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TODAY

The Huntington Beach City Council has approved free parking this

holiday season through Jan. 2 at these locations: Main Street from

Pacific Coast Highway to Orange Avenue; Walnut and Olive streets from

3rd to 5th streets; and the parking lot at Walnut and 5th Streets

FRIDAY

The Farmers Market and Craft Fair will take place from 1 p.m. to

dusk at Pier Plaza. Fresh fruits, vegetables, breads, popcorn and

other edible delights from certified vendors will be sold as well as

craft items from local artists. Information: (714) 846-5509

SATURDAY

The Huntington Beach Central Public Library will host lap-time

story time for children 18 months to 3 years old at 10 a.m. in the

children’s library. It is located at 7111 Talbert Ave. Information

(714) 842-4481.

SUNDAY

Live Hula dancing and the Uncle Titus Hawaiian Band will liven up

Sunday brunch at Duke’s restaurant from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The cost is

$16.95 per adult and $7.95 per child. The restaurant is located at

317 Pacific Coast Highway. Information: (714) 374-6446.

TUESDAY

The Waterfront Hilton Beach Resort will host a New Year’s

Celebration with dining and dancing. The first seating will start at

7 p.m. The cost is $65 per person plus tax and gratuity. Reservations

are required. The resort is at 21100 Pacific Coast Highway.

Information: (714) 960-7873, ext. 2211.

Hurricane’s Bar & Grill will host a New Year’s Eve party. The

evening will include party favors, live entertainment and a free

champagne toast at midnight. The cover starts at 8 p.m., and the cost

is $15 per person or $25 per couple. The grill is at 200 Main St.

Information: (714) 374-0500. www.hurricanesbargrill.com.

Kozmos will present a performance by Cubensis, a Grateful Dead

cover band. The concert begins at 10 p.m. The club is at 17208

Pacific Coast Highway. Information: (562) 592-2200. www.kozmoshb.com.

Martini Blues will host blues artists Blue Daddy and Gerri Iris on

New Year’s Eve. There will be prime rib, free champagne and party

favors. The cost is $49 per person or $79 per couple. The club is

located at 5874 Edinger Ave. Information: (714) 840-2129

Baci will host a New Year’s Eve party with a live band, a

seven-course meal and free champagne in an intimate setting. The

first seating will begin at 8:30 p.m. The cost is $75 per person. The

restaurant is at 18748 Beach Blvd. Information: (714) 965-1194.

Tuna Town will serve a full meal, free champagne, party favors and

a live D.J. The cost is $75 per person. The restaurant is at 221 Main

St. Information: (714) 536-3194.

Chimayo at the Beach will host three seatings for an a la carte

menu served from 5 to 7 p.m. and a set menu with free champagne and

party favors from 7 to 9 p.m. The cost is $65 per person. The

restaurant is at 315 Pacific Coast Highway. Information: (714)

374-7273.

Spark Woodfire Cooking will present a four-course meal with a

choice of prime rib, salmon, or pork chop and will be served with

champagne and outstanding views of the Pacific Ocean. The cost is $50

per person. The restaurant is at 300 Pacific Coast Highway.

Information: (714) 960-0996.

The New Orleans Cafe will present a special surf and turf menu,

horns, hats, party favors, champagne and dancing to the live music of

the Stardust Sounds, a trio specializing in a rich mix of jazz,

gospel, Cajun and more. The cafe is at 18522 Beach Blvd. Information:

(714) 593-9080

Czech and Slovak Silvester 2002 will open a club bar with dancing

from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. Buffet-style food will includes all-you-can-eat

pork schnitzel, Bohemian potato salad, fried chicken and kapustnica.

Admission is $65 The club is at Old World Village, 7561 Center Ave.

Information: (310) 828-2002

WEDNESDAY

The Huntington Beach Longboard Crew will hold the annual Pier

Paddle Race. The race will begin at 10 a.m. at the pier at Pacific

Coast Highway and Main Street. www.hblongboardcrew.org.

JAN. 3

The Farmers Market and Craft Fair will take place from 1 p.m. to

dusk at Pier Plaza. Fresh fruits, vegetables, breads, popcorn and

other edible delights from certified vendors will be sold, as well as

craft items from local artists. Information: (714) 846-5509.

JAN. 4

The Huntington Beach Disc Golf Tournament will begin at 10 a.m. at

the 18-hole (basket) disc course in Central Park. Enter through the

Goldenwest entrance across the street from the Huntington Beach

Public Library and Cultural Center. Information: Jerry Davis, (714)

425-9931.

JAN. 10

The Huntington Beach Playhouse will present “Westside Story.” The

struggle of two young lovers to survive in a world of hate, violence

and prejudice is one of the most innovative, heart-wrenching and

relevant musical dramas of our time. The show will run through Jan.

22 at the Huntington Beach Central Library Theater, 7111 Talbert Ave.

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

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 Folktale Story

Time, for kindergartners 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 at 11 a.m. Saturdays. (714) 897-8781.

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 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 Storytime will be 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 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, includes books. Information: Paul Busher, (714) 840-0232 or Sam

Emer, (714) 890-1808.

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 and contemporary. They perform frequently

at events and locations throughout Southern California, including

Disneyland, Leisure World, the Huntington Beach Pier Plaza and the

Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. The Huntington Beach Concert Band is

open to all interested musicians age 18 and older. Rehearsals are

held at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays in the band room at Marina High

School at 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. The public is

invited to attend. Coffee and doughnuts will be available. 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. Space is limited. Registration

required. $10. Location varies. (800) 797-2960.

The Amateur Radio Club meets every first Thursday of the month at

1 p.m. at the Michael E. Rodgers Seniors’ Center, 1706 Orange Ave.

Free. (714) 963-2986.

The Huntington Beach Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. for a social

and 7 p.m. for dinner the first and third Thursdays of each month at

Meadowlark Golf Course Club House, 16782 Graham St. (714) 569-1329.

NIGHTLIFE/MUSIC

Centerfield Sports Bar and Grill has comedy on Thursday, live

bands Friday and Saturday and karaoke on Wednesday. 17269 Beach Blvd.

(714) 848-0113

The Rhino Room has DJs

and dancing Tuesday and Thursday through Saturday. 405 Freeway at

Beach Boulevard, behind the Huntington Beach Center. (714) 892-3316.

Duke’s Restaurant will

feature authentic Hawaiian music by Duke’s Trio, featuring Titus

Napoleon of the movie “Big Wednesday” from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

every Sunday at 317 Pacific Coast Highway. (714) 374-6466.

Gallagher’s Pub & Grill, 300 Pacific Coast Highway, has Thursday

night comedy night at 9 p.m. Free. (714) 536-2422.

T.C.’s Bar features live

bands at 18529 Beach Blvd. (714) 963-7744.

Centerfield Sports Bar &

Grill has five big-screen televisions and a game room with air

hockey, darts, billiards and video challenges. Wednesday night is

karaoke, and weekends feature live bands doing the Top 40 circuit.

17296 Beach Blvd. (714) 848-0113.

Gecko’s, 7887 Center Drive, has two levels of dance floors.

KROQ-FM (106.7) music plays nightly. There are comedy nights, three

pool tables and Mexican food. (714) 892-0294.

The Tap House has DJs and dancing Thursday through Saturday. 8082

Adams Ave. (714) 374-0811.

Restaurant Kikuya presents live music Wednesday through Sunday.

8052 Adams Ave. (714) 536-6665.