Monday, Oct. 28
• Biotechnology Career Pathway Roundtable (Rancho Santiago Community College District), Orange, 3:30 p.m., free, bit.ly/ BioTechCareerPathway
Tuesday, Oct. 29
• Economic Roundtable (South Coast Metro), Costa Mesa, 11:30 a.m., free, bit.ly/Economic Roundtable-CostaMesa
• Create + Connect (Studio88), Newport Beach, 5:30 p.m., free, (949) 590-8800, studio88.com
Wednesday, Oct. 30
• How to Find Focus in Your Business (Think Strategy), Costa Mesa, 8 a.m., free, think strategy.com
Thursday, Oct. 31
• From Xerox to FedEx, What Small Companies Can Learn from these 800lb Gorillas (Sales & Marketing Leadership Alliance), Irvine, 8 a.m., $45, (760) 434-5401, salesmarket ingalliance.com
Friday, Nov. 1
• Women in Business Breakfast Series (SCORE Chapter 114), Costa Mesa, 7:30 a.m., $40, (714) 550-7369, orangecounty.score.org
• Impactathon Soka University Bridges to Business (Innov8social), Aliso Viejo, 5:30 p.m., cost varies, bit.ly/Impactathon-Soka University
Saturday, Nov. 2
• Becoming Your Best Self: The World is Waiting for You (Rise Up For You), Costa Mesa, 9 a.m., $79, riseupforyou.com, bit.ly/ RiseUpForYouConference
Monday, Nov. 4
• Culinary Arts & Hospitality Job Fair (CHOPS Jobs Inc.), Costa Mesa, 10 a.m., free, (949) 426-8049, chopsjobs.com/culinaryhospi talityjobfair
Tuesday, Nov. 5
• Philanthropy as a Strategic Business Advantage (Advisors in Philanthropy), Costa Mesa, 11:30 a.m., $65, ocaip.org
• Sales and Professional Job and Career Fair (Diversity Career Group), Irvine, 11:30 a.m., free, (949) 253-0062, diversitycareergroup. com
• Open House and Reception (Better Business Bureau), Newport Beach, 4 p.m., free, bit.ly/BBB-OpenHouse
• Ignite Your Life (Self-Made Woman), Santa Ana, 6:45 p.m., free, (855) 769-4968, bit.ly/ IgniteYourLife-SMW
Wednesday, Nov. 6
• Leveraging LinkedIn (LinkedIn Local OC), Irvine, 6 p.m., $10, bit.ly/leveraging-LinkedIn
Wednesday, Nov. 13
• General Counsel Awards (Orange County Business Journal), Irvine, 5 p.m., $275, (949) 833-8373, ocbj.com/bizevents
• Possibilities Unlimited Toastmasters (Toastmasters International), Mission Viejo, every Monday, 7 p.m., free, (949) 305-5356, putm.org
• Orange County Executive Leadership Breakfast Forum (Vistage Worldwide Inc.), Tustin, every third Tuesday, 7:30 a.m., $25, (714) 624-4552, ocexecutiveforum.com
• Laguna Niguel Connectors Networking Event (Laguna Niguel Connectors), Laguna Niguel, every first Wednesday, 5:30 p.m., free, lagunaniguelconnectors.com
• Sunset Social (Placentia Chamber of Commerce), Placentia, every first Thursday, 5 p.m., free, (714) 528-1873, placentiachamber.com
• The Sommelier Company | Systematic Wine Appreciation Seminar & Dinner (Wine Elite Society), Irvine, every Saturday, 6 p.m., $69, (310) 467-5582, goo.gl/4DCdpE
• 70th Anniversary Halloween Masquerade (Port Theater), Newport Beach, Oct. 31, 8 p.m., $90, (949) 723-6333, portnewport.com
• Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps (Soka Performing Arts Center), Aliso Viejo, November 1, 8 p.m., $18-$30, (949) 480-4278, performing arts.soka.edu
• DĂa de los Muertos Celebration with Supervisor Andrew Do (County of Orange), Santa Ana, Nov. 2, 11 a.m., free, (714) 834-3110, bit.ly/DiadelosMuertos-SantaAna
• Taste of Europe: Food and Folklore Festival (EuroSerbFest), Irvine, Nov. 2, noon, bit.ly/Taste ofEurope-OC
• Amuse Bash (Open Gate International), Newport Beach, Nov. 2, 6 p.m., cost varies, (314) 610-2624, opengateintl.org/amusebash
• Tommy Castro and the Painkillers (Soka Performing Arts Center), Aliso Viejo, November 2, 8 p.m., $27-$30, (949) 480-4278, performing arts.soka.edu
• Annual Candle Lighting to Remember (Memory JAR), Laguna Beach, Nov. 3, 4 p.m., free, bit.ly/CandleLightingtoRemember-Memory JAR
• DĂa de los Muertos Fiesta (Muckenthaler Cultural Center), Fullerton, Nov. 4, noon, free, (714) 738-6595, themuck.org
• Farruquito Flamenco (Segerstrom Center for the Arts), Costa Mesa, Nov. 6, 8 p.m., cost varies, (714) 556-2787, scfta.org
