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The Balboa Merchants and Owners Assn. will host its Bay to Beach Block

Party on Sept. 9.

The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place on

the Balboa Peninsula at the point where the ferry, the Pavilion and the

Balboa Pier meet. It lasts from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Highlights include a display of classic Woodys, Model A and T

automobiles, a display from the Huntington Beach International Surfing

Museum, a sidewalk sale and a special event hosted by the Balboa Theater.

Four surf bands -- the Long Boarders, Dead Men Don’t Surf, The

Slimstones and Hillbilly Sol Surfers -- will perform.

Local restaurants and will offer everything from cotton candy and hot

dogs to gourmet dinners.