Thursday Essentials: Concerts, Soda and Shark Sightings

Here's what you need to know for today in Fountain Valley: 

2013 Summer Concert Series – Boogaloo Assassins and With Strangers, tonight, 6 – 8 p.m. Los Angeles-based Latin sensation Boogaloo Assassins will perform alongside With Strangers. All of the OC Parks Summer Concerts are part of The World Famous KROQ's ROQ N' Surf summer series. Free concert admission with free parking and open to the public of all ages. Food trucks will have food available for purchase. 
Location: Mile Square Regional Park. 16801 Euclid, Fountain Valley
Website: http://www.ocparks.com/milesquare/, Contact: (714) 973-6600

Fountain Valley Concert in the Park. This fun, free, family event will host the it's last concert of the series. The Answer will perform various classic rock hits on August 1.  Concerts are from 6pm to 8pm at the Fountain Valley Recreation Center & Sports Park at Brookhurst and Heil. Parking and admission is completely free.

 Have soda sales gone flat? Last year, the average American guzzled 44 gallons of soda, down from 54 gallons a year in 1998. Analysts cite health concerns and an industry shift toward non-carbonated drinks. Have you cut your soda consumption? Tell us in the comments.

Cue the Jaws Theme Song: Did you know there have been a number of reported Great White shark sightings recently off the local coastline from Huntington Beach to Palos Verdes? You can here the experts talking about the sightings and ways to avoid attacks here.

Woohoo! Half Off! Beginning today, OC Parks chops 50 percent off the price of its 2013 parking passes for county parks and/or beaches. More details here.