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Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
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Cesar, a 5-month-old kitten, has been at the Newport Beach Animal Shelter since April, and FONBAS is offering 50% off adoption fees for all cats and kittens through the end of August.
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Cesar, a 5-month-old kitten, has been at the Newport Beach Animal Shelter since April, and FONBAS is offering 50% off adoption fees for all cats and kittens through the end of August.
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Project Adult Literacy celebrates 40 years of teaching reading, writing and language skills to Newport Beach adults with a free public event Sept. 17 at the Civic Center; registration closes Sept. 1.
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Caltech's Kerckhoff Marine Laboratory in Corona del Mar hosts its next Science and Sunsets evening on Saturday, Aug. 22, offering residents dinner, cocktails and a look inside a working research facility at the mouth of Newport Harbor.
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The 59th Annual Newport Beach Art Exhibition fills the Civic Center on Saturday, Aug. 15, with 300-plus artworks for sale, live music by BSide, food by Tacos and Company, a People's Choice Award ceremony at 4 p.m. and free admission and parking.
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The Newport Beach Arts Foundation is pausing its 20-year Art in the Park tradition for 2026, redirecting support to the city's first-ever Art Week (Aug. 9–15), which opens with a free Pacific Symphony concert and culminates in the 59th Annual Art Exhibition.
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Newport Beach's inaugural Art Week runs Aug. 9–15, culminating in the free 59th Annual Art Exhibition at the Civic Center featuring 300-plus works for sale, live music by BSide, food vendors, kids' crafts and a People's Choice Award ceremony judged by Laguna Art Museum's Julie Perlin Lee.
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Author Tim Greiving will discuss his landmark John Williams biography at Witte Hall on Aug. 13 as part of Newport Beach's first Art Week.
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OC Board of Supervisors Vice Chair Katrina Foley, who represents Newport Beach, directed $103,633 in Fifth District discretionary funds to upgrade lighting and sound at Camino Real Playhouse in San Juan Capistrano ahead of its Sept. 11 opening night, part of a broader spending pattern that includes grants to Newport Beach organizations.
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The Newport Beach Historical Society has announced the full entertainment lineup and ticket prices for its Thursday, Aug. 27 dinner and swing dance celebrating the city's 120th anniversary at the Balboa Fun Zone.
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Newport-Mesa Unified's annual Back to School Kickoff Expo on Aug. 1 drew more than 2,000 students and families who received free supplies, shoes and health services ahead of the Aug. 17 first day of school.
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Newport Beach's Junior Lifeguard program graduated a record 1,500 participants on July 30, the largest class in the program's 42-year history, while 27 teens also completed the NBPD's seven-week Teen Academy this summer.
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Art Therapy OC founder Diana Shabtai will lead daily therapeutic art sessions for children during Newport Beach's inaugural Art Week, Sunday, Aug. 9 through Saturday, Aug. 15, at her 32nd Street studio.
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Wildlife Jewels founder Dr. Azi Sharif will lead a free collaborative painting event at Marina Park on Aug. 14 during Newport Beach's inaugural Art Week, with finished canvases headed to a public showcase this fall.