Orange County Calendar of Events
Today
Hike: A 3- to 4-mile walk through the Donna O’Neill Land Conservancy. 9 a.m.-noon. Adults, $10; children, $5. 28672 Ortega Highway, San Juan Capistrano. (949) 489-9778.
Cleanup: Save Our Beach, in conjunction with Surfrider/Seal Beach, holds a beach cleanup. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 1st Street beach parking lot, 1st Street and Ocean Avenue, Seal Beach.
www.saveourbeach.org
Sunday
Holiday fair: The annual Swedish Christmas Fair features handicrafts, food and Swedish Christmas carols. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Adults, $5; children 5 to 15, $2. Costa Mesa Neighborhood Community Center, 1845 Park Ave. (949) 716-0515 or www.swea.org
Singalong: Sing along with the master chorus and orchestra in Handel’s Messiah. 2 p.m. Free. Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace, 18001 Yorba Linda Blvd., Yorba Linda.
Collector exhibit: Crossroads of the West Gun Show. Today, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Adults, $12; seniors, $11; children younger than 12 free with adult. Orange County Fairgrounds, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. (801) 544-9125 or www.crossroadsgunshow.com
Skating event: Skate or ride your bike alongside roller bladers on a 16-mile round-trip path from Huntington to Newport Beach. Wear full protective gear. 10:30 a.m. Meet at the Pier Plaza Amphitheater near Huntington Beach Pier, 315 Pacific Coast Highway. (714) 536-5281 or www.funroll.com
Lecture: Tatyana Tanika, author of “Channeling Vysotsky: A Poet’s Journey from Limbo to the Light,” discusses “modern mediumship,” including archeological discoveries of spiritual communication in Greece and Rome. 1-3 p.m. $25. Learning Light Foundation, 1212 E. Lincoln Ave., Anaheim. (714) 533-2311.
Monday
Tree ceremony: The annual lighting of a 90-foot Christmas tree covered with more than 15,000 lights features a performance by the All American Boys Chorus. Free. 6 p.m. South Coast Plaza’s Town Center Park, 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. (714) 435-2000.
Cypress: City Council meeting. 7 p.m. Council Chambers, 5275 Orange Ave. (714) 229-6683.
Seal Beach: City Council meeting. 7 p.m. Council Chambers, 211 8th St. (562) 431-2527.
Tuesday
Concert: The Beckman High School Chamber Orchestra and the Irvine Valley College Symphony Orchestra. 8 p.m. Adults, $9; students and seniors, $7. Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine. (949) 854-4646 or (714) 734-2900, Ext. 320.
Park discussion: The Sierra Club’s general meeting features a discussion of the Orange County Great Park. 7 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Church, 25810 Obrero Drive, Mission Viejo. (949) 347-1255.
Buena Park: City Council meeting. 6 p.m. Council Chamber, 6650 Beach Blvd. (714) 532-3754.
Garden Grove: City Council meeting. 6:45 p.m. Council Chamber, 11300 Stanford Ave. (714) 741-5000.
Irvine: City Council meeting. 4 p.m. Council Chamber, 1 Civic Center Plaza. (949) 724-6000.
Laguna Hills: City Council meeting. 7 p.m. Council Chamber, 3300 Newport Blvd. (949) 644-3309.
Orange: City Council meeting. 4:30 p.m. Council Chamber, 300 E. Chapman Ave. (714) 744-2211.
Stanton: City Council meeting. 6:30 p.m. Council Chamber, 7800 Katella Ave. (714) 379-9222.
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The Orange County calendar is compiled by Yvonne Villarreal. Submit items two weeks in advance to ocdesk@latimes.com or by fax to (714) 966-7711.
Los Angeles Times