The Airshow is back || 10.2.25

no clouds this year🤞

October 02, 2025

Welcome back folks.

Let’s cross our fingers for a beautiful, sunny, cloud-free Airshow weekend…

  • 2025 Pacific Airshow details

  • Meadowlark battles with city

  • McKenna VW dealership acquired

  • 38 local live music options

EVENTS

🍻 TH @ 6p - Matter of Craft & Flashpoint are teaming up for their 4th annual Oktoberfest Celebration (LINK)

🍁 FRI @ 5p - Bella Terra hosts a Mid-Autumn Festival (LINK)

🏈 FRI @ 7p - the Oilers kick off their conference schedule with this homecoming game against Laguna Hills (LINK)

⏩️ FRI-SUN - this year’s Pacific Airshow will include a new STEM area for kids (LINK)

🎉 FRI-SUN - the HB House is doing Top Gun themed parties all weekend (LINK)

🍕 SAT @ 9a - check out this free craft fair featuring classic cars and pizza at a local church (LINK)

👻 SAT @ 4p - this Haunted Moonlit Market at Fountain Valley High will have Asian street food and glow-in-the-dark activities (LINK)

🌸 SUN @ 10a-4p - stop by the Aloha Fair arts & crafts show for shave ice, island cuisine, plus live music & dance (LINK)

🐶 SUN @ 10a - watch some dachshund races at Old World Village (LINK)

looking ahead

📆 Oct 18-19 - mark your calendar for this Japanese culture fair at Central Library, with meditation and martial arts performances (LINK)

NEWS

Meadowlark locks horns with the city ⛳️ 

City officials are weighing whether to fire Meadowlark Golf Club’s operator, Arcis Golf, after months of late rent payments (LINK)

There’s also, notably, a meeting scheduled for Oct 29 at the Senior Center for gathering community input about Meadowlark’s future (LINK)

McKenna VW acquired 🚗

McKenna Volkswagen HB announced they’ve been acquired and are being absorbed by Sutherlin Subaru HB (LINK)

Sutherlin Automotive is a family-owned dealer group that seems to have eyes for aggressive expansion (LINK)

Two local Starbucks locations close ☕️

Among dozens of other Starbucks across SoCal, it looks like cafes at 21000 Beach Blvd and 6502 Bolsa Ave recently shut down (LINK)

POLL

Which local spot should those Starbucks regulars get coffee from instead?

(results will be in next week's email)

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Last week’s results: “Will you watch any of this year’s Airshow?“

  • YES - of course I will (63.81% - 134 out of 210 votes)

  • NO - been there, done that (36.73% - 54 out of TODO votes)

  • MAYBE - not sure yet (36.73% - 54 out of TODO votes)

  • other - please explain (36.73% - 54 out of TODO votes)

“[YES] Fantastic flying! Love the many acts featured. It’s an event no one should miss.”

“[YES] I live in Huntington Harbour and plan to ride my bike to the Air Show.”

“[NO] One day would be plenty. Too loud for old & sick people and animals. We can't even use our parking permits which we pay for by the way.”

“[other] The loop goes over my house so I'll be out on my front stoop if I'm not working”

“[other] I am always involved for work, and it's always super cool, but by the time Sunday comes around I'm over it LOL”

“[MAYBE] Depends upon how much walking or looking for parking we feel up to!”

River is a 5 year-old Pomeranian currently up for adoption with the SAFE Rescue Team (LINK)

listed by Lori Chairez with Seven Gables Real Estate

Looks like this 5 bed, 5 bath on a quiet cul-de-sac recently sold for $4.5M (LINK)

LIVE MUSIC

Thursday, October 2

  • Sebastiani’s · Huntington Henry @ 6p

Friday, October 3

  • Bella Terra · Tanner Howe @ 5p

  • Mother’s Tavern · The Deweys @ 5p

  • Sebastiani’s · Steven McClintock @ 6p

  • Taco Surf · Silver Lining @ 6p

  • Baci · Larry Fresch @ 6:30p

  • Old World Biergarten · Blue Birds German Band @ 6:30p

  • Pete’s Sunset Grille (Hyatt Regency) · The Trip @ 7p

  • Redneck Rodeo · SSJ Fall Festival @ 7p

  • Surf Dog’s · The Clocks @ 8p

  • 25 Degrees · Steven Bejarano @ 8p

  • Cruisers · Grunge worX @ 8p

  • Perqs · Parkaimoon @ 9p

  • Old World Biergarten · FlashPants @ 9:30p

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

Saturday, October 4

  • SeaLegs at the Beach · Vintage Vinyl @ 10a

  • Mother’s Tavern · Road Kill Kings @ 1p

  • SeaLegs at the Beach · Calisamba @ 2p

  • SSJ Fall Festival · The Seven Bridges Band @ 3p

  • Bella Terra · Adriana Bravo @ 5p

  • Mother’s Tavern · Tastee Nuggz @ 5p

  • Sebastiani’s · Bob Bartosch @ 6p

  • Taco Surf · Zero G @ 6p

  • Beach Hut Deli · Double Trouble @ 6p

  • SSJ Fall Festival · The Fenians @ 6p

  • Baci · Steve McClintock @ 6:30p

  • Pete’s Sunset Grille (Hyatt Regency) · Stone Soul @ 7p

  • 25 Degrees · Dréa Shiva @ 8p

  • Perqs · All Star Trio @ 9p

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

Sunday, October 5

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

  • Baci · Sunday Jazz with The Troubadors @ 11:30a

  • Beach City Provisions · B Side @ 12p

  • Bella Terra · Alex Maes @ 1p

  • Mother’s Tavern · Mick Rhodes and the Hard Eight @ 1p

  • SSJ Fall Festival · Muffler @ 3p

  • J King Neptunes · George Fryer @ 4p

  • Mother’s Tavern · Adam Lopez @ 5p

  • SSJ Fall Festival · Tijuana Dogs @ 6p

WEATHER

Thursday, Oct 2

74 🌡️ 67 | ⛅️ | 0% | 💨 SSW 5 mph (4 knots)

Friday, Oct 3

74 🌡️ 65 | ⛅️ | 1% | 💨 S 7 mph (6 knots)

Saturday, Oct 4

74 🌡️ 65 | ☀️ | 1% | 💨 SSW 6 mph (5 knots)

Sunday, Oct 5

71 🌡️ 65 | ⛅️ | 1% | 💨 S 6 mph (5 knots)

Thanks for reading and as always, if you have any questions or comments, just hit reply.

Until next Thursday…

-Ethan