Around Town: ‘Little House on the Prairie’ actress to speak Saturday in H.B.

Alison Arngrim, who portrayed Nellie Oleson on the TV series “Little House on the Prairie” in the 1970s, will appear in Huntington Beach on Saturday night to share her story of childhood sexual abuse and how she turned her life around.

Arngrim, 53, is a spokeswoman and founding board member of the National Association to Protect Children, a nonprofit established in 2004.

She will be at The Girl Cave, 16897 Beach Blvd., from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 and are on sale at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2383184.

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High schools’ Make-A-Wish effort collects 1,000 letters to Santa

The Make-A-Wish clubs at Marina and Los Alamitos high schools collected more than 1,000 letters to Santa Claus at the schools’ football game Friday night to help kick off Macy’s Believe campaign to benefit Make-A-Wish, which works to grant wishes of children who have serious medical conditions.

The Believe campaign, which runs through Dec. 24, encourages people to send stamped letters to Santa via Macy’s stores or online at macys.com/believe. For each letter received, Macy’s pledges to donate $1 to Make-A-Wish, up to $1 million.

“We believe that it’s really important to teach our kids to give back to the community, and it helps them grow as individuals,” Jessie Marion, principal of Marina High in Huntington Beach, said in a statement. “It was incredible to see students from Marina and Los Alamitos come together to support Make-A-Wish.”

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Art Walk artists to get showcase at H.B. Art Center

The Huntington Beach Downtown Business Improvement District will present the 2015 Artwalk Invitational Showcase from 7 to 10 p.m. Nov. 19 at the Huntington Beach Art Center, 538 Main St.

The free public event is intended to spotlight 40 artists displayed during the 3rd Thursday Art Walks from March through October. The artists will display their favorite pieces, and many will offer works for sale. There will be free tacos, ice cream and dessert samples, along with beer and wine for purchase. Entertainment will include the Huntington Beach Music Collective, Tahitian drummers and fire dancers.

Awards for 2015 Best Art Walk Artists of the Year will be presented at 9 p.m.

Visitors also will get a preview of the center’s upcoming Artist Council Exhibition, a display of contemporary art scheduled for Nov. 21 to Dec. 19. The exhibit is a juried show open only to members of the Artist Council, a membership program for local and regional artists.