wingsofkindnessalasdebondad.org<\/a> or call 714-309-8607 with questions. The group hosts quarterly events for the community.<\/p>\nThere will be photos with the Easter Bunny, baskets of goodies and helpful community resources from 5\u00a0 to 7 p.m at the April 3 event at the market, 407 E. North St., Anaheim.<\/p>\n
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo early with the city<\/p>\n
The city is planning its Cinco de Mayo celebration for May 2 at Center Greens Park.<\/p>\n
One of the city\u2019s newest parks, Center Greens Park is downtown at 305 E. Broadway. And on May 2, it will have a free family fun celebration for Cinco de Mayo.\u00a0 The event will have live music, ballet folklorico, food trucks, local business vendors, kids\u2019 games and activities.<\/p>\n
For more information, visit anaheim.net.<\/p>\n
Celebrate local art with WOCA<\/p>\n
The Warehouse of Contemporary Art has an evening planned to celebrate original and creative pieces.<\/p>\n
WOCA supports new and emerging artists through communication and community. Its event on May 16 at Radiant Beer Co. will feature art, live music, craft beer, food trucks and cmmunity.<\/p>\n
The event will be 6 to 10 p.m., check out paintings, photography, sculptures, videos, projections, jewelry and more by local artists.<\/p>\n
Radiant Beer Co. is at 1566 W. Lincoln Ave. Check wocagallery.com for more information.<\/p>\n
Mystery authors pull back the curtin<\/p>\n
The Anaheim Public Library Foundation will present its always popular Mystery Authors Luncheon fundraiser on April 19.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s theme is \u201cPages Through Time.\u201d Moderating will be Adam Sikes and the author panel will include Catriona McPherson, Gary Phillips and Nancy Silverman.<\/p>\n
You can buy tickets at anaheimlibraryfoundation.com. If you have questions, email Anaheimpubliclibraryfoundation@gmail.com<\/p>\n
Incentives to read this summer<\/p>\n
The Summer Reading Program is returning again this year at the Anaheim Public Library\u2019s various branches.<\/p>\n
Sign up for the program, which will run June 8-July 26 and earn prizes and participate in events to encourage summer reading.\u00a0 Look for more information at Anaheim.net\/summerreading.<\/p>\n
Also, AnaCon is coming to the Anaheim Central Library on May 16.<\/p>\n
There will be a cosplay contest, comics and sci-fi authors and artists to meet and much more.<\/p>\n
And, did you know that you can check out local state parks and beaches with your Anaheim Public Library card.\u00a0 Stop by an APL branch and ask for a CA State Parks Pass at the circulation desk.<\/p>\n
Remembering those who helped make Anaheim what it is<\/p>\n
The Anaheim Historic Preservation Committee is looking for those who helped shape Anaheim.<\/p>\n
The group is gathering names and stories of individuals whose influence helped shape Anaheim\u2019s character, culture, development and sense of community. Those chosen will be highlighted on social media channels.<\/p>\n
If you have a name with a connection to Anaheim and some information on why they mattered, that is enough. The committee will do the research.<\/p>\n
Nominate as many as you feel deserve and thank you for helping preserve Anaheim\u2019s legacy, one story at a time. Contact Liz Morton at lizmorton03@hotmail.com<\/p>\n
Anaheim Children\u2019s Festival participant invitation<\/p>\n
The 2026 Anaheim Children\u2019s Festival is inviting local organizations to join in helping children and their families explore the world of art.<\/p>\n
This year, the art festival, which is free to the community, will be May 16 at Pearson Park. Organizations are invited to bring an art activity to share with attendees.<\/p>\n
The Muzeo Museum and Cultural Center is the umbrella organization presenting the festival, which is celebrating 35 years in Anaheim.<\/p>\n
If you are interested in bringing a booth to the festival to share art with Orange County kids, call 714-815-3885 or visit\u00a0 muzeo.org and complete an application online.<\/p>\n
Still a chance to golf to help Anaheim High athletes<\/p>\n
The Anaheim High Athletics golf tournament and dinner fundraiser had to be rescheduled recently because of rain.<\/p>\n
The tournament will now be April 27 at Western Hills Country Club and will benefit Anaheim High School athletes and its facilities, fields, gym and aesthetics.<\/p>\n
Sponsorships are available, tee signs are available and donations for \u201cgoodie bags\u201d are welcome. Supporters can golf or attend the dinner to support the efforts of the planning committee.<\/p>\n
For more information, call Jisela Osorio at 714-932-6943.<\/p>\n
Andrea Manes shares with her neighbors events and news about the Anaheim community. If you have an event to share, contact her at andreadeemanes@gmail.com or 714-815-3885.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The organization Wings of Kindness is collecting donations to help fill Easter baskets for local children. It is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8128,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164,7,611,77],"class_list":["post-237839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news","tag-california","tag-orange-county","tag-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237839"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237839\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}