Fullerton College is proud to host the first TEDx conference in Orange County on September 10, 2010. The day begins at 7:30 A.M. with check-in and concludes with a professional concert featuring the Grammy Award winning members of our Jazz Cadre and Markus Burger performing with Video Disc Jockey Steve Nalepa, a professor at Chapman University.  Presenters are drawn from CSUF, Chapman, UCI, Orange Coast, and the Southern California business and entertainment industries. There is a $50 registration fee. To register for this event, please visit http://www.tedxfullerton.com.

The City of Cypress and the Orange County Business Service Center have joined forces for the 2010 Cypress Job Fair. The event is scheduled to be held on Thursday, October 14, from 9:00a.m. to 2:00p.m., at the Cypress Community Center, 5700 Orange Avenue.

No room to grow your own fruits and vegetables at home? Rent a plot at the Community Gardens located on Thelma Drive just west of Knott Avenue. Buena Park residents may rent a large plot (30' x 20') for an annual fee of $60, medium plot (20' x 20') for $45 or a small plot (15' x 20') for $30. Call (714) 236-3860 for more information.

Adult softball is played year round in the city of Fullerton, winter, spring, summer and fall at Lemon and Woodcrest parks. There are men's, women's and coed leagues available. For more information go to www.mlsoftball or call the Major League Softball Customer Service Desk at (714) 289-1983, Extension 2, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday through Friday.

Come out to the certified Farmers Marketplace in Buena Park every Saturday.The marketplace is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Farm fresh fruits and vegetables for your choosing. Located on the corner of La Palma and Stanton. For more information please visit  http://www.buenapark.com/Index.aspx?page=102

Cypress Recreation and Community Services invites all interested participants to register for Adult Sports. Participants must be 18 and older to participate in the leagues. Completed roster, copy of identification with proof of age for each player, signed waiver/code of conduct, and payment required at the time of registration to be considered for eligibility and placement in leagues. You can participate in Men’s and Co-ed Softball, Basketball, Kickball and open gym. Log onto www.cypressrec.com

Southern California Edison is helping homeowners put the sun’s power to work with free classes on the California Solar Initiative (CSI) program and the incentives it offers to homeowners who decide to install solar systems on their homes. The free 90-minute, non-technical, and easy-to-understand classes are held at SCE Service Centers and other convenient locations throughout the utility’s service territory.  Due to limited space, pre-registration is required.  To register or obtain additional details and the complete schedule of SCE’s free evening CSI Homeowner Solar Classes currently offered, please visit www.sce.com/solartraining or call (866) 970-9221.

Citizens are invited to have a ‘Conversation with your City’, a special program series presented by Fullerton City Councilwoman Sharon Quirk-Silva.The programs will be held the last Thursday of the month. The next program will take place on October 28. All programs will begin at 7:30 p.m., and will be held at the Fullerton Museum Center, 301 N. Pomona Ave., one block east of Harbor Boulevard, in downtown Fullerton. Guest speaker will be Engineering Director Don Hoppe and Maintenance Services Director Bob Savage. Log onto http://www.ci.fullerton.ca.us/ to find out more.

The community international folk dance group, Veselo Selo, holds dances every Saturday night, from 7:30-10:30pm with line, circle and couple dances from countries all over the world. Veselo Selo meets at the Anaheim Unitarian Church.  The church is located at 511 S Harbor in Anaheim. (714) 738-8008 or (714) 828-2581.

The Fullerton Market offers farm-fresh produce, flowers, fresh-baked breads, live entertainment, arts and crafts, and activities for children. In addition to the traditional favorites, new vendors will be added each week. The market is open Thursdays from 4 to 8:30 pm. To find out directions and other information please call (714) 738-6545 or log onto their website http://www.cityoffullerton.com/residents/community_events/fullerton_market.asp

The American Cancer Society offers an online interactive tool that provides a customized action plan to help improve overall health based on individual factors such as age, gender, weight, diet etc. People can take the Great American Health Check at www.cancer.org/greatamericans.