Thursday's Calendar

THURSDAY

Chamber Meeting

The Corona del Mar Chamber of Commerce will hold a government affairs and community updates meeting from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Chamber's offices, 2855 E. Coast Hwy.

Update on Free Trade Pact

Maryavis Bokal, an Irvine-based international trade specialist for theU.S. Department of Commerce, will be the keynote speaker and moderator at a roundtable discussion about a trade agreement signed between the United States, Colombia , Panama and South Korea. The event is from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel, 4545 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. For more information, visit http://www.witoc.org.

Friends of Costa Mesa

Libraries

Costa Mesa Councilwoman Wendy Leece will speak at the annual meeting of the Friends of Costa Mesa Libraries, which is at 7 p.m. at the Mesa Verde United Methodist Church, 1701 Baker St., Costa Mesa. For more information, call (714) 438-0517.

THURSDAY TILL SATURDAY

Roberta Flack

Grammy Award-winner Roberta Flack performs with the Pacific Symphony at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts' Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Tickets start at $25 and the show is at 8 p.m. For more information, visit http://www.pacificsymphony.org.

THURSDAY TILL SUNDAY

African American Art Song Alliance Conference

Internationally renowned performers, artists, musicians and historians are gathering at UC Irvine's Claire Trevor School of the Arts for the 15th African American Art Song Alliance Conference. Admission is free. For more information, visit music.arts.uci.edu.

TILL SUNDAY

A Taste of Monaco

Seven South Coast Plaza restaurants, including Marché Moderne, Pinot Provence and Antonello Ristorante, give a culinary tribute to Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo's "Cinderella," which is at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts. The restaurants will feature prix fixe menus and specials "showcasing the cuisine of the Principality," according to a release. For more information, call (714) 435-2000.

TILL FEB. 26

'Elemeno Pea'

South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, presents playwright Molly Smith Metzler's "Elemeno Pea." The play is a "comedy about class, family and the choices that shape who we are," according to a release. For showtimes and more information, visit http://www.scr.org.

FRIDAY

'Physics Phun'