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TODAY

Surf Theatre will present “The Cast: A Fresher Look at

Longboarding” at Mann’s Pierside Pavilion 6 theater, at the corner of

Main Street and Pacific Coast Highway. The show features Alex Knost,

Dino Miranda, Josh Mohr and other progressive longboarders. Shows are

scheduled for 7 and 9 p.m. Information: (714) 842-4338

The Amigos de Bolsa Chica 17th annual Photography Contest will be

for amateurs only. You need not be a member of the Amigos to enter

the contest, but you must be an amateur photographer. Pictures must

have been taken from areas open to the general public, public tours

or areas open on volunteer cleanup days at the Bolsa Chica Wetlands.

Divisions are: large prints, small prints and color slides. The five

subject categories that judging will be based on include

egrets/herons, terns, birds/animal life, plants/landscapes and

people. Contestants may enter five photos per division for a maximum

of 15 entries. The entry fee is $5 per division. Cash prizes will be

awarded. The contest closes on Jan. 31. Information: (714) 840-1575.

Holiday on Ice public ice skating at the Pier Plaza Ice Rink will

offer a unique Surf City version of the Rockefeller Center Ice Rink.

Overlooking the Huntington Beach Pier and beaches, the 80-by-40-foot

rink is at Pier Plaza, Pacific Coast Highway and Main Street. The

rink will open between 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. daily and 90-minute

sessions cost $10 for adults and $7 for children. Skate rentals are

$3.50 per skater. Season passes cost $110. The rink will be open

through Jan. 11. Skating lessons, classes and party rentals are

available. The rink holds 80 skaters. Information: (800) 975-1885 or

https://www.meetmeatthe icerink.com

FRIDAY

The Pier Plaza Art A-Faire, held at the outdoor Pier Plaza next to

the Huntington Beach Pier, will feature more than 50 vendors selling

unique, handmade gifts and crafts. The Art A-Faire will be open from

10 a.m. to sunset. Admission is free. Information: (714) 536-2213 or

(714) 846-5509.

“Stars in Your Eyes,” an old-fashioned American romantic musical,

directed by Academy for the Performing Arts drama teacher Robert

Rotenberry, will premiere at the Huntington Beach Playhouse at 7111

Talbert Ave. The show is scheduled to run through Jan. 31. Curtain

time is scheduled for 8 p.m. Tickets are $23. Information: (714)

375-0696.

SATURDAY

The Golden West College Swap Meet will feature new and used

items. Fresh produce, records and music memorabilia, antiques and

collectibles are some of the treasures you may discover on your next

visit to the parking lot event that offers free parking and

admission. The address for Golden West College is 15744 Goldenwest St. The swap meet will be open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and

Sunday. Information: (714) 898-7927.

The Pier Plaza Art A-Faire, held at the outdoor Pier Plaza next to

the Huntington Beach Pier, will feature more than 50 vendors selling

unique, handmade gifts and crafts. The Art A-Faire will be open from

10 a.m. to sunset. Admission is free. Information: (714) 536-2213 or

(714) 846-5509.

SUNDAY

The Pier Plaza Art A-Faire, held at the outdoor Pier Plaza next to

the Huntington Beach Pier, will feature more than 50 vendors selling

unique, handmade gifts and crafts. The Art A-Faire will be open from

10 a.m. to sunset. Admission is free. Information: (714) 536-2213 or

(714) 846-5509.

TUESDAY

Huntington Beach Senior Services will offer dancing lessons from

2 to 3 p.m. at the Michael E. Rodgers Seniors’ Center. Couples and

singles are welcome for lessons, registration forms are available at

the Seniors’ Center, which is at 1706 Orange Ave. Information: (714)

536-9387

JAN. 17

The National Scholastic Surfing Assn. Southwest Open Surfing Air

Show is open to students only and holds an A rating. The show will be

held at the south side of the Huntington Beach Pier near Pacific

Coast Highway at Main Street. There is no cost to watch the event.

Information: (714) 536-0445.

JAN. 18

The National Scholastic Surfing Assn. Southwest Open Surfing Air

Show is open to students only and holds an A rating. The show will be

held at the south side of the Huntington Beach Pier near Pacific

Coast Highway at Main Street. There is no cost to watch the event.

Information: (714) 536-0445.

A free walking tour of the Bolsa Chica Mesa and Wetlands will be

sponsored by the Bolsa Chica Land Trust. Participants will meet at 10

a.m. in the Ecological Reserve parking lot on Pacific Coast Highway,

across from Bolsa Chica State Beach. Comfortable shoes and binoculars

are suggested. The walk will be canceled in the event of rain.

Information: (714) 960-9939.

JAN. 29

“Broadway Dreams,” a musical, will feature a cast from all over

Orange County and Hollywood in a benefit performance for the

Huntington Beach Playhouse. The curtain will rise at 8 p.m. and

additional shows are scheduled for Jan. 30 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 1 at 2

p.m. The cost of admission will be a $27 donation. The Huntington

Beach Playhouse is at 7111 Talbert Ave. Information (714) 375-0696

JAN. 30

Tebot Bach is sponsoring a poetry reading featuring David Daniel,

poetry editor of Ploughshares, and Thea Iberall at Community Room 102

at Golden West College, 15744 Golden West St. The reading will begin

at 8 p.m. Information: (714) 968-0905.

JAN. 31

A poetry workshop led by David Daniel, poetry editor of

Ploughshares, will be held at Community Room 102 at Golden West

College, 15744 Golden West St. A reception for David Daniel will

begin at 7:30 p.m. RSVP is requested Information: Call Mifanwy Kaiser

at Tebot Bach at (714) 968-0905.

ONGOING

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.

Saturday Sunrise Car

Cruisers, billed as the best free car show in the world, is a

15-year tradition that brings classic and hot rod car collectors,

known as the Donut Derelicts, to the parking lot near 9025 Adams

Ave., every Saturday from 6 to 9 a.m. Admission is free. Information:

Rodding Around at (714) 963-2928. https://www. river-road.net/oldcars.

The Clara Barton Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters

of the American Revolution meets at 9:30 a.m. every third Sunday 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 descent from an ancestor

who aided in achieving American independence. Information: (714)

848-4297

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

at 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 https://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

moderate-paced four-mile walk around Mile Square Park at 6 p.m. on

Wednesdays. The group meets in the parking lot at Brookhurst Street

and Heil Avenue behind the basketball courts. Information: (714)

963-6345.