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Mesa, CA 92627; by e-mail to mike.swanson@latimes.com; by fax to

(949) 646-4170; or by calling (949) 574-4298. Include the time, date

and location of the event, as well as a contact phone number. A

complete listing is available at www.dailypilot.com.

SUNDAY

To honor Katharine Hepburn, Oasis Senior Center will present “On

Golden Pond,” the last of five free screenings in August, at 1 p.m.

All are invited to enjoy the movies and free popcorn at the center’s

Hepburn Film Fest, at 800 Marguerite Ave. in Corona del Mar. For more

information, call (949) 644-3244.

TUESDAY

Visions and Dreams in Costa

Mesa will host a free feng shui seminar at 7 p.m. P.K. Odle, a

worldwide instructor for the American Feng Shui Institute, will

explain how elemental remedies are implemented as elegant accessories

that complement decor to improve health, relationships and

prosperity. Visions and Dreams is at 2482 Newport Blvd. Reservations

are required: (626) 288-1669.

THURSDAY

Shakespeare fans are invited to

join performing artist Dorene Ludwig for “Shakespeare’s Ladies” at

7 p.m. at the Newport Beach Centrasl Library. Co-sponsored with the

California Center for the Book, the free program will include

dramatic readings featuring the dialogue of witches, wenches, virgins

and queens in Shakespeare’s plays. The library is at 1000 Avocado

Ave. Information: (949) 717-3816.

Community Conservancy

International will hold a public planning workshop on restoring

Big Canyon from 6 to 9 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in

Newport Beach. Information: (310) 475-0797.

FRIDAY

The YMCA in Newport Beach, 2300 University Drive, will start

offering sessions of Hatha yoga and meditation Fridays from 9:30 to

11 a.m. and Saturdays from 10 to 11:30 a.m. The cost is $60 for eight

sessions. Discounted rates will be offered to full-facility YMCA

members. Information: (949) 413-9642.

SEPT. 6

Macy’s South Coast Plaza,

Seventeen magazine and actors from the soap opera “Passions” will

team up to help girls achieve the perfect look for the new school

year at 2 p.m. in the Macy’s Women’s store. Customers can also pick

up a special gift with any purchase of $75 or more, plus a free gift

bag compliments of Seventeen magazine. Reservations: (714) 556-0611,

ext. 4231.

SEPT. 9

A free seminar, “Solutions for

Sciatica,” will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Mother’s Market,

225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. For reservations, call (800) 595-MOMS.

SEPT. 10

The Newport Beach Chamber of

Commerce will host a breakfast buffet at the Daily Grill in

Fashion Island from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. as its Newport Networking event

for September. The cost is $17 for Chamber members with a reservation

and $21 at the door for members and potential members. Information:

(949) 729-4400.

SEPT. 11

Four of California’s pre-eminent

sports authors will make up a panel that will discuss “Sports

Literature: Bringing the Game to Life” at 7 p.m. at Borders South

Coast Plaza. Los Angeles Times columnist Bill Plaschke, Orange County

Register columnist Steve Bisheff, and authors David Ferrell and Don

Wallace will make up the panel. Information: (714) 279-8933.

A free seminar, “Holistic Organic

Skin Care,” will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Mother’s

Market, 225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. Reservations: (800) 595-MOMS.

SEPT. 12

The Costa Mesa Senior Center,

in celebration of Costa Mesa’s 50th anniversary, presents the

CostAmazing Senior Hoedown, featuring live western music by the

Travis Parker Band, dancing and barbecue, from 4 to 7 p.m. The Costa

Mesa Senior Center is at 695 W. 19th St. The cost is $5 for members,

$11 for nonmembers, $5 for kids. Tickets go on sale Aug. 15 at the

center’s front desk and at Costa Mesa City Hall, on the third floor

in the Recreation department. Information: (949) 645-2356.

SEPT. 13

The sixth annual Financial

Strategies Conference for Women will run from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

at the Hilton in Costa Mesa, 3050 Bristol St. The conference will

address personal finance, budget planning, investing, retirement,

preparing for college expenses, taxes, insurance and more. The cost

is $79 if you register by Aug. 28 and $99 by Sept. 5. Information:

(949) 588-2429.

William F. Schulz, executive

director of Amnesty International USA, will be the featured

speaker at Orange Coast Unitarian Universalist Church, 1259 Victoria

St. in Costa Mesa, at 5 p.m. Reserved tickets to the lecture and

reception are $20 for preferred seating and $15 otherwise. A few

tickets will be sold at the door. Information: (562) 646-4652.

SEPT. 16

Gen Kelsang Tubpa of the

Vajrarupini Buddhist Center in San Diego will give a free talk,

“Guide to the Bodhisattva,” at 7 p.m. at Borders South Coast Plaza.

The talk will be based on “The New Meditation Handbook,” the latest

book by Buddhist scholar, teacher and author Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.

Information: (714) 279-8933.

SEPT. 17

Newport Beach recreation

services will present a new series of drawing and painting

workshops featuring individual instruction for students of all skill

levels in mixed media. The sessions, led by artist and lecturer Mimi

Sharon Stein, will run eight consecutive Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to

12:30 p.m. in the Vince Jorgensen Center, 2005 Dover Drive in Newport

Beach. The fee for the series is $66. Information: (949) 644-3151.

A free seminar, “The Immune

System and Beyond,” will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Mother’s

Market, 225 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. Reservations: (800) 595-MOMS.