COMING UP Old Glory Boat Parade beckons...

COMING

UP

Old Glory Boat Parade beckons

For the 60th year, boats will circle Newport Harbor for the Fourth

of July Old Glory Boat Parade, which is sponsored by the American

Legion Yacht Club and American Legion Post 291.

The day starts at 7 a.m., when American Legion volunteers prepare

a $10 pancake breakfast. A $15 steak dinner will be prepared for

those who buy meal tickets in advance.

At the parade, beginning at 1 p.m., more than 50 boat owners will

dress their vessels in red, white and blue. The evening concludes

with a live band and dancing, beginning at 8:30 p.m.

The American Legion Post 291 is a place to watch the fireworks

spectacle. For more information, contact the American Legion Yacht

Club at (949) 673-5070.

Free French film

on UCI campus

The summer Free Film Series at UC Irvine kicks off Thursday with

“Donkey Skin (Peau d’ane),” an obscure French film from 1970 directed

by Jacques Demy and starring Catherine Deneuve as a princess forced

to live as a donkey in order to find her true love. The film series

brochure calls it “bursting with song, psychedelic color, and

Freudian wit” -- not quite the usual multiplex fare, but close

enough.

“Donkey Skin” screens at the humanities instructional building,

room 100, at 7 p.m. And remember, it’s free. Call (949) 824-6494 for

more information.

Take me out to the O.C. fairgrounds

They’re calling you out. For the fair, that is. The Orange County

Fair opens Friday at the Orange County Fair & Exposition Center in

Costa Mesa with a full day of activities.

Parking and admission are free for all attendees from 10 to 11

a.m. All active duty military, law enforcement and fire personnel can

get in free with valid identification until 6 p.m.

The fair is open until midnight.

For more information, call (714) 708-3247 or visit www.ocfair.com.