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TODAY

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 Murray 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.

SATURDAY

The Huntington Beach Art Center will open an exhibition titled

“They Stood In Line For Hours.” The collection will feature artists

selected from the annual “Centered on the Center” open-call

exhibition in January 2002. It will be on display through Dec. 22.

The gallery is at 538 Main St. and is open from noon to 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; from noon to 8 p.m. Thursday; and

from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Information: (714) 374-1650.

SUNDAY

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.

DEC. 7

Ekklesia, a new kind of church where mystery and meaning come

together, will meet and discuss emotional process at 7 p.m. at Sowers

Middle School, 9300 Indianapolis Ave. Information: (949)829-0625.

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 accepts 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 is at 10 and 11 a.m. Wednesdays. (714)

375-5071.

The Tumble-N-Kids

program is offering gymnastics classes for children ages 10 months

to 12 years old. Classes run for eight weeks. Three new classes have

been added: Teeny Tumblers, Tumble-N-Yoga and Kiddycise. Classes are

held at Murdy Community Center, 7000 Norma Drive, (714) 960-8895;

Edison Center, 21377 Magnolia St., (714) 960-8870; and City Gym and

Pool, 1600 Palm Ave., (714) 960-8884. Class descriptions can be found

in the winter Sands publication. Information: Dayle Lusk, (714)

842-3586.

DANCE

Pacific Dance Center, 9596 Hamilton Ave., holds swing dance

classes at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and at 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 and Farmers Market (714)

573-0374.

FITNESS

The Vibe Tribe offers free

yoga sessions to new students at 12:15 p.m. Wednesdays, 6:45 p.m.

Thursdays, and 5:15 p.m. Fridays at 301 Main St., Suite 109.

Information: (714) 536-4988.

The Sierra Club’s Orange

County Sierra Singles holds a fast-paced four-mile walk around

Mile Square Park at 5 p.m. on Wednesdays. The group meets in the

parking lot at Brookhurst Street and Heil Avenue. Information: (714)

963-6345.

The Comprehensive

Martial Arts and Wellness Center offers free introductory tai chi

chuan classes at 9 a.m. Saturdays at 17308 Beach Blvd. (714)

841-7129.

HOBBIES/RECREATION

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

p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at the Rogers Senior Center, 1706 Orange

Ave. Bingo cards are four for $1 and prizes are $2 gift certificates

from Ralphs.

The U.S. Coast Guard

Auxiliary, Flotilla 53, offers an eight-lesson course in “Boating

Skills and Seamanship” at 6 p.m. on Wednesdays at Boat U.S. Marine

Center, 16390 Pacific Coast Highway (Peter’s Landing Marina). Cost is

$25 and includes books. Information: Paul Busher, (714) 840-0232 or

Sam Emer, (714) 890-1808.

The Huntington Beach Mothers Club offers weekly playgroups,

outings, parties and support for families in Huntington Beach and the

surrounding cities. We also offer charity fund-raiser events

throughout the year. Information: (877) 230-6835.

www.HBMothersclub.org.

The Huntington Beach Scrabble Club meets at 5:45 p.m. Tuesdays at

the International House of Pancakes Restaurant, 18782 Beach Blvd.

Information: Penny Baker, (949) 380-1764 or Paul (714) 968-7546.

The Huntington Beach Concert Band is an all-volunteer community

organization with approximately 70 members led by music director Tom

Ridley. Founded in February 1973, the band plays a wide variety of

musical styles -- from classical, to Broadway, to contemporary. They

perform frequently at events and locations throughout Southern

California, including Disneyland, Leisure World, Huntington Beach

Pier Plaza, and Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. The Huntington Beach

Concert Band is open to all interested musicians age 18 and over.

Rehearsals are held from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays in the band room

at Marina High School, 15871 Springdale St. Information: (714)

963-3681.

The American Shortwave Listeners Club meets from noon to 4 p.m.

the first Saturday of each month at 16182 Ballad Lane. The group will

listen to international broadcasts via the shortwave radio bands.

Stewart MacKenzie, (714) 846-1685 or visit www.ocnow.com/community

/groups/shortwaveradio.

The Poetry Pleasure Group meets from noon to 2 p.m. on Thursdays

at the Rodgers Seniors’ Center, 1706 Orange Ave. (714) 842-3479 or

(714) 960-4897.

The West County YMCA presents Y-Indian Maiden meetings for girls

in kindergarten through third grade and their mothers at 7 p.m. once

a month at 7262 Garfield Ave. Days vary. (714) 847-YMCA.

A group for angel

devotees meets from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. the first and third Tuesdays

of each month. Registration required. $10. (800) 797-2960.