Around Town: Magician David Blaine appears at Costa Mesa High
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Magician David Blaine appears at Costa Mesa High
Costa Mesa High School hosted a performance by magician David Blaine on Friday.
The escape and endurance artist, who first made waves with his 1990s television special “Street Magic,” did a private show for about an hour in front of Mesa students and faculty members.
He performed for free at the request of math teacher Marcus Franco, who met Blaine during an Oscars after-party in Hollywood in February.
Franco noted that Blaine’s mother was a teacher, which is possibly a reason he volunteered his time for Mesa.
“The kids were so grateful and in awe of him, really,” Franco said in an email. “For David to do this for them says so much about the type of person he is.”
Coast college district gets new student trustee
Coast Community College District’s new student trustee, Stephanie Eichman, was recently sworn in by board President David Grant. She will serve on the board of trustees during the 2016-17 school year.
Eichman has attended all three colleges in the district. She has a 4.0 GPA and declared a major in political science, according to a news release.
She is the first female student trustee in the past decade.
Fairview Park to host amateur radio event
The Mesa Emergency Service Amateur Communications group, based in Costa Mesa, will hold amateur radio field days Friday through Sunday at Fairview Park.
The event, dubbed “One Bravo,” will be at Fairview’s Goat Hill Junction train station, 2480 Placentia Ave., Costa Mesa.
Experts will be on hand to talk about emergency radio communication techniques. There also will also be games, free train rides and food.
Setup will start at noon Friday, with operations beginning around 11 a.m. Saturday, with a barbecue at 6 p.m. Radio communications will continue until 11 a.m. Sunday.
For more information, call (714) 726-5800 or email [email protected].
OCC names new dean of arts
Larissa Nazarenko has been selected dean of visual and performing arts at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa.
Nazarenko previously was dean of academic affairs at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria in Santa Barbara County. There, she oversaw the fine arts, health sciences and industrial technology departments, according to a news release.
Nazarenko also has worked as a choreographer for the California Riverside Ballet and directed the Los Angeles-based Russian Souvenir Dance Company.
Steel, Mensinger host Talbert cleanup day
Orange County Supervisor Michelle Steel and Costa Mesa Mayor Steve Mensinger are hosting a cleanup of Talbert Regional Park on Saturday.
The event starts at 9 a.m. Talbert has no parking lot of its own, but spaces are available at the western terminus of West 19th Street, where it meets Balboa Boulevard.