Standup comedy and Heritage Barbecue in town || 5.1.25

HBers - welcome back.

Expect details on a car show, the Surf City Derby, and plenty of family-friendly events in today’s email:

• Heritage Barbecue’s pop-up at the beach

• Local theater & live music options

• Multiple standup comedy shows

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

EVENTS

⚡️ SAT @ 9a-12p - try a quick ice bath or sauna session at Beach Break, a fitness & wellness festival by Huntington Run Club (LINK)

👢 SAT @ 10a - Seasalt Honky Tonk’s opening day features live country music and a pop-up by award-winning Heritage Barbecue (LINK)

🐣 SAT @ 10a-2p - bring your kids to the WWCC’s annual Wildlife Baby Shower (LINK)

🚗 SAT @ 10a-2p - support OV Athletics at their annual Overdrive Car Show (LINK)

⛵️ SAT @ 11:30a-4p - swing by the Huntington Harbour Yacht Club for their opening day festivities (LINK)

🧘 SAT @ 12p - Vanity Compound hosts Summer Body Social, a networking event for folks who work in fitness & wellness (LINK)

🎉 SAT-SUN - Yoga Tribe is doing free classes all weekend to celebrate their 22 year anniversary (LINK)

🛍️ SUN @ 11a-4p - Hive Market is back at Pacific City (LINK)

🐴 SUN @ 1:30-5:30p - the Rotary Club presents their 3rd Annual Surf City Derby Party at the HB Sports Complex (LINK)

🎤 SUN @ 7p - enjoy standup comedy by Greg Fitzsimmons at The Mamba (LINK)

🌮 MON - sample premium tequila and get unlimited tacos for $30 at Flecha Cantina by Mark Wahlberg (LINK)

looking ahead

🌹 May 11 - get your Mother’s Day plans sorted with a roses & rosé themed brunch at Paséa Hotel & Spa (LINK)

👀 May 30 - Iliza Shlesinger headlines Comedy on the Beach at SeaLegs (LINK)

NEWS

‘A Monster Calls’ opens this weekend 🎭️ 

Matt Szabo wrote a nice piece about this two-hour play by the HBAPA, with performances tonight, Friday, and Saturday (story // tickets)

Oilers softball earns key win 🥎 

Down 2-0 in the 6th inning to Marina, the Oilers got a clutch two-out, three-run homer from Morgan Drotter, lifting them to a crucial Sunset League victory (LINK)

They’ll host Newport Harbor in a doubleheader today Thursday, 5/1.

FEATURED PET

Nugget is a ~2 year old pug currently up for adoption at Huntington Pet Vet (LINK)

FEATURED HOME

just sold - looks like this 5 bed 2.5 bath by Bolsa View Park went for $2.45M (LINK)

FEATURED JOBS

• HR Leader at Layup Parts · $80-160k/yr (LINK)

• BCBA at Accel Therapies · $80-95k/yr (LINK)

• Front Office Manager at The Waterfront Beach Resort · $68-70k/yr (LINK)

LIVE MUSIC

Thursday, May 1

• Pacific Hideaway · Joe Blanchard @ 5p

• Fritzankotters · Koa Hord @ 6p

• Old World Biergarten · Neil Levin @ 6p

Friday, May 2

• Mother’s Tavern · 30 Weight @ 5p

• Taco Surf · Big Dog Band @ 6p

• Surfing The Nations · The Free Collective Band @ 6p

• Vittorio’s · Ken James @ 6p

• Sebastiani’s · Lili Lewis @ 6p

• Baci · Boyd Garrison @ 6:30p

• 25 Degrees · Jamie Allensworth @ 6:30p

• J King Neptunes · The Shenanigans Band @ 7p

• Old World Biergarten · Gilbert Bonilla & The Ashes @ 7p

• Old World Biergarten · Tijuana Dogs @ 8p

• Tumbleweeds · WolfMama @ 8:30p

• Perqs · Parkaimoon @ 9p

• Old Crow Smokehouse · Kyle Schuesler @ 9:30p

Saturday, May 3

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

• Beach City Provisions · The Blue Byrdes @ 12p

• Mother’s Tavern · Phunkle @ 1p

• Pacific City · Gina Roode @ 1p

• SeaLegs at the Beach · PartyPunks & The Offsprung @ 2p

• Seasalt Honky Tonk · Lainey Nation & Wallen Nation @ 2p

• J King Neptunes · It's Contagious @ 3p

• Bella Terra · Natalie Clark @ 5p

• Mother’s Tavern · The Lucky Stiffs @ 5p

• Taco Surf · Zero G @ 6p

• Beach Hut Deli · Double Trouble @ 6p

• Old World Biergarten · Love Dolly @ 6p

• Vittorio’s · Andrea Miller @ 6p

• Sebastiani’s · John Webb @ 6p

• Baci · Larry Fresch & Friends @ 6:30p

• 25 Degrees · Justin McCormick @ 6:30p

• Old World Biergarten · James Garner Cash @ 7p

• Matter of Craft · Brayden Nguyen @ 8p

• Surf Dog’s · Brick Top Blaggers @ 8p

• Tumbleweeds · Code 4 @ 9p

• Old Crow Smokehouse · Coriander @ 9:30p

Sunday, May 4

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

• Bella Terra · Kaitlyn Weathers @ 1p

• Pacific City · Tom Norman @ 1p

• Mother’s Tavern · Mick Rhodes and The Hard 8 @ 1p

• SeaLegs at the Beach · Special Blend @ 2p

• Seasalt Honky Tonk · Redneck Rodeo @ 2p

• Surf Dog’s · The Shenanigans Band @ 2p

• Mother’s Tavern · Bar Friendly @ 5p

Monday, May 5

• Taco Surf · Party Jones @ 4p

WEATHER

Thursday, May 1

64 🌡️ 60 | ⛅️ | 2% | 💨 SSW 7 mph (6 knots)

Friday, May 2

65 🌡️ 61 | ⛅️ | 2% | 💨 SW 7 mph (6 knots)

Saturday, May 3

62 🌡️ 55 | ⛅️ | 19% | 💨 SSW 10 mph (8 knots)

Sunday, May 4

60 🌡️ 55 | ⛅️ | 25% | 💨 W 16 mph (14 knots)

Thanks for reading, I’ll see you next Thursday!

-Ethan