Plan Ahead: Next Weekend

Festival. The King of the Blues--B.B. King--kicks off the celebration June 26 to 28 as the Taste of Orange County ’98 food and music festival marks its 10th anniversary. Other features include appearances by pianist Joe Sample on Saturday and keyboardist Jeff Lorber on Sunday. Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro. Friday, 5 p.m. to midnight; Saturday, noon to midnight; Sunday, noon to 10 p.m. Adults, $8; 12 and under, free; food and beverage sample, $1 to $5. Hotline: (714) 664-1496 or (714) 753-1551.

* Comedy. Comedian Paul Rodriguez headlines Knott’s Berry Farm’s park-wide comedy celebration June 26 and 27. Highlights include comedians, music, “live walk-through comedy zones” and “comedic enhancements” to rides and shows. Special events are from 6:13 p.m. (really!) to 1 a.m. each night. Rodriguez will appear at 8 and 10 p.m. in Calico Square both nights. The event is included with regular admission. Adults, $36; seniors 60 and older and children 3 to 11, $26. Southern California residents of ZIP Codes 90000 through 93599 are $25; kids 3 to 11, $12.50.

* Theater. A.S.K. Theater Project’s Common Ground Festival ‘98, which will explore diversity issues in the theater, runs June 23 to 28 at UCLA in Westwood. Free. (310) 478-9ASK.