From football to concerts, a wide...

From football to concerts, a wide variety of community sports and

activities are planned this summer in Newport-Mesa.

COSTA MESA

Family Night Out

Costa Mesa Recreation Division’s Family Night Out program offers

families a chance to participate in day and night excursions with

children. The next scheduled outing will be a Friday baseball game in

which the New York Yankees take on the Anaheim Angels. $15 per

person. (714) 754-5158.

Trains on the tracks

On the third weekend of each month, engineers climb aboard their

trains and travel on three miles of track at Fairview Park to display

their steam and diesel engines. The public is welcome to join them at

the park at Placentia Avenue and Estancia North. The Orange County

Model Engineer program started in 1989, when engineers wanted to

display their engines, while educating and entertaining the community

about the past. (949) 548-7246.

Fight against crime

The 19th annual National Night Out crime and drug prevention event

will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 6. Costa Mesa residents, along

with people nationwide, will lock their doors, turn on outside lights

and spend the evening outside with neighbors and public safety

personnel. Costa Mesa Police Department officers will serve food and

sodas, and raffle prizes donated by local businesses.

Costa Mesa-Orange County Jazz Festival

Music from the 1920s through the ‘50s, including boogie, Ragtime,

Dixieland, rock ‘n’ roll and swing, will be on display through Sunday

at two venues, the Hilton Costa Mesa and the Holiday Inn Costa Mesa.

(888) 215-6222.