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SPECIAL EVENTS

“Step Out for Senior Centers!,” featuring a creek side trail hike,

breakfast and entertainment, is held from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the

Costa Mesa Senior Center, 695 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa. The cost is $5

for members and $12 for nonmembers. Information: (949) 645-2356.

The Oasis Senior Center’s annual Health Fair will feature a

variety of screenings, including checks for blood pressure, vision

and pulmonary lung function. The 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. event will be today

at 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar. Information: (949) 644-3244.

Jazz music will be performed from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Oasis

Senior Center, 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar. Tickets will cost

$5. Information: (949) 644-3244.

The Irvine Chinese Choir will perform from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Dec. 5

at the Oasis Senior Center, 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar.

There will be a suggested donation of $3. Information: (949)

644-3244.

ONGOING

An Alcoholics Anonymous men’s support group meets from 8 to 9:30

p.m. Tuesdays at the Costa Mesa Senior Center, 695 W. 19th St., Costa

Mesa. Information: (949) 645-2356.

Oasis Senior Center holds a pancake breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. on

the second Saturday of every month. Breakfast includes pancakes,

sausage, coffee and orange juice for $3, $1 for children. The center

is at 800 Marguerite, Corona del Mar. Information: (949) 644-3244.

A widows/widowers support group meets from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays

at the Costa Mesa Senior Center, 695 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa.

Information: (949) 645-2356.

The Costa Mesa Senior Center has ballroom dancing with live music

from the Betty’s Trio from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. every Tuesday night at

695 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa. The cost is $4. (949) 548-3884.

Jewish Family Service offers ongoing bereavement support groups

for adults at all stages of loss. Group members share experiences,

hear how others deal with grief, receive support and learn ways to

cope with sadness and loss. One group meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at

Beth Jacob in Irvine. The second group meets at 10 a.m. Tuesdays at

Temple Judea in Laguna Hills. The third group meets at 1 p.m.

Thursdays at the Ezra Center in Anaheim. There’s no cost to attend,

but advance registration is required. (714) 445-4950.

Oasis Senior Center offers assistance, counseling and referral

services for seniors. (949) 644-3244.

A blood pressure clinic is held from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays at the

Costa Mesa Senior Center, 695 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa. Information:

(949) 645-2356.

Oasis Senior Center offers a daily telephone contact program for

seniors who have a limited local support system. They also offer

computer classes that teach the basics of Word, Quicken, Print Shop

and Internet usage. (949) 644-3244.

The Oasis Senior Center offers a shuttle to take members to

appointments and grocery shopping. The shuttle also takes members to

the center. Call to make an appointment. (949) 644-3244.

Oasis Senior Center has a walking group called Walkers Not

Rockers, which meets once a week to enjoy scenic walks in and around

the Newport Beach area. (949) 644-3244.

The Alzheimer’s Assn. and Grief Support Group of Newport Villa

West/Villa Rosa co-sponsors a free support group meeting for

caregivers at 7 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month through

October at Newport Villa West Assisted Living, 393 Hospital Road,

Newport Beach. (949) 631-3555.

The Alzheimer’s Assn. and Mesa Terrace, a residential community

for people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia, offers a

free support group for caregivers at 6:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of

each month at Mesa Terrace, 350 W. Bay St., Costa Mesa. (714)

283-1111.

Oasis Senior Center conducts blood pressure screenings from 9 to

11 a.m. the first and third Tuesday of each month in Room 3 at 800

Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar. (949) 644-3244.

The Oasis Senior Center offers a Braille class to help with sight

loss from 10 a.m. to noon the first Thursday of each month in Room 4

at 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar. (949) 644-3244.

Revise your lifetime documents for advance health care directives

at the Oasis Senior Center for $3 each. Call to make an appointment.

(949) 644-3244.

Oasis Senior Center offers preventive healthcare services for

seniors on the fourth Wednesday of each month in the center’s Room

HS-3, 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar. Call to make an

appointment. (949) 644-3244.

Seniors and low-income families in the Costa Mesa-Newport Beach

area can obtain free U.S. Department of Agriculture surplus food from

11 a.m. to 3 p.m. the second Friday of each month in the rear parking

lot at the Church of Christ, 740 W. Wilson St., Costa Mesa. Picture

ID is required. (949) 650-8236.

Oasis Senior Center offers a counselor to assist with questions

about Medicare, HMOs and supplemental and long-term care insurance.

(949) 644-3244.

Oasis Senior Center offers a meal program for members. Lunch is

served daily from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in the multipurpose room

at 800 Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar. Home-delivered meals are

available for homebound seniors. Reservations are required. (949)

644-3244.