Free Fun

Concerts In The Parks And Shakespeare By The Sea

The Newport Beach City Arts Commission will host four evenings of free family arts entertainment at local parks this summer including two Concerts in the Parks and two evenings of Shakespeare by the Sea. All of these summer events are free and open to the public. Those planning to attend should bring lawn chairs and a picnic dinner to fully enjoy the entertainment under the stars.

2010 Shakespeare by the Sea
Bring your blankets, beach chairs and picnic dinner for an evening of free Shakespeare performed by the professional touring acting troupe. Pre-show activities begin at 6:45 p.m. with the curtain going up at 7 p.m.
July 10 - Julius Caesar
- Bonita Canyon Sports Park, 1990 Ford Rd
August 11 - Twelfth Night
- Bonita Canyon Sports Park, 1990 Ford Rd

2010 Concerts in the Parks
Concerts are from 6-7 pm
July 25 - The Hutchins Consort
- Grant Howald Park, 3000 Fifth Avenue
August 8 - The U.K. Beat
- Bonita Canyon Sports Park, 1990 Ford Rd
For more information, call the Cultural Arts FAQ Hotline at 949-644-3211

Free Movie Mondays at The Orange County Performing Arts Center
Phone: (714) 556-2122
The Center’s Free for All Series continues with the enormously popular free Movie Mondays on the community plaza. This year’s line-up will be the biggest and best ever with five great movies: The Wizard of Oz (July 12) with Judy Garland; Some Like it Hot (July 19) starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon; Oliver! (July 26),being presented in partnership with public radio station KCRW-Santa Monica (89.9 FM and www.KCRW.com);
Dirty Dancing (August 2) featuring Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze; and Mad Hot Ballroom (August 9), which was chosen in an audience poll last summer. The series, presented in
association with the Newport Beach Film Festival, takes place on the Center’s outdoor plaza, with the films projected on a large screen on the side of Segerstrom Hall. Picnic dinners are encouraged, with setup starting at 5:30 p.m. There will fun contests and prizes at each event. No cooking or barbecuing is allowed.