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TODAY

The Huntington Beach Children’s Library Campfire Storytime,

including s’mores, stories and songs, will be held at 6:30 p.m. in

the central park amphitheater, 7111 Talbert Ave. Tickets are $2 per

person. Information: (714) 375-5107.

Surf Theater will feature a screening of “Sea Level Pressure,” a

surf film about issues affecting surfers, at 7 and 9 p.m. at the

Mann’s Pierside Pavilion 6 Theaters, 300 Pacific Coast Highway.

Tickets are $9. Information: (714) 969-3151.

FRIDAY

Golden West College Mainstage Theater will present “Lend Me A

Tenor” at 8 p.m. at Golden West College, 15744 Goldenwest St. Tickets

$9 to $11. Information: (714) 895-8150.

A Friday Night Funtime Dance for developmentally disabled teens

and young adults will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Edison

Community Center, 21377 Magnolia St. The dance is sponsored by the

city of Huntington Beach and the Kiwanis Club. Tickets are $2 per

person. Information: (714) 960-8870.

SATURDAY

Comedy on the back stage, featuring headliner Jay Hewlett, will be

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

$5 cover charge and a $10 drink minimum. Information: (714) 840-2129.

The US Rugby Tournament will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on

the beach at Pacific Coast Highway and 1st Street. Top rugby players

will face off for cash and prizes. The tournament is free to watch.

Information: (949) 307-3072.

The Starfish Surfing Competition, hosted by Volcom, will be held

at 7 a.m. on the beach at Pacific Coast Highway and Goldenwest

Street. The Starfish series is a free surfing competition for

children and also includes games, refreshments and prizes.

Information: (949) 646-2175, ext. 509.

SUNDAY

The Symphonic Band of Orange will play traditional favorites and

marches in a free concert at 5 p.m. in Huntington Central Park, 7111

Talbert Ave. Information: (714) 842-4481.

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 to 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.

WEDNESDAY

Rudy’s Radical Science, a program for all ages, will be presented

in two showings, at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., in the Tabby Storytime

Theater at the Huntington Beach Children’s Library, 7111 Talbert Ave.

Tickets are $3 for children and $5 for adults. Information: (714)

375-5107.

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 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 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

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 at

the Goldenwest 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 7 to 17.

The camp takes place north of the Huntington Beach pier, 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.