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TODAY

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.

“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. Show times and

admission prices vary on other days. Information: (714) 375-0696.

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.

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.

The National Scholastic Surfing Assn. Southwest Open Surfing Air

Show, the highest level of competition, 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.

SUNDAY

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.

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.

MONDAY

The National Scholastic Surfing Assn. Southwest Conference

College Competition will be held at the south side of Huntington

Beach Pier near Pacific Coast Highway at Main Street. Spectators can

watch for free. Information: (714) 536-0445.

TUESDAY

Huntington Beach Senior Services will offer dancing lessons from

2 to 3 p.m. at the Michael E. Rodgers Seniors’ Center. The lessons

are structured in five-week sessions at a cost of $65 per dancer.

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.

Community for Class Size Reduction will hold “McClass Size

Reduction Nights.” Family and friends of the Huntington Beach City

School District’s eight elementary schools can visit their local

McDonald’s from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. and McDonald’s will give the group

25% of the proceeds, which will go to the campaign to keep low class

sizes in the district. Tonight’s events are scheduled for the

McDonald’s restaurants at 19350 Goldenwest St. and 20362 Beach Blvd.

WEDNESDAY

Community for Class Size Reduction will hold “McClass Size

Reduction Nights.” Family and friends of the Huntington Beach City

School District’s eight elementary schools can visit their local

McDonald’s from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. and McDonald’s will give the group

25% of the proceeds, which will go to the campaign to keep low class

sizes in the district. Tonight’s events are scheduled for the

McDonald’s restaurants at 19350 Goldenwest St. and 20362 Beach Blvd.

JAN. 21

Community for Class Size Reduction will hold “McClass Size

Reduction Nights.” Family and friends of the Huntington Beach City

School District’s eight elementary schools can visit their local

McDonald’s from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. and McDonald’s will give the group

25% of the proceeds, which will go to the campaign to keep low class

sizes in the district. Tonight’s events are scheduled for the

McDonald’s restaurants at 19350 Goldenwest St. and 20362 Beach Blvd.

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.

The Surf City Soiree, hosted by the Huntington Beach Chamber of

Commerce, will be held at the Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort, 2110

Pacific Coast Highway. Cocktails will begin at 6:30 p.m., dinner is

scheduled for 7:30 p.m. There will be a silent auction and a

presentations for Member of the Year Lana Johnson of the Huntington

Beach Independent, as well as for Ambassador of the Year. Tickets are

$65 per person or $600 for a table of 10. Information: (714)

536-8888.

JAN. 30

Tebot Bach is sponsoring a poetry reading featuring David Daniel,

poetry editor of “Ploughshares” and “Thea Iberall,” in Community Room

102 at Golden West College, 15744 Goldenwest 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 Goldenwest St. A reception for David Daniel will begin

at 7:30 p.m. . Information: (714) 968-0905.

FEB. 7

Huntington Beach Christian Singles will hold “A Rendezvous with

Destiny,” a pre-Valentine’s Day dinner dance. The evening event will

take place at the Meadowlark Golf Club, 16782 Graham St. Dinner will

cost $34, an hour-long dance class will cost $5 and dancing will cost

$12. Guests will also be able to pay $49 for the entire evening.

Dinner will start at 5 p.m., dancing is scheduled from 8 p.m. to

midnight. Formal attire is suggested. Information: (714) 625-3508.

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.