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Beach Blvd., Suite 160, Huntington Beach, CA 92648; fax to (714)

965-7174; call (714) 965-7176 or e-mail [email protected].

Submissions must be received two weeks before publication. A complete

listing may be found at www.hbindy.com.

TODAY

The Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce will host a St. Patrick’s

Mixer from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Arbor’s Steakhouse, 6060 Warner Ave.

The cost is $5. Information: (714) 536-8888.

FRIDAY

Adult Day Services of

Orange County will be open to the public from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Members of the media and the public are invited to see the center,

meet the staff and learn more about adult day services. The center is

a licensed, private, nonprofit center specializing in daytime care of

persons with Alzheimer’s disease or related disorder. The center is

located at 9451 Indianapolis Ave. Information: Celine Keeble, (714)

593-1857.

SATURDAY

Amigos de Bolsa Chica will hold a free wetlands tour from 9 to

10:30 a.m. Trained guides will lead the public on a 1 1/2-hour tour

of the wetlands. Groups will leave every 15 to 20 minutes from the

bridge at the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve. Information: (714)

840-1575.

The Bolsa Chica

Conservancy will continue its sand dune restoration project from 9

a.m. to noon to restore the sand dunes. Parking will be available at

the Ecological Reserve lot one mile south of Warner Avenue on Pacific

Coast Highway, directly across the street from Bolsa Chica State

Beach. Information: (714) 846-1114.

TUESDAY

The Wisdom of Women, The Wailing Circle presented by Shifting

Realities is a group that meets the third Tuesday of every month at

Krystal Moon, 21168 Beach Blvd., Huntington Beach from 7:30 to 9 p.m.

Come to feel, come to express come to heal. Cost is $12. Information: (714) 960-8798.

MARCH 23

Professor Irene Rickerson will present an art tour of Italy

through a slide show and lecture from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the

Huntington Beach Art Center, 538 Main St. The cost is $5.

Information: (714) 374-1650.