COMMUNITY FUND-RAISERS

The Orange County Performing Arts Center benefits from a talk by Sheriff Mike Carona on his first two years in office. Copies of a book about addiction that Carona co-wrote with Maralys Wills, “Save My Son,” will be on sale. 7:30 tonight. Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana. $25. (714) 538-3602.

Futurist Watts Wacker is the keynote speaker at Planned Parenthood’s 2001 Annual Luncheon, “Visioning the Future.” 11:30 a.m. Monday. Hyatt Regency Irvine, 17900 Jamboree Blvd. $75 per person. (714) 633-6373.

Violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg leads a master class with a luncheon afterward to benefit the educational programs of the Pacific Symphony. Reception at 11 a.m. Tuesday. International Ballroom, Hyatt Regency Irvine, 17900 Jamboree Blvd. Business attire. $85 per person. (714) 755-5788.

Casa Teresa’s Central and Founder’s Guilds present a luncheon benefit featuring Los Angeles Times columnist Sandy Banks who will speak on motherhood. 11 a.m. Feb. 3, Tustin Ranch Country Club, 12442 Tustin Ranch Road, Tustin. Public invited. Proceeds benefit the shelter, which houses women who are homeless, pregnant and alone. $35. (714) 538-4860.

Families Forward, which helps families in crisis, benefits from a “Wines of the Millennium” event that includes a cook-off between chefs Alan Greeley of the Golden Truffle and Michael Kang of Five Feet. 5:30 p.m. Feb. 8. Robert Mondavi Wine and Food Center, 1570 Scenic Ave., Costa Mesa. $100 per person. (949) 552-2727.

Santa Margarita Catholic High holds its Valentasia Benefit Gala to raise funds for future technology at the school. 6 p.m. Feb. 10, Grand Ballroom, Disneyland Hotel, 1150 W. Cerritos Ave., Anaheim. $145 per person. (949) 766-6000.

The Orange County Performing Arts Center benefits from the Studio 54 Gala hosted by the Sound of Music chapter of the guilds. 7 p.m. March 3. Four Seasons Hotel ballroom, 690 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. $175 per person. (949) 644-5484.

Allergan and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society host the annual MS Walk Corporate Team Challenge Breakfast to encourage businesses to build teams and enter the fund-raising walk to be held March 31 and April 1. 8 a.m. Feb. 1. Allergan Training Center, 2525 Dupont Drive, Irvine. Free. Registration: (949) 752-1680, Ext. 19 (Ralph Torres). E-mail: Ralph.torres@caol.nmss.org.