The Coast Film and Music Festival continues this weekend on the Festival of Arts grounds in Laguna Beach.
Daytime tickets are $25 for general admission, and night tickets are $35. Attendance to each sessions is on the market for $50 on Saturday or Sunday.
Saturday night will feature a showing of “Facing Monsters,” followed by a question-and-answer session with skilled big wave surfers Kerby and Cortney Brown.
Sunday night shall be highlighted by a fiftieth anniversary celebration of “Five Summer Stories,” which shall be narrated by director Greg MacGillivray and Sam George. The night can even feature a live musical performance by Honk through the chosen scenes.
The South Laguna Community Garden Park will host a potluck festival on Saturday from 2 to 4:30 p.m. on the Garden Park, positioned on the corner of Eagle Rock Way and South Coast Highway.
Attendees are asked to bring a dish to serve at the least 10 people. Billed as a “zero waste” community get-together, participants are also asked to utilize reusable utensils.
The Garden Band can even be performing.
Orange County Soccer Club to host Hamburg SV on Tuesday
Orange County Soccer Club is about to face off with Germany’s Hamburg SV in a global friendly match on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Championship Soccer Stadium.
It’ll mark the primary time that Orange County has squared off with a European opponent. Hamburg currently sits in second place within the Bundesliga 2 standings.
“International games, especially versus a historic German Bundesliga team, are at all times special, and it gives our players the chance to showcase themselves,” Oliver Wyss, general manager of Orange County Soccer Club, said. “Hamburg, who’ve [been] the German Champion six times, has a really strong roster this season, and we’re looking forward to playing and hosting them in Orange County.”
There shall be a German beer fest, in addition to a World Cup theme for the match.
Estancia High Drama Department presents ‘Little Women’
Students in Estancia High School’s award-winning drama department will kick off their 2022-23 season Thursday with Kate Hamill’s “Little Women,” adapted from Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel, in evening shows that run through Saturday.
The Nineteenth century coming of age tale follows March sisters Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy from childhood to maturity through the Civil War era. Under Estancia High Drama Director Pauline Maranian and teacher Amber Marroquin, the difference strives to make a Nineteenth-century work relevant to modern audiences.
“Little Women,” takes place Thursday through Saturday, at 7 p.m., at Estancia High School, 2323 Placentia Ave., in Costa Mesa. Tickets are $10 for college kids and $15 for general admission and will be purchased on the door or online at estanciadrama.com.
Costa Mesa Councilwoman Marr to talk at Historical Society Nov. 20
Costa Mesa City Councilwoman Andrea Marr will discuss her profession with the U.S. Navy and what she’s learned about leadership during a Nov. 20 reception on the Costa Mesa Historical Society.
After completing qualifications as a nuclear engineer, Marr served in regards to the U.S. Nimitz, where she led a division of 20 nuclear-trained machinists for 2 years. She can even speak on how her skilled life has benefited from the influence of Admiral Hyman Rickover, considered the daddy of the nuclear Navy.
A reception takes place at 2 p.m. with this system to follow at 2:30 p.m. on the Costa Mesa Historical Society, 1870 Anaheim Ave. Space is restricted.
OC Public Libraries presents Fall Literacy Festival Nov. 19
Orange County public libraries, in collaboration with fifth District County Supervisor Lisa Bartlett will rejoice early and family literacy at Aliso Viejo Library Saturday, Nov. 19, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., where they’ll host quite a lot of activities for the entire family.
Attendees can meet and pose for photos with children’s book character Lyle Crocodile and revel in crocodile-themed crafts and book-forward face painting designs. Special guest Newberry Honor and Recent York Times best-selling children’s writer Jennifer Holm will attend a meet and greet and sign free copies of her book, “Once Upon a Messy Whisker,” while supplies last.
The library is positioned at 1 Journey, in Aliso Viejo. For more information visit ocpl.org.
Orange County Fair Board names Pham as chair
The OC Fair & Event Center Board of Directors has chosen member Newton Pham to serve a one-year term as board chair, while board member Nick Kovacevich will function vice chair.
Board members voted on the appointments in an Oct. 27 meeting. Pham, a Fountain Valley resident, has served on the board since 2016. A graduate of San Diego State University, Pham is an executive vice chairman and head of leveraged finance at California Bank & Trust, the California division of Zions Bancocorporation.
Kovacevich is chief executive of Greenlane Holdings, Inc., a provider of ancillary cannabis products and accessories. An entrepreneur who co-founded KushCo Holdings and BigRentz, an Irvine-based technology company, the Newport Beach resident joined the board in 2020.
Pham replaces outgoing Chair Doug LaBelle, who will proceed to serve on the board.
Tilly’s Life Center welcomes former OC Head Start exec as its recent CEO
Tilly’s Life Center — an Irvine nonprofit whose programs empower teenagers to address adversity, crisis and difficult decisions — recently announced the addition of Colleen Versteeg as chief executive.
Versteeg was instrumental in achieving quite a few financial and program goals in her 10 years as executive director for Santa Ana childcare agency Orange County Head Start, where she oversaw a $45-million annual budget. Prior to that, she was a baby development coordinator for Santa Ana Unified School District, where she oversaw early childhood state and federal grants.
“I couldn’t be more enthusiastic about this recent chapter in our organization,” TLC Founder and President Tilly Levine said in a news release. “Colleen brings a lot experience in our field — she shall be an ideal fit for our culture, our values and our mission.”
