GREER WYLDER -- Best Buys

Armoire, in Corona del Mar Plaza, is having a Memorial Day sale through

Monday. Selected ladies apparel items are reduced by 30% to 50%. Name

brands include Vivian Tam, Donna Jessica, Johnny Was and Michael Simon.

For information, call (949) 644-9888.

More best buys on ladies clothing are available at Draper’s & Damon’s

during its Memorial Day sale. On sale are sportswear, dresses and

accessories in misses and petite sizes reduced by 25% to 50%. Draper’s &

Damon’s is at Westcliff Plaza in Newport Beach. For information, call

(949) 646-5521.

Allied Lighting is also having a Memorial Day sale today. On sale are all

display items reduced by 10% to 75%. The store is filled with indoor and

outdoor lighting, including sconces, lanterns, chandeliers, reading

lights, fans, iron, brass, crystal and recessed and patio lighting.

There’s a showroom that features any type of lighting you might imagine

for a kitchen, bedroom, office, driveway, walkway, garden, and more. It’s

at 222 Victoria St. in Costa Mesa. For information, call (949) 646-3737.

Newport Stone & Design Centre is having an anniversary sale at its

designer showroom. The store promises it can beat any competitor’s price.

The selection includes glass block, travertine, tumbled limestone,

Corian, marble and granite slab, slate, and a big selection of imported

tiles. For the kitchen, there is flooring, cabinets and counter tops; for

outside, there is fountains, barbecues fireplaces, and more. Other

services available include free delivery and free design consultation.

It’s at 1913 Harbor Blvd. in Costa Mesa. For information, call (949)

645-7799.

Robinsons-May is having a special on its old country rose china selection

at its semiannual sale, which offers 50% off. A five-piece place setting

costs $69.99, and there are savings on all of its matching dinnerware

accessories. On sale is its rim soup bowl at $40.50, creamer at $50,

sugar bowl at $82.50, platter at $113, and teapot at $117. Recently

introduced to the collection is an eight-piece mini tea set for $39.99

and a teapot wall clock at $49.99. Another bargain is a free pasta bowl

with a $150 purchase, a free pasta bowl and tea kettle with a $250

purchase, and a free pasta bowl, tea kettle and small lasagna platter

with a $350 purchase. Robinsons May is at Fashion Island in Newport Beach

and at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa.

Smart & Final is offering bargains ideal for Memorial Day weekend. Ripe

watermelons are two for $5, a 20-pound bag of charcoal briquettes is

$3.99 and five pounds of Farmer John hot dogs is $5.49. Other bargains

include a picnic pack at $3.99, a super-size bag of Doritos chips at

$3.49, four pounds of frozen chicken drumsticks and thighs for $2.99, and

five quarts of ice cream at $3.99. Smart & Final sells all kinds of

cooking supplies, paper products, drinks, cleaning products and more.

It’s at 707 W. 19th St. in Costa Mesa. For information, call (949)

548-8473.

The 19th annual Corona del Mar Scenic 5K is set for June 3. The race is

ideal for kids. Children ages 8 to 18 can compete in the men’s or women’s

5K race and kids ages 3 to 10 can compete in the 1K Dolphin Dash. There

is also a two-mile fun walk for kids and adults. On the race day,

registration begins at 6:30 a.m.; the men’s 5K race at 8 a.m.; the

women’s 5K race at 8:20 a.m.; the two-mile fun walk at 8:45 a.m.; and the

kid’s Dolphin Dash at 9 a.m. The 5K run costs $20, the two-mile walk is

$15 and the Dolphin Dash is $12. All registration on the day of the race

is $25. The price includes a T-shirt and a gourmet breakfast from the

Restaurant Row. The race will begin at Ocean Boulevard and Heliotrope

Avenue in Corona del Mar. You can register online at o7

www.racegate.comf7 or at the community services window at City Hall,

3300 Newport Blvd. in Newport Beach.

* BEST BUYS appears on Thursdays and Saturdays. Send information to Greer

Wylder at 330 W. Bay St., Costa Mesa 92627, or via fax at (949) 646-4170.