PLANNING AHEAD

L.A. Times Archives

Jan. 4, 1999 12 AM PT

STOP SMOKING

Receive quitting tips from this group, which meets at 7 p.m. every Monday this month at Hoag hospital, Newport Beach. $75. (949) 722-6237.

VOLUNTEER

Help HomeAid Orange County, which builds and renovates shelters for the homeless. Minimum age is 16. Gina Cunningham, (949) 553-9510.

PARTNERSHIPS

Relationship experts discuss “Trusting You Are Loved” at a 6:30 a.m. breakfast Wednesday at the University Club, UC Irvine. $20-$35. (714) 460-4242.

ART

Alison Foshee’s exhibit, “Hard Wear,” features prints combining natural objects with the artificial at L.A.’s Dirt Gallery. (323) 822-9359.

MARIONETTES

Get a sneak preview of the marionettes in Bob Baker’s “Something to Crow About” in the lobby of L.A.’s Fine Arts Building. (310) 289-1695.