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TODAY

Newport Dunes Resort’s “Movies on the Beach” series offers

“Legally Blonde” starting at dusk on the Newport sand. Parking costs

$8 per car. Campfires will also be available for s’mores. The resort

is at 1131 Back Bay Drive. For more information, call (949) 729-DUNE.

SATURDAY

Classic boats race from the dock of Newport Harbor Museum while

events take place in and around the museum from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at

the Heritage Regatta and Seaport Festival. Classic woodies, surfing

exhibits, boat building, model building, food and music will be on

hand at no cost to attendees. The Seaport Festival will take place

all day at the museum and will include a luau dinner and awards show.

For more information, call (949) 673-7863.

Newport Dunes Resort’s “Movies on the Beach” series offers “Beauty

and the Beast” starting at dusk on the Newport sand. Parking costs $8

per car. Campfires will also be available for s’mores. The resort is

at 1131 Back Bay Drive. For more information, call (949) 729-DUNE.

Health-conscious citizens of all ages are invited to the Oasis

Health Fair from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Corona del Mar Senior

Center, 800 Marguerite Ave. Free tests will be available for blood

pressure, vision, hearing, body fat, pulmonary lung function,

podiatry, dermatology, and physical therapy and chiropractic needs.

Other tests will be offered for a $20 to $45 fee. For more

information, call (949) 718-1821.

The Costa Mesa Seniors Center will hold a flea market from 8 a.m.

to 1 p.m. at the center’s parking lot, 695 W. 19th St. Spaces cost

$10 for members, $20 for nonmembers. Reservations are required. For

more information, call (949 645-2356.

Millennium Medical Spa in Newport Beach is hosting an all-day

complimentary 30-minute makeover event. The spa will provide each

customer with education on skin care and mineral makeup. The “Mineral

Make-up” event will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. by appointment only.

Call (949) 863-1667 for an appointment.

SUNDAY

The first Orange County dragon boat race and friendship breakfast

potluck sponsored by the Orange County Chinese Cultural Club will be

held from 8 a.m. to noon at the Newport Aquatic Center, 1 Whitecliffs

Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660. Registration begins at 6:30 a.m. For

event rules, regulations and volunteer information, call (714)

535-2708.

The Costa Mesa Bark Park will hold its sixth annual Bath’Stille

Day Dog Wash and Vendor Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Washes cost $12

for shorthaired dogs and $17 for longhaired dogs. The Vendor’s Fair

will offer a variety of pet-related products and services. For more

information, call (949) 733-4101.

MONDAY

Children entering first through sixth grades are invited to

“Storytelling Safari” at 10:30 a.m. at the Newport Beach Central

Library. The program will be repeated at 3 p.m. July 2 at Mariners

branch and at 10:30 a.m. July 3 at the Balboa branch. For more

information, call (949) 717-3816.

TUESDAY

“Beach Landscapes & Flowers” will be on display at Newport Beach

City Hall through Sept. 30. The exhibit features digitally

manipulated aerial photographs of the Hawaiian islands by Donna

Ruzicka and colorful umbrella beach scenes by Carole Boller. For more

information, call (949) 717-3816.

Artistry will combine with passion for a popular sport in “Tennis

in Art,” an exhibit of paintings by Jose Mendoza, on display in the

Newport Beach Central Library foyer through Aug. 30. For more

information, call (949) 717-3816.

WEDNESDAY

Children entering first through sixth grades are invited to

“Storytelling Safari” at 3 p.m. at the Mariners Branch Public

Library. The program will be repeated at 10:30 a.m. July 3 at the

Balboa Branch. For more information, call (949) 717-3816.

THURSDAY

Children entering first through sixth grades are invited to

“Storytelling Safari” at 10:30 a.m. at Balboa Branch Public Library.

For more information, call (949) 717-3816.

UC Irvine will house a free yoga studies open house that offers a

general introduction and explanation of puja and teaches how basic

processes can transform your everyday life by placing it in a context

of expanding self-awareness. The class runs from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in

University Extension A, rooms 101 and 102. For more information, call

(949) 824-5592.

JULY 4

The American Legion Yacht Club will host the 48th Fourth of July

Boat Parade, featuring loads of decked out yachts parading along the

waters of Newport Bay starting at 1 p.m. There are 30 boat categories

eligible for awards. For more information, call (949) 673-3546.

Former state Sen. Marian Bergeson will be grand marshal at the

30th annual Independence Day Celebration at Mariners Park. Riding in

a hay wagon, Bergeson will lead bike riders and walkers of all ages,

who will begin assembling for the patriotic parade at 9:30 a.m. at

Mariners Drive and Commodore Road. Mariners Park is on Dover Drive at

Irvine Avenue. For more information, call (949) 644-3151.

JULY 5

Newport Dunes Resort’s “Movies on the Beach” series offers “Robin

Hood” starting at dusk on the Newport sand. Parking costs $8 per car.

Campfires will also be available for s’mores. The resort is at 1131

Back Bay Drive. For more information, call (949) 729-DUNE.

Newcomers to the digital universe are invited to “Tools and

Tricks: Internet 101,” a free Internet workshop, at 10 a.m. at the

Newport Beach Central Library. The beginning-level overview will be

repeated at 9 a.m. July 19 at the Balboa branch. For more

information, call (949) 717-3816.

JULY 8

The city of Newport Beach will present an official proclamation

recognizing the 50th anniversary of the 1953 National Jamboree at 7

p.m. The ceremony will be at council chambers at Newport Beach City

Hall. For more information, call (714) 546-4990, ext. 142.

JULY 9

Jet Set Introductions invites the public to an exclusive evening

to meet some of Orange County’s most eligible singles at its “Where

the Elite Meet” mixer from 6 to 9 p.m. at Brio Restaurant in Corona

del Mar. The cost is $75 per person. Wear cocktail attire. For

reservations, call (949) 233-6405 before July 2.

“Flemish Garden Style Designs” is the subject of a floral design

class to be taught at Sherman Library and Gardens in Corona del Mar

at 9 a.m. All materials are included in the $45 registration fee.

Pre-registration is required. For more information, call (949)

673-2261.

JULY 11

The Community Action Fund of Planned Parenthood of Orange and San

Bernardino counties will honor Congresswomen Loretta and Linda

Sanchez with the Profile of Courage Award at the Pacific Club in

Newport Beach from 6 to 8 p.m. The evening is titled “Sisterhood is

Powerful.” For more information, call (714) 997-2155.