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TODAY
A Christmas concert with tenor Christopher Campbell and organist
Charles Welling will be held at 4 p.m. at the Costa Mesa Seventh-Day
Adventist Church, 271 Avocado Ave., Costa Mesa. Information: (949)
548-6596.
ONGOING
"Dr. M.P." will discuss love skills at 7 p.m. on the first and
third Tuesdays of the month at University Towers, 4199 Campus Drive,
Suite 550, Irvine. Information: (949) 725-3366.
Life drawing workshops are held from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 to
4 p.m. Saturdays at Orange Coast College, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa
Mesa. The cost is $5 per session. Information: (714) 432-5880 or
http://www.occtickets.com.
A "Financial Strategies for Successful Retirement" workshop will
be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays through Nov. 16 at Orange Coast
College's Science Room 169, and from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursdays through
Nov. 11 at the college's Business Education Room 102, 2701 Fairview
Road, Costa Mesa. The cost is $69. Information: (714) 432-5880 or
http://www.occtickets.com.
The Inter-generational Troupe of Actors workshop meets from 3:15
to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Costa Mesa Civic Playhouse, 611 Hamilton
St., Costa Mesa. The free workshop is comprised of people of all ages
who want to perform and study drama. Interviews are required.
Information: (714) 841-1733.
The Newport Beach Cake Decorating Club meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays
at the Versailles Apartments, Hospital Road and Superior Avenue.
Information: (949) 650-1332.
The Newport Beach Spanish Club meets at 1 p.m. Mondays and
Saturdays at the Versailles Apartments, Hospital Road and Superior
Avenue. Information: (949) 650-1332.
"Storytime with Miss Kathy" begins at 10 a.m. Mondays at Borders,
1890 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 631-8661.
Champagne brunches are held from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays at
the Sutton Place Hotel, 4500 MacArthur Blvd., Costa Mesa. The cost is
$39, plus tax and gratuity, and the price includes house champagne.
The champagne of the month is an additional $15. Information: (949)
476-2001.
"Friday Nights Unplugged" are held from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Fridays
in the Sutton Place Hotel's Trianon Lounge, 4500 MacArthur Blvd.,
Newport Beach. Gerald Ishibashi and guests perform weekly.
Information: (949) 476-2001.
