Last Chance * ENDS THIS WEEKEND

FESTIVAL

Festival of Whales, the eighth annual celebration of the winter migration of California’s gray whales, concludes Sunday in Dana Point with activities at sites throughout the harbor and La Plaza areas. The centerpiece for this weekend is the Lantern Bay Village Kids Karnival, featuring crafts, entertainment and other family fun from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Other activities include the Niguel Art Show, sailing and rowing clinics, Little Scientist workshops, historical programs aboard the tall ship Pilgrim, a campfire program and more. Prices for these and other activities run $2 to $20; many are free. Call the Dana Point Chamber of Commerce for a complete schedule. (949) 496-1555.

ART

The drama and beauty of the Pacific Ocean is the theme of “A Brush With the Sea,” a juried show of marine art closing Sunday at the Newport Beach Nautical Museum. The show features two-dimensional art in various mediums, as well as sculpture and models by contemporary artists. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through Sunday. 151 E. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. $1-$4. (949) 673-7863.

“Wine, Chocolate and Pastels,” pastel paintings by Paula Bacinski, Billie Nugent, Laura Black, Nancy Popenoe, Ester Engleman, Martha Ridgeway and others, ends Friday at the city of Brea Gallery, 1 Civic Center Circle. Noon-8 p.m. today and Friday. $1. (714) 990-7730.

THEATER

“An Act of the Imagination,” Bernard Slade’s story about a mystery writer who becomes embroiled in a murder investigation when he decides to try his hand at romance writing, closes Saturday at the Turtle Rock Park theater, 1 Sunnyhill Drive, Irvine. The Irvine Community Theatre production is directed by Tom Titus. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. $8-$10. (949) 857-5496.

Passion gets the better of three young Mississippi sisters in Beth Henley’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama “Crimes of the Heart,” which closes Sunday at the Costa Mesa Civic Playhouse, 661 Hamilton St. Lynn Reinert, Adriana Sanchez and Kathy Simmons lead the cast in the Jack Millis-directed revival. 8 p.m. today, Friday and Saturday. 2 p.m. Sunday. $8.50-$10. (949) 650-5269.