Free in OC – Things to do in and around Orange County

Green Port Fest is the Port of Long Beach’s annual open house. It’s a chance to educate the community about the port’s vital role in the economy and ground-breaking environmental programs.

There will be more than 70 booths and exhibits, children’s activities, entertainment, food, boat and rail tours and much more. The best part is that the Fest is FREE!

Some of the activities featured at the festival will be a children’s playground with face painting, eyes under the sea - spotlighting underwater robots, big machines-checking out the yard hostlers that move the heavy containers under the sea and what lives in the harbor spotlighting the wildlife that calls the Port of Long Beach home.

The Long Beach Green Port Fest will be held on Saturday, October 3rd from 1oAM to 3PM. Green Port Fest is held at the Port Administration Building, but there is no on-site parking. Instead, park at the Long Beach Convention Center and hop on one of the free shuttles.

For more information and directions, visit http://www.polb.com/community/portfest/default.asp

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On Sunday, October 4th, the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana is sponsoring an Italian festival, including romantic music by the Sicilian Band, traditional dances by the Gypsy Folk Ensemble and more. This festival is sponsored by  Target First Free Sundays and the Italian Arts Council.

Families can learn how to play bocce ball and eat Italian food.

Bowers Museum
2002 N. Main Street
Santa Ana, CA

For more information,call (714) 567-3600 or visit http://bowers.org/

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Chapman University’s FREE family-friendly summer outdoor concert series will be held on Friday, August 14th and Friday, August 21st.

The concerts will begin at 6pm & will be taking place on the Wells Fargo Stage in front of the Leatherby Libraries in the center of the campus. The concert and parking are both FREE and they will also be handing out free lemonade, popcorn & coffee!

So grab your blankets, bring some lawn chairs, & you are welcome to bring a picnic dinner (please no BBQ grills though!). The campus will open for picnicking at 5pm & the show will start at 6pm!

For more information, visit www.chapman.edu/summerconcerts/

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Looking for something to do on Thursday night?  Go to UCI to see a Free Screening of Rear Window directed by Alfred Hitchcock . This classic is a a riveting murder mystery which occurs within the confines of a mundane apartment complex

Presented by: UC Irvine Summer Session

Place: Lucille Keuhn Auditorium, Room 100 of the Humanities Instructional Building (HIB) on the UC Irvine Campus

For more information, call (949) 824-4661.

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Trumpeter and singer David Longoria will be performing with a full band, strings and LOTS of beautiful dancers for a FREE concert taping. You have to sign a release so you can be seen in the audience on tv. But the concert is FREE!!!

Check him out at myspace.com/davidlongoria or just google him.    Send an email with your email address, your phone number and how many tickets you’d like. FIRST COME FIRST SERVED.  If you get on the list right away- you will be guaranteed a VIP seat at the show.  It’s FREE!   Doors open at 5:45 and the concert is at 6pm Monday June 22nd.

For details or to sign up,  visit his myspace page at www.myspace.com/davidlongoria

OC Pavilion
801 N. Main St.
Santa Ana, CA 92701

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In conjunction with Imagination Celebration presented by Arts Orange County and Orange County Department of Education, the Great Park will serve as a festival site with Picture the Park!  This family event will offer an opportunity to explore one’s imagination and vision of the Great Park through creativity and hands-on activities, including 3-D art, sidewalk chalk drawings, and agricultural art.

The event will be held on Saturday, April 25th from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm.

As a follow-up to last year’s success, the Model Building Lab will be offered to encourage participants to use miniature objects and elements to build and design their ideal park.  Individual designs will be placed onto a large topography map, alongside other creations, to see how young minds envision the first great metropolitan park of the 21st Century.

In addition, sidewalk chalk art and the art of agriculture will be included in this year’s Imagination Celebration event.  Chalk drawings will decorate the park as participants of all ages will express their favorite Great Park activity through their artwork; while others will have an opportunity to learn about agriculture with hands-on activities.

This event is ideal for families to create “masterpiece” artwork together.

For more information or directions visit www.greatparkballoon.org or call  (949) 551-2401,

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The Children’s Arts Festival provides a wonderful opportunity for parents and children to enjoy a day discovering the arts together.  This event will be held on Friday, April 24th from 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm.

Hands-on arts activities and free performances provide a delightful celebration of the rich and cultural traditions that thrive in our own backyards! This year, festival activities will focus on being kind to our planet, so all crafts projects will be created from found and recycled objects easily found in the home.

Walter D. Ehlers Community Recreation Center
8150 Knott Ave.
Buena Park, CA, 90620

For more information, visit:  www.buenaparkfinearts.com or call (714) 236-3869

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Seabreeze Church is proud to present Universal Republic recording artist, Tyrone Wells in a very special free concert.  Special guest, Del-Fi Music Group recording artist, Needmore.

Seabreeze Church Auditorium
18162 Gothard St.
Huntington Beach, CA

For more information: (714) 841-7622  or www.SeabreezeChurch.com

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Sign up for Baskin Robbins birthday club and you will receive a free 2.5 ounce scoop of
ice cream on your birthday. Once you sign up, they will send you an email 5 days before your birthday to take into your local Baskin Robbins store.

To sign up: visit www.baskinrobbins.com/BDayClub/RegisterInfo1.aspx?icid=bdc_000066

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