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TODAY

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.

FRIDAY

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.