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TODAY
A.G. Edwards & Sons will sponsor Passport to Retirement,
consisting of a complimentary dinner and a two-part comprehensive
workshop at Huntington Beach Central Library. Reservations are
required. Information: (949) 756-0353, ext. 231 or
bob.voorhees@agedwards.com
A reception for Miss
Huntington Beach before her departure to compete in the Miss
California Pageant will be held at Spark Woodfire Cooking, 300
Pacific Coast Highway No. 202, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Admission is $5.
Proceeds go directly to Miss Huntington Beach to help defray her
costs. Information: (714) 536-8888.
JUNE 27
St. Vincent de Paul Parish
Hall will host a gigantic church rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 4
p.m., with clothes, toys, furniture and housewares available. Located
at 8345 Talbert Ave., the sale will also take place June 28 from 8
a.m. to 1 p.m.
JUNE 30
Adult Day Services of Orange
County is holding a patriotic celebration to honor the American
Flag at 3:30 p.m. The nonprofit care center for seniors challenged
with memory loss has a new flagpole thanks to the efforts of Boy
Scout Harrison Brown, troop 106. The center is at the corner of
Indianapolis Avenue and Bushard Street in Huntington Beach.
Information: (714) 593-9630.
JULY 5
The Friends of the Shipley
Nature Center, a volunteer group committed to saving and enhancing
the Shipley Nature Center, will host a restoration day work party
from 9 a.m. to noon at the Shipley Nature Center in Huntington
Central Park. Volunteers will help remove exotic weeds and plant
California-native plants. Friends’ President Stephanie Pacheco will
lead a tour of the center at 11 a.m. Information: www.FSNC.org
ONGOING
CIVIC GROUPS
The Point-to-Point
chapter of the American Needlepoint Guild meets on the fourth
Wednesday of each month (except July and December) at Rodgers Senior
Center at 17th Street and Orange Avenue. Hospitality is at 6:30 p.m.,
followed by a general meeting at 7 p.m. The Guild promotes interest
and provides education in needle arts, particularly needlepoint, and
is open to all who share in the joy of needlepoint. Information:
(714) 962-1562.
The Main Street Library Volunteer’s Used Book Sale has everything
marked down half-price through June 28. All proceeds benefit the Main
Street Branch Library. Information: (714) 375-5071.
The Kiwanis Club of
Huntington Beach Surf City Breakfast Club has just formed and will
meet every Tuesday morning at 7 a.m. at the International House of
Pancakes on Beach Boulevard. The club is already 25 members strong
and looking for new members. Information: Glen Cauble (714) 848-8102
or Randy Golden (562) 884-4145.
The Huntington Beach Host Lions Club meets at 7 p.m. every first
and third Thursday of the month at Old World Restaurant on Center
Street behind Huntington Center. The club’s purpose is to create and
foster a spirit of understanding among all people for humanitarian
needs by providing voluntary service through community involvement
and international cooperation. Information: (714) 964-6212.
The Huntington Beach
American Legion Post 133 meets the third Wednesday of each month
at 7 p.m. at the Rodgers Seniors’ Center, 170 Orange Ave. (corner of
17th Street and Orange Avenue). The Women’s Auxiliary Unit 133 meets
at the same time at the same place. Information: Cmdr. Johnson, (714)
968-4061.
Huntington Beach
Newcomers hold their Main Event Luncheon on the second Tuesday of
each month. The group’s purpose is to develop interest in the
community through a wide range of groups. Information: Connie
Tredway, (714) 969-0571, or Myrna Haire, (714) 962-2449.
The Friends of the Shipley Nature Center invites new members to
join. The group meets every second Saturday of the month to discuss
restoration of the Shipley Nature Center in Huntington Beach Central
Park. Meetings take place at 9 a.m. every second Saturday of the
month at the Huntington Beach Central Library, 7111 Talbert Ave.
Information: (714) 892-0875.
The Toastmasters Club
179 meets from 6:30 to 7:50 a.m. every Wednesday at Coco’s, 6886
Bolsa Ave. All who are interested in improving their speaking,
listening and leadership skills are invited to join. Information:
(714) 848-8244.
The Toastmasters Club 770 meets at 7 p.m. the second and fourth
Tuesday of each month at Carrow’s, 16931 Magnolia St. The group helps
improve communication and leadership skills. Information: (714)
848-6485.
The Clara Barton chapter of the National Society Daughters of the
American Revolution meets at 9:30 a.m. every third Saturday at
Community United Methodist Church, 6652 Heil Ave. Membership in
Daughters of the American Revolution is open to any woman who is at
least 18 years of age and can prove lineal bloodline descent from an
ancestor who aided in achieving American independence. Information:
(714) 848-4297.
CLASSES
The Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce Small Business Assistance
Center offers individual counseling on virtually any aspect of your
small business. Sessions take place from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every
Friday. Reservations are required. Information: (714) 536-8888.
Huntington Fitness offers
free strength/cardio personal training sessions to new clients at
3 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 22311 Brookhurst St. Suite No. 4.
Information: (714) 593-9937.
A new junior Academy for
the Performing Arts program is accepting applications for the
Summer Musical Theater Academy for fifth- through eighth-grade
students. Sponsored by the Huntington Beach Union High School
District, the program will teach dance, acting, vocal and technical
skills from June 16 to July 19 at Dwyer Middle School. Enrollment
will include a performance of “Bugsy Malone” on July 18 and 19.
Information: (714) 847-2873, ext. 220.
MEDICAL
Affiliated Counseling
Services offers a variety of support groups, parent education
sessions and divorce mediation consulting at 16152 Beach Blvd, Suite
280. Information: (714) 848-5804.
The Huntington Beach Community Clinic is offering anonymous HIV
testing and risk assessment for $25 at 8041 Newman Ave. Information
or appointment: (714) 847-3356.
The Huntington Beach Community Clinic offers free preventive
health and workplace safety workshops that are presented in the
workplace. Information and scheduling: (714) 847-4222, ext. 231.
Hoag Health Center offers
a variety of free day and evening health-related seminars,
including on low-fat cuisine, decoding food labels, snoring,
hypertension and more. The center is at 19582 Beach Blvd. Dates and
times vary. Information: (800) 514-HOAG.
Family Health Awareness Day is held from 10 a.m. to noon the first
Saturday of each month. Get a free blood pressure check, body fat
analysis, postural analysis and range of motion study. Hosted by Dr.
Robert Swain at 8907 Warner Ave. Popcorn and balloons for everyone.
Information: (714) 842-6122.
PARENTING/FAMILY
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 MOMS Club of
Huntington Beach South is a nonprofit organization aimed at
providing support for stay at home moms living in the 92646 and 92648
zip codes. The club offers an activities calendar including park
days, kid’s outings, and age appropriate playgroups. Mom’s outings
are also planned. Information: (714) 968-0546 or
mc_hbsouth@yahoo.com. www.geocities.com/
mc_hbsouth/
The Huntington Beach Community Clinic offers parenting classes
from 7 to 8 p.m. Mondays at 8041 Newman Ave. $10 per session.
Information: (714) 847-3356.
The North Huntington
Beach Mom’s Club Playgroup meets weekly at Huntington Beach parks.
Playgroups meets at 3 p.m. Mondays, at noon Tuesdays, at 11:30 a.m.
Wednesdays and at 11 a.m. Thursdays. Information: Briggitte
Mulholland, (714) 373-5488.
The Moms Offering Moms Support Club, a nonprofit support group for
stay-at-home mothers, organizes daily activities for mothers and
their children, including park play days, fun field trips and
age-appropriate play groups. Special-interest activities just for mom
are included. Every month, members have service projects to assist
several organizations within Orange County. Information: Jennifer
Gambino, (714) 846-7274.
The Pacific Coast Mothers Club, based in the Huntington Beach
area, is actively seeking new members. The group offers stay-at-home
and employed mothers an opportunity to socialize and make lifelong
friends with other moms, kids and families. The club offers weekly,
age-specific play groups, children’s parties and activities, fun and
educational monthly outings just for moms, and volunteer
opportunities that benefit local charities. Information: (714)
843-5737.
A parent education group meets in eight- to 10-week sessions. The
group is sponsored by Affiliated Counseling Services and will focus
on how to manage parental stress. Parents will discuss appropriate
discipline and use of “time outs,” temper tantrums, chores,
schoolwork and teen rebellion. The meetings take place from 7 to 8:30
p.m. Thursdays at 16152 Beach Blvd., 280. Information: (714)
848-5804.
SUPPORT GROUPS
The Lupus Foundation of America Huntington Beach support group
meets the first Thursday evening of each month. Information: (714)
848-9781.
The National Alliance for
the Mentally Ill, a support group for family and friends or those
caring for the mentally ill, meets the second and fourth Thursday of
the month from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Community United Methodist
Church, 6652 Heil Ave., Room 7. Information: (714) 842-4461.
A support group for family members and friends of people with
severe or chronic mental illness meets through Affiliated Counseling
Services, 16152 Beach Blvd., Suite 280. The group, led by a licensed
therapist, meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Information: (714)
848-5804.
Affiliated Counseling
Services Inc. sponsors support groups for women from 10:30 a.m. to
noon Wednesdays and from 5 to 6 p.m. Thursdays at 16152 Beach Blvd., Suite 280. Cost is based on a sliding scale. Information: (714)
848-5804.
Affiliated Counseling
Services offers a recovery support group for people with 90 days
sobriety from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Saturdays at 16152 Beach Blvd., Suite
280. For cost and details call (714) 848-5804.
Codependency support
groups meet from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Saturdays at Affiliated
Counseling Services, 16152 Beach Blvd., Suite 280. Information: (714)
848-5804.
A diabetic support group meets from 7 to 9 p.m. the first and
third Thursday of each month at Huntington Beach Hospital, 17772
Beach Blvd. Information: (714) 898-6938.
The Alzheimer’s Assn. of Orange County co-sponsors a free support
group for caregivers living in the Huntington Beach area at 7 p.m.
the first and third Tuesday of each month at Christ Presbyterian
Church, 20112 Magnolia St. (714) 968-4940.
A free one-hour divorce
mediation consultation with an experienced attorney and
psychotherapy is available the first and third Saturdays of each
month at Affiliated Counseling Services, 16152 Beach Blvd., Suite
280. Learn the benefits associated with this method of terminating a
marriage with no costs or obligation. Reservations required. (714)
848-5804.
The National Parkinson’s Disease Foundation presents a free
support group from 2 to 3 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at
Huntington Landmark, 8641 Atlanta Ave. (949) 574-6338.
Weekly support groups for men and women, led by a licensed
marriage, family and child counselor and dealing with issues such as
depression, relationships, codependency, inner-child work and
self-healing, take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. each Tuesday, from 7 to
8:30 p.m. each Thursday and from 7 to 8 p.m. on Mondays at Affiliated
Counseling Services, 16152 Beach Blvd., Suite 280. Low-fee counseling
available. (714) 848-5804. A group for women meets from 10:30 a.m. to
noon Wednesday and from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
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