King

Performances by B. B. King, the blues journeyman whose work influenced the Rolling Stones and countless other bands, and Pat Benatar, one of the 1980s’ biggest-selling pop stars, have been added to the concert lineup this summer at the OC Fair. King, who will perform with opening acts Leon Russell and Mavis Staples, will begin the series at the Pacific Amphitheatre at 7:30 p.m. July 11. Benatar, joined by guitarist Neil Giraldo with opening acts Berlin and Patti Smyth and Scandal, will perform at the same time Aug. 1. Tickets for both shows are scheduled to go on sale at 10 a.m. today.

When Gen. Idi Amin Dada became president of Uganda in 1971, there was much rejoicing in the streets. A giant of a man with a dazzling smile, he charmed all as he pledged his devotion to improving the lives of his people. By the time he was ousted from power eight years later, more than 300,000 of those people would be dead. "The Last King of Scotland" is a mixture of fact and fiction, and features a powerhouse performance by Forest Whitaker as the murderously mad dictator, who could be childlike one minute and terrifying the next.

After retiring from his administrative position as vice chancellor for student affairs at UC Irvine in 2004, Jim Craig returns to campus once each year for a very specific purpose. Joined by about 50 students and staff members Wednesday, Craig participated in the annual Martin Luther King Jr. march and rally for the 23rd time. The demonstration was held to honor the civil rights leader's message and spirit. "I come to remember the actions and principles of Martin Luther King Jr.," Craig said.

Like many others attending the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Gospel Concert Sunday, Laura Wright brought money with her to donate to the fund at the end of the evening. For Wright, 26, giving to this charity held special meaning, since she would be giving back to the very scholarship fund that made it possible for her to finish her college studies just a few years ago. Wright, who graduated from UC Irvine with a degree in engineering in 2004, now runs her own marketing firm in North Hollywood.

The Angels' offense exploded for a couple of big wins last week in Newport Harbor Baseball Association Pony Division (ages 13-14) action. Eddie Pinela, Justin Miranda and Abdon Ortega each ripped home runs in the Angels' 21-5 win over the Diamondbacks. J.T. King had three hits, while Ivan Ramirez added two doubles for the Angels. The defense was led by Steve Hernandez, Mike Ransom, Josh Cox and Karissa Scura. Miranda, Ortega and Pinela again sparked the offense in the Angels' 13-9 win over the Braves.

o7The Daily Pilot visited Harbor View Elementary's after-school club and asked: "What's the key to winning at chess?" f7 "To keep your king away from all the moves where somebody can capture you." CASSIDY GEORGE, 9 Newport Beach "You never take your king off the board." JAKE HUGGINS, 9 Newport Beach "To think, and not to move into the wrong spaces." PAUL VREBALOVICH, 6 Newport Beach "Be able to control the center."

Civil rights leader and chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Julian Bond is coming to UCI, university officials said Tuesday. Bond will be the keynote speaker during a four-day symposium honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Bond will speak at 7 p.m. Jan. 24 in the Crystal Cove Auditorium on campus. The event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required and available in the Cross-Cultural Center. For more information e-mail sumali@uci.

Student artist, 12, takes second place in statewide contest honoring King.It took Tanner Grandstaff all of 20 minutes to create an award-winning drawing. The 12-year-old Newport Beach artist sat in his living room one night after school late last year and crafted a portrait of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The finished product won him second place among fifth- and sixth-graders in a contest open to all of California's elementary school students. Sen. Barbara Boxer's office sponsored the contest, which asked the young artists to draw a picture illustrating the late civil rights leader.

Santa Ana 52, Orange Coast 6 Score by Quarters Orange Coast 6 0 0 0 - 6 Santa Ana 17 21 0 14 - 52 First Quarter SA - Safety (Ohrel tackled in end zone), 13:24. SA - King 37 run (Perez kick), 11:33. OCC - Ohrel 1 run (run failed), 3:03. SA - King 23 run (Peppers pass from Wagner), 1:44. Second Quarter SA - King 1 run (Perez kick), 11:52. SA - Tagaloa 15 run (Perez kick), 6:23. SA - Romero 63 interception return, (Perez kick)

TOM TITUS It's refreshing indeed to hear stories emanating from Baghdad of the playful, wistful, romantic and moral variety -- even if we're talking about medieval Baghdad, when that city lay at the heart of the Persian Empire. Such tales are being spun at UC Irvine, where Mary Zimmerman's "Arabian Nights," a spellbinding adaptation of the classic "Thousand and One Nights," weaves its own special enchantment. Director Annie Loui has transformed the university's Studio Theater into a palace of pleasure, where one can rest on comfortable pillows (if one wishes)

EDITOR'S NOTE: Gary Almquist retired as head wrestling coach at Corona del Mar High after 17 years last month. He had previous coaching stints at Sierra High in Colorado Springs and Woodbridge in Irvine. He coached 23 individual league champions, 12 CIF section placers, one CIF section champion and one league championship team in 1999, according to a CdM release. He will remain as a teacher and activities director at the school, where he is known for his lunchtime whiffle-ball tournaments.

CLAREMONT - Rematches were standard on Friday at the inaugural CIF Southern California regional boys' tennis championships. It was a case of déjà vu, exactly a week after teams met at The Claremont Club to decide the CIF Southern Section Division 1 and 2 titles. Same location, same teams, both a bit more tired than before. Top-seeded University High played No. 5 Corona del Mar in one regional semifinal, a rematch of the Division 1 title match won by Uni, 13-5. Third-seeded San Marino played No. 7 Palm Desert in the other semifinal, a rematch of the Division 2 title match won by San Marino by the same score.

CORONA DEL MAR - Some people seemed to forget that the Corona del Mar High boys' tennis team started its CIF Southern California Regional first-round match Tuesday an hour earlier than normal. The match started at 2 p.m. Anyone who got there an hour later didn't really get to see much tennis at all. Eighty minutes in, the match was already over. CdM quickly disposed of Woodland Hills El Camino Real, 7-0. Part of the match's quickness was due to the format. There are four singles sets and three doubles sets.

Top swims in high school swimming do not happen in a vacuum. Take away University High junior Corey Okubo, and CdM junior Liam Karas would currently be the Orange County record-holder in the 200-yard individual medley. Of course, take away Okubo and you'd rob swimmers, coaches and fans of perhaps the most exciting race at last weekend's CIF Southern Section Division 1 finals. Okubo and Karas, the two Aquazot club swimmers, put on quite a show. Okubo had set the county record in the event with a 1:48.

The trip from Corona del Mar High to Ojai's Libbey Park is only about 124 miles. If you don't hit too much traffic, you can get there in about two hours. CdM juniors Carson Williams and Josh Kliger were two tennis players who didn't mind making that trip three weeks ago for the 113th annual Ojai Tennis Tournament. Williams and Kliger had a strong tournament, getting to the quarterfinals of the CIF Doubles division at "The Ojai. " They enjoyed their down time as well, watching a few of the Pac-12 men's tennis matches in town.

The Corona del Mar High sailing team can say it is the better squad against Newport Harbor when it comes to national status. CdM finished eighth out of 20 sailing teams in the High School Dinghy National Championships that concluded Sunday in Chicago, at Belmont Harbor on Lake Michigan. Newport Harbor finished 12th. Antilles School of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands won the Mallory Trophy. CdM was California's second-best team. Point Loma finished fourth as the top school from California.

RIVERSIDE - A special year for the Corona del Mar High girls' aquatics program ended Saturday night at Riverside City College. Not with a whimper, but with a bang. The last race of the year for the CdM girls came in the 400-yard freestyle relay. Ally McCormick, Ioanna Haralabidis, Brynne Wong and Stephania Haralabidis lowered their own school record, finishing in 3:26.16. JSerra's girls set the national high school record in the event, a 3:21.20. But CdM's swim also was pretty special.

RIVERSIDE - Last year the Corona del Mar High boys' swim team finished second place at the CIF Southern Section Division 1 finals, the Sea Kings' first top-two finish since 1970. They liked it so much, they had an encore performance Saturday night at Riverside City College. CdM's boys couldn't quite catch Capistrano Valley, which won CIF for the second straight year with 327 points. CdM was second with 264. The CdM girls also finished second, marking the first time in program history that both genders finished top-two at CIF finals.