Thursday's Calendar

THURSDAY

Easter Seals Fundraiser

Easter Seals Southern California Disability Services invites the public to its 11th annual "Walk With Me" fundraiser. The event is from 6 to 8 p.m. at Maggiano's Little Italy, 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. RSVP by calling Marie Holper, at (714) 834-1111, ext. 215.

O.C. Historical Society

Historian Chris Jepsen will give a talk about the former Pacific Beach Club, a club located between Newport Beach and Huntington Beach that catered to African-Americans in the 1920s, when blacks were barred from Los Angeles beaches. The 7:30 p.m. talk at the Sherman Library & Gardens, 2467 E. Pacific Coast Hwy., is free and open to the public. Event will begin at 6:30 p.m., with potluck appetizers and desserts.

Cover Me Badd Karaoke

La Cave, 1695 Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa, will host a karaoke night at 10 p.m. Thursdays where guests can sing with the house band for the night, Cover Me Badd. There is no cover, and the event is 21 and older only. For more information, visit http://www.myspace.com/lacave.

FRIDAY

Housing Workshop

The city of Costa Mesa will hold a free brown-bag workshop on housing options for the homeless, from noon to 1:30 p.m., in the Police Department Emergency Operations Center, 99 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa.

9/11 Remembrance

Irvine Valley College will mark the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks with a noon to 12:30 p.m. program in the campus' Performing Arts Center, 5500 Irvine Center Drive. Speakers will include O.C. Sheriff Sandra Hutchens and Irvine Police Chief David Maggard Jr. Free parking in Lot 5 between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

Friday Night Shabbat

Shabbat services at Temple Bat Yahm, 1011 Camelback St., Newport Beach, are scheduled for 6 p.m. in the Sonenshine Sanctuary.

Singles Pot Luck

Temple Isaiah, 2401 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach, will have a singles' pot luck dinner at 6 p.m. Participants should bring a dairy or vegetarian dish. For more information, call (949) 631-2703.

Brett Rubbico Gallery

Tessa Shane and Mitch Esaki are the featured artists for "TSME" at the Brett Rubbico Gallery, 361 Old Newport Blvd., Newport Beach. According to the gallery, the two artists have "masculine geometrics [merging] harmoniously with feminine detail to create a complementary seamless fit and perfect balance." For more information, visit http://www.brettrubbicogallery.com or call (949) 515-5102.

The Droppers