Datebook

TODAYBallet Etudes will perform “Peter Pan,” at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Huntington Beach Central Library Theater, 7111 Talbert Ave. Tickets are $5 for adults; $3 for children. Call (714) 375-5107.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAYHurricanes Bar and Grill, 200 Main St., Huntington Beach, has an upstairs outdoor patio with a birds-eye view of Main Street and a great ocean view.

The menu items include sandwiches, fish, chicken and salads, as well as beer, mixed cocktails and more. Memorial Day weekend events include Club Canes Dance party Friday night, with happy hour prices from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Live music and dancing with DJ Dime at 8:30 p.m.; cover charge is $7. Saturday night, catch the Liddell-Jackson Ultimate Fighting Championship match at 7 p.m. — $10 cover charge, and live entertainment after the fight.

Call (714) 374-0500 or go to www.hurricanesbargrill.com.

SATURDAY

The Kan Zaman Community Ensemble will perform classical and folkloric Arabic music at 8 p.m. at the Huntington Beach Central Library, 7111 Talbert Ave. Tickets are $25; $15 for students with valid ID.

Call (626) 432-8235 or (323) 259-8824 or go to www.kanzaman.org.The REI store at Bella Terra Mall, 7777 Edinger Ave., Suite 138, Huntington Beach, will host a bicycle maintenance class from noon to 5 p.m. REI will provide tools and bike stands, and a certified technician will be on hand to help owners work on their own bikes.

Fee is $60 for members; $75 for nonmembers. Registration is required; call (714) 379-1938. or go to www.rei.com/stores/88.

An antique collectible market held the third Saturday of the month will take place from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Ocean View High School, 17071 Gothard St., Huntington Beach. Items for sale include furniture, jewelry, quilts, garden accessories and more.

Proceeds benefit the Ocean View High School baseball team. Admission is free. Call (714) 893-1518.

The Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, located at Pacific Coast Highway between Seapoint and Warner Ave. on the east side of the highway, invites bird watchers, nature lovers and the curious to drop by “one of the West Coast’s significant flyways for migrating birds.”

Open daily from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., the reserve features a 1.5 mile loop trail; bring binoculars. No pets or bikes permitted on the trails.

Call (714) 840-1575 or go to www.geocities.com/Yosemite/ Trails/1551/bolsa.htm.

SATURDAY AND SUNDAYThe Golden West College Swap Meet will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the parking lot at the college, 15744 Golden West St., Huntington Beach. Items for sale include fresh produce, records, music memorabilia, antiques and more.

Admission and parking are free. Call (714) 898-7927.

SATURDAY TILL MONDAYIn honor of National Beach Safety Week, a marine safety open house will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Vincent G. Moorhouse Lifeguard Headquarters, 103 Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach.

The event includes beach safety displays, brochures and educational videos; children will be permitted to have pictures taken on board the Nissan Rescue Truck or the Honda Rescue Watercraft.

Visitors may get free blood pressure checks and take a tour of the lifeguard apparatus room.

Call (714) 536-5281 or go to www.surfcity-hb.org.

The 13th annual Memorial Day dachshund races, this year titled, “Weiner Napolis 500,” will be held at 2 p.m. at Old World Village, 7561 Center Ave., Huntington Beach. Pre-registration is recommended; entry fee for dogs is $16.

Trophies will be given for first-, second- and third-place winners; participants get a prize or goodie bag.

Admission is $1 for adults; kids 10 and under free. Call (714) 895-8020.

MONDAYA Memorial Day ceremony to honor deceased veterans will be held from 11 a.m. to noon at Pier Plaza, Pacific Coast Highway and Main Street, at the Huntington Beach Pier.

Hosted by the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Jewish War Veterans, the ceremony will include a flag raising, rifle salute and taps.

Local assemblymen, congressmen and the mayor of Huntington Beach will officiate.

Admission is free. Call (714) 536-3855.

JUNE 1Porterhouse Bob and Down to the Bone will perform their signature New Orleans sound in concert from 8 to 10 p.m. at Blue Café, 17208 Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach.

For tickets, call (562) 592-1302.

TILL JUNE 6Duke’s Restaurant, 317 Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach, is sponsoring Big Wednesdays from 7 to 10 p.m. to benefit Surf Aid International. The weekly Wednesday night event will feature $2 beer specials, $3 margaritas, live entertainment, celebrity guest bartenders and raffle prizes. Call (714) 374-6066 or go to www.dukeshuntington.com.