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Bit of a hot week, no? We are galloping into the weekend with a new zest for life as our sunburn from Father’s Day is browning nicely and there are lots of fun things to do around town this weekend (especially if you like dogs and live DJs).

In today’s Buzz:

• German Shepherd Rescue Summer Bash

• New Gas Facility proposed in Newport

• Tiki Weekend @ Landers

• Pet a Porter Dog Fashion Show

• Paws on the Patio

— Jon Dougher, Publisher, Back Bay Buzz

Kick off your weekend with a good time for a Great Cause! Join the German Shepherd Rescue of Orange County this Saturday at The Ranch at Newport Bay for their Summer Bash event: featuring live music, great food, tequila tasting and games while you meet the beautiful dogs of GSROC. Pet adoption opportunities will be available.

Click here for more info!

New Gas Facility Proposed In Newport Beach

Newport Beach may soon be home to a new renewable natural gas (RNG) facility on a 4.14-acre site at the closed Coyote Canyon landfill. The project, led by Archaea Energy in partnership with Orange County Waste & Recycling, would convert landfill gas—currently being flared—into clean, pipeline-quality RNG. Plans include a 38,500-square-foot processing plant and a 6,000-square-foot interconnection station that would feed gas into the SoCalGas network. The proposal requires a Conditional Use Permit due to the site's Open Space zoning, and a public comment period on the environmental review closed in January. The city’s Planning Commission was expected to review the project in May, but the meeting was cancelled. If approved, the facility would help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to California’s clean energy goals.

ICYMI: We dropped the first edition of our Map Room guides, “The Best Places to Paddleboard in Newport”. Click here to access.

—WHAT TO DO—

• Tiki Weekend 🗿 - Landers Liquor Bar
  Cocktails and live music
  Thurs 6/19-Sunday 6/22
  Info

• Pet A Porter: Dog Market and Fashion Show 🐕️ - The Camp -
  Sat Jun 21 11am-4pm
  Info

• Paws on the Patio 🍋‍🟩 - Salt & Lime
  Adoptable Dogs, food and drink deals
  Sat June 21 10am-1pm
  Info

• Block Party at the Orange County Museum of Art
  Saturday, 21 June

  11:00 am - 9:00 pm
  Info

• Sunset Sessions 🌅 - ZENTRL Kitchen + Bar (Fashion Island)
  Live Music ft. DJ Reed Hamilton, cocktails, great food, free entry
  Sat June 21st 6-10pm
  RSVP

• House on the Bay 🔇 - Woodys Wharf
  House music all night long
  Sat June 21st 9:30-close
  Info

• Let’s Get Brunch 🥂 - The Set (NB)
  Live DJ, photo booth, charm bar, live dancers
  Sun June 22 11-2pm
  Info

UPCOMING:

• 58th Annual Art Exhibition in Newport Beach
  Saturday, June 28th

  1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  Info

• Neat at Night - Neat Coffee
  Burgers by AhbA, Mama Mia will be showing at dusk (BYO lawn chair)
  Monday June 30th 6pm
  Info

• Salty Bear x AHBA - Salty Bear Brewing (Wednesdays)
  $1 off beer with burger purchase, double wagyu smash (that was my nickname in high school)
  Every Wednesday
  Info

• Old Glory Boat Parade - American Legion Yacht Club
  Friday July 4th 1pm
  Info

• Tunes at the Dunes - Newport Dunes
  Live Music, Food Trucks, Fireworks? - Sun July 6th

• Meals on Wheels Pickleball Bash Tournament - The Tennis & Pickleball Club
  Proceeds will support Meals on Wheels Orange County’s nutrition, socialization, and wrap-around services - Sat July 19th 1-4pm
  Info

• Sterling Silver Ring Making Workshop - Methra (Costa Mesa)
  Sat July 26th - Info

• Calling All Artists 🎨 : Apply to Costa Mesa’s annual juried art exhibition - Deadline: July 28th - Info

• Fun Run 5k 🏃 - OC Fairgrounds - Aug 10th 8am - Register

Friday
64🌡️ 71 I 🌤️ I 7% Rain I 🌬️ ⬆️ S 10mph

Saturday
63🌡️ 70 I 🌤️ I 12% Rain I 🌬️ ⬆️ S 13mph

Sunday
63🌡️ 71 I 🌤️ I 5% Rain I 🌬️ ↗️ SSW 10mph

🌊 Water temp = 65º
Suit Rec: Summer Suit

This Weekend:

• Little Seedlings Storytime at Sherman Library and Gardens in Corona Del Mar
  Friday, 20 June

  10:00 am - 10:30 am
  Info

• Newport Dunes Outdoor Summer Movies (Free Except for Parking)
  Friday, 20 June - Saturday June 21

  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  Info

• OCME Free Train Rides in Costa Mesa
  Saturday, 21 June

  10:00 am - 3:30 pm
  Info

• Block Party at the Orange County Museum of Art
  Saturday, 21 June

  11:00 am - 9:00 pm
  Info

• Pet A Porter: Dog Market and Fashion Show 🐕️ - The Camp -
  Sat Jun 21 11am-4pm
  Info

• Aquatic Community Day at Back Bay Science Center in Newport Beach
  Sunday, 22 June

  10:00 am - 2:00 pm
  Info

PLAN AHEAD:

• Meet Froggy at Costa Mesa Donald Dungan Library
  Tuesday, 24 June

  11:45 am - 1:15 pm
  Info

• Moana 2 Screening at Ikea Costa Mesa (free)
  Update: Currently Waiting List only
  Thursday, 26 June

  5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
  Info

• Star Wars Day at the OC Zoo
  Saturday, 28 June

  10:00 am - 2:00 pm
  Info

• Art Exhibition in Newport Beach
  Saturday, 28 June

  1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  Info
  

• OCME Free Train Rides in Costa Mesa
  Saturday, 21 June

  10:00 am - 3:30 pm
  Info

• Down to A Science Camp 🌿 🔬- June 23rd-August 22 - Info

This Week:

🎶 Costa Mesa – June 20–22, 2025

• Tastee Nuggz – The Harp Inn – Friday, June 20, 8:00 PM

• Warning Track Power – Tiki Bar – Friday, June 20, 7:00 PM

• Blake C. Elliott with Ginger Tom – The Wayfarer – Friday, June 20 7pm

• Rodney Moon and the Little Dippers – The Wayfarer – Saturday, June 21, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM

• Circle of Willis – Tiki Bar – Saturday, June 21, 7:00 PM

• Sunglasses at Night Band – The Harp Inn – Saturday, June 21, 8:30 PM – midnight

• Sunday Night Karaoke with Bobby Vegas – The Wayfarer – Sunday, June 22 (evening)

• Crossfire Band with Jimmy Z – The Harp Inn – Sunday, June 22, 4:00 PM

🎶 Newport Beach – June 20–22, 2025

• Brian Clemens Big Band Meets Tawanda – Campus JAX – Friday, June 20, 7:00 PM

• Rita Rudner & Listen to the Seventies – Campus JAX – Friday, June 20, 8:00 PM

• Live Music on the Lido Deck: Alex Maes – Lido Marina Village – Saturday, June 21, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM

• Live Music on the Lido Deck: Lauren Black – Lido Marina Village – Sunday, June 22, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM

🎵 ⏩️ PLAN AHEAD:

• Jimmys Buffet - The Hangar (OC FAIR) - July 20th 7:15 - Tickets

• Fitz and The Tantrums + Aloe Blacc - Pacific Ampitheater - July 25th - 6:30pm - Tickets

• Ellis Bullard - Wayfarer Fri 7/18 7pm - Info

• BECK - Pacific Ampitheatre - Wed 7/30 7:30pm - Tickets

Thanks! Please ignore any typos, our editor is currently accepting donations of aloe vera jelly for his Father’s Day sunburn (he won’t shut up about it).

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