Continue reading ‘19th Annual Balboa Island Artwalk’ »]]> Enjoy over a mile of beautiful art and live music in a spectacular waterfront setting at Artwalk. The Balboa Island Artwalk is the premier showcase for talented local artists and marks the start of the Island’s summer season. The Artwalk is over a mile long and will feature artists exhibiting paintings, fine jewelry, blown glass, sculpture, and photography.

When: Sunday, May 19 | 9am – 5pm

Where: South Bayfront, Balboa Island, Newport Beach

Cost: Free!

More information: www.balboaislandartwalk.info

Continue reading ‘Newport Beach Relay for Life’ »]]> Each dollar you raise will help save lives. Your reason for participating in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life event is as unique and special as the story that motivates you. This is your opportunity to honor cancer survivors, remember those we have lost to this disease, and raise funds and awareness to help end cancer forever.

When: Saturday, May 18th | 8am

Where: Newport Harbor High School – 600 Irvine Ave, Newport Beach

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Continue reading ‘Newport Beach Children’s Poet Featured at Library’ »]]>

Newport Beach artist and poet Chip Fesko introduces “Fireflies & Honey Bees: Children’s Poems for You and Me,” at the Newport Beach Public Library this week.

Parents are encouraged to bring young readers to the Newport Beach Public Library this week as a local poet and artist presents his children’s poems.

Chip Fesko, a resident who lives on the Back Bay, will be at the library on Saturday, May 18 from 11 a.m. to noon to introduce his new iTunes book “Fireflies & Honey Bees: Children’s Poems for You and Me.” The book is a collection of 15 original poems and watercolors for young readers. The poems will be narrated by British actress, Eila Ulyett, and children will receive instructions and materials for making their own firefly jar full of light.

Funded by the Friends of the Library and the Newport Sunrise Rotary Foundation, the Newport Beach library festivities are part of the Imagination Celebration of Orange County where families can enjoy an afternoon of free interactive activities designed to inspire and encourage creative and artistic expression, according to library officials. 

The event will be held in the Central Library Friends Room, 1000 Avocado Avenue in Newport Beach. For more information call the Cultural Arts Services at 949-717-3870.

Continue reading ‘OC Great Park Children’s Garden Workshop’ »]]> Good Bugs – Bad Bugs event at the OC Great Park: Simple Things Kids Can Do To Help Encourage Beneficials and Discourage Destructive Pests in the Garden 

Not all bugs are bad! Come and find out the difference between beneficial and destructive insects and pest of the garden. Then make an environmentally friendly snail trap or bird “scare” to take home with you. A series of fun-filled garden themed workshops specifically designed for children.

When: May 12 | every 30 minutes, from 11am-1pm

Where: Orange County Great Park Food + Farm Lab

Cost: Free parking and admission

More info: www.ocgp.org/things-to-do/childrens-garden-workshop

Continue reading ‘Newport Beach Home & Garden Tour’ »]]> Newport Harbor High School’s Home and Garden Tour in Newport Beach is coming up on Thursday, May 16th, from 9am to 5pm.

Presented during the tour will be six beautiful homes in the community; the $65 ticket price includes: a morning reception, tour of the homes and gardens, a drawing, luncheon overlooking Newport Harbor, and an afternoon reception. 

According to their website, the Newport Harbor Home
 and Garden Tour is “one of the annual fundraisers that helps fulfill the Newport Harbor Educational Foundation mission by providing funds for academic support programs…”

More information is available on their website, www.newportharborhometour.com, or by calling 949.722.9473. Tickets can be purchased online here.

Continue reading ‘Battle of the Mariachi Festival’ »]]>

The 9th Annual Battle of the Mariachi Festival includes live musical entertainment, cultural merchandise, children’s art workshops, mariachi vocals and authentic Mexican food. There will be ringing of the historic bells, folkloric performances by Ballet Folklorico of San Juan Capistrano, bilingual marionette shows and exhibition performances by the local Capistrano Community Mariachi Program.

When: Saturday, May 11, 2013 | 11 am – 4 pm

Where: Mission San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano

Cost: $10 for adults, $9 for seniors, $6 for children under 12

More info: www.MissionSJC.com | 949-234-1321

Continue reading ‘Marguerite Left Turn Signal Project Faces Delays’ »]]> A $200,000 project to install new left-turn signal lights at Marguerite Avenue and East Coast Highway will not be complete on schedule, a city official confirmed.

“Unfortunately, two of the signal mast arms that were delivered and installed are not correct for the intersection,” said Brad Sommers, an assistant city engineer, in an email. “This has created a bit of a delay, moving the activation of the left-turn phasing to early May.”

Workers will have to remove sections of the poles and reinstall the correct arms, he wrote…

Read the rest of this article from Corona del Mar Today here: “Marguerite Left Turn Signal Project Faces Delays”.