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SATURDAY

Friends of Shipley Nature Center will hold their first

“Restoration is Recreation” planting day from 9 a.m. to noon.

Participants should bring gardening tools, water, a hat and

sunscreen. Enter from the parking lot off Edwards Avenue on Central

Park Drive. Walk out of the parking lot at the north end entrance and

follow the white line that leads all the way to the front gate of the

center. Information: (714) 846-0916 or (714) 963-1548. www.fsnc.org.

MONDAY

The Huntington Beach Education Foundation will host the annual

Touchdown for Technology Monday Night Football Fund-raiser. The

proceeds from the event will be invested in community schools in the

form of technology and teacher grants. Participants are encouraged to

donate items for a silent auction. The event will take place from 5

to 9 p.m. at a location to be announced. Information: (714) 378-1512.

TUESDAY

Boater’s World Marine Center will host a free seminar given by

Capt. Ron Baker of “Fish Talk Radio” at 2 p.m. He will talk about

what the local captains are catching off shore, what to use and where

they are going. Boater’s World is located at 5912 Edinger Ave.

Information (714) 377-7961.