FAMILY TREE: An old, bushy pomegranate tree,...
FAMILY TREE: An old, bushy pomegranate tree, planted nearly a century ago by Mary E. Newland of the Huntington Beach pioneer family, was uprooted during recent windstorms. . . . Pomegranate jelly from its round fruit has been a popular gift shop item at the landmark Newland House at 19820 Beach Blvd. . . . Tuesday, which was Arbor Day, the city’s Historical Society planted a new pomegranate in its place. Says its Elaine Craft: “The tree is a way to preserve the past. When you plant a tree, you plant it for the next generation.”
TENT PAST: It’s been 20 years since the first U.S. stop for thousands of Vietnamese immigrants was a tent village at Camp Pendleton. Now the Marine base will re-create that village on May 6, as part of what’s being called “Project 20.” . . . . The reunion is expected to bring in some 50,000 Vietnamese who once camped there. Westminster City Councilman Tony Lam, one of its organizers, says it will be a reminder of the emigres’ humble and back-breaking beginning: “We have to appreciate what has happened, to look ahead and show our children and grandchildren that this is what America is all about.”
TOO MUCH BUSKER: The new Tommy Tune musical “Busker Alley” was all set to open at the Orange County Performing Arts Center on June 27 as part of its Broadway series. That is, until too many people said in a survey, “What does ‘busker’ mean?” It’s still going to open, but producers in New York have announced the production will have a new name to avoid confusion--”Stage Door Charley.” . . . . “Busker,” if that one escapes you, is a British slang term for street entertainers.
