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FRIDAY

A special April Fool’s Day show, featuring headliner Vince Harper,

will be held at 8:30 p.m. at Martini Blues, 5874 Edinger Ave. There

will be a $5 cover and a $10 drink minimum. Information: (714)

840-2129.

SATURDAY

A Roller Blading Fun Roll will start at 10:30 a.m. from the

Huntington Beach Pier. Join the group of roller bladers for a 16-mile

round trip at a pace for all levels and ages, from Huntington Beach

to Newport Beach. Bicycles are welcome and the roll is free.

Information: www.funroll.com.

The Other Shakespeare, a comedy-drama from the point of view of

William Shakespeare’s sister, will be performed by the Newport Beach

Repertory Theater at 1:30 and 8 p.m. at the Huntington Beach Art

Center, 538 Main St. Tickets are $7 to $9. Information: (949)

633-1580 or (714) 374-1650.

YMCA Healthy Kids Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the

Home Depot parking lot, 7100 Warner Ave. This free event will focus

on family health, wellness and fitness. Information: (714) 847-9622.

SUNDAY

Pete’s Beach Brunch will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pete

Mallory’s Surf City Sunset Grille at the Hyatt Regency Huntington

Beach Resort and Spa, 21500 Pacific Coast Highway. The brunch will

feature bottomless Bloody Mary’s and entertainment by a variety of

beach bands. The cost of brunch is $29 for adults and $14.50 for

children ages 5 through 12. Information: (714) 845-4775.

The Billabong Surf Rat Series Competition will be held from 7 a.m.

to 3 p.m. at Pacific Coast Highway and Goldenwest Street. The

competition is open to public to compete or to watch. Competition

signup will start at 7 a.m. on the beach. Information: (949)

743-7222.

TUESDAY

Tuesday Tons of Laughs will be held at 8:30 p.m. at Martini Blues,

5874 Edinger Ave. There will be no cover charge and a $10 drink

minimum. Information: (714) 840-2129.

THURSDAY

Elizabeth George, author of “With No One As Witness,” will sign

and discuss her book at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble, 7881 Edinger

Ave. Information: (714) 897-8781.

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. (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 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 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.

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 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.