SPECIAL EVENTS

Venesian Carnival, August 12, Castle Hill Festival at The Crane Estate, Ipswich (next to the beach). Orchestral music, dressage, dancing and singing at 8:30 p.m. Gates open at 6 and tickets are $15 and 12:50. Call 356-4070 for more information.

Art of the America's Cup, Alchemie Gallery, 286 Congress St., Boston 426-5027 Cambridge River Festival Grand Finale, Saturday August 13, noon- 6 p.m. Music, dance, and poetry performances on the Cambridge Common Rain date Sunday 498-9033

USS Cassin Young You don't have to go to Latin America to see this 40 year old destroyer. Birthday party for the ship complete with cake, ship tours, and a Navy Band, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Charlestown Navy Yard 242-5601

Final Exams, be sure to check out the copies of old regular-term finals in your favorite Harvard library. Especially if it's raining.