AROUND TOWN - June 13, 2002

* Send AROUND TOWN items to the Huntington Beach Independent, 18682

Beach Blvd., Suite 160, Huntington Beach, CA 92648; fax to (714)

965-7174; call (714) 965-7176 or e-mail o7 hbindy@latimes.com. f7

Submissions must be received two weeks before publication. A complete

listing may be found at o7 https://www.hbindy.com.

f7

FRIDAY

The Purcell Murray Culinary Lifestyle Center will host a class on

gourmet spa cuisine. Taught by Virginia Evans, class menu selections will

include honey-roasted chicken with cumin roasted sweet potatoes and

cappuccino creme caramel. The class will take place from 11 a.m. to 1

p.m., June 13 at 15400 Graham St. The class costs $45. Information: (800)

294-0644, Ext. 1. Web: www.purcellmurray.com.

SATURDAY

Amnesty International Orange County will host the fifth annual Run for

Freedom 2002. This year’s run will be dedicated to bringing attention to

the current situation in Afghanistan and generating action for Rebiya

Kadeer, a Uigher businesswoman imprisoned in China. The 10K run will

begin at 7:30 a.m.; 5K at 8:45 a.m. and children’s 1/2K run at 9:45 a.m.

on June 15. The race will start and finish at Pacific Coast Highway

between Beach Boulevard and Newland Street Information: (310) 815-0450.

Web: o7 www.runforfreedom.org.f7

More than 200 classic Chevrolet Camaros will be on display in a unique

car show. Fans will have a chance to check out everything from a Camaro

Z28, like the one that Richard Gere and Julia Roberts drove around in the

film “Runaway Bride,” to a Camaro SS convertible similar to the one used

in “Fight Club.” The show will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., June 15

at the Huntington Center Mall parking lot, 7777 Edinger Ave. Information:

(714) 848-7808.

The Purcell Murray Culinary Lifestyle Center will host a class on

everyday family meals with chicken. Taught by Marlene Brown, the class

menu selections will include curried chicken breasts with spiced peaches

and quick chicken parmigiana with pasta marinara. The class will take

place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., June 14 at 15400 Graham St. The class costs

$45. Information: (800) 294-0644, Ext .1. Web: www.purcellmurray.com.

MONDAY

The Tumble-N-Kids Program has added a new class, Tumble-N-Yoga for 4-

to 6-year-old children. Starting the week of June 17, classes will run

eight weeks. Information: Tumble-N-Kids Director, Dayle Lusk, (714)

842-3586.

Wild Oats will contribute 5% of the store’s profits to Amigos de Bolsa

Chica from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., June 17 at 665 East Pacific Coast Highway

in Long Beach. Information: (714) 840-1575.

TUESDAY

The American Assn. of University Women will host a dinner seminar

focusing on gender issues today. Christine Fredericks, counseling

psychologist and director of the Center for Women and Men at UCI will

give the talk. The dinner will benefit the American Assn. of University

Women Legal Advocacy Fund. The dinner will take place from 6 to 8 p.m.,

June 18 at Hotel Huntington Beach, 7667 Center Ave. The event costs $35

for members, $40 for nonmembers and $25 for students. Information: (714)

335-0265.

A support group for caregivers. sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Assn. of

Orange County, will meet at 7 p.m., June 18 at Christ Presbyterian

Church, 20112 Magnolia St. The meeting is free. Reservations: (714

968-4940.

WEDNESDAY

The Orange County Chapter of the California Assn. of the Marriage and

Family Therapists will present a series of lectures on stress management.

The lecture will take place from 7:30 to 8:45 p.m., June 19 at the

Huntington Beach Central Library in room B, 7111 Talbert Ave.

Information: (714) 556-7129, Ext. 4.

JUNE 20

The Purcell Murray Culinary Lifestyle Center will host a class on

southern style cooking. Taught by Linda Steidel, class menu selections

will include crab cakes with spicy remoulade sauce and pecan crusted

chicken. The class will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., June 20 at

15400 Graham St. The class costs $45. Information: (800) 294-0644, Ext

.1. Web: www.purcellmurray.com.

JUNE 24

The Purcell Murray Showroom will host a class given by celebrity chef

Hans Rockenwagner. Students will learn new ways of cooking that will

enhance the taste and flavor of white asparagus. The class will take

place form 6 to 8 p.m., June 24 at 15400 Graham St., Ste. 102.

Reservations must be received by June 20. Information: (800) 294-0644.

JUNE 26

The new chapter of the National Assn. of the Physically Handicapped

will begin meeting this month. The installation of officers will start at

6 p.m., June 26 in the community room at Wycliffe Gardens, 18765 Florida

St. The group will continue to meet once a month on the last Wednesday at

6 p.m. Information: Dorothy Riley, (949) 646-4771.

JULY 2

The Huntington Beach Fourth of July Board will host a town hall forum

with Rear Admiral Casey W. Coane. Coane will discuss the rebuilding

efforts at the Pentagon and his duties as they relate to the war on

terrorism. The forum will begin at 7 p.m., July 2 at the Huntington Beach

Cultural Center Theatre, 7111 Talbert Ave. Information: Connie Young,

(714) 969-8846.

ONGOING

CIVIC GROUPS

The Huntington Beach American Legion Post 133 will meet the third

Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Rodgers Seniors’ Center, 1706

Orange Ave. (corner of 17th St. and Orange Ave.). The Women’s Auxiliary

Unit 133 meets at the same time at the same location. Information: Cmdr.

Johnson, (714) 968-4061.

The Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce Small Business Assistance

Center offers individual counseling on virtually any aspect of your

small business. Sessions take place from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., every

Friday. Reservations are required. Information: (714) 536-8888.

Huntington Beach Newcomers will hold their Main Event Luncheon on the

second Tuesday of each month. The group’s purpose is to develop interest

in the community with a wide range of groups. Information: Connie

Tredway, (714) 969-0571 or Myrna Haire, (714) 962-2449.

The Friends of the Shipley Nature Center invites new members to join.

The group meets every second Saturday of the month to discuss restoration

work on the Shipley Nature Center in Huntington Beach Central Park.

Meetings will take place at 9 a.m. in Room E at the Huntington Beach

Central Library, 7111 Talbert Ave. Information: (714) 892-0875.

Toastmasters Club 770 will meet at 7 p.m., the second and fourth

Tuesday of each month at Carrows, 16931 Magnolia Ave. The group helps

improve communication and leadership skills. Information: (714) 848-6485.

MEDICAL

Affiliated Counseling Services offers a variety of support groups,

parent education sessions and divorce mediation consulting at 16152

Beach Blvd, suite 280. Information: (714) 848-5804.

The Huntington Beach Community Clinic is offering anonymous HIV

Testing and Risk Assessment for $25 at 8041 Newman Ave. Information or

appointment: (714) 847-3356.

The Huntington Beach Community Clinic offers a free preventive health

and workplace safety workshops that are presented in the workplace.

Information and scheduling: (714) 847-4222 Ext. 231.

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. Dates

and times vary. Information: (800) 514-HOAG.

Family Health Awareness Day is held from 10 a.m. to noon the first

Saturday of each month. Receive a free blood pressure check, body fat

analysis, postural analysis and range of motion study. Hosted by Dr.

Robert Swain at 8907 Warner Ave. Popcorn and balloons for everyone.

Information: (714) 842-6122.

The Huntington Beach Community Clinic offers parenting classes from 7

to 8 p.m. Mondays at 8041 Newman Ave. $10 per session. Information: (714)

847-3356.

PARENTING/FAMILY

The Huntington Beach Mothers Club has play groups every day for moms

looking to get together with other moms and toddlers in the area. The

group also meets for holiday parties and special events. Information:

(877) 230-6835 or e-mail: HBMC@uReach.com.

The North Huntington Beach Mom’s Club Playgroup will meet weekly

throughout Huntington Beach parks. Playgroups will meet at 3 p.m.

Mondays, noon Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays and 11 a.m. Thursdays.

Information: Briggitte Mulholland, (714) 373-5488.

The Moms Offering Moms Support Club, a nonprofit support group for

stay-at-home mothers, organizes daily activities for mothers and their

children including park play days, fun field trips and age appropriate

play groups. Special interest activities just for mom are included. Every

month, members perform service projects to assist several organizations

within Orange County. Information: Jennifer Gambino, (714) 846-7274.

The Pacific Coast Mothers Club, based in the Huntington Beach area, is

actively seeking new members. The group offers stay-at-home and employed

mothers an opportunity to socialize and make lifelong friends with other

moms, kids and families. The club offers weekly, age specific play

groups, children’s parties and activities, fun and educational monthly

outings just for moms, and volunteer opportunities that benefit local

charities. Information: Andrea Le Grand, (714) 901-5315.

A parent education group will meet in 8- to 10-week sessions. The

group is sponsored by Affiliated Counseling Services and will focus on

how to manage parental stress. Parents will discuss appropriate

discipline and use of “time outs,” temper tantrums, chores, schoolwork

and teen rebellion. The meetings will take place 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays

at 16152 Beach Blvd., 280. Information: (714) 848-5804.

SUPPORT GROUPS

The Lupus Foundation of America Huntington Beach support group will

meet the first Thursday evening of each month. Information: (714)

848-9781.

The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, a support group for family

and friends or those caring for the mentally ill will meet the second and

fourth Thursday of the month from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Community United

Methodist Church, 6652 Heil Ave., Room 7. Information: (714) 842-4461.

A support group for family members and friends of people with severe

or chronic mental illness will meet through Affiliated Counseling

Services, 16152 Beach Blvd., Suite 280. The group, led by a licensed

therapist, will meet 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Information: (714) 848-5804.

Affiliated Counseling Services Inc. sponsors support groups for women

from 10:30 a.m. to noon, Wednesdays and 5 to 6 p.m., Thursdays at 16152

Beach Blvd., Suite 280. Cost is based on a sliding scale. Information:

(714) 848-5804.

Affiliated Counseling Services offers a recovery support group for

people with 90 days sobriety from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Saturdays at 16152

Beach Blvd., Suite 280. For cost and details call (714) 848-5804.

Codependency Support Groups will meet from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Saturdays

at Affiliated Counseling Services, 16152 Beach Blvd., Suite 280.

Information: (714) 848-5804.

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

Thursday of each month at Huntington Beach Hospital, 17772 Beach Blvd.

Information: (714) 898-6938.

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 each month at Christ Presbyterian Church,

20112 Magnolia St. (714) 968-4940.

A free one-hour divorce mediation consultation with an experienced

attorney and psychotherapy is available the first and third Saturdays of

each month at Affiliated Counseling Services, 16152 Beach Blvd., Suite

280. Learn the benefits associated with this method of terminating a

marriage with no costs or obligation. Reservations required. (714)

848-5804.

The National Parkinson’s Disease Foundation presents a free support

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

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

Weekly support groups for men and women led by a licensed marriage,

family and child counselor dealing with issues such as depression,

relationships, codependency, inner-child work and self-healing will take

place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. each Tuesday, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. each Thursday

and 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Mondays at Affiliated Counseling Services, 16152

Beach Blvd., Suite 280. Low fee counseling available. (714) 848-5804. A

group for women meets 10:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday and 5 to 6:30 p.m.

Thursday.