Volunteers tune up students' music skills

For more than three decades, the National Association of Music Merchants has brought to Anaheim thousands of people in the music industry for the biggest convention held in town each year, but attendants usually stick to the tourist area. This year, for the first time, some convention-goers ventured deeper into Anaheim to an elementary school in or der to promote one of the organization s missions: music education. Historic home tours held monthly Free self-guided tours are held on the first Saturday of each month at the Mother Colony and Woelke Stoffel houses, which are considered two significant structures connected to Anaheim s agricultural past. Next door to each other at Founders Park, the houses are on the National Register of Historic Places, The Mother Colony House was built primarily of redwood in 1877 by George Hansen, who was hired as a superintendent for the Los Angeles Vineyard Society. He planted 400,000 acres and helped launch the city s short-lived wine-making ffel House is one of the region's remaining examples of Queen Anne Victorian style architecture, built in 1809 by John Woelke. The Stoffel family bought the house in 1902, Misadventures in 20s New York Throw on your dancing shoes and your ostentatious jewelry - the Roaring 20s are coming to Westminster. The Musical Theatre Academy of Orange County is putting on a two-weekend production of Thoroughly Modern Millie at the Rose Center Theater beginning Friday. Set in New York during the 1920s, this musical follows the comedic misadventure's of small-town girl Millie Dillmount, who moves to the city with aspirations of adopting a flapper lifestyle and marrying a wealthy businessman. Cast members, 13- to 18-year-olds, are a part of the academy s Shooting Stars program. Don't be blue, hang with bluebirds lf you go Now is the time to help some feathered friends. This month s workshop at Coast keeper Garden is all about Back yard Blue birds The mor former president of the Southern California bird Club. Franz will talk about the western bluebird, which When: 10 a.m. Saturday Where: Coastkeeper Garden, 1560 E. Santiago Canyon Road, Orange How much: He will talk about how you can help, including becoming bluebird monitors to check nests for baby bluebirds. Coastkeeper Garden is a 2.5- acre garden on the northeast corner of the Santiago Canyon College Campus celebrating the arts at Yorba Linda event Four stages of performances will highlight the 15th annual Celebration of the Arts on Sunday in Yorba Linda. There will In classical, jazz and a cappella music as well as dance performances and displays by artists using all kinds of mediums. The art on display and for sale will be all originals produced by the participating artists. Children can explore their artistic side with the art workshops. The free festival is organized each year by the Yorba Linda Ails Alliance.