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Volume 4, Issue 15 | February 19, 2019

Search our site... 0 Search Police Files Suspect in custody for triple murder, victims were his parents and family housekeeper Richard Nicholson, 64, and Kim Nicholson, 61, both of Newport Beach, and Maria Morse, 57, of Anaheim, have been identified as the homicide victims in the shooting last week, allegedly killed by Camden Burton Nicholson, 27, of Costa Mesa. NEWPORT Richard and Kim were parents of Nicholson’s and Morse was the family’s housekeeper. BEACH Fog Humidity: 70% Wind: 10.76 m/h 40.8°F

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Courtesy of OC District Attorney 40/41°F 43/54°F 49/56°F Camden Burton Nicholson Nicholson has been booked on three counts of murder. He is expected to enter a plea on March 8 and is being held without bail. Newport Beach police were alerted by Irvine police requesting a welfare check on the Nicholsons’ home after Camden appeared in the emergency room of an Irvine medical facility. NBPD found the three bodies. Camden attended Corona del Mar High School and the University of Utah. No plates lead to drug arrest of rapper On Tuesday, Feb. 12, shortly after midnight, Newport Beach Police pulled over a vehicle with no license plates and discovered the occupant did not have a driver’s license on his possession. Upon further check, police discovered that Terrell Rashad Wilson, 32, Buena Park, who listed his occupation as a rapper, was driving on a suspended license for a DUI. According to NBPD PIO Heather Rangel, police searched Wilson and found Alprazolam and Adderall on his person and later discovered Oxycodone in his sock when he was being booked into jail. He was arrested for possessing a controlled substance without a prescription, possessing a controlled substance, no vehicle registration and possessing a controlled substance in prison. His bail was set at $20,000. Machinery stolen in commercial burglary, no suspects Newport Beach Police were alerted to a commercial burglary that took place sometime between Saturday, Feb. 9, at 4 p.m. and Monday, Feb. 11, at 4:45 a.m. According to NBPD reports, a commercial area under construction at Old Newport Boulevard and Santa Ana Avenue had its lock cut and was burglarized. Missing was a generator and the trailer that held it. The machine was valued at $53,000. Video footage did not have night vision and there are no known suspects. Scroll down to Police Beat for all arrests & crime report

0 Fair Game By TOM JOHNSON It’s the dawning of a new era in Newport Beach: the Hoag Classic Twenty years with Toshiba are in the bag, and in two weeks, the Hoag Classic premieres. It’s a new era. The Hoag Classic golf tournament takes place March 6 - 10 at Newport Beach Country Club. Each year, this tournament raises in excess of $1 million for local charities, making it the most successful event for the PGA Tour Champions. This year will be no different, as golfers from around the globe will come to Newport Beach to play in our event. Names include Fred Couples, John Daly, Bernhard Langer, Mark O’Meara and Colin Montgomerie. The week kicks off with Womanology on Monday, a program “leading guests on a journey to better health and enhancing their well-being.” Tuesday is Breakfast with a Champion. This year it’s Darren Clarke. With a Q & A, you’ll get an inside look at Clarke and his career in golf like you’ve never experienced before. Wednesday and Thursday is the Legends Pro-Am. Then Friday, Saturday and Sunday is tournament time. Throw Military Appreciation Day into the mix on Saturday and Student Day in on Sunday and you have a look at what makes this event so special. You can check it all out at www.hoagclassic.com. • • • Join the party, the General Plan Update Steering Committee will hold its first meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 6 p.m., in the Civic Center Community Room. Here’s what’s planned: First, they’ll discuss the draft of the Request for Proposals for a consulting service. The committee will be asked for any changes to the request and then give direction to the staff. Second, they’ll discuss the frequency and timing of meetings. The next follow-up meetings, in case you miss this one, are March 6 and 29. • • • The Newport-Mesa Unified School District Signature Academies opened up for registration last week. “Students enrolled receive unique curriculum options that complement the core academic programs and are available to students that reside within the district boundaries, regardless of their school zone of residence,” according to the District’s website. The academies are as follows: Engineering and Design Academy, Medical Academy, Digital Media Arts Academy and Construction Technology Academy, all at Estancia High School. Costa Mesa High School has the Delta Academy and the Academy of Creative Expression. Corona del Mar offers the Performing Arts and Multimedia Academy, and the Academy of Global Studies. Newport Harbor has the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program. Additionally, elementary programs include Mandarin Immersion at College Park and Spanish Immersion at Whittier. To find out more, contact the District or go here. • • • It’s Ski Week, that means it’s quiet around town, right? Wrong. Newport Beach is a destination, so while we’re sending our families off to the slopes, families from outlying cities are coming here. Here are some things going on that you, too, can take advantage of, in case you’re sticking around. Rent a stand-up paddleboard and then get another free at Balboa Water Sports. The same with bicycles at Balboa Beach & Bicycle Boutique. You can also get 20 percent off on boat rentals at Balboa Boat Rentals. And, how about a $1 off to each rider of the Ferris Wheel in the Balboa Fun Zone. Does it get any better than that? Okay, but let’s be honest, when’s the last time you even rode it? The point is, things are happening around town, you just need to get out and find them.

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February 19 Betsy Thagard 0 John Simons Michelle St. Amour Ruby’s Diner cravings at the Balboa Pier Events, programs at OASIS Senior Center February 20 Christie Brockhage John Kalvi Mike Volp

February 21 Brian Horn Johnny Nevada 801 Narcissus Ave., Corona del Mar February 22 92625 Vince Campanella 949.644.3244 Parking is Free! OASIS Senior Center is on Facebook! February 23 Sign up to receive the newsletter

Deirdre O’Shea HAPPENINGS Harry James Stultz OASIS Wine & Cheese Social James Huffman Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 4 p.m. Tickets on sale for $5 in the Kathleen Chau Administration office. Laura Baldwin Henkels SAVE THE DATE: Linda Walker Dixon Friend of OASIS Annual Fundraiser Rene Rick Garcia Saturday, April 13 from 5 - 9 p.m. Susan Perry Enjoy dinner, dancing, drinks and gaming. Entertainment by Tears of Joy. Cost: $45. Tickets go on sale in March. February 24 VOLUNTEERISM James Eric Guenther Newport Beach Film Festival Jeff J. Grice Reviewers Needed Looking for a way to engage your love Lane Macy Kiefaber of arts? Apply to become a Newport Michael Wada Beach Film Festival Reviewer. If you’re Rick Harris Yahamen interested, contact Dorothy Krauss at 949.253.2880, ext. 233 or email dorothy.krauss@newportbeach filmfest.com ENC Museum Docents Interested in spending time helping out the Environmental Nature Center? Docents staff the front desk, greet visitors and provide information at the ENC’s state-of-the-art learning facility. Training will cover frequently asked questions, emergency information, and ENC policies and procedures. Commit to volunteering one day a week or just one day a month. This Click on photo for a larger image Photo by Tina Treglia (Instagram @ttregs) training is for both experienced as A milkshake and fries with gorgeous ocean views sounds just right well as brand new docents. Volunteer hours: Weekends, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 12 - 4 p.m. Weekdays, 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and 12:30 - 5 p.m. Lido Village Books PROGRAMS/SERVICES Great Courses Discussion Bestsellers Meets Thursdays from 3 - 4 p.m. New Topic: “My Favorite Universe,” to watch Great Courses DVD followed by a group discussion. Meetings are free and RSVP is not required. Takes place in Room 2B. View page 17 in the newsletter for the scheduled topics. Free Income Tax Service Appointments can now be scheduled with tax counselors through April 12. OASIS will offer the AARP Tax-Aide Adult Reading Program administered by the AARP 1. Home Body by Joanna Gaines Foundation in cooperation with the 2. The Only Woman in the Room IRS. The AARP Tax-Aide Program by Marie Benedict provides free personal income tax 3. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely assistance to middle- and low-income Fine by Gail Honeyman taxpayers. For detailed information and 4. Educated by Tara Westover what to bring to your appointment, visit 5. In Praise of Difficult Women: the website to view the newsletter, Life Lessons From 29 Heroines page 7. Who Dared to Break the Rules by One Warm Coat Karen Karbo Coat Donations Accepted until 6. My Own Words by Ruth Bader February 28. Did you get a new coat Ginsberg during the holidays? If the answer is 7. The Immortalists by Chloe 0 yeas, “One Warm Coat,” would be Benjamin happy to accept your old coat as a 8. Celine by Peter Heller Swiss chocolate shop opens, SCE project moving forward donation. Winter and cold weather are 9. The Friend by Sigrid Nunez By AMY SENK here and no one should have to go 10. Inheritance by Dani Shapiro Teuscher Chocolates and Café has opened in Corona del Mar, replacing a real estate without a coat. The non-profit agency, 11. The Truths We Hold: An office that closed at 2515 E. Coast Highway. One Warm Coat, will have donation American Journey by Kamala The Swiss chocolate shop – famous for its Champagne truffles – previously had a boxes in the OASIS lobby. Please Harris location in Laguna Beach, and before that, in Fashion Island. The first week or so after check your closets for clean, usable 12. Where the Crawdads Sing by opening, the shop’s coffee bar was not operating and a display case was filled with pre- coats of any size and style to donate. Delia Owens packaged candies. Shipments of individual chocolates and other items were expected, but The donations will be delivered to 13. Becoming by Michelle Obama the owners were anxious to open despite the limited inventory, a worker said. Expect a full- SPIN (Serving People In Need) and 14. The Travelling Cat Chronicles service shop this month, he added, with a case of chocolates to choose from and a coffee bar distributed to the homeless population by Hiro Arikawa that also will sell freshly made hot chocolate. in Orange County. 15. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Intro to the Melt Method of Self Care Tuesdays, Feb. 19 - March 12 from 1 - 1:40 p.m. in the OASIS Dance Room. | $50/4 | Drop-ins $15/1, no refunds. | For anyone new to the MELT Method, this class must be taken prior to taking the one-hour class. Erase pain and tension brought on by everyday stress, aging and overuse. This simple self- treatment technique can make your Kid Picks whole body feel better and provide 1. Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel relief from neck and low back pain, by Val Emmich with Steven arthritis, bunions, planta faciitis and Levenson, Benj Pasek & Justin carpal tunnel syndrome. In this 40- Paul minute class Yvette Casal will teach 2. How to Be a Good Creature: A you the four Rs of MELT: reconnect, re- Memoir in Thirteen Animals by Sy balance, re-hydrate and release so Montgomery you can develop a home practice. 3. Uni the Unicorn and the Dream Bring a mat and water to drink. Bew to MELT? Email Casal once you register Come True by Amy Krouse Click on photo for a larger image Rosenthal Photos by Amy Senk at [email protected]. 4. I Am a Rebel Girl: A Journal to Across the street and down a block, another business is closing. Brisas Del Mar at 2828 Learn a New Language with Portal Start Revolutions by Elena Favill E. Coast Highway, a women’s clothing boutique, opened four years ago in a brand new Languages 5. Good Night Stories for Rebel building. Portal Languages teaches Italian, Girls by Elena Favili • • • French and Spanish with six- to eight- 6. Stories for Boys Who Dare to Meanwhile, nearly a year after utility representatives told CdM residents about upgrade week courses. Come learn a new skill Be Different: True Tales of plans that will interrupt power service and close traffic lanes, the Southern California Edison and make new friends in the New Amazing Boys Who Changed the project has city permits but still no start date. Year. View page 18 in the newsletter World without Killing Dragons by Last April, SoCal Edison representatives attended a Corona del Mar Residents for class dates, times and costs. Ben Brooks Association meeting and described the project, which will close traffic lanes and cause Sing & Pick Hootenanny Group power outages in CdM between Seaview and Fifth avenues. The project will replace and Every Friday from 1 - 3 p.m. Bring your upgrade about 44,000 feet of overhead electrical wire, replace 26 utility poles, transformers, stringed instrument or just come and underground cable and other equipment. The work will last about six weeks, and residents sing along. Takes place in OASIS and businesses in the area will have power outages – probably two planned outages for Room 5. eight hours, said Susan Cox, a Southern California Edison spokeswoman. Weekday Lunch Welcome to lunch! Want to meet new friends? Come join other seniors on weekdays in the Evelyn Hart Event Center, Monday through Friday, from 12 - 12:30 p.m. Delicious hot and cold lunches are served by a local catering company. Reservations by 9 a.m. two days in advance are appreciated. Call 959.718.1820. Suggested donations: $4.50 per meal for 60 years of age and older; $6 for 60 years of age and younger. Check the OASIS newsletter for the monthly menu calendar. 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. 3424 Via Oporto, Ste 102B A Different Kind of Book Club Newport Beach First Wednesday of every month at 949.673.2549 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Free | Read a lidovillagebooks.com different book based on a chosen topic. You will go home with a list of interesting reads. Theme: Historical Click on photo for a larger image fiction or fiction. The project also will close a traffic lane and alleys for eight hours each day, and Beginning Guitar Workshop residents will have to move cars from garages and alleys before those closures, she said. Ongoing Fridays | 3 - 4 p.m. | Free | No Signs advising parking and alley restrictions will be in place 48 hours in advance. experience necessary. Come learn to Last year, the hope was to get permits in place and begin the work after the beach play the guitar in an informal setting. season ended, possibly in September. Instead, permits were issued on January 11. Bring your own acoustic guitar. Takes • • • place in Room 5. Speaking of the beach, someone has driven a car on China Cove beach; nevermind that OASIS Sing Along signs have been posted warning that it’s not allowed. A woman told members at the last CdM Ongoing, Thursdays from 1 - 3 p.m. | Residents Association meeting that tire tracks continue to appear in the sand. 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 place in OASIS Room 1A. Hula Ongoing, Mondays | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Free | RSVP not required. Taught by Marianne Ripley.

Tai Chi Qigong Thursdays, Continuing through March 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 Home & Garden health, and cultivate tranquility and Click on photos for a larger image harmony in your mind. This class Calendar – go plant “They come down and keep going,” she said. “They do donuts.” provides step-by-step instruction for A Newport Beach Police Department spokeswoman said she hadn’t seen any calls for Tai Chi Qigong 18 movements. For Farmers’ Markets service for cars on the beach at the area, but the tire tracks are frequently visible to passersby. clarification on style, email the Corona del Mar Certified instructor. Beginners are welcome. Farmers’ Market, open every Wear comfortable clothing; no open- Saturday from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. toed shoes. rain or shine. Marguerite Avenue Head to Toe Fitness at Pacific Coast Highway. Tuesdays/Thursdays | 8 - 9 a.m. | Comprises 27 local farmers $65/8 | Drop ins $12/1; no refunds. who offer fresh fruits and Starting with dynamic stretching and vegetables, as well as flowers, low impact movements, this class pastas and fish. 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 and mental relaxation. Bring a one- inch round (in diameter) wood stick that has a length equivalent to your body height. Most hardware stores carry wood sticks. Meets at Grant Howald Park, 3000 5th Ave., Corona del Mar. Yoga Blend Ongoing | Times and days vary | Click on photo for a larger image Costs vary | Regain your strength, Lido Marina Village Farmers’ flexibility, coordination, sense of self Market, open every Wednesday Click on photos for a larger image and zest for life. Prepare for fun while from 1 - 9 p.m. 3434 Via Lido. Mark your Calendar: The next CdMRA meeting is scheduled for this Thursday, Feb. 21, increasing your health. Beginning Spend the afternoon sampling when Newport Beach Fire Chief Chip Duncan will introduce the new fire marshal, Kevin Bass, and Intermediate Levels; and shopping for fresh fruits, and there also will be a presentation on the Boys & Girls Club. Intermediate class is appropriate for vegetables, flowers, cheeses, ~~~~~~~~ participants who have practiced yoga juice, bread and more. One hour Amy Senk has lived in Corona del Mar for 20 years and was publisher of Corona del Mar in the last year. No food two hours of complimentary parking in the Today, an online newspaper that ran daily for seven years. Senk, a graduate of the prior to class. Bring a mat and two structure. Receive an additional University of Missouri School of Journalism, is involved in the Corona del Mar Residents blankets. Instructor: Sandy Farr. two hours free when you shop or Association and the Corona del Mar High School PTA. She and her husband have two Zumba Gold dine in Lido Marina Village. children. Classes are offered Mon. - Thurs. at Newport Beach Farmers’ Market varying times. | $155 | Offered by CS by Farmer Mark, open every Dance Factory, your dance party Sunday from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. workout will have you groovin’ at your Located right next to Newport own pace. Easy to follow, low-impact Pier. Offers veggies, fruits, dance steps to zesty Latin and flowers, honey, fresh breads, international music. Meet new friends local farm fresh meats and while moving and having fun! Improve handcrafted items from local balance, strength and mobility. The artisans. Choose from a variety instructors will uplift and energize of free range eggs including you. quail, duck, chicken and SPORTS goose. Certified Costa Mesa Sailing Farmers’ Market at the O.C. Fair, OASIS Sailing Club makes open every Thursday from 9 recreational sailing available to a.m. - 1 p.m. Located in Lot D. members and their guests, and Farm & Gardening Classes at provides instruction in sailing to those Centennial Farm members who wish to learn how to General Information: Classes are handle a sailboat. Enjoy year round intended for participants 16 years sailing in their beautiful Catalina and older unless otherwise 34MKII sloops, OASIS-V and OASIS- VI. noted. (Centennial Farm is open Both are in excellent condition and to the public, but they ask that you ready for all-weather operations. do not leave your children Sailing is sometimes tranquil and unattended on the farm.) always enjoyable. More than 150 Classes are generally 1.5 - 2 friendly club members welcome both hours unless otherwise experienced and new sailors. The specified, and take place in the Club meets the last Wednesday of Silo Building at Centennial Farm, every month. There is a $42 monthly 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Cost: dues fees. Sailing is free. Google Fees for classes vary and are “Oasis Sailing Club” for the website. noted in the class description. No Call Membership Chair Rob Reid at refunds will be issued. 510.329.2741 or email OSCMembership@Oasis SailingClub.org for membership details. Silver Glove Fitness Meets Mondays, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. February 25 - March 25 in the OASIS Dance Room. | $80/5 | Drop ins $21/1; no refunds. | This is a non-contact 0 boxing program that provides a Stump the Stu workout that is fun, challenging and always changing. Boxing uses the Golden Dragon is illuminating entire body and has been proven to Homegrown Tomatoes Saturday, improve quality of life and health. It is a February 23 at 10 a.m. workout that gets your body moving If there is just one edible plant to and heart rate going. Beginner to grow at home, it is the tomato. advanced athletes welcome. Bring a Nowhere else is the contrast in yoga mat, towel and water. Boxing flavor, nutrition and variety gloves are required for class. Please between “home-grown” and purchase these on your own (12 oz. “store-bought” more evident. This size gloves are appropriate). They can how-to class for all levels of be found at most sporting goods gardeners will provide all the stores. Email practical knowledge necessary to [email protected] if begin growing tomatoes today. you have questions. Learn which varieties to grow, Beginning Pickleball with Melanie how to plant and care for Tuesdays, Feb. 19 - March 19 from 12 tomatoes, and common - 1 p.m. | $75/5 | Basic fundamentals diseases and pests that afflict of the game, including serve, return of them. Speaker Dave Freed serve, volleys, dinks, 3rd shot, researches, educates and helps overheads and keeping score. The other backyard farmers objective is to develop the basic skills successfully grow the ever and knowledge so you can enjoy the popular home-grown tomato. game. Instructor is Melanie Wheatley. Every year, Freed grows a variety Takes place at Bonita Canyon Sports of hybrids, heirlooms, cherry and park (Macarthur and Bonita Canyon). beefsteak tomatoes in both Pickleball – Outdoor Open Courts & containers and regular backyard Drop-In soil. He always has plenty of Four outdoor courts; no lights. Open tomatoes and is always happy to Courts: Mon. - Fri., 7 - 8 a.m. and 12 share his tips on growing p.m. - dusk; Sat. - Sun., 7 a.m. - dusk. tomatoes. Drop In: Mon. - Fri., 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. | A Cost: $10 fee covers the cost of predetermined schedule of play based materials and/or handouts. Click on photo for a larger image on skill levels will be posted at the To register for the Farm & Garden We came upon this Golden Dragon and want to know where you would find this beast courts and online. View the schedule Classes, visit www.ocfair.com that correlates to sun deities or deities of the harvest. It is said illumination and revelation lie at www.newportneachca.gov/sports. and click on Garden Classes. at its heart. Can you tell us where you would find this artwork that graces a longtime local Participants will be required to supply establishment? their own paddle. Approved paddles Take the challenge and submit your answers to [email protected]. must be used at all times. Visit The answer will appear in Friday’s edition, along with the correct guesses. So, join us for www.newportbeachca.gov/sports for this local adventure. the list of approved paddles. Noise If you have a unique spot or icon around town that you think Stu News Newport readers reduced balls will be available onsite. would enjoy finding out about, please shoot it, share it and give us the location, so we can Outdoor pickleball is permitted only at challenge them! Happy Hunting. the designated courts. Pickleball – Indoor Drop-In Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of Roger’s Gardens Three indoor court for doubles play; no Nature Gardening Series • partner is required. Mondays, 12:30 - 3 Learning from Nature How to p.m.; Fridays, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Garden with Ron Vanderhoff, Paddles and indoor balls are Saturday, February 23 from 9 - 10 available. All skill levels are welcome. a.m. Become a better gardener, Pay and Play. Drop-in cards can be by being a keen observer of how purchased online at City Hall or nature does it in its own wild Newport Beach Community Center. space. If we look carefully and RSVP not required. No class on pay attention, these wild spaces January 18, January 21, February 18. will provide us lessons about Senior Tennis Group how we might approach our Mon., Wed. and Fri. | 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. more domestic gardens. Join | Interested in playing tennis? Come Rogers Gardens, General out to the San Joaquin Tennis Courts Manager, Ron Vanderhoff, in their at 1550 Crown Drive, Corona del Mar. classroom for a fully illustrated Please note: All play is doubles, no program. He will educate you on need to bring a partner or sign up in native plant communities and advance. Players ranked 3.0 and habitats throughout Orange above are encouraged to participate. County with expert discussion of Please bring a racquet and $1 for such “garden: topics as slope, balls. For more information, contact aspect, water (and its Linda Hardenbergh at seasonality), sun exposure, soil [email protected]. Let’s Tee it Up texture, soil composition, nutrients, insect associations Mon., Wed. and Fri. | Check-in times and much more. Vanderhoff is an 1 and costs vary | Get out and hit the Orange County horticulture course as the weather is warming up. leader, native plant expert and Groups play at four different courses: OASIS holds inaugural Cars and Coffee car show Mon.: Costa Mesa-Los Lagos, $33 for wildlands ecologist. He is a On Saturday, Feb. 9, the Friends of OASIS presented its inaugural, “Cars and Coffee” car director of The CA Native Plant this long and challenging par 72; show in the OASIS Senior Center parking lot. In attendance was Newport Beach Wed.: Fountain Valley-Mile Square Society and sits on several Councilmember Joy Brenner, who represents District 6. natural history and horticultural Classic Course, $38; Wed.: Costa advisory and science Mesa-Mesa Linda, $26, par 70; and committees. Fri.: Fountain Valley-Mile Square Held at Roger’s Gardens, 2301 Players Course, long and San Joaquin Hills Road, Corona challenging, $40. Cart fees vary. del Mar. Average cost is $12 per person. www.rogersgardens.com Reservations required. More OASIS events below

Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of Roger’s Gardens Welcome Spring Miniature Garden Workshop with Barbara McGraw, Saturday, February 23 from 10 - 11 a.m. Let this colorful miniature garden awaken your senses as the winter season fades away. Join their Miniature Garden Expert, Barbara McGraw, as she guides you on how to Click on photo for a larger image Photos by Eleanor Anderson create your fresh spring Courtesy of Friends of OASIS miniature garden. Workshop fee Bob Dryden’s 1936 Rolls Royce Phantom III took “Best of Show” is $90 per person, includes all Twenty-three exquisite cars were on display, and trophies were presented to these materials and step-by-step winners: instructions. Supplementary –Bob Dryden for “Best of Show” with a 1936 Rolls Royce Phantom III supplies or plant materials may –Tom and Jean Naughton for “Best Original” with a 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air be available for an additional fee. –Bill Smirl for “Best Custom” with a 1939 Ford Convertible Coupe More events, programs at OASIS Unfortunately, due to material –Herb Fisher for “People’s Choice” with a 1923 Model T Truck CARDS & GAMES costs, cancellations after Bridge February 15 cannot be refunded. From beginning to advanced and Please bring gloves if desired. To duplicate, learn and advance your make your reservation, go to skills in this stimulating game. www.shoprogersgardens.com. Session times and costs vary. Held at Roger’s Gardens, 2301 Mah Jongg San Joaquin Hills Road, Corona Experience players meet on an del Mar. ongoing basis on Mondays and www.rogersgardens.com Fridays, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. in Room 3. Free and RSVP is not required. Mexican Train This interactive fun-packed game is Click on photos for larger images (L-R) Mike Zimmerman, Friends of OASIS Board President, with Bill Smirl, who won “Best played with dominoes. Beginners Custom” for his 1939 Ford Convertible Coupe (pictured right) should come at 1 p.m. on Fridays to Braving the inclement weather, nearly 100 people came out to view the classic learn how to play. Meets on an automobiles and enjoy a delicious pancake breakfast. ongoing basis on Fridays from 1- 4 p.m. in the Library/Game Room. Free and RSVP is not required. Ping Pong New players are always welcome. Meets on an ongoing basis on Tue. Click on photo for a larger image and Thurs. from 2 - 5 p.m. in the Gardening for Beginners, Event Center. Free and RSVP is not Saturday, February 23 from 9 - required. 10 a.m. They will help you take Scrabble the guesswork out of gardening. Game boards, tiles and official Learn gardening basics and gain Scrabble dictionary provided. All the confidence to grow your levels welcome. Meets on an ongoing favorite veggies, flowers and basis on Mon. from 1:30 - 4 p.m. in more. Room 2B. Free and RSVP is not Held at Armstrong Garden required. Centers, 1500 E. Coast Highway, Shanghai/May I Newport Beach. If you know how to play rummy, you’ll www.armstronggarden.com pick up this game in no time! Meets on an ongoing basis on Tue. from 12:30 - 4 p.m. in the Library/Game Room. Free and RSVP is not required. Texas Hold’em Players Wanted – 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; Click on photo for a larger image new players welcome. Meets on the Tomatomania!, March 1 through first and third Friday every month from March 10. The world’s largest 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. in Room 1B. Play for (and most fun) tomato plant sale chips only. Free and RSVP is not comes to Roger’s Gardens for required. the 7th year. Scott Daigre and his MEAL PROGRAMS staff of Tomatomaniacs offer an Daily lunch program where both hot astonishing selection of more Click on photo for a larger image and cold meals are served Monday than 200 varieties of heirloom “People’s Choice” was awarded to this 1923 Ford Model Truck, owned by Herb Fisher through Friday from 12 - 2 p.m. and hybrid tomato plants, Friends of OASIS hopes to hold the next car show on September 7, so save the date. To Suggested donation: $4.50 and including new varieties for 2019 view more car photos, visit www.friendsofoasis.org, click on events and scroll down to Cars reservations are required. Call and a large selection of peppers. and Coffee. 949.718.1820. Also, they will be introducing the This service is available to Tomato of the Year, “Pigletwillie’s homebound seniors in Newport French Black,” a very dark red Beach providing nutrition as well as with chocolate shoulders, juicy dignity. Call Andrea at 949.718.1811 flesh and an intense full-bodied to inquire about services. meaty taste. Immerse yourself in SCREENINGS, SUPPORT GROUPS seminars that will leave you and COUNSELING wanting to learn more about Senior Empowerment Group these special plants. Experts will Fridays, Continuing through March 15 answer any questions to ensure at 10 a.m. in Room 5. Facilitated by a successful tomato season. Mieka Bledsoe, LMFT, Human Happy Tomato Hunting! Visit the Options, this nine-week education and website for details on all the free support group is for individuals age 50 tomato seminars. or better who feel they have Held at Roger’s Gardens, 2301 experienced abuse (financial, verbal, San Joaquin Hills Road, Corona psychological, or physical). The group del Mar. Click on photo for a larger image will focus on learning to set limits and This 1962 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible was among the classic cars displayed www.rogersgardens.com manage conflicts. OASIS Senior Center is located at 801 Narcissus Ave., Newport Beach. For more Health Screenings information on upcoming events and their programs, click here. Walk-in Blood Pressure Screenings on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday from 9 - 11 a.m. Visual Aid Screening by the Braille Institute for magnifying when eyeglasses are no longer sufficient. Call 714.821.5000 for an appointment. Free Medical Lectures Provided by Hoag Hospital. Call 949.644.3244 for the schedule. Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group Meetings are open to caregivers, family members and friends caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s or Grow Your Own Strawberries, dementia on the first Weds. of the Saturday, March 9 from 8 - 9 a.m. month from 10 - 11:30 a.m. Plant berries now for flavorful Caregivers Support Group summer harvests. Berries are so “Thrive not Survive” meets the 2nd easy to grow, even in small and 4th Wednesday of the month at places. 10 a.m. in Room 5. Caregiving is Held at Armstrong Garden challenging. The goal of this group is Centers, 1500 E. Coast Highway, to increase your confidence as a Newport Beach. caregiver, improve the skills that you www.armstronggarden.com have developed and offer a safe place to share your feelings. Free and Iron Hanging Kokedama facilitated by the Caregiver Resource Workshop with Kathleen Center, 714.446.5030. Nestell, Thursday, March 14 from Parkinson’s Newly Diagnosed 5 - 6 p.m. They are putting a fun Support Group new spin on the traditional 0 A group of people newly diagnosed kokedama. Join with Parkinson’s meets the 2nd and Horticulturist/Original Designs Capturing iconic Newport Beach 4th Friday of the month from 10:30 Designer, Kathleen Nestell, to a.m. - 12 p.m. make a gorgeous small statured Nasira’s Nutrition Individualized philodendron that fits perfectly in Nutritional Counseling an aged metal hanger. Workshop Nasira Burkholder-Cooley, DRPH, fee is $75 per person and RD, CPT. She is a doctorate-level includes the philodendron, the registered dietician, a certified iron hanger, moss, soil, binding personal trainer and a yoga wire and step-by-step instructor. instructions. Additional supplies One-on-one nutrition consultation to can be purchased separately. benefit individuals seeking to Unfortunately, due to material optimize their health through diet. If costs, cancellations after Friday, you’re interested in learning more March 8 cannot be refunded. To about how good nutrition can help make your reservation, go to you meet your health goas, set up a www.shoprogersgardens.com or nutritional counseling appointment. call 949.640.5800. Fitness consultation is also available. Held at Roger’s Gardens, 2301 Cost: $80 for a 60-minute San Joaquin Hills Road, Corona consultation. For more information del Mar. Click on photo for a larger image and to set up an appointment, contact www.rogersgardens.com Artwork by Don Krotee Nasira at “Big swell at Newport Beach...rolling into the storm” was created with transparent [email protected]. watercolor on handmade cotton paper Call 425.445.3914. ~~~~~~~~ Meals on Wheels Don Krotee has been a resident of Newport Beach since 1986. He is a board member of Three (3) nutritious meals are the Newport Heights Improvement Association and SPON, and is an architect who has delivered Monday through Friday to been drawing and painting from an early age. His architectural marker drawings are homebound seniors (60 and older) featured periodically in Stu News. that qualify for the program. Volunteers take time from their days to use their own vehicles to lovingly ensure that no Click on photo for a larger image senior is without a meal. If you have Fragrant Flowers, Saturday, questions about the program, how it March 16 from 8 - 9 a.m. works, or if you and a loved one qualify, Fragrant flowers can be one of contact Andrea at 949.718.1811. the most rewarding aspects of a TRAVEL garden. Many plants including DAY TRIPS annuals, perennials and shrubs Day Trip departure/return location is at can bring wonderful scent to your the Newport Coast Community Center, yard. Horticultural experts will 6401 San Joaquin Hills Road, focus on fragrant choices to plant Newport Coast (corner of Newport now and enjoy for seasons to Coast Drive). come. No registration required. Jeopardy Game Show Taping, Held at Armstrong Garden Wednesday, March 6. Taping at Sony Centers, 1500 E. Coast Highway, Studios. Lunch on your own at EATaly. Newport Beach. Departs: 9:30 a.m. Returns: 5:30 p.m. www.armstronggarden.com Cost: $65/$70. The Luck O’The Irish, Saturday, March 16. Celebrate St. Patrick’s weekend with an Irish luncheon and musical review at Almansor Court with Irish songs, comedy, costumes, dialogue and dances. Lunch includes an entrée or corned beef and cabbage, chicken dijonnaise or veggie pasta, Irish ice 0 cream sundae and wine. Green beer Click on photo for a larger image can be purchased. Shopping and an Welcome Spring Into Your Home Balboa Island Classical Series opens with saxophone opportunity drawing too! Departs: 10 & Garden, March 22 - 24. a.m. Returns: 5:30 p.m. Cost: $65/$70. Celebrate the Spring season at quartet Wheel of Fortune Game Show Taping, Roger’s Gardens! Experience a On Tuesday, March 12, the Balboa Island Improvement Association (BIIA) presents the Friday, March 29. Taping at Sony weekend of artistic garden first in the 2019 Balboa Island Classical Series, featuring a quartet of saxophones – the Noir Studios. Lunch included at Canter’s, displays, special events, Quartet. one of California’s oldest delis. seminars and interactive The ensemble has performed together since 2013. Their repertoire includes music from Departs: 11 a.m. Returns: 7:30 p.m. demonstrations to inspire ideas Bach to Rock, Beethoven to Ellington. Cost: $85/$90. for your home and garden. Norton Simon Museum, Wednesday, Rejuvenate your garden by April 3. Travel to Pasadena and upon learning from gardening experts arrival at the museum and before it on how to grow abundant rose opens, enjoy a private tour of their blooms, create a bountiful edible Modern World collection, early garden, landscape with native Renaissance through the 20th century. plants, and the benefits of Later, view the special exhibit nurturing indoor plants. For Matisse/Odalisque (a harem slave or entertaining inspirations, view concubine) that shows how artists beautiful tablescapes, learn from exploit the tension between the reality their designers how to make and artifice in their images. View the floral and planted arrangements, works of Matisse, Picasso, Bazille and and taste their most popular others. Box lunch included at the seasonal gourmet foods. The Norton Simon Garden café. Departs: gardens have been inspired by 9:30 a.m. Returns: 4:30 p.m. Cost: Spring itself with endless photo $65/$70. opportunities. Embrace the Click on photo for a larger image Hollyhock House/Judson Studios, season by celebrating beautiful Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the concert takes place from 7 - 8 p.m., without Friday, April 12. Your first top in Los environments, nature, habitats, intermission. Angeles will be at the Judson Studios, and sustainable living while Limited tickets at $10 per person are on sale at Island Home, 313 Marine Ave., Balboa the oldest family-run stained glass learning how to bring beauty into Island. studio in America. You will have a your home and garden. The saxophone symphony takes place at St. John Vianney Chapel, 314 Marine Ave., guided tour and view their exquisite, Held at Roger’s Gardens, 2301 Balboa Island. handcrafted product representing the San Joaquin Hills Road, Corona best in traditional and modern design. del Mar. Lunch with a choice of entrée included www.rogersgardens.com at the Taix French Restaurant located Growing Perfect Tomatoes, at its present location since 1962. Saturday, March 23 from 8 - 9 Then on to the Hollyhock House, Frank a.m. It’s tomato planting time. Lloyd Wright’s first LA project, recently They are easy to grow and great renovated. The hollyhock flower was for beginning gardeners. No the favorite of the original owner, Alice registration required. Barnsdall, and was incorporated into Held at Armstrong Garden the house on its roofline, walls and Centers, 1500 E. Coast Highway, columns. Tour on your own with Newport Beach. docents available for information and www.armstronggarden.com answering any questions. Please note: Attendees must wear flat shoes, preferably rubber soled and with a minimum heel width of two inches are required. No spike heels can be worn inside. Departs: 8 a.m. Returns: 5:30 p.m. Cost: $99/$104. Wait List Only. Pala Casino, Wednesday, April 24. Time to return to the premier resort

Click on photo for a larger image and casino with its 2,000 state-of-the- art slot machines and video machines. Best Landscape Shrubs, Receive a $5 credit on your Pala Saturday, March 30 from 8 - 9 Privileges card. Departs: 8:45 a.m. a.m. Grow the best landscape Returns: 5:30 p.m. Cost: $15/$20. shrubs for California gardens. 0 EXTENDED TRIPS Their garden experts will discuss Extended trips can be 3 - 5 days within the most outstanding performers Under the Balboa Pier on a stormy winter day driving range or a shorter flight leaving for our area. Looking for out of Orange County. Gambling trips evergreen, flowering or a plant for are scheduled monthly. shade? They will show you what Laughlin - The Riverside Resort & works. No registration required. Casino -– March 5 - 7 (3 days and 2 Held at Armstrong Garden nights) Centers, 1500 E. Coast Highway, Time to relax, gamble and perhaps Newport Beach. take a boat ride at your leisure while www.armstronggarden.com visiting Don Laughlin’s premiere CALIFORNIA FRIENDLY® resort and a favorite Laughlin casino, Gardening Solutions Contest, located on the banks of the majestic Enter now and continuing Colorado River. Includes roundtrip through May 26. Voting takes transportation and three buffets. place Monday, May 27 - Friday, Departs: March 5, 9 a.m. Returns: June 7 at 12 p.m. Enter Roger’s March 7, 5:30 p.m. Gardens’ 11th Annual “Orange Georgia On My Mind -– March 21 - 27 County CALIFORNIA FRIENDLY® or October 20 - 26. Gardening Contest.” A California California Coast & Wine Country -– Friendly garden supports May 12 - 18 or September 8 - 14. pollinators, animals and other Mystery Tours -– May 13 - 17 or May wildlife by creating a great habitat 20 - 24. that is designed in harmony with Kentucky & The Ark -– May 22 - 27 or nature. It incorporates beautiful October 23 - 28. unthirsty plants, maintained Chicago All Access -– May 23 - 29 or organically, sequesters carbon to September 1 - 7. combat climate change, reduces Alaska Cruise Holland America -– pollution, free of invasive plants, May 25 - June 1. and may even provide locally Canyon de Chelly & Mesa Verde -– grown fruits and vegetables. The September 8 - 12. CALIFORNIA FRIENDLY Garden Gambling trips are scheduled monthly. Contest celebrates and rewards All trips are sold on a first-come, first- these outstanding gardens by served basis and may sell out. Note: promoting them in the Trips fill up quickly, so sign up early! Click on photo for a larger image community, and offering cash Photo by Larry Tenney (Instagram @ltenney1) Travel Office: Open Monday - Friday, 9 prizes and inspiration for all We’re saying goodbye to the recent winter rain and anticipating some sunny days ahead a.m. - 1 p.m. Call 949.718.1810. gardeners. Enter at http://rogersgardens.com/ca- For a complete list of classes and friendly-gardening-contest/. happenings, visit the OASIS website. There is no entry fee. For event They are also listed in the quarterly categories, visit the website. “Newport Navigator,” available at the Held at Roger’s Gardens, 2301 Newport Beach Public Library San Joaquin Hills Road, Corona branches. del Mar. www.rogersgardens.com Year Round Centennial Farm at the OC Fair & Events Center is open daily. Hours: Monday - Friday, 1 - 4 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free admission and parking. Located at 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa.

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0 OCCF partnered with local nonprofits to raise funds Click on photo for a larger image supporting healthy teen relationships In the Garden On February 12, the Orange County Community Foundation (OCCF), based in Newport Beach, Don’t forget your sweetheart. partnered with seven local nonprofits to host Love Is, a Giving Day in support of healthy teen Roses are always a favorite this relationships in Orange County. The 24-hour event raised $89,643 with participation from more than 282 month, but blooming azaleas, donors. hydrangeas and tulips are also The Foundation launched its Collaborative Giving Day initiative in 2018 to bolster the capacity of beautiful choices. local organizations. Nonprofits with shared missions are invited to come together to boost collective Crystal Cove State Park Finish pruning roses. Begin giving for their causes. w w w .crystalcovestatepark.org feeding once new growth is one- inch in length. Use Dr. Earth Total Advantage Rose & Flower fertilizer. Replenish cool season crops. You’ll be able to enjoy homegrown goodness until the weather warms up. For the Birds Keep feeding. Be sure to keep feeders full to attract and keep birds in your yard. Tips courtesy of Armstrong Click on photo for larger image If you love hiking, lace up those Garden Centers. boots. The backcountry and

wilderness areas offer you 18 miles of hiking trails through 2,400 acres of Upper Newport Bay native wilderness, mostly the endangered coastal sage scrub plant Nature Preserve community. For energetic backpackers, there are three environmental campgrounds, one in the canyon and two at the higher The seven nonprofits that participated in the Love Is Giving Day included Orange County elevations. The higher trails offer Women’s Health Project, Human Options, Waymakers, LGBT Center OC, Women’s Transitional Living beautiful vistas of the mountainous Center (WTLC), Planned Parenthood of Orange & San Bernardino Counties, Inc. and Laura’s House. backcountry, geological formations “Thanks to the work of our local nonprofits and our compassionate community, teens throughout and the Pacific Ocean. Exploring the Orange County will be empowered to show respect and foster healthy relationships,” said Shelley Hoss, lower trails offers hiking through president, OCCF. “We’re thrilled with the success of the first collaborative Giving Day of 2019 – and we riparian woodlands with oak and congratulate the efforts of our valued nonprofit partners who are tackling critical issues facing our sycamore trees along the seasonal county.” Moro Creek. Whether you trek the high What’s on the Calendar? OCCF first challenged Orange County residents to “give where their heart lives” during the inaugural or low trails or both, you will see native Family Science Sundays, One i©oc Giving Day in 2015, raising more than $1.8 million through gifts to 347 participating nonprofits in plants and animals that call this park Sunday each month from 10 a.m. just 30 hours. OCCF nearly doubled those results in 2016 during the second annual i©oc Giving Day, home. - 4 p.m. Recommended for ages receiving contributions totaling $3.2 million for 418 participating nonprofits. In 2017, OCCF re- 3 - 12. Enjoy free activities in the envisioned i©oc as an expanded opportunity for nonprofits to connect with one another in support of Muth Interpretive Center their shared missions. The seven collaborative Giving Days held in 2018 raised a total of $1.4 million for classroom, with a different local organizations. educational theme to explore. Additional collaborative Giving Days will be announced next year. For more information, visit The activities are self-guided and www.oc-cf.org/iheartoc. can include hands-on exhibits, outside hikes, crafts and more. No registration is necessary. Wild Tales, every Friday, from 0 Click on photo for larger image 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Peter and Looking for birds? Bring a pair of Mary Muth Interpretive Center for binoculars and look for feathered 2-8 year olds. Enjoy story time, a Sign of the times friends who have adapted to Crystal walk and an activity. Pre- On Fridays we give you a partial glimpse of a sign around town. You guess what the Cove, as you hike the trails, which go registration is required. overall name of the business is. from easy to strenuous. Among the 949.923.2269. This one must have been fairly easy, because Stu received several correct answers. birds you might spot: Anna’s Congratulations to Bradford D. Dwan, Chris Wattson, James McCullough, Jan Hummingbird, American Kestrel, Landstrom, Jillian Sabaugh, John Wortmann, Pam Smith, Ruth Kobayashi and Scott Palmer Black-Bellied Plover, Black Phoebe, who all knew that the partial glance of a sign that includes the word “UP” and a curvy logo can Brown Pelican and the Great Blue be found at Shape-Up Health Club located at 2101 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. Heron. For a directory of birds, visit If you’re a business and you want to play, you can send us a high-quality photo of your www.crystalcovestatepark.org/ sign and we’ll take it from there and challenge our readers. birds-of-crystal-cove/. For a trail map, Let’s have some fun! visit https://crystalcove.org/wp-content/ uploads/2017/05/CrystalCove_ Trails_Map.pdf. Stop by Ranger Alex’s Trailside Chat Click on photo for a larger image table on Saturday, Feb. 23 from 12 - 3

Kayak Tour every Saturday and p.m. and learn about some of the fun Sunday at 10 a.m. Launch from and interesting animals that live at the Newport Aquatic Center at 1 Crystal Cove State Park. Find Alex and Whitecliffs Drive for a two-hour her bounty of nature props near the guided tour of Upper Newport Historic District Education Commons Bay. Trained naturalists begin by the Beachcomber Cafe. Park in the with a quick lesson on how to Los Trancos lot (PCH inland at paddle and then lead participants stoplight Los Trancos then walk into the Ecological Reserve. They Click on photo for a larger image through the tunnel or take the shuttle.) make several stops where they discuss various aspects of the ecology and wildlife of the Bay. Each tour is unique with startling differences in birds and other 0 wildlife seen depending on the season and state of the tide. In Anti-Defamation League to present 2019 Marcus Kaufman winter, there is a huge Jurisprudence Award Click on photo for larger image abundance and diversity of Courtesy of Crystal Cove Conservancy Three outstanding legal professionals and civil rights advocates will be the recipients of shorebirds, ducks, and grebes Enjoy a free Sea Glass Jewelry the 2019 Marcus Kaufman Jurisprudence Award to be presented by the Orange County/Long that have migrated from Canada Making Activity each Wednesday, Beach region of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The dinner and presentation ceremony is and Alaska. Roughly 80 species Feb. 27 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Turn a scheduled for April 4 at the Fashion Island Hotel Newport Beach, beginning at 6 p.m. of fish have been found here. found object into a beautiful piece of This year’s honorees are Mark Erickson, a partner at Haynes and Boone, LLP in Costa Bring sun protection, even in jewelry. Learn the art of wire wrapping Mesa; The Honorable Wendy S. Lindley, Ret., Orange County Superior Court; and Brett winter, and be prepared to get a sea glass to turn a found item into a Williamson of O’Melveny & Myers LLP in Newport Beach. little wet. Make sure to arrive at one-of-a-kind creation. Takes place at least 15 minutes prior to tour to the Education Commons in the check in and fill out a waiver. Historic District. Park in the Los Trancos lot. (PCH inland at the stoplight at Los Trancos then walk across the street or take the shuttle.)

Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy stevescamera.com Back Bay Drive Nature Walks on the first Sunday of the month. Enjoy a leisurely morning walk along Back Bay Drive observing Submitted photos birds and plants. A side channel Mark Erickson of the estuary runs adjacent to Erickson has been solving business disputes through litigation, arbitration and mediation for more than 35 years, handling a wide range of sophisticated commercial and Click on photo for larger image the multi-purpose road and there For additional information on events real estate litigation, including contract, trade secrets, healthcare law, and business are great opportunities to view and to make reservations, contact governance and dissolution disputes. He honed his trial skills with a diverse practice that shorebirds, waterfowl and other www.crystalcove.org, or call began with the Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps. He then joined Latham and Watkins birds. 949.376.6200. where he developed his current client base. He was later one of the founding partners of Back Bay Science Center Note: For all events, activities are free Dubia, Erickson & Tenerelli, a litigation boutique where he practiced for 16 years. A leader in Community Day every Sunday at (unless cost is listed). Day-use fee: the local bar and community, Erikson is a past president of the Orange County chapter of the 10 a.m. Learn about ongoing $5/per hour (max. $15). Association of Business Trial Lawyers, and president-elect for the Orange County Bar research, restoration and Foundation. education. Explore touch tanks and tour the teaching lab. Free; no reservations needed. 600 Shellmaker Road. Big Canyon Bird and Plant Walk on the third Saturday of the month. Expert Newport Bay Conservancy Naturalists conduct highly informative themed plant and bird programs at Big Click on photo for larger image Interested in a historic cottage Canyon. They involve a short walk rental? in an area where several habitats Visit www.reservecalifornia.com. meet, and provide a great Cottages are introduction for those interested available every day of the month. But in identifying the birds and plants call they see at the Bay. Free; no early, as they book up very quickly. reservations needed. 600 Shellmaker Road. Big Canyon Bird Walk on the last Sunday of the month (except in Judge Wendy Lindley HOAG HEALTH December). For those interested Governor Pete Wilson appointed Judge Lindley to Orange County Municipal Court in COMMUNITY EDUCATION in a more intense bird-watching 1994. Later, she succeeded upon majority vote of judges in the county to convert Municipal CLASSES/SUPPORT GROUPS experience and the possibility of Courts to Superior Courts, effective August 10, 1998, thereby becoming a Superior Court 844.810.2933 seeing something rare, one of Judge. Judge Lindley presided over the Adult Drug Court, Criminal Mental Health Court, DUI Register online at www.hoag.org the bird experts offers a 2 - 3 hour Court, Combat Veterans Court and the Homeless Outreach Court, all of which she played a Please Note: Classes fill quickly. outing at Big Canyon. Suitable for crucial role in establishing. Judge Lindley was instrumental in the creation of the Community beginner and advanced bird Court Building located in Santa Ana, which houses all of the Collaborative Court programs watchers. Free; no reservations over which she presided. She has served on many committees and lectured extensively on needed. therapeutic justice.

Gentle Meditation Tuesdays | 6:45 - 7:45 p.m. | $15 | Join this gentle meditation class that can help you set your priorities and focus on the health of your body, mind and spirit. You will participate in simple, yet effective exercises that are pleasant. Takes place at Hoag for Her Center for Wellness, 500 Superior Ave., Ste. 315, Newport Beach. Gentle Yoga Tuesdays | 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. | $15 | Join Family Hike on the 1st and 3rd this gentle yoga class where everyone Saturdays of every month. Meet feels welcome and supported. The and the Muth Center patio for an class is structured to help participants hour-long hike providing a great find inner peace and calm while introduction to the Bay. All ages providing gentle exercise to help the welcome. Call 949.923.2269 to Brett Williamson body-mind rewind and recharge. RSVP. Williamson is a founding member of the Intellectual Property and Technology Practice Instructor Dr. Milka Gronlund, Ph.D., within the O’Melveny Litigation Department. He has 30 years’ experience handling patent and PsyD, specializes in wellness and has technology litigation in a wide variety of industries, including computer hardware and been practicing internationally for more software, telecommunications, electronics, medical devices and pharmaceuticals. He helps than 20 years. Note: This class is not both established and emerging technology companies solve their most critical legal for pregnant women. (See Prenatal challenges through a practical approach that prioritizes fundamental “big picture” advice over Yoga). Takes place at Hoag for Her procedural tactics that can obscure the client’s ultimate business goals, while maintaining Center for Wellness, 500 Superior the sharp adversarial edge required to ensure the best outcome possible. He co-founded Ave., Ste. 315 in the Pilates Room, O’Melveny’s Intellectual Property and Technology practice group, and currently heads that Newport Beach. group in the Newport Beach office. Prenatal Yoga Habitat Restoration in Newport According to ADL Regional Director Peter Levi, “This year’s honorees truly exemplify Wednesdays, 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. and Bay on the second Thursday of Justice Kaufman’s legacy. Their professional records are outstanding and each has given a Fridays, 1 - 2 p.m. | $20 | Instructor the month. Birds and other voice to people who were otherwise unheard. What both Mark and Brett have done for people Dolly Lai is a Certified Yoga Therapist. wildlife need a healthy habitat to in Orange County experiencing homelessness is critical and heartening, and the impact of Her holistic approach guides thrive. Be a part of that positive Wendy’s court reform is inspiring. It is an honor to know them and a privilege to honor them participants through an integrated impact while enjoying the beauty on behalf of ADL.” practice of asana, pranayama and of Newport Bay and Big Canyon. The prize is named after Justice Marcus Kaufman, the 103rd Justice of the California Yoga Nidra meditation. Takes place at All training, tools and gloves will Supreme Court and a champion of civil rights. It is given annually to those attorneys who have Hoag for Her Center for Wellness, 500 be provided. made significant contributions to their communities and to the legal profession and embody Superior Ave., Ste. 315 in the Pilates Shellmaker Discovery Tours on ADL’s mission to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair Studio, Newport Beach. Saturdays where you can join a treatment for all. Restorative Yoga with Meditation California Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Visit www.adl.org/OCJurisprudence2019 for event details and sponsorship options. Wednesdays | 12 - 1 p.m. | $15 | Takes Naturalist to learn about Fashion Island Hotel Newport Beach is located at 690 Newport Center Drive, Newport place at Hoag for Her Center for Shellmaker Island’s rich history, Beach. Wellness, 500 Superior Ave., Ste. 315, the future of the Back Bay Newport Beach. Science Center, and discover Mommy N’ Me Yoga unusual and endangered plant, Wednesdays | 1:15 - 2:15 p.m. | $20 | bird and crab habitats. 0 Takes place at Hoag for Her Center for Wellness, 500 Superior Ave., Ste. 315, Newport Beach. Newport Beach – A Look Back Medicare Basics Photo series courtesy of Balboa Island Museum & Historical Society Saturday, February 16 from 10 - 11 a.m. and Thursday, March 28 from 6 - 7 p.m. | Free. | Turning 65, new to Medicare, or changing from an employer group plan? Learn the basics about Medicare and the different Medicare plan options: Medicare Supplement Insurance plans, Medicare Advantage HMO and Restoration Program in Newport PPO plans and Medicare Part D Bay on the second Sunday of the prescription drug coverage. This event month. Join Preserve staff and is for educational purposes only; no other volunteers in enhancing the specific plan information will be Bay’s habitat for local wildlife. shared. Presented by Licensed Activities may include non-native Click on the photo for a larger image Originally, the Wedge was little more than a wide sand spit, barely recognizable as the Insurance Agent, Darrick Tarin. Takes plant removal, planting natives, ideal surf spot that it is today. This photograph would have been taken from the Corona place at Hoag Hospital Newport Beach watering, trash cleanup and del Mar Beach/China Cove area. Conference Center, 3900 W. Coast Butterfly Garden maintenance. Highway, Room CC2, Newport Beach. No experience is necessary. Balboa Island Museum and the Museum Store are located at 210 B Marine Ave., Balboa Island. They are Medicare Benefits Bring a hat, sunscreen and open Monday - Thursday from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Friday - Sunday from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. For more information, Saturday, February 23 | 10 - 11 a.m. | call 949.675.3952, visit www.balboamuseum.org, or email [email protected]. snacks. Water and tools are Free. | At the Medicare Benefits provided. Space is limited and meeting, you will review Hoag’s health pre-registration is required. plan partners’ 2019 plan benefits. You will be able to compare their health 0 plan benefits side-by-side so that you can determine the best plan for you in It’s time to make shift happen...find out how at Newport 2019. Family and friends are welcome Beach Chamber luncheon to attend. If you have not yet attended the Medicare Basics meeting, they The Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce invites the community to its Business encourage you to do so prior to Luncheon Series, taking place on Wednesday, Feb. 20 from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. attending this meeting. Takes place at Is your “ask” too small and is your “but” too big? When you started your business, did Hoag Hospital Newport Beach you decide to be wildly mediocre? Maybe it’s time to make shift happen. Conference Center, 3900 W. Coast Featured speaker Stacey O’Byrne, a speaker, trainer, bestselling author, Certified Master Highway, Room CC2, Newport Beach. Coach and Certified NLP Master Trainer, and creator of the Master Networker System and Sweet Life Cooking Demonstration Success Mastery Academy, will share her knowledge and expertise. Tuesdays, Feb. 19: Better Than O’Byrne started her professional career serving in the U.S. Army, and was recruited to Takeout with recipe makeovers of attend West Point by the Post command, but chose not to make the military her career. After restaurant favorites; April 16: Spring her term in the military, she started her career with corporate America. Climbing the corporate Fling with light, colorful and refreshing What Else? ladder very quickly, she became a national sales and sales operations manager within five dishes; May 21: The Breakfast Club Walking and Jogging years of transitioning. Having the responsibility of 300 - 500 employees and traveling in with a breakfast menu to fuel and Back Bay Drive is a multi-use excess of 200,000 miles per year, she soon realized that she was living to work. September nourish; July 16: Summer Sizzle BBQ road that stretches 3 miles 11, 2001 changed O’Byrne’s perspective on life in many ways, as it did us all. It didn’t take her and picnic delights; August 20: One northwards along the east side of long after that to figure out that she was born to be an entrepreneur. Pot Wonders with easy six ingredient the Bay from the Back Bay meals for the busy cook; Sept. 17: Fall Science Center at Shellmaker Fiesta with nutritious Latin dishes full Road to Vista Point on the corner of flavor; Nov. 19: Bountiful Fall of Eastbluff Drive. Back Bay Drive Favorites with healthy low-carb is one-way for motor vehicles alternatives; Dec. 17: Winter from south to north. This is the Wonderland with healthy holiday best route if you would like to be recipes. . | 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. | Free. | close to the water and see Takes place in the Mary & Dick Allen shorebirds and waterfowl, but Diabetes Center, 520 Superior Ave., bear in mind that bikes and Conference Room 5, Newport Beach. pedestrians share the road. Parking is available in front of the 520 Street parking south of building or in parking structure B. To Shellmaker Road, at the bottom join the waitlist, call 800.400.4624. of San Joaquin Hills Road and Apple Watches, Fitbits & Your Heart: on Eastbluff Drive, and a parking How to Use Them & When to Contact lot at Big Canyon. There are a Physician scenic pedestrian trails at Big Wednesday, Feb. 20 | 6 - 7 p.m. | Free. Canyon. | Presented by Subbarao Myla, M.D., Click on photo for a larger image Brian Chesnie, M.D. and Michael Courtesy of NB Chamber of Commerce Stacey O’Byrne is the luncheon guest speaker Panutich, M.D. Join Hoag Cardiac Beginning the entrepreneurial phase of her career by acquiring a distressed printing Specialists for an interactive company, within three years of taking over the company, it completely turned around from discussion around wearable devices, $197,000 gross sales and $200,000 total liability, to a very comfortable $1.2 million gross like the Apple Watch and Fitbit. The sales per year with $187,000 liability. This growth was achieved 100 percent through discussion will include a short networking and relationship building. Having been on a personal and professional journey for presentation about the future of more than 12 years, she found herself continuing to search for her passion. wearable devices and what that In 2009, O’Byrne realized all her professional life was spent helping people make means for your heart health, as well as money and achieve success. It was then that Pivot Point Advantage was incepted and she demonstrations and an open Q&A with began her journey as a speaker, trainer, instructor, success strategist and business coach their experts. Attendees can also enter as well as becoming a bestselling author multi times. to win a wearable device. Takes place She has built two seven-figure businesses and two six-figure businesses 100 percent at Hoag Hospital Newport Beach from word of mouth marketing. Teaching practical skills and strategies to optimize and Conference Center, Level C, CC1 & 2, increase business and personal performance in multiple areas, her goal is to help you Newport Beach. achieve success. Keep Your Brain Young A graduate of San Diego State University, she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Thursday, Feb. 28 | 6 - 7:30 p.m. | Free. business management. | Be a part of an informative discussion Click on photo for a larger image Come meet with fellow Chamber members and business professionals, and leave with on how to keep your brain young and Horseback Riding contacts for your business success. prevent memory loss and other types There are designated horse trails This cost is $35 for members with reservations, $40 for members at the door, or $40 for of cognitive impairment due to between 23rd Street and Bayview potential members. The fee includes lunch. Valet and free parking are available. dementing disorders, such as Drive, but there are no horse The luncheon takes place at The Capital Grille in South Coast Plaza, located at 3333 diabetes, heart disease, high blood rental facilities in the Ecological Bristol St., Costa Mesa. pressure, high cholesterol, sleep Reserve or Nature Preserve. Register now at www.NewportBeach.com or call 949.729.4411. apnea and Alzheimer’s disease. Learn Cycling about risk factors and how you can There is a 10-mile bike loop reduce your risk for these dementing around the Bay. Starting at disorders. The class will also go over ways to enrich your brain’s function Jamboree at San Diego Creek 0 and heading clockwise the first through pleasurable activities and stop is Vista Point on the corner provide tips for how to recognize signs of Eastbluff Drive and Back Bay “Lucky 7” reasons to get your Irish on this St. Patrick’s of memory loss, and the many things Drive. Take Back Bay Drive to the we can do to slow down its Newport Dunes Resort. Follow Day at Spirit Run progression. Presented by Greg Everyone wants to be Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, so this year Spirit Run is the perfect the sign-posted bike path Whitman, M.D. and William Shankle, place to get your Irish on. The 36th Annual Spirit Run takes place Sunday, March 17 in through the resort, which brings M.D., respectively. Takes place at Fashion Island. you out onto Pacific Coast Hoag Hospital Newport Beach Here’s Spirit Run’s “Lucky 7” reasons to participate: Highway at the bridge. Take the Conference Center, 3900 W. Coast 1. St. Patrick’s-themed Shirts – The adult, tri-blend shirts are soft and light weight, highway over the bridge and turn Highway, Room CC2, Newport Beach. perfect for racing, the gym, or everyday wear. They are available in the styles and colors right on Dover Drive. You can take Free. shown. The long sleeve is also available in white. Spirit Run upgraded its cotton youth shirt to a quick detour to Castaways Strong Warning Signs and Symptoms tech. Park, Northstar Beach or Galaxy Monday, March 4 | 6 - 7 p.m. | Free. | Park or follow the direct route Stroke is the No. 1 cause of adult along Dover to Irvine Avenue disability and the fourth cause of death where you will turn right. On Irvine in the U.S. Join the discussion to learn just beyond Santiago Drive a set about the risk factors and warning of paved trails begin. These take signs of stroke. Also, you’ll be you to the Interpretive Center, and discussing the latest innovations in from there to Bayview Drive and stroke intervention and treatment back to Jamboree Road. The 22- delivered by Hoag’s rapid response mile Mountains to Sea Trail, team. Free. Takes place at Hoag which runs from Weir Canyon Hospital Newport Beach Conference north of Irvine Regional Park Center, 3900 W. Coast Highway, joins the Back Bay Loop at Conference Room 2, Newport Beach. Jamboree Road and continues HER Talks: Information Worth through to Shellmaker Road. Sharing Newport Bay Conservancy Join Hoag for Her Center for Wellness www.newportbay.org. Peter and for engaging and empowering Mary Muth Interpretive Center, clinician-led talks on women’s health 2301 University Drive, Newport topics, such as: Beach. Email: Secrets for Restful Sleep [email protected] Wednesday, March 6 | 6 - 7:30 p.m. | Photos courtesy of Upper Newport Bay Click on photo for a larger image Free | Registration, refreshments and 2. St. Patrick’s-themed Costume Contest – Dress up yourself, or together with your mini massages followed by the Talk and a Q&A. Takes place at Hoag for family, friends, or teammates. Whether you come as a leprechaun or simply wearing a green hat or socks, this promises to be fun and festive. Her Center for Wellness, 500 Superior 3. Finisher Medals for Adults and Kids – Everyone can race for their lucky charm. Adults Ave., Ste. 315, Newport Beach. claim a four leaf clover; kids, a Spirit Run medal. 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 findings and treatment for eczema. THE LOT During her informative presentation, 999 Newport Center Drive she will discuss how the latest www.thelotent.com advancements in the immune system –The Lego Movie 2: The Second have propelled the treatment of Part eczema and a host of itchy skin –Cold Pursuit problems. Takes place at Hoag –What Men Want Hospital Newport Beach Conference –Green Book Center, 3900 W. Coast Highway, Level –The Upside C, Room CC2, Newport Beach. –Bohemian Rhapsody Strong Mom, Strong Core: Find Your –Isn’t It Romantic Core Postpartum –Alita Battle Angel Thursday, April 11 | 5 - 6 p.m. | $20 | –Captain Marvel (pre-sale) Takes place at Hoag for Her Center for –The Oscars Party (pre-sale) Wellness, 500 Superior Ave., Ste. 315, Newport Beach. Edwards Big Newport 6 SUPPORT GROUPS 300 Newport Center Drive Gestational Diabetes Support Group www.regmovies.com Second and Fourth Tuesday of every –Alita: Battle Angel month from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. –The Lego Movie 2: The Second Takes place at the Mary & Dick Allen Part Diabetes Center, 520 Superior Ave., –Happy Death Day 2U Classroom 6, Newport Beach.

–What Men Want Click on photo for a larger image Type 2 Diabetes Wellness Group –Cold Pursuit 4. Muldoon’s Coupon for a Free “Banger Bites” Appetizer – Enjoy Irish cuisine at Third Thursday of every month | 2 p.m. –Green Book Muldoon’s Irish Pub Starting with Irish Bangers (sausages). Muldoon’s, located about a | Free | Meet other people who –Bohemian Rhapsody quarter mile from Spirit Run’s expo, is honoring adult finishers with a coupon for a free understand what you are going –The Favourite “Banger Bites” appetizer. through. The group focus is to share –My Fair Lady 55th Anniversary 5. Race to Win your Pot O’Gold – Spirit Run is offering a cash prize purse and more than experiences, tips and create new (pre-sale) 200 prizes for adults and children. Prizes include gift cards for shopping and eating at Blaze networks to expand your support –Gone With the Wind 80th Pizza, Lazy Dog Restaurant, Balboa Candy and Dick’s Sporting Goods. Adults and children system. Learn new tools from the Anniversary (pre-sale) also compete for Spirit Run’s winner medals. group facilitator to help you manage –How to Train Your Dragon: The 6. Take a Step Forward for Good Health and Luck in 2019 – Lace up your shoes to stress and further assist you in Hidden World (pre-sale) celebrate fitness at Spirit Run. With 15 running and walking events, Spirit Run has an event reaching your health and well-being –Black Panther (pre-sale) for every age, from toddlers to grandparents, and every fitness level, from walkers and goals. Come experience –A Star is Born (pre-sale) joggers to elite athletes. Run or walk yourself, with your family in the Family Mile or 5k Family encouragement, understanding, and –The Favourite (pre-sale) Walk, or even with your favorite furry friend in the Dog Mile. the opportunity to empower not only –BlacKkKlansman (pre-sale) 7. Participants and Spectators Enjoy the Youth, Fitness & Dog Expo – Adults, children, yourself, but others as well. Takes –Green Book (pre-sale) and even dogs will find something to enjoy at Spirit Run’s expo. Everyone will enjoy food and place at the Mary & Dick Allen Diabetes –Vice (pre-sale) beverage, and live music. Kids, find your perfect summer camps at the Camp Newport Expo, Center, 520 Superior Ave., Classroom –GUNDAM NT (pre-sale) and enjoy a rock climbing wall, bungee trampoline, mini skate park, and much more. Adults, 6, Newport Beach. bring your wallet to shop and visit health and fitness vendors. Bring your dog or adopt a new Type 1 Diabetes Wellness Group The Port Theater one at the Dog Expo. Third Thursday of every month | 5:30 – 2905 E. Coast Highway For event details and registration, visit www.nmspiritrun.org. For more information, email 6:30 p.m. | Free | Managing the day to www.portnewport.com [email protected]. day demands of diabetes and juggling –Isn’t It Romantic the different aspects that come with young adulthood can be stressful. Join Lido Theater the T1D Young Adult group to meet 3459 Via Lido others who are going through similar 0 www.regencymovies.com experiences and to receive emotional –The Lego Movie 2: The Second and educational support. Different Part Renowned art critic, author to appear at OCMA group themes will include stress –How to Train Your Dragon: The On Thursday, Feb. 21, renowned art critic Barbara Pollack will hold a lecture on her new management, enhancing your Hidden World (coming soon) book, Brand New Art from China: A Generation on the Rise, at OCMAEXPAND from 7 - 9 p.m. relationships through better communication, mindfulness, and how to set attainable health and well- being goals. Come meet new people, share experiences, realistic tips and new tools to assist you in living a balanced life. Takes place at the Mary & Dick Allen Diabetes Center, 520 Superior Ave., Classroom 6, Newport Beach. ONGOING HEART HEALTHY CLASSES with the JEFFREY M. CARLTON HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE Low Sodium Eating Second Wednesday of every month | 1 - 2 p.m. | Free | Join their Registered

Click on photo for a larger image Dietician to learn about low sodium Courtesy of OCMA eating. You will discuss the role Barbara Pollack sodium plays in congestive heart Pollack will discuss China’s millennial artists who are rapidly emerging as international failure and the importance of following art stars due to their uniquely global approach to their work. A special book signing will follow a low sodium diet to include: sources the lecture. of sodium, label reading and how to Click on photo for a larger image The event is free and open to the public. To RSVP, visit www.ocmaexpand.org. maintain a low sodium diet. You will

Currently, OCMA is operating as OCMAEXPAND in South Coast Plaza Village at 1661 W. also learn strategies to modify recipes Sunflower Ave., Santa Ana. at home while keeping them healthy City Hall and delicious. Takes place at Hoag Hospital Newport Beach, 520 Superior Council, Boards, Ave., Conference Room 2 (1st floor), Commissions, Committee 0 Newport Beach. Healthy Eating for Your Heart Meetings – Etc. Fourth Wednesday of every month | 1 - ••• ENC presents Tiny Naturalists this spring 2 p.m. | Free | Join their Registered Join Outreach Coordinator Mindy Schwartz for an unstructured Parent and Me-style class Dietician to discuss how nutrition Tuesday, February 19 on the Environmental Nature Center (ENC) grounds during Tiny Naturalists this spring on impacts cholesterol, blood pressure Board of Library Trustees Mondays, March 4 - April 8 from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. and weight. Participants will learn Each week, babies ages three - nine months along with their moms or dads*, will hike Meeting label reading and strategies for out to a different habitat along ENC trails, set up a big blanket, and relax in the shade of the Newport Beach Central Library – reducing fat, sodium and sugar intake forest canopy. Parents will get to know one another while the babies experience tummy time Small Conference Room while still enjoying what you eat. Takes and free play outdoors. Each session will end with story time and a song. 1000 Avocado Ave. – 5 p.m. place at Hoag Hospital Newport ••• Beach, 520 Superior Ave., Conference Tuesday, February 19 Room 2 (1st floor), Newport Beach. Dining Out the Heart Healthy Way Newport Heights/Cliff Haven Fourth Wednesday of every other Neighborhood Meeting month | 1 - 2 p.m. | Free | Join the Newport Theater Art Center Registered Dietician to discuss 2501 Cliff Drive – 6:30 p.m. strategies for making healthy choices CANCELED when dining out and tips for eating out ••• at various types of restaurants. Takes place at Hoag Hospital Newport Wednesday, February 20 Beach, 520 Superior Ave., Conference Balboa Village Advisory Room 2 (1st floor), Newport Beach. Committee (BVAC) Meeting Marina Park Sailing Center

1600 W. Balboa Blvd. – 4 p.m. ••• Service Organizations Wednesday, February 20 Meetings General Plan Update Steering What’s on the Calendar? Committee Meeting Elks Civic Center Community Room Newport Harbor Elks # 1767 100 Civic Center Drive – 6 p.m. The lodge is located at 3456 Via ••• Oporto, Newport Beach. www.newportelks.com Thursday, February 21 Exchange Club of Newport Planning Commission Beach/Corona del Mar Meeting Meets Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. at the City Council Chambers Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club, 1601 100 Civic Center Drive – 6:30 p.m. Bayside Drive, Corona del Mar. ••• The Exchange Club annually presents the Field of Honor at Castaways Park Tuesday, February 26 (Dover Drive and 16th Street), to honor CERT “All Hands” Meeting service members, past and present, Central Library Friends Room during Armed Forces Day weekend by 1000 Avocado Ave. – 6:30 p.m. erecting American flags and those ••• memorialized throughout the park. The public is invited to support a flag Tuesday, February 26 dedicated to a member of the military. City Council Meeting Call 949.631.3567. Civic Center – City Council www.nhexchange.net Chambers Kiwanis 100 Civic Center Drive – 7 p.m. Kiwanis Club of Newport Study Session at 4 p.m. Beach/Corona del Mar ••• Meets Thursdays at noon and the Thursday, February 28 second Wednesday of each month at Zoning Administrator 6 p.m. at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Hearing Club, 1601 Bayside Drive, Corona del Mar. For more information, call City Hall – Corona del Mar Click on photo for a larger image This is a six-week series. Strollers are discouraged; baby-wearing devices are 949.371.9802. For calendar info., Conference Room (Bay E - 1st Floor) contact Program Chair Jeff Hallin at 100 Civic Center Drive – 3 p.m. encouraged. Registration is required; no walk-ins are allowed. The cost is $24 for ENC members, $30 for non-members (includes all six classes). [email protected] ••• To sign up, visit https://encenter.org/blog/events/tiny-naturalists-spring-2019/. Lions City Council Meetings 101 – FAQs *Note: Babies only, no older kids permitted to attend. Costa Mesa-Newport Harbor Lions about City Council Meetings (copies Environmental Nature Center is located at 1601 E. 16th St., Newport Beach. Club are available in the City Clerk’s office Meets the first and third Tuesday at at 100 Civic Center Drive, Bay E, 2nd 6:30 p.m. at the Chicken Coop, 414 Floor; or call 949.655.3005). Old Newport Blvd., Newport Beach. www.newportbeachca.gov 0 Known as the Fish Fry Club, they ••• began this community tradition of CLICK HERE for agendas, meeting frying fish 62 years ago. It takes place minutes and more info annually, the weekend after Memorial Day at Fairview Park, Costa Mesa. Pet of the Week 714.964.7884. email: Stu News Newport is delighted to be working with the Newport Beach Animal Shelter to [email protected] help get the word out in search of loving homes for pets that deserve a warm, nurturing www.cmnhlions.com Get Outside environment and a place to call “home.” 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, 714.964.7226. email: [email protected] Masonic Lodge Seafaring Masonic Lodge of Newport Community Days - Sundays Mesa #604 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Meets for the Stated Dinner on the first Come explore parts of the Back Wednesday at 6 p.m. which is free of Bay Science Center and charge and open to the public. It is participate in fun hands-on followed by the Stated Meeting from 7 - activities to learn more about the 9 p.m. ocean. 600 Shellmaker Road, 1401 E. 15th St., Newport Beach. Newport Beach. 949.515.8788. www.nm604.org Rotary Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Meets Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. at Five Crowns Restaurant, 3801 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. 949.612.0992 Click on photo for a larger image www.newportbeachsunriserotary.com Courtesy of Newport Beach Animal Shelter MEET KENDRA Newport- Irvine Rotary Club Meets Thursdays at noon at Rancho Click on photo for a larger image To start the week off right, we’d like to introduce you to Kendra, an absolutely gorgeous Bridges of Buck Gully Hike on domestic, long-haired, white kitty with mesmerizing emerald eyes. Kendra is very social and San Joaquin Clubhouse, One Ethel Saturday, March 9 from 8 - 11:30 loves interacting with everyone. She is a bit cat selective, so she should either be slowly Coplen Way, Irvine. The public is a.m. Led by Irvine Ranch introduced into her new environment that includes another cat, or would do wonderfully fine invited to join in the camaraderie at Conservancy Staff. Buck Gully is as an only cat that gets all of the attention. Kendra loves dry food and is pretty particular with lunch. a natural, coastal canyon which her palate as far as her wet food preferences go. She seems to enjoy the fish-flavored pate Art Kleinpell, Membership Director, c: opened to the public in 2012 with best. She keeps her living quarters remarkably clean and tends to enjoy spending her day 248.760.0955. email: the installation of four bridges to hanging out and just being mellow. Kendra is definitely a house cat that will require combing [email protected] allow for safe public access. every few weeks. Her fur is astonishingly beautiful. www.ni-rotary.org These bridges facilitate If you are interested in finding out more about Kendra or any other animals up for Rotary Club of Newport-Balboa exploration of the Buck Gully adoption, call 949.644.3656 or email Valerie Schomburg at [email protected]. The Meets Thursdays from 5:45 - 7:45 p.m. Reserve, and also provide Newport Beach Animal Shelter is located at 20302 Riverside Drive, Newport Beach. It is open at Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club, 1601 viewing platforms from which to daily from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bayside Drive, Corona del Mar. pause and observe the abundant Adoption costs at the shelter: 949.258.7083. life in and around the stream. –Dogs - $130 JoAnne Holman: The guided program starts with a –Puppies - $150 [email protected] short walk from the OASIS Senior –Cats - $90 or Helen Maxwell: Center to the beginning of the –Kittens - $110 [email protected] Buck Gully trail, offering a visually To find out how you can help support the shelter, visit www.nbpd.org and click on “Our www.newportbeachrotary.com dramatic entrance into this Animal Shelter” to view the wish list. The shelter can always use food & treats; new toys; The Club will be taking another group special canyon. Walking pace. grooming, hygiene & comfort products; as well as laundry soap, dish soap, paper towels, to Panama from April 21 - 30, to Distance: 5 miles. Duration: 3.5 sponges, scrub pads and lint rollers. If you are interested in volunteering, you can fill out and provide free dental and humanitarian hours. Difficulty: Moderate. sign the application on the website. services near Coronado, Panama. Staging location: Buck Gully – They are looking for dentists, dental OASIS Senior Center (auxiliary lot hygienists and Rotarians to join their at 5th and Marguerite, Corona del missions. Contact Steve Bender at Mar). Geared to 12 years and up. 0 [email protected] if you are Free. interested in volunteering at any of Monthly Beach Cleanups Postmodern Jukebox returns to Segerstrom Center their local or international clinics. Surfrider Foundation Segerstrom Center for the Arts announces the return of popular musical ensemble Soroptimists Their chapter hosts a two-hour Postmodern Jukebox on Saturday, June 15 in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall Soroptimist International of Newport beach cleanup at 9 a.m. and a at 8 p.m. as part of its “Welcome to the Twenties 2.0 World Tour.” Harbor Area three-hour harbor cleanup at 8 Postmodern Jukebox’s new tour is meant to prepare the world for a new decade – one Meets once or twice a month; locations a.m. on the first Saturday of each that creator Scott Bradlee hopes will see a return to the style and craftsmanship that typified and times vary. month. They also partner with OC the music of past generations. Public Works to host an annual The American Legion flood control channel cleanup on Newport Harbor Post 291 Earth Day in April and Coastal Located at 215 15th St., Newport Cleanup Day in September. For Beach. more information, contact 949.673.5070, ext. 100; email: Michelle Giron at [email protected] volunteercoordinator@newport Toastmasters beach.surfrider.org Newport Center Toastmasters Club Beach Cleanups 231F For the first Saturday of the month Meets Monday 7 - 8:30 a.m. at The beach cleanups, meet on the Bluffs Homeowner’s Association at beach in front of Prospect Street 2414 Vista Del Oro, Newport Beach. and Ocean Front Boulevard in 949.391.3671. email: Newport Beach. They run from 9 - [email protected] 11 a.m. There is paid public parking nearby but there are Want to see your club meetings listed limited spots. here? Share your events, happenings Upcoming: March 2 and fundraisers with other viewers? You’ll receive a T-shirt as a thank Send in your information to for your efforts. The following [email protected]. items will be provided: water

(bring your reusable water bottle), gloves, trash grabbers and trash bags. Harbor Cleanups Click on photo for a larger image Newport-Mesa Unified Submitted photo Join in the harbor cleanups that Bradlee says, “Last time around, the Twenties gave us Jazz, America’s one true art form. School District Board meet at Southwind Kayak Center Who knows what is possible in the 2020s?” Originally a YouTube sensation, the famed time- at 100 N. Bayside Drive, Newport twisting musical collective has continued to find new ways to put Bradlee’s trademark vintage Meetings Beach. From PCH, turn onto twist on modern pop hits. Regular Board Meetings are held the Bayside Drive toward Newport Since its inception, the project has come to shine playing hundreds of shows to sold-out second and fourth Tuesday of each Dunes. houses across the globe, from intimate standing-room gigs to large-scale, theatrical month (with certain exceptions), with www.newportbeach.surfrider.org extravaganzas. Public Input and Consent Calendar Tickets start at $39 and will be available online at www.scfta.org, at the Box Office at 600 items beginning at 6 p.m. in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa, or by calling 714.556.2787. For inquiries about group ticket savings for 10 or more, call the Group Services office at 714.755.0236. A limited number of Roderick H. MacMillan Board Room, 2019 Newport Beach VIP ticket packages are available for this show. 2985-A Bear St., Costa Mesa. Segerstrom Center for the Arts is located at 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Art Exhibition call Scheduled Meetings: February 26 for entries March 12 The Newport Beach City Arts March 26 0 Commission invites artists to April 9 (Cancelled - Spring Break) participate in the 55th Annual April 23 Newport Beach Art Exhibition to OC Fair’s Imaginology brings three days of free hands- May 14 be held on Saturday, June 15 at May 28 the Newport Beach Civic Center, on STEAM fun June 11 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Kids will have a blast at Imaginology learning about STEAM (science, technology, June 25 Beach. engineering, arts and math) at the annual free event at OC Fair & Event Center taking place Contact: Sherri Snyder, Coordinator of For more than 50 years, the April 12 - 14. Administrative Services, 714.424.5031; Newport Beach City Arts This exciting, three-day exploration of STEAM-related topics and careers features hands- [email protected] Commission has recognized the on learning on Friday from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. talent and contributions of local Admission is free and most activities are included. Parking is free on Friday, and $9 on and regional artists by hosting a Saturday and Sunday. Friday is field trip day and is open to the public. Schools and large juried art exhibition that gives the groups of 10 or more are encouraged to register, but it is not required. ENC is now enrolling for community the opportunity to view Imaginology is where curious people of all ages go to discover the opportunities and purchase the art on display, available in science, technology, engineering, arts and math fields. Students are encouraged Summer Nature Camp to explore the possibilities as they learn by doing at a variety of workshops and exhibits. Food mingle with the artists, and enjoy The Environmental Nature Center will be available for sale at the event. a festive atmosphere of music, (ENC) has offered summer nature wine and food. camps since 1977. Nature Camp provides quality science education in an outdoor, hands-on setting. Camps are geared toward ages 3 through grade 8 and run from June 24 - August 15. Hours are 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. or 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. ENC Nature Camp emphasizes experiential learning. Campers spend most of their time outside, having a Click on photo for a larger image great time observing nature up close Courtesy of NBPL Artists, 18 years of age or older, using tools like binoculars, magnifying may submit one or two original lenses and microscopes. Science works of art to be displayed and concepts are introduced in a fun judged. Entry fees are $30 for environment, with crafts, games and one entry and $40 for the hands-on activities. There is a 10 maximum two entries. percent discount for ENC members. Categories include Painting: Watercolors and Painting: Oils and Acrylics, along with Photography and 3D Art. Awards in the one-day juried exhibition Click on photo for a larger image Photos courtesy of OC Fair & Event Center range from $100 - $300. Awards Youngsters queue up to view what’s under the microscope will be announced at the Family-friendly activities and competitions for Imaginology include: reception at 4:30 p.m. on June 15 NEW e-sports gaming: Imaginology›s new e-Playground will feature an e-sports in the Civic Center Council tournament for high school students, free-to-play PCs with STEAM games, and a parent and Chambers. educator panel with industry professionals to discuss misconceptions about video games The deadline for entries is May Click on photo for a larger image and share facts. Careers in the e-sports/gaming field will be emphasized. Courtesy of encenter.org 27. Applications should be Workshops and makeshops: Students can participate in activities including Campers will be led by an ENC submitted online at woodworking, sewing, creative crafting, tech play, ceramics, sun prints and more. Local Naturalist for a hands-on, nature- www.CallforEntry.org. Eligibility professionals and Imaginology staff lead the demonstrations and all necessary equipment based outdoor play curriculum filled and submission guidelines can and supplies are provided. Participants can take home the crafts and artwork they create. with adventure experiences and be found on the City website at learning activities. Campers in Little www.newportbeachca.gov/culturalarts Naturalists will make a morning snack under “Newport Beach Art each day, and if attending for the full Exhibition” or at day, an additional afternoon snack. www.CallforEntry.org. Nature Adventure and Science For more information, contact Explorers Campers will bring their own the Cultural Arts office at snacks. Families are to provide lunch 949.717.3802 or send an email and a hearty breakfast before camp is to [email protected]. recommended. Three summer camps by age/grade level are being offered: –Little Naturalist Camp for ages 3 - 5 Childhelp to hold –Nature Adventure Camp for K - 3rd annual fashion show grade –Science Explorers Camp for 4 - 8 and luncheon grade This year, Childhelp is Each weeklong camp focuses on a celebrating its 60th anniversary. different theme. In honor of that, the Orange –Session 1: Nature Creativity: June County Chapter will host their 24 - 27 33rd Annual Fashion Show and –Session 2: Oceans & Wetlands: Luncheon at the Fashion Island July 1, 2, 3 and 5 Hotel, Newport Beach on –Session 3: –ologies in Science: Thursday, March 14. The event July 8 - 11 co-chairs, Linda Burns, Patti –Session 4: Awesome Animals: July Edwards and Tami Smith, 15 - 18 anticipate welcoming –Session 5: Legends & Myths: July approximately 400 guests for an 22 - 25 afternoon of friendship, fashion –Session 6: Mad Science: July 29 - and fun as they raise funds for August 1 the prevention of child abuse and –Session 7: We Love California: neglect. August 5 – 8 Childhelp founders Yvonne –Session 8: Planet Protectors: Fedderson and Sara O’Meara will August 12 – 15 be on hand to receive the Fees*: Inspirational Award for their –Full Day Nature Camp (9 a.m. - 3 dedication in helping millions of p.m.) costs $265/student per session children across the world. ($238.50 for members). Childhelp celebrity ambassador, –Half Day Nature Camp (9 a.m. - 1 actress and singer Jen Lilley, will p.m.) costs $180/student per session receive the Children’s Friend ($162 for members). Award. *Fees include all costs of instruction, laboratory and art supplies and an Click on photo for a larger image organic cotton camp T-shirt. A young boy adds color to his free craft project Note: Nature Camp is held Monday - Youth competitions: Budding scientists and artists will showcase their talents in Thursday. There is no camp on Fridays photography, videography, fiber arts, fine art, poetry, science and engineering divisions. (except during the week of July 3). Competitions include 3-D printing, computer-generated art, fashion design, drawing, kinetic For more information and to register, art, jewelry making, clay crafting, wood and metal art and more. All competitions are free to visit www.encenter.org or call enter and open to Orange County students. The deadline for online entry submissions is 949.645.8489. Friday, March 22. Environmental Nature Center is Click on photo for a larger image Cultural celebration returns: Día del Niño, Day of the Child, will be back for a second located at 1601 E. 16th St., Newport Photo by Ann Chatillon year at Imaginology on Saturday and Sunday, bringing an additional day of interactive arts Beach. (L-R) Julie Adams, Patti workshops and performances by professional artists, local arts organizations, schools and

Edwards, Linda Burns, Tami community groups. Día del Niño is presented in collaboration with Arts Orange County and Smith and Kathryn Cenci at last Media Arts Santa Ana. year’s fashion show and –Free on-site creative contests: Family members and friends can team up at Exotic underwater luncheon Imaginology to compete in an on-site contest to decorate the best scarecrow on Saturday, Guests will be treated to a New April 13. Kids can enter the steampunk hat contest on Sunday, April 14. There are awards and photography comes to York Fashion Week runway-style prize money. It’s free to enter and basic materials will be provided, but people are the surface at JWA fashion show presented by South encouraged to bring their own decorations to make their entry special. Visit Coast Plaza and featuring the www.ocfair.com/steam for details. As a certified National Association of latest fashion trends from the Underwater Instructors (NAUI) Dive likes of Bally, Escada, Intermix, Master and avid traveler, photographer Lafayette 148, Max Mara, Saks Beverly Factor has visited every corner Fifth Avenue, Tadashi Shoji and of the globe, taking photos of the Ted Baker London. David world’s most pristine coral reefs and Yurman will offer informal mysterious creatures deep below the modeling of their jewelry. There ocean’s surface. An exhibit of her will also be an opportunity vibrant undersea images comes to the drawing for prizes provided by surface in the John Wayne Airport South Coast Plaza designer Community Focus Space from boutiques. February 14 - March 19. Tickets for the event start at “Ms. Factor’s underwater $175 and can be purchased photographic artworks explode with online at color, texture and visual excitement,” www.bidpal.net/childhelpocfashionshow2019. said Orange County Board of It is estimated that more than Supervisors Chairwoman Lisa Bartlett. five children die each day from “Visitors at John Wayne Airport are abuse and neglect in the U.S, sure to enjoy the breathtaking beauty and for nearly six decades, of the underwater world and its Childhelp has worked to combat inhabitants that many have never seen this epidemic. Benefitting before.” Childhelp’s California programs and services, Childhelp Orange Click on photo for a larger image County has been strengthening A school group admires the gardens in the Centennial Farm families and bringing together a Centennial Farm: Imaginology visitors can check out animals and crops on the three- community to support victims of acre working farm and enjoy free tractor rides, an oxen exhibit, blacksmithing, sheep- child abuse since 1970. shearing demonstrations, radish-seed planting, terrarium-making and the OC Beekeepers For more information, visit exhibit. www.childhelp.org. 4-H competitions: Local youth are judged on their abilities to raise small livestock, their understanding of animal and veterinary sciences and their projects on community service, aerospace, electricity and more. Click on photo for a larger image Photos by Beverly Factor Vital Link STEM + the Arts Career Showcase: Vital Link provides resources to help Courtesy of JW A students discover and consider professional careers in the fields of science, technology, Ardent (Papua New Guinea, 2011) by CDM Foundation engineering or mathematics with exciting displays, workshops and competitions. Beverly Factor hosts “Neptune in More free activities: Exhibitors will offer things to do and see including Wild Science Factor’s photographic library Activity Area and family-friendly entertainment. Also new this year is Fort Blisters Boot Camp, consists of more than 10,000 Vegas” fundraiser located near Heroes Hall, where kids can enjoy fun physical activities. underwater and action-packed On Saturday, March 2 from 7 OC Fair & Event Center is located 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. sailboat race images taken all over the p.m. - 12 a.m., the CDM Middle For more information, visit www.ocfair.com/imaginology. world. Her work has been widely and High School Foundation published in magazines, books, calendars and exhibited in many presents “Neptune in Vegas” casino night. This every other galleries and fine art shows. Through year fundraiser is open to the 0 her art, she brings awareness of the public...so hope you are feeling sea and emphasizes the importance lucky. Hoag named one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for 2019 of protecting the ocean to keep it Bassman Blaine is the High healthy. Roller Sponsor for the evening, by Healthgrades A Laguna Beach resident and NAUI and is offering 20 percent off any Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has again been recognized by Healthgrades as Dive Master for 20+ years, Factor has piece(s) that you see on their one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals™ for 2019. This is the eighth consecutive year – 2012- logged more than 5,000 dives and showroom floor, with an 2019 – Hoag has received this designation, and Hoag is the only Orange County hospital in was awarded the prestigious Scuba additional 20 percent given back the Top 50 and Top 100. Schools International Platinum Pro to the CDM Foundation. 5000 Divers award as well as being nominated for the Women Divers Hall of Fame. Her award-winning children’s book Angelee Saves the Sea and coffee table book SEADUCTION captivate children and adults alike, immersing them into the magic and beauty of the underwater world.

Click on photo for a larger image Click on photo for a larger image Submitted photo Splendid Branches (Fiji, 2014) by The CDM Foundation is a Beverly Factor parent run group that invests in Factor’s artwork can be viewed on educational programs and the Departure (upper) Level near campus improvements that help security screening areas in Terminals students prosper, have a positive A, B and C, and on the Arrival (lower) school experience and prepare Level adjacent to Baggage Carousels for their college careers. 1 and 4. To learn more about Beverly Register to attend the event Factor, visit www.beverlyfactor.com. here. For more information, Upcoming Community Focus Space visitwww.CdMFoundation.org. artists include painters The event takes place at the Cunningham/Haight (March 20 - April Bassman Blaine home 18) and photographer Jane Szabo furnishings showroom located at (April 19 - May 16). To learn more 2485 McCabe Way, Irvine. about JWA’s Art Programs, visit www.ocair.com/terminal/artexhibits.

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 nation for clinical excellence,” said Robert T. Braithwaite, president and CEO of Hoag. “This award underscores our commitment to providing the highest quality care in the communities we serve.” Top performing hospitals were selected by Healthgrades for exhibiting clinical excellence across a range of conditions and procedures, and consistently delivering superior outcomes. Specifically, the recipients of America’s 50 Best Hospitals Award™ have achieved the Healthgrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™ for at least six consecutive years, placing them in the top one percent in the nation. For a complete list of all recipients, visit www.healthgrades.com.

2 Speak Up Newport: Science & Social Media Innovations in Cold Case NBPD Investigations Speak Up Newport will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, March 13, presenting Science & Social Media Innovations in Cold Case Investigations from the Newport Beach Police Department (NBPD). Come find out about NBPD criminal investigations including cutting-edge techniques used in our city to combat crime and cold case investigations. Two noteworthy Newport Beach cold cases: –Linda O’Keefe Homicide: July 2018 marked the 45th anniversary of the abduction of Linda Ann O’Keefe, an 11-year-old Corona del Mar girl. O’Keefe was last seen alive on Friday, July 6, 1973, as she walked home from summer school. Her body was discovered the next morning in the Back Bay. Her killer was never found. From July 6 - 8, 2018, the NBPD gave Linda a voice on Twitter (www.twitter.com/NewportBeachPD) – tweets in Linda’s “voice” were published narrating the last hours of her life. –Peter Chadwick & Countdown to Capture: Peter Chadwick was arrested for the murder of his wife, Q.C. Chadwick in 2012. In 2015, Chadwick, released on bail, escaped without a trace and is now wanted as a fugitive from justice. “Countdown to Capture” is a compelling podcast released by the NBPD in a series of short episodes covering the discovery of Q.C.’s murder, identification of Chadwick as the primary suspect in her homicide and efforts to locate Chadwick to this day. The featured speakers are Sergeant Court Depweg, Homicide Detective Supervisor, and Jennifer Manzella, a 16-year veteran with the NBPD.

Click on photo for a larger image Submitted photos Sergeant Court Depweg, Homicide Detective Supervisor –Sergeant Court Depweg: Depweg began his career with the NBPD in 2001 and has worked a variety of assignments including Patrol Officer, Gang Suppression Officer, Field Training Officer, Terrorism Liaison Officer, Burglary Auto Theft Detective, Crimes Against Persons Detective (On Loan), Regional Narcotics Suppression Program Detective and Covert Operations Informant Network Investigator or COIN. In July 2011, Court was promoted to the rank of Sergeant and remained working COIN. He was later assigned to the Patrol Division, where he oversaw a patrol team and the K9 Program. Former Chief of Police Jay Johnson selected him to work in the Professional Standards Unit (PSU), where he served as Sergeant. In September 2017, Court was assigned to the Crimes Against Persons Unit (CAP) as the supervisor. As CAP Sergeant, he oversees three CAP Detectives, who are responsible for investigating all violent crimes committed against a person and two Cold Case Homicide Investigators. The Cold Case Homicide Unit was developed and implemented in 2016. The NBPD currently has eight cold case homicides. The Cold Case Investigators solved a 1994 cold case homicide in November 2017 and are currently working on solving more. Click on photo for a larger image Submitted photos Jennifer Manzella, administrative assistant to Police Chief Jon Lewis –Jennifer Manzella: Manzella has worked for the NBPD for more than 16 years, including more than five years as the Press Information Officer. A graduate of Vassar College, she used her background in English to create several memorable public campaigns for the Department, including Linda’s Story (Linda O’Keefe Homicide) and the Countdown to Capture (Peter Chadwick) podcast. Manzella currently serves as the administrative assistant to Newport Beach Chief of Police Jon Lewis. Meeting Schedule: –5:15 - 6 p.m.: Reception with a complimentary light supper provided by The Bungalow with wine available for purchase. –6 - 7 p.m.: Program There is no cost to attend and the public is invited. Reservations are not necessary. For more information, call 949.224.2266 or visit www.speakupnewport.com. The Speak Up Newport meeting takes place at the Newport Beach Civic Center Community Room, 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach.

1 Community invited to roll up its sleeves at Surfrider beach cleanup on March 2 Coldwell Banker® invites locals to raise awareness about saving our oceans and beaches by volunteering at an upcoming Surfrider Foundation beach cleanup event on Saturday, March 2 from 9 - 11 a.m. Meet on the beach off Prospect Street, Newport Beach, and please arrive early. Volunteers will receive a free T-shirt as a thank you for their efforts, which they can proudly wear to promote being a conservation champion.

Click on photo for a larger image Photo by Tyler Bowman There is limited free parking by Prospect Street available, with additional spaces off Pacific Coast Highway as well as metered city parking. Volunteers should carpool, if possible. The following items will be provided: Water (please bring your reusable water bottle), gloves, trash grabbers and trash bags. Surfrider is a community of everyday people who passionately protect our playground – the surf and sand that provide so much enjoyment. Remember: The beach belongs to all of us, so come on and join the wave. For more information about Surfrider, visit www.surfrider.org.

1 NBPLF presents Library Live with author Rachel Devlin On Thursday, Feb. 28 from 7 - 8 p.m., the Newport Beach Public Library Foundation (NBPLF) presents Library Live with Rachel Devlin, author of A Girl Stands at the Door: The Generation of Young Women who Desegregated America’s Schools. In the years before the Supreme Court struck down school segregation with its 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision, the struggle to desegregate America’s schools was a grassroots movement, and young women were on the front lines. As early as the 1940s, parents and young girls were filing desegregation lawsuits. Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of NPBL Author Rachel Devlin Author Devlin’s research transforms our understanding of one of the 20th century’s most important civil rights battles, set in motion by undaunted students. After years spent researching these remarkable women, she brings to us their powerful stories of leadership, bravery and a steely resolve to gain civil rights. Devlin reminds us of the courage and sacrifice they endured and how relevant their struggle remains today. This lecture is free, however, a $10 donation is suggested. Reservations are required. Sign up at www.nbplfoundation.org/content/freeevents.html. The event takes place in the Central Library Friends Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach.

0 Newport Beach Foundation to hold next meeting February 27 at Balboa Bay Resort Join the Newport Beach Foundation for a memorable evening of mixing and mingling on Wednesday, Feb. 27 from 6 - 8 p.m. at the Balboa Bay Resort. Come get acquainted with the Foundation and their inaugural Distinguished Citizen Program class. Get activated, connect with city leaders and learn more about the Foundation Newport Beach Foundation is excited to support the Newport Beach Literacy Foundation as its charitable partner for this event. Business casual attire and adults only, please.

Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of Balboa Bay Resort The cost is $25 and covers hors d’oeuvres, beer (provided by Towne Park Brew) & wine (provided by Color Wines) and one of the finest views of the harbor. RSVP here. For more information, visit www.NB-Foundation.org. Balboa Bay Resort is located at 1221 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach.

0 Tomatomania! is coming to Roger’s Gardens The world’s largest (and most fun) tomato plant sale is coming to Roger’s Gardens for the 7th year during Tomatomania, taking place March 1 - 10. Scott Daigre and his staff of Tomatomaniacs will offer an astonishing selection of more than 200 varieties of heirloom and hybrid tomato plants, including new varieties for 2019 and a large selection of peppers.

Photos courtesy of Roger’s Gardens Pigletwillie’s French Black is the 2019 Tomato of the Year Daigre and staff will also be introducing the Tomato of the Year, “Pigletwillie’s French Black,” very dark red with chocolate shoulders, juicy flesh and an intense full-bodied meaty taste. Experts will answer any questions to ensure a successful tomato season. In addition to the plant sale, “all things tomato” free seminars will be taking place. Among them are: “Grow Your Perfect Tomato with tomato owner, expert Scott Daigre,” “Tomato Talk” – So Many Tomato Varieties...Which ones are right for me?,” “Grow Your Own...In March with horticulturist David Rizzo,” “Tomato Talk – Containers A - Z,” “Tomato Talk – Getting Your Seedlings Off to a Great Start,” “Tomato Talk – Proper Care Through Harvest of Your Tomatoes,” “How to Grow an Amazing, Organic Garden with Randy Richie (Malibu Compost),” “Tomato Talk – 5 Key Tips to Creating a Successful Summer Tomato Garden” and “Growing the Perfect Tomatoes in your Container Garden with horticulturist David Rizzo.” Seminar days and times vary, so visit www.rogersgardens.comfor a detailed schedule and more information.” Roger’s Gardens is located at 2301 San Joaquin Hills Road, Corona del Mar. It is open daily from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

0 ENC to hold Reading in the Redwoods on Sunday Join the Environmental Nature Center (ENC) for a special Reading in the Redwoods event on Sunday, Feb. 24 at 11 a.m. Enjoy Shelter by Celine Clair under the canopy of ENC’s tallest trees while your family relaxes together on a blanket or towel. Afterward children and their adults will participate in hands-on activities related to the theme of the book. Parents need to remain with children at all times. All ages are welcome. Bring your own blanket or towel.

Click on photo for a larger image “Shelter” by Celine Clair is the featured book during Reading in the Redwoods on Sunday Schedule: –9:30 - 10 a.m.: Check in and gather. There may be an additional animal to meet or some other interactive activity while you gather, so come early. –10 a.m.: Hike out to the redwoods. The cost is $5 per child for pre-registered members; $7 per child for pre-registered non- member; $10 per child for unregistered walk-ins and no charge for adults. To register and pre-pay, visit www.encenter.org. 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 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. Southern California 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 Beach Public Library Hosts Events, Workshops Click on photo for a larger image Submitted photo Upcoming Events & Workshops “In Residence” landscape oils by Gianne de Genevraye, Continuing through March 1 during 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 United States. 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 LEGO Block Party, February 20 from 3 - 4 p.m. Design, build and invent with LEGOs at this fun, creative program! No registration required. Takes place at Mariners Branch Library, 1300 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. Author Dr. Nancy Segal, Accidental Brothers, February 21 from 7 - 8:30 p.m. Dr. Nancy L. Segal is currently Professor of Psychology at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) and Director of the Twin Studies Center which she founded in 1991. She has written several books about twins. with her most recent being Accidental Brothers: The Story of Twins Exchanged at Birth and the Power of Nature and Nurture, published in April 2018. Accidental Brothers tells the unique story of two sets of identical Colombian twin brothers who discovered at age 25 that they were mistakenly raised as fraternal twins ― when they were not even biological brothers. Due to an oversight that presumably occurred in the hospital nursery, one twin in each pair was switched with a twin in the other pair. The result was two sets of unrelated “fraternal” twins – Jorge and Carlos, who were raised in the lively city of Bogotá; and William and Wilber, who were raised in the remote rural village of La Paz, 150 miles away. In addition to Accidental Brothers, Dr. Segal is the author of Twin Mythconceptions: False Beliefs, Fables, and Facts About Twins (San Diego: Elsevier, April 2017). Admission to this event is free, however space is limited so registration is recommended. Register at the website. Takes place in Central Library’s Friends Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach.

Courtesy of NBPL LEGO Saturdays, February 23 from 12 - 3 p.m. From buildings to action figures, design, build and invent with LEGOs at this casual, but creative program for elementary age children. No registration required. (Not held the first Saturday of the month.) Takes place in Central Library’s Children’s Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Medicine in Our Backyard, February 25 from 7 - 8:30 p.m. NBPL Foundation, in partnership with UC Irvine Health, presents Medicine in Our Backyard, a series of lectures featuring internationally known UC Irvine Health physicians who will discuss research and cutting- edge technology in their various fields of expertise. Speakers: Kenneth Chang, M.D. and Brian Smith, M.D. Title: Chronic heartburn? Painful GERD? Get relief from UCI Health experts. Do you suffer from chronic heartburn or painful regurgitation of stomach acid? UCI Health esophageal disease specialists at the UCI Health Comprehensive Heartburn Center can provide the most complete evaluation, proactive care and innovative treatments to dramatically lessen your symptoms, or eliminate GERD altogether. Dr. Chang and Dr. Smith will discuss an array of minimally invasive, Food and Drug Administration approved treatments to match your needs and diagnosis. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; Lecture and Q&A from 7 - 8:30 p.m. No charge to attend. Takes place in Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. LEGO Block Party, February 13 from 3 - 4 p.m. Design, build and invent with LEGOs at this fun, creative program! No registration required. Takes place at Mariners Branch Library, 1300 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. Beyond the Canvas – The Great Masters in Art: Giovanni Bellini, February 27 from 7 - 8 p.m. This season, award-winning professor Jacqueline Hahn will explore the Great Masters, in this fascinating art lecture series on legendary artists’ lives and artistic movements. Giovanni Bellini’s sumptuous color and fluent, atmospheric landscapes had a great effect on the Venetian painting school, especially on pupils Giorgione and Titian. Learn more about the great masters of art in a fascinating visual presentation. Free to the public; seating is first come, first served. Sponsored by Friends of the Library. Takes place in the Central Library Friends Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach.

Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of NBPL Library Live: Rachel Devlin February 28 from 7 - 8 p.m. The Newport Beach Public Library Foundation presents Library Live with Rachel Devlin. In the years before the Supreme Court struck down school segregation with its 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision, the struggle to desegregate America’s schools was a grassroots movement, and young women were on the front lines. As early as the 1940’s, parents and young girls were filing desegregation lawsuits. Author Devlin’s research transforms our understanding of one of the 20th century’s most important civil rights battles, set in motion by undaunted students. After years spent researching these remarkable women, she brings to us their powerful stories of leadership, bravery and a steely resolve to gain civil rights. Devlin reminds us of the courage and sacrifice they endured and how relevant their struggle remains today. This lecture is free. Reservations are required. Sign up at this link: www.nbplfoundation.org/content/freeevents.html. Takes place in the Central Library Friends Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. AP Practice Test (World and U.S. History), March 2 from 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Sharpen your test-taking skills with a free, full-length practice AP test. In partnership with C2 Education of Newport Beach, NBPL is hosting free AP practice tests. Students can choose between AP World History and AP U.S. History. Please include the test name in the “Comments” box on the registration page. You must provide this information when you register in order to be admitted to the test. The test will last approximately four hours. Students don’t need to bring pencil or paper, but can bring a calculator if they wish. Results will be presented at a separate results program on Monday, March 11 at 7 p.m. at Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. This is a free event, but registration is required and space is limited. Only those who register in advance will be allowed to take the test. You will receive a confirmation email from this address: [email protected]. Please add this email address to your contacts, or check your junk/spam mail if you did not receive a confirmation. Age Level: Teens taking AP Test in May 2109. If you have any questions regarding your registration or to change your AP Test subject area, contact [email protected]. For the online registration form, visit the NBPL calendar on the website. This program was also offered on Saturday, Feb. 9 at the Mariners Branch Library. Please only register for one AP Test date. The test will be held at Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Under the Sea Drop-In Crafts, March 2 from 12 - 3 p.m. Come enjoy a fun-filled afternoon of crafts inspired your ocean animal friends. Children must be accompanied by an adult. No registration is required. Geared for ages 3 - 8. Takes place in the Central Library Children’s Storytime Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach.

Click on photo for a larger image National Pig Day Crafts, March 5 from 4 - 5 p.m. Come join the fun in celebrating National Pig Day by learning about pigs and making pig-inspired crafts. Children must be accompanied by an adult. No registration is required. Geared for ages 3 - 8. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Takes place at Mariners Branch Library, 1300 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach.

Click on photo for a larger image LEGO Block Party, March 6 from 3 - 4 p.m. Design, build and invent w ith LEGOs at this fun, creative program! No registration required. Takes place at Mariners Branch Library, 1300 Irvine Ave., New port Beach. The Witte Lectures: Amy Walter, March 8 from 7 - 9 p.m. and March 9 from 2 - 4 p.m. The Newport Beach Public Library Foundation (NBPLF) presents a Witte Lecture with Amy Walter, the national editor of The Cook Political Report where she provides non-partisan analysis of issues, trends and events that shape the political environment. She also appears on PBS NewsHour weekly and hosts the WNYC radio show The Takeaway. Over the past 19 years, Walter has built a reputation as an accurate, objective and insightful political analyst with unparalleled access to campaign insiders and decision makers. Known as one of the best political journalists covering Washington, she is the former political director of ABC News. She is also a regular panelist on NVC’s Meet the Press, Fox News’ Special Report with Bret Baier and CBS’s Face the Nation. According to Charlie Cook, of The Cook Political Report, Walter’s work is trusted and respected by Democrats and Republicans alike. She knows how to get beyond bluster and spin to unearth – and explain – what really matters.” Friday night, March 8 includes a lecture and community conversation with a light supper and wine. Cost: NBPLF Members: $58; Non-members, $63. Saturday afternoon, March 9 includes a lecture and Q&A with coffee & dessert. Cost: NBPLF Members: $38; Non-members, $43. Both sessions include book sales & signing. Takes place in Central Library’s Friends Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. LEGO Saturdays, March 9 from 12 - 3 p.m. From buildings to action figures, design, build and invent with LEGOs at this casual, but creative program for elementary age children. No registration required. (Not held the first Saturday of the month.) Takes place in Central Library’s Children’s Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach.

AP Results Program, March 11 from 7 - 8 p.m. Students who attended the February 9 and March 2 AP Practice Tests at NBPL can attend this program to view their results and get free tips and advice for taking the test in the future. This is a free event that is limited to students and parents of students who took the practice AP Tests on those dates. Age Level: Students 9th - 12th grade taking AP tests in May 2019. Takes place in Central Library’s Friends Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. SCORE Workshop, March 12 from 5:30 - 8:45 p.m. (Check in from 5:30 - 6 p.m.) “Money From Home! 10 EZ Steps to Starting a Home Based Business. This free series of business workshops is funded by Friends of the Library. Geared to adults. For more information and to register, visit www.orangecounty.score.org. Takes place at the Central Library Friends Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Book Discussion Group, March 13 from 9:15 - 11 a.m. The Charlotte “Charlie” Alexander Book Discussion Group will be discussing, The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin. Synopsis: It’s 1969 in New York City’s Lower East Side, and word has spread of the arrival of a mystical woman, a traveling psychic who claims to be able to tell anyone the day they will die. The Gold children – four adolescents on the cusp of self-awareness –sneak out to hear their fortunes. Their prophecies inform their next ve decades. Golden-boy Simon escapes to the West Coast; dreamy Klara becomes a Las Vegas magician; eldest son Daniel seeks security as an army doctor post 9/11, hoping to control fate; and bookish Varya throws herself into longevity research, where she tests the boundary between science and immortality. Doors open at 9 a.m.; Free; no reserved seating and registration isn’t necessary. If you haven’t finished or read the book, come anyway. Presented by the Newport Beach Public Library Foundation. Takes place in Central Library’s Friends Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach.

LEGO Block Party, March 13 from 3 - 4 p.m. Design, build and invent with LEGOs at this fun, creative program! No registration required. Takes place at Mariners Branch Library, 1300 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. Luck o’ the Irish Crafts, March 13 from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Come all ye leprechauns for a craft- filled celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. Children must be accompanied by an adult. No registration is required. Geared for ages 3 - 8. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Takes place at Balboa Branch Library, 100 Balboa Blvd., Newport Beach.

Click on photo for a larger image Sleeping Beauty for Kids, March 16 at 10 a.m. 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. Click on photo for a larger image Courtesy of NBPL LEGO Saturdays, March 16 from 12 - 3 p.m. From buildings to action figures, design, build and invent with LEGOs at this casual, but creative program for elementary age children. No registration required. (Not held the first Saturday of the month.) Takes place in Central Library’s Children’s Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Catepillars and Butterflies, March 19 from 4 - 5 p.m. Back by popular demand, watch as caterpillars grow into butterflies at the Newport Beach Public Library. On this first day, you can meet their new caterpillar friends while enjoying butterfly-themed stories and crafts. They will display their live caterpillars at the children’s desk and you can visit them over several weeks as they grow and change into butterflies. Check the website for further information; they will post their butterfly release event one - two days in advance, as they begin to emerge from their cocoons. Children of all ages are welcome and must be accompanied by an adult. Takes place in Central Library’s Children’s Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach.

Click on photo for a larger image LEGO Block Party, March 25 from 3 - 4 p.m. Design, build and invent with LEGOs at this fun, creative program! No registration required. Takes place at Mariners Branch Library, 1300 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. LEGO Saturdays, March 23 from 12 - 3 p.m. From buildings to action figures, design, build and invent with LEGOs at this casual, but creative program for elementary age children. No registration required. (Not held the first Saturday of the month.) Takes place in Central Library’s Children’s Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach.

Medicine in Our Backyard, March 25 from 7 - 8:30 p.m. NBPL Foundation, in partnership with UC Irvine Health, presents Medicine in Our Backyard, a series of lectures featuring internationally known UC Irvine Health physicians who will discuss research and cutting- edge technology in their various fields of expertise. Speaker: Marcela Dominguez, M.D. Dr. Dominguez will discuss Bio-Identical Hormone Restoration and the latest information to keep you feeling youthful and preventing future illness. This lecture will explore the foundations of healthy bio-identical hormone restoration to maximize your quality of life and prevent significant illness. She is one of a handful of doctors in the country who is an expert in combining western and alternative therapies to provide state of- the-art bioidentical hormone replacement, functional medicine, nutrition and herbal therapy in a highly customized, complementary and integrated protocol. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; Lecture and Q&A from 7 - 8:30 p.m. No charge to attend. Takes place in Central Library’s Friends Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. LEGO Block Party, March 27 from 3 - 4 p.m. Design, build and invent with LEGOs at this fun, creative program! No registration required. Takes place at Mariners Branch Library, 1300 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. Beyond the Canvas – The Great Masters in Art: Giorgione, March 27 from 7 - 8 p.m. This season, award-winning professor Jacqueline Hahn will explore the Great Masters, in this fascinating art lecture series on legendary artists’ lives and artistic movements. Giorgione was an Italian painter whose career was ended by his death at a little over 30. He is known for the elusive poetic quality of his work, and together with Titian, founded the distinctive Venetian school of Italian Renaissance painting, which achieves much of its effect through color and mood, and is traditionally contrasted with Florentine painting, which relies on a more linear disegno-led style. Free to the public; seating is first come, first served. Sponsored by Friends of the Library. Takes place in the Central Library Friends Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach.

Courtesy of NBPL Lyric Opera of Orange County, March 28 from 7 - 8 p.m. Join Lyric Opera of Orange County for this special program for “Opera Outsiders.” Discover how 400 years of music can be applied to a modern stage, complete with secrets, sex and scandals. Exploring the operatic works of women, gender bending characters and voice types and casting dilemmas for the modern audience. Not to be missed! Free. Takes place in Central Library’s Friends Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. LEGO Saturdays, March 30 from 12 - 3 p.m. From buildings to action figures, design, build and invent with LEGOs at this casual, but creative program for elementary age children. No registration required. (Not held the first Saturday of the month.) Takes place in Central Library’s Children’s Room, 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Let’s Read! Kids’ Storytimes Books & Babies – It’s never too early for storytime. Introduce language and reading to the littlest lap-sitters, 6 - 24 months. Central on Mondays at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.; Grant Howald Park’s Community Room on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. and Thursdays at 11:45 a.m. Mariners on Wednesdays at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.; Balboa on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. Toddler Storytime – Start building a love of reading early with fun stories and songs for toddlers from 24-36 months. Please arrive on time and do not bring older siblings. Central on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.; Mariners on Thursdays at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Songs & Stories – Children 2 - 5 years of age will enjoy stories and music, while being introduced to guided movement, yoga and instruments. Grant Howald Park’s Community Room on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. and Thursdays at 11:45 a.m.. Preschool Storytime – Stories, poems and songs will inspire literary, dramatic and musical fun for kids 3 - 5 years of age. Balboa on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.; Mariners on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.; Grant Howald Park’s Community Room on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. and Thursdays at 11:45 a.m.. Central on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. Pajama Storytime – Children from age 3 - 7 can enjoy just-before-bed storytelling fun. Don’t forget to come in your pjs! Central on Mondays at 7 p.m. Family Storytime – Enjoy family time with stories, songs and a craft geared especially for children ages 3-7. Central on Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. www.newportkids.org

Branches Central Library 1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. 949.717.3800 Hours: Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Sunday, Noon - 5 p.m. Mariners Branch 1300 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. 949.717.3838 Hours: Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Sunday, Noon – 5 p.m. Balboa Branch 100 E. Balboa Blvd., Newport Beach. 949.644.3076 Hours: Monday and Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday through Saturday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Closed Sundays Corona del Mar Branch 420 Marigold Ave., Corona del Mar. 949.644.3075 Closed for reconstruction. Scheduled to re-open in Spring 2019. Customers will be able to use services at the Central Library or concierge services at OASIS Senior Center for pickup and return of materials. Existing holds set for pickup at Corona del Mar have been re-routed to the Central Library. Customers can change their desired pickup location by accessing their account online or by contacting the Library. www.newportbeachlibrary.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

0 DUI Arrests Justin Kelly Daw son, 36, Riverside – Saturday, February 16 Elena Alexandrovina Leonard, 34, New port Beach – Saturday, February 16 Regan Raquel Bonn, 25 New port Beach – Saturday, February 16 Alec Jordan Quinteros, 27, Costa Mesa – Friday, February 15 Claudette Madlem, 59, New port Beach – Thursday, February 14 Christine Claire Flesvig, 54, New port Beach – Thursday, February 14 Mary Yvonne Russell, 62, New port Beach – Wednesday, February 13 Incident Reports Saturday, February 16 Arrests for Being Drunk in Public Carter Jimenez Jenkins, 21, San Juan Capistrano Cypress St. I 20100 Block I Warrants 5:11 p.m. Samantha Marie Fluor, 22, New port Beach, w as arrested on w arrants related to unlaw ful taking of a vehicle and possession of drugs. Bail w as set at $60,000. W. Ocean Front I 2200 Block I Drinking in Public 10:58 a.m. Sierah Lashe Glover, 25, North Hollyw ood, w as arrested for drinking in public. Bail w as set at $50. 32nd St. & New port Blvd. I Warrant 10:46 a.m. Dale Ann Kerr, 63, Costa Mesa, w as arrested on a w arrant related to being drunk in public. Bail w as set at $500. W. Ocean Front I 2200 Block I Obstructing/Resisting, False ID, Drinking in Public, Driving while Suspended/Revoked and Warrants 10:43 a.m. Anthony Alex Davis, 28, Chino, w as arrested for obstructing/resisting a peace officer, false identification to a specific peace officer, drinking in public, driving w hile suspended/revoked and w arrants (2) for DUI. Bail w as set at $30,500. Friday, February 15 Arrests for Being Drunk in Public Walter New ton Betts III, 59, Costa Mesa John Paul Firestone-Kelly, 30, Oceanside Omar Nazif, 45, New port Beach New port Blvd. & Hospital Road I Obstructing/Resisting 1:51 p.m. Donna Jean Halstead, 48, Huntington Beach, w as arrested for obstructing/resisting a peace officer. Bail w as set at $500. Superior Ave. & W. 16th St. I Driving while Suspended/Revoked 1:29 p.m. Joseph David Merino, 30, New port Beach, w as arrested for driving w hile suspended/revoked. Bail w as set at $500. Superior Ave. I 1400 Block I Under the Influence 12:25 a.m. Thomas Edw ard Fox, 50, Costa Mesa, w as arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance. Bail w as set at $1,000. Thursday, February 14 Arrests for Being Drunk in Public None Hoag Drive I 00 Block I Trespassing 4:47 a.m. Rayna Mae Chesterfield, 30, Seattle, w as arrested for trespassing for refusing to leave property. Bail w as set at $500. Wednesday, February 13 Arrests for Being Drunk in Public Sherri Denise Anderson, 50, Anaheim Gordon Law rence Weider, 71, Laguna Beach James Arnold Hockenhull Jr., 55, Sherman Oaks Alton Parkw ay I 6600 Block I Irvine I Homicide 9:25 p.m. Camden Burton Nicholson, 27, New port Beach, w as arrested for homicide. Bail w as set at $1,000,000. Cliff Drive I 700 Block I Warrant 10:58 a.m. Stanley R. Frisbie, 65, location unavailable, w as arrested on a w arrant related to trespassing. Bail w as set at $1,500. E. Balboa Blvd. I 1000 Block I PRCS Violation and Driving without License 12:34 a.m. Diego Alberto Franco, 22, Santa Ana, w as arrested for driving w ithout a license and on a 10- day flash hold for a PRCS violation. Bail w as set at $500.

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