Saturday’s Calendar

SATURDAY

Benefit Concert

KOCI Rockin’ for Radio, a benefit concert for StarTree and KOCI, featuring Jumpin Jack Flash, will be held from 3 to 11 p.m. at the Westside Bar & Grill, 512 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. For more information and tickets, call (949) 646-5615.

Author Jeff Delaney

Author Jeff Delaney, of “Newport Beach: Then and Now,” hosts a book signing from 2 to 4 p.m. at Lido Village Books, 3424 Via Oporto, Newport Beach. For more information, call (949) 673-2549.

CureDuchenne Fundraiser

The nonprofit CureDuchenne is hosting a fundraiser for a Duchenne cure starting at 5 p.m. at the Balboa Bay Club, 1221 Coast Hwy., Newport Beach. Tables and tickets are available by calling (949) 872-2552 or visiting https://www.cureduchenne.org.

Cinco de Mayo Celebration

Sonora Elementary School is having its Cinco de Mayo Family Fun Day from noon to 5 p.m. The campus is located at 966 Sonora Road, Costa Mesa. For more information, visit https://sonora.nmusd.us.

OCC Student Dance Concert

Orange Coast College’s 48th annual Student Dance Concert will be held at 8 p.m. in the Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. The program includes a range of dance styles including modern, ballet, tap, hip-hop and jazz. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door and can be purchased at the OCC Bursar’s office or https://www.occtickets.com.

TILL SATURDAY

Check-Ups For Donations

The Wellness Choice Center, 1101 Dove St., No. 255, Newport Beach, is offering wellness and chiropractic check-ups in exchange for $40 donations to the Japanese Red Cross Society. To make an appointment, call (949) 387-1333 or visit https://www.wellnesschoicecenter.com.

TILL SUNDAY

Playwrights Festival

South Coast Repertory hosts its 14th annual Playwrights Festival. For showtimes and ticket information, call the box office at (714) 708-5555 or visit https://www.scr.org.

SUNDAY

Earth Day Service

St. Mark Presbyterian Church and its Ecophilians Environmental Group host a Earth Day Sunday with special Earth Day worship times services at 9 to 10 a.m. and 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the church, 2200 San Joaquin Hills Road, Newport Beach. Following the services, UCI Professor Dr. David Feldman will speak about “The Injustice of Climate Change: Faith, Eco-justice, and Global Environmental Challenges” at 10:45 and 11:45 a.m. For more information, call (949) 644-1341.

Zen Workshop

The Zen Center of Orange County hosts an introduction to Zen workshop at the center from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at 120 E. 18th St., Costa Mesa. For more information, call (949) 722-7818.

Fundraiser Run

The Costa Mesa-based Epilepsy Alliance of Orange County is forming teams to run in the Bank of America /Merrill Lynch Cinco de Mayo Half Marathon event at the Irvine Spectrum. For more information, visit https://www.cincodemayohalfmarathon.org.

MONDAY

Autism Luncheon Fundraiser

ACT Today! hosts a fundraiser luncheon from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Resort at Pelican Hill, 22701 Pelican Hill Road, Newport Coast. The “Fearless Women Mother’s & Daughters Moving Mountains” event brings together mothers and daughters and fundraises for children with autism. The guest speaker is Katherine Schwarzenegger, who will speak about her book. Tickets $150 for adults, $100 for attendees 18 and younger. For more information, visit https://www.act-today.org or call Laura Marroquin at (714) 546-4431.

OCC Jazz Ensembles

Orange Coast College jazz groups and guest artists will be playing at 7:30 p.m. at the campus’ Robert B. Moore Theatre, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Tickets are $8, $10 at the door. For more information or to buy tickets, visit https://www.occtickets.com or call (714) 432-5880.

TUESDAY

Ride The Carousel

Orange County residents will ride the carousel horses at South Coast Plaza to raise money for two local equine therapy programs. The event starts at 5:30 p.m. at Carousel Court, 3333 Bristol St. For more

information, visit https://www.ridethecarousel.org.

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY

The Art of Champagne

The Quattro Caffé at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa has its sixth annual tasting of champagnes from 5 to 9 p.m. Cost is $45. Tax and gratuity not included. For reservations, (714) 754-0300.