Around Town: Newport Beach Jazz Festival underway at Hyatt Regency

The Newport Beach Jazz Festival, marking its 25th anniversary, is on tap this weekend at the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach.

Interested readers can buy tickets for general admission starting at $129 for Sunday at festivals.hyattconcerts.com/tickets.

Attendees are required to provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours before attending the concerts. Details on those requirements can be found at festivals.hyattconcerts.com/covid-19.

Ice skating coming to Huntington Beach Pier Plaza

Huntington Beach will be holding a Surf City Winter Wonderland ice skating rink at Pier Plaza, beginning in late November.

Prices are $15 for general admission and $5 for skate rental. Group packages are available.

The rink will run from Nov. 26 through Jan. 2. Tickets will be available soon.

Laguna Live! at the Museum

Laguna Beach Live! brings Duo Apollon to the stage for its monthly chamber music concert in collaboration with the Laguna Art Museum on Thursday, Oct. 14.

Duo Apollon features guitarist Aaron Haas and soprano singer Anastasia Malliaras.

The concert will take place at Laguna Art Museum at 7 p.m., with the doors opening an hour prior to the event. Admission is $13 for adults, $11 for seniors and students, and members of the museum get in free.

Homecoming for Newport Harbor High is next weekend

The Newport Harbor High School Alumni Assn. will be hosting a 90th birthday celebration for the high school for the weekend of Oct. 15.

The high school was opened in 1930 and organizers had made plans to celebrate its 90th year in operation in the fall of 2020, only to be postponed as a result of COVID-19.

The event will kick off with a tailgate dinner and football game on Friday, followed by a viewing of the association’s documentary “The Tower” on Saturday starting at 11 a.m.

There will also be a campus open house festival and other celebrations. The schedule can be found at newportharboralumni.org/90th-bash-landing-page.

Applications open for oil spill clean-up volunteers

Volunteers interested in helping clean up the Orange County shoreline following the oil spill that occurred last weekend can now apply to do so at calspillwatch.wildlife.ca.gov/Volunteer or call (800) 228-4544.

Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age, able to lift up to 25 pounds and be willing to follow county public health procedures as it relates to COVID-19.

Holiday boutique opens this weekend at Roger’s Gardens

It’s Christmas in October for Roger’s Gardens in Corona del Mar. The home and garden center is opening its holiday boutique for the year, starting this weekend.

The boutique includes festive decor, ornaments and gifts. Entry is free, but people can also shop online at rogersgardens.com/collections/christmas-2021.

For more information, visit rogersgardens.com/pages/christmas/.

Daily Pilot Staff

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