Around Town - Sept. 9, 1999

TODAYThe American Association of University Women will hold an

informal social gathering on the patio of Duke’s Restaurant on Pacific

Coast Highway at the Huntington Beach Pier from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Network

with women and men who are interested in promoting gender equity. Call

583-9106.

Barnes & Noble Booksellers will hold a free Astrology Reading Group at 7

p.m. at 7777 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach. Gain insight into your

personality and potential. Call 897-8781.

Zany Brainy will hold a free Amelia’s Journal Jam for kids ages 8 and up

at 7p.m. at 7777 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach. Create and share

journals. Call 373-1333.

FRIDAY

The Christian Repertory Theater of Orange County will present “The Comet

Night” at the Shoreline Baptist Church, 10350 Ellis St., Fountain Valley.

The play by William Kritiow is the inaugural performance by the new

Christian Theater and runs Sept. 10, 11, 17, 18, 24 and 25 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets cost $8. Call 596-2009 for reservations.

The Braille Institute will offer free classes at Huntington Landmark

Senior Adult Community Association to teach people how to remain

independent despite loss of vision every Friday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at

20880 Oakridge Lane in Huntington Beach. Call 821-5000.

The Hebrew Academy-Silvar Gan Israel will offer a new educational program

for children and adults, the “Model Shofar Factory,” which will provide a

first-hand look at one of the most important traditions in Jewish Life. A

Shofar, or ram’s horn that has been crafted into an instrument is the

center of the Rosh Hashana, used to inspire repentance and good

resolutions for the new year. The Shofar Factory is open to the general

public from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 14401 Willow Lane, Huntington Beach.

Call 562-596-1681.

Surf City will hold a “Thing at the Beach” all day at the Huntington

Beach Pier featuring blues, jazz and swing music, a juried art show,

local restaurants and a children’s area. Vendors will hold drawings and

raffles in the “Market of the Millenium,” a tented area. Call 536-8896.

Zany Brainy will hold a free Fun Stuff for Older Kids event at 7 p.m. at

7777 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach. It’s Crazy Bones Friday. Call

373-1333.

SATURDAY

The Women’s Manufacturer’s Network will hold a parking lot sale and

charity event at Jim Afdahl’s Wholesale Warehouse, 16700 Burke Lane,

Huntington Beach from 8 a.m. to noon. Tickets cost $1 and benefit the

Child Abuse Services Team. Call 505-0244.

The Sunset Beach Community Association will hold a “Mile Long Garage

Sale” along the green belt on Pacific Avenue in Sunset Beach from 8 a.m.

to 2 p.m. Call 562-592-4996.

California Elwyn and the Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce will hold

the 11th Annual Casino Night from 7 to 11:30 p.m. at 1845 Park Ave.,

Costa Mesa. The event features a live and silent auction and a Mardi Gras

Theme. Tickets cost $35. Call 557-6313, ext. 228.

Barnes & Noble Booksellers will hold a free story time for children with

special guest Cookie Mouse at 11 a.m. at 7777 Edinger Ave., Huntington

Beach. Call 897-8781.

Zany Brainy will hold a free Teletubbies Funny Day Weekend at 2 p.m. at

7777 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach. Come celebrate the foursome’s newest

video, Funny Day! Other activities are planned. Call 373-1333.

SUNDAY

The Preservation Society of Huntington Dog Beach will hold a clean-up of

Dog Beach from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the bluff above Dog Beach #22. Call

841-8644.

Adult Day Services of Orange County will hold a free grand opening

celebration of its new daycare facility for seniors with Alzheimer’s

disease or dementia from 2 to 5 p.m. at 9451 Indianapolis Ave.,

Huntington Beach. The event includes tours and hors d’oeuvres. Call

593-9630.

International Best-selling author and Huntington Beach resident Elizabeth

George will read sections of her latest novel, In Pursuit of the Proper

Sinner, and autograph books at 2 p.m. at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 7777

Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach. George is the recipient of the Anthony

and Agatha Awards. Call 897-8781.

MONDAY Sept. 13

The Huntington Beach-based group, Educate the Children, will hold a 100

Classic Golf Marathon at the Mission Viejo Country Club to raise money

for children in poor school districts across the country. Registration

begins at 7:30 a.m. and golfers will be on the green until 4:30 p.m.

Tickets cost $100 plus pledges for every hole completed. A dinner and

silent auction will be held throughout the marathon. Call 901-7237.

The Huntington Beach Kiwanis Golf Club will be held at Meadowlark Golf

Course, 16782 Graham, Huntington Beach. Tickets cost $145 and include

greens and golf cart fees, a putting contest, lunch ticket and dinner.

Call 846-1364.

Barnes & Noble Booksellers will hold a free Books of the Century reading

group at 7 p.m. to discuss Go Tell It On The Mountain, by James Baldwin.

The group will also discuss recipes, new and popular foods, trivia

questions and the current events of 1950-1960.

Zany Brainy will hold a free Pre-School Craft Time for children ages 3-5

at 10:30 a.m. at 7777 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach. It’s a roll and

catch playtime! Call 373-1333.

TUESDAY

Barnes & Noble Booksellers will hold a free Sci-Fi and Fantasy Reading

Group to discuss The Case of the Toxic Spell Dump by Harry Turtledove at

7 p.m. at 7777 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach. Call 897-8781.

The Huntington Beach Public Library will hold a free seminar

“Understanding Living Trusts” at 7 p.m. in Room E at 7111 Talbert Ave., Huntington Beach. Attorney Scott Bourdelais will lead the education

seminar. Call 541-9569.

WEDNESDAY

Barnes & Noble Booksellers will hold a free Mystery Reading Group to

discuss The Cactus Club Killings by Nathan Walpow at 7 p.m. at 7777

Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach. Call 897-8781.

Zany Brainy will hold a free Little Learner Activity Time for children

ages 2-4 at 10:30 a.m. at 7777 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach. We’ll

build with blocks. Call 373-1333.

ONGOING

Home Depot will offer free home and garden clinics every Saturday and

Sunday in September at 7100 Warner Ave., Huntington Beach. Learn “How to

Install Mills Pride Kitchen” at 9 a.m., “How to Lay Ceramic Tile” at 11

a.m., “How to Install Pergo Flooring” at 2 p.m. and “How to Install Mills

Pride Closets” at 3 p.m. Call 596-2944.

The Huntington Beach International Surf Museum will feature the exhibit

“Reincarnation of Surf Boards” through January from noon to 5 p.m. daily

at 411 Olive Ave. Local artists T.P. Mullin, Darrin Pappas and Mike

Roberts use old surfboards in their artwork. Admission is $2, $1 for

students, free for children 6 and younger. Call 960-3483.

Learn about Chinese self-energizing massage and other interesting

traditional Chinese medicine topics at a free workshop series at 8 p.m.

on Mondays at Bio-Logics, 8840 Warner Ave., Suite 100, Fountain Valley.

Paula Daniels, a doctor of acupuncture and Oriental medicine, will lead

the series. On Thursdays, Bio-Logics will offer a free workshop series

about Network Spinal Analysis, “The New Wave in Gentle Chiropractic

Care.” Call 375-0552 to reserve a seat.

Grace Lutheran Church and Schools presents several programs, including

confirmation classes for seventh- and eighth-graders; Sunday School for

all ages; Special Needs Ministry for recently initiated children; Care

Connections for those who are frail, have dementia or require special

attention; weekly and monthly adult prayer; and Bible study and SHAPE

classes for pre-adolescents. Call 897-0361 for more information.

The West County Counseling Center, part of the Huntington Beach Community

Clinic, will offer hourlong parenting classes at 7 p.m. Wednesdays at

8041 Newman Ave., Huntington Beach. Each session is $10. The center also

offers anonymous HIV testing and risk assessment for $25. Call 847-3356.

Orange Coast Memorial Hospital presents a bimonthly breast-feeding class

from 7 to 9 p.m. at 9920 Talbert Ave., Fountain Valley. The class will

explain breast-feeding and women’s health. The fee is $10. A

breast-feeding support group also meets at 10 a.m. every Monday. Call

(888) 525-2662.

Free one-hour divorce mediation consultations with an attorney and

psychotherapist will be held on the first and third Saturday of every

month. Times vary, for reservations call (714) 848-5804.

A book discussion is held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on the third Friday of

every month at the Talbert Medical Center, 19066 Magnolia Ave.,

Huntington Beach. Call 378-2150.

The Huntington Beach Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. for a social and at 7

p.m. for dinner the first and third Thursdays of the month at Meadowlark

Golf Course Club House, 16782 Graham St., Huntington Beach. Call

569-1329.

The Fountain Valley chapter of Ali Lassen’s Leads Club meets at 7:15 a.m.

every Thursday at Mimi’s Cafe, 18461 Brookhurst St., Fountain Valley.

This is an international organization for people operating small- to

medium-size businesses who are interested in meeting other business

professionals. Call 953-1232.

The Huntington Beach chapter of the Leads Club, an international

organization that helps to increase business through networking, meets at

7:15 a.m. each Wednesday at Spires Restaurant, 19810 Beach Blvd.,

Huntington Beach. Call 962-7557.

A group for angel devotees meets from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. the first and

third Tuesdays of the month. A $10 donation is required. Space is

limited; registering to secure a spot in the workshop is necessary. For a

specific location and more information, call (800) 797-2960.

Toastmasters International, a nonprofit group that helps develop

public-speaking and leadership skills, meets from noon to 1 p.m. the

first and third Friday of every month at the Huntington Beach City Hall

Meeting Room, 2000 Main St. Guests are always welcome. Call 963-5073.

Toastmasters Club 770 meets at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of

every month at the Moose Lodge, 7453 Lorge Circle, near Edinger Avenue

and Gothard Street. The group helps improve communication and leadership

skills and is free. Call 895-7959.

Toastmasters Club 179 meets at 6:30 a.m. every Wednesday for breakfast at

Coco’s, 6886 Bolsa Ave., Huntington Beach. Call 962-1106 or 962-5076 for

details.

Toastmasters Club 2230 meets from noon to 1 p.m. every Wednesday at the

Boeing Co., 5301 Bolsa Ave., Huntington Beach. Call 372-1557 or 896-9873.

Toastmasters’ Huntington Beach club meets every second and fourth Tuesday

at 7 p.m. at the Moose Lodge, 7453 Lorge Circle, Huntington Beach. Call

895-7959.

Free maternity teas for mothers-to-be are held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. the

first Wednesday of every month at the Orange Coast Memorial Medical

Center, 9920 Talbert Ave., Fountain Valley. Call (888) 626-2663.

The Main Street Library presents a storytime called “Story and Crafts

with Miss Penny” at 3 p.m. every Friday at 525 Main St., Huntington

Beach. Call 375-5071.

The Fountain Valley Library holds a free preschool storytime, including

songs, stories and finger plays for children ages 3 to 5 at 17635 Los

Alamos St. Call 962-1324.

Beginners and other levels of chess players are invited to “The Deep

Blue” chess club meeting from noon to 1 p.m. the fourth Friday of every

month in the community room at the Huntington Beach Talbert Medical

Center, 19066 Magnolia Ave. Call 378-2150.

The Sierra Club offers interpretive walks through the Bolsa Chica

wetlands from 9 to 10:30 a.m. the second Saturday of every month. The

walks start in the parking lot at Pacific Coast Highway and Warner

Avenue, across from the fire station. Guides will discuss restoration

projects, animal and plant life and the politics surrounding the area.

Call 969-7229.

Help restore and beautify the Bolsa Chica wetlands at 9 a.m. every third

Saturday. Groups meet in the parking lot at Pacific Coast Highway and

Warner Avenue, across from the fire station. Drinks will be provided. All

ages and groups welcome. Call 969-7229.

The Bolsa Chica Conservancy needs volunteers for wetlands cleanup from 9

a.m. to noon the last Saturday of every month. Volunteers meet at the

pedestrian bridge on Pacific Coast Highway, south of Warner Avenue. Call

846-1114.

Amigos de Bolsa Chica offers free public tours from 9 to 10:30 a.m. the

first Saturday of every month at the pedestrian bridge at the Bolsa Chica

wetlands on Pacific Coast Highway across from Bolsa Chica State Beach.

Call 840-1575.

The Bolsa Chica Land Trust and the Sierra Club pass out information on

the Bolsa Chica from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., every third Sunday of the month in

the parking lot on Pacific Coast Highway one mile south of Warner Avenue

in Huntington Beach.

The Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 11548 in Huntington Beach, meets at 7

p.m. the first and third Wednesday of every month at Moose Lodge No. 1832

at 7451 Lorge Circle, Huntington Beach. Call 847-7631.

The American Business Women’s Assn. holds monthly meetings on the third

Wednesday of every month. For more information, call 969-6619.

Chair Exercises with Olga, a workout class for seniors 55 years and older

who deal with stiffness and decreased mobility, takes place at 12:30 p.m.

every Monday and Wednesday at the Huntington Village Senior Apartments,

16171 Springdale St., Huntington Beach. Call 840-1260.

A diabetic support group meets from 7 to 9 p.m. the first and third

Thursday of every month at Columbia Medical Center, 17772 Beach Blvd.,

Huntington Beach. Call 842-1473.

The Alzheimer’s Assn. of Orange County cosponsors a free support group

for caregivers living in the Huntington Beach area at 7 p.m. the first

and third Tuesday of every month at Christ Presbyterian Church, 20112

Magnolia St., Huntington Beach. Call 968-4940.

A program designed to detect early stages of hearing loss is offered to

those who call 848-7533 for a free over-the-phone screening. The test

takes two minutes, and callers should be in a quiet room on a good phone.

Call (800) 222-EARS for more information.

Fountain Valley Regional Hospital provides ongoing support discussions

and information for people who have suffered a stroke. Stroke patients,

their families and caregivers are welcome to discuss common concerns and

solutions in coping with the demands of stroke and treatment. The free

support group is held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. the first and third Thursday of

every month in Room A at the hospital, 17100 Euclid St., Fountain Valley.

Call 979-1408.

Pathways to Discovery offers daily support groups for codependents, adult

children of alcoholics, sex and love addicts, parents of children with

special needs, nicotine addicts, compulsive eaters and Al-Anon. Pathways

is at 18350 Mount Langley St., Suite 204, Fountain Valley. Call 964-2267.

A free monthly support group for people with breathing disorders meets

from 2 to 3 p.m. the third Thursday of every month at Fountain Valley

Regional Hospital and Medical Center, 17100 Euclid St., Fountain Valley.

Call 966-8061.

Hoag’s Parkinson’s Disease Outreach Program holds a monthly support group

on the third Thursday of every month at Huntington Landmark Community

Center, 8641 Atlanta Ave., Huntington Beach. Call 574-6338.

Support groups for singles, facilitated by a state-licensed therapist are

available. Fees and times vary. For details call (714) 848-5804.

The Huntington Beach Police Department holds open houses the last

Saturday of every month at 18401 Gothard St., Huntington Beach. Call

536-5609.

A free yoga and stretching workshop is held from 7 to 8 p.m. every

Tuesday at Corte Bella Apartments’ fitness room, 9580 El Rey Circle,

Fountain Valley. Emphasis is placed on neck and back areas as well as

tension reduction. Space is limited. Call 375-0552.

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

kindergarten through third-grade and their mothers at 7 p.m. on different

days once a month at 7262 Garfield Ave., Huntington Beach. Call 847-YMCA.

The Huntington Beach Council on Aging holds ongoing classes at the Senior

Center. Subjects include creative writing, calligraphy, tai chi ch’uan,

Spanish, tap dance and bridge. Some classes require preregistration. The

council also sponsors a stamp club, amateur radio club and fish and

recreation club, as well as others. Call 960-2478.

Weekly support groups for men, women, teens, preteens, parents and coed

groups meet on various evenings at Affiliated Counseling Services, 16152

Beach Blvd., Suite 280, Huntington Beach. Times and fees vary. For

details, call 848-5804.

Enjoy stories, activities and fun at a storytime held from 11 a.m. to

noon every Saturday in the children’s section of Barnes & Noble

Booksellers, 7777 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach. Pajamarama is held from

7 to 7:30 p.m. every Monday -- put on your jammies, snuggle up with your

parents and listen to bedtime stories. Call 897-8781.

The Huntington Beach Tree Society, which works for the planting and

preservation of trees in the city, meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. the third

Wednesday of every month at Huntington Beach City Hall, Room B-6, 2000

Main St. Call Jean Nagy at (562) 592-9029.

The National Parkinson’s Disease Foundation presents a free support group

from 2 to 3 p.m. every second Thursday of the month at Huntington

Landmark, 8641 Atlanta Ave., Huntington Beach. Call (949) 574-6338.

Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center presents free memory

assessments to seniors 55 and older every third Thursday the month at the

Living Care Center Building, first floor, 11250 Warner Ave., Fountain

Valley. Call 513-5588 for an appointment.

The Hisamatsu Tamura School asks community members to drop off newspapers

in their recycling bins on the right side of the parking lot at 17340

Santa Suzanne St., Fountain Valley. The bins are available 24 hours a day

and proceeds go toward the school’s parent-teacher organization. Call

375-6235.

The Fountain Valley Newcomers Club meets for lunch the second Wednesday

of every month. Call 840-4958 for times and location.

The Fifty-Plus Fitness Assn. presents free monthly walk/run/par course

beginning at 8:45 a.m. on the second Sunday of the month in Huntington

Beach Central Park between Talbert and Warner avenues. The event is held

rain or shine, including holidays. Call 546-4410.

Fountain Valley Veterans of Foreign Wars seeks new members to protect

veterans’ rights and assist needy veterans and their families. Meetings

are at 7:30 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of the month at the recreation

center at 16400 Brookhurst St. Call 968-5223.

Golden West College holds swap meets from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and

Sundays at 15744 Goldenwest St., Huntington Beach. The event is free for

patrons and $20 per space for vendors. New and used items will be sold as

well as fresh produce, records and antiques. Call 898-2289.

The Huntington Beach Mothers Club seeks new members to join other moms

and their children for fun activities. The club is for moms and their

newborn to school-age children. Families need not live in Huntington

Beach to join. Semiannual dues are $14 per family. Call member

coordinator Annette Chilvers at 892-8792.

Visit the Huntington Beach Farmers Market and Main Street arts and crafts

fair from noon to sundown Fridays on Main Street in Huntington Beach.

Admission is free. Call 536-2213.

Mary Perez offers free notary services to seniors at Rodgers Seniors’

Center, 1706 Orange Ave., Huntington Beach, between 9:30 and 11:45 a.m.

on the first Wednesday of the month. For an appointment, call 536-9387.

Comedians from around the nation perform at 9 p.m. Thursdays at

Gallagher’s, 300 Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach. There is no

cover charge. Call 536-2422.

Classes for adults and children are available at Ben Franklin Crafts at

18305 Brookhurst St., Fountain Valley. Call 968-6674 for more

information.

Adult Classes: oil painting from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursdays for a

$13 fee; watercolor painting from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays

for a $13 fee; crocheting from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays for an $11 fee.

Kids and Teen Classes: fine arts painting from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Mondays;

other painting classes for kids are held from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturdays

and from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays for a $13 fee; and fine arts painting

for teens is held every from 6:30 to 9 p.m. every Tuesday for a $13 fee.

Free dart lessons are available between 2 and 7 p.m. Thursdays at Mental

Amusement, 16897 Beach Blvd., Huntington Beach. Beginners are welcome.

Call 841-7868.

Fountain Valley Regional Hospital offers free continuing education

classes on cardiac health and fitness for heart patients and their

families from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursdays. Call 979-1408.

Hoag Health Center offers a variety of free day and evening

health-related seminars, including low-fat cuisine, decoding food labels,

snoring, hypertension and more. The center is at 19582 Beach Blvd. in

Huntington Beach. For dates and times, call (800) 514-HOAG.

The Poetry Pleasure Group meets from noon to 2 p.m. every Thursday at the

Rodgers Seniors’ Center, 1706 Orange Ave., Huntington Beach. Call

842-3479 or 960-4897.

The West County Counseling Center presents parent classes from 7 to 8

p.m. every Wednesday, Relationship Group from 7 to 8 p.m. every Thursday,

and an Adolescent Support Group from 7 to 8 p.m. every Tuesday at 8041

Newman Ave., Huntington Beach. The fee is $10 per session. Anonymous HIV

Testing/Risk Assessment can also be done by appointment for $25. Call

847-3356.