Newport Beach

WEDNESDAY WJJD Lunchtime Chat Rabbi Gersh Zylberman will lead Temple Bat Yahm's lunchtime discussion program, "What Would Judaism Have Us Do," at noon in the Morgan Library. TBY is at 1011 Camelback St., Newport Beach. Live, Love, Laugh and Learn The second annual Queen of Hearts Live, Love, Laugh and Learn Luncheon to raise money to support ovarian cancer research and awareness is at the Pacific Club, 4110 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. The event begins with a boutique at 10 a.m., followed by the luncheon at noon.

While most parents think to check the liquor cabinet or smell their teen's breath after a party, some are realizing that youths are turning to a much more elusive drug. Without a thought, you see it everyday when you open the medicine cabinet and brush your teeth: prescription drugs. "Behind The Orange Curtain," Brent Huff's first documentary to hit the big screen, examines the abuse of prescription drugs by chronicling the stories of 15 Orange County families, and speaks to addicts and parents.

International Bay Clubs Inc., parent company of the Balboa Bay Club & Resort and the Newport Beach Country Club, has been sold to investors in Irvine. Eagle Four Partners, a private equity group, and Pacific Hospitality Group LLC, a hotel management group, will assume joint management of both properties. "One of the great things about this asset is that it is historic and iconic," Kory Kramer, vice president of acquisitions and development of Pacific Hospitality Group, said Tuesday.

Tuesday's Pilot Picks "Immature," 7:45 p.m. Edwards Big Newport, 300 Newport Center Drive "Songs for Amy," 8 p.m. Big Newport "The Day I Saw Your Heart" 8:15 p.m., Big Newport "Ice Dragon," 8:30 p.m. Regency Lido Theatre, 3459 Via Lido After-party: •European Showcase party, 10 p.m. Fashion Island, Newport Beach. Tickets to film and party cost $35; tickets for party only are $25.

Organizers of the famed Newport Beach-to-Ensenada sailing regatta were stunned by the mysterious loss of four crew members aboard a 37-foot boat that disappeared in mid-race, marking the first fatalities in the event's 65-year history. While the U.S. Coast Guard was still investigating the accident, regatta organizers said they believed the boat was hit and demolished by a much larger ship - perhaps a freighter or tanker - passing in the dark early Saturday. The boat disappeared from the online tracking system around 1:30 a.m. Saturday.

For the second time in a month, sailboat crew members have died while racing off the California coast. Two weeks ago, five died when their 38-foot boat was swamped by two waves near the Farallon Islands, 27 miles from San Francisco. And now, four crew members are believed to have been killed when their 37-foot-boat disappeared Saturday on a race between Newport Beach and Ensenada, Mexico. The regatta sponsors believe the sailboat collided with a "much larger vessel" although theU.S.

Newport Beach officials and shipwright Dennis Holland came to an agreement Friday that, if approved by a judge, will allow him to keep restoring his 1916 wooden ship at his West Bay home. As long as Holland moves the Shawnee out of public view and follows the city's construction laws, he can rebuild the vintage ketch there, according to a statement by the city attorney's office. The agreement may end a protracted legal battle between Holland, the city and neighbors who contend the restoration has no place on their block.

With the veil lifted, theater buffs were some of the first to see inside the renovated Port Theater during the building's sneak preview Saturday.  The historic Corona del Mar film house hosted filmmaking seminars during the annual Newport Beach Film Festival.  Audience members oohed and aahed as wood-paneled doors opened to the public for the first time since the theater closed in 1998. One of the few remaining single-screen cinemas, the Port was originally built in the 1950s.