Friday’s Calendar
FRIDAY
Local Author at Newport Bookstore
Adam Prince, a class of 1993 graduate from Newport Harbor High School, will read from his new collection of short stories, “The Beautiful Wishes of Ugly Men,” as well as sign copies of the book. The event is from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Lido Village Books, 3424 Via Oporto, Newport Beach.
Jazz Picnic
The Newport Harbor High School Sailor Jazz Band presents a Jazz Picnic Under the Bell Tower from 6 to 8 p.m. on the lawn under the school’s bell tower, 600 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. The concert is free.
Shabbat Service
Temple Bat Yahm, 1011 Camelback St., Newport Beach, holds its Friday night Shabbat Service at 6 p.m. The service will be led by Rabbi Mark S. Miller, Rabbi Gersh Zylberman and Cantor Jonathan Grant and will be followed by an Oneg Shabbat. Guests are welcome. For more information, call (949) 644-1999 or visit https://www.tby.org.
FRIDAY TILL SUNDAY
Baker Street Bash
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 1015 Baker St., Costa Mesa, presents its Baker Street Bash, a three-day festival themed around Mardi Gras. For more information, visit https://www.sjbfestival.com.
SATURDAY
‘Junk in the Trunk’
The Costa Mesa Senior Center holds the “Junk in the Trunk” fundraiser. Pancakes and sausages will be available for $5 from 8 a.m. to noon, and the flea market is from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is in the parking lot at the Senior Center, 695 W. 19th St. Members pay $10 to reserve a spot and non-members pay $15. For more information, call (949) 645-2356.
Breakfast with Navy SEALs
As part of its Distinguished Speaker program, the Orange County Council of the Navy League of the United States will host a presentation by Navy SEALs assigned to Team Six, the most elite unit in the Navy’s special forces wing. The event will follow a full buffet breakfast and social starting at 8:30 a.m., and is at the Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa hotel, 3050 Bristol St. Cost to attend is $25 per person. For more information, call (949) 644-6105.
Osprey Chicks
The Sea and Sage chapter of the Audubon Society takes a hike at 9 a.m. to visit osprey chicks that have hatched in the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. For more information, visit seaandsageaudubon.org or call (949) 261-7963.
Community Clean-Up
The ZeroTrash Corona del Mar chapter meets at 10 a.m. at Avila’s El Ranchito Mexican Restaurant, 2515 E. Coast Hwy., CdM, on the first Saturday of each month. The group will disperse for two hours of clean-up work and then meet back up at El Ranchito’s at noon. For more information, go to https://www.zerotrash.org.
Music & Arts Festival
The second annual Music & Arts Festival is from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Heritage Museum, 3101 W. Harvard St., Santa Ana. The program will feature Chris Hillman, Herb Pedersen, Toulouse Engelhardt, Conjunto Los Pochos, and other bluegrass and big band sounds. For more information, call (714) 540-0404.
Green Tie Affair
The Environmental Nature Center, 1601 16th St., Newport Beach, holds its Green Tie Affair and 40th anniversary celebration, starting at 5 p.m. The event features an art auction to benefit the ENC. Tickets cost $125 each. For more information, visit https://www.encenter.org.
Capital Cities
Capital Cities, the Los Angeles-based pop rock duo of Sebu Simonian and Ryan Merchant, headlines the Detroit Bar, 843 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa. Midi Matilda also performs. The 21-and-older show starts at 9 p.m. and tickets are $10. For more information, visit https://www.detroitbar.com.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
Bluffs Garage Sale
The Bluffs Homeowners semi-annual garage sale is at 8 a.m.. The sale will happen at homes off Vista del oro and side streets from Vista del Sol to Eastbluff near Corona del Mar High School.
SUNDAY
Balboa Island Parade
The 19th annual Balboa Island Parade, sponsored by the Balboa Island Homeowners Assn., kicks off at 11 a.m. on Marine Avenue. The bridge to the island closes at 10:30 a.m.
Marine Parking Lot Sale
Minney’s Yacht Surplus will put on its annual Marine Parking Lot Sale from noon to 3 p.m. in the 1500 block of Newport Boulevard in Costa Mesa. Space reservations start at $30. To reserve a space, call at (949) 548-4192 or email [email protected].
Support Youth Work Team
The Youth Work Team from Mesa Verde United Methodist Church invites you to support team members by dining in or ordering take-at the Newport Beach Rib Co. in order to help raise funds for their summer work project in Susanville, Calif. Twenty percent of sales on take-out, ordered between 10:30 a.m. and 9 p.m., and during dine-in hours from noon to 9 p.m., will go toward the Youth Work Team’s project to help elderly people through the summer project. The Newport Beach Rib Co. is at 2196 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa.
Aerial Fitness Demo Day
Back Bay Fitness, 2675 Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa, marks its first anniversary with a demo day from noon to 9 p.m. Classes will be offered in aerial silks, pole fitness, trapeze and BodyRoXX Boot Camp. To reserve a spot, call (949) 631-5587.