Today in the Inland Empire

Eleven days, 189 films and videos, arranged in over 60 program screening events for your moviegoing pleasure. Also on tap: filmmaker panels and seminars, special presentations and parties, and a whole lot more! Please see website for specific showtimes.

The Yucaipa Iris Festival has more than 80 outside vendors filling the craft and food area. Live entertainment in the outdoor amphitheater fills the air all weekend long. The Kids’ Fun Zone gets better every year featuring bounce houses, obstacle courses, Rock Climbing Wall, Midway Games and face painting to keep the younger attendees happy. Our Home & Garden Expo, featuring our local commercial vendors, is one of the main attractions of the festival.

The Yucaipa Iris Festival has been awarded Favorite San Bernardino County Community Event by the Press Enterprise Readers’ Choice 2005.

Elton John and Tim Rice’s AIDA is a contemporary musical take on a grand classic tale of the timeless bond between an enslaved Nubian princess and an Egyptian soldier, playing at an amazing dinner theatre.

Friday, May 18 3:00p to 10:00p

at St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, Anaheim, CA

Come to OC’s premiere Greek Festival: 2012 OC Greek Fest! Experience the sights, sounds & tastes of Greece & the best Greek food, music & dancing. Authentic foods & homemade pastry; traditional dancing & music; an outdoor marketplace with dozens of vendors and rides/games for kids.

This is our 4th Annual Taste of I.E. event. Our eco-friendly event features tastings from our local restaurants, caterers, vintners and breweries.”A” Street in Historic Downtown will be transformed into an elegantly decorated open air adults only gather place, where you will walk among restaurants and caterers featuring delicious cuisine with aesthetically pleasing temptations for the eye and the palette, while enjoying beer from local brewers plus delicious wine tasting from local merchants and vintners.