Thursday’s Calendar

THURSDAY

SOY Fiesta

Save Our Youth holds its fourth annual SOY Fiesta from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at the Halecrest Park Clubhouse, 3107 Killybrooke Lane, Costa Mesa. Paloma Bautista, a SOY program and Costa Mesa High School graduate who went on to study at UC Irvine, will be the featured speaker. For more information, visit https://www.save-our-youth.org

Corona del Mar

Residents Assn.

The Corona del Mar Residents Assn. Board of Directors meets at 7:30 a.m. the third Thursday of each month at the OASIS Senior Center, 801 Narcissus Ave.. Corona del Mar residents are encouraged to attend. For more information on guest speakers, visit https://www.cdmra.org or call (949) 719-9390.

Girlfriends Event

Nancy Pellegrino NP, 280 Newport Center Drive, Suite 205, Newport Beach, hosts its annual Girlfriends Event where women receive discounted rejuvenation facial peels, refreshments and raffle prizes. All funds will be donated to the Kathy Oldham Children’s Endowment. The event is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call (949) 706-9919.

FRIDAY

LWV of Orange Coast

luncheon

Costa Mesa Councilman Jim Righeimer and former Costa Mesa Mayor Sandy Genis will be the featured speakers at a League of Women Voters of Orange Coast luncheon, starting at noon at Coco’s at Fashion Island, 151 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. For more information, call (949) 400-2183.

World Dance Celebration

Orange Coast College will stage its World Dance Celebration, featuring dancers from 40 different cultures. The show is at 7 p.m. in the Robert B. Moore Theatre at OCC, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. Tickets cost $10 in advance and $15 at the door. For tickets, visit https://www.occtickets.com.

Guy Buffet and Ruth Ko Show

Lahaina Galleries at Fashion Island will celebrate a new show featuring work by Guy Buffet and Ruth Ko. The event is from 6 to 9 p.m. For more information, visit https://www.LahainaGalleries.com.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

Ken Auletta

New Yorker Magazine columnist Ken Auletta will be the guest speaker at the Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave., talking about his new book “Googled: The End of the World As We Know It.” The event is at 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday, with tickets costing $55 per person for Friday and $35 for Saturday. For more information, call (949) 548-2411 or visit https://www.nbplfoundation.org.

FRIDAY TILL SUNDAY

‘Field of Honor’

The Exchange Club of Newport Harbor presents its third annual Armed Forces Day program, featuring “The Field of Honor,” a display of 1,776 American flags in Castaways Park, off Dover Drive in Newport Beach. At noon Saturday, Lt. Col. Robert J. Friend, 92, one of the surviving Tuskegee Airmen, will give the keynote speech at a dedication ceremony. At 3 p.m. on Sunday, the exchange club will screen the feature film “All for Liberty” in Dierenfield Hall at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 600 St. Andrews Road, Newport Beach. For more information, visit https://www.nhexchange.org or https://www.allforliberty.com.

Jazz Festival

The Hyatt Newport Beach Jazz Festival is at the Hyatt Regency, 1107 Jamboree Road, Newport Beach. For tickets and show information, visit https://www.HyattNewportBeach

JazzFestival.com.

SATURDAY

Neighborhood Garage Sale

About 150 homes are expected to participate in the 20th annual Mesa Verde Neighborhood Garage Sale in Costa Mesa, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, visit https://www.torellirealty.com or call (714) 540-7355.

SUNDAY

O.C. Arthritis Walk

The Orange County Arthritis Walk kicks off at 9 a.m. from Aldrich Park on the UC Irvine campus, 4199 Bison Ave., Irvine. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. For more information, visit https://www.ocarthritiswalk.org.

Fundraiser for American

Cancer Society

Kathryn Smith, a Costa Mesa resident, along with Betty and David Comegys — and the San Diego Padres and American Cancer Society acting as a third party — are organizing an event at Sunday’s Angels-Padres game at Petco Park in San Diego to benefit the ACS. The group has reserved the top floor of the Western Metal Supply Co. building near the left-field foul pole at Petco. The party starts at 12:05 p.m., followed by the game at 1:05 p.m. Tickets for the event cost $110 each. Mail your check to: Kathryn Smith, 3374 Corte Cassis, Costa Mesa. For more information, call her at (714) 435-1743 or (714) 516-8081.