• Studio SoCal hosted by Rick Reiff and Elizabeth Espinosa (KOCE-TV/PBS SoCal), Friday 7 p.m., Repeats Sunday 5 p.m., Monday 5:30 p.m., Wednesday 5:30 p.m., Guests: TBA
• Inside OC with Rick Reiff (KDOC-TV), Sunday 5:30 a.m.; (KOCE-TV/PBS SoCal), Tuesday 1 a.m., Repeats Friday 2:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 5 p.m., Saturday 4:30 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m., Monday 12:30 a.m., Guests: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, retired basketball player; Raymond Obstfeld, novelist and associate professor at Orange Coast College; Al Trevino, planner; Martin Brower, real estate writer; Kedric Francis, magazine editor
Wednesday, March 8
• 2017 Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards (Orange County Business Journal), Irvine, 12 noon., $160, (949) 833-8373 ext. 209, www.ocbj.com/bizevents
• Celebration of Entrepreneurship (Tech Coast Angels), Costa Mesa, 6 p.m., $95, www.techcoastangelscelebration.com
• Customer Experience Leadership Workshop (Executive Next Practices Institute), Irvine, 8 a.m., Free for members, $25 for nonmembers, (888) 857-9722, www.enpinstitute.com
• Townsend Institute Opening Symposium (Concordia University Irvine), Irvine, 12 noon, $15, goo.gl/zWynX9
• Connecting After Hours Mixer at The Source OC (North Orange County Chamber), Buena Park, 5 p.m., $20, (714) 871-3100, www.nocchamber.com
Thursday, March 9
• AAOC’s 46th Annual Trade Show & Conference (Apartment Association of Orange County), Costa Mesa, 8:30 a.m., Free, (714) 245-9500, www.aaoc.com
• Marketing is War! (SCORE Chapter 114), Laguna Woods, 6 p.m., Free, (714) 550-7369, www.score114.org
• Hispanic Business Council Kickoff (North Orange County Chamber), Placentia, 5 p.m., Free, (714) 871-3100, www.nocchamber.com
• TCVN Workshop: CEOing 2.0 – Is Busyness Stifling Your Business? (Tech Coast Venture Network), Irvine, 6 p.m., $10-$35, www.tcvn.org
Friday, March 10
• SBIR/STTR Workshop (UCI Applied Innovation), Irvine, 3 p.m., Free, (949) 824-2683, www.innovation.uci.edu/events
• 2017 Economic Report (South Orange County Economic Coalition), Mission Viejo, 11:15 a.m., $75, (949) 600-5470, www.economiccoalition.com
Saturday, March 11
• Intro to Coding: HTML + CSS (Eureka Building), Irvine, 10 a.m., Free, www.eurekabuilding.com
• The Global Economic Value of Diverse Leadership (Association of Latino Professionals for America), Newport Beach, 9 a.m., $30-$40, goo.gl/ACA4QB
Monday, March 13
• Common Legal Questions for Businesses (SCORE Chapter 114), Orange, 6 p.m., Free, (714) 550-7369, www.score114.org
Tuesday, March 14
• Tech & Marketing – Season 3 (SCORE Chapter 114), Mission Viejo, 5:30 p.m., Free, (714) 550-7369, www.score114.org
Wednesday, March 15
• A Taste of Innovation (Trace3), Irvine, 4:30 p.m., Free, (949) 824-2683, www.innovation.uci.edu/events
• Newport Center Toastmasters (Toastmasters International), Newport Beach, every Monday, 7 a.m., Free, (949) 391-3671, www.newportcentertoastmasters.org
• 1 Million Cups (UCI Applied Innovation), Irvine, every Wednesday, 8 a.m., Free, (949) 824-2683, www.innovation.uci.edu/events
• Business Leaders Group (Orange Chamber of Commerce), Orange, every Wednesday, 11:30 a.m., $17, (714) 538-3581, www.orangechamber.com
• Lunch & Learn (UCI Applied Innovation), Irvine, every Friday, 12 noon, Free, (949) 824-2683, www.innovation.uci.edu/events
Events
• Charles Busch (Segerstrom Center for the Arts), Costa Mesa, March 9, 7:30 p.m., $79, (714) 556-2787, www.scfta.org
• Calvin Keys Ensemble (Soka Performing Arts Center), Aliso Viejo, March 10, 8 p.m., $29-$35, (949) 480-4278, www.soka.edu/pac
• African Guitar Summit (Soka Performing Arts Center), Aliso Viejo, March 12, 3 p.m., $26-$30, (949) 480-4278, www.soka.edu/pac
• Billy Idol (House of Blues Anaheim), Anaheim, March 13, 7 p.m., $59, (714) 778-2583, www.houseofblues.com
• St. Petersburg Philharmonic (Philharmonic Society of Orange County), Costa Mesa, March 15, 8 p.m., $35-$250, (949) 553-2422, www.philharmonicsociety.org
• American Ballet Theatre: Whipped Cream (Segerstrom Center for the Arts), Costa Mesa, March 15-19, Times vary, $29-$159, (714) 556-2787, www.scfta.org
