Greer's OC

Spring break is just around the corner. Your kids are getting antsy to get outdoors and play. Why not introduce them to the sport of surfing? The Quiksilver Surf Camp is offering a week long, all day camp April 9 to 13. Not only will your kid learn to surf on the gentle waves of upper Newport Beach, but also they will learn lessons on ocean safety, tide movements, wave forecasting, and the importance of our marine environment. As a bonus, you will have the days to yourself and the surfer groms will be exhausted from a fun day at the beach.

Erik Nelsen, owner of the camp, has 25 years surf camp experience. His staff of CPR trained surf instructors will instill a lifelong love for the ocean in even the most timid future surfers. These surf instructors have taught hundreds of kids over the last 8 summers in Newport Beach and understand that the ocean can be intimidating for kids. The gradual sloping, sandy bottom of Upper Newport is the perfect place for kids to try Orange County’s favorite sport.

Spring Recess Surf Camp runs April 9-13th from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The camp fee is  $400 which includes surf instruction, access to INT soft-top surfboards and Quiksilver wetsuits, as well as a t-shirt, goody-bag, autograph signing with a pro surfer, pizza party, and a photo of your child surfing. 

Burger Bash: Slide into Spring!

Come out and support the Boys & Girls Club of the Harbor Area in Costa Mesa for a fun night of food and philanthropy at the “Slide into Spring” burger bash tasting event on Saturday at 6 p.m. As a guest you can sample unlimited tastes and hosted bar from 6 to 7 p.m.  I’ll be judging the Burger Bash competition, along with Gustavo Arellano, editor of OC Weekly and Chef Jamie Gwen.

Participating restaurants include Beach Pit BBQ serving BBQ Pork Sliders; Playground in Santa Ana serving mini burgers with house-aged beef, maple bourbon onions, double yolk mayo, classic lettuce and gruyere/fontina cheese; the Golden Truffle will be serving ground chuck cheeseburger with traditional toppings and homemade ketchup. Avanti Café will be serving the only vegetarian burger with whole grain, adzuki bean and brown rice served on toasted organic ciabatta bread with coriander mustard, lemon-lime smoky ketchup, dill pickle and roasted yam with garlic shallot or havarti cheese. The Newport Rib Company is making a Brisketalicious Coleslaw Slider; Memphis Café is making an American Bison slider with gorgonzola cheese and cranberry mayo; Wingnuts will be serving BBQ Kobe Beef Sliders and Pulled Pork Sliders. The Queen’s Bakery and Blackmarket Bakery will be baking up incredible sweets to round out the evening. In addition the food tasting and competition, there will be a live and silent auction, as well as live music by the Fabulous Nomads.

Cost is $75 per person and you’ll be helping to serve more than 2,500 local youths.

Boys & Girls Club-Lou Yantorn Branch is at 2131 Tustin Ave. in Costa Mesa.

To order tickets, call 949.642.2245, or visit harborareabgc.com/how-to-help/slideintospring.