It’s time for Blues on the Bay again
The Sons of the American Legion, informally known as the SAL, invites
you to attend its sixth annual Blues on the Bay Festival on Aug. 23.
For a $25 admission, groove to Anson Funderburgh & the Rockets
featuring Sam Myers, the Hollywood Blue Flames with Al Blake, Rusty
Zinn, Gary Primach and his Doghouse Blues, the Holland K Smith Band,
Nathan James with Ben Hernandez, and the Griff Hamlin Band.
The locale will be American Legion Post 291, at 215 15th St.,
Newport Beach. The masters of ceremonies will be Phatt Cat of
“Kaleidoscope of Blues” from KSBR-FM (88.5) and Jeff Scott of “The
Blues Disease” from KUCI-FM (88.9).
Available will be a New Orleans Cajun feast cooked by SAL members
and beverages to quench the thirst. Please do not bring chairs,
coolers or pets. In addition, there will be drawings for prizes.
Proceeds from the day’s activities will be going to charity. The
festival will run from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Visit the SAL Web site at www.salbluesonthebay.com, or call (949)
675-SALS for more information. The ticket line is (949) 673-5070.
15TH ANNUAL
TASTE OF NEWPORT
Headliner entertainment for the 2003 Taste of Newport is set, with
Super Diamond playing on Friday, Sept. 19, Sugar Ray on Saturday,
Sept. 20 and the Beach Boys on Sunday, Sept. 21.
“There will be music for just about everyone’s taste,” said
Richard Luehrs, president and chief executive of the Newport Beach
Chamber of Commerce.
Thirty-five top area restaurants have signed up for the three-day
food, wine and music festival being held at Newport Center/ Fashion
Island.
“The Taste of Newport marks the end of the summer social season in
Newport Beach and is the premiere food festival in Southern
California,” Luehrs said.
The event draws more than 70,000 people to Newport Center Drive.
More than 900 volunteers help to make this a great event.
The Los Angeles Times is the presenting sponsor. Other major
sponsors are McKenna Motors, Fiji Water, Bacardi, Michelob, Hoag
Hospital, Pavilions Market, Wells Fargo and Ware Disposal. There’s
also radio support from major market stations.
Tickets cost $15 is advance or $17 at the gate. Advance tickets
can be purchased by phone at (949) 729-4400 or online at
www.tasteofnewport.com. A special weekend passport is available for
$45 that includes three-day admission and $15 scrip.
See you at the Taste of Newport.
AAUW MEMBERSHIP TEA
The American Assn. of University Women, Newport-Mesa-Irvine
branch, is hosting its annual membership tea overlooking Newport’s
Back Bay from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 24.
This tea is for current and prospective members to hear about the
AAUW’s activities this year, its interest groups and its fund-raising
projects for Tech Trek, Educational Foundation and Legal Advocacy
Fund.
Directions to the event will be given when reservations are made
with Kathy Wicker at (949) 733-2052 by Thursday.
WELCOME TO THE WORLD
OF SERVICE CLUBS
Patty Young-Muller of Costa Mesa and Marilyn Rehling of Huntington
Beach were inducted into the Harbor Mesa Lions Club by Vice District
Gov. Barbara Hayward at the club’s August meeting.
WORTH REPEATING
From Thought for the Day provided by Greg Kelley of the Newport
Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council:
“Very few rich persons own their own property. The property owns
them.” -- Robert G. Ingersoll
SERVICE CLUB
MEETINGS THIS WEEK
MONDAY
6 p.m. The Harbor Mesa Lions Club will meet at the Golden Dragon
Restaurant.
TUESDAY
7: 30 a.m.: The 40-member Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club will
meet at Five Crowns for a program by Lois Gottschalk on “World War II
Neuropsychiatric Casualties: Out of Sight, Out of Mind” (newportbeach
sunriserotary.org/index.htm).
6:30 p.m.: The Costa Mesa Newport Harbor Lions Club will meet at
the Costa Mesa Country Club.
WEDNESDAY
7:15 a.m.: The 10-member South Coast Metro Rotary Club will meet
at the Center Club (www.southcoastmetro rotary.org); and the Newport
Harbor Kiwanis Club will meet at the University Athletic Club.
Noon: The 40-member Exchange Club of the Orange Coast will meet at
the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club for a program by Babs Harland and Pat
Broering on “Inside the Pageant of the Masters.”
6 p.m.: The 50-member Rotary Club of Newport-Balboa will meet at
the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club for a Craft Talk by retired U.S.
Marine Maj. Gen. Bob Owens, a 34-year member and past club president,
who with his wife, Fran, will be moving to Colorado.
(www.newport-balboa.org).
THURSDAY
7 a.m.: The 20-plus member Costa Mesa-Orange Costa Breakfast Lions
Club will meet at Mimi’s Cafe.
Noon: The 50-member Costa Mesa Kiwanis Club will meet at the
Holiday Inn (www.kiwanis.org/ club/costamesa); the 50-member Kiwanis
Club of Newport Beach-Corona del Mar will meet at the Bahia
Corinthian Yacht Club; the 80-member Exchange Club of Newport Harbor
will meet at the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum for a program by
Stephen Sutherland, developer of the Balboa Peninsula Resort; and the
100-member Newport-Irvine Rotary Club will meet at the Atrium Hotel
to hear Wallace Walrod on Orange County’s infrastructure.
(www.nirotary.org).
* COMMUNITY & CLUBS is published Saturdays in the Daily Pilot.
Send your service club’s meeting information by fax to (949) 660-8667
or by e-mail to jdeboom@aol.com.
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