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* Send DATEBOOK items to the Huntington Beach Independent, 1375

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

Women’s Group Cooking or Scrapbooking. Women interested in

learning new cooking skills are invited to meet in the kitchen for

classes. All women interested in learning new ways to scrapbook, or

simply enjoy the company of others while you work on your projects

are invited to join this club monthly in the Garden Room. The classes

meets from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at First Christian’s Chruch, 1207 Main

Street. Classes are held in rooms A-010 and A-004 . Info:

(714)536-2589 x288.

Doug James Comedy Night brings professional comedy acts to

Huntington Beach for a show to make you laugh. Performance includes

three professional comedians followed by live music. Show goes from 9

p.m. to 1 a.m. at Gallaghers Pub & Grill, located at 300 Pacific

Coast Highway. (714) 536.2422.

FRIDAY

Free Screening of all-girl skate movie Villa Villa Cola. Come and

meet the pro skater Holly Lyons who appears in the movie! The movie

start at 7 p.m. at HB Wahine on Main Street between Olive and Orange

avenues. Info (714)969-9399.

Delilah Jone Band Tribute to Jerry Garcia Band. Show begins around

10 p.m. at King Neptunes, 17115 Pacific Coast Hwy in Sunset Beach.

Info (562) 592-4878.

SATURDAY

Introduction to Herbalism to learn about holistic treatments that

have been used for thousands of years as food, medicine and for

beauty. Learn the history of herbs, method of cultivating, medicinal

and culinary uses, safety issues and how to make your own herbal

remedies. Class runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Golden West College

Community Center, 15744 Golden West Street. Cost of the class is $65.

Info: (714)262-8667.

Thrill Delux CD release party from 9 p.m. to midnight at

Fitzgeralds, 19171 Magnolia street. $6 cover. Info (714) 968-4523

SUNDAY

Vintage VW bus show featuring hundreds of original and restored VW

buses, trucks, pop-top campers, and specialty VW trucks. A display

and swap meet, for 1967 and earlier buses will also be held. The

event is presented by the Orange County Transporter Organization and

will run from 7 a.m. to Noon at Huntington Beach High School on Main

Street between Yorktown and Adams avenues. $2 entrance fee. Info:

(714)374-7506.

Four-man volleyball tournament of local pro and advanced players.

Teams are invited to play or just watch this exciting event with

proceeds benefiting the Long Beach State Men’s Volleyball Team. Games

begin at 9 a.m. and run until 5 p.m. at the main courts near the

pier. Info: (714)375-5063.

Salicious Sundays with New Breed and DJ Dime from 5 p.m. to 10:30

p.m at Hurricane’s Bar & Grill, 200 Main Street, Suite 201 No cover.

Info:(714) 374-0500.

MONDAY

“Celebrate with the Stewards: 10 years of Habitat Restoration on

the Bolsa Chica Mesa” will feature the stewards giving an illustrated

history of their efforts planting and tending drought-tolerant native

species at the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve. There will be a sneak

peek slide show promoting the 2006 “Wings over Bolsa” bird calendar,

which is an annual fundraiser for the Bolsa Chica Land Trust, plus

celebratory cake and refreshments.

The celebration begins at 7 p.m. at the Huntington Beach Library,

located at 7111 Talbert Ave. Info: (714) 846-1001.

TUESDAY

Joe Farnsworth and Friends at 8:30 p.m. at Irish Mist Dart Club

locate at 16655 Pacific Coast Highway in Sunset Beach. Show starts at

8:30 p.m. Cost: $5 per person. Call: (562) 592-4782.

WEDNESDAY

Dachshund Races at Old World Village are family events providing

entertainment as 24 short-legged, but swift little “Wiener Dogs”

belly-up to the starting gate -hopefully- racing to the finish line.

The fee to enter a dog in a race is $16.

The races are held at the Old World Village in Huntington Beach at

7 p.m. Info: (714)898-5111

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. Info: (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. Info: (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.

Info: Rodding Around at (714) 963-2928. o7www.

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. Info: (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. Info: (714)

897-8781.

The Huntington Beach

Library presents Laptime Storytime at 10 and 11 a.m. Tuesdays and

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

or sign up at dance.netfirms.com.

FARMERS MARKET

The Craft Fair and Farmers

Market are held from 1 p.m. to dusk Fridays at Pier Plaza. Craft

Fair (714) 846-5509 and Farmers Market (714) 573-0374.