The 49^th Annual Police Appreciation Breakfast will take place on Thursday, March 31^st.  The Commodores Club of the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce honors the Newport Beach’s Police Department. The special guest emcee will be NBC’s Dateline’s Keith Morrison. Honors will be given to a special officer, reserve …

The Newport Beach Library is hosting Sunday Musicale throughout the year. On Sunday, February 20^th, 2022, Amber Liao will be performing a piano concert. This will be a concert of miniatures; each piece is just a few minutes long. Together these pieces form one journey. Music from Schumann, …

Parent and Me Painting Class will be at Sherman Gardens in January. Parent and Me Painting: Bamboo and Beetle will take place on Saturday, January 15^th. Local artist, Erna Van Dyk will teach this step-by-step class.  It will use watercolors to paint simple shapes. The class begins at 9:30am …

The Sherman Gardens and Library is launching a release of a cookbook written by their volunteers. ‘First Monday Coffee’ is a collection of recipes from the Volunteer Association of the Sherman Library and Gardens. There are 123 recipes in the cookbook.  The Gift Shop is stocking the book currently, proceeds …

The Newport Beach Library is hosting the Friends of the Library Used Book Sale. The sale will be held in the Friends Meeting Room at the Central Branch of the Newport Beach Library. Book sales are held quarterly. There will be lots of book bargains. There is a members only …

Roger’s Gardens Halloween Boutique is open throughout the month of October, from 9am to 6pm daily.  This year’s Halloween Boutique theme is ‘Cabinet of Curiosities.’ As you enter their unusual house, you will find eerie rooms, haunted walls, and otherworldly creatures around every turn. There will be cabinets overflowing with artifacts …

The Crystal Cove State Park and Beaches welcomes dogs to the park on the bluff trail.  This three-mile-long paved trail is on the coastal side of the Pacific Coast Highway. Dogs are allowed in all ramps, parking lots and all paved surfaces throughout the park.  Please keep your four-legged companion on a …

The Sherman Library and Gardens is offering a Koi Fish and Lilypond painting class.  On August 10^th, from 10am to 12:30pm, local artist Helen Plehn will teach this acrylic painting class. You will go home with colorful Koi and Waterlily pond, 8” by 10” canvas painting. The instructor will …

Fourth of July on Back Bay is back!  On Sunday, July 4^th, at Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort and Marina, enjoy a day packed with fun and celebratory activities.  The event gets under way at 8am and goes all day and evening. Arrive early to set-up your beach chairs and umbrella. …

Crystal Cove State Park has created some new programs both virtual and in-person. Among the programs are Junior Ranger videos, virtual hikes, and scavenger hunts. Kids will love “What Clues do Animals Leave?,” Animal Evidence Word Search,  and Animal Evidence Scavenger Hunt. Zooniverse is a way to help Crystal Cove Conservancy, …