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Costa Mesa, CA 92627; by e-mail to jeff.benson@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.

TODAY

The Orange County Women’s Referral Service, a business and

professional organization for men and women, will host its networking

luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at the Radisson Hotel, 4545 MacArthur Blvd.,

Newport Beach. Information and reservations: (714) 623-2666, (949)

495-8864.

WEDNESDAY

A free workshop, “How to Value and Successfully Sell Your Business

-- For Business Owners,” will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at 1745

Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. The workshop will provide services and

resources to get deals done and will teach how to structure deals so

they make sense.

JULY 19

Jack W. Fleming will speak on “The Impact of the Amelco vs. City

of Thousand Oaks Decision, in Conjunction with the False Claims Act,

on ‘Total Cost Claims,’” at 5:30 p.m. at Sutton Place Hotel, 4300

MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. The cost is $40 for Forensic Expert

Witness Assn. members and $55 for nonmembers. Information: (949)

640-9903.

JULY 20

The Professional Communications Exchange will host “Issues of

Intellectual Property in Marketing: How do we abuse it? And how can

we protect it?” The event will feature intellectual property rights

attorney and author Karla C. Shippey and trademark paralegal Kristin

J. Kirkwood. The event will be from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Embassy

Suites, 1325 E. Dyer Road, Santa Ana. The cost is $25 and $35 for

nonmembers. Information: (714) 990-0369, https://www.thecommunicators.

org.

JULY 22

A Newport Sunset Networking Mixer will run from 5 to 7 p.m. at

Chanteclair Restaurant, 18912 MacArthur Blvd., Irvine. Admission is

free for Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce members and $10 for

everyone else. Reservations aren’t needed. Information: (949)

729-4400.

JULY 27

A free presentation, “How to Earn 10-12% in Monthly Income,” will

be held from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Costa Mesa Orange County Hilton,

3050 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. Reservations are required. Information:

(866) 235-4872.

JULY 28

A free presentation, “How to Earn 10-12% in Monthly Income,” will

be held from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Costa Mesa Orange County Hilton, 3050

Bristol St., Costa Mesa. Reservations are required. Information:

(866) 235-4872.

ONGOING

The Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce hosts networking luncheon

meetings Wednesdays from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Costa Mesa

Country Club. The cost is $14. The club is at 1701 Golf Course Drive,

Costa Mesa. (714) 885-9090.

The Costa Mesa Communicators Toastmasters Club meets from noon to

1 p.m. Wednesdays at the Orange County Department of Education, 200

Kalmus Drive, Costa Mesa. Meetings are open to anyone who wants to

improve his or her public speaking skills. (714) 444-8783.

The Newport Beach Distinguished Toastmasters Club 1300 meets from

7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays at Sgt. Pepperoni’s Pizza Store, SE Bristol,

Newport Beach. Information and reservations: (949) 646-1274.

The Mesa Messengers Toastmasters Club 691 in Costa Mesa meets at 7

p.m. Tuesdays at Mesa Verde United Methodist Church, 1701 W. Baker

St., Costa Mesa. (714) 540-4446.

The Newport Center Toastmasters Club 231 meets from 7 to 8:30 a.m.

Mondays at the Irvine Co., 610 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach.

(949) 756-1025.

The Harborlite Toastmasters Club meets at 7 a.m. Thursdays at

Coco’s Bakery Restaurant, 3446 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar.

(949) 293-4630.

Lido Isle Toastmasters meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Mondays at

Fletcher Jones Motorcars, 3300 Jamboree Road, Newport Beach. (714)

964-5314.

The breakfast networking group meets every Wednesday from 7:15 to

8:30 a.m. at Mimi’s Cafe. Reservations: Angie Stafford, (949)

474-2225.

The Pacific Business Xchange has breakfast meetings at 7 a.m.

Tuesdays at the Pacific Club, 4110 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach.

Free for the first meeting. (949) 640-0588.

The Newport Beach chapter of Ali Lassen’s Leads Club, an

international group for business referrals and networking, meets at

11:45 a.m. Tuesdays at Coco’s , 151 Newport Center Drive,

Information. (800) 767-7337, https://www.leadsclubla.com.

The Costa Mesa Chapter of Ali Lassen’s Leads Club holds a weekly

meeting for business professionals to improve their networking skills

and learn how to obtain new contacts. The meetings are held Tuesdays

from 7:15 to 8:30 a.m. at Mimi’s Cafe in Costa Mesa. The cafe is at

1835 Newport Blvd. (800) 767-7337.

The Thalia Chapter of the American Business Women’s Assn. meets at

6 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Country Inn & Suites

in Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 556-5700.

The Newport Chamber of Commerce meets from 5 to 7 p.m. on the

fourth Thursday of each month for its Newport Sunset Networking

Mixers. Locations are always different . The cost for nonmembers is

$10. Information: (949) 729-4400.