Around Town: Hotel Irvine hosts movie nights
Hotel Irvine is hosting a series of movie nights on its 10,000-square-foot lawn for visitors to view cinematic classics on a 20-foot screen.
Popcorn, tri-tip sandwiches, bratwurst, hot dogs, hamburgers and salads will be available for purchase, and guests can bring picnic blankets and low beach chairs.
Screenings include “Back to the Future” on Friday, “The Goonies” on Aug. 14 and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” on Aug. 21.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. at the hotel, 17900 Jamboree Road. Movies begin at 8:30 p.m.
Admission is $5 per person; children 5 and younger get in free. Tickets are available at the door or at HotelIrvine.com/movienights.
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Irvine schools foundation poker tournament raises $50,000
The Irvine Public Schools Foundation teamed with the Angels Baseball Foundation and current and former Angels players on Sunday for the third annual Aces and Angels Poker Tournament, which raised more than $50,000 to help fund college scholarships for students in need.
“Scholarships for students to continue their education beyond high school, as well as grants to fund teaching professionals, are especially important, as well as to staff enrichment programs in reading, math, science, technology and the arts,” Neda Eaton, president and chief executive of the schools foundation, said in a statement.
The tournament at the Ketel One Club at Angel Stadium in Anaheim featured baseball players sitting at every poker table. Current and former Angels who participated included Chuck Finley, Garret Anderson, Bobby Grich, Clyde Wright, Matt Shoemaker, Mike Morin and Kyle Kubitza.
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CSP event honors young participants
Community Service Programs honored participants in its Youthful Offender Wraparound and Collaborative Courts full-service partnerships at the inaugural Achieving Resiliency Through Strengths Showcase on July 16 at the nonprofit’s YOW and Collaborative Courts Guidance Center in Fountain Valley.
The event featured live performances and creative works from at-risk youths who participate in the programs to help them bounce back from involvement in the child welfare, juvenile justice, probation and children’s mental-health systems in Orange County.
Activities included etiquette demonstrations by youths working with The Etiquette School of Newport Beach.
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Parking lot raises cash for Costa Mesa schools
Costa Mesa High School and Middle School boosters have raised $23,000 so far through a reduced-price parking lot on campus for visitors to the nearby Orange County Fair, according to Costa Mesa Councilwoman Katrina Foley.
Proceeds from parking, golf cart rides and water will benefit academic and athletic programs and student field trips.
The lot at 2650 Fairview Road, which charges $5 to $7, will continue through the end of the fair Aug. 16.
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Irvine students win business plan competition
A team of students from Irvine high schools won the $1,000 top prize in a business plan competition during Concordia University Irvine’s fourth annual Teen Entrepreneur Academy from July 12 to 18.
Team ENESi, consisting of students Tony Hsu and Natasha Takahashi from Woodbridge High School and Katherine Wong from Beckman High, took first place by designing a plan to create a medicated adhesive patch for patients with coronary artery disease.
Concordia’s School of Business hosted more than 100 students during the academy, in which more than 30 local business owners and entrepreneurs volunteered to coach the teenagers on business ethics, sales principles and marketing strategies.
In the business plan competition, students split into small teams and presented sales pitches to a judging panel of entrepreneurs and business executives.