5 Things, July 31: Beach Concert, Seal Beach Boulevard to Get Better

Concert in the Park: Cliff Wagner & The Old No. 7 will perform at Eisenhower Park next to the pier today as the latest in the Seal Beach Chamber of Commerce’s summer concert series. The concert starts at 6 p.m. and continues to 8 p.m. The crowds gather early, so bring the family and blankets and chairs before 6 p.m. to stakeout a good spot.

No Pain, No Gain: The clouds are parting, and the suns rays are shining down on the West County Connector project with concrete signs that the end is approaching. On Friday, crews completed a successful deck pour on the west half of the Seal Beach Boulevard Bridge. According to OCTA, “the new west half of the bridge will be open to the public in September, at which time traffic will be restored to two lanes in each direction. Once the bridge is completed in mid-2014 it will be twice the size of the original structure, with four lanes northbound and three lanes southbound.”

Help the Library: Eat Pizza! Stop by Zpizza at 12430 Seal Beach Boulevard today, from 11:00am to 9:00pm, with a coupon from the Rossmoor-Los Alamitos library's checkout desk and ZPizza will contribute 25% of the sale to the Friends of the Library’s Front Porch Project..

The Friends plan to remodel the library's front entrance to increase the outdoor usable space by over 300%. Learn more about the project at the Friends Facebook page, Friends of the Los Alamitos-Rossmoor Library, or at http://www.friendsoflarlibrary.org

The OC Fair is Waiting: The Orange County Fair continues Wednesdays through Sundays till Aug. 11 with pig races, deep-fried food, carnival rides, exhibits and more. Wednesday's highlights include the Amazing Dobermans at the Action Sports Arena, performances by The Flaming Lips and The Growlers at the Pacific Amphitheatre and ABBA tribute band Arrival From Sweden at the Hangar Entertainment Arena. Find schedules, directions and more info here.

The Hills Are Alive With the Sound of…What?!: Dust off your jaw harp, theremin, dulcimer or fluba and play a tune. Wednesday is Uncommon Instrument Awareness Day.