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FRIDAY

The Melvin Eddy Blues

Band will perform Chicago Blues music from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at the

Huntington Beach Art Center, 538 Main Street. General admission is

$20 per person or $15 for Huntington Beach Art Center members.

Information: (714) 374-1650

SATURDAY

Brushstrokes: An

Exhibition of Traditional and Contemporary Asian Calligraphy will

be open for the final weekend, through Sunday. The exhibition is

presented by the Mook Hyang Calligraphy Society, an association of

Korean-American calligraphers in Orange County, and will be held at

the Huntington Beach Art Center, 538 Main Street. Admission is free

and open to the public. Information: (714) 374-1650.

TUESDAY

“Open Mike” night will take place at 7 p.m. at Martini Blues, 5874

Edinger Ave. There will be no cover charge and a $10 drink minimum.

Information: (714) 840-2129.

WEDNESDAY

William Shakespeare’s

classic tragedy, “Hamlet” will be performed at the Golden West

College Mainstage Theater, 15744 Golden West Street, through Nov. 21.

General admission is $11. Call for dates and show times. Information:

(714) 895-8150

NOV. 12

Over the River and Through the Woods, a comedy written by Joe

DiPietro and directed by Gigi Fusco Meese, will be performed by the

Huntington Beach Playhouse at the Central Library Theater, 7111

Talbert Ave. Tickets cost $6 to $20. Information: (714) 375-0696 or

https:// www.hbph.com.

NOV 14.

Dachshund Races will be

held from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Old World Village, 7561 Center Ave.

The races are a family event and there is no cost to watch.

Information: (714) 898-5111 or www.oldworldvillage.net.

NOV 15

Roses and Butterflies in

2005 -- The Miss Huntington Beach Scholarship Pageant -- is

accepting applications from young ladies wishing to be the next Miss

Huntington Beach through today. The pageant, presented by the Women

of Action and Sand Dollars of the Huntington Beach Chamber of

Commerce, is a part of the Miss America Organization. Young women

between the ages of 17 and 24, who live, work or go to school in

Huntington Beach are eligible to apply. Applications are available

from the Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce and completed

applications must be turned into the Chamber of Commerce by 5 p.m.,

19891 Beach Blvd., Suite 140. Information: (714) 536-8888.

NOV. 17

The Slouch in the Couch,

an educational musical group for children, will be performing as a

part of Children’s Book Week at 4 p.m. at the Huntington Beach

Central Library, 7111 Talbert Ave. Tickets are $3 per child and $5

per adult. Advanced purchase is recommended. Information: (714)

375-5107.

NOV. 18

The Academy for the Performing Arts will present the comedic

farce, Hay Fever, through Nov. 21 at the Huntington Beach Historic

Theater, 1905 Main Street. Tickets are $9. Information: (714)

536-2514 ext. 602.

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. Information: (714) 375-5071.

Huntington Beach Central Library will host Books Art Storytime

every Saturday from 11 to 11:45 a.m. Children 5 through 9 are invited

to enjoy stories and related crafts at the library, at 7111 Talbert

Ave. Information: (714) 375-5107.

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 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 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 and Noble

Booksellers, 7777 Edinger Ave. Pajamarama is held from 7 to 7:30 p.m.

Mondays. Story time is held 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.

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 Sierra Club’s Orange

County Sierra Singles will hold a moderate-paced four-mile walk

around Mile Square Park at 6 p.m. each Wednesday. The group meets in

the parking lot at Brookhurst Street and Heil Avenue behind the

basketball courts. Information: (714) 963-6345.

The Comprehensive Martial Arts and Wellness Center offers free

introductory tai chi chuan classes at 9 a.m. Saturdays at 17308 Beach

Blvd. (714) 841-7129.

HOBBIES/RECREATION

Huntington Beach Disc Golf Tournaments are held the first Saturday

of each month in beautiful Central Park. Enjoy one of the nation’s

first 18-hole (basket) disc courses for two-round tournaments held

the at Golden West Street entrance of the park across the street from

the Huntington Beach Public Library and Cultural Center. Information:

(714) 425-9931.

Surf Academy has designed boys-only “Kanaka” and girls-only

“Wahine” camps and welcomes all children ages 7 to 17. The camp takes

place north of the Huntington Beach Pier, between Lifeguard towers 8

and 10, and run through the end of August. Fees vary depending on

half- or full-day sessions. For more information and to register, log

on to https://www.surfacademy.com or call the Huntington Beach

Community Service Department at (714) 960-8884.