BEST BUYS -- Greer Wylder

A fun day for the whole family, with free admission, is taking place on

Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the annual Fall Faire & Pumpkin Patch

hosted by the Environmental Nature Center at 1601 16th St. in Newport

Beach. Included in the day’s activities are nature center tours,

children’s activities, gifts and native plants, food and beverages and a

silent auction. Sponsors of the Fall Faire this year include Ruby’s,

Bluewater Grill, El Torito, Haute Cakes Caffe, Edwards Theatres, Sun

Flour Natural Bakery, The Health Emporium, Sabatino Bros. Sausage Co.,

and AutoBistro.

The Junior League of Orange County is hosting the 24th annual Christmas

Co. It runs Sunday through Wednesday at the Orange County Fairgrounds.

This year’s shopping extravaganza is titled Holiday at Sea. During the

four-day period, you can shop for buys from more than 60 specialty

boutiques from across the country. A few of the exhibitors, of which half

are new vendors to the show, include Blooms, A Whale of a Tale,

Children’s Bookshoppe, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Company’s Coming, Couture

New York, Fabulous Pewterware, Gianna, Joyeux Noel, Lifetime Cutting

Boards, Mrs. Anderson’s Christmas Treasures, Raffia, Slater and Sloane

Inc., The Enchanted Garden, The Pot Works, Toy Boat, Two Hot Chili

Peppers, Verandah and Village Traditions. Christmas Co. hours are Sun.,

noon to 6 p.m., Mon., 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday., 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and

Wed., 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. General admission tickets are $7 cash or check

at The Christmas Co. box office outside Bldg. 10 at the Orange County

Fair & Exposition Center. In addition to the boutiques, special events

will include daily breakfasts featuring speakers, luncheons complete with

demonstrations and a fashion show, and cooking classes. For more

information on call (949) 263-3783, or visit the website at

www.thechristmascompany.org. The Orange County Fair and exposition Center

is located at the Costa Mesa Freeway and Fair Drive in Costa Mesa.

David E. Purcell, the former owner of Costa Mesa Stationers, has opened a

new business called Printworx. The new business offers services that

includes four color brochures, hotel post cards, business cards,

letterheads, rubber stamps, invitations, social stationers and printed

W-2 forms. What’s different about Printworx is that Purcell will go to

your office, health club, home, boat, job site, park, restaurant, or you

name the place, seven days a week. ‘I really like what I’m doing. I’m

also specializing in industrial and commercial labels,’ Purcell said.

‘Weatherproof pressure sensitive labels are a great tool for tradesmen.

Plumbers, electrical, marine, commercial or independent operators can

leave their signature behind after completing their job. It’s a

professional and convenient way to tell the customer who did the job.’

During the month of October, Purcell is giving 15% off on commercial or

social book Christmas cards. Printworx is at 461 Old Newport Blvd.,

Newport Beach. For more information call (949) 722-6138.

Acanthus Gallery, which specializes in fine decorative accessories and

fine prints, is celebrating it secondanniversary with a sale through Oct.

24. Selected items on sale include lamps, decorative boxes, ceramic

figurines, frames, etageres, tole planters, candleholders, hurricanes,

antique botanical and architectural prints and furniture. Acanthus

Gallery is at 2908 E. Pacific Coast Highway, Corona Del Mar. For more

information call (949) 640-1470.

One of the most popular openings of the season is going on at Young

Seconds. Every fall, Young Seconds opens its ski room, which sells the

best in pre-owned ski jackets, bibs, gloves, after-ski boots, sweaters,

pants and hats. There are top name brands available and the clothing

looks as if it’s never been worn. Young Seconds is an upscale resale

boutique for children, sizes infant to teen. Most of the clothing is

pre-worn, but there are new items as well. It’s a perfect place to find

special occasion dresses, play, and for moms-to-be, there’s a maternity

section. Young Seconds is at 436 Heliotrope, Corona del Mar. For more

information call (949) 673-2120.

The Front End Vintage Clothing has gone all out this year with its

Halloween costume inventory. The upstairs of the clothing boutique

carries more than 14,000 pieces of vintage and costume items perfect for

Halloween. The costume shop is having a blowout sale, and everything is

on sale including the fixtures. It’s at 324 Old Newport Blvd., Newport

Beach. For more information call (949) 645-205.

The newly opened Sports Car Rentals of Newport Beach allow you to rent

high performance cars and luxury vehicles that you might not normally

rent. The rental agency allows you to rent cars for the day, week or

month. There are Mercedes, Ferrari, and Corvette Convertible, Audi TT,

BMW. Porsche, Plymouth Prowler, Jaguar and Beetle convertibles. Sports

Car Rentals is at 2152 S. E. Bristol St., Newport Beach. For more

information call (949) 250-4386.

Castle Tile is celebrating its grand opening at 2861 Harbor Blvd., Costa

Mesa. The new tile showroom carries more than 3,000 square feet of

flooring choices, and it also carries tools, grout and rough materials.

The tile and flooring choices are porcelain, ceramic, marble, slate,

limestone and granite. For more information call (714) 444-0167.

Bloomingdale’s always has great sales and today it’s starting the best of

fall sale. Inside the store you can save 15% on most regular-priced

items, and save 30% to 55% off most sale-priced items. On sale are formal

dresses, ball gowns, watches, purses, shoes, boots, bras, socks and

tights, Calvin Klein underwear, down comforters, men’s khakis, men’s

sweaters in wool, cashmere, sport coats, ties and more. Ladies cashmere

sweaters are available in all colors for $79 and wool, silk and cashmere

twin sets range in price from $29 to $99. Bloomingdale’s is at Fashion

Island in Newport Beach. For more information call (949) 729-660

Kayaks Surf Shop is prepared for the busy holiday season to come. They’re

offering complimentary holiday gift wrap, and a 15% discount on all fall

and holiday merchandise with a coupon in today’s Daily Pilot. The coupon

is good through Oct. 31. Kayaks receives new merchandise weekly. It’s in

the Westcliff Shopping Plaza at 1036 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. For more

information call (949) 631-2996.

BEST BUYS is published Thursdays and Saturdays. If you know of a good

buy, send a fax to (949) 646-4170 or write to Daily Pilot, Best Buys, 330

W. Bay St., Costa Mesa 92627.