Vanguard hosts theater classes for teenagers Theater...

Vanguard hosts theater classes for teenagers

Theater classes are being offered by Vanguard University’s Youth

Summer Conservatory from Monday to July 3.

The conservatory will give students ages 12 to 18 a chance to

explore the foundations of acting, musical theater and dance. The

goal of these classes is not only to enhance students’ performance

and technical skills, but to foster confidence in their own talents

and abilities.

“We hope the students in the community will be able to broaden and

strengthen their theater arts talents through this program, whether

they are just beginning or a seasoned stage veteran,” Vanguard’s

Theatre Arts Chair Susan Berkompas said in a press release.

Classes include stage management, improvisation and Irish dancing.

For more information, contact the Vanguard Theatre Arts Department

at (714) 668-6145.

OCC hosts summer basketball camp

OCC’s head men’s basketball coach Steve Spencer will conduct the

Pirate Basketball Camps for kids ages 9 to 17. Participants will work

on fundamental skills and individual development, as well as

developing team concepts through competition.

The camps will run from Monday to Thursday, with the boys running

from 9 a.m. to noon and the girls running from 1 to 4 p.m. The cost

of each camp is $80. Spencer has been involved in directing a variety

of basketball camps, including the UCLA Basketball Camp, the Magic

Johnson Camp and the Shot Doctor Camp. For more information about OCC

camps phone (714) 432-5880.

Costa Mesa Bark Park hosts annual dog wash

The Costa Mesa Bark Park will present the sixth annual Bath’Stille

Day Dog Wash and Vendor Fair fund-raiser from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June

29.

The for washing a shorthair dog is $12 and for longhair, $17.

The event will also feature a raffle, a Frisbee competition,

refreshments for humans, canine product vendors and dog adoption

groups. Attendees may also paint a tile commemorating their special

friend, which will be placed on the entry to the park. Proceeds will

go to the operating fund for the Bark Park, a nonprofit leash-less

dog park. For more information phone (949) 733-4101.

Sanitary district to collect large items

From Monday through the week of Aug. 25, the Costa Mesa Sanitary

District will run the annual Large Item Collection program.

Single-family residents of the Costa Mesa and Santa Ana Heights

areas who use curbside trash collection (not dumpsters) will be able

to dispose of items too large to be placed in the bins. Water

heaters, washers, dryers, refrigerators, carpeting, furniture and

more may be disposed of at no additional cost. Yellow notices will be

hung on residents’ doors two weeks in advance of the collection date.

The district asks residents to consider if an item can be donated

to charitable organizations before discarding it. For more

information, phone (949) 646-4617 or (714) 754-5030.

-- Tom Forquer