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Sunflower Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92626; fax to (714) 965-7174; call

(714) 965-7176 or e-mail [email protected]. Submissions

must be received two weeks before publication.

TODAY

Hello, Dolly! will be performed at the Huntington Beach Public

Library Theater, 7111 Talbert Ave. Tickets are $9 to $21. Call for

specific dates and show times. Information: (714) 375-0696.

The Newport Repertory Theater will present the play version of The

Jungle Book at the Huntington Beach Art Center, 538 Main St. Tickets

are $10 to $12. Call for specific dates and times. Information: (714)

374-1650.

FRIDAY

Art Exhibit- “Out of Context” will be held from 12 to 6 p.m. at

the Huntington Beach Art Center, 538 Main St. This exhibit will

explore contemporary art models from Vietnamese American artists and

artists living in Vietnam. Information: (714) 374-1650

An all-ages ballroom dance will be held from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at

the Rodgers Senior Center, 1706 Orange Ave. The event features live

music, snacks and beverages. The cost is $5 per person. Information:

(714) 536-9387.

SATURDAY

Amigas de Bolsa Chica-Tours will take place from 9:00 to 10:30

a.m. at the Bolsa Chica Ecological Society, 18000 Pacific Coast

Highway. This free tour will include a 1 and a half mile trail that

loops around the Ecological Reserve. Tour guides will point out

specific aspects of the area. Information: (714) 840-1575

Comedy on the Back Stage will feature headliner Michael Gelbart at

8:30 p.m. at Martini Blues, 5874 Edinger Ave. There is a $5 cover

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

SUNDAY

The Offshore Grand Prix, a race of cigarette-style boats, will be

held from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the beach at Warner Avenue and Pacific

Coast Highway. The event is free to watch. Information: (714)

840-1387.

TUESDAY

Tuesday Tons of Laughs will be held at 8:30 p.m. at Martini Blues,

5874 Edinger Ave. There is no cover charge and a $10 drink minimum.

Information: (714) 840-2129.

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. o7https://www.

river-road.net/oldcarsf7.

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

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.

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