1. Cinema Orange Documentary Film Series
Co-sponsored by the Newport Beach Film Festival and The Orange County Museum of Art, the 2009 Cinema Orange summer series showcases documentaries celebrating art, architecture and design from the recent Newport Beach Film Festival. This season’s programming includes a collection of films that explore art, architecture, design, advertising, modernism and photography; featuring prominent artists such as Milton Glaser, John Lautner and Julius Shulman.
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Dates: June 25 through October 29
Cost: FREE

2. Movies on the Beach at the Newport Dunes
Families of all ages can enjoy watching classic movies on the giant inflatable screen on the beach at the Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort & Marina.  Movies start once the sun goes down.  Arrive early to reserve a great spot and munch on your favorite movie treats! Movies begin at dusk (7:30 pm)
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Dates: Now through August 28
Cost: FREE; parking $10

3. Target Free Second Sundays at Orange County Museum of Art
Free admission to OCMA on the second Sunday of every month through the end of 2009 thanks to partnership with Target®

Dates: Second Sunday of the month; now through end of 2009
Cost: FREE

4. Corona Del Mar Fashion Walk
An Evening of Fashion, Food & Fun! The Corona Del Mar Fashion Walk is a hip new tradition that will take place the second Thursday of each month, bringing together the Village’s premier fashion boutiques and restaurants along PCH for a night of fashion and food. Hosts for the event include Recycled Rags, On Que Style, Mottini, Bellissima Consignment, Oysters Bar & Grill, Bungalow Restaurant and Landmark Steak House.

Dates: second Thursday of the month; ongoing
Cost: FREE (except for whatever you buy in stores!)

5. First Fridays Comedy at Sapphire Lounge at Radisson Newport Beach
Watch professional comedians in an intimate setting at Sapphire Lounge at the Radisson Newport Beach.  $10 at the door, No Drink Minimum, FREE Parking, FREE to hotel guests (with room key), full menu served until 10:00pm! (and they have GREAT food!)
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Dates: first Friday of every month; ongoing
Cost: $10 at the door (no drink minimum. 

6. Free for all Movie Mondays at Orange County Performing ArtsCenter
The alfresco Movie Mondays offers the biggest and most popular musical films under the stars and all for free.  Held at Segerstrom Hall’s 46,000 sq. ft. plaza where guests can bring beach chairs, snacks and beverages.  (No bbq’s allowed) This summer’s movies include: the original version of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory with Gene Wilder, the 80s smash-hit Footloose featuring Kevin Bacon, and the international sensation Mamma Mia! with Meryl Streep, among others.�
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Dates: Every Monday through August 3.  Movies begin at dusk (around 8pm)
Cost: FREE

7. Astronomy Night at the Muth Interpretive Center
Join members of the Orange County Astronomers for an inspirational 2-hour tour of the night sky. This program is open to all ages and will include a presentation and observation with telescopes. There is no fee for this program, only a suggested donation of $2 per participant.

Dates: July 17 (8 pm), August 14 (7:30 pm)
Cost: No fee, suggested donation of $2 per participant

8. Across the Seas: History of Navigation exhibit at The Newport Harbor Nautical Museum
Learn how to navigate across the seas with this comprehensive multimedia exhibition highlighting the history and practice of the art of sea navigation. Visitors will be able to walk under a 12-foot diameter, 9-foot high night sky in a fully equipped planetarium, and try out modern and old-fashioned gadgetry for navigation to practice nautical charting and other techniques.

Dates: now through December
Cost: $5 for adults, $3 for students and seniors. Children under 12 and NHNM members get free admission.

9. Balboa Island Evening Stroll
Balboa Island Merchants will stay open later than usual and offer refreshments to visitors.
First Friday of every month from 6pm to 9pm.

Dates: First Friday of the month; ongoing
Cost: FREE

10. Shorty’s Historic District Fun Tour
This one didn’t exactly meet our price cap but it’s so cool, we had to include it! This fun 2.5-hour educational tour is a fun combination of group theatre and ‘who-done-it’ mystery as participants go back in time to see what really happened in Crystal Cove’s Historic District.  Read for a 1930’s Crystal Cove film shoot, investigate the case of the ‘missing’ cottage, shop for candy from a 1935 beachside store, and determine if the Crystal Cove resident named Shorty really had a pet sea lion that lived in his bathtub.  Crystal Cove’s beach cottages were built between 1920 and 1935 and, in their own wonderful way, tell the story of California’s history.  This Living History program is a fun introduction to the colorful characters that lived in Crystal Cove’s Historic District.  Class size limited to 20. 

Dates: Fridays, 9 am – 11:30 am; July 1 through September 15
Cost: $25 for adults/$20 for Crystal Cove Alliance Members