TEMECULA —— The Moonlight Movie in the Park series will feature "Charlotte's Web" at Harveston Community Park, 28582 Harveston Drive tonight.

Arts and crafts begin at 6:30 p.m. followed by group activities at 7:30 and the movie at dusk.

The program is sponsored by Temecula's Community Service Department. For information, call 694-6480.

Flute, rock bands in Old Town tonight

TEMECULA —— Duchicela, an Andean Flute band, and the rock band Gem Tones will be the performers tonight in Old Town's Hot Summer Nights series.

Duchicela utilizes handmade flutes to create original tunes and renditions of popular songs. They will perform from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Country Porch at Third and Old Town Front streets.

The Gem Tones are a three-member family rock 'n' roll band featuring a father and two teenagers. They will play from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Rosa's Cantina alcove, also near Third and Old Town Front streets.

Live music can also be heard at Stellar Cellar on Front Street, Old Town Coffee Shoppe on Third Street and the Wine and Beer Garden at Front and Sixth streets.

Dynamite Dave will entertain at the Panache parking lot, where there will be a party jump and rock wall for children.

Other activities include midway games. There is a fee for the games, with proceeds benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs leadership team. Pony and carriage rides will also be available.

For information, call 694-6412 or visit www.temeculacalifornia.com.

Dance company performs

TEMECULA —— A cast of more than 1,000 dancers from the Temecula Dance Company will perform this weekend at St. Jeanne De Lestonnac School.

Temecula Dance Company features dancers aged 2 to 65 and features 100 award-winning competition-level dancers. The show will feature a mix of young dancers, the World Famous Tapping Dads and the father/daughter number, featuring more than 200 dads and girls.

Performances will be at 7 p.m. today and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday.

Tickets can be purchased in advance for $11 at Temecula Dance Company, 28404 Felix Valdez Road. Tickets are $15 at the door.

For information, call Lani Morel at 699-9952.

Actresses sought for auditions

MURRIETA —— The Electra Theater Company is holding auditions this weekend for "Flesh and Blood." They are looking for six actresses between the ages of 25 and 60 to play multiple roles in a drama about a mother's search for her daughter.

The play will be staged Aug. 26-28 and Sept. 2-4 in San Diego with most rehearsals in Temecula.

Auditions will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Temecula Valley Church of Religious Science, 26871 Hobie Circle.

Actresses are asked to call 303-1414 to schedule an audition time.

This will be the first play for the company, which recently moved to Temecula after 15 years in the Bay Area.

Basil festival on Saturday

TEMECULA —— The fourth annual Basil Festival, "A Taste of Pesto," will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Ama's Herboretum in Wine Country.

There will be pesto demonstrations and tasting and ways to have fun with basil at the free event. There will be herb plants and basil food as well as vendors.

The Herboretum is at 36441 Rancho California Road. For information, call Virginia or Ron at 699-2742.

Art of listening to be taught

TEMECULA —— A workshop entitled "The Sacred Art of Listening" is scheduled from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Unity Church.

Kay Lindahl will present the program and also speak at the church's 10 a.m. service. Donations will be accepted.

The church is at 41419 Moreno Road. For information, call Valerie Russo at 677-7510 or e-mail bvrusso@murrieta.net.

'Fiddler, Jr' to be staged

WILDOMAR —— "Fiddler on the Roof, Jr." will be staged at 7 p.m. July 29 and 2 and 7 p.m. July 30 at the Stephen Price Theatre at Elsinore High School.

The production is the culmination of a six-week theater workshop geared to children 7 to 15 put on by the Fine Arts Network and Temecula Performing Arts Company.

Tickets are $10 for general admission and $8 for youths and seniors.

Elsinore High School is at 21800 Canyon Drive. For reservation or information, call 694-1812.

Legal education seminar set

TEMECULA —— The deadline is Sunday to register for the California Association of Legal Document Assistants Aug. 13 seminar at the Temecula Library.

Topics include ethics, document recording, child support services and fiduciary accounting. The fee is $20 for association members and $25 for others. The cost includes materials and lunch.

The seminar will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the library, 41000 County Center Drive.

For information and registration forms, call Jeanne Wierson at (760) 723-3336.

Newcomers plan coffee social

TEMECULA —— The Temecula Valley Newcomers Club offers a free coffee social the first Monday of each month for new and prospective members. The next social will be Aug. 1

In addition, the club offers activities such as bridge, bunco, hand and foot cards, dinner parties, day trips and other activities.

Call Betsy Yarges at 672-1700.

Chamber presents Western Day

ROMOLAND —— The Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce will present Western Day from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 6.

The event will feature The Wild Fire District Chili Cook Off. It will be at Hamshaw Farms, 28380 Highway 74.

For information, call 672-1991.

Kindercamps in Wildomar

WILDOMAR ——- A summer learning program for children and parents will be held Aug. 12 at Jean Hayman Elementary.

At the kindercamp sessions, children will be assessed for school readiness, attend a pre-K class while parents attend a weeklong session covering such subjects as health, state education standards and how they can get involved in their child's education. Parent instruction is in English and Spanish.

The program, is sponsored by First 5 Riverside, meets from 9 a.m. to noon at the school, 21440 Lemon St. For information, call 253-7091.

Young Marines to interview vets

MURRIETA —— The Temecula Valley Young Marines will be interviewing veterans as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project Aug. 13 and 14.

They wish to speak to veterans of World Wars I and II, the Korean, Vietnam and Persian Gulf wars and the current conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as those who worked in supporting war efforts.

The interviews will be at the Murrieta Community Center, 41810 Juniper St.

For information or to schedule an interview, call Stephanie Guiles at 587-6002 or e-mail tvymadjutant@verizon.net.

Storm car show set for Aug. 20

LAKE ELSINORE —— The Lake Elsinore Storm baseball team will host the fifth annual Diamond Car Show Aug. 20. The show will begin at 3:30 p.m. and end at 7:05 p.m., coinciding with the start of the Storm's game against Stockton.

The $35 entry fee includes registration, T-shirt, pregame barbecue for two and two tickets to the game. Extra picnic packages, including a shirt, picnic and game, are $20. The picnic will be from 4:30 to 6 p.m.

All cars will be invited to participate in an on-field parade prior to the game. Trophies will be presented after the third inning.

Early registration deadline is Aug. 1. Cars can be registered on game day if space allows.

For information, call Tom Anderson at 245-4487, Ext. 225 or visit www.stormbaseball.com.

Tiny tot class takes registration

LAKE ELSINORE —— A kindergarten readiness course called Tiny Tots will be offered in August by the city of Lake Elsinore.

Registration is under way for the course, which is open to children from 3 to 5 years old.

Classes for those 3 and 4 are on Tuesday and Thursday and for 4 and 5 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the Lake Community Center.

For information or to get on the waiting list, call 245-0442.

Shriners Hospital plans screenings

CORONA —— Shriners Hospital for Children, Los Angeles, will hold a free pre-admittance screening clinic Saturday at Vicentia Elementary School in Corona.

Children with orthopedic disabilities, burn scars, missing limbs or spinal cord injuries are eligible for free medical care at Shriners hospitals.

For information, call (714) 563-9111 or (714) 839-3292.

Scout hosts blood drive

SUN CITY —— Jakob Wilson of Canyon Lake is overseeing a Red Cross blood drive Saturday as his Eagle Scout project.

The drive will take place from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 29275 Bradley Road.

For information, call Susan Jones at 678-3222.

Grief support group meets

MURRIETA —— A grief support group facilitated by the Rev. Ron Card meets from 6 to 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Monday of the month at the Church of Religious Science, 26871 Hobie Circle in Murrieta.

For information, call (760) 224-1686 or 304-0268.

Blood drives set in area

The Blood Bank of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties will sponsor three blood drives in the community in the next week.

The bloodmobile will be at the following locations:

• Automobile Club of Southern California, 26403 Ynez Road, in Temecula, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday;

• Acacia Park Resort Apartment Homes, 29605 Solana Way, Temecula, 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. July 29;

• Aromas Coffee and Floral Shop, 29950 Hunter Road, Murrieta, 2 to 7 p.m. July 29.

Donors will receive a Blood Bank water bottle. At Aromas, donors will also receive a discount coupon toward any floral purchase and a medium-sized drink.

Donors should be at least 17 years old and weigh at least 110 pounds. Donors 76 and older must provide the Blood Bank with annual written permission from their physician.

For information, call (800) 879-4484.

Loss of spouse group to meet

TEMECULA —— A grief recovery group for spouses who have lost their loved ones to death meets at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. The group is an outreach ministry of Rancho Community Church of Temecula.

Meetings are at 43172 Business Park Drive, Suite 102. For information, contact Carl Heimple at 302-3363.

Lupus support group meets

WILDOMAR —— The Lupus International Support Group meets from 7 to 9 p.m. the last Wednesday of the month in Wildomar. It is free. For information and meeting location, call Danielle at (888) 532-2322, Ext. 4.

Breast cancer group to meet

MURRIETA —— A breast cancer self-help group will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Michelle's Place, the Woman's Breast Cancer Resource Center.

Michelle's Place is at 41538 Eastman Drive. For information, call 304-1280.

Food addicts group meets

MURRIETA —— Food Addicts Anonymous meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays at the Church of Religious Science at 26871 Hobie Circle, Murrieta.

For information, call Molly at 301-0448.

Arthritis group holds bike ride

RIVERSIDE —— The Arthritis Foundation is recruiting cyclists for the 2005 Amgen California Coast Classic Bicycle Tour to raise money for arthritis research and programs in the Inland Empire.

The multi-day ride, which begins Sept. 24, travels from San Francisco to either Solvang or Los Angeles.

To join the tour, participants must collect at least $2,900 in donations.

For information, call 320-1540 or visit www.californicoastclassic.org.

Senior driving course offered

SUN CITY —— The AARP driver safety program, a classroom refresher course for drivers 50 and older, will be offered next week.

The course will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Monday and Tuesday in the East Room of the Sun City Civic Association, 26850 Sun City Blvd. Call Neil Timpson 704-4797 to register.

The cost is $10 for the two-day course.

ID theft topic for AARP

TEMECULA —— Officer Lyn Fanene of the Temecula Police Department's crime prevention unit will speak about identity theft when the AARP Temecula Valley Community Presence Team meets at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Mary Phillips Senior Center.

Linda Booz of the Riverside Community Action Program will talk about programs for seniors and their families. The group will also make a donation to the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren program.

The center is at 41845 Sixth St. For information, call Shirley Hauben at (909) 301-8962.

Senior singles to have dance

MURRIETA —— The Senior Singles Summer Haze Dance will be from 7 to 9:30 a.m. July 30 at Bear Creek Tennis Club, 22640 Bear Creek Drive North.

Sponsored by The Country Club Crowd, the event will feature a band and ballroom and swing dancing.

The cost is $10 per person, which includes finger food, cakes, soft drinks and coffee.

For information or reservations, call Vi McFarland at 237-2783.

Wildomar group meets for potluck

WILDOMAR —— The Wildomar Senior Association meets for a potluck and program at 11:30 a.m. the first Tuesday of each month at Canyon Mobile Homes clubhouse, 21601 Canyon Drive.

Visitors are welcome. For information, call Margie at 674-6820.

Pet assistance being offered

RIVERSIDE —— The Riverside Humane Society Pet Adoption Center in partnership with The Community Foundation, is offering financial assistance to qualified senior citizens to cover certain pet expenses.

Seniors who qualify include those who are older than 65, are a permanent resident of the county and have a maximum monthly income of $1,000 if single or $2,000 per couple. Only the pets of qualified senior citizens are eligible.

Qualified seniors can receive assistance paying for veterinary care, dental care, diagnostic tests, annual exams and vaccinations, on-going treatments, euthanasia services and transportation to and from the veterinarian's office.

For information, call Laura Pearson Densmore at 688-4023.

Seniors' Golden Years seeks members

TEMECULA —— The Seniors' Golden Years of Temecula is seeking new members from the Temecula area and surrounding communities. The club offers services and activities for seniors and meets at the Mary Phillips Senior Center at 41845 Sixth St.

Business meetings are conducted at 12:45 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. A potluck is offered at 4 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month, and bingo is played at 2 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of the month.

Services include the trip program coordinated by Esther Rhodes. A list of trips is posted at the center. Some are day trips to places such as the Nixon Library, Palm Springs Follies or Indian casinos. Others last for several days, with destinations including Laughlin, Nev., Sedona Adventure and Sacramento/Napa.

Rhodes can be reached from 9 a.m. to noon Mondays through Fridays at 694-6466.

Kittens available for adoption

Five 12-week-old orphaned kittens who were rescued and hand raised are ready to be adopted. There are two male orange tabbies, one calico, one dilute calico and one tortoiseshell. All have been spayed/neutered and have had shots. There is an adoption fee from the Menifee Valley Humane Society. To adopt these kittens, call 672-3640.