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In today's newsletter:

• Want your work screened at the Newport Beach Film Festival?
• How Newport Beach designers are helping students reimagine Lexus performance

Also on today's calendar: 30th Original Lobster Festival - Sept. 11-13, 2026 - Free Parking! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 82 and low of 71 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 78, low: 69.
• Sunday: Humid, with a high of 79 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Supporting Actor Job in 'Eggs and Potatoes', Male, Age 20-27 (backstage.com) — Local actors can audition for an unpaid supporting role in the student film "Eggs and Potatoes," which will shoot on October weekends around Orange County and offer a showcase at the Newport Beach Film Festival. The role calls for a baseball-capable male in his 20s who's navigating grief while trying to help others. Applicants must submit video materials and be available for table reads and weekend shoots.
   

• CALTY Challenges Design Students to Redefine Lexus Performance (lexus.com) — Design students from Pasadena got rare, behind-the-scenes access to CALTY's professional design studio in Newport Beach, where they presented futuristic Lexus performance concepts and received mentoring from working designers. The collaboration gave students hands-on experience with sketching, modeling, and CG work while highlighting Newport Beach's role as a hub for cutting-edge automotive design. It also underscored how local studios are shaping the future of high-performance driving.
   

📸 Around Newport Beach

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Newport Beach

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• 30th Original Lobster Festival - Sept. 11-13, 2026 - Free Parking! →
  Fountain Valley Recreation Center & Sports Park, 16400 Brookhurst St, Fountain Valley
  12:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Come Join Us for Prom Night Redo! →
  Stages Bar, 604 E Dyer Rd, Santa Ana
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday September 11
• Last Shot Band →
  Campus JAX, 3950 Campus Dr, Newport Beach
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• 911 Newport Harbor LBC Mixed Rinks →
  Newport Harbor Lawn Bowling Club, 1550 Crown Drive North, Newport Beach
  9:00 am
• Seed Collection, Processing, and Propagation →
  Environmental Nature Center, 1601 E. 16th St., Newport Beach
  10:00 am
• Tijuana Dogs →
  Campus JAX, 3950 Campus Dr, Newport Beach
  8:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Heartbeat of Mexico →
  Musco Center for the Arts, One University Dr, Orange
  1:00 pm
• Blessing Of The Waves →
  Pier Plaza, 401 CA-1, Huntington Beach
  5:00 pm
• Laurel Canyon Dreamin' →
  Campus JAX, 3950 Campus Dr, Newport Beach
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• JAX SongStage with Kayla Kraemer: The Story Behind the Song™ ft. Kelly Fitzgerald, Michelle Mangione →
  Campus JAX, 3950 Campus Dr, Newport Beach
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 16
• OC Searches for The Greatest Storyteller →
  Campus JAX, 3950 Campus Dr, Newport Beach
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 17
• Brian Clemens Big Band ft. Tawanda →
  Campus JAX, 3950 Campus Dr, Newport Beach
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ROBINSON'S, Fashion Island, 1967.
  The wall chime sculpture was installed by mural artist Tom Van Sant and for its time was considered to be the largest wind chime in the world. (Nextdoor Dover Shores)
• It's crazy that people are requesting hour long walks for their dogs on wag and rover during this heatwave… even 30 mins is too long given how hot the pavement is.
  A few short walks in and out is ideal in these temperatures, please keep your pets nice and cool indoors!! (Nextdoor Camelback - Bison)

• Chanel, Ltd posted a job opening for Inventory Specialist, South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa. Apply here.
• King's Seafood Company, Inc. posted a job opening for Restaurant Bookkeeper in Costa Mesa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Newport Beach here.

🗞 Nearby News

Costa Mesa

• Woodruff School Team Ranks Among Top 10 of AI Drone Competition (gatech.edu)
• For Sale: 1961 Porsche 356B in Costa Mesa, California (classiccars.com)
• Assistant Fire Marshal Nikki Johnson presented with City Manager Leadership Award (cityofcostamesanews.com)

Laguna Beach

• Sept. 11 Ceremony Underway In Laguna Beach: What To Know (patch.com)

Laguna Niguel

• Sept. 11 Ceremony Underway In Dana Point: What To Know (patch.com)

Ok Newport Beach! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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