Board the Millennium Falcon and journey to a galaxy far, far away in “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” an all-new adventure with the most beloved scoundrel in the galaxy. Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo befriends his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and meets the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian, in a journey that will set the course of one of the Star Wars saga’s most unlikely heroes. The film stars Alden…

All tickets have been reserved for "A Ticket to Explore JPL." NOTE: Some tickets may become available due to cancellations. Check here for availability. This year’s Explore JPL event will take place the weekend of June 9-10, 2018 and you MUST have reserved a ticket to enter. Please know that in addition to “A Ticket to Explore JPL” there are many other ways to experience JPL including our monthly von Karman lecture series or weekday JPL Tours. Keep up on…

The Balboa Yacht Club hosts the Annual Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival on the second Saturday of June each year. You won’t want to miss this unique event featuring exceptional wooden boats on land and in the water. The free event is open to the public and attracts nearly 4,000 people to enjoy the marine art, People’s Choice awards for best-in-class vessels, delicious food, lively music and special activities. A Complimentary Shuttle and Water Taxi runs all day for convenient, free off-site…

Celebrate Pride Month at Children’s Book World with world-renowned, multi-talented Kay Sedia! Kay Sedia was born in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, the youngest of 18 children and the prettiest of them all. So pretty, in fact, that she won the title and crown of Miss Tijuana Natural Springs Water, “The water that springs right thru you”. She then turned to high fashion modeling where she could make lots of money using her stylish good looks and charming personality. She had…

In Kelly Yang’s outstanding new middle grade novel, Front Desk, ten-year-old Chinese immigrant Mai Tang has a lot of secrets. She lives in the Calivista Motel and manages the front desk while her parents clean the rooms (and hide other immigrants). It will take all of Mia’s courage, kindness, and hard work to get through this year. Will she be able to hold on to her job, help the immigrants and guests, and go for her dream of being a…

ABOUT THIS PERFORMANCE 8:00pm to 11:00pm What better way to launch the Bowl season than with the 50th anniversary of The Moody Blues’ world-shattering album Days of Future Passed (“Nights in White Satin,” “Tuesday Afternoon,” etc.), along with more of their greatest hits! Add our fabulous fireworks and you’ve got an opening night to remember.

Saturday, June 17, 2017 Parking Lot:  Parking lots open at 7:45 A.M. Morning/Noon Mud Run Start Times: Timed Individuals 9:00 A.M. Timed Teams 10:00 A.M. Non Timed Individuals 11:00 A.M. Non Timed Teams 12:00 P.M. “Mud Puddles” Kid’s Race:  following noon waves at aprox 1:00pm Afternoon waves will open as registration flows dictate. It is fun for family at OC’s ‘Summer of Mud’ Run. You will get wet and you will get muddy.  Cheer on thousands of runners during this the wildest mud run ever.…

d. Sabela grimes is a choreographer, writer, composer and educator whose interdisciplinary performances reveal physical and meta-physical efficacies of Afro-Diasporic cultural practices. A 2014 United States Artists Rockefeller Fellow, his AfroFuturistic dance theater projects consider invisibilized histories and grapple with constructed notions of masculinity and manhood, while conceiving a womynist consciousness. His continually evolving movement system, Funkamentals, focuses on the methodical dance training and community building elements evident in black vernacular and street dance forms. He is currently Assistant Professor…