🌱 Free 40th anniversary party coming to Segerstrom Center this month.
Costa Mesa, California Patch AM: a 4 min readHi Costa Mesa! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Free 40th anniversary party coming to Segerstrom Center this month.
- Who’s kicking off in Costa Mesa’s Thursday night high school matchup?
Also on today's calendar: 2,200 Steps - Walk to Remember 9/11 and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Hot with sunshine, temps: high: 92, low: 73.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• OC Insider: Showtime in OC (ocbj.com) — Costa Mesa’s Segerstrom Center for the Arts is about to celebrate its 40th anniversary on Sept. 13 with a free, all-day Ruby Jubilee across the arts campus. Residents can enjoy performances from Pacific Symphony, South Coast Repertory, and more, then look ahead to the new Broadway season starting Sept. 27 with Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, plus other notable cultural happenings around Orange County. 
• San Gabriel Valley high school football's Week 3 schedule (sgvtribune.com) — Local football fans can catch San Gabriel visiting Costa Mesa for a Thursday night game kicking off at 6:30 p.m. The wider Week 3 schedule also features dozens of San Gabriel Valley matchups, but this one brings visiting players and families directly into Costa Mesa for an early-evening showdown.
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★ Featured events ★
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2,200 Steps - Walk to Remember 9/11 →
Fairhaven Memorial Park, 1702 Fairhaven Ave, Santa Ana
9:00 am -
30th Original Lobster Festival - Sept. 11-13, 2026 - Free Parking! →
Fountain Valley Recreation Center & Sports Park, 16400 Brookhurst St, Fountain Valley
12:00 pm -
Come Join Us for Prom Night Redo! →
Stages Bar, 604 E Dyer Rd, Santa Ana
5:00 pm
Saturday September 12
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
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Whine & Wine Wednesdays
Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce 1525 Mesa Verde Dr E #117 Costa Mesa CA 92626
3:00 pm -
Back To School Night
Victoria Elementary 1025 Victoria St, Costa Mesa, CA 92627, USA
6:00 pm -
Trivia Night at The Crack Shack
Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce The Crack Shack - Costa Mesa 196 E 17th St Costa Mesa, CA 92627
6:30 pm -
Trivia at Deli Nerds
Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce 1525 Mesa Verde Dr E # 117 Costa Mesa CA 92626
7:00 pm -
Varsity Volleyball Game-Away
Estancia High Costa Mesa, CA 92627
7:00 pm -
Coffee with the Principal
Whittier Elementary Costa Mesa, CA 92627
8:15 am -
Coffee with the Principal
Sonora Elementary Costa Mesa, CA 92626
8:15 am -
Friday Flag Deck
Killybrooke Elementary Costa Mesa, CA 92626
8:40 am -
Mesa City Church Fall Launch →
55 Fair Dr, Costa Mesa
Wednesday September 9
Thursday September 10
Friday September 11
Sunday September 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I honestly never told anyone this before in 5 years.
I thought, why bother? I'm not hear to glorify myself, and I'm still not. However, as fate would have it, I suddenly found myself in the same area… (Nextdoor Eastside Heights)
- Big 5 Sporting Goods posted a job opening for Assistant Manager Trainee- Part Time in Costa Mesa. Apply here.
- CVS Health posted a job opening for Beauty Sales Consultant, Licensed in Costa Mesa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Costa Mesa here.
🗞 Nearby News
Newport Beach
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- Pacific Wine & Food Classic Gets a Fresh Spin (ocbj.com)
Santa Ana
- Alaska Airlines 26-year-old Boeing 737 from Santa Ana declared an emergency and diverted (airlive.net)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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