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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.

TODAY

The public is invited to

view original artwork from local artists at the Central Library

Windows Gallery, 7111 Talbert Ave., through Wednesday. The gallery is

open during library hours: Monday from 1 to 9 p.m., Tuesday through

Thursday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5

p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. Information: (714) 960-4925.

The Huntington Beach Art Center will host the Art of the Brew,

featuring presentations from brewmasters of BrewBakers, HB Beer

Company and Oggi’s with microbrew tasting, door prizes and more. The

cost is $10 per person. The center is at 538 Main St. Information

(714) 536-5358.

Old World Village, a replica

of a Bavarian town, sponsors its annual Oktoberfest through

Sunday. The event features food, fun, drink and an oompah-pa band

from Germany. Admission is free on Thursday from 5 to 10 p.m. and on

Friday before 7 p.m., then $10 per person after 7 p.m. Open Friday

from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. and Saturday from 6:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. --

must be 21 or older and have valid identification. Sunday is Family

Day with kids’ game booths and a bouncy house from 2 to 7:30 p.m.

General admission is $4; children under 12 are free. Information:

(714) 895-8020.

The Golden West College

Gallery will feature Lucinda Luvaa’s Running Through History and

other works through Nov. 17. The mixed media art exhibit features

paintings, video and music from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through

Thursday and 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. The gallery is open

Friday by appointment only and is closed Saturday and Sunday. The

cost is free. Information: (714) 892-7711, ext. 51032.

The Academy for the

Performing Arts will present “The Secret Garden,” a Tony

Award-winning musical based on the classic children’s novel by

Frances Hodgson Burnett, at 7:30 p.m. at the Huntington Beach

Auditorium. Tickets are $15 general admission and $12 for students of

high school age and younger. Information: (714) 536-2514, ext. 4025.

FRIDAY

The Academy for the

Performing Arts will present “The Secret Garden,” a Tony

Award-winning musical based on the classic children’s novel by

Frances Hodgson Burnett, at 7:30 p.m. at the Huntington Beach

Auditorium. Tickets are $15 general admission and $12 for students of

high school age and younger. Information: (714) 536-2514, ext. 4025.

Gregorio’s Catering will present a tasting of delicacies provided

by chef Greg Draxler, the Huntington Beach Art Center’s newest

talent, from 6 to 9 p.m. at 538 Main St. Admission is free.

Information: (714) 374-1650.

The Pier Plaza Art A-Faire and Farmer’s Market will be held at the

outdoor pier plaza next to the Huntington Beach Pier, featuring

California- grown fruits and vegetables and fresh-cut flowers. The

art fair features more than 50 vendors selling unique, hand-made

gifts and crafts from noon to sunset. Admission is free. Information:

(714) 536-2213.

Pianist David Lewis will perform a concert titled “Hope is in the

Music” from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Central Library Cultural Center

Theater, 7111 Talbert Ave. Lewis is a composer, writer and musical

director known for directing “Oklahoma,” “Grease” and “Facets of

Broadway.” The concert will include a silent auction to benefit

pediatric brain tumor research. Admission is $30 per person.

Information: (714) 969-5635.

SATURDAY

The Academy for the

Performing Arts will present “The Secret Garden,” a Tony

Award-winning musical based on the classic children’s novel by

Frances Hodgson Burnett, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Huntington

Beach Auditorium. Tickets are $15 general admission and $12 for

students of high school age and younger. Information: (714) 536-2514,

ext. 4025.

Billed as the best free car show in the world, the Saturday

Sunrise Car Cruisers has been a tradition for more than 15 years.

Classic and hot rod car collectors known as the Donut Derelicts meet

in the parking lot near Adams Avenue Donuts and Rodding Around every

Saturday morning from 6 to 9 a.m. Admission is free. Information:

(714) 963-2928.

The Newland House Museum, a historic Victorian house built in

1898, is maintained and staffed by Huntington Beach Historical

Society members who offer tours from noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays and

Sundays. The museum is at 19820 Beach Blvd. The cost is $2 for

adults, $1 for children. Information: (714) 962-5777.

Reel Classics presents “Night of the Living Dead,” a black and

white horror film directed by George Romero and starring Duane Jones,

Judith O’Dea and Karl Hardman at 10 p.m. at the Huntington Beach

Central Library Theater, 7111 Talbert Ave. The cost is $5.

Information: (714) 842-4481.

SUNDAY

The Academy for the

Performing Arts will present “The Secret Garden,” a Tony

Award-winning musical based on the classic children’s novel by

Frances Hodgson Burnett, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Huntington

Beach Auditorium. Tickets are $15 general admission and $12 for

students of high school age and younger. Information: (714) 536-2514,

ext. 4025.

MONDAY

Photographer Peggy Peattie will discuss and sign “America 24/7,” a

book that showcases the best photographs of the United States from

across the country, at 7 p.m. at Barnes and Noble, 7777 Edinger Ave.

Information: (714) 897-8781.

Enjoy a day of fun in the sun playing a scramble golf tournament

to raise money for programs sponsored by the Rotary Club of

Huntington Beach at the On the Green Golf Tournament. There will be

prizes awarded to first through third place finishers, longest drive

and closest to the pin. The tournament is at Meadowlark Golf Course,

16782 Graham St., at 12:30 p.m. The $125 cost includes green fees,

carts, tee bags, one mulligan, a box lunch and buffet dinner.

Information: (714) 963-3746.

TUESDAY

Barnes and Noble’s Classics

reading group will discuss H.G. Wells’ “The Time Machine” and “The

Invisible Man” at 7 p.m. Information: (714) 897-8781.

WEDNESDAY

Illustrator Gris Grimly will sign copies of his newest book,

“Wicked Nursery Rhymes,” at 7 p.m. at Barnes and Noble, 7777 Edinger

Ave. Information: (714) 897-8781.