June is National Safety Month and we would like to remind you to Think Safety First. To help you take steps to stay safe, the Irvine Police Department will provide training that educates parents on risks associated with teen social media use and offers tools to navigate these platforms with personal safety in mind. Middle and high school students are welcome to attend with their parents.

Help animals find homes at the 13th annual Home for the Holidays pet adoption fair. More than 30 pet rescue groups and animal shelters will bring about 500 homeless dogs, cats, rabbits, and small animals for adoption. The fair also features dozens of pet-related vendors, gourmet food trucks, a silent auction, low-cost microchipping on-site, and an opportunity drawing. Suggested donation is $2 per person or $5 per family. Parking is free. For more information, visit irvineanimals.org or call 949-724-7740.

Support animals in need while enjoying a comedic night out on the town at the fourth annual Comedy Unleashed fundraiser at the Irvine Improv. Guests will be treated to dinner and a show with nearly half the proceeds going toward the Irvine Animal Care Center. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; show starts at 7 p.m.

Comedy Unleashed is open to adults 18 and older only. For questions, call 949-724-7740.

Join the Irvine Fine Arts Center for the opening reception of one of its summer exhibitions, Time Under Tension. Time Under Tension, located in Gallery 1, presents works by Eduardo Aispuro and Patricia Liverman, who treat the surface and substratum of their art in such a way that they draw attention to what is invisible as much as to what is visible. 

The exhibition runs through August 10. Exhibition, opening reception, and parking are free. Learn more here.

Join the Irvine Fine Arts Center for the opening reception of one of its summer exhibitions, Carlos Beltran Arechiga: Place & Displace. Place & Displace, located in the Main Gallery, presents paintings and multimedia works by artist Carlos Beltran Arechiga. Through the artist's approach to painting as a kind of speculative call-and-response, his works complicate and explore ideas of place, time, and geographic boundaries. 

What began as an opening reception for Armed Forces Day in 1950 to encourage locals to visit military bases became the much-anticipated annual El Toro Air Show of Orange County. With attendance eventually reaching upwards of 2 million spectators, the El Toro Air Shows became an iconic event for Marine Corps Air Station El Toro and the aviation industry. Artist Paul Gavin has dedicated his career to the celebration of U.S. Armed Forces by contributing artwork to a number of military related events, including the El Toro Air Show of Orange County.

What began as an opening reception for Armed Forces Day in 1950 to encourage locals to visit military bases became the much-anticipated annual El Toro Air Show of Orange County. With attendance eventually reaching upwards of 2 million spectators, the El Toro Air Shows became an iconic event for Marine Corps Air Station El Toro and the aviation industry. Artist Paul Gavin has dedicated his career to the celebration of U.S. Armed Forces by contributing artwork to a number of military related events, including the El Toro Air Show of Orange County.