Whale launch will kick off summer at...

Whale launch will kick off summer at Dunes

Twenty-six fifth-graders from Mariners Elementary School in

Newport Beach will head to the Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort on

Friday for the 46th annual Whale Launch.

Kicking off the summer season, the students will send the 20-foot

fiberglass whale into the water. After the whale launch, the students

will participate in a series of interactive ecological presentations

and demonstrations about the effects of water runoff in Orange

County.

The students launch “Moe B. Dunes,” the resort’s mascot whale, at

10:30 a.m. Friday. Performing Arts Center will tango in July

It is dramatic. It has flare and it will be at the Orange County

Performing Arts Center.

The center will present the world-renowned Romulo Larrea Tango

Ensemble performing “Tangos -- for La Milonga” in July, officials

announced this week.

La Milonga is a tango rhythm, as well as the name given to the

place where tango aficionados gather, Center officials said. For this

performance, that place will be Founders Hall.

The ensemble, founded by Larrea in 1990, includes musicians,

singers and dancers who perform with authenticity. Their hallmark is

“technical mastery combined with extraordinary artistry.”

Performances are scheduled for 8 p.m. July 17 and 18 and 2 and 8

p.m. July 19. Seats for the matinee show cost $46, and evening shows

cost $49. Tickets go on sale June 8 at the Center box office, online

at www.ocpac.org or by phone through Ticketmaster at (714) 740-7878.

JWA adds another security dog

John Wayne Airport on Wednesday welcomed its third security dog.

The Transportation Security Administration’s third Explosives

Detection Canine Team arrived at 2 p.m. Wednesday and will assist the

two teams that arrived in August. The newest dog, Go Go, joins Ali

and Rex to sniff out explosives.