🚂 Top wine festival comes to town | 11.7.24

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My name’s Ethan 👋 

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Here’s what’s on tap this weekend:

• California Wine Festival is in town

• HBPL gets an upgrade

• Public Works Department wins some $$

• Pet of the Week, Home of the Week, and more

NEWS

HBPL has new tech 🤖 

Huntington Beach Public Library gets more than 600k visitors each year. They just announced new self-checkout machines to better serve them (LINK)

Public Works Department wins grant 💸

Shoutout to our city’s Public Works Department on winning a $240k grant from the Orange County Transportation Authority to keep trash out of the ocean (LINK)

EVENTS

🍷 Voted one of the top 10 wine festivals in America, the California Wine Festival is here this weekend at the Paséa Hotel & Spa (LINK)

🖼 The Huntington Beach Art Center presents Inspired, their 10th annual member exhibition Friday evening (LINK)

🍁 Join the Shipley Nature Center on Saturday for their plant sale & art show (LINK)

🎨 It is Star Wars Miniature Paint Night at The Amazing Comedy Theater this Saturday night (LINK)

🌊 Stop by the closing ceremony on Saturday for the ISA World Para Surfing Championship (LINK)

📓 Close out your weekend with SafeLUV Sunday Journaling, a monthly workshop hosted by LUV Collective (LINK)

PET OF THE WEEK

Oreo & Cookie are up for adoption at non-profit Cat Nap Hangout & Adoptions (LINK)

HOME OF THE WEEK

This beautiful, family-sized 4 bed 4 bath includes a small yard and sits on a corner lot. Looks like they’re asking $1.399M (LINK)

JOBS OF THE WEEK

• Senior Brand Strategist at Innocean USA · $120k/yr (LINK)

• Administrative Assistant at Leoben Company · $19-20/hr (LINK)

• Special Education Teacher at The Stepping Stones Group · $45-55/hr (LINK)

LIVE MUSIC

Thursday, Nov 7

• Brightwaters · Pacific Breeze at 6:30p

• 2nd Floor · Viricide at 8p

Friday, Nov 8

• Mother’s Tavern · Ashe Brothers at 5p

• Pacific Hideaway · Joe Blanchard at 5p

• Beale’s Texas BBQ · West Coast Blues Savants at 6p

• Baci · Jennifer Heart at 6:30p

• Biergarten at Old World HB · Redneck Rodeo at 8p

• Huntington Beach Central Library Theater · Tunes of the Zagros at 8p

• Perqs · Yankee Azteca at 9p

• Tumbleweeds · M Street at 9p

Saturday, Nov 9

• Lōrea · Joe Blanchard at 12p

• Pacific City · Sabrina Rose at 1p

• SeaLegs at the Beach · Fan Halen 1p

• Mother’s Tavern · Cat Reed at 1p

• Mother’s Tavern · Eric Roebuck at 5p

• Beach Hut Deli · Chris Cruz at 6p

• Baci · Dave Alcantar at 6p

• Beale’s Texas BBQ · The Blue Byrdes at 6p

• Biergarten at Old World HB · Michael Dean at 12p

• Biergarten at Old World HB · Queen Nation at 8p

• Perqs · Off The Vinyl at 9p

• Tumbleweeds · Parkaimoon at 9p

• Old Crow Smokehouse · Jenna Bryanne at 9:30p

Sunday, Nov 10

• SeaLegs at the Beach · Let It Be 12p

• Pacific City · Alan Levin at 1p

• Mother’s Tavern · The Apes at 1p

• Mother’s Tavern · Celso Salim Band at 5p

• J King Neptune’s · George Fryer at 5p

• Biergarten at Old World HB · School of Rock at 6p

WEATHER

Thursday, Nov 7

75 🌡️ 47 | ☀️ | 0% | 💨 NE 18 mph (15 knots)

Friday, Nov 8

72 🌡️ 49 | ☀️ | 0% | 💨 SSW 6 mph (5 knots)

Saturday, Nov 9

71 🌡️ 52 | ⛅️ | 1% | 💨 WNW 5 mph (4 knots)

Sunday, Nov 10

69 🌡️ 54 | ⛅️ | 3% | 💨 SSW 5 mph (4 knots)

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-Ethan