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Shipley's 50th and more this weekend in HB || 5.15.25

plus local author releases a new book

May 15, 2025

HBers - welcome back. In today’s email…

  • Shipley Nature Center’s 50th birthday

  • Which Netflix comic will be in town?

  • Featured Pet, Featured Home, and live music

For new readers, I’m Ethan and Around HB is the easy way to keep up with what’s happening in town.

EVENTS

🎂 FRI @ 4-7p - Shipley Nature Center’s 50th Spring Celebration is free to attend and includes plenty of kid-friendly activities (LINK)

🚘️ SAT @ 6a - as always, the Donut Derelicts informal car show will be outside Adams Ave Donuts (LINK)

🎭️ SAT @ 2p - support our next generation of storytellers at the HBAPA Media Team’s film festival (LINK)

🛍️ SAT @ 2-8p - Primrose Spring Craft Market at Bella Terra will have kids crafts, permanent jewelry, and lots of local vendors (LINK)

💚 SUN @ 8a - volunteer with Surfrider North OC to help keep our beaches clean (LINK)

🐦️ SUN @ 9a - take a beginner birder workshop at the Bolsa Chica Conservancy (LINK)

🐶 SUN @ 10a-2p - wiener dog races are back at Old World Village (LINK)

🎨 next MON @ 6p - Green Cheek Beer Co’s Sunset Beach location hosts this Paint and Sip night (LINK)

🌮 next TU @ 5p - a reminder that Flecha Cantina by Mark Wahlberg does unlimited street tacos for $28 on Tuesdays (LINK)

💼 next WED @ 4:30-6p - business owners: the HB Chamber is holding a free open house event (LINK)

looking ahead

🖼️ May 27 - mark your calendar for the Bold Brightness opening reception at the Art Center (LINK)

🎤 May 30 - you might’ve seen her on Netflix but Iliza Shlesinger will be in town, live, performing with other talented comics (LINK)

NEWS

Oilers prep for volleyball final 🏐

After upsetting top-ranked Mira Costa, the HBHS boys take on Loyola this Friday night for the CIF Southern Section D1 championship (story // bracket)

Local author releases new book 📚️ 

Julia Walton’s debut young adult novel, Words on Bathroom Walls, was made into a major motion picture. Weirdly Walter is her latest book (LINK)

Tickets go live for OC Rewind Fest 🎸 

‘80s music fans: this local festival set for late September is just for you (LINK)

Chewy is a 1.5 year old Shih Tzu currently up for adoption with the SAFE Rescue Team (LINK)

listed by Kevin Via with Compass

just sold - looks like this 3 bed 3 bath in the Seagate community went for $2.075M last week (LINK)

  • Practice Manager at Modern Animal · $75-102k/yr (LINK)

  • Marketing Coordinator at Ivy Living · $20-23/hr (LINK)

LIVE MUSIC

Thursday, May 15

  • Old World Biergarten · Joel Martin @ 6p

  • Fritzankotters · Brayden Nguyen @ 6p

  • Sebastiani’s · Huntington Henry @ 6p

  • 2nd Floor · Pollen Collective @ 8p

Friday, May 16

  • Mother’s Tavern · Bond & The Blues Guys @ 5p

  • Taco Surf · The Barcode @ 6p

  • Sebastiani’s · Bob Bartosch @ 6p

  • 25 Degrees · Zach Davi @ 6:30p

  • Baci · My Tran @ 6:30p

  • Pelican Isle · The Shenanigans Band @ 7:30p

  • Old World Biergarten · Heart of Blonde @ 7:30p

  • Old World Biergarten · Through Being Cool @ 8:30p

  • Tumbleweeds · Ax Thru The Hood @ 9p

  • Perqs · Jim Flaherty @ 9p

  • Old Crow Smokehouse · Coriander @ 9:30p

  • Old World Biergarten · Hot Lava @ 9:45p

Saturday, May 17

  • Seasalt Honky Tonk · True Blue @ 10a

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

  • Beach City Provisions · Michael SG @ 12p

  • Old World Biergarten · Gilbert Bonilla & The Ashes @ 12p

  • Pacific City · Michael Physick @ 1p

  • Mother’s Tavern · The Blue Byrdes @ 1p

  • Seasalt Honky Tonk · SEGA Countryside @ 2p

  • SeaLegs at the Beach · The MiSmiths @ 2p

  • Bella Terra · Jack Sollecito @ 5p

  • Mother’s Tavern · Hillbilly Crutch @ 5p

  • Old World Biergarten · Retrofit @ 5:30p

  • Taco Surf · Cat Reed & The Back Alley @ 6p

  • Sebastiani’s · David Grimm @ 6p

  • Beach Hut Deli · Pink Ribbon @ 6p

  • 25 Degrees · Phoenyx & Co @ 6:30p

  • Baci · Larry Fresch @ 6:30p

  • Old World Biergarten · The K-Tel All Stars @ 7:30p

  • Surf Dog’s · 17th Street Band @ 8p

  • Perqs · Triceratops @ 9p

  • Cruisers · The Motel Bedsheets @ 9:30p

  • Old Crow Smokehouse · Kaitlyn Weathers @ 9:30p

  • Cruisers · Brayden Nguyen @ 10:30p

Sunday, May 18

  • Seasalt Honky Tonk · True Blue @ 10a

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

  • Old World Biergarten · Hard Day’s Night @ 11a

  • Beach City Provisions · Mike Staggs & The Soul @ 12p

  • Pacific City · Michael Hill @ 1p

  • Bella Terra · Kaitlyn Weathers @ 1p

  • Mother’s Tavern · Dylan James @ 1p

  • Seasalt Honky Tonk · Redneck Rodeo @ 2p

  • SeaLegs at the Beach · Babylon Rockers @ 2p

  • J King Neptunes · George Fryer @ 4p

  • Old World Biergarten · All Key’d Up @ 4p

  • Mother’s Tavern · Bulldawg Blues Band @ 5p

  • Old World Biergarten · Karol Csino @ 6p

WEATHER

Thursday, May 15

68 🌡️ 60 | ⛅️ | 0% | 💨 SSW 7 mph (6 knots)

Friday, May 16

66 🌡️ 61 | ⛅️ | 4% | 💨 SSW 8 mph (7 knots)

Saturday, May 17

65 🌡️ 59 | ☁️ | 12% | 💨 WSW 10 mph (9 knots)

Sunday, May 18

66 🌡️ 57 | ⛅️ | 25% | 💨 SW 9 mph (8 knots)

Thanks for reading, I’ll see you next Thursday (-:

-Ethan

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