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

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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Get a free young adult book on Fridays

Take a look at this website! They give out free books to young adults on Fridays! If you have one, or you know one, perhaps you want to check it out:

Click here:  http://www.freebookfriday.com/

Here’s the site geared toward teens: http://teens.freebookfriday.com/

Here’s information from their website:

It’s simple. Every Friday, we give away free books!

That’s right. Each week, we feature a new author with an exclusive author interview podcast or written Q&A and host a drawing to win free signed copies of his/her book.

All you have to do to enter to win each week is sign up using the entry form on the left sidebar. Winners are chosen at random and posted on the site every Friday morning. Hence the name, “Free Book Friday!”

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Visit the Children’s Museum at La Habra for free on the first Saturday of the month thanks to TARGET.

September’s theme is “It’s a Small World”  , with a  30 minute multicultural Extravaganza! No passports needed for this exciting trip. Marionettes will take you on an imaginary tour around the world visiting exciting countries. Each is an extraordinary adventure combining cultural music with whimsical narration and enchanting puppet characters. Children will create their own puppets to take home after the performance. Generously funded by Target stores.

For more information, visit their website at: www.lahabracity.com

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The Bower’s Museum presents Target Free First Sundays

On the first Sunday of every month, visitors to the Bowers can enjoy free access to the museum, Kidseum, and all activities all day, thanks to the  Target Corporation. Target Free First Sundays are very popular and to prevent overcrowding, visitors may have to wait outside for admission.

International Family Festival
August 2, Noon-3:30 PM
Take a musical and dance trip around the world with the Syrtaki Greek Dancers, Diablada Boliviana, USA, and IKPAVC Samulnori Team. Plus, exciting art projects for the entire family.

For more information, please call (714) 480-1520 or visit www.bowers.org

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Thanks to the LA County Arts Commission, the Long Beach Museum of Art offers free admission to all guests every Friday. Like many of its peers, the LBMA can be hit or miss depending on its current exhibit.

But with money taken care of, art-lovers and those simply looking for something different to do can enjoy Southern Californias best-kept artsy secret. Even with bare walls, the LBMA is worth visiting. Its majestic location atop a bluff overlooks the Pacific Ocean, while the museum itself is a renovated 1912 home whose property includes a fountain, cafe, and views of the Queen Mary and the Port of Long Beach. The LBMAs two current shows feature portraits from more than 35 artists.

Long Beach Museum of Art
2300 E. Ocean Blvd.
Long Beach, CA
For more information,  call (562) 439-2119

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The Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace Foundation offers free concerts on Sundays, except when otherwise noted.  They are open to the general public.

Doors open at 1:15 pm, and concerts begin at 2:00 pm.

For a list of upcoming performances, visit their website at:  www.nixonlibraryfoundation.org

Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace
18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard
Yorba Linda, CA 92886
For more information, call (714) 993-5075

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Show your Bank of America check, ATM or credit card at the Discovery Science Center the first Saturday or Sunday of the month and enjoy free general admission.

Visit the Discovery Science Center this weekend as they partner with Vital Link to present hands-on robotics demonstrations and an opportunity for YOU to test drive a VEX Robot!

Saturday, June 6: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Sunday, June 7: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

This event is presented in support of their new summer exhibit Robots & Us where you can build a Jitterbug Robot, maneuver a bot through an obstacle course, and visit Low Life Labs to see what robot designers are learning from ants, cockroaches and other simple forms of life. This interactive exhibition takes a look at the technology timeline of robots past, present and future!

Discovery Science Center
2500 N. Main Street
Santa Ana, CA 92705
(714) 542-2823

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Spark your imagination and learn about “Fabulous Fables and Fairy Tales” at the Newport Beach Public Library on Sunday, May 17th from 12pm to 3pm.   The program begins at noon with the fantastic Pacific Symphony brass quartet performing music based on fairy tales in the Friends Room from 12:30pm – 1:30pm.

Following the performance, from 1:30 – 2:30pm children will have the opportunity to listen to storyteller Rebecca Martin of Dream Shapers, as she narrates several well-known fairy tales. Draw your own firebird in the bamboo courtyard with recycled sparkly materials saved for little artists; face painting too!

Children of all ages are invited with their parents. Free Admission. Free Parking.
For further information please contact the City of Newport Beach Cultural Arts Hotline: 644-3211, Extension 2155.

Central Library
1000 Avocado Ave
Newport Beach, CA 92660

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Join the Laguna Art Museum for a day of various hands-on art projects, face painting, musical and dance performances, student and professional art exhibits and refreshments.

This year’s theme is Ignite the Power of Art!

FREE Admission 11am-2pm

Laguna Art Museum
307 Cliff Drive
Laguna Beach, CA 92651

For more information:  www.lagunaartmuseum.org/Events/imagination-celebration.html

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The Aquarium of the Pacific offers Shark Lagoon Nights every Friday night.   The public is invited to get up close with the ocean’s ultimate predators at the Aquarium of the Pacific.   Guests will have the opportunity to touch bamboo sharks and see large sharks such as sandtigers as well as rays in the Aquarium’s Shark Lagoon from 6-9pm.

Coffee, hot cocoa, beer, wine, desserts, and snacks are available for purchase.

For the schedule of dates, visit the website at www.aquariumofpacific.org/newsevents/eventsdetail/shark_lagoon_nights/

or call (562) 590-3100, ext. 0

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