• 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: Shawn Steel, lawyer; Rob Schneiderman, teachers union chief; Joshua Recalde-Martinez, student GOP activist
Monday, March 20
• Laser Talk: Expressing Gender (UCI Applied Innovation), Irvine, 5:30 p.m., Free, (949) 824-2683, www.innovation.uci.edu/events
Tuesday, March 21
• Cyber Convergence (OC Tech Happy Hour), Irvine, 5:45 p.m., Free, www.octhh.org
Wednesday, March 22
• An Introduction to Watson for Entrepreneurs (CSUF Center for Entrepreneurship), Placentia, 6 p.m., Free, (657) 278-3930, goo.gl/nuAJks
• Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) Presentation (UCI Applied Innovation), Irvine, 5 p.m., Free, (949) 824-2683, www.innovation.uci.edu/events
Thursday, March 23
• TCVN Virtual Reality Demo Day (Tech Coast Venture Network), Irvine, 6 p.m., $10-$25, www.tcvn.org
• Amplify Your Business Intelligence (WITI Orange County), Irvine, 6 p.m., $15 for members, $25 for nonmembers, (818) 788-9484, www.witi.com
• The Art and Science of Creating a Successful Business Plan (Orange County Small Business Development Center), Huntington Beach, 6 p.m., $25, (714) 564-5200, www.ocsbdc.org
• Overcoming Stalled Sales – How to Develop a Sales Strategy for Your Company (SCORE Chapter 114), Tustin, 1:30 p.m., Free, (714) 550-7369, www.score114.org
Friday, March 24
• 4th Annual Neuroscience & Leadership Summit (Executive Next Practices Institute), Orange, 7:30 a.m., $55-$85, (888) 857-9722, www.enpinstitute.com
Monday, March 27
• Demystifying the Commercial Leasing Process (SCORE Chapter 114), Orange, 6 p.m., Free, (714) 550-7369, www.score114.org
Tuesday, March 28
• Orange County’s Largest Mixer XIV (OC Fair & Event Center), Costa Mesa, 5 p.m., $20, (949) 338-8338, www.largestmixer.com
• Start and Grow Your Online Business Today (Orange County Small Business Development Center), Santa Ana, 6 p.m., $10, (714) 564-5200, www.ocsbdc.org
• Branding & Website Strategy for Your Organization (SCORE Chapter 114), Garden Grove, 6 p.m., Free, (714) 550-7369, www.score114.org
Wednesday, March 29
• Women Building a Sustainable Competitive Advantage-From Professional Positions to the Board Room (Executive Next Practices Institute), Irvine, 5 p.m., $55, (888) 857-9722, www.enpinstitute.com
• 6th Annual SPIRE Awards (CREW-OC), Costa Mesa, 5:30 p.m., $75-$115, (949) 475-7600, www.crewocspireawards.com
• ABAOC Monthly Mixer (Asian Business Association of Orange County), Tustin, every fourth Wednesday, 5:30 p.m., $10, (949) 222-2291, www.abaoc.org
• Orange County Pro Networkers (Orange County Pro Networkers), Laguna Hills, every Thursday, 7 a.m., $15, (949) 877-3033, www.ocpronet.com
• Laguna Niguel Connectors Networking Event (Laguna Niguel Connectors), Laguna Niguel, every third Friday, 7 a.m., Free, www.lagunaniguelconnectors.com
Events
• Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto (Pacific Symphony), Costa Mesa, March 23-25, 8 p.m., $25-$195, (714) 755-5799, www.pacificsymphony.org
• A Wave of Jazz 2017 (Ocean Institute), Dana Point, March 24-25, Time varies, $125-$500, (949) 496-2274, www.ocean-institute.org/jazz-festival
• VetNet Walk in Their Shoes (Working Wardrobes), Mission Viejo, March 25, 8 a.m., $25-$35, (714) 210-2460, www.workingwardrobes.org/walk
• CrabFest 2017 (Huntington Beach Host Lions), Huntington Beach, March 26, 4 p.m., $70, goo.gl/M2JZuZ
• Emerson String Quartet (Segerstrom Center for the Arts), Costa Mesa, March 28, 8 p.m., $29-$89, (714) 556-2787, www.scfta.org