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FRIDAY

The Huntington Beach Craft Fair will be canceled Sept. 6, Sept. 13

and Oct. 4 due to event scheduling. Information: (714) 536-5486.

The Huntington Beach Playhouse will present “Ladies in

Retirement.” Directed by Terri Miller Schmidt, the story centers

around a companion to a wealthy ex-actress living in a remote country

home who makes plans to provide a permanent home for her two

eccentric sisters to whom she is devoted. Performances will run

through Sept. 22 at 7111 Talbert Ave. Information: (714) 375-0696.

www.hbph.com.

SUNDAY

Old World Village will host the all-day Sauerkraut and Pork

Festival. The day will include music, food, cooking contests, folk

dancers and children’s activities. The village is at 7561 Center Ave.

Information: (714) 895-8020. www.oldworld.ws.

SEPT. 13

The Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce will host the Winners

Circle Breakfast. The breakfast will start at 7:30 a.m. at SeaCliff

Country Club, 6501 Palm Ave. Information: (714) 536-8888.

www.hbchamber.org.

SEPT. 14

Save Our Strays of

Huntington Beach will host its third annual Pancake Breakfast from

8 a.m. to noon at Lake Park, on Lake Street between 11th and 12th

streets. Tickets purchased before Sept. 6 are $6 and $7 after.

Information: (714) 442-1446.

SEPT. 15

Old World German Village

will celebrate Oktoberfest Sept. 15 through Oct. 27. Wednesdays

and Thursdays are family nights. Friday and Saturday evenings are 21

and over party nights. Kinderfest for children ages 12 and under will

take place from 2 to 7:30 p.m. on Sundays. Admission prices vary. Old

World Village is located at 7561 Center Ave. Information: (714)

895-8020 or www.oldworld.ws.

ONGOING

BINGO

The Huntington Beach Elk Lodge No. 1959 hosts bingo games. The

doors open at 10 a.m., and early-bird games begin at 11 a.m. every

Wednesday at the lodge, 7711 Talbert Ave. Information: (714)

848-9440.

Huntington Beach High School has bingo at 6:15 p.m. for the early

birds and 7 p.m. for the main game Tuesdays at 1905 Main St. (714)

536-2514.

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.

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 Folktales Story

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

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

The Huntington Beach

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

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

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.

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.