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Discover Wildlife at IRWD's San Joaquin Marsh Evening Community Tour, August 6

Issue # 0680

Author

Joshua Tjia
04 Aug

In this Irvine Insider Issue . . .

😁 Laugh of the Day

🌤️ Irvine Weather

🌳🚲 Celebrate the Grand Opening of Irvine's New Jeffrey Open Space Trail Bridge

🎻🎶 Free Outdoor Symphony Concert and Family Activities Coming to Irvine August 15

🍓🥐 Sweet Meets Savory in 85°C Bakery’s New Strawberry Salted Butter Bread

☀️🎉 Wrap Up Summer with an After-Hours Teen Party at Irvine Public Library

🦻🏻 Earwax Buildup: Signs to Watch For and Safe Ways to Remove It

🦇🌾 Discover Wildlife at IRWD's San Joaquin Marsh Evening Community Tour, August 6

🍂🎨 Explore Fall Arts Classes in Irvine for All Ages and Skill Levels

🎼🎼 Upcoming High School Music Calendar

🐕🐈‍⬛ Happy Tails: Adoptions, Rescues, and Reunions at Irvine Animal Care Center

⛳️ Three Anteaters Earn Golf All-America Scholar Honors

🏀🏐🎾⚽️ UCI Anteaters Upcoming Home Games

🏀🏀 Upcoming home games for the IVC LASERS

🏈🎾 High School Athletics Calendar

🚓🛒 Drone Helps Irvine Police Locate Suspect Following Alleged Walmart Theft

🍏🥭🍑 Local Farmers Markets

🌟🏪🎉Irvine’s Best Kept Secrets: Is Your Business One of Them?

📅📅 Lots of Local Events

📞💡 Useful Contact Information

Where does seaweed look for a job?

In the kelp-wanted section

We hope this joke brings some laughter to your day! 😁

Celebrate the Grand Opening of Irvine's New Jeffrey Open Space Trail Bridge

The City of Irvine will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Jeffrey Open Space Trail Bicycle & Pedestrian Bridge on Tuesday, August 11, from 9–10 a.m. Community members are invited to be among the first to walk or bike across the nearly 1,200-foot-long bridge, which completes an important connection in Irvine's trail network and links regional trails extending from the Pacific Ocean to the Santa Ana Mountains and Cleveland National Forest. The ceremony will take place at the bridge entrance on Jeffrey Road at Walnut Avenue.

Free Outdoor Symphony Concert and Family Activities Coming to Irvine August 15

Pack a picnic, bring a lawn chair or blanket, and enjoy a free outdoor concert at Symphony in the Cities: Irvine on Saturday, August 15, at Mike Ward Community Park – Woodbridge. The concert begins at 7 p.m., showcasing a family-friendly program of classical favorites, movie music, Broadway hits, and patriotic selections.

Sweet Meets Savory in 85°C Bakery’s New Strawberry Salted Butter Bread

85°C Bakery Cafe has introduced its new Strawberry Salted Butter Bread, featuring soft, fluffy bread filled with sweet strawberry filling and rich salted butter for a sweet-and-savory flavor combination. 

Wrap Up Summer with an After-Hours Teen Party at Irvine Public Library

Teens are invited to celebrate the end of summer at the Irvine Public Library's Teen Summer Send Off on August 7 at 6 p.m. Enjoy exclusive after-hours access to the library with games, snacks, music, and time to hang out with friends.

Register here

Earwax Buildup: Signs to Watch For and Safe Ways to Remove It

Earwax helps protect your ears, but too much buildup can lead to discomfort, muffled hearing, or other symptoms. Knowing when to seek medical care and how to remove earwax safely can help prevent irritation or injury.

  • 🩺 Visit urgent care if you have severe ear pain, fever, persistent drainage, hearing difficulty, or feel like something is stuck in your ear.

  • 💧 For mild buildup, OTC ear drops or gentle warm-water irrigation with a rubber bulb syringe may help.

  • ❌ Avoid using cotton swabs, hairpins, or ear candles, as they can push wax deeper or damage the ear.

  • 🚨 Seek emergency care if you have severe pain with bloody discharge, which may be a sign of a ruptured eardrum.

  • 👨‍⚕️ Healthcare providers can safely remove impacted earwax using ear drops, a curette, or irrigation, depending on the severity.

Discover Wildlife at IRWD's San Joaquin Marsh Evening Community Tour, August 6

IRWD is hosting a family-friendly Evening Community Tour of the San Joaquin Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary on Thursday, August 6, at 6:15 p.m. at the IRWD Duck Club. Families, including children, are invited to enjoy an evening featuring a guided bat walk, crafts, and other activities.

Register here

Explore Fall Arts Classes in Irvine for All Ages and Skill Levels

Arts in Irvine has released its fall class lineup online, featuring a variety of classes for all ages and skill levels, along with new teen art workshops and adult jewelry workshops. Registration opens August 15 for arts classes, with adult jewelry registration beginning August 18 at 7 a.m. and adult ceramics at 8 a.m.

Residents can browse available classes here.

Upcoming Northwood High School’s Music Calendar

No further events scheduled for this month.

For the latest updates or additional details, please visit https://timbmusic.org/events/

Upcoming Woodbridge High School’s Vocal Music Calendar

No further events scheduled for this month.

For the latest updates or additional details, please visit https://woodbridgechoirs.weebly.com/calendar.html

Upcoming Irvine High Choral’s Music Calendar

No further events scheduled for this month.

For the latest updates or additional details, please visit https://www.ihschoralmusic.org/calendar.html 

Upcoming Portola High School Music’s Calendar

No further events scheduled for this month.

For the latest updates or additional details, please visit https://www.phsmusicbooster.org/buy-ticket

Happy Tails: Adoptions, Rescues, and Reunions at Irvine Animal Care Center

The Irvine Animal Care Center celebrated another successful week from July 27–August 2, with 6 dogs and 14 cats finding new homes. During the same period, 2 snakes, 1 cat, 1 tortoise, and 4 rabbits were transferred to rescue organizations, while 4 dogs and 1 rabbit were reunited with their owners.

To learn more about pet adoption opportunities and visiting hours, visit the Irvine Animal Care Center's website.

Three Anteaters Earn Golf All-America Scholar Honors

Three UC Irvine men's golfers—Rei Harashima, Jason Tang, and Jack Yu—were named 2025–26 Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars by the Golf Coaches Association of America, marking the second straight year the Anteaters have had three honorees. The award recognizes student-athletes who excel both in the classroom and on the golf course, with Harashima earning the honor for the third time, Tang for the second, and Yu for the first.

UCI Anteaters Upcoming Home Games

We will resume with UCI’s athletic calendar events when the schedule is available for the fall quarter.

🏐⚽🏀 Upcoming home games for the IVC LASERS 

We will resume with IVC’s athletic calendar events when the schedule is available for the fall semester.

High School Athletics Calendar

We will resume with the high school athletic calendars after the summer break

Upcoming Irvine High School’s Varsity home games:

We will resume with the varsity home game events after the summer break

Drone Helps Irvine Police Locate Suspect Following Alleged Walmart Theft

A 48-year-old Norco man was arrested on suspicion of grand theft after allegedly leaving an Irvine Walmart with a cart full of unpaid merchandise. When officers arrived, he ran and attempted to hide, but Irvine Police's Drone as First Responder helped locate him. He was taken into custody and booked into the Orange County Jail.

Irvine’s Best Kept Secrets: Is Your Business One of Them?

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Click the link below and fill out the Local Business Spotlight Application Form to be featured and let’s celebrate the spirit of Irvine together!

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