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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

“Ultimate Laff-Down IV” comedy competition will be held at 8:30

p.m. at Martini Blues, 5874 Edinger Ave. There will be a $10 cover

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

Bestselling mystery author Jan Burke will be discussing and

signing copies of her newest book, “Bloodlines,” at 7 p.m. at Barnes

and Noble, 7881 Edinger Avenue #110. Information: (714) 897-8781.

FRIDAY

HB Wahine will host a screening of a new surf movie on the first

Friday of every month from 7 to 9 p.m. at 301 Main St., Suite 102.

Everyone is invited to bring a beach chair for seating. Information:

(714) 969-9399 or www.hbwahine.com.

The Orange County Children’s Theater presents “The Music Man” at

7:30 p.m. at Huntington Beach High School, 1901 Main St. Tickets are

$10. Information: (714) 502-2244.

SATURDAY

A Roller Blading Fun Roll will start at 10:30 a.m. from the

Huntington Beach Pier. Join the group of roller bladers for a 16-mile

round trip at a pace for all levels and ages, from Huntington Beach

to Newport Beach. Bicycles are welcome and the roll is free.

Information: www.funroll.com.

“Comedy on The Back Porch” featuring headliner Colleen Crabtree

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

will be a $5 Cover and $10 drink minimum. Information: (714)

897-8781.

SUNDAY

A Roast Beef or Turkey Dinner with Yorkshire Pudding will be

served from 6 to 10 p.m. along with a live blues band at Gallagher’s

Pub, 300 Pacific Coast Highway, #113. The cost of the dinner is

$9.95. Information: (714) 536-2422.

The Orange County Children’s Theater presents “The Music Man” at

2:30 p.m. at Huntington Beach High School, 1901 Main St. Tickets are

$10. Information: (714) 502-2244.

MONDAY

Golden West College Mainstage Theater will hold auditions for

their production of Le Liaisons Dangereuses, at 7 p.m. through Jan.

11 at the Mainstage Theater, 15744 Goldenwest St. There are six roles

available for women and four roles available for men. No experience

necessary. Rehearsal times will be Monday through Thursday, 7:00 to

10:00 p.m. and performance dates are March 4 through 20. Information:

(714) 892-7711, ext. 55237.

TUESDAY

“Open Mike” night will take place at 8:30 p.m. at Martini Blues,

5874 Edinger Ave. There will be no cover charge and a $10 drink

minimum. Information: (714) 840-2129.

The Kolohe Ukulele Club will play their Ukuleles every second and

fourth Tuesday of the month from 7 to 9 p.m. at Island Bazaar, 16582

Gothard St. All Ukulele enthusiasts are welcome. The event is free

and complimentary refreshments will be served. Information: (714)

843-9350.

WEDNESDAY

“Hump Day Funnies” will be at 8:30 p.m. at Martini Blues, 5874

Edinger Ave. There will be no cover charge and $10 drink minimum.

Information: (714) 840-2129.

JAN. 14

The Broadway Musical “Bye Bye Birdie” will be presented at 8 p.m.

at the Huntington Beach Public Library Theater, 7111 Talbert Ave.

Call for additional dates and show times. Information: (714)

375-0696.

JAN. 15

The NSSA Southwest Conference Surfing Competition will be held all

day on the South side of the Huntington Beach Pier, Pacific Coast

Highway at Main Street. The event is open to the public and free to

watch. Information: (714) 536-0445 or www.nssa.org.

Blues, Brews & BBQ will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. at Brewbakers,

7242 Heil Ave. The Blues band, “Sportin’ Woodys” will also perform as

Brewbakers kicks off the new year. Information: (714) 596-5506.

ONGOING

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. Information: (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. 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. 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 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 Huntington Beach

Library presents Laptime Storytime 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 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.

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 moderate-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

the at Golden West 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, between Lifeguard towers 8

and 10, and run 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 .surfacademy .com or call the Huntington Beach

Community Service Department at (714) 960-8884.