California Beaches Blog

Rapid Transit is a bronze sculpture by Howard Hitchcock.  To obtain pricing and art acquisition, call the Anderson Art Gallery, Sunset Beach, Calif.,  at (562) 592-4393.
California artist Howard Hitchcock works in a variety of media, but one of our favorites is his use of metals in sculptures that provide commentaries on industrialization, civilization and human [...]

Reported by Chris MacDonald (thanks, Chris!)
Here’s what events are happening in and around Huntington Beach:
Friday
6PM To 9PM at Bella Terra Mall (Huntington Beach) in the Amphitheatre area next to the Cinema in the Courtyard Sebastian Sidi from PBS is playing his smoken piano for free. Come listen to his whimsical talent at work. You can [...]

San Jose, California’s Dine Downtown San Jose Organization: San Jose Downtown Association
If you’ve never eaten in downtown San Jose, California, the selection is very good. Many restaurants serve fish & steaks, salad, and ethnic cuisine with lots of fire & spice. With over 50 restaurants in the area, you’ll enjoy variety, at minimum, and [...]

Long Beach, Calif.–SCUBA Show 2010 is one of the nation’s top scuba shows and this year’s events will include one of the world’s top ocean artists –Wyland. Outside the Long Beach Convention Center wrapped around a building is an 116.000 square-foot mural of the ocean painted by this famous artist known for you whaling wall [...]

Long Beach, Calif.–If you have not made your way into Sherwood Schwartz Forest, the musical melodrama is funny, the costumes are beautiful and the rating is family-friendly! Call: (562) 495 - 5900. allamericanmelodrama.com It runs Friday through Sunday until May 2nd. Location: 429 Shoreline Village Drive, Long Beach, California 90802. You can walk over to [...]

Yermo, Calif.–Mother’s Day weekend features Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame honorees, the Nelsons, sons of singer-songwriter Ricky Nelson. Performing in the Silverbowl the spitting images of their dad will pay homage to their father who died tragically in a plane crash while on tour. In a remembrance of their father’s legacy, his sons, Gunnar [...]

Empty sand bags from your yard during the summer months when California rains subside.
By Chris MacDonald
Huntington Beach, Calif.–If you have noticed clusters of bugs in the Central Park, Edwards Hill and Bolsa Chica Wetlands areas, they are Fungus Gnats. They are harmless and can’t bite you. They develop in fungus/moist decaying vegetation. They are the [...]