Calendar for Oct. 7-14

Independent staff

TODAY

Barnes & Noble Booksellers will hold a free Night for Elementary Schools

at 7 p.m. at 7777 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach. During this special

reception, the staff will introduce recently published titles and offer

special discounts, free classroom materials, refreshments and a raffle.

897-8781.

FRIDAY

Adventure Graphics Art Gallery will hold an “Old World Village”

exhibition of limited edition Fantasy Fairy prints and sculptures by

artist Mary Eileen Marshall from 6 to 10 p.m. at 7561 Center Ave.,

Huntington Beach. 899-4289.

Los Caballeros Racquet & Sports Club will hold its fifth Annual Corporate

Challenge at 17272 Newhope St., Fountain Valley. Activities include

tennis, racquetball, volleyball, coed sprint relays, basketball and table

tennis and a barbecue and awards ceremony. 546-8560 ext. 0.

Barnes & Noble Booksellers will hold a free concert featuring Robby

Longley, who has been inspired by many acoustic styles including blues,

jazz, classical, flamenco and baroque at 7:30 p.m. at 7777 Edinger Ave.,

Huntington Beach. 897-8781.

Hoag Senior Flu Shot Clinic will give free flu shots from 8 a.m. to noon

at Hoag Health Center, 18355 Brookhurst St., Fountain Valley. (800)

514-4624.

SATURDAY

A Celebration of 20th Century California Women in Horticulture will be

held at 6241 Warner Ave., Huntington Beach. The event is free. 894-4858.

Stephen Anderson, a Huntington Beach artist, will exhibit “Burned Fingers

series of 1,000,” mixed media expressions on wood in his Santa Ana studio

during the Fifth Annual Santa Ana ArtWalk at Broadway and 2nd Streets

from noon to 5 p.m. 842-4027.

The Family Literacy Program is looking for enthusiastic volunteers

interested in becoming literacy tutors. During training you will learn

techniques and activities for helping low-literate Latino adults develop

English literacy and learn how to read to their children in English. The

tutor training workshop will take place Saturdays Oct. 9-23, from 9 a.m.

to 3 p.m. at 18682 Beach Blvd., Huntington Beach. 375-5104.

Orange County Community Housing Corporation is sponsoring a Health and

Safety Fair at 9 a.m. at the Buena Clinton Community Center, 12661

Sunswept Ave., Garden Grove. The event will feature nonprofits that

provide housing and related services for low-income large families.

558-8161.

Barnes & Noble Booksellers will hold a book signing event for Stella Togo

Crawley, who will discuss and sign copies of her book, “In Honor of

Women: A Revolutionary Approach to Preventing Breast Cancer,” at 2 p.m.

at 7777 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach. 897-8781.

SUNDAY

The Preservation Society of Huntington Dog Beach will hold a cleanup at

Dog Beach No. 22 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. 841-8644.

MONDAY

Barnes & Noble Booksellers will hold a free Books of the Century Group to

discuss “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” by Ken Kesey at 7 p.m. at 7777

Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach. Included in this discussion will also be

the recipes, new and popular foods, trivia questions, and current events

of 1960-1970. 897-8781.

TUESDAY

Barnes & Noble Booksellers will hold a free book signing for Lane Nemeth,

the founder of Discovery Toys and author of “Discovering Another Way:

Raising Brighter Children While Having a Meaningful Career,” at 7 p.m. at

7777 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach. Also at 7 p.m., a free Sci-Fi and

fantasy reading group will discuss “The Uplift War,” by David Brin.

897-8781.

WEDNESDAY

The Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce will hold an Evening Mixer at

5:30 p.m. at Applebee’s Restaurant, 18279 Brookhurst St., Fountain Valley

Barnes & Noble Booksellers will hold a free Simple Abundance Group to

discuss Sarah Ban Breathnach’s book, “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of

Comfort and Joy,” at 7 p.m. at 7777 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach. Call

897-8781.

ONGOING

The Orange County Regional Cancer Center will hold Kids, Inc., a peer

group for children ages 6-13 who have a parent, relative or loved one

with cancer, on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month from 6:30

to 8 p.m. at Living Care Center Cafeteria, 11250 Warner Ave., Fountain

Valley. The group, offered at the same time as the Young Adult Cancer

Support Group, will provide information and education in a supportive

setting. The program includes field trips, art therapy, story-telling

games and group discussions. Call 966-7288 or 979-1408 to register.

The Comprehensive Martial Arts and Wellness Center offers free

introductory t’ai chi ch’uan classes at 9 a.m. Saturdays at 17308 Beach

Blvd., Huntington Beach. Call 841-7129.

The Fountain Valley Branch Library needs videos for the community and

will hold a Gently-used Video Donation Drive through Oct. 31. Find those

once-exciting feature films, classics, musicals, children’s and

educational videos that now collect dust, and bring them to 17635 Los

Alamos St., during library hours, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through

Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and

Saturday. 962-1324.

The Huntington Beach Library will exhibit “Horizons,” paintings by artist

Susanna Wilkinson at 525 Main St., through Oct. 9, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Tuesday-Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Wilkinson is Swedish born

and lives in Irvine, where she is currently studying digital art at UCI.

Also on exhibit this month are Miles Elledge’s wood sculptures of cars

and airplanes, including Star Wars cruisers. Elledge is an art teacher at

the College of Design in Pasadena. 375-5071.

The city of Huntington Beach treats the public to free surf-side music by

an eclectic mix of performers at the Pier Plaza the third weekend of each

month at 2 p.m. Saturdays and noon Sundays. On Sundays, the Pier Plaza

Art-A-Faire features 50 vendors who specialize in arts and crafts from

fine art, jewelry, candles, handblown glass, and henna tattoos from 10

a.m. to 6 p.m.

The Huntington Beach Playhouse will present Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About

Nothing,” at 2 p.m. on weekdays through Sunday at the amphitheater in

Huntington Beach Central Park, 7111 Talbert Ave. Tickets are $7. Call

375-0696 to make reservations. And the Playhouse will present “Grease”

through Sunday in the lower level of the Huntington Beach Central

Library, 7111 Talbert Ave. Performances are at 8 p.m. Thursdays through

Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays.

Tickets are $11-$15. Call 375-0596 for ticket information.

The Huntington Beach International Surf Museum will feature the exhibit

“Reincarnation of Surf Boards” through January from noon to 5 p.m. daily

at 411 Olive Ave. Local artists T.P. Mullin, Darrin Pappas and Mike

Roberts use old surfboards in their artwork. General admission is $2, $1

for students, free for children 6 and younger. 960-3483.

Home Depot will offer free Saturday and Sunday home and garden clinics at

7100 Warner Ave., Huntington Beach. 596-2944.

Learn about Chinese self-energizing massage and other interesting

traditional Chinese medicine topics at a free workshop series at 8 p.m.

on Mondays at Bio-Logics, 8840 Warner Ave., Suite 100, Fountain Valley.

Paula Daniels, a doctor of acupuncture and Oriental medicine, will lead

the series. On Thursdays, Bio-Logics will offer a free workshop series

about Network Spinal Analysis, “The New Wave in Gentle Chiropractic

Care.” Call 375-0552 to reserve a seat.

Grace Lutheran Church and Schools presents several programs, including

confirmation classes for seventh- and eighth-graders; Sunday school for

all ages; Special Needs Ministry for recently initiated children; Care

Connections for those who are frail, have dementia or require special

attention; weekly and monthly adult prayer; and Bible study and SHAPE

classes for pre-adolescents. Call 897-0361 for more information.

The West County Counseling Center, part of the Huntington Beach Community

Clinic, will offer hourlong parenting classes at 7 p.m. Wednesdays at

8041 Newman Ave., Huntington Beach. Each session is $10. The center also

offers anonymous HIV testing and risk assessment for $25. Call 847-3356.

Orange Coast Memorial Hospital presents a bimonthly breast-feeding class

from 7 to 9 p.m. at 9920 Talbert Ave., Fountain Valley. The class will

explain breast-feeding and women’s health. The fee is $10. A

breast-feeding support group also meets at 10 a.m. every Monday. Call

(888) 525-2662.

Free one-hour divorce mediation consultations with an attorney and

psychotherapist will be held on the first and third Saturday of every

month. Times vary, for reservations call (714) 848-5804.

A book discussion is held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on the third Friday of

every month at the Talbert Medical Center, 19066 Magnolia Ave.,

Huntington Beach. Call 378-2150.

The Huntington Beach Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. for a social and at 7

p.m. for dinner the first and third Thursdays of the month at Meadowlark

Golf Course Club House, 16782 Graham St., Huntington Beach. Call

569-1329.

The Fountain Valley chapter of Ali Lassen’s Leads Club meets at 7:15 a.m.

every Thursday at Mimi’s Cafe, 18461 Brookhurst St., Fountain Valley.

This is an international organization for people operating small- to

medium-size businesses who are interested in meeting other business

professionals. Call 953-1232.

The Huntington Beach chapter of the Leads Club, an international

organization that helps to increase business through networking, meets at

7:15 a.m. each Wednesday at Spires Restaurant, 19810 Beach Blvd.,

Huntington Beach. Call 962-7557.

A group for angel devotees meets from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. the first and

third Tuesdays of the month. A $10 donation is required. Space is

limited; registering to secure a spot in the workshop is necessary. For a

specific location and more information, call (800) 797-2960.

Toastmasters International, a nonprofit group that helps develop

public-speaking and leadership skills, meets from noon to 1 p.m. the

first and third Friday of every month at the Huntington Beach City Hall

Meeting Room, 2000 Main St. Guests are always welcome. Call 963-5073.

Toastmasters Club 770 meets at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of

every month at the Moose Lodge, 7453 Lorge Circle, near Edinger Avenue

and Gothard Street. Guests are welcome. Call 842-5073.

Toastmasters Club 179 meets at 6:30 a.m. every Wednesday for breakfast at

Coco’s, 6886 Bolsa Ave., Huntington Beach. Call 962-1106 or 962-5076 for

details.

Toastmasters Club 2230 meets from noon to 1 p.m. every Wednesday at the

Boeing Co., 5301 Bolsa Ave., Huntington Beach. Call 372-1557 or 896-9873.

Free maternity teas for mothers-to-be are held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. the

first Wednesday of every month at the Orange Coast Memorial Medical

Center, 9920 Talbert Ave., Fountain Valley. Call (888) 626-2663.

The Main Street Library presents a story time called “Story and Crafts

with Miss Penny” at 3 p.m. every Friday at 525 Main St., Huntington

Beach. Call 375-5071.

The Fountain Valley Library holds a free preschool story time, including

songs, stories and finger plays for children ages 3 to 5 at 17635 Los

Alamos St. Call 962-1324.

Beginners and other levels of chess players are invited to the “Deep

Blue” chess club meeting from noon to 1 p.m. the fourth Friday of every

month in the community room at the Huntington Beach Talbert Medical

Center, 19066 Magnolia Ave. Call 378-2150.

The Sierra Club offers interpretive walks through the Bolsa Chica

wetlands from 9 to 10:30 a.m. the second Saturday of every month. The

walks start in the parking lot at Pacific Coast Highway and Warner

Avenue, across from the fire station. Guides will discuss restoration

projects, animal and plant life and the politics surrounding the area.

Call 969-7229.

Help restore and beautify the Bolsa Chica wetlands at 9 a.m. every third

Saturday. Groups meet in the parking lot at Pacific Coast Highway and

Warner Avenue, across from the fire station. Drinks will be provided. All

ages and groups welcome. Call 969-7229.

The Bolsa Chica Conservancy needs volunteers for wetlands cleanup from 9

a.m. to noon the last Saturday of every month. Volunteers meet at the

pedestrian bridge on Pacific Coast Highway, south of Warner Avenue. Call

846-1114.

Amigos de Bolsa Chica offers free public tours from 9 to 10:30 a.m. the

first Saturday of every month at the pedestrian bridge at the Bolsa Chica

wetlands on Pacific Coast Highway across from Bolsa Chica State Beach.

Call 840-1575.

The Bolsa Chica Land Trust and the Sierra Club pass out information on

the Bolsa Chica from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., every third Sunday of the month in

the parking lot on Pacific Coast Highway one mile south of Warner Avenue

in Huntington Beach.

The Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 11548 in Huntington Beach, meets at 7

p.m. the first and third Wednesday of every month at Moose Lodge No. 1832

at 7451 Lorge Circle, Huntington Beach. Call 847-7631.

The American Business Women’s Assn. holds monthly meetings on the third

Wednesday of every month. For more information, call 969-6619.

Chair Exercises with Olga, a workout class for seniors 55 years and older

who deal with stiffness and decreased mobility, meets at 12:30 p.m. every Monday and Wednesday at the Huntington Village Senior Apartments, 16171

Springdale St., Huntington Beach. Call 840-1260.

A diabetic support group meets from 7 to 9 p.m. the first and third

Thursday of every month at Columbia Medical Center, 17772 Beach Blvd.,

Huntington Beach. Call 842-1473.

The Alzheimer’s Assn. of Orange County co-sponsors a free support group

for caregivers living in the Huntington Beach area at 7 p.m. the first

and third Tuesday of every month at Christ Presbyterian Church, 20112

Magnolia St., Huntington Beach. Call 968-4940.

A program designed to detect early stages of hearing loss is offered to

those who call 848-7533 for a free over-the-phone screening. The test

takes two minutes, and callers should be in a quiet room on a good phone.

Call (800) 222-EARS for more information.

Fountain Valley Regional Hospital provides ongoing support discussions

and information for people who have suffered a stroke. Stroke patients,

their families and caregivers are welcome to discuss common concerns and

solutions in coping with the demands of stroke and treatment. The free

support group is held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. the first and third Thursday of

every month in Room A at the hospital, 17100 Euclid St., Fountain Valley.

Call 979-1408.

Pathways to Discovery offers daily support groups for co-dependents,

adult children of alcoholics, sex and love addicts, parents of children

with special needs, nicotine addicts, compulsive eaters and Al-Anon.

Pathways is at 18350 Mount Langley St., Suite 204, Fountain Valley. Call

964-2267.

A free monthly support group for people with breathing disorders meets

from 2 to 3 p.m. the third Thursday of every month at Fountain Valley

Regional Hospital and Medical Center, 17100 Euclid St., Fountain Valley.

Call 966-8061.

Hoag’s Parkinson’s Disease Outreach Program holds a monthly support group

on the third Thursday of every month at Huntington Landmark Community

Center, 8641 Atlanta Ave., Huntington Beach. Call 574-6338.

Support groups for singles, facilitated by a state-licensed therapist are

available. Fees and times vary. For details call (714) 848-5804.

The Huntington Beach Police Department holds open houses the last

Saturday of every month at 18401 Gothard St., Huntington Beach. Call

536-5609.

A free yoga and stretching workshop is held from 7 to 8 p.m. every

Tuesday at Corte Bella Apartments’ fitness room, 9580 El Rey Circle,

Fountain Valley. Emphasis is placed on neck and back areas as well as

tension reduction. Space is limited. Call 375-0552.

The West County YMCA presents Y-Indian Maiden meetings for girls in

kindergarten through third-grade and their mothers at 7 p.m. on different

days once a month at 7262 Garfield Ave., Huntington Beach. Call 847-YMCA.

The Huntington Beach Council on Aging holds ongoing classes at the Senior

Center. Subjects include creative writing, calligraphy, t’ai chi ch’uan,

Spanish, tap dance and bridge. Some classes require preregistration. The

council also sponsors a stamp club, amateur radio club and fish and

recreation club, as well as others. Call 960-2478.

Weekly support groups for men, women, teens, preteens, parents and coed

groups meet on various evenings at Affiliated Counseling Services, 16152

Beach Blvd., Suite 280, Huntington Beach. Times and fees vary. For

details, call 848-5804.

Enjoy stories, activities and fun at a story time held from 11 a.m. to

noon every Saturday in the children’s section of Barnes & Noble

Booksellers, 7777 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach. Pajamarama is held from

7 to 7:30 p.m. every Monday -- put on your jammies, snuggle up with your

parents and listen to bedtime stories. Call 897-8781.

The Huntington Beach Tree Society, which works for the planting and

preservation of trees in the city, meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. the third

Wednesday of every month at Huntington Beach City Hall, Room B-6, 2000

Main St. Call Jean Nagy at (562) 592-9029.

The National Parkinson’s Disease Foundation presents a free support group

from 2 to 3 p.m. every second Thursday of the month at Huntington

Landmark, 8641 Atlanta Ave., Huntington Beach. Call (949) 574-6338.

Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center presents free memory

assessments to seniors 55 and older every third Thursday the month at the

Living Care Center Building, first floor, 11250 Warner Ave., Fountain

Valley. Call 513-5588 for an appointment.

The Hisamatsu Tamura School asks community members to drop off newspapers

in their recycling bins on the right side of the parking lot at 17340

Santa Suzanne St., Fountain Valley. The bins are available 24 hours a day

and proceeds go toward the school’s parent-teacher organization. Call

375-6235.

The Fountain Valley Newcomers Club meets for lunch the second Wednesday

of every month. Call 840-4958 for times and location.

The Fifty-Plus Fitness Assn. presents free monthly walk/run/par course

beginning at 8:45 a.m. on the second Sunday of the month in Huntington

Beach Central Park between Talbert and Warner avenues. The event is held

rain or shine, including holidays. Call 546-4410.

Fountain Valley Veterans of Foreign Wars seeks new members to protect

veterans’ rights and assist needy veterans and their families. Meetings

are at 7:30 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of the month at the recreation

center at 16400 Brookhurst St. Call 968-5223.

Golden West College holds swap meets from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and

Sundays at 15744 Goldenwest St., Huntington Beach. The event is free for

patrons and $20 per space for vendors. New and used items will be sold as

well as fresh produce, records and antiques. Call 898-2289.

The Huntington Beach Mothers Club seeks new members to join other moms

and their children for fun activities. The club is for moms and their

newborn to school-age children. Families need not live in Huntington

Beach to join. Semiannual dues are $14 per family. Call member

coordinator Annette Chilvers at 892-8792.

Visit the Huntington Beach Farmers Market and Main Street arts and crafts

fair from noon to sundown Fridays on Main Street in Huntington Beach.

Admission is free. Call 536-2213.

Mary Perez offers free notary services to senior citizens at Rodgers

Seniors’ Center, 1706 Orange Ave., Huntington Beach, between 9:30 and

11:45 a.m. on the first Wednesday of the month. For an appointment, call

536-9387.

Comedians from around the nation perform at 9 p.m. Thursdays at

Gallagher’s, 300 Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach. There is no

cover charge. Call 536-2422.

Classes for adults and children are available at Ben Franklin Crafts at

18305 Brookhurst St., Fountain Valley. Call 968-6674 for more

information.

Adult Classes: oil painting from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursdays for a

$13 fee; watercolor painting from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays

for a $13 fee; crocheting from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays for an $11 fee.

Kids and Teen Classes: fine arts painting from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Mondays;

other painting classes for kids are held from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturdays

and from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays for a $13 fee; and fine arts painting

for teens is held every from 6:30 to 9 p.m. every Tuesday for a $13 fee.

Free dart lessons are available between 2 and 7 p.m. Thursdays at Mental

Amusement, 16897 Beach Blvd., Huntington Beach. Beginners are welcome.

Call 841-7868.

Fountain Valley Regional Hospital offers free continuing education

classes on cardiac health and fitness for heart patients and their

families from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursdays. Call 979-1408.

Hoag Health Center offers a variety of free day and evening

health-related seminars, including low-fat cuisine, decoding food labels,

snoring, hypertension and more. The center is at 19582 Beach Blvd. in

Huntington Beach. For dates and times, call (800) 514-HOAG.

The Poetry Pleasure Group meets from noon to 2 p.m. every Thursday at the

Rodgers Seniors’ Center, 1706 Orange Ave., Huntington Beach. Call

842-3479 or 960-4897.

The West County Counseling Center presents parent classes from 7 to 8

p.m. every Wednesday, Relationship Group from 7 to 8 p.m. every Thursday,

and an Adolescent Support Group from 7 to 8 p.m. every Tuesday at 8041

Newman Ave., Huntington Beach. The fee is $10 per session. Anonymous HIV

testing and risk assessment can also be done by appointment for $25. Call

847-3356.