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The third annual Newport Beach Spring Antiques Show presented by the

Lido Isle Women’s Charitable Foundation will take place today through

Sunday at the Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort. At the antiques show,

there will be more than $2 million worth of antiques for sale. The event

will begin at 6:30 p.m. today with a preview benefit dinner party.

Tickets to the dinner are $100 per person, and the cost of admission to

the show is $12 per person each day. Also, there will be a lecture series

from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday. The guest lectures

include internationally known interior decorator Ann Fraser on Friday;

author, lecturer and columnist Arianna Huffington on Saturday; and Laurie

Firestone, social secretary to Barbara and former President George Bush

Sr. on Sunday. Proceeds from the Newport Beach Spring Antiques Show will

go toward Childhelp USA, Boys Republic, Girls Inc., Assistance

League/Newport Mesa, Human Options, Share Our Selves, Homework House,

Decorative Arts Society-New Directions, Environmental Nature Center and

Harvesters-Second Harvest Food Bank. Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort is

at 1131 Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 451-4546.

The Ornamental Horticulture department at Orange Coast College will

have a spring plant sale on four consecutive Fridays, running from 10

a.m. to 3 p.m. The sale will be in the Horticulture Department Nursery

that’s found by entering the Adams Street entrance and following the

signs to the sale. Included in the sale are different varieties of bell

and chili peppers; nemesias in blue, white and pink; hydrangeas; double

impatiens; zonal geraniums in pots; herbs; different varieties of

tomatoes; petunias; verbenas in baskets; scaevolas in baskets; flowering

shrubs; and perennials. Since the plants will be offered at different

dates, you may call Tuesdays to find out which plants are for sale the

following Friday. (714) 432-0202, Ext. 26533.

Charles H. Barr will offer an opportunity to sell your old jewelry on

Friday and Saturday. An international buyer of antique, estate and

previously owned jewelry, Mark Ebert will buy jewelry for the highest

possible cash market price. Appointments are recommended but not

necessary. During the event, you may sell one piece of jewelry or an

entire collection. It’s at 1803 Westcliff Drive, Newport Beach. (949)

642-3310.

Lens Crafters has opened a new store at Fashion Island. It offers easy

one-stop shopping for a wide selection of frames for eyeglasses and

sunglasses. It also has an optometrist and a lens-making laboratory on

the premises. The new store is in the newly expanded area between

Bloomingdale’s and Macy’s. (949) 718-2040.

Britt Ltd. in Lido Marina Village is having a spring sale. Included in

the sale are all red, white and blue items, and select winter designs are

reduced 50%. Accessories and gift items have also been reduced. A

personal appearance by jewelry designer J. Jensen will take place at 5:30

p.m. Tuesday. More than 300 pieces will be displayed. Britt Ltd. is open

from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. seven days a week. It’s at 3442 Via Oporto,

Suite 103, Newport Beach. (949) 675-2174.

Roger’s Gardens in Newport Beach has opened a second location in

Laguna Beach called Haster Grove. The new store is more of a boutique

shop featuring garden accessories, furnishings and gifts than a

full-service nursery like Roger’s Gardens. There is a beautiful selection

of indoor plants and orchids. In the outdoor nursery behind the main

store, there are great perennials and landscape plants. It’s the perfect

place to find unusual pots, gifts and plants that you won’t find

elsewhere. Haster Grove is at 1370 S. Coast Highway, Laguna Beach. (949)

376-4769.

A complimentary facial and make-over will be offered by Lancome in the

Neiman Marcus facial room today and Friday. To schedule an appointment,

call (949) 759-1900, Ext. 2001. Neiman Marcus is at Fashion Island in

Newport Beach.

* 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.