Celebrate the holidays at Cannery Village

GREER WYLDER

Don’t miss the festive Cannery Village Holiday on 31st Street event celebrated from 4 to 8 p.m. today. Wonderful food and drinks from the

Cannery Restaurant and Alta Coffee will be served at participating

stores. Holiday singers will provide entertainment, and you can enter

a raffle to win a reproduction vintage tricycle at the Paper House.

Call (949) 566-9863.

WALK THE COURT

Another fun holiday event, Walk Through Westcliff Court, happens

Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. Santa will join the festivities. Westcliff

Court is a haven for shoppers. It’s one of Newport’s favorite

neighborhood centers, focusing on high-quality, upscale merchants.

New to the outstanding group of tenants that includes A’Maree’s,

Mephisto, Urban Gardener, Barclay Butera Newport Beach and David

Rickey are the following stores: Lezu Atelier, a high-end bridal and

formal wear store from Beverly Hills; Margaret’s Cleaners, a

high-quality dry cleaners originally from La Jolla; Red Balloon,

specializing in darling children’s wear and some maternity apparel;

Factotum Shoe Repair, a well-known, excellent shoe repair shop from

Laguna Beach. Westcliff Court is at 1711 Westcliff Drive in Newport

Beach.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Carole Akins Studio in Newport Beach hosts a special photography

show, Friday through Sunday, that will help fund Share Our Selves

programs. Featured works are by Costa Mesa photographer Blake

Schwendimann, who shoots beautiful black and white photos. A

reception will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. The gallery is open

from noon to 5 p.m. Carole Atkins Studio is at 418 31st St. in

Newport Beach. Call (949) 673-8663.

POINSETTIAS

Each Christmas season, the Ornamental Horticulture students at

Orange Coast College sell beautiful school-grown poinsettias. You can

purchase them at the greenhouses on campus from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Friday and Saturday. Proceeds from the sale will fund future student

projects. New this year are centerpieces in red and in red and

white. There are also 4-inch pots, 10-inch pots and hanging baskets.

Striking colors to choose from include white, red and Monet. The

plants cost from $5 to more than $40. Orange Coast College is at 2701

Fairview Road in Costa Mesa.

IN THE BAG

In The Bag will hold a pre-Christmas warehouse sale on Saturday

and Dec. 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thousands of quality purses are

reduced in price 30% to 80%. Also included in the sale will be

warm-up sets, home accessories, silk trees, lucky bamboo, money

trees, wallets, candles and more. In the Bag is at 670 W. 17th St.,

C-4 in Costa Mesa. Call (949) 378-1153.

ORIGINAL ART

June’s Fine Art Gallery is showing S. Sam Park’s original oils on

Saturday from 5 to 8 p.m. Sam paints some of the most spectacular

places in the world, including the Amalfi Coast, Hawaii and

California’s scenic spots. Sam also commissions works. June’s Fine

Art Gallery is at 326 Marine Ave. on Balboa Island. Call (949)

673-0939.

10 YEARS OF PRETZELS

Auntie Anne’s Pretzels in Fashion Island will celebrate its 10th

anniversary on Monday and Tuesday with a pretzel

special-buy-one-get-one-free. There will be free hats for children

and other items. Auntie Anne’s offers 10 varieties of fresh, hot,

hand-rolled pretzels, pretzel sticks, hand-squeezed lemonade and

Dutch ice, and frozen juice drinks. Auntie Anne’s is between Macy’s

and the Iris Fountain. Call (949) 721-1255.

DESIGN MAN

On Saturday, Waterford’s chief designer, John Connolly, will greet

customers and sign pieces purchased from noon to 3 p.m. at

Robinsons-May. Just for the event, an additional $50,000 worth of

Waterford pieces were acquired and will be sold exclusively at the

Fashion Island store. Call (949) 644-2800.

OPEN HOUSE

Merle Norman at South Coast Plaza will be hosting a Holiday Open

House on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. Receive a 15% discount on

all purchases or a 20% discount on purchases of $100 or more. Music

will be in the air, treats will be on the tables and savings will be

on all your favorite Merle Norman products. Call (714) 545-4109.

HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE

The Ticktocker Thrift Shop will open its holiday boutique on

Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The sale will offer gently used

holiday decorations and some new items. Select from Christmas

ornaments, table decorations, wreaths, candles, gifts, holiday wear

and more. Everything will be marked at great prices. All proceeds

will go toward philanthropies supported by the Newport Beach Chapter

of National Charity League, including Human Options’ Second Step, the

Someone Cares Soup Kitchen, Share Our Selves, Kids Konnected, Serving

People in Need, and the Costa Mesa Senior Citizens Center. The

Ticktocker Thrift Shop is at 540 W. 19th St. in Costa Mesa. Call

(949) 646-4024.

* BEST BUYS appears Thursdays. Send information to Greer Wylder at

[email protected]; at 330 W. Bay St., Costa Mesa, CA 92627; or by

fax at (949) 646-4170.