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CHIMAYO’S GIVEN OK FOR LIVE MUSIC AT PIERSIDE RESTAURANT

Expect strolling minstrels with your meal next time you visit

Chimayo’s at the Beach.

The Planning Commission voted 5-0 (commissioners Connie Mandic and Bob

Biddle) Tuesday to allow the eatery at 315 Pacific Coast Highway to

entertain patrons with a small band playing salsa and Latin music.

Despite the vote, some commissioners expressed concern that the

potential noise, especially when the music is performed in the

restaurant’s outdoor patio facing the beach, may bother those laying out

on the sand or lounging at Pier Plaza.

The city’s senior planner, Herb Fauland, said there’s adequate space

between the patio and plaza to deaden any noise. As far as beachgoers are

concerned, the music will, if anything, enhance their enjoyment, he said.

The performance may be so good that people may set up beach chairs by

the patio thereby blocking the adjacent sidewalk, Chairman Gerald Chapman

said. If that happens, police can cite people for loitering, Fauland

said.

To make sure all goes well, the commission asked to review the

situation in six months.

The free performances are proposed from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday

through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday; and 9 a.m. to 11

p.m. Sunday. No dancing is proposed.

FIFTEEN TEAMS WILL BATTLE FOR TOP PRIZE IN ANNUAL TRIVIA CHALLENGE

Fifteen teams will compete in this year’s Trivia Challenge for

Literacy, set for Feb. 18 in the Huntington Beach Library Theater.

A $10 donation will include admission to the event, a light supper and

intermission refreshments. The night will also include a raffle and

opportunities to buy answers for your favorite teams.

All proceeds will benefit the Literacy Volunteers of

America-Huntington Valley.

The light supper will begin at 5:45 p.m. The challenge will start at

about 6:45 p.m. The library is at 7111 Talbert Ave., Huntington Beach.

For more information, call 375-5102.