72 Hours

1. S’MORE MOVIES ON THE BEACH. The Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort

today will show “Dinosaur” as its Movie on the Beach. It will begin at

dusk. Campfires will also be available for roasting marshmallows and

making s’mores. Additional movies will be shown throughout the summer

months. No admission fee. Parking is $7 per vehicle. The resort is at

1131 Back Bay Drive. (949) 729-DUNE or o7 www.Newportdunes.comf7 .

2. WALK THIS WAY. The 21st annual Corona del Mar Scenic 5K presented

by the Corona del Mar Chamber of Commerce and the city of Newport Beach

Community Services Department will begin Saturday with registration at 6

a.m. near the corner of Ocean Boulevard and Heliotrope, above the Corona

del Mar State Beach parking lot. Walk-in registration and packet pickup

is available from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. today at the Oasis Senior Center, 800

Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar. Race-day registration is $30, $12 for

Dolphin Dash. (949) 644-3151.

3. PARADING AROUND. The ninth annual Balboa Island Parade will begin

at 11 a.m. Sunday on Marine Avenue, beginning at the bridge. Last year,

about 4,000 people attended. Grand marshals are Newport Beach Fire Chief

Tim Riley and Police Chief Bob McDonell. The theme will be “All Fired Up

On Balboa Island” -- a tribute to firefighters. Show up early for a spot

in the standing-room-only crowd. Free to enter, though all participants

must complete an entry form. (949) 675-1773.