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TODAY
The Huntington Beach City Council has approved free parking this
holiday season through Jan. 2 at these locations: Main Street from
Pacific Coast Highway to Orange Avenue; Walnut and Olive streets from
3rd to 5th streets; and the parking lot at Walnut and 5th Streets
FRIDAY
The Farmers Market and Craft Fair will take place from 1 p.m. to
dusk at Pier Plaza. Fresh fruits, vegetables, breads, popcorn and
other edible delights from certified vendors will be sold as well as
craft items from local artists. Information: (714) 846-5509
SATURDAY
The Huntington Beach Central Public Library will host lap-time
story time for children 18 months to 3 years old at 10 a.m. in the
children’s library. It is located at 7111 Talbert Ave. Information
(714) 842-4481.
SUNDAY
Live Hula dancing and the Uncle Titus Hawaiian Band will liven up
Sunday brunch at Duke’s restaurant from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The cost is
$16.95 per adult and $7.95 per child. The restaurant is located at
317 Pacific Coast Highway. Information: (714) 374-6446.
TUESDAY
The Waterfront Hilton Beach Resort will host a New Year’s
Celebration with dining and dancing. The first seating will start at
7 p.m. The cost is $65 per person plus tax and gratuity. Reservations
are required. The resort is at 21100 Pacific Coast Highway.
Information: (714) 960-7873, ext. 2211.
Hurricane’s Bar & Grill will host a New Year’s Eve party. The
evening will include party favors, live entertainment and a free
champagne toast at midnight. The cover starts at 8 p.m., and the cost
is $15 per person or $25 per couple. The grill is at 200 Main St.
Information: (714) 374-0500. www.hurricanesbargrill.com.
Kozmos will present a performance by Cubensis, a Grateful Dead
cover band. The concert begins at 10 p.m. The club is at 17208
Pacific Coast Highway. Information: (562) 592-2200. www.kozmoshb.com.
Martini Blues will host blues artists Blue Daddy and Gerri Iris on
New Year’s Eve. There will be prime rib, free champagne and party
favors. The cost is $49 per person or $79 per couple. The club is
located at 5874 Edinger Ave. Information: (714) 840-2129
Baci will host a New Year’s Eve party with a live band, a
seven-course meal and free champagne in an intimate setting. The
first seating will begin at 8:30 p.m. The cost is $75 per person. The
restaurant is at 18748 Beach Blvd. Information: (714) 965-1194.
Tuna Town will serve a full meal, free champagne, party favors and
a live D.J. The cost is $75 per person. The restaurant is at 221 Main
St. Information: (714) 536-3194.
Chimayo at the Beach will host three seatings for an a la carte
menu served from 5 to 7 p.m. and a set menu with free champagne and
party favors from 7 to 9 p.m. The cost is $65 per person. The
restaurant is at 315 Pacific Coast Highway. Information: (714)
374-7273.
Spark Woodfire Cooking will present a four-course meal with a
choice of prime rib, salmon, or pork chop and will be served with
champagne and outstanding views of the Pacific Ocean. The cost is $50
per person. The restaurant is at 300 Pacific Coast Highway.
Information: (714) 960-0996.
The New Orleans Cafe will present a special surf and turf menu,
horns, hats, party favors, champagne and dancing to the live music of
the Stardust Sounds, a trio specializing in a rich mix of jazz,
gospel, Cajun and more. The cafe is at 18522 Beach Blvd. Information:
(714) 593-9080
Czech and Slovak Silvester 2002 will open a club bar with dancing
from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. Buffet-style food will includes all-you-can-eat
pork schnitzel, Bohemian potato salad, fried chicken and kapustnica.
Admission is $65 The club is at Old World Village, 7561 Center Ave.
Information: (310) 828-2002
WEDNESDAY
The Huntington Beach Longboard Crew will hold the annual Pier
Paddle Race. The race will begin at 10 a.m. at the pier at Pacific
Coast Highway and Main Street. www.hblongboardcrew.org.
JAN. 3
The Farmers Market and Craft Fair will take place from 1 p.m. to
dusk at Pier Plaza. Fresh fruits, vegetables, breads, popcorn and
other edible delights from certified vendors will be sold, as well as
craft items from local artists. Information: (714) 846-5509.
JAN. 4
The Huntington Beach Disc Golf Tournament will begin at 10 a.m. at
the 18-hole (basket) disc course in Central Park. Enter through the
Goldenwest entrance across the street from the Huntington Beach
Public Library and Cultural Center. Information: Jerry Davis, (714)
425-9931.
JAN. 10
The Huntington Beach Playhouse will present “Westside Story.” The
struggle of two young lovers to survive in a world of hate, violence
and prejudice is one of the most innovative, heart-wrenching and
relevant musical dramas of our time. The show will run through Jan.
22 at the Huntington Beach Central Library Theater, 7111 Talbert Ave.
Information: (714) 375-0696. www.hbph.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. (714) 375-5071.
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 & Noble
Booksellers, 7777 Edinger Ave. Pajamarama is held from 7 to 7:30 p.m.
Mondays and at 11 a.m. Saturdays. (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. (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.
The Tumble-N-Kids program is offering gymnastics classes for
children ages 10 months to 12 years old. Classes run for eight weeks.
Three new classes have been added: Teeny Tumblers, Tumble-N-Yoga and
Kiddycise. Classes are held at Murdy Community Center, 7000 Norma
Drive, (714) 960-8895; Edison Center, 21377 Magnolia St., (714)
960-8870; and City Gym and Pool, 1600 Palm Ave., (714) 960-8884.
Class descriptions can be found in the winter Sands publication.
Information: Dayle Lusk, (714) 842-3586.
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 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 Vibe Tribe offers free yoga sessions to new students at 12:15
p.m. Wednesdays, 6:45 p.m. Thursdays, and 5:15 p.m. Fridays at 301
Main St., Suite 109. Information: (714) 536-4988.
The Sierra Club’s Orange County Sierra Singles holds a fast-paced
four-mile walk around Mile Square Park at 5 p.m. on Wednesdays. The
group meets in the parking lot at Brookhurst Street and Heil Avenue.
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
The Senior Citizens Club of Huntington Beach hosts bingo at 12:30
p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at the Rogers Senior Center, 1706 Orange
Ave. Bingo cards are four for $1 and prizes are $2 gift certificates
from Ralphs.
The U.S. Coast Guard
Auxiliary, Flotilla 53, offers an eight-lesson course in “Boating
Skills and Seamanship” at 6 p.m. on Wednesdays at Boat U.S. Marine
Center, 16390 Pacific Coast Highway (Peter’s Landing Marina). Cost is
$25, includes books. Information: Paul Busher, (714) 840-0232 or Sam
Emer, (714) 890-1808.
The Huntington Beach
Scrabble Club meets at 5:45 p.m. Tuesdays at the International
House of Pancakes Restaurant, 18782 Beach Blvd. Information: Penny
Baker, (949) 380-1764 or Paul (714) 968-7546.
The Huntington Beach
Concert Band is an all-volunteer community organization with
approximately 70 members, led by music director Tom Ridley. Founded
in February 1973, the band plays a wide variety of musical styles --
from classical to Broadway and contemporary. They perform frequently
at events and locations throughout Southern California, including
Disneyland, Leisure World, the Huntington Beach Pier Plaza and the
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. The Huntington Beach Concert Band is
open to all interested musicians age 18 and older. Rehearsals are
held at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays in the band room at Marina High
School at 15871 Springdale St. Information: (714) 963-3681.
The American Shortwave
Listeners Club meets from noon to 4 p.m. the first Saturday of
each month at 16182 Ballad Lane. The group will listen to
international broadcasts via the shortwave radio bands. The public is
invited to attend. Coffee and doughnuts will be available. Stewart
MacKenzie, (714) 846-1685 or visit www.ocnow.com/community/
groups/shortwaveradio.
The Poetry Pleasure Group meets from noon to 2 p.m. on Thursdays
at the Rodgers Seniors’ Center, 1706 Orange Ave. (714) 842-3479 or
(714) 960-4897.
The West County YMCA
presents Y-Indian Maiden meetings for girls in kindergarten
through third grade and their mothers at 7 p.m. once a month at 7262
Garfield Ave. Days vary. (714) 847-YMCA.
A group for angel devotees meets from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. the first
and third Tuesdays of each month. Space is limited. Registration
required. $10. Location varies. (800) 797-2960.
The Amateur Radio Club meets every first Thursday of the month at
1 p.m. at the Michael E. Rodgers Seniors’ Center, 1706 Orange Ave.
Free. (714) 963-2986.
The Huntington Beach Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. for a social
and 7 p.m. for dinner the first and third Thursdays of each month at
Meadowlark Golf Course Club House, 16782 Graham St. (714) 569-1329.
NIGHTLIFE/MUSIC
Centerfield Sports Bar and Grill has comedy on Thursday, live
bands Friday and Saturday and karaoke on Wednesday. 17269 Beach Blvd.
(714) 848-0113
The Rhino Room has DJs
and dancing Tuesday and Thursday through Saturday. 405 Freeway at
Beach Boulevard, behind the Huntington Beach Center. (714) 892-3316.
Duke’s Restaurant will
feature authentic Hawaiian music by Duke’s Trio, featuring Titus
Napoleon of the movie “Big Wednesday” from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
every Sunday at 317 Pacific Coast Highway. (714) 374-6466.
Gallagher’s Pub & Grill, 300 Pacific Coast Highway, has Thursday
night comedy night at 9 p.m. Free. (714) 536-2422.
T.C.’s Bar features live
bands at 18529 Beach Blvd. (714) 963-7744.
Centerfield Sports Bar &
Grill has five big-screen televisions and a game room with air
hockey, darts, billiards and video challenges. Wednesday night is
karaoke, and weekends feature live bands doing the Top 40 circuit.
17296 Beach Blvd. (714) 848-0113.
Gecko’s, 7887 Center Drive, has two levels of dance floors.
KROQ-FM (106.7) music plays nightly. There are comedy nights, three
pool tables and Mexican food. (714) 892-0294.
The Tap House has DJs and dancing Thursday through Saturday. 8082
Adams Ave. (714) 374-0811.
Restaurant Kikuya presents live music Wednesday through Sunday.
8052 Adams Ave. (714) 536-6665.
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