TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2008
August 19, 2008 Gondola Ride - Sunset Gondola Cruise Tickets Gondoliers take you through the channels of Huntington Harbour on a daylight, sunset or night cruise. Price for two is around $75. Location: Peters Landing, Huntington Beach, CA. Time: 11 - 11 daily.
August 19, 2008 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.
August 19, 2008 Surf City Nights. Boogie on down to Main Street in Downtown Huntington Beach for food, music, dancing, entertainment, kiddie rides, arts & crafts vendors and fun. Cost: Free, plus 2 hours free parking in the city garage at 200 Main Street. Location: Main Street between Pacific Coast Highway and Orange Ave., Huntington Beach, CA. hbdowntown.com
August 19, 2008 Lecture - Fort Pillow lecture with the theme, American Civil War history, is presented by Dave Goracke and sponsored by The Civil War Round Table of Orange County, California (CWRTOC,CA). Time: Banquet room opens for dinner at 6 p.m., lecture at 7 p.m. Cost: Membership: $20 annual, plus dinner. Location: Carrows Restaurant , 16931 Magnolia Ave., Huntington Beach, CA. Contact: Sweetsstar@aol.com
August 19, 2008 Surfing America USA's SIMA Invitation Surf Competition. This invitation only event from Surf Industry Manufacturers Association (SIMA) will be held next to the Huntington Beach Pier. The USA Championships are the foremost event in American junior surfing and include an ASP-certified panel of judges, live scoring and four-person, twenty-minute heats. Although, the event is youth focused, it still holds divisions for elder surfers as well. SIMA demonstrates support for advancing competitive surfing in the United States as a presenting sponsor of Surfing America’s USA Championships and USA Surf Team Selection event. The 2008 Surfing America USA Championships presented by SIMA will be held in Huntington Beach, from August 19 through August 24, 2008. This will be the fifth annual USA Championship hosted by Surfing America since being appointed the National Governing Body (NGB) for the sport of surfing in the United States. Call: (714) 848-8851.
August 19, 2008 The Eclectic Eye Art Exhibit - Photography of Anita Brace, who has traveled the globe in search of interesting faces and scenes, will be featured at this month-long event. Location: Huntington Beach Central Library, 7771 Talbert Ave., Huntington Beach, CA. Cost: Free admission. Time: Regular library hours. Call Anita for photo acquisition: (714) 878-1066. anitabrace.com
August 19, 2008 Twisted Tuezdays Double Happy Hour. 4:30 - 7:30 & 10 p.m. on. 21+, no cover. Hosted by beautiful Jennifer Pearl, DJ Peter J will be spinnin' with special guests weekly. Location: Hurricanes Bar & Grill, 200 Main, HB, CA. 21+
August 19, 2008 Karaoke with Stan - Tumbleweeds (serves food till midnight). No cover. Location: Beach at Atlanta (Rite Aid mall), HB, CA. Call: (714) 960-2776.