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OCBJ Calendar

• 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. and 5 p.m., Monday 12:30 a.m., Guests (Oct. 22): Norberto Santana Jr., Voice of OC; Will Swaim, California Policy Center

• Critical Mass Radio Show hosted by Richard Franzi (OC Talk Radio), Tuesday 4 pm., Guests (Oct. 24): Jodi Duva, VP of Cox Business California; Doug Packard, author of “Lead Your Journey”

Monday, Oct. 16

• Develop a Winning Business Plan (SCORE Chapter114), Irvine, 10:30 a.m., Free, (714) 550-7369, orangecounty.score.org

• Face to Face With Investors (Tech Coast Angels and The Portal), Irvine, 5 p.m., $30, goo.gl/qb1XWQ

Tuesday, Oct. 17

• How to Start a Business With Professor Longshaw (CSUF Entrepreneurship), Placentia, 3 p.m., Free, (657) 278-3930, goo.gl/LXp87j

Wednesday, Oct. 18

• Engaging Employees in the Digital Age (International Association of Business Communicators), Irvine, 11:30 a.m., Cost varies, (714) 642-7064, www.iabcoc.com/events

• Why Your Website Should be Your Top Priority (Orange County SBDC), Santa Ana, 6 p.m., Free, (714) 564-5200, www.ocsbdc.org

• Top Tips for a Customer Generating Website (SCORE Chapter114), Costa Mesa, 6 p.m., Free, (714) 550-7369, orangecounty.score.org

Tuesday, Oct. 24

• The Art and Science of Creating a Successful Business Plan (Orange County SBDC), Mission Viejo, 6 p.m., $25, (714) 564-5200, www.ocsbdc.org

• Daybreak Dialogues (Changemakers), Irvine, 7:30 a.m., Free for members, $10 for nonmembers, goo.gl/EEZJ3U

Wednesday, Oct. 25

• Refining Bank Lending Culture, Credit Standards vs. Business Development (RMA Orange County), Newport Beach, 4:30 p.m., $60, (714) 267-5281, www.rmaoc.org

• The Secrets to Successfully Leasing Space (Orange County SBDC), Santa Ana, 6 p.m., Free, (714) 564-5200, www.ocsbdc.org

• Newport Center Toastmasters (Toastmasters International), Newport Beach, every Monday, 7 a.m., Free, (949) 391-3671, www.newportcentertoastmasters.org

• RIAOC Speakers (Realty Investment Association of California), Anaheim, every Tuesday, 8:30 a.m., $10, (714) 639-3212, www.riaoc.com

• Lunch Mob (Placentia Chamber of Commerce), TBA, every first Wednesday, 11:30 a.m., Free, (714) 528-1873, www.placentiachamber.com

• LeTip Weekly Breakfast Meeting (LeTip of Mission Viejo), Mission Viejo, every Thursday, 7 a.m., Free, (949) 285-9305, www.meetup.com/letip-of-mission-viejo

Events

• Chicago Symphony Orchestra (The Philharmonic Society of Orange County), Costa Mesa, Oct. 16, 8 p.m., Cost varies, (714) 556-2787, www.philharmonicsociety.org

• #TechtoberfestOC 2017 (Eureka Building), Irvine, Oct. 19, 6 p.m., Free, (949) 220-6500, www.eurekabuilding.com

• Voices: Veterans Storytelling Project (Arts Orange County), Costa Mesa, Oct. 20, 6:30 a.m., Free, (714) 556-5160, goo.gl/nfg9kU

• John Welsh Band (Soka Performing Arts Center), Aliso Viejo, Oct. 20, 8 p.m., $16-$20, (949) 480-4278, www.performingarts.soka.edu

• 42nd Annual The Christmas Company (Junior League of Orange County, California), Costa Mesa, Oct. 21-22, Time varies, Cost varies, (949) 262-0823, www.jlocc.org

• Pumpkin With Succulents Make & Take (Armstrong Garden Center), Costa Mesa, Oct. 21, 9 a.m., $49, (949) 646-3925, www.armstronggarden.com

• Halloween Goes Hollywood (Pacific Symphony), Costa Mesa, Oct. 21, Time varies, Cost varies, (714) 755-5799, www.pacificsymphony.com

• 7th Annual Catalina: The Wild Side Art Show (The Catalina Island Conservancy), Corona del Mar, Oct. 22, Time varies, Cost varies, (562) 437-8555 ext. 1239, www.catalinaconservancy.org

• Escher String Quartet With Guitarist Jason Vieaux (Soka Performing Arts Center), Aliso Viejo, Oct. 22, 3 p.m., $32-$40, (949) 480-4278, www.performingarts.soka.edu

• Monday Night Football (Octane), Irvine, Oct. 23, 5:30 p.m., Free, (949) 824-2683, www.innovation.uci.edu/event

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