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TODAY

A Cinco de Mayo celebration will begin at 11:30 a.m. at Mario’s

Mexican seafood restaurant, 18593 Main St. All-day festivities will

include Mariachis and margaritas. Information: (714) 842-5811.

The Academy for the Performing Arts will present a classical

spring music concert at 7:30 p.m. at the Huntington Beach Historic

Theater, 1905 Main St. Tickets are $6 to $8. Information: (714)

536-2514, ext. 4025.

FRIDAY

The Broadway musical “Guys and Dolls” will be performed at 8 p.m.

at Golden West College Mainstage Theater, 15744 Goldenwest St.

Tickets are $18 to $20. Information: (714) 895-8150.

SATURDAY

The 38th annual Sunset Beach Art Festival will be held from 10

a.m. to 6 p.m. along the greenbelt in Seal Beach, 17513 Pacific Coast Highway. The event will feature more than 40 artists selling arts and

crafts, along with food and drink vendors and children’s activities.

The festival is free. Information: (562) 592-2964.

The Huntington Beach Home Tour 2005 will be held from 10 a.m. to 3

p.m. beginning at the Huntington Beach Art Center, 538 Main St. The

event includes a tour of five prestigious homes and a gourmet buffet

lunch. Tickets are $45 to $50. Information: (714) 374-1650.

SUNDAY

Royal Crown Revue, a seven piece swing band, will perform a free

concert from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Huntington Beach Pier Plaza,

315 Pacific Coast Highway. Information: (714) 536-5486.

A Mother’s Day Hawaiian Luau buffet and show will take place at

11:30 a.m. at Old World Village, 7561 Center Ave. The event will

feature an all-you-can-eat buffet and Hula lessons. The cost is $5 to

$25. Information: (714) 895-8020.

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 but a $10

drink minimum. Information: (714) 840-2129.

Aussie Tuesdays, an adventure in the tastes and flavors of Down

Under, will be held 5-10 p.m. at Pete Mallory’s Surf City Sunset

Grille at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa, 21500

Pacific Coast Highway. The restaurant’s Australian chef Chris Savage

will prepare Australian favorites in addition to the regular dinner

menu. Information: (714) 845-4775.

ONGOING

CHILDREN/LIBRARY

The Main Street Library Branch will accept book donations for the

Friends of Library book sale 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 Book Art Story Time

every Saturday from 11-11:45 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 6-9 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 7-7:30 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 story time will be 10 and 11

a.m. Wednesdays. (714) 375-5071.

The Huntington Beach

Library presents Laptime Story time 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 story time 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 moderately 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

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

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

place north of the Huntington Beach pier, between lifeguard towers 8

and 10, and runs 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.surf academy.com or call the Huntington Beach

Community Service Department at (714) 960-8884.