Hello Back Bay Beaus, happy Friday!
If you are heading out to help clean up the beaches this weekend, please watch your step for yellow bellied sea snakes. We thought rattle snakes were the only thing we had to worry about but apparently El Nińo had other plans.
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In today’s Buzz:
Beach and river cleanup day
Stock Up on Offroad Gear
Sunday Run Club
Kids movies in the park
— Jon Dougher, Publisher, Back Bay Buzz
10,000 Pounds of Trash. One Morning.
Saturday is shaping up to be the biggest volunteer morning of the year around here, with three separate cleanups running at once: Upper Newport Bay, where over a thousand people will fan out across a dozen sites with a 10,000-pound trash goal; Crystal Cove State Park, hosting its spots at Pelican Point and Reef Point as part of the 42nd annual California Coastal Cleanup Day; and the Santa Ana River mouth at Tower 74, where the watershed draining three counties and six million people empties onto the sand. All three start at 9am. If you've ever wondered where most of the trash actually comes from, that river mouth is the honest answer, and it's also the reason the endangered Least Terns and Snowy Plovers that nest here need us to show up. Pick one, register in advance (Upper Newport Bay and Tower 74 both ask for a signup, and Tower 74 needs a signed waiver), wear closed-toe shoes, and bring a refillable water bottle. Kids are welcome at all three, though under-18s need an adult. T-shirts while supplies last at the bay. Bring gloves if you have them.
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Creative Mornings: CURRENT - The LAB Anti-Mall
Friday, September 18th
8:30am-10:00am
Sand Sports Super Show - OC Fair & Event Center
Friday, September 18th
4:00pm-10:00pm
Live at Lunch - Live Loudly - The Camp
Friday September 18th
12-2pm
InfoNewport Beach & Santa Ana River Mouth Coastal Cleanup - Lifeguard Tower 74 (Newport Beach)
Saturday, September 19th
9:00am-11:30am
California Coastal Cleanup Day at Pelican Point - Crystal Cove State Park
Saturday, September 19th
9:00am-12:00pm
Annual Estuary Coastal Cleanup Day - Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center
Saturday, September 19th
9:00am-12:00pm
Live Music on the Lido Deck: Natalie Clark - Lido Marina Village
Saturday, September 19th
12:00pm-3:00pm
Late Edition Flea Market - The Lab
Saturday September 19th
10am-4pm
InfoHeading Into Sunday Run Club - WIP Costa Mesa
Sunday, September 20th
9:00am-10:30am
4th Annual Costa Mesa Bike Tour - Costa Mesa Historical Society
Sunday, September 20th
2:00pm-4:00pm
Cassie B Live in Concert - Westwood Coast
Sunday, September 20th
4:00pm-7:00pm
Free Junk Journaling - The Camp
Tuesday September 22
2-5pm
InfoREDO Market at OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa - 88 Fair Dr
Friday, September 25
4pm-9pm
Studio Ghibli: Princess Mononoke Special Screening - The Lido Theater
Sunday, September 27th
4:00pm-6:15pm
64th Annual Sandcastle Contest - Corona Del Mar State Beach Park
Sunday, September 27th
8:00am-12:00pm
🍷 Environmental Nature Center Wine Walk - Environmental Nature Center
Sunday, September 27th
4:00pm-7:00pm
Carnival Del Mar - CDM 3rd Thursdays Market
Thursday October 15th
5-8pm
InfoPup Pop-Up - The Lab
Saturday October 24th
Info
A COOL BREEZE
🌊 Water temp = 74º
Suit Rec: Shorty
THIS WEEKEND:
Friday:
Sand Sport Super Show in Costa Mesa ($0-$20) - OC Fair & Event Center
Friday, September 18
4pm-10pm
Newport Beach Movie in the Park: Hoppers - Bayview Park
Friday, September 18th
6:00pm-8:00pm
Songs & Stories at Newport Beach Central Library - Newport Beach Public Library
Friday, September 18
10:30am-11am
InfoLittle Seedlings Storytime at Sherman Library and Gardens in Corona Del Mar - 2647 East Coast Highway
Friday, September 18
10am-10:30am
InfoWild Tales in Newport Beach (Register!) - 2301 University Dr
Friday, September 18
10am-11am
InfoPottery Barn Kids Storytime - 3333 Bear St Ste 345
Friday, September 18
11am-11:30am
InfoSand Sport Super Show in Costa Mesa ($0-$20) - OC Fair & Event Center
Friday, September 18
4pm-10pm
Info
Saturday:
OCME Free Train Rides in Costa Mesa - Fairview Park
Saturday, September 19
10am-3:30pm
InfoHOAG World of Wonder Experience in Irvine - 16200 Sand Canyon Ave
Saturday, September 19
10am-7pm
InfoBrick Builders Block Party at Newport Beach Central Library - Newport Beach Public Library
Saturday, September 19
1pm-3pm
InfoTouch Tank Open Hours at OCC Aquarium ($5) - Lewis Center
Saturday, September 19
2pm-3pm
InfoCoastal Cleanup Day at Upper Newport Bay - 2301 University Dr
Saturday, September 19
9am-12pm
Info
Sunday:
Mahjong at the Library at Costa Mesa Mesa Verde Library - 2969 Mesa Verde Drive
Sunday, September 20
1:30pm-4pm
InfoReading in the Redwoods in Newport Beach ($5-$7 - Registration Required) - Environmental Nature Center
Sunday, September 20
10am-11:30am
InfoAquatic Community Day at Back Bay Science Center in Newport Beach - Back Bay Science Center
Sunday, September 20
10am-2pm
InfoChildren's Book Festival at Orange Coast College - 2701 Fairview Rd
Sunday, September 20
10am-3pm
Info$6 Movie Day at Triangle Square Starlight Cinemas - Starlight Triangle Cinemas
Sunday, September 20
9am-6pm
Info
Plan Ahead
Pirate Fun at Marina Park Community Center in Newport Beach - 1600 W Balboa Blvd
Tuesday, September 22
4pm-5pm
Storytime by the Beach at Marina Park Community Center in Newport Beach - 1600 W Balboa Blvd
Wednesday, September 23
10:30am-11am
Pirate Bingo at Costa Mesa Mesa Verde Library - 2969 Mesa Verde Drive
Wednesday, September 23
4pm-5pm
64th Annual Sandcastle Contest - Corona Del Mar State Beach Park
Sunday, September 27th
8:00am-12:00pm
Bluey’s Big Play - Segerstrom Center for the Arts
November 4th-5th
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Farmers Markets 🥬🥕:
Newport Pier Farmer’s Market
Costa Mesa - SOCO (Saturdays 9-2)
Corona Del Mar - PCH & Marguerite (Saturdays 9-1)
Newport Beach - Newport Pier (Sundays 9-1)
Newport Harbor - Dover Dr & 16th St (Saturdays 9am-1pm)
Mesa Verde - 1525 Mesa Verde Dr E, Costa Mesa (Sundays 10-2pm)
OC Fairgrounds Farmers Market - OC Fairgrounds, (Thursdays 9am-1pm)
🌴 Costa Mesa
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