Around Town: Newport Beach Film Festival seeks volunteer reviewers

The Newport Beach Film Festival is looking for volunteer reviewers for April’s film festival.

Reviewers will be able to screen films remotely. Festival organizers said they’ll be rolling out a new platform called Eventival, which will “enhance the process along with options for watching movies from different devices.”

The festival is tentatively scheduled for April 8-15.

For more information and to volunteer, visit newportbeachfilmfest.com and click the tab to participate at the top of the homepage. To find the application to be a volunteer reviewer, select volunteer on the dropdown list. For additional questions, contact reviewer coordinator Dorothy Kraus at Dorothy.Kraus@NewportBeachFilmFest.com.

‘After the Beatles’ drive-in movie coming to Huntington Beach

The Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts will be presenting two drive-in movie screenings of “After the Beatles: The Solo Years” on Saturday.

The film is produced by APA students and will be shown in the First Christian Church parking lot at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.

For more information, visit hbapa.org/see.

Matter of Craft in Huntington Beach offering six-packs during fundraiser

Huntington Beach’s Matter of Craft Bottle Shop, Tap Room and Scratch Kitchen has partnered with BraveOnes Foundation for a fundraiser to support the nonprofit’s Meaningful Meals program.

Matter of Craft is offering a “Beers for Cheer Six-Pack,” featuring craft brews and a Brewer’s Notes video tasting guide, for $40. A quarter of the money, $10, will be donated directly to BraveOnes Foundation’s Meaningful Meals program, which provides meals to families and employees at Children’s Hospital of Orange County, Waymakers youth shelter and skilled nursing facilities throughout Huntington Beach and Orange County.

The Beers for Cheer Six-Packs are available to order through Dec. 31 through Matter of Craft’s website, matter-of-craft.com. They can be picked up from the restaurant during business hours, or during the Curbside Kick-Off celebration on Tuesday from 5-7 p.m.

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