Tuesday, April 23
• Leading Generation Z (Concordia University Irvine), Irvine, 7:00 a.m., $10-$25, bit.ly/2v4f31q
• Managing Investor Behavior (Toews), Newport Beach, 11 a.m., free, (877) 863-9726, bit.ly/2ItGWbm
• Recent Trends Affecting M&A (Orange County Transaction Network), Irvine, 11:30 a.m., cost varies, bit.ly/2Z3WXL7
• Business Killers Series: Top Mistakes Causing California Businesses to Fail (SCORE Chapter 114), Garden Grove, 6 p.m., free, (714) 550-7369, orangecounty.score.org
Wednesday, April 24
• How to Turn Your IP R&D Expenses into Tax Free Licensing Revenue (Licensing Consulting Group), Irvine, 4 p.m., free, (646) 395-9572, bit.ly/2IuGKsi
Thursday, April 25
• Growth Series: 4 Experts on Scaling Your Business (OCTANe), Irvine, 7:30 a.m., $75, (949) 330-6564, octaneoc.org
• From Baseball to Bikes—The Rise of an Active Lifestyle Executive (Sales & Marketing Leadership Alliance), Irvine, 8 a.m., free for members, $40 for nonmembers, (760) 434-5401, salesmarketingalliance.com
• Business Retirement Plan Establishment Guidelines for Small Business Owners (SCORE Chapter 114), Tustin, 6 p.m., free, (714) 550-7369, orangecounty.score.org
• Job Fair (United Career Fairs), Santa Ana, 6 p.m., free, (847) 428-1118, unitedcareerfairs.com
• The Secrets to Buying a Franchise (SCORE Chapter 114), Santa Ana, 6 p.m., free, (714) 550-7369, orangecounty.score.org
Saturday, April 27
• Entrepreneurs’ Conference 2019 (American Society of Engineers of Inclusive Origin), Irvine, 11 a.m., $50, bit.ly/2Dbrcqa
Monday, April 29
• Diversity and the Creative Economy (The Laguna Beach LGBTQ Heritage & Culture Alliance), Laguna Beach, 8 a.m., $125, (949) 485-9898, lagunabeachlgbtqalliance.org
Tuesday, April 30
• Orange County Job Fair (HireLive), Irvine, 9:30 a.m., free, (949) 599-1870, hirelive.com
Wednesday, May 8
• Women in Business Awards (Orange County Business Journal), Irvine, noon, $175, (949) 833-8373, ocbj.com/bizevents
• Breakfast Networking (Mission Viejo Chamber of Commerce), Mission Viejo, every Tuesday, 7:45 a.m., cost varies, (949) 441-0602, missionviejochamber.com/calendar
• Irvine Chamber Leads Groups (Greater Irvine Chamber), Irvine, every first and third Tuesday, 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
• Leads Lunch (Anaheim Chamber of Commerce), Anaheim, every second Wednesday, 11:30 a.m., $15 for members, $25 for nonmembers, (714) 758-0222, anaheimchamber.org
• Annual Newport Beach Boat Show (Duncan McIntosh Co. Inc.), Newport Beach, April 25-28, time varies, $15, (949) 757-5959, newportinwaterboatshow.co
• Linda Purl: My Romance (Muckenthaler Cultural Center), Fullerton, April 25, 7:30 p.m., $15-$30, (714) 738-6595, themuck.org
• America’s Family Pet Expo (American Pet Society), Costa Mesa, April 26-28, 10 a.m., cost varies, petexpooc.org
• Pantry Palooza (Laguna Food Pantry), Laguna Beach, April 26, 5 p.m., $75, (949) 497-7121, lagunafoodpantry.org
• The Social (Young Professionals of Children’s Bureau), Costa Mesa, April 26, 6 p.m., $45, (714) 517-1900, all4kids.org
• Tomas Kubinek: Certified Lunatic and Master of the Impossible (Irvine Barclay Theatre), Irvine, April 26, 7:30 p.m., $30, (949) 854-4646, thebarclay.org
• Back to the Beach (KROQ), Huntington Beach, April 26-27, noon, cost varies, backtothebeachfest.com
• Music of Queen (Pacific Symphony), Costa Mesa, April 26-27, 8 p.m., cost varies, (714) 755-5799, pacificsymphony.org
• Aces Hot Rod Resurrection (ACES Car Club), Huntington Beach, April 27, 10 a.m., free, (714) 240-9662, oldworld.ws
• Spring at the Stables (Free Rein Foundation), Huntington Beach, April 27, 10 a.m., free, freereinfoundation.org
• David Greenberger and Prime Lens (Grand Central Art Center), Santa Ana, April 27, 6 p.m., free, (714) 567-7233, bit.ly/2P2vlkL
