Hogwarts Castle is getting a nighttime light show at Universal Studios Hollywood this summer.

The five-minute show, called “The Nighttime Lights at Hogwarts Castle,” was inspired by last year’s opening ceremonies of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

It will feature projected effects on the castle and around the village of Hogsmeade at the theme park.

A new musical score was written by composer John Williams for the new show, according to a release from Universal Studios Hollywood. The London Symphony Orchestra recorded the music in London.

Special effects projectors and a variety of high-tech lights will be used to present the automated show that will run several times a night beginning Friday night, June 23, at the theme park.

Mother and baby products retailer Mothercare Plc has booked its first underlying profit for the first time in six years but said it will continue to close UK stores as it enters the second phase of its turnaround strategy. 

Workers at a textile division of Indian conglomerate Aditya Birla Nuvo have gone on strike in a move the company says is illegal.

Show teachers appreciation

Tustin Public Schools Foundation hosts its 23rd annual event to recognize outstanding Tustin Unified School District teachers Friday, May 19, at Irvine Marriot, 18000 Von Karman Ave. One nominee from each TUSD school is considered for the elementary or secondary Teacher of the Year. This year’s awardees are Elizabeth Catron of Heritage Elementary and Chris Price from Foothill High. Reception at 5:30 p.m.; dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets: $65. Information: tpsf.net.

Kiwanis and The Tustin Brewery annual Golf Tournament

Tustin Kiwanis and The Tustin Brewery will hold their annual golf tournament 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday, May 22, at Oak Creek Golf Club, 1 Golf Club Dr., Irvine. The tournament benefits John Wayne Cancer Institute and Children of Orange County. General admission: $195. Event includes lunch and dinner, a swag bag, prizes for hole in one and lowest score card. Information: tustinkiwanis.com

Business networking for veterans

Tierney Center for Veteran Services hosts a Veteran Business Network mixer 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday, May 18, at JT Schmid’s Restaurant & Brewery, 2415 Park Ave. Veterans can enjoy libations and food while building professional relationships. Free. Information: ocgoodwill.org/changing-lives/tierney-center.

Looking for a place to volunteer?

If you want to volunteer but don’t know where or how, come to the Tustin Area Volunteer Fair for ideas. It takes place 3-5 p.m.Thursday, May 18, in the Zama Tea Patio, 434 El Camino Real. Hosted by the Tustin Community Foundation and the Chamber of Commerce. Information: tustincommunityfoundation.org.

Eat lots and lots of lobster

If it’s May it must be the Lobsterfest, presented annually by the Tustin Santa Ana Rotary Club. You have until Sunday, May 20, to make room for the all-you-can-eat festival offering tri tip, side dishes, dessert and, of course, lobster — 4:30-7:30 p.m. at Peppertree Park, 230 West First St. Live music, too. Tickets: $85 in advance, $100 day of. Take a chance for $10 to win $1,000 in a ball drop. Information: tustinlobsterfest.com.

Volunteers swarm and beautify Tustin campuses

More than 250 volunteers from 13 members of Companies of the Corporate Volunteer Council of Orange County will gather at Thorman Elementary and Currie Middle School, 1402 Sycamore Ave., 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, May 20. Volunteers will lend their 500-plus hands in a campus beautification project. Information: 714-397-1932 or dan@pittmanpr.com

Summer fun for kids

How are you going to keep your kids occupied this summer? The Boys and Girls Clubs can help. Sign up your children — ages 5 to 18 — for an array of programs including arts, music, cooking, STEAM and field trips. Address: 580 West 6th St. Information: 714-838-5223.

What’s the state of the city?

Tustin Chamber of Commerce presents the State of the City address by Mayor Allan Bernstein 5-7 p.m. Thursday, June 8, at the Tustin Community Center at the Market Place, 2961 El Camino Real. Tickets: $25. Information: 714-544-5341.

High school graduation dates

Tustin Unified high school graduation dates are: Sycamore High/Tustin Adult School, 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 6; Tustin High, 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 14; Hillview, 2 p.m. Thursday, June 15; Beckman, 6 p.m. Thursday, June 15; Foothill, 6 p.m. Friday, June 16. Ceremonies take place at Northrup Stadium, 1171 El Camino Real. Information: 714-730-7339.

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By Ashley Parker

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Thursday that Joe Lieberman was his top choice to become FBI director, filling the slot left open after Trump fired James Comey, his previous FBI head, last week.

Trump, speaking to a group of television anchors at the White House Thursday afternoon, said that Lieberman, the former senator from Connecticut and Democratic vice presidential nominee, was his leading candidate to run the agency.

The president also told the group that he was close to a decision, an assertion he repeated later at a joint appearance with President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia.

“We’re very close to an FBI director,” Trump told reporters as he posed for photos with Santos in the Oval Office, saying his choice would be announced “soon.”

Some senators on Capitol Hill Thursday were already expressing skepticism Thursday about choosing a politician to lead the independent investigations bureau.

Lieberman, originally a Democrat and later an independent, was not always Trump’s top pick, either. Previously, the president had expressed interest in Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, for the post. Cornyn took himself out of the running, saying he believed he could best serve the president by remaining in the Senate.

Live updates from Game 4 of the Ducks vs. Predators in the NHL’s Western Conference Finals. Thursday, May 18. Game time: 5 p.m. TV: NBCS.

DeAndre Jordan was the lone Clippers player named to the All-NBA teams, which were announced Thursday. Jordan landed on the All-NBA third team one season after being voted the first-team center.

A first-time All-Star in February, Jordan finished his ninth NBA season with averages of 12.7 points and 13.8 rebounds per game, the exact numbers he averaged in the 2015-16 season. He shot a career-high 71.7 percent from the floor, second all-time only to Wilt Chamberlain’s 72.7 percent in 1972-73.

This time around, however, a panel of 100 media members voted Pelicans star Anthony Davis the first-team center. Rudy Gobert, whose Utah Jazz eliminated the Clippers in seven games in the first round, was voted to the All-NBA second team.

Each first-team vote was worth five points, a second-team nod worth three and a third-team vote one.

Houston guard James Harden was the only unanimous first-team selection, while Russell Westbrook, LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard and Davis rounded out the first team.

Reigning two-time Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry and Warriors teammate Kevin Durant headlined the second team, which included Gobert, Boston’s Isaiah Thomas and Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Joining Jordan on the third team were Warriors forward Draymond Green, Wizards point guard John Wall, Bulls forward Jimmy Butler and Raptors All-Star guard DeMar DeRozan.

Chris Paul was denied his ninth appearance on an All-NBA team by just a handful of votes, finishing with 49 total points, five behind Jordan and 13 behind DeRozan, the last guard in. Blake Griffin, who has appeared on the All-NBA second team three times and the third team once, earned just one third-team vote after injuries once again kept him off the floor for a large chunk of the season.

Griffin averaged 21.6 points and 8.1 rebounds but appeared in just 61 regular season games before his season was cut short in the playoffs due to a right big toe injury suffered in Game 3 against the Jazz. Paul also played in 61 games, averaging 18.1 points and 9.2 assists per game.

Both Griffin and Paul can be free agents this offseason.

HITTING THE AIRWAVES: John Varvatos will be a guest this weekend on Mark Weber’s weekly radio show, “Always in Fashion.” The show, which airs on 77 WABC Radio, is part of a series of interviews with fashion industry leaders.
During the interview, Varvatos and Weber talk about the designer’s early days in fashion, from being a salesman for Ralph Lauren to his work as head of design for Calvin Klein and then starting his own brand in the late Nineties. The two discuss entrepreneurship, the importance of following one’s passion and the discipline involved in building a global fashion brand.
The show will air Saturday at 8 p.m. and will replay on Sunday at 5 p.m.
Weber’s previous guests have included Tommy Hilfiger; Daniella Vitale, chief executive officer of Barneys New York; Liz Rodbell,  president of Lord & Taylor and Hudson’s Bay; Joseph Abboud; Fern Mallis; Mark Badgley and James Mischka; Michael Gould, former chairman and ceo of Bloomingdale’s; Gilbert Harrison, chairman of Financo Inc.; Jerry Storch, ceo of Hudson’s Bay Co., and Roland Herlory, ceo of Vilebrequin.
Weber was previously chairman and ceo of Donna Karan International and ceo of LVMH Inc. He is also the author of a business book, “Always

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PIRATE TALK: What Goes Around Comes Around, the luxury and vintage retailer that has six outposts in the U.S., has gotten in on the “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” action. The movie opens May 26.
The retailer is offering a limited-edition vintage T-shirt with the “Pirates of the Caribbean” skull and crossbones graphic, retailing for $150. The T-shirts were designed using a set of 100 authentic blank Ts from the Sixties. They were unveiled Wednesday night at the Beverly Hills location of What Goes Around Comes Around. The T-shirts are being sold online and at the Beverly Hills location.
The collaboration also includes customized vintage leather jackets (hand-embellished Sixties leather moto jackets) that influencers and celebrity stylists designed in honor of “Pirates of the Caribbean.”Among those who designed the jackets were Patrick Ta, celebrity makeup artist; Rocky Barnes, digital influencer and model; stylist Karla Welch, and celebrity stylist, Samantha McMillen, along with Johnny Depp, who signed the jacket.
They are being auctioned off for charity via Charitybuzz, with all proceeds going to Heal the Bay. The bidding starts at $500.
Gerard Maione, chief creative officer of What Goes Around Comes Around, said they were honored to collaborate with Disney on the “Pirates of

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WEBER’S WIN: Bruce Weber’s black-and-white image of a suntanned, nude couple on a swing — who over the age of 40 could forget it? — broke a new world auction record for the photographer at Phillips in London on Thursday.
The image, “Ric and Natalie, Villa Tejas, Montecito, California, 1988,” was used for the 1989 Obsession ad, and was a part of Ultimate Campaign, a collection of nine fashion advertising photographs that went under the hammer. The nine images were part of a larger sale of photographs at the auction house’s Berkeley Square space.
A buyer snapped up the Weber wonder for $112,875, paying nearly 50 percent more than the top-end estimate. Weber’s image was auctioned alongside those by fellow fashion snappers Nick Knight and Alasdair McLellan.
Other images in Ultimate Campaign included McLellan’s 2012 fly-poster ad for Supreme starring Kate Moss; Nick Knight’s 2009 “Snakes” image for Alexander McQueen; Ellen Von Unwerth’s 2014 “Mission Accomplished” image for Agent Provocateur, with Naomi Campbell; and Mario Sorrenti’s take on Manet’s “Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe,” ad with Moss for Yves Saint Laurent in 1999.
According to Phillips, Ultimate Campaign is meant to celebrate “collaborative” creativity. “In our curated selection, these photographs stand alone as works of art that can

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