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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 (Aug. 12): TBA

• Critical Mass Radio Show hosted by Richard Franzi (OC Talk Radio), Tuesday 4 p.m., Guests (Aug. 14): Bob Burg, author of “The Go-Giver;” Active for Good’s Luke Mysse

Wednesday, Aug. 8

• Smart Women Speaker Series: George Esquivel (Working Wardrobes), Newport Beach, 7:30 a.m., $50, (714) 210-2460, workingwardrobes.org/smart-women

• Cigar & Business Networking Mixer (Cigar Night Business Mixer Group), Newport Beach, 5 p.m., $30, goo.gl/q3DbK6

Thursday, Aug. 9

• Guide to Lead Generation (Asian Business Association Orange County), Garden Grove, 8:30 a.m., free, (949) 222-2291, abaoc.org/events

• Grand Opening: Entrepreneurial and Economic Development Initiative (Orange County SBDC and CSUF Incubator), Irvine, 11 a.m., free, (657) 278-2719, goo.gl/fzXQDX

• Next Practice Trends in Mergers & Acquisitions (Executive Next Practices Institute), Irvine, 5 p.m., $55-$85, (888) 857-9722, enpinstitute.com/events

• Do’s and Don’t’s of SBA Financing–Tips to Know Before You Apply (SCORE Chapter 114), Fullerton, 6 p.m., free, (714) 550-7369, goo.gl/3YKHGR

• Photography Workshop for Business (SCORE Chapter 114), Laguna Woods, 6 p.m., free, (714) 550-7369, goo.gl/wuqgQj

Tuesday, Aug. 14

• Coffee at the Cove (OCTANe), Irvine, 7:30 a.m., cost varies, (949) 330-6564, octaneoc.org/octane-events

• August Mixer (IABC Orange County), Corona Del Mar, 6 p.m., $20-$55, (949) 290-5563, goo.gl/a4Gx4o

• Drive New Business with Social Media + Facebook Ads (SCORE Chapter 114), Rancho Santa Margarita, 6 p.m., free, (714) 550-7369, goo.gl/pk1dC6

Wednesday, Aug. 15

• Business Card Brunch (Women in Health Administration of Southern California), Laguna Hills, 7 a.m., free, goo.gl/rVvtwE

• First Things First: Essential Steps for Starting a Business (OC SBDC), Irvine, 10 a.m., $10-$20, (714) 564-5200, goo.gl/qw1sa9

• Restaurant Start-Up Essentials (SCORE Chapter 114), Costa Mesa, 1 p.m., $35-$45, (714) 550-7369, goo.gl/ykzuyg

• Leveraging the Gig Economy for Entrepreneurial Success (CSUF Startup), Irvine, 6 p.m., free, (657) 278-3464, goo.gl/rjYDt4

• Irvine Chamber Leads Groups (Greater Irvine Chamber), Irvine, every second and fourth Monday, 11:45 a.m., free for members, $25 for nonmembers, (949) 660-9112, greaterirvinechamber.com

• Laguna Niguel Connectors Networking Event (Laguna Niguel Connectors), Laguna Niguel, every first Wednesday, 5:30 p.m., free, lagunaniguelconnectors.com

• Networking Breakfast (Cypress Chamber of Commerce), Los Alamitos, every second Wednesday, 7:30 a.m., $20 with reservation, $25 at the door, (714) 827-2430, cypresschamber.org

• Networking at Noon (Placentia Chamber of Commerce), Placentia, every second and fourth Friday, 11:30 a.m., $15 for members, $20 for nonmembers, (714) 528-1873, placentiachamber.com

• Broadway in the Park (Tustin Community Foundation), Tustin, Aug. 7-11, 6 p.m., $20, (714) 518-5519, tacfa.org/broadway-in-the-park

• Yachty by Nature (Muckenthaler Cultural Center), Fullerton, Aug. 9, 7:30 p.m., $12.50-$25, (714) 738-6595, themuck.org

• Outdoor Movie Night (The Source), Buena Park, Aug. 10, 7 p.m., free, (714) 521-8858, goo.gl/YRieky

• Kayaking the Upper Newport Bay (Newport Bay Conservancy), Newport Beach, Aug. 11, 9:45 a.m., $12.50-$25, (949) 923-2269, goo.gl/7z28pK

• Swell Fest (Orange County Coastkeeper), Huntington Beach, Aug. 11, 10 a.m., $20, (714) 850-1965, coastkeeper.org

• The Little Red Dog Adoption Event (The Little Red Dog), Lake Forest, Aug. 11, 11 a.m., free, (949) 427-0925, goo.gl/nzHnUf

• Concert on the Green: Tijuana Dogs (Newport Beach Arts Commission), Newport Beach, Aug. 12, 6 p.m., free, (949) 644-3309, goo.gl/mKMnDz

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