Free Shredding Event Set for June 27 in Irvine

Issue # 0649

Author

Joshua Tjia
09 Jun

In this Irvine Insider Issue . . .

😁 Laugh of the Day

🌤️ Irvine Weather

🍿🎬 Outdoor Movie Night Brings Lilo & Stitch to Irvine’s Hicks Canyon Park

📄📑 Free Shredding Event Set for June 27 in Irvine

🥖🍅 Six New Bruschettas Compete for a Permanent Spot on Postino’s Menu in Irvine

🥐🍞 85°C Bakery Cafe Celebrates June with Buy One, Get One 50% Off Bread Deal

🥣🧪 Science Gets Delicious at Top Chef Science Camp in Woodbridge

🤒 Body Aches and Pain: Signs, Causes, and When to Get Checked Out

🌳🥾 Best Beginner-Friendly Hikes to Explore in Orange County

🎶🎻 Pacific Symphony Closes Season with Boccherini & Rachmaninoff June 11–13

🎼🎼 Upcoming High School Music Calendar

🐈‍⬛🐩 Tails of Success: 21 Pets Find Loving Homes Through Irvine Animal Care Center

🏐 UC Irvine Men’s Volleyball Finishes Historic Season as NCAA Runner-Up

🏀🏐🎾⚽️ UCI Anteaters Upcoming Home Games

🏀🏀 Upcoming home games for the IVC LASERS

⚾️ Three Irvine Baseball Standouts Earn Casey Dumont Character Scholarships

🏈🎾 High School Athletics Calendar

🍏🥭🍑 Local Farmers Markets

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

📅📅 Lots of Local Events

📞💡 Useful Contact Information

Why was the cucumber upset?

Because it was in a pickle.

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

Outdoor Movie Night Brings Lilo & Stitch to Irvine’s Hicks Canyon Park

Enjoy a free outdoor movie night at Summer in the City: Movies on the Lawn featuring Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitch (2025) on Friday, June 26, at Hicks Canyon Community Park. Guests can arrive as early as 6:30 p.m. to enjoy food trucks and a snack bar before the movie begins after sunset. Bring low-back chairs, blankets, and a picnic for a fun family-friendly evening.

Free Shredding Event Set for June 27 in Irvine

Irvine residents can securely dispose of sensitive documents at a free paper shredding event on Saturday, June 27, from 9–11 a.m. at the Lakeview Senior Center. Hosted by Waste Management in partnership with the City of Irvine, the event allows each resident to bring up to five banker-size file boxes for shredding. Service is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Six New Bruschettas Compete for a Permanent Spot on Postino’s Menu in Irvine

Postino at Park Place in Irvine is bringing back its annual Battle of the Bruschetta, a summer-long competition where guests can sample and vote for six limited-time bruschetta creations. Beginning June 15, two flavors will face off every two weeks, including combinations such as cherry mostarda with ricotta, peanut butter, bacon and banana, roast beef with horseradish, muffuletta-inspired toppings, mashed pea with whipped feta, and pear with cambozola. The two most popular entries will advance to a final showdown from Aug. 1–15. The winning bruschetta will earn a permanent spot on Postino’s fall menu.

85°C Bakery Cafe Celebrates June with Buy One, Get One 50% Off Bread Deal

85°C Bakery Cafe is offering a special June promotion for app members: buy one of its Top 15 featured breads and get a second bread 50% off. The one-time-use offer is available through the 85°C App from June 1–30 and includes popular favorites such as Milk Pudding, Coconut Twist, Ham & Cheese, Pork Sung Bun, Chocolate Croissant, Garlic Cheese, and more.

Science Gets Delicious at Top Chef Science Camp in Woodbridge

Young chefs ages 5–12 can explore the exciting science behind cooking at Woodbridge’s Top Chef Science Camp, held June 29–July 2. Through hands-on experiments, food-based activities, and tasty creations, campers will discover how science and cuisine work together while having fun in the kitchen. Sessions are available for ages 5–7 from 9 a.m.–12 p.m. and ages 8–12 from 1–4 p.m.

Registration is available at rec.wva.org.

Body Aches and Pain: Signs, Causes, and When to Get Checked Out

Body aches and pain can happen for many reasons, from dehydration and stress to infections, medication side effects, or underlying health conditions. Understanding the cause is the first step toward finding the right treatment and getting back to feeling your best.

  • Body aches can affect the entire body, while muscle aches are often related to overuse, strains, or sprains.

  • Common causes include dehydration, infections such as the flu, stress, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, autoimmune conditions, and certain medications.

  • It may be a good idea to seek medical care if pain is severe, does not improve with self-care, follows a tick bite, or is accompanied by symptoms such as fever, rash, swelling, or redness.

  • Treatment may include addressing the root condition, rest, elevation, ice or heat therapy, pain relief options, and complementary approaches such as massage, meditation, or acupuncture.

Best Beginner-Friendly Hikes to Explore in Orange County

Orange County offers several easy trails that are perfect for beginners. These scenic routes feature gentle terrain, beautiful views, and opportunities to spot local wildlife.

Beginner-Friendly Trails

🌿 Bommer Meadow Loop (Irvine)

  • 1 mile

  • Flat, easy trail

  • Native habitat and sandstone views

🌿 Quail Hill Loop (Irvine)

  • 2 miles

  • Easy loop with open-space views

  • Open daily, no registration required

🌿 Moro Canyon Loop (Newport Beach)

  • 2–2.5 miles

  • Gentle terrain and coastal scenery

  • Wildflowers, birds, and wildlife

Pacific Symphony Closes Season with Boccherini & Rachmaninoff June 11–13

The Pacific Symphony closes its 2025–26 classical season with Boccherini & Rachmaninoff June 11–13 at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Led by conductor Valentina Peleggi and featuring cellist Zlatomir Fung, the program includes Rossini’s William Tell Overture, Boccherini’s Cello Concerto in B-flat Major, Mascagni’s Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana, and Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2.

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

Tails of Success: 21 Pets Find Loving Homes Through Irvine Animal Care Center

The Irvine Animal Care Center celebrated another successful week of adoptions from June 1–7, with 21 pets finding new homes, including seven dogs and 14 cats. In addition, two dogs and one turtle were transferred to rescue organizations, while one dog, one cat, and one bird were reunited with their owners.

Residents interested in adopting a pet can visit the Irvine Animal Care Center website for available animals, adoption information, and operating hours.

UC Irvine Men’s Volleyball Finishes Historic Season as NCAA Runner-Up

UC Irvine men’s volleyball capped off an outstanding 2026 season by finishing 21-9, earning a No. 2 national ranking, and advancing to the program’s fifth NCAA championship match. The Anteaters set a school record with an 11-0 start, earned an at-large NCAA Tournament berth, upset top-ranked UCLA on the road, defeated Ball State in the national semifinals, and finished as NCAA runner-up to Hawaii while collecting numerous conference and national honors, including AVCA National Newcomer of the Year for freshman Andrej Jokanovic.

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.

Three Irvine Baseball Standouts Earn Casey Dumont Character Scholarships

Irvine High seniors Smith Spivey, Nico Macalino, and Owen Song were awarded the Casey Dumont Character Scholarships from Oakwood Wealth Partners, recognizing their leadership, work ethic, sportsmanship, and positive impact on the baseball program. The trio helped lead the Vaqueros to the CIF Division 5 semifinals—the school's deepest playoff run since 1993.

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

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

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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

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