Calendar of Events for Huntington Beach, California

WEDNESDAY JULY 27

July 27, 2005 US Open Schedule: Venue - USOS Surf Stadium, Times & Events: 

7 a.m.    Women Round 60 Heats 1 through 6

9 a.m.     Men Round 96 Heats 1 through 18

July 27, 2005  Swim - Lap Swim at Huntington Beach High School pool. Time: 6 to 8 a.m. Cost $3 or 20 -punch pass for $50. Call: (714) 960-8884. Location: 1905 Main Street. Photo 

July 27, 2005    (through July 31)  US Open of Surfing & Beach Games is a surfing and extreme sports festival featuring the US Open of Surfing and Beach Games that include Soul Bowl Skateboard competition and BMX Bike competition. The event includes concerts, fashion, vendor booths, autograph signing and Surf Village, an interactive area on the sand with video games, fashion, music and sports demos. Schedule: Honda US Open of Surfing presented by O'Neill -  July 25-31 with pretrial rounds held July 22-24; Soul Bowl - Skateboarding - WCS Sanctioned; team competition format and BMX (Hoffman Sports Association Sanctioned). Arrowhead It's Better Up Here Contest: Highest air contest for skate & BMX sponsored by Arrowhead. Freestyle Motocross Demos - July 29 -31 featuring three 30-40 minute demos per day. Featured athletes may include Jeff 'Full Tilt' Tilton, Tommy 'Tom Cat' Clowers, Ronnie Renner, Mike Mason, Taylor Sterner. Karch Kiraly Invitational (4-Man Pro Beach Shootout) features 4 on 4 volleyball competition with four total matches; 11 men & 4 women. July 30, 11am - 3pm and July 31, 2pm - 4pm. Concert Stage featuring national and regional artists July 30 and 31st.Festival Pavilion or Village - gaming lounge and more than 70 sponsor displays & vendor booths, July 29 - 31. Also, Teen Vogue Fashion Live! fashion show with interactive booths, music on July 21, 3pm-6pm.Location: Huntington Beach Pier, Pacific Coast Highway and Main Street. Cost: Free. Phone: 310-473-0411  Beach Games photos

July 27, 2005   3rd Annual Surf Theatre Film Festival.  U.S. Surf Team fundraiser at  7:00pm. Support the U.S. Surf Team and view video footage from the last year of team competition, team interviews and a bonus screening of the Surf Tech video.  There will be raffles with opportunities to win surf gear, clothing and more. Location: Mann Pierside 6 Cinemas, 300 Pacific Coast Hwy., #203, Huntington Beach, CA 92648. 714-969-3151. Show times: 7 & 9 p.m. Cost per show per person: $9. 

July 27, 2005   3rd Annual Surf Theatre Film Festival presents Five Summer Stories. Heralded as “the finest surf movie ever made,” this classic is the culmination of the joint surf-film careers of Jim Freeman and Greg MacGillivray. Against a backdrop of the Vietnam War and the Nixon years, it portrays a young, outlaw sport at a strategic point in its creative evolution, during a watershed historic era. There will be raffles with opportunities to win surf gear, clothing and more. Location: Mann Pierside 6 Cinemas, 300 Pacific Coast Hwy., #203, Huntington Beach, CA 92648. 714-969-3151. Show time: 9 p.m. Cost per show per person: $9. 

July 27, 2005 Art - Vietnamese and American artwork at Huntington Beach Art Center celebrate the Vietnamese culture in an exhibit partially funded by a grant from the James Irvine Foundation. Time: Noon to 6 p.m. Location: 538 Main Street, Huntington Beach, CA 92648 Call: (714) 374-1650. Photos

July 27, 2005   Adventure Playground invites kids ages 6 to 12 to raft on a small pond, navigate a rope bridge, build forts and go down a mud slide. Bring a plastic bag with a change of shoes and clothes. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Location: 7111 Talbert Ave., enter from Youth Shelter path and look for water tower with sign. Cost: $2 - $3. Phone: 714-536-5486.  

July 27, 2005   Disc Frisbee Golf Weekly Amateur League Play - The public is invited to get out and compete in this exciting sport that's relaxing and easy to learn. In weekly league play, competitors are assigned a handicap. Location: Huntington Beach Disc Golf Course, Central Park lot off Golden West Street between Talbert and Ellis. Time: 3 p.m. Call for pricing and sign up: (714) 425-9931.  M  Photos

July 27, 2005 Concert - Garbage at Pacific Amphitheatre. Location, 100 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA. Time: 7:30 p.m. Cost: $29.50 - $39.50. Parking: $5 - 10. Call: (714) 708-1500. www.ocfair.com

This calendar does not guarantee accuracy of information as events are subject to change.