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TODAY

The Huntington Beach

Playhouse will present “The Foreigner,” a comedy by Larry Shue.

Directed by Tom Titus, the play is about a pathologically shy young

man who everyone believes can’t speak English. He overhears things

he’d rather not hear. The play will be performed Thursday and Friday,

with both matinee and evening performances on Saturday and Sunday

through Nov. 17 at the Huntington Beach Public Library Theatre, 7111

Talbert Ave. Information: (714) 375-0696. www.hbph.com.

FRIDAY

Golden West College

Mainstage Theater will present “Holiday” by Philip Barry. The play

will be performed at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 3 p.m. Sunday

through Nov. 16. Tickets are $11 general and $9 for students and

seniors. Information: (714) 895-8150.

SATURDAY

St. Bonaventure Church will

host its 18th annual Holiday Craft Fair from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30

p.m. in the parish hall, 16400 Springdale St. The fair will feature a

collection of hand-crafted keepsakes and gifts. Information: (714)

846-3359.

Barnes and Noble will host local author Julie Martin. She will

sign copies of her book “Healing From Childhood Abuse” at 2 p.m. The

bookstore is at 7777 Edinger Ave. Information: (714) 897-8781.

DreamCatchers, an auxiliary

of the Assistance League of Huntington Beach, will host its annual

dinner, with entertainment and silent auction, at 6 p.m. in the

Waterfront Hilton’s Pavilion, 21100 Pacific Coast Highway. Tickets

are $65 per person. Information: (714) 965-1761.

SUNDAY

Authors Arthur Levinson (“The Elvis and Marilyn Affair”) and Alan

Russell (“Exposure”) will discuss their latest works, answer

questions, sign books and share refreshments from 1 to 3 p.m. at the

Huntington Beach Central Library and Cultural Center, 7111 Talbert

Ave. Information: (714) 842-4481. www.hbpl.org.

WEDNESDAY

Barnes and Noble will host students from a fifth-grade class at

College View Elementary School who will perform scenes from “The

Tempest” by William Shakespeare. The performance will begin at 7 p.m.

The bookstore is at 7777 Edinger Ave. Information: (714) 897-8781.

THURSDAY

Big Red Productions will present “Burning the Map,” a documentary

by Timmy Turner. There will be music, giveaways and a post-premiere

party. The movie will show at 7 and 9 p.m. at Mann’s Pierside

Pavilion 6 Theatres, 300 Pacific Coast Highway. Tickets are $8.50.

Information: (714) 969-3151. www.bigredprod.com.

NOV. 16

The Bright Star Healing

Center will host a course in foot reflexology. The class will meet

from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 17612 Beach Blvd., Suite 6. The class costs

$50 per person. Information: (714) 745-3629.

Hilltop Preschool will host the annual Autumn Auction and cocktail

reception from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Huntington Beach Central Library

and Cultural Center, 7777 Talbert Ave. Information: Robin, (714)

965-1189. www.hilltoppreschool.com.

NOV. 21

Barnes and Noble will host the American Girls Club. They will

discuss “Kit’s Surprise” at 5 p.m. Reservations are necessary. The

bookstore is at 7777 Edinger Ave. Information: (714) 897-8781.

Purcell Murrary Culinary

Lifestyle Center will host the final “Dueling Chef” charity

cook-off. Chef Dave Bauman of Dukes Restaurant will be pitted against

Chef Jeff Armstrong of Red Pearl to raise funds for The Preservation

Society of Huntington Dog Beach from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at 15400 Graham

St., Suite 201. Tickets are $35, and reservations are suggested.

Information: Heather Storm, (714) 901-5019, or Maria Geddes, (714)

845-8441. www.purcellmurray.com.

NOV. 24

Pianist Vern Pat Nelson will perform works by Chopin from 3 to 6

p.m. at the Huntington Beach Central Library Theater, 7111 Talbert

Ave. Information: (714) 375-8425. www.hbpl.org.

DEC. 1

The Light-a-Light of Love

Parade and Pier Lighting will begin with a lighting ceremony at 5

p.m. at Pier Plaza, Main Street and Pacific Coast Highway. Five-foot

snowflakes are bought by businesses and private parties and put on

light poles on the pier to benefit the Huntington Youth Shelter. The

parade will features drill teams, fire engines and Mr. and Mrs. Santa

Claus. Information: (714) 847-5437.

The Huntington Beach Art Center will present “A Day With(Out)

Art,”a silent and continuous video presentation held each year to pay

tribute to artists throughout the world on World AIDS Day.The video

will show from noon to 4 p.m.at 538 Main St. Information: (714)

374-1650.

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 at 7 p.m.

for the main game Tuesdays at 1905 Main St. (714) 536-2514.

The Senior Citizens Club of Huntington Beach hosts bingo at 12:30

p.m. Monday and Wednesday at the Rogers Senior Center, 1706 Orange

Ave. Bingo cards are four for $1. Prizes are $2 gift certificates to

Ralphs.

CHILDREN/LIBRARY

The Main Street Library

Branch will accept book donations for the Friends of Library book

sales during normal library hours, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday

through Friday and from 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

kindergarteners through fourth-graders starting at 3 p.m. Thursdays

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

Enjoy stories, activities

and fun at a story time held from 11 a.m. to noon Saturdays in the

children’s section of Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 7777 Edinger Ave.

Pajamarama is held from 7 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays and 11 a.m. Saturdays.

(714) 897-8781.

The Huntington Beach

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

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

years old. 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 story time will be at 10 and 11 a.m. Wednesdays.

(714) 375-5071.