Memorial Day Events Around Town

, 3500 Pacific View Drive in Corona del Mar, hosts an American Legion Newport Harbor Post 291 Memorial Day observance with a color guard, a three-volley salute and a playing of "Taps'' for fallen soldiers, starting at 11 a.m. The event will also feature the Mountain Fifes & Drums performing in full Revolutionary War regalia at 2 p.m.

The Aquatic Water Park at Newport Dunes, 11331 Back Bay Drive in Newport Beach, opens this weekend with a Memorial Day celebration that includes a barbecue, volleyball and horseshoe tournaments and a cardboard boat regatta that features a $500 prize for the boat that sails the farthest. There will also be Polynesian dancers, crafts and a screening of the movie "Despicable Me." For more information, call 949-729-3863 or visit newportdunes.com.

Venetian style. Gondola Adventures has been creating romantic and magical experiences for couples and tourists since 1993. A singing gondolier will even serve you food and drink.

The 53rd annual Garden Grove Strawberry Festival continues through Monday. The festival features more than 40 rides and more than 200 food and commercial booths. A Berry Berry Beautiful Baby Pageant, for children ages 3 months to 3 years old, will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday on Main Street and Acacia Parkway.

The Lightning in a Bottle festival, a celebration of art, music and sustainable and alternative lifestyles, runs through Monday in Silverado. The festival will feature more than 50 musicians and bands, art installations, yoga lessons, organic vegetarian food and handcrafts. Speakers on environmental and alternative lifestyle topics will also be featured. The Kidz Village features interactive art, games and workshops. Oak Canyon Park, 5305 Silverado Canyon Road. Contact: info@lightninginabottle.org.

Mission San Juan Capistrano will open "Mission Treasures: Historical Collection Revealed,'' an exhibit of paintings, historic artifacts and documents relating to the mission's history. Included in the exhibit will be mission founder Father Junipero Serra's vestment set, a tabernacle dating from the 19th century and the "Lincoln Document,'' which was signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1865 and returned the mission to the guardianship of the Roman Catholic Church. Paintings by California artists, including early California impressionists Charles Percy Austin and Joseph Kleitsch, will be included. Mission San Juan Capistrano, 26801 Ortega Highway.