Fantastic Five

A listing of special events to entertain you through the weekend and

beyond.

SATURDAY

See the marionettes. The Orange County Performing Arts Center’s

Saturdays at the Center series will present the Cashore Marionettes at 11

a.m. and 1 p.m. today at Founders Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa

Mesa. $8. (714) 556-2122.

SUNDAY

Sundays on the water. The Newport Harbor Nautical Museum will present

Gary Miltimore’s “Hot Yachts, Ocean Racers From Topsails to Turbos”

exhibit of 25 original yacht paintings -- with photographs and models --

through March 15 at 151 E. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. The museum is

open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Free. (949) 675-8915.

MONDAY

Spend your Monday the Moroccan way at Marrakesh. Authentic Moroccan

cuisine and belly dancing is offered at 5 p.m. daily at Marrakesh, 1976

Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. (949) 645-8384.

TUESDAY

Ship watching. Free tours of the tall ships Hawaiian Chieftain and

Lady Washington will be offered from 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, while the ships

are docked near the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum, 151 E. Coast Highway,

Newport Beach. Both ships will be in town and available for tours and

sails through Jan. 22. (800) 200-5239.

WEDNESDAY

It’s never too late to learn. Newport Beach Community Services will

present a drawing and painting workshop series on Wednesdays through

March 6 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Vince Jorgensen Center, 2005

Dover Drive, Newport Beach. Mimi Sharon Stein will lead the sessions.

$66, or $71 for the series. (949) 644-3151.