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TODAY

Ed Selich of the Newport Planning Commission will present the

Corona del Mar PCH Median Landscaping Plans at the October meeting of

the Corona del Mar Residents Assn. The free meeting will begin at

7:30 a.m. at the Newport Beach Country Club, 1000 Quail St., Newport

Beach. Information: (949) 721-0132.

Environmental Nature Center founder Robert House will host a free

tour of the center and talk about its plant communities from noon to

1:30 p.m. at 1601 16th St., Newport Beach. Bring a sack lunch.

Information: (949) 645-8489.

Dr. Michael Schwartz will host a free seminar, “Cardiovascular

Health,” from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Mother’s Patio Cafe, 225 E. 17th

St., Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 631-4741.

FRIDAY

Gad Rennert will speak on “Cancer in Israel -- What’s Different?”

at 4 p.m. at UC Irvine’s Sprague Hall. Information: (949) 824-8202.

Allan Schoenherr, author of “A Natural History of California,”

will speak on California’s Colorado Desert from 6 to 7 p.m. at the

Environmental Nature Center, 1601 16th St., Newport Beach. The event

is in celebration of the center’s new Sonoran Desert Oasis plant

community. Information: (949) 645-8489.

The Orange Coast College Film Series continues with a 6:30 p.m.

showing of “The Haunting” (1963) in Fine Arts Room 116, 2701 Fairview

Road, Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 432-5880.

Stanley van den Noort will present an update on multiple sclerosis

research at 7 p.m. at the UC Irvine Tamkin Auditorium. Admission is

$10. Information: (949) 824-8202.

SATURDAY

KRLA Radio’s Norm Bour will host a seminar, “How Money Works,”

from 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays through Nov. 6 at Orange Coast

College’s Business Education Room 102, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa

Mesa. The cost is $49 per session. Information: (714) 432-5880 or

https://www.occtickets.com.

A loan signing agent seminar will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at

Orange Coast College’s Business Education Room 103, 2701 Fairview

Road, Costa Mesa. The cost is $154. Information: (714) 432-5880 or

https://www.occtickets.com.

Project Cuddle, which saves babies from abandonment, will hold its

fourth annual Costume Ball at the Wyndham Hotel, 3350 Avenue of the

Arts, Costa Mesa. The event includes dinner, entertainment and a

silent auction. Information: (714) 432-9681.

A volunteer from the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation will

host a free seminar on breast health at 9 a.m. at the Athletic Club

for Women, 2036 Quail St., Newport Beach. Information: (949)

852-8655.

Christ Lutheran Church’s Fall Festival will be from 9 a.m. to 4

p.m. at 760 Victoria St., Costa Mesa. The event includes food,

entertainment, games, live and silent auctions, a book fair, a rock

wall, a bake shop and more. Information: (949) 548-6866.

The Providence Speech and Hearing Center will hold a costume ball,

“The Ball of the Fall -- The Magic of Movies,” from 6 p.m. to

midnight at the Balboa Bay Club & Resort, 1221 W. Coast Highway,

Newport Beach. The event will feature a red-carpet walk, a silent

auction, food, drinks, dancing and entertainment. Reserved seating

tickets are $250. (949) 923-1534.