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TODAY

Art of the Brew will be a chance to taste local micro brew beers

from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Huntington Beach Art Center, 538 Main St.

Admission will cost $15. Information: (714) 374-1650.

The Haunted House at Edison High School will be a fundraiser for

the school’s adaptive physical education programs. The haunted house

will be open from 6 to 9 p.m. at Edison High School, 21400 Magnolia

St. Information: (714) 962-1356.

FRIDAY

The Huntington Beach Art Center will host a coffeehouse-style

discussion of Modern and Contemporary Art led by Libby Lumpkin, a

professor of art history at Cal State Long Beach. The program will

run from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Huntington Beach Art Center, 538 Main

St. Discussion is free for art center members and $5 for general

admission. Information: (714) 969-7622

The Coors Light Toes on the Nose Longboard Championship will

feature men’s and women’s longboarding competitions. The 6 a.m. to

noon event will be at the south side of the Huntington Beach Pier.

Admission will be free. Information: (949) 645-1455.

Tebot Bach will present poets Chris Abani reading from his new

book “Dog Woman,” and Richard Beban reading from his new book “What

the Heart Weighs.” The 8 p.m. reading will be at Community Room 102,

Golden West College, 15744 Goldenwest St. Information: e-mail

[email protected].

The Pier Plaza Art A-Faire, held at the outdoor Pier Plaza next to

the Huntington Beach Pier, will feature more than 50 vendors selling

handmade gifts and crafts. The Art A-Faire will be open from 10 a.m.

to sunset. Admission is free. Information: (714) 536-2213 or (714)

846-5509.

SATURDAY

Author Dean Koontz will be the featured guest lecturer at the

Friends of the Library dinner. Doors will open for dinner at 6 p.m.,

the lecture will be open at 7:15 p.m. The event will be at the

Huntington Beach Central Library, 7111 Talbert Ave. Tickets for the

lecture only price will cost $15, dinner and the lecture will cost

$25. Information: (714) 842-4481.

The Golden West College Swap Meet will feature new and used items.

Fresh produce, records and music memorabilia, antiques and

collectibles are some of the treasures you may discover on your next

visit to this parking lot event with free parking and admission. The

address for Golden West College is 15744 Goldenwest St. The swap meet

will be open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Information: (714) 898-7927.

SUNDAY

The 12th annual Main Street Halloween Celebration will be an

all-ages Trick or Treat sponsored by the Huntington Beach Downtown

Business Assn. The event will feature kiddie rides and a costume

contest from 5 to 8 p.m. along Main Street, Downtown. Information:

(714) 969-0795.

The “A-Maze-ing” Halloween Party will feature amazes, games, an

inflatable obstacle course, face-painting and plenty of candy. Two

big inflatable mazes will be available for the younger children, and

a larger course for those 6-years-old and older. The 3 to 7 p.m.

event will be at Seabreeze Church, 18162 Gothard St. Admission will

cost $2 per person, with a $10 per family maximum. Information: (714)

969-7622 or https://seabreezechurch.com.

Shine, a family alternative to Halloween, will be held from noon

to 5 p.m. at Christ Presbyterian Church, 20112 Magnolia St.

Information: (714) 962-6791.

The Golden West College Swap Meet will feature new and used items.

Fresh produce, records and music memorabilia, antiques and

collectibles are some of the treasures you may discover on your next

visit to the parking lot event that offers free parking and

admission. Golden West College is at 15744 Goldenwest St. The swap

meet will be open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

Information: (714) 898-7927.

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.

NOV. 5

The Golden West College Mainstage Theater will present William

Shakespeare’s Hamlet at 8 p.m. at the Golden West College Mainstage

Theater, 15744 Golden West St. General admission is $11 and students, seniors, and children under 12 are $9. Information: (714) 895-8150.

NOV. 7

The Le Soiree Wedding Show is an afternoon event that will offer

wedding planning resources, a fashion show, prize drawings and

refreshments. The show will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. at the

Huntington Beach Central Library, 7111 Talbert Ave., and admission is

$7 per person. To receive a $2 coupon, send an e-mail to

[email protected]. Information: (714) 454-0511.

NOV. 12

Over the River and Through the Woods, a comedy written by Joe

DiPietro and directed by Gigi Fusco Meese, will be performed by the

Huntington Beach Playhouse at the Central Library Theater, 7111

Talbert Ave. Tickets cost $6 to $20. Information: (714) 375-0696 or

www.hbph.com.

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.

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. (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. (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.