Celebrate Arbor Day this Friday at Creekside Park 4pm.

Arbor Day at Creekside Park Friday Families are invited to celebrate Arbor Day on Friday, April 26 by planting trees at Creekside Park. The Aliso Viejo Community Association will host its annual Arbor Day celebration at 4 p.m. at the park located near Cedarbrook and Aliso Viejo Parkway. Folks should come dressed in comfortable clothes and closed-toed shoes. For more information, call 949-243-7750.

Local Music at AV Conferance Center!

The Aliso Viejo Conference Center is launching a new spring "Music Matters" concert series that kicks off April 23 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 31 Santa Barbara Drive. The series will showcase talented "original" artists each month at this pristine facility that overlooks the golf course. The first concert features two of Southern California's fastest rising stars - The Wheeland Brothers. They will be followed by Denny White on May 27. Cost is $15 per person with advance online registration or $20 cash at the door. The fee includes two tacos and a house special margarita or beer. To register online, visit https://www.cgmarketingsystems.com/onlineshop/index.asp?id=7125&courseid=2595

Annual Shredding Event Coming Up!

Save the date for Shredding/Identity Theft Protection and e-waste event in May In an effort to protect residents from identity theft and provide a free public service, the City will host a Document Shredding/Identity Theft Protection and e-waste event on Saturday, May 18. The event takes place from 9 a.m. to noon in Soka University parking lot A at 1 University Drive. Identity theft is one of the fastest-growing crimes in the nation, and shredding documents with personal or financial information can be an effective measure of prevention. Residents and businesses can bring standard-file boxes of paper records - canceled checks, pay stubs, credit card statements and more - that will be shredded onsite for free. The boxes of pages can contain staples and paper clips but must be free of notebooks or other bindings. Staff will also be on hand to answer questions and provide information about identity theft. There is a limit of 10 boxes per household or business. Along with having their documents shred, residents can recycle electronic waste such as old cell phones, computers, monitors, printers, scanners, VCR/DVD players, TVs, microwaves and other small appliances free of charge in the Soka parking lot with e-Recycling of California. Large appliances, oils, solvents, tires and other household hazardous waste will not be accepted. For more information about the May 18 event, contact Aliso Viejo City Clerk Susan Ramos at 949-425-2506 or sramos@cityofalisoviejo.com.