CALENDAR

TILL SUNDAY

YACHT EXPO

The 28th annual Lido Yacht Expo returns to Lido Marina Village in Newport Beach for four days in September. Shoppers looking for big boats will find plenty to choose from; more than 70 percent of the boats on exhibit are in the 40-feet class and above, and more than one-third of them are yachts 50 feet or larger. Many of the exhibits are new 2006 and 2007 models. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $10 for adults; children 12 and under are free. For more information, call Duncan McIntosh Co. at (949) 757-5959 or go to www.goboating.com

TILL SUNDAY

OCC THEATRE

Orange Coast College will open its 22nd anniversary season this fall with the dark comedy “Dreaming of Norton.” The play follows two insurance claims adjusters on the heels of a Kansas hailstorm. Curtain time is 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 2:30 and 7 p.m. on Sunday. Advance tickets are available for $6 by calling (714) 432-5640 ext. 1. Tickets are $7 at the door. Contact Jim Carnett at (714) 432-5725 for more information.

TODAY

TCHAIKOVSKY SPECTACULAR

Enjoy music by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Mussorgsky and Rimsky-Korsakov at the Verizon Wireless Pacific Amphitheatre at 8 p.m. This performance, which will feature thundering cannons and a fireworks display, will end the Pacific Symphony’s Summer Festival. Tickets range from $19 to $99. Call (714) 755-5799 or go to www.pacificsymphony.org.

MONTE CARLO NIGHT FUNDRAISER

The Roosters Foundation, a charitable organization of Orange County businessmen devoted to assisting disadvantaged children, will hold its 12th annual Monte Carlo night at 6 p.m. at the Fairmont Hotel in Newport Beach. The 2006 charities include the Blind Children’s Learning Center and R.E.A.C.H. Youth Foundation. The event features a cocktail reception, dinner, dancing, an auction, casino games, music and more. For table purchases, call (949) 706-7613. To purchase individual tickets, go to www.roosters.org.

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY

PERSIAN FESTIVAL

Enjoy ancestral dances, Persian customs, arts and crafts, live musical entertainment and taste Persian food at the Mehregan Persian Festival this weekend at the Orange County Fair & Expo Center in Costa Mesa. Presale admission is $20, and $25 the day of the event. Children 10 and under admitted free. Festival hours are 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call (949) 851-3993 or go to www.nipoc.org.