SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 2009
January 31, 2009 Keiko Matsui
Jazz Composer / Pianist at Centennial
Ball - Celebrating Huntington
Beach's 100 anniversary as a
city, the first major Centennial
Celebration event is an elegant
Black Tie
Centennial Ball at the Hyatt
Regency Huntington Beach Resort
and Spa. Décor and special
floral arrangements, a champagne
toast to 100 years, dinner,
silent and live auctions, and
musical entertainment with HB's
own jazz pianist Keiko Matsui
(Billboard and a two-time winner
of the National Smooth Jazz
Female Artist of the Year
Award), will be featured.
Cost: $200/person. Lpayne@surfcity-hb.org or call
(714) 536-5577.
January 31, 2009
Dean Rod Band - Studying
piano and composition at the
acclaimed California Institute
of the Arts music school, this
Los Angeles-based composer and
performer's song repertoire
spans the universal and enduring
genres of music, including: pop,
classic rock, golden oldies,
jazz, romantic ballads,
standards, showtunes,
country-western, British
invasion, and blues. Time: 8:30
- 11:30 p.m. Location:
Red Chair Lounge, Hyatt
Regency Huntington Beach Resort,
21500 Pacific Coast Highway,
Huntington Beach, CA. (714)
698-1234
OUTDOORS
January 31, 2009
Gondola Ride -
Sunset Gondola Cruise.
Gondoliers take you through the
channels of Huntington Harbour
to see the elegant homes and
moonlit waters of this romantic
harbor comprised of 6 islands.
Price for two is around $75.
Location: Peters Landing,
Huntington Beach, CA. Time: 11 -
11 daily.
January 31, 2009 Swap Meet
- Golden West College Swap
Meet includes produce, used
items, new goods ranging from
clothing to tools.
Cost: Free. Time: 8 a.m. to 3
p.m. Call: (714) 898-7927 for
24-hour information. Location:
15744 Golden West St.,
Huntington Beach, California
January 31, 2009 Pre-Marathon
Expo Village & Sign Up begins.
You can visit the expo village
at Pacific Coast Highway and
Beach Blvd. across from the
Hilton & Hyatt hotels for a
runner's expo before the main
event tomorrow, the Superbowl
Surf City Marathon.
January 31, 2009 Wetlands viewing -
Birders, nature lovers and the curious are
invited to drop by the Bolsa Chica
Ecological Reserve, one of the West Coast's
significant flyways for migrating birds.
Bring binoculars to enjoy even closer views
of these soaring creatures. Location:
Pacific Coast Highway between Seapoint and
Warner on the east side of the highway.
Enjoy 300 acres, plus a 1.5 mile loop trail.
No pets or bikes permitted on the trails.
Open during daylight hours.
January 31, 2009 Disc Frisbee Golf
- The public is invited to get out and
compete in this exciting sport that's
relaxing and easy to learn. Location:
Huntington Beach Disc Golf Course, Central
Park lot off Golden West Street between
Talbert and Ellis. Time: Daily. Call: (714)
425-9931.
January 31, 2009
Beach Bonfire. You must bring your own
fire wood to the beach for a beach bonfire.
Fire rings are located north of the
Huntington Beach Pier at Bolsa Chica State
Beach on Pacific Coast Highway (between
Warner Ave. & Seapoint St.) and south of the
Huntington Beach Pier on PCH between 1st
Street and Beach Blvd. at Huntington City
Beach or between Beach Blvd. & Brookhurst
Street at Huntington State Beach. Cost:
Free, first come-first serve.
January 31, 2009 Shipley Nature Center
- The
Friends of Shipley Nature Center
is open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Location: Central Park
West, near Breakfast in the Park
or on 17829 Golden West Street,
between Slater and Central
Library Drive, Huntington Beach,
CA. Cost: Free. Call: (714)
842-4772. shipleynature.org
ART GALLERIES & MUSEUMS
January 31, 2009
Ebb & Flow Art Exhibit -
A Centennial Exhibition 2009,
includes art and photographs
representing 100 years of change
in the city of Huntington Beach.
Historic Resources Board and HB
Art Center co-sponsor this
event. Exhibit runs thru Feb.
22. Time: Noon to 6 p.m. Cost:
Free admission. Location: 538
Main St., Huntington Beach, CA.
Call: (714) 536-5258.
January 31, 2009 Newland
House Museum Tour - The historic Newland House is features
a museum and docent led tours
from local historians who
provide information about the
two-story Victorian home built
in 1898. Location: Newland
Center at Beach Boulevard and
Adams Avenue, 19820 Beach Blvd.,
Huntington Beach CA 92648. Time:
Noon to 4 p.m. Cost: $2.
Call: (714) 962-5777. Photos
January 31, 2009
Art -
Windows Gallery in
Huntington Beach Central Library
on the first floor features
works from amateur and
professional artists with varied
themes that range from
landscapes to abstracts. This
mixed media exhibit is free to
see. Location: 7111 Talbert
Ave., Huntington Beach, CA.
January 31, 2009
Art Show - HB's 100 Years. Time:
1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Location: 16812
Pacific Coast Highway (next to
Captain Jack's Restaurant).
Call: (562) 592-4393.
