pick Hootenanny Group 1. : The Novel Every Friday from 1 - 3 p.m. Bring your by Val Emmich with Steven stringed instrument or just come and Levenson, Benj Pasek & Justin sing along. Takes place in OASIS Paul Room 5. 1 2. How to Be a Good Creature: A Weekday Lunch Memoir in Thirteen Animals by Sy Welcome to lunch! Want to meet new Montgomery Tuesday night’s mesmerizing sky friends? Come join other seniors on 3. Uni the Unicorn and the Dream weekdays in the Evelyn Hart Event Come True by Amy Krouse Center, Monday through Friday, from Rosenthal 12 - 12:30 p.m. Delicious hot and cold 4. I Am a Rebel Girl: A Journal to lunches are served by a local catering Start Revolutions by Elena Favill company. Reservations by 9 a.m. two 5. Good Night Stories for Rebel days in advance are appreciated. Call Girls by Elena Favili 959.718.1820. Suggested donations: 6. Stories for Boys Who Dare to $4.50 per meal for 60 years of age and Be Different: True Tales of older; $6 for 60 years of age and Amazing Boys Who Changed the younger. Check the OASIS newsletter World without Killing Dragons by for the monthly menu calendar. Ben Brooks OASIS Wood Carvers Seek New Members Thursdays between 8 - 11 a.m. This group works on individual projects and welcomes new members. Come any Thursday and see Junie Allen to sign up, or find out more about the group. Instructors are 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 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Free | Read a different book based on a chosen 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. Bring your own acoustic guitar. Takes place in Room 5. OASIS Sing Along Ongoing, Thursdays from 1 - 3 p.m. | Free | Join a group of music aficionados who love to sing together, harmonize and learn new tunes. Join in the fun. RSVP not required. Takes 3424 Via Oporto, Ste 102B place in OASIS Room 1A. Newport Beach Hula 949.673.2549 Ongoing, Mondays | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. | lidovillagebooks.com Free | RSVP not required. Taught by Marianne Ripley. Click on photo for a larger image Photo by Kevin Pellon (Instagram @socalsnapz) Tai Chi Qigong Socalsnapz.com Thursdays, Continuing through March Jaw-dropping colors light up the skyline on Tuesday 7 from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. | $59/5 | Drop ins $20/1; no refunds. Being one of the most effective, widely practiced body and mind exercises in the world, the continuous circular, gentle movements of Tai Chi create a powerful flow of energy that will enhance physical health, and cultivate tranquility and harmony in your mind. This class provides step-by-step instruction for Tai Chi Qigong 18 movements. For clarification on style, email the instructor. Beginners are welcome. Wear comfortable clothing; no open- toed shoes. 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. | Free | These easy to learn gentle movements promote physical fitness Home & Garden and mental relaxation. Bring a one- inch round (in diameter) wood stick Calendar – go plant 0 that has a length equivalent to your Farmers’ Markets body height. Most hardware stores Corona del Mar Certified You Must Remember This: Orange County Illustrated, carry wood sticks. Meets at Grant Farmers’ Market, open every January 1976 Howald Park, 3000 5th Ave., Corona Saturday from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. By NANCY GARDNER del Mar. rain or shine. Marguerite Avenue I recently came across a couple of old issues of Orange County Illustrated, a magazine Yoga Blend at Pacific Coast Highway. published in the ‘60s and ‘70s. Each month it featured an original work of art on the cover* Ongoing | Times and days vary | Comprises 27 local farmers and original illustrations inside including cartoons by Virgil Partch (VIP) and others. Costs vary | Regain your strength, who offer fresh fruits and flexibility, coordination, sense of self vegetables, as well as flowers, and zest for life. Prepare for fun while pastas and fish. increasing your health. Beginning and Intermediate Levels; Intermediate class is appropriate for participants who have practiced yoga in the last year. No food two hours prior to class. Bring a mat and two blankets. Instructor: Sandy Farr. Zumba Gold Classes are offered Mon. - Thurs. at varying times. | $155 | Offered by CS Dance Factory, your dance party workout will have you groovin’ at your own pace. Easy to follow, low-impact dance steps to zesty Latin and international music. Meet new friends while moving and having fun! Improve balance, strength and mobility. The Click on photo for a larger image Click on photo for a larger image instructors will uplift and energize Lido Marina Village Farmers’ Photos courtesy of Nancy Gardner you. Market, open every Wednesday “Orange County Illustrated,” January 1976 cover art by Stella Popowski SPORTS from 1 - 9 p.m. 3434 Via Lido. An interesting feature was “The County Calendar,” nearly 20 columns of events: Sailing Spend the afternoon sampling Footlights, Exhibitions, Films (festivals and special showings), Music, Special Events, Sports, OASIS Sailing Club makes and shopping for fresh fruits, Lectures and Seminars, Meetings (Datsun Owners Club anyone?) and Special Attractions recreational sailing available to vegetables, flowers, cheeses, (Knott’s Berry Farm, admission $2.25, children $1). This was in addition to the “Gallery Guide” members and their guests, and juice, bread and more. One hour that provided a comprehensive listing of commercial art galleries. That’s a lot of service from provides instruction in sailing to those of complimentary parking in the one publication which also included a section on wines and spirits and one on restaurant members who wish to learn how to structure. Receive an additional reviews. In looking at that section, it reminded me of how much Newport Center/Fashion handle a sailboat. Enjoy year round two hours free when you shop or Island has changed over the years, not just in stores (J. C. Penney’s, Robinson’s, Broadway, sailing in their beautiful Catalina dine in Lido Marina Village. etc.) but restaurants as well. I don’t even remember some of those listed. Chicago Gaslight. 34MKII sloops, OASIS-V and OASIS- VI. Newport Beach Farmers’ Market Apadana. The first seems decidedly down market for today’s Newport Center, particularly as Both are in excellent condition and by Farmer Mark, open every the magazine only gave it two stars out of a possible six. As for the second – belly dancing at ready for all-weather operations. Sunday from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Newport Center? Really? I do remember Bob Burns, a longtime mainstay and the Velvet Sailing is sometimes tranquil and Located right next to Newport Turtle (four stars both), but this must have been before the Ritz, which isn’t listed. always enjoyable. More than 150 Pier. Offers veggies, fruits, friendly club members welcome both flowers, honey, fresh breads, experienced and new sailors. The local farm fresh meats and Club meets the last Wednesday of handcrafted items from local every month. There is a $42 monthly artisans. Choose from a variety dues fees. Sailing is free. Google of free range eggs including “Oasis Sailing Club” for the website. quail, duck, chicken and Call Membership Chair Rob Reid at goose. Certified Costa Mesa 510.329.2741 or email Farmers’ Market at the O.C. Fair, OSCMembership@Oasis open every Thursday from 9 SailingClub.org for membership details. a.m. - 1 p.m. Located in Lot D. Silver Glove Fitness Farm & Gardening Classes at Meets Mondays, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Centennial Farm February 25 - March 25 in the OASIS General Information: Classes are Dance Room. | $80/5 | Drop ins $21/1; intended for participants 16 years no refunds. | This is a non-contact and older unless otherwise boxing program that provides a noted. (Centennial Farm is open workout that is fun, challenging and to the public, but they ask that you always changing. Boxing uses the do not leave your children entire body and has been proven to unattended on the farm.) improve quality of life and health. It is a Classes are generally 1.5 - 2 workout that gets your body moving hours unless otherwise and heart rate going. Beginner to specified, and take place in the advanced athletes welcome. Bring a Silo Building at Centennial Farm, yoga mat, towel and water. Boxing 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Cost: gloves are required for class. Please Fees for classes vary and are purchase these on your own (12 oz. noted in the class description. No size gloves are appropriate). They can refunds will be issued. be found at most sporting goods Click on photo for a larger image stores. Email Did Blackbeard’s near the airport welcome pirates? [email protected] if There were a number of other restaurants that didn’t strike a memory chord – the pirate- you have questions. themed Blackbeard’s (four star), the Beggar’s Opera (three), Baxter’s Street (three) and Pickleball – Outdoor Open Courts & Harry’s New York Bar and Grill (four), but there were others I remembered, but which have Drop-In since closed. Matteo’s in Corona del Mar got a five-star rating and a note that it was a good Four outdoor courts; no lights. Open place for celebrity watching, which seems an odd credit for a place in Corona del Mar. There Courts: Mon. - Fri., 7 - 8 a.m. and 12 was Bobby McGee’s at PCH and Bayside. The magazine gave it three stars, but I remember it p.m. - dusk; Sat. - Sun., 7 a.m. - dusk. primarily as a place to dance and meet people. The magazine granted one six-star Drop In: Mon. - Fri., 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. | A designation. This was given to Ambrosia in Lido Village, an establishment which really raised predetermined schedule of play based the local bar in food preparation. Its closing was much lamented at the time, but that was on skill levels will be posted at the before Newport became such a gourmet garden with all sorts of highly regarded restaurants, courts and online. View the schedule Homegrown Tomatoes Saturday, food fairs and even our own local winery. February 23 at 10 a.m. at www.newportneachca.gov/sports. If there is just one edible plant to Participants will be required to supply grow at home, it is the tomato. their own paddle. Approved paddles Nowhere else is the contrast in must be used at all times. Visit flavor, nutrition and variety www.newportbeachca.gov/sports for between “home-grown” and the list of approved paddles. Noise “store-bought” more evident. This reduced balls will be available onsite. how-to class for all levels of Outdoor pickleball is permitted only at gardeners will provide all the the designated courts. practical knowledge necessary to Pickleball – Indoor Drop-In begin growing tomatoes today. Three indoor court for doubles play; no Learn which varieties to grow, partner is required. Mondays, 12:30 - 3 how to plant and care for p.m.; Fridays, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. tomatoes, and common Paddles and indoor balls are diseases and pests that afflict available. All skill levels are welcome. them. Speaker Dave Freed Click on photo for a larger image Pay and Play. Drop-in cards can be researches, educates and helps Beggar’s Opera restaurant featured wine, beer and vittles purchased online at City Hall or other backyard farmers What Orange County Illustrated was not was a social magazine. There are no pictures of Newport Beach Community Center. successfully grow the ever people attending a fundraiser, no effusive coverage of some gala. In fact, there is a rather RSVP not required. No class on popular home-grown tomato. ironic tone underlying many of the articles, particularly a regular feature, “The Duke of January 18, January 21, February 18. Every year, Freed grows a variety Orange,” which rambles over a variety of county subjects with a somewhat jaundiced view of Senior Tennis Group of hybrids, heirlooms, cherry and government: “A rather ridiculous example of bureaucracy at work is...the county’s proposed Mon., Wed. and Fri. | 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. beefsteak tomatoes in both final budget. It’s fairy tales time again...” It’s hard to imagine Coast Magazine or any of the | Interested in playing tennis? Come containers and regular backyard other glossy publications around today taking that particular note, which is wise. When out to the San Joaquin Tennis Courts soil. He always has plenty of covering social events, irony is not appreciated. at 1550 Crown Drive, Corona del Mar. tomatoes and is always happy to *Editor’s Note on the cover artist: Stella Popowski (1931-2008) was a prolific painter, Please note: All play is doubles, no share his tips on growing mainly known for abstract and atomic designs. She was also a well-respected jewelry need to bring a partner or sign up in tomatoes. designer. In the U.S., she was active in Los Angeles, Berkeley and San Francisco. Popowski advance. Players ranked 3.0 and Cost: $10 fee covers the cost of also played a big part in the modernist jewelry movement in Taxco, Mexico. Her jewelry and above are encouraged to participate. materials and/or handouts. other works of art are in private collections throughout the world. Please bring a racquet and $1 for To register for the Farm & Garden ~~~~~~~~ balls. For more information, contact Classes, visit www.ocfair.com Nancy Gardner, former Mayor of Newport Beach, longtime resident and daughter of Linda Hardenbergh at and click on Garden Classes. Judge Robert Gardner, is a regular contributor to StuNewsNewport. [email protected]. Let’s Tee it Up 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 Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of Roger’s Gardens Classic Course, $38; Wed.: Costa Nature Gardening Series • Mesa-Mesa Linda, $26, par 70; and Learning from Nature How to Fri.: Fountain Valley-Mile Square Garden with Ron Vanderhoff, Players Course, long and Saturday, February 23 from 9 - 10 challenging, $40. Cart fees vary. a.m. Become a better gardener, Average cost is $12 per person. by being a keen observer of how Reservations required. nature does it in its own wild More OASIS events below 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 classroom for a fully illustrated program. He will educate you on native plant communities and habitats throughout Orange 0 County with expert discussion of such “garden: topics as slope, Stump the Stu aspect, water (and its seasonality), sun exposure, soil Golden Dragon is illuminating texture, soil composition, nutrients, insect associations and much more. Vanderhoff is an Orange County horticulture leader, native plant expert and wildlands ecologist. He is a director of The CA Native Plant Society and sits on several natural history and horticultural advisory and science committees. Held at Roger’s Gardens, 2301 Road, Corona del Mar. www.rogersgardens.com More events, programs at OASIS CARDS & GAMES Bridge From beginning to advanced and duplicate, learn and advance your skills in this stimulating game. Session times and costs vary. Mah Jongg Experience players meet on an 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 Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of Roger’s Gardens should come at 1 p.m. on Fridays to Welcome Spring Miniature learn how to play. Meets on an Garden Workshop with Barbara ongoing basis on Fridays from 1- 4 McGraw, Saturday, February 23 p.m. in the Library/Game Room. Free from 10 - 11 a.m. Let this colorful and RSVP is not required. miniature garden awaken your Ping Pong senses as the winter season New players are always welcome. fades away. Join their Miniature Meets on an ongoing basis on Tue. Garden Expert, Barbara McGraw, and Thurs. from 2 - 5 p.m. in the as she guides you on how to Event Center. Free and RSVP is not create your fresh spring required. miniature garden. Workshop fee Scrabble is $90 per person, includes all Game boards, tiles and official materials and step-by-step Scrabble dictionary provided. All instructions. Supplementary levels welcome. Meets on an ongoing supplies or plant materials may basis on Mon. from 1:30 - 4 p.m. in be available for an additional fee. Click on photo for a larger image Room 2B. Free and RSVP is not This one must have been a head scratcher, as Stu only received two correct answers on Unfortunately, due to material required. where this Golden Dragon resides. It watches over Benihana (actually there are a pair of costs, cancellations after Shanghai/May I them) located on the eye-catching blue tile roof at 4250 Birch St., Newport Beach. If you enjoy February 15 cannot be refunded. If you know how to play rummy, you’ll Japanese hibachi cuisine, head over to Benihana for dishes served tableside by theatrical Please bring gloves if desired. To pick up this game in no time! Meets chefs. make your reservation, go to on an ongoing basis on Tue. from Congratulations to Dominic Tucci and Missy Ann Schweiger. www.shoprogersgardens.com. 12:30 - 4 p.m. in the Library/Game If you have a unique spot or icon around town that you think Stu News Newport readers Held at Roger’s Gardens, 2301 Room. Free and RSVP is not would enjoy finding out about, please shoot it, share it and give us the location, so we can San Joaquin Hills Road, Corona required. challenge them! Happy Hunting. del Mar. Texas Hold’em Players Wanted – www.rogersgardens.com Beginners and Experienced Enjoy treats and a chance to win a gift certificate to In-n-Out Burger! Must Should know the basics of poker; new players welcome. Meets on the first and third Friday every month from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. in Room 1B. Play for chips only. Free and RSVP is not required. MEAL PROGRAMS Daily lunch program where both hot and cold meals are served Monday through Friday from 12 - 2 p.m. Click on photo for a larger image Suggested donation: $4.50 and Gardening for Beginners, reservations are required. Call Saturday, February 23 from 9 - 949.718.1820. 10 a.m. They will help you take This service is available to the guesswork out of gardening. homebound seniors in Newport Learn gardening basics and gain Beach providing nutrition as well as the confidence to grow your dignity. Call Andrea at 949.718.1811 favorite veggies, flowers and to inquire about services. more. SCREENINGS, SUPPORT GROUPS Held at Armstrong Garden and COUNSELING Centers, 1500 E. Coast Highway, Senior Empowerment Group Newport Beach. Fridays, Continuing through March 15 www.armstronggarden.com at 10 a.m. in Room 5. Facilitated by 6 Mieka Bledsoe, LMFT, Human Options, this nine-week education and Fifth graders attend FiiN (Fostering Interest in Nature) support group is for individuals age 50 or better who feel they have Camp in experienced abuse (financial, verbal, By LANA JOHNSON psychological, or physical). The group The Newport Beach Recreation & Senior Services Department (NB Rec. Services) will focus on learning to set limits and partnered with two Newport Beach-based organizations – Camp James and Newport Bay manage conflicts. Conservancy (NBC) – to launch its inaugural year of Fostering Interest in Nature – FiiN, Health Screenings Click on photo for a larger image beginning this week in Upper Newport Bay. Walk-in Blood Pressure Screenings From Tuesday, Feb. 19 through today, Friday, Feb. 22, NB Rec. Services hosted its first Tomatomania!, March 1 through on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday from 9 - class of 33 fifth graders. This kicked off the eight-week season that will host Title 1 school March 10. The world’s largest 11 a.m. Visual Aid Screening by the students from throughout Orange County for a four day, three-night science camp. Students (and most fun) tomato plant sale Braille Institute for magnifying when experienced camping in tents, tide pool exploration at the Back Bay Science Center, hiking the comes to Roger’s Gardens for eyeglasses are no longer sufficient. educational trails in Big Canyon, water safety with our lifeguards, a boat tour of the harbor and the 7th year. Scott Daigre and his Call 714.821.5000 for an trying their hand at kayaking through the scenic and history-rich . staff of Tomatomaniacs offer an appointment. astonishing selection of more Free Medical Lectures than 200 varieties of heirloom Provided by Hoag Hospital. Call and hybrid tomato plants, 949.644.3244 for the schedule. including new varieties for 2019 Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support and a large selection of peppers. Group Also, they will be introducing the Meetings are open to caregivers, Tomato of the Year, “Pigletwillie’s family members and friends caring French Black,” a very dark red for a loved one with Alzheimer’s or with chocolate shoulders, juicy dementia on the first Weds. of the flesh and an intense full-bodied month from 10 - 11:30 a.m. meaty taste. Immerse yourself in Caregivers Support Group seminars that will leave you “Thrive not Survive” meets the 2nd wanting to learn more about and 4th Wednesday of the month at these special plants. Experts will 10 a.m. in Room 5. Caregiving is answer any questions to ensure challenging. The goal of this group is a successful tomato season. to increase your confidence as a Happy Tomato Hunting! Visit the caregiver, improve the skills that you website for details on all the free have developed and offer a safe tomato seminars. place to share your feelings. Free and Held at Roger’s Gardens, 2301 facilitated by the Caregiver Resource San Joaquin Hills Road, Corona Center, 714.446.5030. Parkinson’s Newly Diagnosed del Mar. Click on photo for a larger image www.rogersgardens.com Photos by Lana Johnson Support Group Newport Beach Lifeguard Andy Hayes demonstrates water safety A group of people newly diagnosed There are a total of six schools participating in the program from Newport Mesa and the with Parkinson’s meets the 2nd and Santa Ana Unified School Districts this first year: Fremont Elementary (SAUSD), Heninger 4th Friday of the month from 10:30 Elementary (SAUSD), Diamond Elementary (SAUSD), Romero-Cruz Elementary (SAUSD, two a.m. - 12 p.m. camp weeks), Sonora Elementary (NMUSD, two camp weeks) and Walker Elementary Nasira’s Nutrition Individualized (SAUSD). Camp dates are: 2/19-2/22, 2/26-3/1, 3/5-3/8, 3/19-3/22, 3/26-3/29, 4/2-4/5, 4/9-4/12 Nutritional Counseling and 4/16-4/19. The schools were chosen back in September 2018, based on responses to Nasira Burkholder-Cooley, DRPH, an email sent out to all Title I schools in SAUSD and NMUSD. RD, CPT. She is a doctorate-level According to Derek Breaux, recreation supervisor of NB Rec. Services, who is registered dietician, a certified overseeing the camp program, “We chose fifth grade, because not only does it coincide with personal trainer and a yoga what they are learning in school (Physical Activity, Growth and Development, Personal and instructor. Community Health, Earth/Life/Physical Sciences, and incorporation of the Education and One-on-one nutrition consultation to Environment Initiative, to name a few), they are also reaching an age where we felt they would benefit individuals seeking to be comfortable branching out and staying a few nights away from home. optimize their health through diet. If you’re interested in learning more about how good nutrition can help Grow Your Own Strawberries, you meet your health goas, set up a Saturday, March 9 from 8 - 9 a.m. nutritional counseling appointment. Plant berries now for flavorful Fitness consultation is also available. summer harvests. Berries are so Cost: $80 for a 60-minute easy to grow, even in small consultation. For more information places. and to set up an appointment, contact Held at Armstrong Garden Nasira at Centers, 1500 E. Coast Highway, [email protected]. Newport Beach. Call 425.445.3914. www.armstronggarden.com Meals on Wheels Three (3) nutritious meals are delivered Monday through Friday to homebound seniors (60 and older) that qualify for the program. Volunteers take time from their days to use their own vehicles to lovingly ensure that no senior is without a meal. If you have questions about the program, how it works, or if you and a loved one qualify, contact Andrea at 949.718.1811. TRAVEL Courtesy of Sherman Library & Gardens DAY TRIPS Cymbidium Orchids, Day Trip departure/return location is at Wednesday, March 13 at 9 a.m. Click on photo for a larger image the Newport Coast Community Center, This very popular class includes Campers collecting phytoplankton and zooplankton in Upper Newport Bay 6401 San Joaquin Hills Road, a comprehensive lecture on “Next year, we aim to reach out to other school districts in order to give everyone in Newport Coast (corner of Newport growing cymbidium orchids and Orange County a chance to send their class. We allow a maximum of 40 students each week, Coast Drive). is followed by a hands-on lab meaning we will be serving approximately 320 students this first year. In the future, we do Jeopardy Game Show Taping, where participants pot an orchid have the capacity to serve anywhere from 350 - 400 per season. We will start recruiting Wednesday, March 6. Taping at Sony to take home. Pre-registration is schools for our 2020 program immediately after year one is complete.” Studios. Lunch on your own at EATaly. required. The instructor is Darla So, how does the FiiN partnership shake out? According to Breaux, Camp James runs Departs: 9:30 a.m. Returns: 5:30 p.m. Miller. Cost: Friends, $30; Non- the base camp and overnight portions of FiiN, including staffing the tents overnight, running Cost: $65/$70. members, $40. nightly campfire programs and overseeing breakfast and dinner on site. Newport Bay The Luck O’The Irish, Saturday, March Held at Sherman Library & Conservancy oversees the educational portion of camp, staying with the students throughout 16. Celebrate St. Patrick’s weekend Gardens, 2647 E. Coast the day and leading them on the varied activities. with an Irish luncheon and musical Highway, Corona del Mar. review at Almansor Court with Irish www.slgardens.org songs, comedy, costumes, dialogue Iron Hanging Kokedama and dances. Lunch includes an entrée Workshop with Kathleen or corned beef and cabbage, chicken Nestell, Thursday, March 14 from dijonnaise or veggie pasta, Irish ice 5 - 6 p.m. They are putting a fun cream sundae and wine. Green beer new spin on the traditional can be purchased. Shopping and an kokedama. Join opportunity drawing too! Departs: 10 Horticulturist/Original Designs a.m. Returns: 5:30 p.m. Cost: $65/$70. Designer, Kathleen Nestell, to Wheel of Fortune Game Show Taping, make a gorgeous small statured Friday, March 29. Taping at Sony philodendron that fits perfectly in Studios. Lunch included at Canter’s, an aged metal hanger. Workshop one of ’s oldest delis. fee is $75 per person and Departs: 11 a.m. Returns: 7:30 p.m. includes the philodendron, the Cost: $85/$90. iron hanger, moss, soil, binding Norton Simon Museum, Wednesday, wire and step-by-step April 3. Travel to Pasadena and upon instructions. Additional supplies arrival at the museum and before it can be purchased separately. opens, enjoy a private tour of their Unfortunately, due to material Modern World collection, early costs, cancellations after Friday, Renaissance through the 20th century. March 8 cannot be refunded. To Later, view the special exhibit make your reservation, go to Matisse/Odalisque (a harem slave or www.shoprogersgardens.com or concubine) that shows how artists Click on photo for a larger image exploit the tension between the reality call 949.640.5800. Students view the they collected under the microscope and artifice in their images. View the Held at Roger’s Gardens, 2301 This week the youngsters were kept extremely busy: On Tuesday, following setting up works of Matisse, Picasso, Bazille and San Joaquin Hills Road, Corona their belongings in one of two huge tents, staff conducted ice breaking games. Newport others. Box lunch included at the del Mar. Beach Lifeguard Andy Hayes came out to teach the importance of water safety. Time was set Norton Simon Garden café. Departs: www.rogersgardens.com aside to write postcards, which were mailed to the youngsters’ addresses so when they 9:30 a.m. Returns: 4:30 p.m. Cost: Lunch & Lecture: Dustin Gimbel, arrived back home they could see what their thoughts were about being at FiiN. Lunch was $65/$70. Friday, March 15 from 11 a.m. - 1 served by Newport Dunes staff at the Back Bay Bistro, which created a special menu. Hollyhock House/Judson Studios, p.m. On select Fridays of every (Throughout the week, some meals were camp-friendly, allowing the youth to take boxed Friday, April 12. Your first top in Los month, Sherman Gardens in lunches on the trails if need be, while other kid favorite-meals like tacos and spaghetti were Angeles will be at the Judson Studios, partnership with Cafe Jardin, made right at the Bistro.) the oldest family-run stained glass features a horticulture speaker After lunch, NBC naturalists took the group to the Back Bay Science Center, where they studio in America. You will have a combined with a delicious lunch had hands-on experience with tide pool creatures in the touch tank; performed various guided tour and view their exquisite, – the perfect way to end the week. science activities in the teaching lab, such as collecting phytoplankton and zooplankton from handcrafted product representing the March month’s speaker is Dustin the Upper Newport Bay (UNB) and then observing the plant and animal creatures under the best in traditional and modern design. Gimbel, landscape microscope; walked the trail with binoculars to view birds in UNB (including seeing a nesting Lunch with a choice of entrée included designer/horticulturist and osprey); and learned about fresh and saltwater, and how the two types come together at UNB at the Taix French Restaurant located potter/ceramics designer, who as an . A surprise of the day was seeing a dolphin frolicking in the Back Bay. at its present location since 1962. will speak on sculpture and Then on to the Hollyhock House, Frank modernism. Sculpture can be Lloyd Wright’s first LA project, recently found throughout our gardens renovated. The hollyhock flower was and landscapes; in plants, the favorite of the original owner, Alice boulders, contours of the land Barnsdall, and was incorporated into and in objects created by hand, the house on its roofline, walls and such as sculpture and ceramics. columns. Tour on your own with This event will sell-out; pre- docents available for information and registration is required. Advanced answering any questions. Please Reservations: Friends Lunch & note: Attendees must wear flat shoes, Lecture, $25; Non-member preferably rubber soled and with a Lunch & Lecture, $35; Friends minimum heel width of two inches are Lecture Only, Free; Non-member required. No spike heels can be worn Lecture Only, $5. Day of Walk-Ins: inside. Friends Lunch & Lecture, $35; Departs: 8 a.m. Returns: 5:30 p.m. Non-member Lunch & Lecture, Cost: $99/$104. Wait List Only. $45; Friends Lecture Only, Free Pala Casino, Wednesday, April 24. (RSVPs are appreciated); Non- Time to return to the premier resort member Lecture Only, $10. and casino with its 2,000 state-of-the- Lunch will be served before the art slot machines and video machines. lecture. Receive a $5 credit on your Pala Held at Sherman Library & Privileges card. Departs: 8:45 a.m. Gardens, 2647 E. Coast Returns: 5:30 p.m. Cost: $15/$20. Highway, Corona del Mar. EXTENDED TRIPS www.slgardens.org 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 nights) Time to relax, gamble and perhaps take a boat ride at your leisure while visiting Don Laughlin’s premiere

Click on photo for a larger image resort and a favorite Laughlin casino, located on the banks of the majestic Fragrant Flowers, Saturday, Colorado River. Includes roundtrip March 16 from 8 - 9 a.m. transportation and three buffets. Fragrant flowers can be one of Departs: March 5, 9 a.m. Returns: the most rewarding aspects of a March 7, 5:30 p.m. garden. Many plants including Georgia On My Mind -– March 21 - 27 annuals, perennials and shrubs or October 20 - 26. can bring wonderful scent to your California Coast & Wine Country -– yard. Horticultural experts will May 12 - 18 or September 8 - 14. focus on fragrant choices to plant Mystery Tours -– May 13 - 17 or May now and enjoy for seasons to 20 - 24. come. No registration required. Kentucky & The Ark -– May 22 - 27 or Held at Armstrong Garden Click on photo for a larger image October 23 - 28. Centers, 1500 E. Coast Highway, Youngsters experienced the touch tank that was filled with a variety of inhabitants, from Chicago All Access -– May 23 - 29 or Newport Beach. lobsters and octopuses to sea urchins, sea stars and anemones September 1 - 7. www.armstronggarden.com Wednesday was Big Canyon day, where the students hiked from Camp James to the Alaska Cruise Holland America -– Big Canyon trail system, stopping at educational stations that taught them about native and May 25 - June 1. non-native plants, Native Americans and various other topics that are specific to Newport Bay. Canyon de Chelly & Mesa Verde -– Thursday was spent on the water, starting with a boat tour of Newport Harbor, aboard the September 8 - 12. Cool Breeze, that was donated and captained by the staff from the Fun Zone Boat Company. Gambling trips are scheduled monthly. Then, the students were dropped back off at Camp James where they tried their skills at All trips are sold on a first-come, first- kayaking and orienteering, which was the first for many of them. For dinner, the Camp James served basis and may sell out. Note: staff cooked up hot dogs and s’mores with the campers, allowing them to experience cooking Trips fill up quickly, so sign up early! over an open fire right on the beach. Travel Office: Open Monday - Friday, 9 Click on photo for a larger image Friday brought an end to camp activities, where the fifth graders reflected on what they a.m. - 1 p.m. Call 949.718.1810. had learned before eating lunch and getting back on the bus to head for home. What an Welcome Spring Into Your Home eventful week! & Garden, March 22 - 24. For a complete list of classes and Celebrate the Spring season at happenings, visit the OASIS website. Roger’s Gardens! Experience a They are also listed in the quarterly weekend of artistic garden “Newport Navigator,” available at the displays, special events, Newport Beach Public Library seminars and interactive branches. demonstrations to inspire ideas for your home and garden. Rejuvenate your garden by learning from gardening experts on how to grow abundant rose blooms, create a bountiful edible garden, landscape with native plants, and the benefits of nurturing indoor plants. For entertaining inspirations, view beautiful tablescapes, learn from their designers how to make floral and planted arrangements, and taste their most popular seasonal gourmet foods. The gardens have been inspired by Spring itself with endless photo opportunities. Embrace the season by celebrating beautiful environments, nature, habitats, Click on photo for a larger image and sustainable living while Photos by Derek Breaux learning how to bring beauty into Instructor Colin Robinson discusses Native American artifacts found at Big Canyon your home and garden. Thanks to funding made available by the City of Newport Beach and the Lido House Held at Roger’s Gardens, 2301 Hotel project, for youngsters who attend the camp, their schools only pay the cost of the San Joaquin Hills Road, Corona transportation. Funding was required as a condition of approval of a Coastal Development del Mar. Permit by the California Coastal Commission for the Lido House Hotel back in October 2015. www.rogersgardens.com Pursuant to the terms of the ground lease with RD Olson, the City contributed $975,000 and RD Olson contributed $440,232. These funds are earmarked for the program, allowing FiiN to Growing Perfect Tomatoes, run for the next 10 years! Saturday, March 23 from 8 - 9 For many of the students, this will be their first visit to the beach in addition to the unique a.m. It’s tomato planting time. hands-on activities planned for them. With an emphasis on marine ecology, FiiN provides an w w w .crystalcovestatepark.org They are easy to grow and great outdoor experience they will never forget, and at the same time fosters stewards of our for beginning gardeners. No precious resources. registration required. Held at Armstrong Garden Centers, 1500 E. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. www.armstronggarden.com

Click on photo for larger image If you love hiking, lace up those boots. The backcountry and wilderness areas offer you 18 miles of hiking trails through 2,400 acres of native wilderness, mostly the endangered coastal sage scrub plant Click on photo for a larger image community. For energetic Best Landscape Shrubs, backpackers, there are three Saturday, March 30 from 8 - 9 environmental campgrounds, one in a.m. Grow the best landscape the canyon and two at the higher shrubs for California gardens. elevations. The higher trails offer Their garden experts will discuss beautiful vistas of the mountainous the most outstanding performers backcountry, geological formations Click on photo for a larger image for our area. Looking for This dolphin was a surprise visitor in Upper Newport Bay and the Pacific Ocean. Exploring the evergreen, flowering or a plant for If you would like more information on the FiiN program, contact Derek Breaux, NB lower trails offers hiking through shade? They will show you what Recreation Supervisor, at [email protected], and visit the City’s website here. riparian woodlands with oak and works. No registration required. Check out more photos from FiiN camp below sycamore trees along the seasonal Held at Armstrong Garden Moro Creek. Whether you trek the high Centers, 1500 E. Coast Highway, or low trails or both, you will see native Newport Beach. plants and animals that call this park www.armstronggarden.com home. CALIFORNIA FRIENDLY® Gardening Solutions Contest, Enter now and continuing through May 26. Voting takes place Monday, May 27 - Friday, June 7 at 12 p.m. Enter Roger’s Gardens’ 11th Annual “Orange County CALIFORNIA FRIENDLY® Gardening Contest.” A California Friendly garden supports pollinators, animals and other wildlife by creating a great habitat that is designed in harmony with Click on photo for larger image nature. It incorporates beautiful Looking for birds? Bring a pair of unthirsty plants, maintained binoculars and look for feathered organically, sequesters carbon to friends who have adapted to Crystal combat climate change, reduces Cove, as you hike the trails, which go pollution, free of invasive plants, from easy to strenuous. Among the and may even provide locally birds you might spot: Anna’s grown fruits and vegetables. The Hummingbird, American Kestrel, CALIFORNIA FRIENDLY Garden Black-Bellied Plover, Black Phoebe, Contest celebrates and rewards Brown Pelican and the Great Blue these outstanding gardens by Heron. For a directory of birds, visit promoting them in the www.crystalcovestatepark.org/ community, and offering cash birds-of-crystal-cove/. For a trail map, prizes and inspiration for all visit https://crystalcove.org/wp-content/ gardeners. Enter at uploads/2017/05/CrystalCove_ http://rogersgardens.com/ca- Trails_Map.pdf. friendly-gardening-contest/. Stop by Ranger Alex’s Trailside Chat There is no entry fee. For event table on Saturday, Feb. 23 from 12 - 3 categories, visit the website. p.m. and learn about some of the fun Held at Roger’s Gardens, 2301 and interesting animals that live at San Joaquin Hills Road, Corona Crystal Cove State Park. Find Alex and del Mar. her bounty of nature props near the Historic District Education Commons www.rogersgardens.com 0 by the Beachcomber Cafe. Park in the Year Round Los Trancos lot (PCH inland at Centennial Farm at the OC Fair & Sherman Library & Gardens to hold free Hollywoodland stoplight Los Trancos then walk Events Center is open daily. through the tunnel or take the shuttle.) Hours: Monday - Friday, 1 - 4 lecture p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 9 On Wednesday, March 6 at 7 p.m., Sherman Library & Gardens will hold a special a.m. - 4 p.m. Free admission and lecture: “Hooray for Hollywoodland: 96 Year History of the Hollywood Sign.” parking. Located at 88 Fair Drive, In 1923, Moses H. Sherman, namesake of Sherman Library & Gardens, partnered with Costa Mesa. several associates to create an upscale hillside housing development named Hollywoodland. Built as a temporary billboard to advertise the development, the Hollywood FEBRUARY GARDENING TIPS: sign now ranks as one of Los Angeles’ top tourist attractions and one of the most iconic images in the world.

Click on photo for larger image Courtesy of Crystal Cove Conservancy Enjoy a free Sea Glass Jewelry Making Activity each Wednesday, Feb. 27 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Turn a found object into a beautiful piece of jewelry. Learn the art of wire wrapping sea glass to turn a found item into a one-of-a-kind creation. Takes place at the Education Commons in the Click on photo for a larger image Historic District. Park in the Los In the Garden Trancos lot. (PCH inland at the Feed me! Avocado and citrus stoplight at Los Trancos then walk trees are hungry for much- across the street or take the shuttle.) needed nutrients. Sprinkle the recommended amount of Dr. Earth Natural Wonder Fruit Tree fertilizer about two feet from the trunk and water. Make up your beds. Prepared Click on photo for a larger image spring flowerbeds by working Courtesy of Sherman Library & Gardens compost or other organic Historian Mary Mallory presents the fascinating story of how this emblem of glamour and material into the soil. opportunity has come to symbolize the city in which it resides. This is a free event. In the House To RSVP, call 949.673.0033 or visit www.slgardens.org. Adjust watering. The key to Sherman Library & Gardens is located at 2647 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. healthy houseplants is water but because of the reduced light intensity, houseplants may not Click on photo for larger image need to be watered as often as For additional information on events they do when they are actively and to make reservations, contact growing. Poke your finger in the www.crystalcove.org, or call soil to the root depth. If it is dry, it 949.376.6200. is time to water. If leaves are Note: For all events, activities are free turning yellow but back on the (unless cost is listed). Day-use fee: water. $5/per hour (max. $15). Tips courtesy of Armstrong Garden Centers.

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What’s on the Calendar? Letter to the Editor: Family Science Sundays, One Reference to CdMHS has little bearing on story Sunday each month from 10 a.m. May I respectfully point out that using “former CdM student” in the headline in the last HOAG HEALTH - 4 p.m. Recommended for ages edition (for the Camden Nicholson story, Tuesday, Feb. 19) does two unfortunate things: 1. It COMMUNITY EDUCATION 3 - 12. Enjoy free activities in the adds pain to the 2,000+ CdM students, plus recent grads, who have been through so much CLASSES/SUPPORT GROUPS Muth Interpretive Center loss the past 18 months. 2. It draws negative attention to a school that is doing so many great 844.810.2933 classroom, with a different things and making so many healthy changes since the suicide of one of our beloved Register online at www.hoag.org educational theme to explore. students. Please Note: Classes fill quickly. The activities are self-guided and While it may be interesting to some that the 27-year-old suspect went to CdM, it is not can include hands-on exhibits, relevant to the homicide investigation and he attended about 9 years ago. It is not relevant to outside hikes, crafts and more. current events, their timing, or their cause. Mentioning his attendance seems more No registration is necessary. appropriate as a minor mention (as part of his general background) in the story but not the Wild Tales, every Friday, from headline. 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Peter and We CdM parents hold our breaths when a tragic event happens in town. “Please Lord, Gentle Meditation Mary Muth Interpretive Center for don’t let it be a CdM family” is texted around town every single time, including this one. These Tuesdays | 6:45 - 7:45 p.m. | $15 | Join 2-8 year olds. Enjoy story time, a kids have been through so much. this gentle meditation class that can walk and an activity. Pre- Thanks for listening. I’m not intending to be critical but wanted to engender some help you set your priorities and focus registration is required. empathy for the CdMHS community. on the health of your body, mind and 949.923.2269. Sincerely, spirit. You will participate in simple, yet Ruth Kobayashi effective exercises that are pleasant. Newport Beach Takes place at Hoag for Her Center for Wellness, 500 Superior Ave., Ste. 315, Newport Beach. Gentle Yoga Tuesdays | 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. | $15 | Join this gentle yoga class where everyone feels welcome and supported. The class is structured to help participants find inner peace and calm while Click on photo for a larger image providing gentle exercise to help the Kayak Tour every Saturday and body-mind rewind and recharge. Sunday at 10 a.m. Launch from Instructor Dr. Milka Gronlund, Ph.D., the Newport Aquatic Center at 1 PsyD, specializes in wellness and has Whitecliffs Drive for a two-hour been practicing internationally for more guided tour of Upper Newport than 20 years. Note: This class is not Bay. Trained naturalists begin for pregnant women. (See Prenatal with a quick lesson on how to Yoga). Takes place at Hoag for Her paddle and then lead participants Center for Wellness, 500 Superior into the Ecological Reserve. They Ave., Ste. 315 in the Pilates Room, make several stops where they Newport Beach. discuss various aspects of the Prenatal Yoga ecology and wildlife of the Bay. Wednesdays, 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. and Each tour is unique with startling Fridays, 1 - 2 p.m. | $20 | Instructor differences in birds and other Dolly Lai is a Certified Yoga Therapist. wildlife seen depending on the Her holistic approach guides season and state of the tide. In participants through an integrated winter, there is a huge practice of asana, pranayama and abundance and diversity of 0 Yoga Nidra meditation. Takes place at shorebirds, ducks, and grebes Hoag for Her Center for Wellness, 500 that have migrated from Canada Sand castles and boats at Balboa Island Superior Ave., Ste. 315 in the Pilates and Alaska. Roughly 80 species Studio, Newport Beach. of fish have been found here. Restorative Yoga with Meditation Bring sun protection, even in Wednesdays | 12 - 1 p.m. | $15 | Takes winter, and be prepared to get a place at Hoag for Her Center for little wet. Make sure to arrive at Wellness, 500 Superior Ave., Ste. 315, least 15 minutes prior to tour to Newport Beach. check in and fill out a waiver. Mommy N’ Me Yoga Wednesdays | 1:15 - 2:15 p.m. | $20 | Takes place at Hoag for Her Center for Wellness, 500 Superior Ave., Ste. 315, Newport Beach. Sweet Life Cooking Demonstration April 16: Spring Fling with light, colorful and refreshing dishes; May 21: The Breakfast Club with a breakfast menu to fuel and nourish; July 16: Summer Click on photo for a larger image Sizzle BBQ and picnic delights; August Courtesy stevescamera.com 20: One Pot Wonders with easy six Back Bay Drive Nature Walks on ingredient meals for the busy cook; the first Sunday of the month. Sept. 17: Fall Fiesta with nutritious Enjoy a leisurely morning walk Latin dishes full of flavor; Nov. 19: along Back Bay Drive observing Bountiful Fall Favorites with healthy birds and plants. A side channel low-carb alternatives; Dec. 17: Winter of the estuary runs adjacent to Wonderland with healthy holiday the multi-purpose road and there recipes. . | 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. | Free. | are great opportunities to view Takes place in the Mary & Dick Allen shorebirds, waterfowl and other Diabetes Center, 520 Superior Ave., birds. Click on photo for a larger image Photo by Chris Crosson (Instagram @sandcastlekit) Conference Room 5, Newport Beach. Back Bay Science Center Sandcastlekit.com Parking is available in front of the 520 Community Day every Sunday at A perfect pairing of a stunning sand sculpture and the near dusk-lit harbor building or in parking structure B. To 10 a.m. Learn about ongoing join the waitlist, call 800.400.4624. research, restoration and Keep Your Brain Young education. Explore touch tanks Thursday, Feb. 28 | 6 - 7:30 p.m. | Free. and tour the teaching lab. Free; | Be a part of an informative discussion no reservations needed. 600 on how to keep your brain young and Shellmaker Road. prevent memory loss and other types Big Canyon Bird and Plant Walk of cognitive impairment due to on the third Saturday of the dementing disorders, such as month. Expert Newport Bay diabetes, heart disease, high blood Conservancy Naturalists conduct pressure, high cholesterol, sleep highly informative themed plant apnea and Alzheimer’s disease. Learn and bird programs at Big about risk factors and how you can Canyon. They involve a short walk reduce your risk for these dementing in an area where several habitats disorders. The class will also go over meet, and provide a great ways to enrich your brain’s function introduction for those interested through pleasurable activities and in identifying the birds and plants provide tips for how to recognize signs they see at the Bay. Free; no of memory loss, and the many things reservations needed. 600 we can do to slow down its Shellmaker Road. progression. Presented by Greg Whitman, M.D. and William Shankle, Big Canyon Bird Walk on the last M.D., respectively. Takes place at Sunday of the month (except in Hoag Hospital Newport Beach December). For those interested Conference Center, 3900 W. Coast in a more intense bird-watching Highway, Room CC2, Newport Beach. experience and the possibility of Free. seeing something rare, one of 0 Strong Warning Signs and Symptoms the bird experts offers a 2 - 3 hour Monday, March 4 | 6 - 7 p.m. | Free. | outing at Big Canyon. Suitable for Stroke is the No. 1 cause of adult beginner and advanced bird Sage Hill School gears up for 2nd annual GEMfest disability and the fourth cause of death watchers. Free; no reservations Sage Hill School has announced the return of GEMfest, a celebration-like conference in the U.S. Join the discussion to learn needed. that aims to educate girls in grades 6 - 8 (and their parents) about empowerment, self- esteem and independence, and will host the second annual event on campus on Saturday, about the risk factors and warning March 2 from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. signs of stroke. Also, you’ll be Back by popular demand, this ticketed event will feature accomplished guest speakers, discussing the latest innovations in panels and hands-on workshops that cover a variety of topics including nutrition, wellness, stroke intervention and treatment social media, public speaking, habits for a healthy life and more. delivered by Hoag’s rapid response team. Free. Takes place at Hoag Hospital Newport Beach Conference Center, 3900 W. Coast Highway, Conference Room 2, Newport Beach. HER Talks: Information Worth Sharing Join Hoag for Her Center for Wellness for engaging and empowering clinician-led talks on women’s health topics, such as: Secrets for Restful Sleep Wednesday, March 6 | 6 - 7:30 p.m. | Free | Registration, refreshments and mini massages followed by the Talk and a Q&A. Takes place at Hoag for Her Center for Wellness, 500 Superior Ave., Ste. 315, Newport Beach. The Ins and Outs of Eczema Wednesday, March 20 | 6 - 7 p.m. | Free. | Join Hoag Medical Group immunologist, Ankmalika (Malika) Gupta, M.D., as she shares new Family Hike on the 1st and 3rd findings and treatment for eczema. Saturdays of every month. Meet During her informative presentation, and the Muth Center patio for an she will discuss how the latest hour-long hike providing a great advancements in the immune system introduction to the Bay. All ages have propelled the treatment of welcome. Call 949.923.2269 to eczema and a host of itchy skin RSVP. Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of Sage Hill School problems. Takes place at Hoag (L-R) Alex Losey, YouTube influencer and Eliza Feffer, co-president of GEMfest Hospital Newport Beach Conference “GEMfest is organized and run by 13 Sage Hill students who are part of the school’s Center, 3900 W. Coast Highway, Level GEM Team (Girls Empowerment Movement),” said Torrey Olins, director of Communications C, Room CC2, Newport Beach. and Marketing for Sage Hill. “Based on what this group has observed in their own lives and Strong Mom, Strong Core: Find Your what they wish they’d known in middle school, the GEM Team decided on this year’s theme of Core Postpartum ‘Emotional and Physical Health & Wellness.’” Thursday, April 11 | 5 - 6 p.m. | $20 | The event will kick off with a message from keynote speaker, Kamie Crawford, who is an Takes place at Hoag for Her Center for activist for diversity and body positivity and former Miss Teen USA 2010. Then, attendees can Wellness, 500 Superior Ave., Ste. 315, Habitat Restoration in Newport choose to attend one of two panels: Healthy Habits for Middle School Girls or A Mindful Newport Beach. Bay on the second Thursday of Approach to Social Media. SUPPORT GROUPS the month. Birds and other Following the panel discussions, student attendees can partake in a variety of hands-on Gestational Diabetes Support Group wildlife need a healthy habitat to workshops while parents and chaperones attend a special session led by experts on how to Second and Fourth Tuesday of every thrive. Be a part of that positive help middle school girls thrive physically, emotionally, and academically during this time in month from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. impact while enjoying the beauty their lives and beyond. Takes place at the Mary & Dick Allen of Newport Bay and Big Canyon. GEMfest 2019 will conclude with a message from keynote speaker, Victoria Garrick, Diabetes Center, 520 Superior Ave., All training, tools and gloves will USC Volleyball player and body-image advocate. Classroom 6, Newport Beach. be provided. Type 2 Diabetes Wellness Group Shellmaker Discovery Tours on Third Thursday of every month | 2 p.m. Saturdays where you can join a | Free | Meet other people who California Dept. of Fish & Wildlife understand what you are going Naturalist to learn about through. The group focus is to share Shellmaker Island’s rich history, experiences, tips and create new the future of the Back Bay networks to expand your support Science Center, and discover system. Learn new tools from the unusual and endangered plant, group facilitator to help you manage bird and crab habitats. stress and further assist you in reaching your health and well-being goals. Come experience encouragement, understanding, and the opportunity to empower not only yourself, but others as well. Takes place at the Mary & Dick Allen Diabetes Center, 520 Superior Ave., Classroom Click on photo for a larger image 6, Newport Beach. The GEMfest Committee Type 1 Diabetes Wellness Group While learning about the importance of maintaining a balanced lifestyle, GEMfest ticket Third Thursday of every month | 5:30 – holders are invited to enjoy lunch, snacks and a special photo pop-up courtesy of The Confetti 6:30 p.m. | Free | Managing the day to Project. day demands of diabetes and juggling This year’s list of panelists and workshops include: the different aspects that come with Restoration Program in Newport Panelists: Bay on the second Sunday of the young adulthood can be stressful. Join (Healthy Habits) the T1D Young Adult group to meet month. Join Preserve staff and –Sadie Radinsky, 17-year-old food blogger other volunteers in enhancing the others who are going through similar –Aurora Kaye, graduate student at USC Rossier School of Education, youth advocate experiences and to receive emotional Bay’s habitat for local wildlife. and Sage Hill alumna Activities may include non-native and educational support. Different –Kelsey Rose, OB/GYN at UCLA and Sage Hill alumna group themes will include stress plant removal, planting natives, –Daisy Renteria, head Trainer at Orangetheory Fitness and American Ninja Warrior watering, trash cleanup and management, enhancing your contestant relationships through better Butterfly Garden maintenance. (Social Media) No experience is necessary. communication, mindfulness, and –Alexa Losey, YouTube influencer how to set attainable health and well- Bring a hat, sunscreen and –Taylor Hiskey, social media director for Urban Decay Cosmetics snacks. Water and tools are being goals. Come meet new people, –Kenzie Piper, social Media influencer share experiences, realistic tips and provided. Space is limited and –Krissy Saleh, photographer/social media influencer pre-registration is required. new tools to assist you in living a Workshops: balanced life. Takes place at the Mary –Coding & Dick Allen Diabetes Center, 520 –Creativity for Self-Care Superior Ave., Classroom 6, Newport –Hula Hooping for Fun and Exercise Beach. –My Story, My Way ONGOING HEART HEALTHY CLASSES –The Confetti Project with the JEFFREY M. CARLTON HEART –Public Speaking AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE –Yoga for Students Low Sodium Eating –Adult Workshop for parents Second Wednesday of every month | 1 In addition, every attendee will leave with a swag bag filled with gifts from sponsors - 2 p.m. | Free | Join their Registered including Honest Beauty, Lola, Polished Perfect by Twila True, Patchology and Urban Decay Dietician to learn about low sodium What Else? Cosmetics. eating. You will discuss the role Walking and Jogging “The most wonderful element of this event is the impact that it has on young girls in our sodium plays in congestive heart Back Bay Drive is a multi-use community,” said Head of School for Sage Hill, Patricia Merz,. “We recognize the importance failure and the importance of following road that stretches 3 miles of giving middle school-age students the opportunity to meet like-minded peers and learn a low sodium diet to include: sources northwards along the east side of from inspiring and approachable female mentors so that they can make positive changes in of sodium, label reading and how to the Bay from the Back Bay their life, school, the community and the world. maintain a low sodium diet. You will Science Center at Shellmaker Event tickets* are limited with two options available for purchase, including $15 tickets also learn strategies to modify recipes Road to Vista Point on the corner for students and $25 tickets for parents, available online here. at home while keeping them healthy of Eastbluff Drive. Back Bay Drive *Ticket Giveaway: GEMfest is holding a ticket giveaway to the March 2 conference for Stu and delicious. Takes place at Hoag is one-way for motor vehicles News readers. Parents/guardians of a middle school girl (grades 6 - 8) who would like her to Hospital Newport Beach, 520 Superior from south to north. This is the participate in GEMfest may send an email to Miki Akil at [email protected] by Ave., Conference Room 2 (1st floor), best route if you would like to be Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 5 p.m. PST. The first four readers to reach out will each receive a Newport Beach. close to the water and see complimentary ticket to attend the conference. Healthy Eating for Your Heart shorebirds and waterfowl, but For more information about this event, visit www.gemfestoc.com. Fourth Wednesday of every month | 1 - bear in mind that bikes and Sage Hill School is located at 20402 Newport Coast Drive, Newport Coast. 2 p.m. | Free | Join their Registered pedestrians share the road. Dietician to discuss how nutrition Street parking south of impacts cholesterol, blood pressure Shellmaker Road, at the bottom and weight. Participants will learn of San Joaquin Hills Road and 0 label reading and strategies for on Eastbluff Drive, and a parking reducing fat, sodium and sugar intake lot at Big Canyon. There are while still enjoying what you eat. Takes scenic pedestrian trails at Big Sign of the times place at Hoag Hospital Newport Canyon. It’s another edition of Sign of the times, so let’s see how well you know our town. Identify Beach, 520 Superior Ave., Conference this partial glance of a sign that includes this vibrant two-toned petal. Where can you find it? Room 2 (1st floor), Newport Beach. Good luck! Dining Out the Heart Healthy Way Stu loves publishing the winning answers on Tuesday. Fourth Wednesday of every other Send your guesses to [email protected]. month | 1 - 2 p.m. | Free | Join the If you’re a business and you want to play, you can send us a high-quality photo of your Registered Dietician to discuss sign and we’ll take it from there and challenge our readers. strategies for making healthy choices Let’s have some fun! when dining out and tips for eating out at various types of restaurants. Takes place at Hoag Hospital Newport Beach, 520 Superior Ave., Conference Room 2 (1st floor), Newport Beach.

Service Organizations Meetings What’s on the Calendar? Elks Click on photo for a larger image Newport Harbor Elks # 1767 Horseback Riding The lodge is located at 3456 Via There are designated horse trails Oporto, Newport Beach. between 23rd Street and Bayview www.newportelks.com Drive, but there are no horse Exchange Club of Newport rental facilities in the Ecological Click on photo for a larger image Beach/Corona del Mar Reserve or Nature Preserve. Meets Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. at the Cycling Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club, 1601 There is a 10-mile bike loop Bayside Drive, Corona del Mar. around the Bay. Starting at 0 The Exchange Club annually presents Jamboree at the Field of Honor at Castaways Park and heading clockwise the first OC teens take a stand in ending the cycle of relationship (Dover Drive and 16th Street), to honor stop is Vista Point on the corner service members, past and present, of Eastbluff Drive and Back Bay violence during Armed Forces Day weekend by Drive. Take Back Bay Drive to the Human Options, an Orange County-based nonprofit dedicated to ending the cycle of erecting American flags and those Newport Dunes Resort. Follow relationship violence, hosted a “Love Shouldn’t Hurt” Teen Dating Violence Conference on memorialized throughout the park. The the sign-posted bike path February 16, during National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. Held at public is invited to support a flag through the resort, which brings Newport Harbor High School, the event focused on raising awareness on teen relationship dedicated to a member of the military. you out onto Pacific Coast violence and digital safety. Call 949.631.3567. Highway at the bridge. Take the While many are celebrating love in February, one in three teens in the U.S. experiences www.nhexchange.net highway over the bridge and turn dating violence, which is more than any other age group. The conference was designed to get Kiwanis right on Dover Drive. You can take students talking about healthy relationships, destructive gender stereotypes, warning signs of Kiwanis Club of Newport a quick detour to Castaways dating abuse, and help them learn safe ways to address occurrences of abuse in their own Beach/Corona del Mar Park, Northstar Beach or Galaxy lives. Meets Thursdays at noon and the Park or follow the direct route second Wednesday of each month at along Dover to Irvine Avenue 6 p.m. at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht where you will turn right. On Irvine Club, 1601 Bayside Drive, Corona del just beyond Santiago Drive a set Mar. For more information, call of paved trails begin. These take 949.371.9802. For calendar info., you to the Interpretive Center, and contact Program Chair Jeff Hallin at from there to Bayview Drive and [email protected] back to Jamboree Road. The 22- mile Mountains to Sea Trail, Lions which runs from Weir Canyon Costa Mesa-Newport Harbor Lions north of Irvine Regional Park Club joins the Back Bay Loop at Meets the first and third Tuesday at Jamboree Road and continues 6:30 p.m. at the Chicken Coop, 414 through to Shellmaker Road. Old Newport Blvd., Newport Beach. Newport Bay Conservancy Known as the Fish Fry Club, they www.newportbay.org. Peter and began this community tradition of Mary Muth Interpretive Center, frying fish 62 years ago. It takes place 2301 University Drive, Newport annually, the weekend after Memorial Beach. Email: Day at Fairview Park, Costa Mesa. [email protected] 714.964.7884. email: Photos courtesy of Upper Newport Bay [email protected] www.cmnhlions.com Newport Beach Hawaiian Lions Club Meets the third Wednesday with dinner at 6 p.m.; Club meeting at 7:15 p.m. at Newport Beach Yacht Club, 1099 Bayside Drive, Newport Beach. Tom Hollister, president, Click on photo for a larger image Submitted photos 714.964.7226. email: Teens attend the fourth annual “Love Shouldn’t Hurt” conference” at Newport Harbor [email protected] THE LOT High School Masonic Lodge 999 Newport Center Drive Celebrating its fourth year, the annual “Love Shouldn’t Hurt: Teen and Parent Seafaring Masonic Lodge of Newport www.thelotent.com Conference” was dedicated to promoting awareness about healthy relationships while Mesa #604 –Isn’t It Romantic increasing communication between teens and parents or caring adults. The day included Meets for the Stated Dinner on the first –The Lego Movie 2: The Second parent and teen workshops, a community resource fair with 15 local agencies sharing about Wednesday at 6 p.m. which is free of Part services and resources, activities for younger siblings, swag, opportunity drawing prizes and charge and open to the public. It is –Cold Pursuit an opening performance by a teen from the Costa Mesa Family Resource Center Youth followed by the Stated Meeting from 7 - –What Men Want Action Council. 9 p.m. –Green Book This year’s workshops included the importance of adults and teens knowing the facts 1401 E. 15th St., Newport Beach. –The Upside surrounding digital relationship violence. Defined as the use of technology to bully, harass, 949.515.8788. –Bohemian Rhapsody stalk or intimidate a partner, this can include constant texts and phone calls, using social www.nm604.org media or GPS to track locations, stealing passwords, pressure to send explicit photos and –How to Train Your Dragon: The Rotary videos and sending negative messages. Hidden World Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary –Fighting With My Family Meets Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. at Five –Captain Marvel (pre-sale) Crowns Restaurant, 3801 E. Coast –The Oscars Party (pre-sale) Highway, Corona del Mar. 949.612.0992 Edwards Big Newport 6 www.newportbeachsunriserotary.com 300 Newport Center Drive Newport- Irvine Rotary Club www.regmovies.com Meets Thursdays at noon at Rancho –How to Train Your Dragon: The San Joaquin Clubhouse, One Ethel Hidden World Coplen Way, Irvine. The public is –Alita: Battle Angel invited to join in the camaraderie at –The Lego Movie 2: The Second lunch. Part Art Kleinpell, Membership Director, c: –Happy Death Day 2U 248.760.0955. email: –Cold Pursuit [email protected] –Green Book www.ni-rotary.org –Bohemian Rhapsody –The Favourite Rotary Club of Newport-Balboa –BlacKkKlansman Meets Thursdays from 5:45 - 7:45 p.m. –Gone With the Wind 80th at Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club, 1601 Anniversary (pre-sale) Bayside Drive, Corona del Mar. –Captain Marvel (pre-sale) 949.258.7083. –The Karate Kid 35th Anniversary JoAnne Holman: (pre-sale) [email protected] –My Fair Lady 55th Anniversary or Helen Maxwell: [email protected] (pre-sale) www.newportbeachrotary.com –Wonder Park (pre-sale) The Club will be taking another group –Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family to Panama from April 21 - 30, to Funeral (pre-sale) provide free dental and humanitarian –Us (pre-sale) services near Coronado, Panama. –Five Feet Apart (pre-sale) They are looking for dentists, dental hygienists and Rotarians to join their The Port Theater missions. Contact Steve Bender at 2905 E. Coast Highway [email protected] if you are www.portnewport.com interested in volunteering at any of –Isn’t It Romantic their local or international clinics. Soroptimists Lido Theater Soroptimist International of Newport 3459 Via Lido Harbor Area www.regencymovies.com Meets once or twice a month; locations –How to Train Your Dragon: The and times vary. Hidden World The American Legion Newport Harbor Post 291 Located at 215 15th St., Newport Beach. 949.673.5070, ext. 100; email: [email protected] Toastmasters Newport Center Toastmasters Club 231F Meets Monday 7 - 8:30 a.m. at The Click on photo for a larger image Bluffs Homeowner’s Association at One in three adolescents in the U.S. is a victim of physical, sexual, emotional, or verbal 2414 Vista Del Oro, Newport Beach. abuse from a dating partner and, according to the CDC, nearly 1.5 million high school 949.391.3671. email: students nationwide experience physical abuse from a dating partner in a single year. By [email protected] empowering teens with the education and tools they need to be advocates and role models for their peers, Human Options is aiming to shift the culture of dating violence and striving to Want to see your club meetings listed break the ending of relationship violence. here? Share your events, happenings If you’re interested in attending a “Love Shouldn’t Hurt Conference,” Human Options is and fundraisers with other viewers? also hosting one on Saturday, March 2 at Gerald P. Carr Intermediate in Santa Ana, featuring Send in your information to workshops for parents and teens, a complimentary breakfast and lunch, and children’s [email protected]. activities for younger siblings and more. Click on photo for a larger image For more information about Human Options, visit www.humanoptions.org.

Newport-Mesa Unified City Hall 0 School District Board Council, Boards, Meetings Commissions, Committee ENC Presidents’ Week Camp was filled with outdoor Regular Board Meetings are held the Meetings – Etc. second and fourth Tuesday of each hands-on science education...and lots of fun, too month (with certain exceptions), with ••• Public Input and Consent Calendar Tuesday, February 26 items beginning at 6 p.m. in the CERT “All Hands” Meeting Newport-Mesa Unified School District Central Library Friends Room Roderick H. MacMillan Board Room, 1000 Avocado Ave. – 6:30 p.m. 2985-A Bear St., Costa Mesa.

••• Scheduled Meetings: Tuesday, February 26 February 26 City Council Meeting March 12 Civic Center – City Council March 26 Chambers April 9 (Cancelled - Spring Break) 100 Civic Center Drive – 7 p.m. April 23 Study Session at 4 p.m. May 14 May 28 ••• June 11 Thursday, February 28 June 25 Zoning Administrator Contact: Sherri Snyder, Coordinator of Hearing Administrative Services, 714.424.5031; City Hall – Corona del Mar [email protected] Conference Room (Bay E - 1st Floor) 100 Civic Center Drive – 3 p.m. ••• Click on photo for a larger image City Council Meetings 101 – FAQs Photos by Lana Johnson 2019 Newport Beach In honor of Presidents’ Week, naturalist Gigi Harvey is reading about President Martin about City Council Meetings (copies Van Buren to the campers in a replica of a Tongva ki, a hut made of tules or willow reeds are available in the City Clerk’s office Art Exhibition call for The Environmental Nature Center (ENC) held Presidents’ Week Nature Fun Camp for at 100 Civic Center Drive, Bay E, 2nd Kids from Monday, Feb. 19 to Thursday, Feb. 21. The camp welcomed children in entries Floor; or call 949.655.3005). kindergarten through 6th grade with age-designed crafts and activities, combined with a great The Newport Beach City Arts www.newportbeachca.gov deal of fun and laughter. The outdoor hands-on nature-based curriculum was led by Commission invites artists to ••• knowledgeable ENC naturalists. participate in the 55th Annual Newport CLICK HERE for agendas, meeting Beach Art Exhibition to be held on minutes and more info Saturday, June 15 at the Newport Beach Civic Center, 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach. For more than 50 years, the Newport Get Outside Beach City Arts Commission has recognized the talent and contributions of local and regional artists by hosting a juried art exhibition that gives the community the opportunity to view and purchase the art on display, mingle with the artists, and enjoy a festive atmosphere of music, wine and food.

Community Days - Sundays from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Come explore parts of the Back Bay Science Center and participate in fun hands-on activities to learn more about the Click on photo for a larger image Click on photo for a larger image ocean. 600 Shellmaker Road, Gigi Harvey’s campers read through directions to create tiger art from recycled Courtesy of NBPL Newport Beach. materials. This animal was chosen because President Van Buren owned two tiger cubs. Artists, 18 years of age or older, may Campers explored and made natural crafts to take home using tools made from submit one or two original works of art materials found in nature, such as making string from native plants, weaving and mask to be displayed and judged. Entry fees making. They explored the natural world, including traveling back in time and going on a are $30 for one entry and $40 for the “Native American Adventure” to learn about the tools, trade and customs of the native people maximum two entries. Categories of the Tongva (Gabrielino) and Acjachemen (Juaneño) people of Orange County. They sang include Painting: Watercolors and and played music using authentic Tongva instruments, and used their senses of sight, touch Painting: Oils and Acrylics, along with and smell to understand the plants used centuries ago. Photography and 3D Art. Awards in the one-day juried exhibition range from $100 - $300. Awards will be announced at the reception at 4:30 p.m. on June 15 in the Civic Center Council Chambers. The deadline for entries is May 27. Applications should be submitted online at www.CallforEntry.org. Eligibility and submission guidelines can be found on the City website at Click on photo for a larger image www.newportbeachca.gov/culturalarts Bridges of Buck Gully Hike on under “Newport Beach Art Exhibition” Saturday, March 9 from 8 - 11:30 or at www.CallforEntry.org. a.m. Led by Irvine Ranch For more information, contact the Conservancy Staff. Buck Gully is Cultural Arts office at 949.717.3802 or a natural, coastal canyon which send an email to opened to the public in 2012 with [email protected]. the installation of four bridges to allow for safe public access. These bridges facilitate exploration of the Buck Gully Reserve, and also provide ENC is now enrolling for viewing platforms from which to Summer Nature Camp pause and observe the abundant The Environmental Nature Center life in and around the stream. (ENC) has offered summer nature The guided program starts with a camps since 1977. Nature Camp short walk from the OASIS Senior provides quality science education in Center to the beginning of the Click on photo for a larger image an outdoor, hands-on setting. Camps Buck Gully trail, offering a visually Ashley Coleman, age 9, a student at Carden Hall, shares her finished tiger art are geared toward ages 3 through dramatic entrance into this They enjoyed a trip through the redwoods to the waterfall to listen to the sounds and grade 8 and run from June 24 - August special canyon. Walking pace. experience animal yoga, competed in paper boat races, discovered pictures in the clouds, 15. Hours are 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. or 9 a.m. Distance: 5 miles. Duration: 3.5 embarked on a scavenger hunt, played a pollination game and discussed why pollinators are - 1 p.m. hours. Difficulty: Moderate. important and viewed insect parts under the microscope. ENC Nature Camp emphasizes Staging location: Buck Gully – experiential learning. Campers spend OASIS Senior Center (auxiliary lot most of their time outside, having a at 5th and Marguerite, Corona del great time observing nature up close Mar). Geared to 12 years and up. using tools like binoculars, magnifying Free. lenses and microscopes. Science Monthly Beach Cleanups concepts are introduced in a fun Surfrider Foundation environment, with crafts, games and Their chapter hosts a two-hour hands-on activities. There is a 10 beach cleanup at 9 a.m. and a percent discount for ENC members. three-hour harbor cleanup at 8 a.m. on the first Saturday of each month. They also partner with OC Public Works to host an annual flood control channel cleanup on Earth Day in April and Coastal Cleanup Day in September. For more information, contact Michelle Giron at volunteercoordinator@newport

beach.surfrider.org Click on photo for a larger image Beach Cleanups Courtesy of encenter.org For the first Saturday of the month Campers will be led by an ENC beach cleanups, meet on the Click on photo for a larger image Naturalist for a hands-on, nature- beach in front of Prospect Street Campers cut out magazine wildlife photos to create animal journals based outdoor play curriculum filled and Ocean Front Boulevard in Exploration of the animal and plant kingdoms took center stage. Campers found out with adventure experiences and Newport Beach. They run from 9 - about the differences between mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians and what made learning activities. Campers in Little 11 a.m. There is paid public each of them unique. They created animal collages (cutting out wildlife pictures from Naturalists will make a morning snack parking nearby but there are magazines), plant collages (using leaf rubbings), made plant presses and kept nature each day, and if attending for the full limited spots. journals where they wrote and drew what they observed. Arts & crafts were created from found day, an additional afternoon snack. Upcoming: March 2 objects or materials which were recycled or upcycled. Youngsters came away experiencing Nature Adventure and Science You’ll receive a T-shirt as a thank new friends and treasuring new memories. Explorers Campers will bring their own for your efforts. The following snacks. Families are to provide lunch items will be provided: water and a hearty breakfast before camp is (bring your reusable water bottle), recommended. gloves, trash grabbers and trash Three summer camps by age/grade bags. level are being offered: Harbor Cleanups –Little Naturalist Camp for ages 3 - 5 Join in the harbor cleanups that –Nature Adventure Camp for K - 3rd meet at Southwind Kayak Center grade at 100 N. Bayside Drive, Newport –Science Explorers Camp for 4 - 8 Beach. From PCH, turn onto grade Bayside Drive toward Newport Each weeklong camp focuses on a Dunes. different theme. www.newportbeach.surfrider.org –Session 1: Nature Creativity: June 24 - 27 –Session 2: Oceans & Wetlands: July 1, 2, 3 and 5 –Session 3: –ologies in Science: Community invited to July 8 - 11 roll up its sleeves at –Session 4: Awesome Animals: July 15 - 18 Surfrider beach –Session 5: Legends & Myths: July 22 - 25 cleanup on March 2 –Session 6: Mad Science: July 29 - Coldwell Banker® invites locals August 1 to raise awareness about saving –Session 7: We Love California: our oceans and beaches by August 5 – 8 volunteering at an upcoming –Session 8: Planet Protectors: Surfrider Foundation beach Click on photo for a larger image August 12 – 15 cleanup event on Saturday, March Lium Eide, age 7, a student at Top of the World, shares his animal journal Fees*: 2 from 9 - 11 a.m. Meet on the ENC is now enrolling for Summer Nature Camp. Geared toward ages 3 through grade 8 –Full Day Nature Camp (9 a.m. - 3 beach off Prospect Street, with three different camps offered by age/grade level, it runs from June 24 - August 15. Hours p.m.) costs $265/student per session Newport Beach, and please are 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. for a half day or 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. for a full day. To find out more information ($238.50 for members). arrive early. Volunteers will and what each of the week-long themed eight sessions cover, visit the website at –Half Day Nature Camp (9 a.m. - 1 receive a free T-shirt as a thank www.encenter.org or call 949.645.8489. p.m.) costs $180/student per session you for their efforts, which they Environmental Nature Center is located at 1601 16th St., Newport Beach. ($162 for members). can proudly wear to promote *Fees include all costs of instruction, being a conservation champion. laboratory and art supplies and an organic cotton camp T-shirt. 0 Note: Nature Camp is held Monday - Thursday. There is no camp on Fridays Time is running out on the Christmas Boat Parade online (except during the week of July 3). For more information and to register, auction... visit www.encenter.org or call Time is running out, but you can still get in on the bidding on more than $30,000 worth of 949.645.8489. items at the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade online auction. Bidding closes tonight, Environmental Nature Center is Friday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m....so hurry! located at 1601 E. 16th St., Newport Click on photo for a larger image Get some great auction items while supporting the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Beach. Photo by Tyler Bowman There is limited free parking by Parade and Chamber of Commerce. Prospect Street available, with additional spaces off Pacific Coast Highway as well as CDM Foundation hosts metered city parking. Volunteers should carpool, if possible. “Neptune in Vegas” The following items will be provided: Water (please bring fundraiser your reusable water bottle), On Saturday, March 2 from 7 p.m. - gloves, trash grabbers and trash 12 a.m., the CDM Middle and High bags. School Foundation presents “Neptune Surfrider is a community of in Vegas” casino night. This every everyday people who other year fundraiser is open to the passionately protect our public...so hope you are feeling lucky. playground – the surf and sand Bassman Blaine is the High Roller Click on photo for a larger image that provide so much enjoyment. Courtesy of NB Chamber of Commerce Sponsor for the evening, and is Remember: The beach belongs Among the more than 60 items available are: offering 20 percent off any piece(s) that to all of us, so come on and join –Hotels and Getaways you see on their showroom floor, with the wave. –Dining Opportunities an additional 20 percent given back to For more information about –Entertainment and Shopping the CDM Foundation. Surfrider, visit www.surfrider.org. –Harbor, Boating and Cruises –Items for the Home –Sports

–Wine NBPLF presents –Health, Fitness and Beauty Bidding is easy. Just take a look at the items at https://bit.ly/2IdcuDR. If you see Library Live with something you like, you can quickly and securely register with your credit card and start author Rachel bidding. If there is an item you know you want, just use the “Buy It Now” button and that item will no longer allow other bids and it is yours! Devlin You can even set up a “proxy” bid amount to bid for you in case you get outbid up to a On Thursday, Feb. 28 from 7 - 8 maximum amount you set. p.m., the Newport Beach Public Any questions? Call the Newport Beach Chamber at 949.729.4400. Library Foundation (NBPLF) Happy Bidding! presents Library Live with Rachel Devlin, author of A Girl Stands at the Door: The Generation of Young Women who Click on photo for a larger image 0 Submitted photo Desegregated America’s The CDM Foundation is a parent run Schools. group that invests in educational In the years before the Leadership Tomorrow Alumni mixer on March 12 programs and campus improvements Supreme Court struck down Leadership Tomorrow alumni are gathering together for a networking mixer to mingle on that help students prosper, have a school segregation with its 1954 Tuesday, March 12 from 5:30 - 7 p.m. at Lighthouse Bayview Café in Marina Park. If you have positive school experience and Brown v. Board of Education experienced Leadership Tomorrow, come relax and reconnect with other alumni. prepare for their college careers. decision, the struggle to Admission is $10 and includes complimentary appetizers and a no host bar. Metered Register to attend the event here. For desegregate America’s schools parking is free after 6 p.m. (If you have a boat, you can tie it up at the public dock.) The more information, was a grassroots movement, Lighthouse Café will provide picturesque harbor views! visitwww.CdMFoundation.org. and young women were on the The event takes place at the front lines. As early as the 1940s, Bassman Blaine home furnishings parents and young girls were showroom located at 2485 McCabe filing desegregation lawsuits. Way, Irvine.

Pet of the Week Stu News Newport is delighted to be working with the Newport Beach Animal Shelter to help get the word out in search of loving homes for pets that deserve a warm, nurturing environment and a place to call “home.”

Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of lighthousenb.com Click on photo for a larger image If you would like to attend, RSVP to www.leadershiptomorrow.org/alumni-mixer. Courtesy of NPBL Celebrating its 30th anniversary, Leadership Tomorrow provides concerned citizens with Author Rachel Devlin a nine-month program for one full business day each month, whereby class participants Author Devlin’s research focus on a workshop dedicated to one aspect of the local community (Newport Beach, Costa transforms our understanding of Mesa and Irvine). To find out more about the programs, view alumni classes and read one of the 20th century’s most testimonials, visit the website at www.leadershiptomorrow.org. important civil rights battles, set Lighthouse Bayview Café is located in Marina Park at 1600 W. Balboa Blvd., Newport in motion by undaunted students. Beach. Click on photo for a larger image After years spent researching Courtesy of Newport Beach Animal Shelter these remarkable women, she MEET KENDRA brings to us their powerful stories To start the week off right, we’d like to of leadership, bravery and a introduce you to Kendra, an absolutely 0 steely resolve to gain civil rights. gorgeous domestic, long-haired, white Devlin reminds us of the courage kitty with mesmerizing emerald eyes. and sacrifice they endured and Segerstrom Center welcomes back comedian Brian Regan Kendra is very social and loves how relevant their struggle Acclaimed comedian Brian Regan returns to Segerstrom Center for the Arts for one night interacting with everyone. She is a bit remains today. only on Friday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. in Segerstrom Hall. cat selective, so she should either be This lecture is free, however, a Critics, fans and fellow comedians agree: Brian Regan is one of the most respected slowly introduced into her new $10 donation is comedians in the country! Declared by Vanity Fair as “the funniest stand-up alive,” Regan environment that includes another cat, suggested. Reservations are made history in 2015 with his special Brian Regan, Live from Radio City Music Hall – the first or would do wonderfully fine as an only required. Sign up at live broadcast of a stand-up special in Comedy Central’s history. His non-stop theater tour cat that gets all of the attention. Kendra www.nbplfoundation.org/content/ visiting close to 100 cities each year fills the most beautiful venues across North America. loves dry food and is pretty particular freeevents.html. with her palate as far as her wet food The event takes place in the preferences go. She seems to enjoy Central Library Friends Room, the fish-flavored pate best. She keeps 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport her living quarters remarkably clean Beach. and tends to enjoy spending her day hanging out and just being mellow. Kendra is definitely a house cat that will require combing every few weeks. Hoag named one of Her fur is astonishingly beautiful. America’s 50 Best If you are interested in finding out more about Kendra or any other Hospitals for 2019 by animals up for adoption, call Healthgrades 949.644.3656 or email Valerie Schomburg at [email protected]. Hoag Memorial Hospital The Newport Beach Animal Shelter is Presbyterian has again been located at 20302 Riverside Drive, recognized by Healthgrades as Newport Beach. It is open daily from one of America’s 50 Best 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hospitals™ for 2019. This is the Adoption costs at the shelter: eighth consecutive year – 2012- –Dogs - $130 2019 – Hoag has received this –Puppies - $150 designation, and Hoag is the only –Cats - $90 Orange County hospital in the –Kittens - $110 Top 50 and Top 100. To find out how you can help support the shelter, visit www.nbpd.org and click on “Our Animal Shelter” to view the wish list. The shelter can always use food & treats; new toys; grooming, hygiene & comfort products; as well as laundry soap, dish soap, paper towels, sponges, scrub pads and lint rollers. If you are interested in volunteering, you can fill out and sign the application on the website. Click on photo for a larger image Submitted photo “We are honored to be recognized by Healthgrades as one of the top hospitals in the Newport Beach nation for clinical excellence,” Foundation to hold next said Robert T. Braithwaite, president and CEO of Hoag. meeting February 27 at “This award underscores our Click on photo for a larger image Balboa Bay Resort Photo by Friedman Bergman commitment to providing the Courtesy of scfta.org Join the Newport Beach Foundation highest quality care in the Comedian Brian Regan comes to Segerstrom Hall on April 5 for a memorable evening of mixing communities we serve.” Orange County comedy fans are in for a treat when the celebrated comic returns to the and mingling on Wednesday, Feb. 27 Top performing hospitals were Segerstrom Center this spring. from 6 - 8 p.m. at the Balboa Bay selected by Healthgrades for Single tickets start at $54.50 and are available at www.scfta.org, at the Box Office at 600 Resort. exhibiting clinical excellence Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa, or by calling 714.556.2787. For inquiries about group ticket Come get acquainted with the across a range of conditions and savings of 10 or more, call the Group Services office at 714.755.0236. Foundation and their inaugural procedures, and consistently Distinguished Citizen Program class. delivering superior outcomes. Get activated, connect with city leaders Specifically, the recipients of and learn more about the Foundation America’s 50 Best Hospitals 0 Newport Beach Foundation is excited Award™ have achieved to support the Newport Beach Literacy the Healthgrades Distinguished Photograph 51 comes to SCR Foundation as its charitable partner for Hospital Award for Clinical On March 3 - 24, Photograph 51 graces the Julia Argyros Stage at South Coast Repertory this event. Business casual attire and Excellence™ for at least six ( SCR). Performance times and ticket prices vary. adults only, please. consecutive years, placing them Synopsis: Rosalind Franklin was a British pioneer in science in the early 1950s, yet her in the top one percent in the groundbreaking role in the discovery of DNA’s double helix structure is still often overlooked. nation. Based on a true story, Photograph 51 presents an intriguing portrait of a complex, For a complete list of all courageous woman making her way in a male-dominated field. While rival teams of recipients, researchers compete for a breakthrough, Franklin focused and unbending, is locked in a race visit www.healthgrades.com. of her own. A hit in the West End, it was proclaimed “A triumph” by the Telegraph.

Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of Balboa Bay Resort Postmodern Jukebox The cost is $25 and covers hors returns to d’oeuvres, beer (provided by Towne Park Brew) & wine (provided by Color Segerstrom Center Wines) and one of the finest views of Segerstrom Center for the Arts the harbor. RSVP here. announces the return of popular For more information, visit www.NB- musical ensemble Postmodern Foundation.org. Jukebox on Saturday, June 15 in Balboa Bay Resort is located at 1221 the Renée and Henry W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Segerstrom Concert Hall at 8 p.m. as part of its “Welcome to the Twenties 2.0 World Tour.” Postmodern Jukebox’s new tour is meant to prepare the world for a new decade – one Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of SCR that creator Scott Bradlee hopes The play is written by Anna Ziegler and directed by Kimberly Senior. will see a return to the style and South Coast Repertory is located at 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. For more craftsmanship that typified the information and tickets, visit www.scr.org. music of past generations.

0 Pacific Symphony’s Café Ludwig pianist to perform at Samueli Theater On Sunday, Feb. 24 at 3 p.m., pianist and host of Pacific Symphony’s Café Ludwig, Orli Shaham, performs the world premiere of David Robertson’s “A Goldberg Conjecture.” This Click on photo for a larger image new version of Bach’s Goldberg Variations reimagines this famous solo harpsichord work for Submitted photo Bradlee says, “Last time piano and string quartet. around, the Twenties gave us The pianist Orli Shaham, curator and host of the popular chamber music series in Costa Jazz, America’s one true art form. Mesa, said she was looking for a different kind of entry point into this seminal work by J.S. Who knows what is possible in Bach. “It’s such an incredible piece,” she said. “Every pianist wants to perform it. And, pretty the 2020s?” Originally a YouTube much every pianist has performed it.” sensation, the famed time- Shaham felt that the combination of piano and string quartet twisting musical collective has was one of maximum versatility, and so she turned to David continued to find new ways to put Robertson to create this new adaptation for her and selected Bradlee’s trademark vintage twist members of the string section of Pacific Symphony. Why him? on modern pop hits. While Robertson is internationally known as a conductor, he Since its inception, the project has long had an interest in writing music – even before he has come to shine playing triple-majored in composition, conducting and French horn at hundreds of shows to sold-out the Royal Academy of Music in London. Over the past few years, houses across the globe, from he has created a number of transcriptions for the interactive intimate standing-room gigs to concert series for children, Orli Shaham’s “Bach Yard” (formerly large-scale, theatrical “Baby Got Bach”). extravaganzas. “A Goldberg Conjecture” is beyond a mere transcription of Bach’s music, It is actually a Tickets start at $39 and will be hybrid form,” Robertson said. “There are places where I allow Bach to be just him, and then available online at www.scfta.org, there are moments where I really get in there and mess things up. It’s an enlargement of at the Box Office at 600 Town elements that I feel are fascinating within the piece.” Robertson’s title is a play on words of Center Drive in Costa Mesa, or by the “Goldbach Conjecture,” an 18th century mathematical treatise. calling 714.556.2787. For Shaham is delighted with the way David Robertson takes advantage of the modern inquiries about group ticket keyboard and its reach in this music. “He’s taken into account how different sounds and savings for 10 or more, call the timbres affect each other. In some cases, he’s put variations on top of one another to be Group Services office at played simultaneously,” she said. “He has created a fascinating sound world employing 714.755.0236. A limited number various string techniques in combination with the piano.” of VIP ticket packages are The premiere includes just half of the variations from Bach’s original music. Robertson available for this show. is still working on his ‘conjecture’ of the entire Goldberg Variations, so Café Ludwig Segerstrom Center for the Arts audiences have something to look forward to. is located at 600 Town Center For tickets and more details, click here. Drive, Costa Mesa. Samueli Theater at Segerstrom Center for the Arts is located at 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

0 Balboa Island Classical Series opens with saxophone quartet On Tuesday, March 12, the Balboa Island Improvement Association (BIIA) presents the first in the 2019 Balboa Island Classical Series, featuring a quartet of saxophones – the Noir Quartet. The ensemble has performed together since 2013. Their repertoire includes music from Bach to Rock, Beethoven to Ellington.

Click on photo for a larger image Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the concert takes place from 7 - 8 p.m., without intermission. Limited tickets at $10 per person are on sale at Island Home, 313 Marine Ave., Balboa Island. The saxophone symphony takes place at St. John Vianney Chapel, 314 Marine Ave., Balboa Island.

0 ENC presents Tiny Naturalists this spring Join Outreach Coordinator Mindy Schwartz for an unstructured Parent and Me-style class on the Environmental Nature Center (ENC) grounds during Tiny Naturalists this spring on Mondays, March 4 - April 8 from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Each week, babies ages three - nine months along with their moms or dads*, will hike out to a different habitat along ENC trails, set up a big blanket, and relax in the shade of the forest canopy. Parents will get to know one another while the babies experience tummy time and free play outdoors. Each session will end with story time and a song.

Click on photo for a larger image This is a six-week series. Strollers are discouraged; baby-wearing devices are encouraged. Registration is required; no walk-ins are allowed. The cost is $24 for ENC members, $30 for non-members (includes all six classes). To sign up, visit https://encenter.org/blog/events/tiny-naturalists-spring-2019/. *Note: Babies only, no older kids permitted to attend. Environmental Nature Center is located at 1601 E. 16th St., Newport Beach.

0 For A Good Cause From Golf to Galas: Supporting Our Community

Courtesy TripAdvisor Ethos Contemporary Art | February 23 from 1 - 4 p.m. | Meet local artists and hear more about their work at Ethos inaugural Art House a Salon in Big Canyon. Also, view select works of internationally acclaimed artists from around the world. Art will be available for purchase. Ethos has chosen Newport Beach Arts Foundation as the charity for this show, and 10 percent of sales will benefit public art in Newport Beach. You must RSVP for the event. The address will be provided after an RSVP is received. Contact: RSVP with your name at [email protected], or contact the gallery at 949.791.8917. Cure Duchenne | March 2 from 5 - 10 p.m. | Wine connoisseurs and epicureans: Indulge in Napa Valley’s premier wines at CureDuchenne’s Napa in Newport event. From cult wine 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 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 Chef: Casey Thompson, a former finalist and three-time competitor on Bravo’s Top Chef. Cocktail attire recommended. Single tickets: $800. Sponsorships available. With this evening’s proceeds going to CureDuchenne – the nation’s leading Duchenne nonprofit organization with a mission of finding a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy – you can enjoy the festivities all the more knowing you’re supporting a righteous cause. The most common and fatal form of muscular dystrophy, Duchenne is a devastating, progressive muscle-wasting disease most commonly found in young boys. Affecting 15,000 children in the U.S. and 300,000 worldwide, there is currently no known cure for Duchenne. Cure Duchenne is headquartered in Newport Beach. Contact: www.cureduchenne.org Takes place at Monarch Beach Resort, 1 Monarch Beach Resort, Dana Point. CDM Foundation | March 2 from 7 p.m. - 12 a.m. | Neptune in Vegas is an every other year fundraiser presented by the CDM Middle and High School Foundation, and it is open to the public. Come enjoy a fun casino night. Register to attend here. Bassman Blaine is the High Roller Sponsor for the evening, and is offering 20 percent off any piece(s) that you see on their showroom floor, with an additional 20 percent given back to the CDM Foundation. The CDM Foundation is a parent run group that invests in educational programs and campus improvements that help students prosper, have a positive school experience and prepare for their college careers. Contact: www.CDMFoundation.org Takes place at Bassman Blaine home furnishings showroom located at 2485 McCabe Way, Irvine. Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | March 6 - 10 | After an illustrious 20-year partnership with Toshiba, this event is entering a new era with Hoag assuming title sponsor ownership and becoming the Hoag Classic. This tournament will deliver world-class entertainment and infuse millions of dollars into our local economy. The Hoag Classic is televised domestically on the Golf Channel, and internationally on PGA TOUR television partners overseas. This exposure provides benefits that are immeasurable, and the positive light shed on Orange County residually impacts the businesses and individuals who reside here. Pre-tournament events include Monday, March 4: Womanology from 7:30 -10 a.m. in the Newport Beach Country Club Ballroom that will lead guests on a journey to better health and enhancing their well-being. The special event will start with a morning brunch and meet and greet, followed by an entertaining open panel discussion with well-known female leaders and physicians from Hoag. Proceeds from Womanology will benefit the Women’s Health Institute at Hoag. (By pre- purchased ticket only.); Monday Pro-Am - Competing inside the ropes and alongside the legends of the PGA TOUR is the most unique golf and entertainment experience in the world. The Monday Pro-Am offers sponsors the first opportunity to experience the championship course before their favorite PGA TOUR Champions players go head-to-head later that week. Each amateur foursome is paired with a professional in this one day competition; Tuesday, March 5: Breakfast with a Champion from 7:30 - 10 a.m. in the Newport Beach Country Club Ballroom features Darren Clarke. Do you ever wonder about the journey it takes to become a tour pro? Or the most prized moment in an accomplished career? And what it was like playing alongside some of 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 Takes place at Newport Beach Country Club, One Clubhouse Drive, Newport Beach.

Submitted photo BrightFutures4Kids | March 9 | 21st Annual BrightFutures4Kids fundraiser, The Heart of Broadway evening themed Bright Lights, Brighter Futures features dining, dancing, entertainment and silent & live auctions. The elegant gala will unite business and community leaders for a night of awareness and support for child abuse prevention services to many of the 10,000 at-risk children and their families in Orange County. Sponsorships range from $5,000 - $25,000. Contact: www.brightfutures4kids.org Takes place at Balboa Bay Resort, 1221 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. Childhelp Orange County | March 14 | The 33rd Annual Diamond Jubilee Fashion Show & Luncheon is one of three fundraisers held by the Childhelp Orange County Chapter members each year. At this year’s event, they will honor Childhelp founders, Yvonne Fedderson and Sara O’Meara with the Inspiration Award, and actress and singer, Jen Lilley, with the Children’s Friend Award. Event co-chairs Linda Burns, Patti Edwards and Tami Smith anticipate welcoming 400 guests for an afternoon of friendship, fashion and fun. Childhelp is celebrating its 60th year in the fight against child abuse and neglect. Guests will be treated to a New York Fashion Week runway-style fashion show presented by South Coast Plaza and featuring the latest fashion trends from the likes of Bally, Escada, Intermix, Lafayette 148, Max Mara, Saks Fifth Avenue, Tadashi Shoji and Ted Baker London. David Yurman will offer informal modeling of their jewelry. There will also be an opportunity drawing offering prizes 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. Click on photo for a larger image Submitted photo 36th Annual Spirit Run | March 17 | This road race and expo take place on St. Patrick’s Day featuring 15 running and walking events with something for every age: from toddler to grandparents, and fitness level, from walkers and joggers to elite runners. Bring your furry friend for the Kriser’s Dog Mile where humans age 13 and older run or walk with their favorite pups. Spirit Run is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with St. Patrick’s Day-themed happenings including T-shirts, a costume contest, and a four-leaf clover medal and coupon for a free “Banger Bites” appetizer at Muldoon’s Irish Pub for adult finishers. Net proceeds benefit education and athletics in local schools. Contact: For event details and registration, email [email protected] and visit www.nmspiritrun.org Takes place at Fashion Island, Newport Beach.

Courtesy of Spirit Run OASIS Senior Center | April 13 from 5 - 9 p.m. | Ole! Ole! Fiesta Fantastica is the annual spring fundraiser presented by Friends of OASIS. Enjoy a fun-filled evening of wining, dining, dancing and gaming including a wheel of fortune, a silent auction and surprise balloon sales with prizes donated by restaurants, retail shops and local services. Live music by Tears of Joy. Tickets are $45. Sponsorship opportunities are available from $250 - $5,000. Contact: Call Sharon at 1.435.640.3634, Barbara at 949.633.1514, or the Friends of OASIS office at 949.718.1800 for more information. www.friendsofoasis.org Takes place at OASIS Senior Center, 801 Narcissus Ave., Corona del Mar. Hospice Foundation | April 16 from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. | The Southern California Hospice Foundation’s annual golf tournament is a place where you or your company can become active members of the SCHF Family, as they offer a forum to mingle with individuals of common background who share the beliefs that hospice is a vital, indispensable service for our community. Join the day’s festivities as an individual player, sponsor, or both. You will enjoy breathtaking ocean views from every hole, offering a unique golf experience you will not soon forget. Bring a guest, client, or colleague and enjoy the ultimate Southern California golfing experience. Your support allows this organization to continue to celebrate life and restore hope throughout the years to come. Ticket information: Individual, $600; Sponsorship opportunities from $1,000 - $30,000. Contact: Michelle Wulfestieg at [email protected], or call 877.661.0087. www.socalhospicefoundation.org/events/life-links-love-annual-charity- golf-tournament Takes place at The Resort at Pelican Hill Golf Club, 22800 S. Pelican Hill Road, Newport Coast.

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Editor’s Note: If you have a philanthropic event with a connection to Newport Beach you would 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.

0 Newport’s Best Bets in Arts & Entertainment From Live Theater to Community Happenings, enjoy these! Click on photo for a larger image Submitted photo Balboa Car Show | Every Sunday from 7 - 9 a.m. Fun Zone Parking lot, 600 E. Bay Ave., Balboa Peninsula Gem Faire, Continuing through February 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, Continuing through February 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. “In Residence” landscape oils by Gianne de Genevraye, Continuing through March 1 during Newport Beach Central Library hours. The Newport Beach City Arts Commission presents an exhibition of landscape oil paintings by international artist Gianne de Genevraye who paints public gardens in Europe and the . She is a contemporary nature painter, exhibiting widely with work seen in collections in France, Italy, Sweden and the U.S. Born in California, she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of California Irvine, studying under contemporary masters Judy Chicago, Tony Delap, Craig Kaufman and John Paul Jones. She was studio assistant to Jennifer Bartlett in France for three years. In 1990-91, she was an Invited Artist at the American Academy of Rome. In 2017, de Genevraye was in residence at the Villa Fontaine in Antibes, France, beginning her residency for her upcoming Sister Cities exhibition at the Newport Beach Public Library. She then returned to Baja, Mexico, painting in both Cabo 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. Paintings on display at the Newport Beach Central Library gallery, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach.

Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of Gianne de Genevraye Madame Butterfly, February 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 Afternoon Tea in the Gardens, February 27 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 & chocolate scones, a selection of tea sandwiches and chef’s selection of desserts. Cost: $34 per person plus tax & gratuity. By reservation only. Contact: For reservations, call 949.673.0033. To view the menu, visit the website. Takes place at Sherman Library & Gardens, 2647 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. The Takács Quartet, February 28 at 8 p.m. Now entering their 44th season, the Takács Quartet returns to Segerstrom Center for the Arts with its new second violinist Harumi Rhodes, who was welcomed into the group earlier this year upon the retirement of founding member Károly Schranz. Based in Boulder at the University of Colorado, the Quartet – Edward Dusinberre, Harumi Rhodes (violins), Geraldine Walther (viola) and András Fejér (cello) – performs 80 concerts a year worldwide. For their Segerstrom engagement the program includes Haydn: Quartet Op. 76 #1, Bartók: String Quartet #6 and Grieg: String Quartet. Tickets start at $39. Contact: Call 714.556.2787. www.scfta.org Takes place in the Samueli Theater, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of scfta.org Orange County FIRST Robotics Competition, February 28 - March 2. Combining the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology, the FIRST Robotics Competition is the ultimate sport for the mind. High school student participants call it “the hardest fun you’ll ever have.” Under strict rules, limited resources, and an intense six-week time limit, teams of students are challenged to raise funds, design a team “brand,” hone teamwork skills, and build and program industrial-size robots to play a difficult field game against like-minded competitors. It’s as close to real-world engineering as a student can get. Hours: Thursday, Feb. 28 from 7:45 a.m. - 8 p.m. and Friday and Saturday, March 1 - 2 from 8 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Free admission; Parking is $9. Contact: www.firstoc.org Takes place at Orange County Fair & Event Center – The Hangar, Anaheim Building and Baja Blues, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. 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, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. 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.

Courtesy of scfta.org Photograph 51, March 3 - 24. Performance times and ticket prices vary. Rosalind Franklin was a British pioneer in science in the early 1950s, yet her groundbreaking role in the discovery of DNA’s double helix structure is still often overlooked. Based on a true story, Photograph 51 presents an intriguing portrait of a complex, courageous woman making her way in a male-dominated field. While rival teams of researchers compete for a breakthrough, Franklin focused and unbending, is locked in a race of her own. A hit in the West End, it was proclaimed “A triumph” by the Telegraph. Contact: Call 714.708.5500. www.scr.org Takes place on the Julia Argyros Stage at South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Hooray for Hollywoodland: 96 Year History of the Hollywood Sign, March 6 at 7 p.m. In 1923, Moses H. Sherman, namesake of Sherman Library & Gardens, partnered with several associates to create an upscale hillside housing development named Hollywoodland. Built as a temporary billboard to advertise the development, the Hollywood sign now ranks as one of Los Angeles’ top tourist attractions and one of the most iconic images in the world. Historian Mary Mallory presents the fascinating story of how this emblem of glamour and opportunity has come to symbolize the city in which it resides. This is a free event. Contact: To RSVP, call 949.673.0033, or visit the website. Takes place at Sherman Library & Gardens, 2647 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. 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 Kids Peaceful Painting with Miss Erna, March 9 from 12 - 3 p.m. This workshop is geared to give your child a chance to spend time in a garden and be surrounded by nature’s beauty. Children will be encouraged to find their unique creative expression. This workshop provides a stress-free space where everyone is welcome. Open to all ages. Children 6 and under need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Please bring a snack. All supplies provided. Class sizes are limited. Cost: $40 Friends, $50 Non-members. Contact: Call 949.673.0033, and sign up at the website. Takes place at Sherman Library & Gardens, 2647 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. Afternoon Tea in the Gardens, March 13 at 2:30, 2:45 and 3 p.m. Enjoy a relaxing afternoon tea in the Garden’s beautiful surroundings. The menu includes a fresh pot of tea, petite fresh currant & chocolate scones, a selection of tea sandwiches and chef’s selection of desserts. Cost: $34 per person plus tax & gratuity. By reservation only. Contact: For reservations, call 949.673.0033. To view the menu, visit the website. Takes place at Sherman Library & Gardens, 2647 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar.

Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of Sherman Library & Gardens Watercolor Class: Florals and Brush Lettering with Erna, March 15 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Join local artist Erna Van Dyk as she teaches you how to see and paint color and simple shapes. Classes are designed for all levels of painter and non-painter. Each participant will take home his/her own charming painting. Maximum: 12 people. Cost: $35 Friends, $45 Non- members. Contact: Call 949.673.0033, and sign up at the website. Takes place at Sherman Library & Gardens, 2647 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. Sleeping Beauty for Kids, March 16 at 10 and 11:30 a.m. The whole family will enjoy this program for children. Sleeping Beauty for Kids is an abridged narrated version of the classic ballet presented by Festival Ballet Theatre. The shortened performance, the heart-warming production of Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece, brings to life fabled storybook favorites Princess Aurora, Puss ‘n Boots, Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf…characters that remind us that good always triumphs over evil. Admission is free. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Ticket distribution, for both shows, will begin at 9 a.m. Ticket holders should return 15 minutes prior to the show to be seated. Contact: www.newportbeachlibrary.org Takes place at the Central Library’s Friends Room,100 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach.

Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of NBPL 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 Sunday Musicale, March 17 from 3 - 4 p.m. Actress and Mezzo Soprano, Rigby Jones (Pacific Opera Project, Boston Conservatory), and pianist, Martin Borsanyi, perform a dynamic, dramatic, multilingual program from the European cabaret tradition, centered on the favorite works of Kurt Weill and Edith Piaf. Translations provided. Contact: www.newportbeachlibrary.org Takes place at the Central Library’s Friends Room,100 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Floyd Collins, March 22 - April 21. Performances take place Thursdays through Sundays; times vary. Tickets: $25. “In 1925, a heedless Kentucky spelunker, Floyd Collins, got trapped underground while searching for a cave big enough to turn into a tourist attraction. The rescue effort gained national attention with reporters being sent from all over to cover the story, becoming the first media circus, everyone looking to cash in on Floyd’s misfortune.” Variety. A Lucille Lortel award winner for Best Musical. Book and additional lyrics by Tina Landau. Obie award-winning music and lyrics by Adam Guettel. Contact: For tickets and box office hours, call 949.631.0288. www.ntaconline.com Takes place at Newport Theatre Arts Center, 2501 Cliff Drive, Newport Beach.

Courtesy Newport Theatre Arts Center Block Printing Workshop, March 23 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Taught by instructor Elizabeth James from Pacific and Rose Textiles, learn step-by-step the ancient art of hand block- printing, including classic Indian design principles, printing bed and ink tray preparation, and blocking-printing techniques. After first practicing on paper, you’ll complete two large flour sack kitchen towels. Plan your design from a selection of vintage woodblocks from her personal collection. Block printed examples will be exhibited to inspire your inner design child. All tools and supplies will be furnished, with an instruction pamphlet for you to keep, as well as a free surprise gift. Additional vintage woodblocks and tea towel blanks will be available for purchase. James’ collections of home and lifestyle products have been hand block-printed in her Jaipur, India workshop since 2001. Cost: $70. Reserve you spot at www.seasidegalleryandgoods.com/collections/seaside-events. Contact: 949.290.7249. www.seasidegalleryandgoods.com Takes place at Seaside Gallery & Goods, 124 Tustin Ave., Newport Beach.

Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of Seaside Gallery & Goods Afternoon Tea in the Gardens, March 27 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 & chocolate scones, a selection of tea sandwiches and chef’s selection of desserts. Cost: $34 per person plus tax & gratuity. By reservation only. Contact: For reservations, call 949.673.0033. To view the menu, visit the website. Takes place at Sherman Library & Gardens, 2647 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. 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 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 Mosaic Hummingbird Class on April 2 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. This class will sell out. Pre- registration is required. Contact: Call 949.673.0033. 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 slgardens.org Sheepdog, April 14 - May 5. Performance times and ticket prices vary. What begins as a love story about two Cleveland cops – a black woman who falls for her white male partner – changes when he shoots a young black man in the line of duty. Amina loves Ryan. But can she trust her heart when the truth about the shooting, and her man, becomes more and more slippery? A relationship gets shaken to the core in this riveting drama by an up-and-coming playwright. Written by Kevin Artigue and directed by Leah C. Gardiner. Recommended for ages 14 and older. Contact: Call 714.708.5500. www.scr.org Takes place on the Julia Argyros Stage at South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of scr.org

Police Beat Primer Compiled by Tom Johnson Police Beat derives from information in the log maintained at the front counter by the Newport Beach Police Department and required under CA Government Code Section 6254 (f). The press does not have access to written police reports. Information in the police department log is deemed reliable and StuNewsNewport is not responsible for mistakes made available as public record by the Newport Beach Police Department. Any person arrested is innocent until found guilty in a court of law. Abbreviations sometimes used in Police Beat: 647f – Public Intoxication; DUI – Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs; NFA – No fixed address; RP – Reporting/Responsible Party; UTL – Unable to locate

1 DUI Arrests Sean Steven Ullom, 50, Corona – Tuesday, February 19 (w ith prior) Catelyn Nicole Link, 21, Huntington Beach – Tuesday, February 19 Jamie Elizabeth Bullard, 41, New port Beach – Tuesday, February 19 Denise Joan Zak, 57, New port Beach – Tuesday, February 19 Rayner Osw aldo Chicarrillo, 26, Irvine – Monday, February 18 Salatiel Gomez, 25, Costa Mesa – Sunday, February 17 Incident Reports Tuesday, February 20 Arrests for Being Drunk in Public Karen Lauren Galindo, 24, Los Angeles Birch St. & Orchard Drive I Warrant 11:07 p.m. Joseph Phillip Baker, 33, Buena Park, w as arrested on a w arrant related to petty theft. Bail w as set at $15,000. Hoag Drive I 00 Block I Sharps Waste and Paraphernalia 10:48 p.m. Dustin James Nordvall, 39, Costa Mesa, w as arrested for illegally transporting sharps w aste and possessing unlaw ful paraphernalia. Bail w as set at $500. 19th St. & W. Balboa Blvd. I Under the Influence, Riding Bicycle on a Sidewalk and Controlled Substance 9:20 p.m. Sean Aaron Flinn, 53, Huntington Beach, w as arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance, riding a bicycle on a sidew alk and possessing an illegal controlled substance. Bail w as set at $2,500. Second Ave. & Goldenrod Ave. I Warrants 8:05 p.m. Bryan Andrew Apelian, 37, Dow ney, w as arrested on a w arrant related to possession of methamphetamine. Bail w as set at $10,000. 8:00 p.m. Edw ard G. Foulds, 51, Anaheim, w as arrested on a w arrant related to domestic battery. Bail w as set at $10,000. E. Ocean Front Alley & Main St. I Failure to Stop 8:58 a.m. Johnny Lew is Matara, 68, Big Bear City, w as arrested for failing to stop at a stop sign. Bail w as set at $500. Lido Park Drive & Anchorage Way I Receiving Stolen Property, Controlled Substance, Controlled Substance without Prescription and Driving while Suspended/Revoked 3:45 a.m. Cody Allen Hammer, 19, Anaheim, w as arrested for receiving stolen property w ith a value less than $950, possessing a controlled substance, possessing a controlled substance w ithout a prescription and driving w hile suspended/revoked. Bail w as set at $2,500. W. Coast Highw ay & Riverside Ave. I Paraphernalia and Controlled Substance 12:08 a.m. Damian John Warren, 36, Santa Ana, w as arrested for possessing unlaw ful paraphernalia and possessing a controlled substance. Bail w as set at $2,500. Monday, February 18 Arrests for Being Drunk in Public Eduardo Orduno, 22, Costa Mesa E. Coast Highw ay I 300 Block I Threaten Crime 7:11 p.m. John Ara Hasekian, 60, Sherman Oaks, w as arrested for threatening a crime w ith the intent to terrorize. Bail w as set at $50,000. Dover Drive & Irvine Ave. I Narcotics, Destroying/Concealing Evidence and Addict Driving Vehicle 3:22 a.m. Thomas Michael McConville, 48, Anaheim, w as arrested for possessing a narcotic controlled substance, destroying/concealing evidence and being an addict driving a vehicle. Bail w as set at $10,000. Riverside Ave. & Cliff Drive I Under the Influence, Controlled Substance, Paraphernalia and Sharps Waste 1:33 a.m. Nathan Jeffrey Shuler, 27, Costa Mesa, w as arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance, possessing a controlled substance, possessing unlaw ful paraphernalia and illegally transporting sharps w aste. Bail w as set at $2,500. Sunday, February 17 Arrests for Being Drunk in Public Robert Oxier, 36, Fontana Jeffrey Joseph Noon, 64, Laguna Beach Audrey Karikan Chase, 29, Costa Mesa Michael Stephen Lenox, 55, Hemet Ravi Ramesh Dolw ani, 31, New port Beach Eastbluff Drive & Jamboree Road I Loaded Firearm, Driving without a License and Concealed Weapon 11:23 a.m. Jony Joel Garciabeiza, 33, Santa Ana, w as arrested for carrying a loaded firearm, driving w ithout a license and carrying a concealed w eapon in vehicle. Bail w as set at $500. E. Coast Highw ay & Cameo Highlands Drive I Warrant 3:55 a.m. Matthew John Ehlen, 36, Lake Elsinore, w as arrested on a w arrant related to violating a protective order. Bail w as set at $15,000. W. Coast Highw ay I 3300 Block I Battery 12:06 a.m. William Christopher Radican, 34, New port Beach, w as arrested for battery. Bail w as set at $500.

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