DATEBOOK

TODAY

The “Best Live Electric Band Competition” is at Martini Blues Supper Club, 5874 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach at 7:30 p.m. The competition features a 30-minute set by artists, musicians or bands with at least one member from Orange County. There is a $5 cover charge; parking is free. Call (714) 840-2129 or go to www.martiniblues.com.

FRIDAY

This is your last chance to get outside and see the holiday lights along the ocean in Huntington Beach before the official end of 2006 this weekend. Once the sun sets, artificial snowflakes and twinkling lights can be seen in the downtown area along Main Street and on the Huntington Beach pier.

SATURDAY

Hurricanes Bar and Grill, 200 Main Street, Suite 201, Huntington Beach is showing the UFC® World Light Heavyweight fight — live on pay-per-view from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas — between “Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell. Happy hour from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Live entertainment with DJ Matt after the fight; $7 cover charge after 8 p.m. Call (714) 374-0500 or go to hurricanesbargrill.com.

SUNDAY

The Golden West College Swap Meet takes place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the college parking lot located at 15744 Golden West Street, Huntington Beach. Items for sale include antiques and collectibles, records and music memorabilia, fresh produce and more. Admission and parking are free. Call (714) 898-7927.

MONDAY

Plunge into 2007 by running into the chilly waters of the Pacific Ocean at noon at Huntington Beach Pier Plaza, 315 Pacific Coast Highway. Bring your bathing suit for this annual event — no wetsuits are allowed. Registration will begin at 11 a.m. at Zack’s. Cost is a $10 charitable donation. Call (714) 349-7706.

JAN. 6

The Surf City to Surf City Goodwill Motorcycle Ride between Huntington Beach and Santa Cruz will begin at 6 a.m. from Rich Donuts, 7590 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach. Motorcycle riders, cars and trucks will journey north along the coast and arrive in Santa Cruz at about 4 p.m. Call (714) 444-3771 or go to surfcitytosurfcity.blogspot.com/.

JAN. 9

Children’s author Gary Soto will be appearing at 4 p.m. in the Tabby Storytime Theater at the Huntington Beach Central Library, 7111 Talbert Ave. Admission is free, but a ticket is required. Call (714) 375-5107 or go to www.hbpl.org.

JAN. 11

“Tow In Surfing,” a 70-minute movie by Brazilian filmmaker Rosaldo Cavalcanti about the thrills and danger involved in using motorized water craft to “hunt down and catch the biggest waves in the world,” is being shown at 7 and 9 p.m. at the Pierside SurfCity 6 Theatres, 300 Pacific Coast Highway, #203, Huntington Beach. Tickets are $8. Call (714) 969-3151 or go to www.bigredprod.com.

JAN. 12 TILL JAN. 28

The Huntington Beach Playhouse, 7111 Talbert Ave., presents “Little Shop of Horrors,” about a floral assistant and his exotic “man-eating” plant. Show times are 8 p.m. Friday, 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $18 to $20. Call (714) 375-0696 or go to www.hbph.com.

JAN. 30

Friends of the Children’s Library will host the 20th Anniversary Authors Festival and Reception at 2:30 p.m. at the Huntington Beach Central Library, 7111 Talbert Ave. The public is invited to meet over 40 children’s authors and illustrators; books will be available for purchase and refreshments will be served. Admission is free. Call (714) 375-5107 or go to www.hbpl.org.

LIMITED ENGAGEMENTS

The Huntington Beach International Surfing Museum, 411 Olive Ave., presents its newest exhibit, SurFin’, a Direction of the Sport, the first time a collection of surfboard fins has been available for public viewing. Fins from 1953 to present day are on display. Admission is $2 for adults, $1 for students. For information, call (714) 960-3483.

ONGOING

Windows Gallery in the Huntington Beach Central Library, 7111 Talbert Ave., features works from amateur and professional artists with themes that range from landscapes to abstracts. Admission is free.

Call (714) 847-5973.

Tumble-N-Kids, Inc. offers beginning through advanced gymnastics classes for children from birth to 12 years. A series of Yoga-4-Kids classes has been added, and all sessions last for 10 weeks. Classes are held at the Murdy, Edison and City Gym and Pool Community Centers in Huntington Beach. Call Dayle Lusk at (714) 842-3586 for information on class times, prices and locations or go to www.tumblenkids.com.

The historic Newland House Museum, 19820 Beach Blvd, Huntington Beach, offers tours from local historians who provide information about the two-story Victorian home built in 1898. The house is open Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. Cost is $2 for adults, $1 for children. For information, call (714) 962-5777.

“Pajamarama” with Miss Susanna is offered at the Barnes & Noble, 7881 Edinger Avenue, #110, Huntington Beach, every Monday evening at 7 p.m., and features a new book each week for children and toddlers. Admission is free. For information, call: (714) 897-8781.

Kids Klub at Bella Terra mall, 7777 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach meets every Monday from 11 to 11:45 a.m. and features puppets, story-telling, jugglers, musicians and more. Designed for parents & small children, this free program is held in the amphitheater just outside Century Theatres. For information, call (714) 897-2534 or go to www.bellaterra-hb.com.

The Huntington Beach Adult School is holding free circuit training classes in the Huntington Beach High School weight room from 6 to 7 p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. Everyone from 18 to 80 years old is welcome to attend and receive a personalized workout with a certified fitness professional. Information: (714) 847-2873, ext. 219 or www.hbadultschool.com.

Rodgers’ Senior Center hosts the Huntington Beach Council on Aging Ballroom Dance 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. on the second Friday of every month. Adults of all ages are invited to join the festivities, which include live music, food and refreshments. Admission: $5. For more information, call (714) 536-9387. Location: 1706 Orange Ave.

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 at Magnolia and Adams Ave. every Saturday from 6 to 9 a.m. Admission is free. For more information, call Rodding Around at (714) 963-2928 or go to www.river-road.net/oldcars.

Golden West College’s school of cosmetology offers facial treatments specialty treatments, makeup application and hair waxing to members of the community for a fraction of the cost of a traditional spa every Tuesday and Friday. Enjoy 30 years of expertise and relax with one of Huntington Beach’s up-and-coming spa technicians who are supervised by qualified professors. Price: $3.50 to $25. Location: Fine Arts Room 112, 15744 Golden West St. For more information and appointments, call (714) 895-8124.

The Edison Community Center hosts themed “Friday Nite Funtime Dances” for developmentally disabled youths every third Friday of the month from 7 to 9:30 p.m.. Participants can dance the night away to the sounds of a DJ. Admission: $2. Location: 2137 Magnolia St. For more information, call (714) 960-8870.

A two-hour walking tour of the Bolsa Chica mesa and wetlands is conducted from 10 a.m. to noon on the third Sunday of every month by the Bolsa Chica Land Trust. This docent-led tour makes five stops along the walk bridge and loop trails of the wetlands. Meet in the reserve parking lot on Warner Avenue. Warm clothing, comfortable shoes and binoculars are recommended. Tours are free and open to the public. For more information, call (714) 846-1001 or go to www.bolsachicalandtrust.org.

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., Huntington Beach. 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. For more information, call (714) 962-0840.

Phil’s Flea in HB antique collectibles market returns to the Ocean View High School parking lot from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the third Saturday of every month. Portions of the proceeds go to the Ocean View basketball team. Come and browse through vintage jewelry, furniture and other antiques. For more information, call (714) 893-1518. Location: 17071 Gothard St.

Woody’s Diner hosts a classic car get together, featuring actual classics and some newer classics. The event is free. Location: 7871 Warner Ave. Information: www.socalcarculture.com.

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. For more information, call (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. For more information, call (714) 375-5107.

The Shipley Nature Center presents Restoration Days, where the Friends of the Shipley Nature Center invite the public to help in planting, weeding, birding, walking and other nature activities, on the first Saturday of every month from 9 a.m. to noon at Huntington Beach Central Park, 6622 Lakeview. For more information, call (714) 842-4772 or www.fsnc.org.

The Huntington Beach Library’s popular Sandcastle story time series is shown at 10:30 a.m. Saturdays on Time Warner Cable Channel 6. For more information, call (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. For more information, call (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. For more information, call (714) 897-8781.

The Huntington Beach Library presents Laptime Storytime at 10 and 11 a.m. Tuesdays and 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. For more information, call (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. For more information, call (714) 375-5071.

The Roller Blading Fun Roll, a group of inline skaters roller-bladers who get together every week for a 16-mile round-trip skate from Huntington Beach to Newport Beach, meets every Saturday at 10:30 a.m. north of the Huntington Beach Pier. All ages and levels are welcome. Information: www.funroll.com.

DANCE

Pacific Dance Center, 9596 Hamilton Ave., holds swing dance classes at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and 7 p.m. Saturdays. For more information, call (714) 964-3354 or sign up at 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. For more information, call Craft Fair (714) 846-5509 and Farmers Market (714) 573-0374.