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TODAY

Golden West College will have a faculty art exhibition open on

campus through Dec. 12. The campus’ fine arts gallery will be open

from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 5 to 8 p.m.

Tuesdays and Wednesdays and Fridays by appointment only at (714)

895-8356.

The Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce’s Women of Action will

present the “Toys of Joy” holiday mixer from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the

Festival Hall at Old World Village. Attendees should bring an

unwrapped toy for a child or teen and a $10 donation, which includes

a light buffet. Information: (714) 960-4675.

FRIDAY

Salon 218 presents “Meebe: Anything I Want,” an exhibit of

original inks and poetry today through Feb. 22. Artful and unique

gifts will be available at the opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m.

Dec. 13. Salon 218 is at 301 Main St., Suite 108. Information: (714)

536-3340.

Mitch Cottrell of Electrosystems in Huntington Beach is offering

to purchase Christmas lights and install them at any home in need of

spirit brightening. The 12-year-old company, which serves the

electrical needs of commercial businesses, wants people who might

know of someone in need to notify Cottrell at (714) 848-5646.

The Pier Plaza Art A-Faire

and Farmer’s Market will be held at the outdoor pier plaza next to

the Huntington Beach Pier, featuring California-grown fruits and

vegetables and fresh-cut flowers. The art fair features more than 50

vendors selling unique, hand-made gifts and crafts from noon to

sunset. Admission is free. Information: (714) 536-2213.

SATURDAY

Yoga Place will have an open house offering free yoga and pilates

classes starting from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and free ayurveda and

chiropractic consultation from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Yoga Place is at 301

Main St. Downtown. Employees will validate parking. For a detailed

schedule of classes and consultations, call (714) 960-9740.

St. Bonaventure Catholic Church will host its “Christmas Angels”

Charity Dance from 8 p.m. to midnight in Parish Hall. Bring an

unwrapped toy for children from infant age to 18 and receive a ticket

for a free drink. All proceeds will be donated to the Orangewood

Children’s Home. Information: (714) 840-8893.

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Huntington Valley, Huntington Beach

branch will host its second annual Pizza Pig Out from 5 to 7 p.m. at

2309 Delaware St. Ten pizzerias will bring pizza to taste and vie for

the best in pizza prize. The cost to attend is $3. All pizza is being

donated by local businesses and all money will go toward the Keystone

Club, a high school-aged service group at the club. Information:

(714) 374-2600.

Billed as the best free car show in the world, the Saturday

Sunrise Car Cruisers has been a tradition for more than 15 years.

Classic and hot rod car collectors known as the Donut Derelicts meet

in the parking lot near Adams Avenue Donuts and Rodding Around every

Saturday morning from 6 to 9 a.m. Admission is free. Information:

(714) 963-2928.

The Newland House Museum, a historic Victorian house built in

1898, is maintained and staffed by Huntington Beach Historical

Society members who offer tours from noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays and

Sundays. The museum is at 19820 Beach Blvd. The cost is $2 for

adults, $1 for children. Information: (714) 962-5777.

SUNDAY

An Art Space presents “Cubicle,” an art show about what you’re

really doing at work. The exhibition challenges 12 artists to work

out of their normal studio practices, using office supply materials

as their only medium of expression. The exhibition will be open

through Dec. 19 at 5122 Bolsa Ave., suite 110. Information: (714)

767-5861.

MONDAY

Reflections, a program for the arts sponsored by the National PTA,

will display photography and visual art entries in the Huntington

Beach Central Library through Dec. 14. Entries from 24 participating

schools in four school districts, kindergarten through high school,

will be on display in the children’s wing. Entries will be judged and

scored and the top 35 entries out of the four divisions will go on to

the state PTA level, then sent on to the National PTA. Information:

(714) 536-7702.

TUESDAY

The Huntington Beach Restaurant Assn. will kick off a weekly

Tuesday night cooperative among its members called Locals Night Out.

Participating restaurants are Aloha Grill, Arriba, Beach Cafe, B.J.’s

Pizza and Grill, Chimayos at the Beach, Crabby’s Boat House, Duke’s,

Gallaghers, Hurricanes, Inka Grill, Lucci’s Restaurant, Momo’s

Margarita and Taco Bar, Pet Mallory’s Surf City Sunset Grille at the

Hyatt, Ruby Palace Chinese Cuisine and the Longboard. These

restaurants, along with others to be added, will participate by

offering a minimum 20% discount to residents with some going as high

as 40%. Huntington Beach residents are asked to show a valid driver’s

license. Information: (714) 570-2025.

The Academy of Arts’ music department will present an evening of

vocal and instrumental music at 7:30 p.m. in the Huntington Beach

Historic Theatre on the Huntington Beach High School campus.

Admission is $8 or $5 for students and seniors. Tickets are available

at the door 45 minutes before the show. Information: (714) 536-2514,

ext. 4025.

WEDNESDAY

The 18-hole disc golf course in Central Park West offers league

competition every Wednesday at 4 p.m. All levels of players are

invited and are assigned handicaps before competition begins. All

registration fees are awarded in cash prizes. The course can be

accessed at the parking lot on the west side of Goldenwest Street

between Slater and Ellis streets. Registration is $6. Information:

(714) 425-9931.

DEC. 13

Equestrians from a wide range of breeds and disciplines will

entertain the public at the annual Day of the Horse celebration from

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Huntington Central Park Equestrian Center, 18381

Goldenwest St. Attractions include demonstrations, art exhibits,

kids’ crafts, horse-bobbing for apples and vendors. Admission is

free. Information: (714) 206-9919.

DEC. 14

The Huntington Beach Concert Band will have its annual holiday

concert at 4:30 p.m. in the Huntington Central Library Theater.

Director Thomas Ridley will lead the 65-piece brass, wind and

percussion ensemble in a variety of favorite holiday carols. Tickets,

which are only available at the door, are $10 general admission and

$5 for seniors, students and children. Information: (714) 891-6856.

DEC. 15

The Huntington Harbour Philharmonic Committee will present the

annual cruise of lights through Dec. 23, which includes a 45-minute

narrated boat tour of the harbor that attracts more than 20,000

guests each year. Proceeds support the philharmonic society of Orange

County Music Concert and education programs for more than 200,000

children in kindergarten through 12th grade. Information: (714)

840-7542.

ONGOING

CHILDREN/LIBRARY

The Main Street Library Branch will accept book donations for the

Friends of Library book sales during normal library hours, 10 a.m. to

7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, at 525

Main St. (714) 375-5071.

Huntington Beach Central Library will host Books Art Storytime

every Saturday from 11 to 11:45 a.m. Children 5 through 9 are invited

to enjoy stories and related crafts at the library, at 7111 Talbert

Ave. Information: (714) 375-5107.

Saturday Sunrise Car

Cruisers, billed as the best free car show in the world, is a

15-year tradition that brings classic and hot rod car collectors,

known as the Donut Derelicts, to the parking lot near 9025 Adams

Ave., every Saturday from 6 to 9 a.m. Admission is free. Information:

Rodding Around at (714) 963-2928. www.river-road.net/oldcars.

The Huntington Beach Library’s popular Sandcastle story time

series is shown at 10:30 a.m. Saturdays on Time Warner Cable Channel

6. (714) 375-5107.

The Huntington Beach Children’s Library presents Folktale Story

Time, for kindergartners through fourth-graders, starting at 3 p.m.

Thursdays at 7111 Talbert Ave. Information: (714) 375-5107.

Enjoy stories, activities

and fun at a story time held from 11 a.m. to noon Saturdays in the

children’s section of Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 7777 Edinger Ave.

Pajamarama is held from 7 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays and at 11 a.m.

Saturdays. (714) 897-8781.

The Huntington Beach

Library presents Laptime Storytime at 10 and 11 a.m. Tuesdays and

at 10 a.m. Saturdays at 7111 Talbert Ave. for children 18 months to 3

years old. The library’s Preschool Storytime for children 3 to 5 are

held at 10 and 11 a.m. Fridays. (714) 842-4481.

The Main Street Library presents a story time at 3 p.m. Fridays at

525 Main St. The library’s Preschool Storytime will be 10 and 11 a.m.

Wednesdays. (714) 375-5071.

The Tumble-N-Kids program

is offering gymnastics classes for children ages 10 months to 12

years old. Classes run for eight weeks. Three new classes have been

added: Teeny Tumblers, Tumble-N-Yoga and Kiddycise. Classes are held

at Murdy Community Center, 7000 Norma Drive, (714) 960-8895; Edison

Center, 21377 Magnolia St., (714) 960-8870; and City Gym and Pool,

1600 Palm Ave., (714) 960-8884. Class descriptions can be found in

the winter Sands publication. Information: Dayle Lusk, (714)

842-3586.

DANCE

Pacific Dance Center, 9596 Hamilton Ave., holds swing dance

classes at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and 7 p.m. Saturdays. (714) 964-3354

or sign up at dance.netfirms.com.

FARMERS MARKETS/SWAP MEETS

The Craft Fair and Farmers Market are held from 1 p.m. to dusk

Fridays at Pier Plaza. Information: Craft Fair (714) 846-5509 and Farmers Market (714) 573-0374.

FITNESS

The Vibe Tribe offers free yoga sessions to new students at 12:15

p.m. Wednesdays, 6:45 p.m. Thursdays, and 5:15 p.m. Fridays at 301

Main St., Suite 109. Information: (714) 536-4988.

The Sierra Club’s Orange County Sierra Singles holds a

moderate-paced four-mile walk around Mile Square Park at 6 p.m. on

Wednesdays. The group meets in the parking lot at Brookhurst Street

and Heil Avenue behind the basketball courts. Information: (714)

963-6345.

The Comprehensive Martial Arts and Wellness Center offers free

introductory tai chi chuan classes at 9 a.m. Saturdays at 17308 Beach

Blvd. (714) 841-7129.

HOBBIES/RECREATION

Huntington Beach Disc

Golf Tournaments are held the first Saturday of each month in

beautiful Central Park. Enjoy one of the nation’s first 18-hole

(basket) disc courses for two-round tournaments held the at

Goldenwest Street entrance of the park across the street from the

Huntington Beach Public Library and Cultural Center. Information:

(714) 425-9931.

Surf Academy has designed boys only “Kanaka” and girls only

“Wahine” camps and welcomes all children ages 7 to 17. The camp takes

place north of the Huntington Beach Pier, between Lifeguard towers 8

and 10, and run through the end of August. Fees vary depending on

half- or full-day sessions. For more information and to register, log

on to www.surfacademy.com or call the Huntington Beach Community

Service Department at 714-960-8884.

Centerfield Sportsbar &

Grill, 17296 Beach Blvd. in Huntington Beach, has ceased its live

entertainment during the weekends as well as karaoke on Wednesday

nights in favor of video games, an Internet Juke Box and free

wireless Internet access. Information: (714) 848-0113.

The Senior Citizens Club of Huntington Beach hosts bingo at 12:30

p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at the Rogers Senior Center, 1706 Orange

Ave. Bingo cards are four for $1 and prizes are $2 gift certificates

from Ralph’s.

The U.S. Coast Guard

Auxiliary, Flotilla 53, offers an eight-lesson course in “Boating

Skills and Seamanship” at 6 p.m. on Wednesdays at Boat U.S. Marine

Center, 16390 Pacific Coast Highway (Peter’s Landing Marina). Cost is

$25, includes books. Information: Paul Busher, (714) 840-0232 or Sam

Emer, (714) 890-1808.

The Huntington Beach Scrabble Club meets at 5:45 p.m. Tuesdays at

the International House of Pancakes Restaurant, 18782 Beach Blvd.

Information: Penny Baker, (949) 380-1764 or Paul (714) 968-7546.

The Huntington Beach

Concert Band is an all-volunteer community organization with

approximately 70 members, led by music director Tom Ridley. Founded

in February 1973, the band plays a wide variety of musical styles --

from classical to Broadway and contemporary. They perform frequently

at events and locations throughout Southern California, including

Disneyland, Leisure World, the Huntington Beach Pier Plaza and the

Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. The Huntington Beach Concert Band is

open to all interested musicians age 18 and older. Rehearsals are

held at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays in the band room at Marina High

School at 15871 Springdale St. Information: (714) 963-3681.

The American Shortwave Listeners Club meets from noon to 4 p.m.

the first Saturday of each month at 16182 Ballad Lane. The group will

listen to international broadcasts via the shortwave radio bands. The

public is invited to attend. Coffee and doughnuts will be available.

Stewart MacKenzie, (714) 846-1685 or visit www.ocnow.com/

community/groups/ shortwaveradio.

The Poetry Pleasure

Group meets from noon to 2 p.m. on Thursdays at the Rodgers

Seniors’ Center, 1706 Orange Ave. (714) 842-3479 or (714) 960-4897.

The West County YMCA presents Y-Indian Maiden meetings for girls

in kindergarten through third grade and their mothers at 7 p.m. once

a month at 7262 Garfield Ave. Days vary. (714) 847-YMCA.

A group for angel

devotees meets from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. the first and third Tuesdays

of each month. Space is limited. Registration required. $10. Location

varies. (800) 797-2960.

The Amateur Radio Club meets every first Thursday of the month at

1 p.m. at the Michael E. Rodgers Seniors’ Center, 1706 Orange Ave.

Free. (714) 963-2986.

The Huntington Beach

Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. for a social and 7 p.m. for dinner

the first and third Thursdays of each month at Old World Restaurant,

7561 Center Ave. (714) 964-6212.

NIGHTLIFE/MUSIC

Centerfield Sports Bar

and Grill has comedy on Thursday, live bands Friday and Saturday

and karaoke on Wednesday. 17269 Beach Blvd. (714) 848-0113

The Rhino Room has DJs

and dancing Tuesday and Thursday through Saturday. 405 Freeway at

Beach Boulevard, behind the Huntington Beach Center. (714) 892-3316.

Duke’s Restaurant will

feature authentic Hawaiian music by Duke’s Trio, featuring Titus

Napoleon of the movie “Big Wednesday” from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

every Sunday at 317 Pacific Coast Highway. (714) 374-6466.

Gallagher’s Pub & Grill,

300 Pacific Coast Highway, has Thursday night comedy night at 9

p.m. Free. (714) 536-2422.

T.C.’s Bar features live

bands at 18529 Beach Blvd. (714) 963-7744.

Centerfield Sports Bar &

Grill has five big-screen televisions and a game room with air

hockey, darts, billiards and video challenges. Wednesday night is

karaoke, and weekends feature live bands doing the Top 40 circuit.

17296 Beach Blvd. (714) 848-0113.

Gecko’s, 7887 Center

Drive, has two levels of dance floors. KROQ-FM (106.7) music plays

nightly. There are comedy nights, three pool tables and Mexican food.

(714) 892-0294.

The Tap House has DJs

and dancing Thursday through Saturday. 8082 Adams Ave. (714)

374-0811.

Restaurant Kikuya

presents live music Wednesday through Sunday. 8052 Adams Ave.

(714) 536-6665.