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Beach Blvd., Suite 160, Huntington Beach, CA 92648; fax to (714)

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FRIDAY

The annual Kiwanis

Pancake Breakfast will be held at 6 a.m. in Lake Park as a

fund-raising event before the Fourth of July Parade. Head down to

Lake and 11th streets from 6 to 10 a.m. Cost: $5 per person.

Information: (714) 374-1535.

SATURDAY

The International Surfing

Museum will host a free open house from 4 to 6 p.m. The event is

free to the public. The guests of honor are the Huntington Beach

Surfing Assn. and the Huntington Beach Longboard Crew, the past and

present of Huntington Beach Surf Club History. The museum is at 411

Olive St. Information: (714) 960-3483.

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

Golden West College Swap Meet will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Vendors sell new and used Items, fresh produce, music memorabilia,

antiques and collectibles each week. Free parking and admission at

15744 Goldenwest Street Information: (714) 898-7927.