Around Town - Sept. 23, 1999

TODAY

The League of Women Voters welcomes the public to a discussion of

Campaign Issues 2000. Bring a clipping or share your concerns. Today from

4 to 6 p.m., 16791 Bolero Lane, Huntington Beach. For more information,

call 840-7317.

Barnes & Noble Booksellers will hold a free American Girls Club at 5 p.m.

at 7777 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach. The group will discuss the book

“Meet Samantha.” Be sure to wear play clothes. Make reservations so there

are enough supplies. Call 897-8781.

SATURDAY

The Coast Chiropractic Rehabilitation Center will hold a free Kids Day

America dedicated to children’s health, safety and environmental

awareness from noon to 3 p.m. at 5922 Warner Ave., Huntington Beach.

“McGruff” the crime dog and State Farm’s “Good Neigh Bear” will greet

kids as they learn about firetrucks and safety tips. Dr. Heather Ridout

will offer free spinal exams and scoliosis screenings as well as

information about disease prevention and health promotion. Call 840-1744.

The free Huntington Beach Pet Lovers Expo will be held at Huntington

Beach Central Park from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It will be a day filled with

public demonstrations by the police department K-9 squad, South Coast

Agility Team, a Petco Obedience Trainer and a Frisbee team. Call Girl

Scout Lynette Carlson, who organized the event to earn her Gold Award, at

(949) 673-6439 for more information.

Barnes & Noble Booksellers will hold a free Poetry Reading Group

featuring Dr. Gerald Locklin, Tim Perez and Sam Pierstorff at 7 p.m. at

7777 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach. Be sure to stick around for our

“open mike” segment, too. At 11 a.m., the store will hold a free First

Book Story Time to benefit disadvantaged children. The group will read

“Tacky the Penguin” by Helen Lester. Call 897-8781.

SUNDAY

Chevron’s Breast Cancer Awareness Program will hold a Race for the Cure

at Fashion Island, Newport Beach. Tickets cost $25 for adults, $15 for

youth and seniors, and $30 the day of the event. Proceeds will benefit

the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Call 957-9165.

The Discovery Museum of Orange County will hold an “1890s Market Day and

Faire” from noon until 5 p.m. at 3101 W. Harvard St., Santa Ana. The

event includes displays, demonstrations and merchants, entertainment and

a costume contest. Tickets cost $4. Call 540-0404.

The city of Huntington Beach will treat beach goers to free surf-side

music by Bennie and The Swamp Gators and T-Lou at the Pier Plaza at 2

p.m. Saturday and noon Sunday. Also on Sunday, the Pier Plaza Art-A-Faire

features 50 vendors who specialize in arts and crafts from fine art,

jewelry, candles, handblown glass, and henna tattoos from 10 a.m. to 6

p.m.

MONDAY

The Rodgers Seniors’ Center will hold an 11-day trip to New England.

Tickets cost between $2,150 and $2,762. Tours include Boston, Salem,

Marblehead, Newport, Plymouth, Martha’s Vineyard, Mount Vernon, the White

House and more. Call 374-1622.

Barnes & Noble Booksellers will hold a free Irish Reading Group at 7 p.m.

at 7777 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach. The group will discuss Paddy’s

Lament by Thomas Gallagher. Call 897-8781.

Zany Brainy will hold a free Pre-School Craft Time at 10:30 a.m. for

children ages 3-5 at 7777 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach. 100 Do-A-Dot

spots! Call 373-1333.

TUESDAY

The Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce will hold its General Membership

Business Person of the Year Award Luncheon at the Los Caballeros Sports

Club, 17272 Newhope St., Fountain Valley at noon. Tickets cost $15 for

members, $20 for guests. Call 668-0542.

Barnes & Noble Booksellers will hold a free Mother-Daughter Book Club at

7 p.m. at 7777 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach. The group designed for

mothers and their preteen daughters will discuss “The Egypt Game,” by

Zilpha Keatley Snyder. Call 897-8781.

Zany Brainy will hold a free Board Book Buddies event at 10:30 a.m. for

children ages 4 and under at 7777 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach. Kids

will count with the Cheerios book. Call 373-1333.

WEDNESDAY

The Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce will hold its 28th Annual Public

Safety Awards Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at the Hilton Waterfront Beach

Resort, 2100 Pacific Coast Highway and will recognize citizens for their

personal involvement in outstanding acts of public service. Featured

speaker Judge Kathleen O’Leary of the Orange County Superior Court will

discuss her 18 years of experience behind the bench that in 1997 earned

her the “Judge of the Year” award. Tickets cost $28. Call 536-8888 to

make reservations.

Barnes & Noble Booksellers will hold a free Film Discussion Group at 7

p.m. at 7777 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach. The group will discuss books

that have been made into films and compare and contrast them. 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. How long

is 100? Find out with us. Call 373-1333.

ONGOING

The Boy Scouts of America’s Orange County Council is holding fall

recruitment drives through Sept. 30 at public and private elementary,

junior high and high schools, as well as churches and community centers

to make boys aware of the exciting programs available through Scouting

and to inform parents of the benefits of participation. Call 546-4990 to

find out more about recruitment in your area.

The Fountain Valley Branch Library needs videos for the community and

will hold a Gently-used Video Donation Drive through Oct. 31. Find those

once-exciting feature films, classics, musicals, children” and

educational videos that now collect dust and bring them to 17635 Los

Alamos St. during library hours, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mon.-Wed., 10 a.m. to

6 p.m. Thurs. and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Call 962-1324

The Huntington Beach Library will exhibit “Horizons,” paintings by artist

Susanna Wilkinson at 525 Main St. until Oct. 9 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Tuesday to Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Wilkinson is Swedish

born and lives in Irvine, where she is currently studying digital art at

UCI. Also on exhibit this month are Miles Elledge’s wood sculptures of

cars and airplanes, including Star Wars cruisers. Elledge is an art

teacher at the College of Design in Pasadena. Call 375-5071.

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.

Anderson Art Gallery is presenting a free group exhibit featuring artists

Raul Anguiano, Bill Anderson, Vladimir Cora, Harvey Clemans, Howard

Hitchcock, Lynn Morgan, Ralph Tarzian and Milford Zornes through Aug. 29

at 16812 Pacific Coast Highway, Sunset Beach. Gallery hours are 1 to 10

p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, 1 to 8 p.m. Sundays, or by appointment.

Call (562) 592-4393.

The Huntington Beach Playhouse will present Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About

Nothing,” at 2 p.m. on weekdays through Sunday at the amphitheater in

Huntington Beach Central Park, 7111 Talbert Ave. Tickets are $7. Call

375-0696 to make reservations.

The Huntington Beach Playhouse will present “Grease” through Sunday in

the lower level of the Huntington Beach Central Library, 7111 Talbert

Ave. Performances are at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m.

Sundays.

Tickets are $11-$15. Call 375-0596 for ticket information.

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. General admission is $2, $1

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

Home Depot will offer free Saturday and Sunday home and garden clinics at

7100 Warner Ave., Huntington Beach. Call 596-2944.

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 on

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 story time 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 story time, 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 co-sponsors 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 story time 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 senior citizens 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.