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Experience Gravity-Defying Glass Art: "Greg Price: Smooth Ripple" Opening August 14

Issue # 0462

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Joshua Tjia
11 Aug

In this Irvine Insider Issue . . .

😁 Laugh Of The Day

🌤️ Irvine Weather

☀️🎨 Celebrate August with Fun Events Across Irvine: Sports, Art, and Movie Nights

🥨🚓 Care Packages for Officers: Support the Irvine PD with Healthy Snacks and Gratitude

🫘🥬 Free 30-Pound Grocery Food Box Available for Irvine Residents August 14

🍫🍓 Cool Off with Chocolate Bash’s Fresh, Fruity Summer Flavors

🤖 Orchard Hills Robotics Team Named World Finalists at 2025 VEX Championship

⛅️🧴 Sun Protection Matters: Dermatologist's Advice on Preventing Skin Damage

⚠️🐕 Protect Your Pets: Irvine Police Coyote Safety Reminder

🎨 Experience Gravity-Defying Glass Art: "Greg Price: Smooth Ripple" Opening August 14

🎼🎼 Upcoming High School Music Calendar

🦮🚶🏻‍♀️ Stroll Safely: Essential Pet Walking Safety Tips

🏀 UCI Men’s Basketball Reveals 2025-26 Big West Schedule

🏀🏐🎾⚾ UCI Anteaters Upcoming Home Games

🏀🏀 Upcoming home games for the IVC LASERS

🏈🎾 High School Athletics Calendar

🚔 Arrest Made in Irvine for Burglary, Drug-Related Offenses

🍏🥭🍑 Local Farmers Markets

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

📅📅 Lots of Local Events

📞💡 Useful Contact Information

What do you call an hourglass without sand?

A waist of time.

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

Celebrate August with Fun Events Across Irvine: Sports, Art, and Movie Nights

Here are some exciting events taking place in Irvine this August! From movie nights to family-friendly outdoor activities, this month has plenty of options to keep you entertained.

  • August 17:

  • August 23:

    • Splash-in Movie: "Shrek" at William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center, 6:30 p.m.

  • August 30:

    • Pro Soccer Match: Orange County Soccer Club vs. Birmingham Legion FC at Great Park Championship Soccer Stadium, 7:00 p.m.

  • August 31:

  • Now through August 30:

    • California Art Exhibition: Explore California homes before 1940 at the “California Kinship” exhibition, open Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at UCI’s Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art, 18881 Von Karman Ave.

Care Packages for Officers: Support the Irvine PD with Healthy Snacks and Gratitude

The Irvine Rotary is supporting the Irvine Police Department (IPD) through the Irvine PD Care Package Project, which aims to show appreciation for officers working long, demanding shifts. This initiative delivers healthy snacks, hydration, and handwritten thank-yous to officers during their 12-hour shifts.

Community members can donate, volunteer, and find more information here.

Free 30-Pound Grocery Food Box Available for Irvine Residents August 14

Irvine residents in need can receive a free 30-pound grocery food box on Thursday, August 14, at Heritage Park Community Center (14301 Yale Ave.).

  • Boxes include dried beans, fresh produce, canned and frozen vegetables, juices, meat, poultry, fish, nuts, dairy, rice, cereal, and pasta.

  • Reservations are encouraged. For details, call 949-724-6650 or email [email protected].

Cool Off with Chocolate Bash’s Fresh, Fruity Summer Flavors

Chocolate Bash is celebrating summer with a limited-time menu available through September 22, featuring playful and refreshing treats.

Highlights include the colorful Froot Loop Shake, creamy Fresas con Crema, a flavorful Matcha Trio, and the Crackling Cup — a layered mix of fruit, crunch, and bold flavors, perfect for warm, sunny days. Check them out on your next visit to the Irvine Spectrum.

Orchard Hills Robotics Team Named World Finalists at 2025 VEX Championship

Five Orchard Hills Middle School students — Carlos Alarilla, Edison Chen, Priyaan Chudgar, Tyler Lee, and Arvin Zhou — earned international recognition as World Finalists at the 2025 VEX V5RC World Championship in Dallas, winning their division under coach Kevin Kim. Since its start as a small 2014 summer academy class, the school’s robotics program has grown into a districtwide initiative with 600 students across 65 schools, making Orchard Hills a leading force in competitive robotics.

Sun Protection Matters: Dermatologist's Advice on Preventing Skin Damage

Orange County has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in California, but prevention is within reach.

  • A recent survey found that many young adults are unaware of the risks, with 28% of respondents aged 18-26 not believing suntans cause skin cancer and 37% applying sunscreen only when reminded.

  • UCI Health dermatologist Dr. Melissa Shive advises:

    • daily use of broad-spectrum sunscreen with at least 30 SPF

    • protective clothing

    • regular skin checks for changes.

Protect Your Pets: Irvine Police Coyote Safety Reminder

Coyotes are most active during dawn and dusk, so the Irvine Police Department advises keeping small pets close and staying alert during morning and evening walks. 

  • Remove any food sources from your yard to help prevent visits.

  • If a coyote enters your backyard, contact the Irvine Police Department’s Animal Services Officers at (949) 724-7000.

Experience Gravity-Defying Glass Art: "Greg Price: Smooth Ripple" Opening August 14

Join the opening reception of "Greg Price: Smooth Ripple" at Irvine City Hall on Thursday, August 14, 2–4 p.m. The exhibition features Greg Price’s glass sculptures, which explore the boundaries of color, form, and space.

For more details, visit cityofirvine.org/artatcityhall.

We will resume with the high school music calendar events when the schedule is available for the fall semester.

Stroll Safely: Essential Pet Walking Safety Tips

Keep your daily strolls enjoyable and worry-free with these simple walking safety tips from VCA Pets:

  • Stay aware of traffic and other pedestrians.

  • Use a sturdy 4–6 foot leash for control.

  • Avoid hot or rough surfaces that can harm paws.

  • Watch distance and terrain to prevent overexertion.

  • Practice and reinforce voice commands.

UCI Men’s Basketball Reveals 2025-26 Big West Schedule

UC Irvine men's basketball kicks off conference play with Bold Week at the Bren Events Center, hosting UC Riverside (Dec. 4) and CSUN (Dec. 6).

  • The team will then head on a four-game road trip, including stops at CSU Bakersfield and Cal State Fullerton.

  • The season wraps up with four home games, including a finale against UC Davis on Mar. 7.

  • The Big West Championships are set for March 11-14 in Henderson, Nevada.

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.

We will resume with the high school athletic calendar events when the schedule is available for the fall semester.

Arrest Made in Irvine for Burglary, Drug-Related Offenses

Near Post and Shield, Irvine police arrested 40-year-old Kurtis James Dieterich of Placentia after finding him in a parked car with a fake registration tab. Already known to officers from a prior drug arrest, Dieterich was wanted for burglary, receiving stolen property, drug paraphernalia, and drug possession. Additional drugs were found in his car and on him.

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  • Kaiser Permanente Irvine Farmers Market

  • Saturday Farmers Market at Mariners Church Irvine

    • When: Saturday, 8 AM - 12 PM

    • Where: 5428 Bonita Canyon Dr, Irvine, CA 92603

  • Great Park Certified Farmers Market

  • Manassero Farmers

    • When: Daily, 9 AM - 4:30 PM

    • Where: 33 Irvine Valley, Irvine, CA 92604

  • Tanaka Farms

    • When: Daily, 9 AM - 5 PM

    • Where: 5380 3/4 University Dr, Irvine, CA 92612

    • More Info:Tanaka Farms

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