• 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: Carl Nolet Jr., executive VP of Nolet Spirits USA; Charis Kubrin, UC Irvine criminologist; Capt. Joe Vargas, retired Anaheim police
Tuesday, April 18
• Becoming Investor Ready – The Art of the Fast Pitch (UCI Applied Innovation), Irvine, 5 p.m., Free, (949) 824-2683, www.innovation.uci.edu/events
• Contracting and Certification Orientation (Orange County Small Business Development Center), Santa Ana, 10 a.m., Free, (714) 564-5200, www.ocsbdc.org
Wednesday, April 19
• Self Mastery for Entrepreneurs (CSUF Center for Entrepreneurship), Fullerton, 6 p.m., Free, (657) 278-3930, goo.gl/AG3e5S
• The Art and Science of Creating a Successful Business Plan (Orange County Small Business Development Center), Mission Viejo, 6 p.m., $25, (714) 564-5200, www.ocsbdc.org
• Make Business Connections with Style (Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce), Corona del Mar, 11:30 a.m., $30 for members, $35 for nonmembers, (949) 729-4411, www.newportbeach.com
• TCVN Workshop: How to Avoid Common Entrepreneur Mistakes (Tech Coast Venture Network), Irvine, 6 p.m., $10-$25, www.tcvn.org
Thursday, April 20
• Evolving Cyber Security Threats with Ashley Smith, Managing Director of Navigant (Orange County Financial Society), Santa Ana, 11:30 a.m., Cost varies, (714) 247-7058, www.ocfinancialsociety.org
• Beall Center’s Entrepreneur Speaker Series: Darin Anderson (UC Irvine), Irvine, 5:30 p.m., Free, (949) 824-1172, goo.gl/BpmxAq
Friday, April 21
• Getting Funded in Silicon Valley (UCI Applied Innovation), Irvine, 5 p.m., $25, (949) 824-2683, www.innovation.uci.edu/events
Monday, April 24
• SBIR/STTR (UCI Applied Innovation and TriTech SBDC), Irvine, 3 p.m., Free, (949) 824-2683, www.innovation.uci.edu/events
• An EZ Trip Through Your Financial Statements (SCORE Chapter 114), Orange, 6 p.m., Free, (714) 550-7369, www.score114.org
Tuesday, April 25
• 2017 Global Expansion, Technology and Talent Forum (Executive Next Practices Institute), Irvine, 8:30 a.m., Cost varies, (888) 857-9722, www.enpinstitute.com
• Tech & Marketing – Season 3 (SCORE Chapter 114), Mission Viejo, 5:30 p.m., Free, (714) 550-7369, www.score114.org
Wednesday, April 26
• OC Indie Developers Meetup (Eureka Building), Irvine, 7 p.m., Free, www.eurekabuilding.com
• Get Started Orange County Pitch Competition (Cox Business), Irvine, 6 p.m., Free, (949) 563-8353, www.coxblue.com/getstartedoc
Tuesday, May 2
• 2017 Women in Business Awards (Orange County Business Journal), Irvine, 12 noon., $160, (949) 833-8373 ext. 209, www.ocbj.com/bizevents
• Tech Tuesday Firsty (OCTANe), Costa Mesa, 5:30 p.m., Free, (949) 330-6564, goo.gl/3xXYeh
Events
• Encore for Education Featuring Cheap Trick (Buchanan Children’s Charities), Anaheim, April 20, 7 p.m., $150-$300, (949) 717-3173, www.encore-for-education.org
• 24th Annual Wild & Crazy Taco Night (Share Our Selves), Costa Mesa, April 20, 4:30 p.m., Cost varies, www.shareourselves.org
• Empty Bowls (South County Outreach), Laguna Niguel, April 20, 6 p.m., $110, (949) 380-8144, www.sco-oc.org
• Murray Perahia (Soka Performing Arts Center), Aliso Viejo, April 21, 8 p.m., $40-$50, (949) 480-4278, www.soka.edu/pac
• Bright Futures Celebration Derby Party (Child Abuse Prevention Center), Newport Beach, April 22, 6 p.m., $300, (714) 955-5634, www.brightfutures4kids.org/gala2017
• 2nd Annual Run4Water (Wells of Life), Laguna Niguel, April 23, 7 a.m., Cost varies, (855) 935-5763, www.wellsoflife.org
