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Non-government Events Following is a sampling of events and activities that are not funded by taxpayers or promoted by the Nanny State. Please support private enterprise and non-profit groups. OC Greek Fest, Fri.-Sun., May 18-20, Fri., 3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., and Sat.-Sun., 12:00 noon to 10:00 p.m., Greek food, live music, St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, 405 N. Dale St., Anaheim, (714) 827-0181, http://ocgreekfest.com/ Mount of Olives Church, Free Electronic Recycling, Sat., May 19, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at The Rock, Mount of Olives Lutheran Church, 24772 Chrisanta Drive, Mission Viejo, (949) 837-7467, http://www.moochurch.com . For anyone needing help with oversize items, call Jeff at Living Green Recycling, 866-674-3177, ext. 100. Safety Day at Pretend City Children’s Museum, Sat., May 19, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., activities for infants through age 10, story time and cars for children, 29 Hubble, Irvine, (949) 428-3900, http://www.pretendcity.org Doheny Blues Festival, Sat., May 19, and Sun., May 20, including Gregg Allman, Steve Miller Band, Buddy Guy, Doheny State Beach, buy tickets at http://www.omegaevents.com or (949) 360-7800. Israel Expo, Sun., May 20, 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Samueli Jewish Campus, 1 Federation Way, Irvine, free admission, (949) 435-3484, http://www.jewishorangecounty.com Soka University Concert, Jazz Monsters featuring Dmitry Baevsky and David Hazeltine on Wed., May 23, 7:00 p.m., and Italian Opera Festival onWed., May 30 – Fri., June 1, 1 University Drive, Aliso Viejo, (949) 480-4278, http://www.performingarts.soka.edu/news_events/events/default.aspx Garden Grove Strawberry Festival, Fri.-Mon., May 25-28, Fri., 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Sat.-Sun., 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., and Mon., 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., parade, rides, food, live entertainment, free admission, Village Green at Main Street and Euclid Ave., Garden Grove, (714) 638-0981, http://www.strawberryfestival.org. Mariachis at the Mission on Sat., May 26, 10:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., second and fourth Saturdays each month, free with paid admission to the Mission, Central Courtyard, Mission San Juan Capistrano, 26801 Ortega Hwy, San Juan Capistrano, (949) 234-1300, http://www.missionsjc.com/ May Fairy Garden classes at Cottage Home and Garden, Sun., May 27, 10:00 a.m. or 2:00 p.m., 31720 Los Rios St., San Juan Capistrano, (949) 493-3920, http://cottage-home-and-garden.com Movies, Edwards Kaleidoscope Stadium 10 in Mission Viejo, 27741 Crown Valley Pkwy, (949) 582-4020, get show times, watch movie trailers, see what's coming soon at Big Bucks Bingo, Wednesdays, 6:15 p.m. early bird and 6:45 p.m. regular games, Mission Viejo Elks Lodge, Marguerite and La Paz, Mission Viejo, 949-830-3557. |
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