Monday, Feb. 10
• Starting a Business Blog: What Does it Take to Succeed in 2020? (Kruse Control Inc.), Tustin, 6 p.m., free, (714) 251-6440, bit.ly/3aJBTiB
Tuesday, Feb. 11
• Educate 2 Elevate (Association of Bridal Consultants Orange County), Huntington Beach, 6 p.m., $55-$65, abc-oc.net/event-calendar
• 5 Risks to Buying Real Estate in a Declining Market (Karla Dennis and Associates Inc.), Buena Park, 6:30 p.m., free, (800) 878-4051, bit.ly/37ylb3S
Wednesday, Feb. 12
• Demystifying California’s AB-5 Law on Hiring 1099 Contractors (EvoNexus), Irvine, 11 a.m., free, (888) 926-3987, bit.ly/ 2uEilM3
• Prospect or Perish—Build Your Pipeline for 2020 (Sandler Training Orange County), Irvine, 11:30 a.m., $33, (949) 263-0640, bit.ly/38NukG4
• 5 Year Celebration and Grand Opening Event (UCI Beall Applied Innovation), Irvine, 5 p.m., free, (949) 824-2683, bit.ly/ 38FlA4s
Thursday, Feb. 13
• North Orange County & Western Riverside Economic Forecast (Yorba Linda Chamber of Commerce), Yorba Linda, 11 a.m., cost varies, (714) 264-7526, yorbalindachamber.us/calendar
• H.E.L.P. Seminar Series 2020 (HMWC CPAs & Business Advisors), Tustin, noon, free, (714) 505-9000, conta.cc/2GtmaGM
• Orange County Investor Forum (Keiretsu Forum SoCal) Irvine, 3:30 p.m., $60, (949) 899-4849, k4socal.com/events
Friday, Feb. 14
• What’s Brewing? Morning Coffee and Roundtable Discussion (National Investor Relations Institute—Orange County), Newport Beach, 7:30 a.m., $25, nirioc.org/ events
Tuesday, Feb. 18
• BAM! FB Messenger and Chatbots (American Marketing Association – Orange County), Irvine, 7:30 a.m., $15-$25, amaoc.org/calendars
• How to Hire Great People (Results Driven Leadership), Costa Mesa, 11:30 a.m., $20-$45, rdltraining.com/workshops
Wednesday, Feb. 19
• Communicate to Lead at Every Level (Staples Spotlight), Costa Mesa, 9 a.m., free, (949) 548-4955, bit.ly/36xeBJm
• Gain Personal Protection by Building a Strong Financial Foundation (Staples Spotlight) Santa Ana, 6 p.m., free, (714) 550-6767, bit.ly/3aMcdlr
• South Orange County Toastmasters (Toastmasters International), Dana Point, every Tuesday, 7 p.m., free, (949) 280-9777, soctm.toastmastersclubs.org
• Spokesmen Toastmasters Club (Toastmasters International), Huntington Beach, every Wednesday, 6:40 a.m., free, (714) 964-5806, toastmasters.org
• ABAOC Monthly Mixer (Asian Business Association of Orange County), Tustin, every third Wednesday, 5:30 p.m., free for members, $10 for nonmembers, (949) 222-2291, abaoc.org
• Note Panel (Orange County Real Estate Investors Association), Costa Mesa, every second Thursday, 6:30 p.m., $20 for nonmembers, free for members, (866) 200-1435, ocreia.com
• Sister’s Late Night Catechism (Laguna Playhouse), Laguna Beach, Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m., $46, (949) 497-2787, bit.ly/38PDPEw
• Letters From Home (UCI Illuminations), Irvine, Feb. 13, 7 p.m., free, (949) 824-5112, illuminations.uci.edu/events
• Valentine’s Day with Chris Botti (Pacific Symphony), Costa Mesa, Feb. 14-15, 8 p.m., cost varies, (949) 854-5455, pacificsym phony.org
• Pianist Kei Akagi and Friends (UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts), Irvine, Feb. 14-15, 8 p.m., $6-$19, (949) 824-6615, music.arts.uci.edu/calendar
• Mardi Gras (Segerstrom Center for the Arts), Costa Mesa, Feb. 15, 6 p.m., free, (714) 556-2787, scfta.org/events/calendar.aspx
• Saturday Night Improv with Arcade Academy (The Amazing Comedy Theater) Huntington Beach, Feb. 15, 7 p.m., $10, (949) 354-2704, amazingcomedytheater.com/events
• Janáček & Schumann (Pacific Symphony), Costa Mesa, Feb. 16, 3 p.m., cost varies, (949) 854-5455, pacificsymphony.org
• Sunset Jazz Supper Club Edition (Laguna Beach Live), Newport Beach, Feb. 19, 6 p.m., cost varies, (949) 759-5003, visitnew portbeach.com/events
