GREER WYLDER -- Best Buys

Corona del Mar Plaza will have a customer appreciation sidewalk sale

this weekend, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

There will be savings of up to 75% at various retailers. Participating

restaurants will include Bristol Farms, Cowboy Seafood, Gelato Paradiso,

Peet’s Coffee & Tea and Tommy Bahama. Apparel boutiques will include

Armoire, Chico’s, Diane’s Swimwear, Mi Place, Romano’s, Subtle Tones and

Tommy Bahama. Home furnishings and accessories stores will include Baby

Unique, Bastideaux Home Collection, Italiano Home Collection, Subtle

Tones, Sur La Table and Waterworks. Specialty boutiques will include

Amadeus Spa, Brighton Collectibles, Jewels by Joseph, Mottini, New

Balance, Three Dog Bakery and Zany Brainy. Corona del Mar Plaza is at the

corner of East Coast Highway and MacArthur Boulevard in Newport Beach.

You can learn gardening tips from some of the best at Sherman Library

& Gardens’ free seminar at 9:30 a.m. today. The seminar, titled “How to

Plant a Spring Garden,” is part of the Weekend Gardener Series that

Sherman Gardens offers. It’s at 2647 E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar.

Information: (949) 673-2261.

An inventory clearance sale is happening at Newport Bedding on

mattresses, iron beds and electric beds. Newport Bedding buys its

mattresses directly from factories in order to pass on savings to its

customers. The inventory clearance sale has savings from 30% to 50%.

There are five mattresses to chose from -- the Posturematic, Orthopoise,

Princess, Princess Pillow Top and the Sleepy Haven. They come in sizes

twin to king. Prices range from a twin-set Posturematic at $219.95 to a

king set at $1,299.95. The sale will last through the end of the month.

Newport Bedding is at 1534 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. Information: (949)

646-3991.

There’s a great midseason ski and snowboard sale going on at Peter

Glenn of Vermont in Newport Beach. On sale are selected women’s and men’s

Obermeyer jackets at $69.99, the regular price is $165 to $195. Also on

sale are K2 snowboards, boots and bindings, up to 30% off; Cold as Ice

snowboard clothing at 20% off; skis by Dynaster Outland at $279.99;

Schoffel clothing for men and women at 30% off; and all hiking boots are

20% to 50% off. Peter Glenn of Vermont is at 2700 W. Coast Highway,

Newport Beach. Information: (949) 631-3280.

Busy Body Home Fitness is having an inventory reduction sale on select

Cybex and Schwinn fitness equipment. The two exercise equipment companies

make exercise bikes, treadmills and home gyms. The savings are

substantial -- the bikes are reduced up to $465, the treadmills are

reduced up to $865 and the home gyms are reduced up to $840. Busy Body

Home Fitness is at 1000 N. Bristol St., Newport Beach. Information: (949)

833-9830.

Imported fabrics from France are on sale at Les Alpilles on Balboa

Island. Its second annual fabric sale has reduced fabrics 25% to 50%

through the end of March. Les Alpilles also carries linens, napkins,

cushions, breadbaskets, perfume, soaps, pottery, trays and glasses, all

imported from France. It’s at 211 Marine Ave., Balboa Island.

Information: (949) 673-0719.

Fitigues is having a 50%-off sale on its entire fall and holiday 2000

collection. Fitigues carries comfortable clothing for women, men and

children. It’s best known for its cotton thermal clothing but has

recently expanded it collection to include velour, cashmere, silk blends

and more. The sale will last through Feb. 25. It’s at Fashion Island in

Newport Beach. Information: (949) 644-6485.

Ruffles Upholstery has moved to a new location at 1998 Harbor Blvd.,

Costa Mesa. In celebration of the move, it’s offering a special on

upholstery for chairs at $100 off, and club chairs at $50 off, with the

purchase of fabric and labor. The offer is good through Wednesday.

Information: (949) 548-1156.

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

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

646-4170.