Memorial Day Weekend in HB || 5.22.25

Welcome back folks - plenty of local events and civil news to share in today’s email so let’s get right to it…

• 58 live music options in town this weekend

• A silent concert and $5 breakfast burritos

• City Council meeting recap & other news

If you’re new here, I’m Ethan and Around HB is your weekly resource for all things Huntington Beach.

EVENTS

🎧️ TH @ 6:30p - check out this silent piano concert out front of The HB House (LINK)

🐦️ SAT @ 10a - stop by the Bolsa Chica Conservancy for a Birding Tour (LINK)

🌯 SAT-SUN @ 10a-12p - Cruisers has $5 breakfast burritos each weekend morning (LINK)

🇺🇸 next MON @ 11a - it’s the 120th Annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Pier Plaza (LINK)

🖼️ next TU @ 5-8p - be there for the opening reception for Bold Brightness, a new exhibit at the Art Center (LINK)

💫 next WED @ 4p - Pacific City hosts a family-friendly AAPI Celebration in lieu of Movie Night (LINK)

📚️ next WED @ 6:30p - join Brightwaters for their May Book Club (LINK)

🫖 next TH @ 12-3p - spend an afternoon at the library: it’s Spring Tea with authors Sophie Stava and Ritu Mukerji (LINK)

looking ahead

🚌 June 1 - see 100+ vintage VW buses at the pier next weekend (LINK)

🍔 June 6 - Foodie Fest will be back at GWC a few weeks from now (LINK)

🚘️ June 7-8 - it’ll be the 39th iteration of Concours d'Elegance in Central Park (LINK)

NEWS

Oilers ballclubs bow out in Round 2 ⚾️ 🥎

HBHS baseball and softball were both bounced from the CIF Playoffs, with baseball losing 6-5 to Santa Margarita and softball losing 4-0 to Chino Hills (baseball // softball)

Van Der Mark to run for State Assembly 💼

Councilwoman Gracey Van Der Mark recently announced her plans to run for the District 72 seat in 2026 (LINK)

OCTA cracks down 💸

After a failed OCTA audit, we’ll follow in Buena Park’s footsteps and lose local transportation funding for the next 5 years (LINK)

City Council meeting recap ⚖️

Having served as City Treasurer since 2011, Alisa Backstrom is set to retire on July 1 due to family circumstances (2:46:35 - 2:47:16)

With ballots out for Measures A and B (LINK), City Council moved to investigate OVSD’s use of public funds in support of those measures (LINK)

FEATURED PET

Annie is a year-old Domestic Shorthair mix, currently up for adoption at the OC Humane Society off of Edison & Newland (LINK)

FEATURED HOME

just sold - this 4 bed 3 bath Bolsa Landmark home looks like it went for $2.15M late last week (LINK)

LIVE MUSIC

Thursday, May 22

• Pacific Hideaway · Joe Blanchard @ 5p

• Meadowlark Golf Club · Ruby Kaye Trio @ 5:30p

• Sebastiani’s · Huntington Henry @ 6p

Friday, May 23

• Mother’s Tavern · The Ashe Brothers @ 5p

• Bruno’s · Tori Green @ 5p

• Taco Surf · Alter Ego @ 6p

• Vittorio’s · Ken James @ 6p

• Sebastiani’s · Gregg Montgomery @ 6p

• 25 Degrees · Sabrina Lentini @ 6:30p

• Baci · Marie MacKnight @ 6:30p

• Pelican Isle · The Blue Byrdes @ 7:30p

• Old World Biergarten · Woke Up Dead @ 8:30p

• Tumbleweeds · 30 Weight @ 9p

• Perqs · Nico Fresard Trio @ 9p

• Old Crow Smokehouse · Dean Kalogris @ 9:30p

• Old World Biergarten · Slaytanic @ 10p

Saturday, May 24

• Seasalt Honky Tonk · True Blue @ 10a

• SeaLegs at the Beach · Crazy for the 80’s (Generation 80’s Band) @ 10a

• Beach City Provisions · 30 Weight @ 12p

• Four Sons Brewing (on Gothard) · Those Guys @ 12p

• Mother’s Tavern · Off The Vinyl @ 1p

• Pacific City · Scott Garrepy @ 1p

• Surf Dog’s · The Deweys @ 2p

• Seasalt Honky Tonk · Kayln & The New Frontier @ 2p

• SeaLegs at the Beach · Strange Days @ 2p

• J King Neptunes · The Blue Byrdes @ 3p

• Surf Dog’s · Outer Wave @ 3p

• Surf Dog’s · Little Kahuna @ 4p

• Surf Dog’s · Rocket Fish @ 5p

• Bella Terra · Tanner Howe @ 5p

• Mother’s Tavern · The Pollen Collective @ 5p

• Taco Surf · Party Jones @ 6p

• Vittorio’s · Jack Wood @ 6p

• Sebastiani’s · Lili Lewis @ 6p

• Beach Hut Deli · Double H Band @ 6p

• Old World Biergarten · Semi-Charmed @ 6p

• Surf Dog’s · Blackball Bandits @ 6p

• Baci · Dave Alcantar & Tom Bevan @ 6:30p

• Old World Biergarten · Red Hot Tribute @ 7:30p

• J King Neptunes · The Leftovers @ 8p

• Tumbleweeds · Sugar Lips @ 9p

• Old World Biergarten · No Duh @ 9p

• Perqs · Yankee Azteca @ 9p

• Old Crow Smokehouse · JT Harker @ 9:30p

Sunday, May 25

• Seasalt Honky Tonk · True Blue @ 10a

• SeaLegs at the Beach · Brunch with the Beatles (The Walrus) @ 10a

• Beach City Provisions · Pour Choices @ 12p

• Mother’s Tavern · Juke Joint Preachers @ 1p

• Tumbleweeds · American Vagrant @ 1p

• Bella Terra · Natalie Clark @ 1p

• Pacific City · Corey Angeli @ 1p

• Seasalt Honky Tonk · Redneck Rodeo @ 2p

• SeaLegs at the Beach · Fayuca @ 2p

• J King Neptunes · Hillbilly Crutch @ 3p

• Mother’s Tavern · Foxy Codon @ 5p

• Perqs · Mike Staggs & The Soul @ 5p

Monday, May 26

• Beach City Provisions · B Side with Christi Fisher @ 2p

• Seasalt Honky Tonk · Ash Easton @ 2p

WEATHER

Thursday, May 22

72 🌡️ 61 | ⛅️ | 0% | 💨 SSW 8 mph (7 knots)

Friday, May 23

69 🌡️ 61 | ⛅️ | 0% | 💨 S 8 mph (7 knots)

Saturday, May 24

70 🌡️ 60 | ☀️ | 0% | 💨 SSW 8 mph (7 knots)

Sunday, May 25

71 🌡️ 60 | ☀️ | 0% | 💨 SSW 6 mph (5 knots)

Wishing you and everyone in your life a carefree Memorial Day Weekend (-:

-Ethan