• 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; Fran Lebowitz, commentator; Al Trevino, planner; Martin Brower, real estate writer; Kedric Francis, magazine editor
Monday, March 27
• Angel Investing 101 Workshop with Bill Payne (Tech Coast Angels), Irvine, 7:30 a.m., $195, goo.gl/cFyS9N
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
• Becoming Investor Ready – Deal Practice Pitch (UCI Applied Innovation), Irvine, 5 p.m., Free, (949) 824-2683, www.innovation.uci.edu/events
• CSUF Entrepreneur Round Table (CSUF Center for Entrepreneurship), Placentia, 4 p.m., Free, (657) 278-3930, goo.gl/QxYZ62
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
• OC Indie Developers Meetup (Eureka Building), Irvine, 7 p.m., Free, www.eurekabuilding.com
• Navigating the Modern Hiring Process (Tech in Motion), Irvine, 6:30 p.m., Free, goo.gl/FZy2UH
Thursday, March 30
• OC Ruby Users Group (Eureka Building), Irvine, 7 p.m., Free, www.eurekabuilding.com
• Protecting Your Future Through Contract Negotiations (OCTANe), Newport Beach, 7:30 a.m., Free for members, $30 for nonmembers, (949) 330-6564, www.octaneoc.org
• Membership Mixer (Thurgood Marshall Bar Association and Filipino-American Lawyers of Orange County), Newport Beach, 6 p.m., Free, www.thurgoodmarshallbarassociation.org
• The Banking Industry: “Do We Really Need Community Banks?” – What Does the Future Hold? (Risk Management Association, Orange County Chapter), Newport Beach, 11:30 a.m., $65 for members, $75 for nonmembers, (714) 267-5281, www.rmaoc.org
• 2nd Annual Disrupt HR OC Event (DisruptHR), Irvine, 5 p.m., $30, goo.gl/9gEDL7
• Leadership in Heels Presents – Wise Women Wise Choices, The Power of the Decision (Scharrell Jackson of Squar Milner), Costa Mesa, 7 a.m., $75, goo.gl/GXLVTG
Tuesday, April 4
• Tech & Marketing – Season 3 (SCORE Chapter 114), Mission Viejo, 5:30 p.m., Free, (714) 550-7369, www.score114.org
Wednesday, April 5
• 10 Rules Everyone Should Know About Patents (CSUF Center for Entrepreneurship), Placentia, 6 p.m., Free, (657) 278-3930, goo.gl/krNz7W
• Getting Your Business Productive and Professional Using Technology (SCORE Chapter 114), Santa Ana, 6 p.m., Free, (714) 550-7369, www.score114.org
Events
• Legally Blonde, The Musical (Soka Performing Arts Center), Aliso Viejo, March 30-April 2, Times vary, $10-$15, (949) 480-4278, www.soka.edu/pac
• The Wizard of Oz (Laguna Playhouse Youth Theatre), Laguna Beach, March 31-April 9, Times vary, $15-$25, (949) 497-2787, www.lagunaplayhouse.com
• Danish National Symphony Orchestra (Philharmonic Society of Orange County), Costa Mesa, March 31, 8 p.m., $35-$250, (949) 553-2422, www.philharmonicsociety.org
• Knott’s Boysenberry Festival (Knott’s Berry Farm), Buena Park, April 1-23, Times vary, Costs vary, (714) 220-5200, www.knotts.com/boysenberry
• Shen Yun 2017 (Segerstrom Center for the Arts), Costa Mesa, April 5-9, Times vary, $70-$180, (714) 556-2787, www.scfta.org
