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TODAY

Hornblower Cruises and Events offers a three-hour cruise of

Newport Harbor, a gourmet three-course meal, live entertainment and

award-winning service from 8 to 11 p.m. Boarding starts at 7:30 p.m.

at 2431 W. Pacific Coast Highway. For reservations, call (949)

631-2469.

Inventors Forum, the Orange County-based nonprofit inventors’

support group, presents a seminar on “High Technology Patenting” by

patent attorney Curtis L. Harrington. Registration and networking

begin at 7 p.m. for the 7:30 p.m. seminar at Orange Coast College’s

Science Lecture Hall. The cost is $5 for members, $15 for nonmembers.

For more information, call (714) 540-2491.

The Regency Lido Theater will host the exclusive Orange County

engagement of Dana Brown’s surf documentary “Step Into Liquid” today

and Aug. 9. Attendees will get a chance to ride the “Robo Surf,” a

mechanical surfboard. “Step Into Liquid” show times will be 11:30

a.m., 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 7:45 p.m. and 9:50 p.m. daily.

The Robo Surf will be available from 5 to 10 p.m. today and 2 to 8

p.m. Aug. 9. For more information, call (949) 673-8351.