Surfside celebrates a decade

GREER WYLDER

Surfside Sports will host the 10th annual Surfside Sports Snow

Carnival on Saturday. Participating professional snowboarders will

include J.J. Thomas Travis Rice, Gretchen Bleiler, Brandon Johnson,

Rahm Klamper and Jeff Kramer. The event will take place in the

parking lot until 3:30 p.m. The raffle will happen at 3 p.m.

Surfside Sports celebrates the beginning of snowboard season each

year with carnival games, special appearances by professional

snowboarders, music, food, drinks and a huge raffle. Thousands of

snowboarding enthusiasts come to participate in the raffle to win

prizes such as snowboards, boots, bindings and lift tickets. It’s

also a great time to find bargains on last year’s snowboarding

equipment and discounts on 2004 gear. Proceeds from games will go

toward local charities, and the Newport Harbor High School’s Surf

Team. The store will open at 8 a.m. It is at 112 23rd St. in Newport

Beach. Call (949) 675-2855 or fax (949) 675-8983.

MCDONALD’S REOPENING

The McDonald’s at Fashion Island will celebrate its reopening from

noon to 2 p.m. Saturday. The event will feature a visit from Ronald

McDonald, free food and prizes, a live KROQ-FM (106.7) radio

broadcast and a bike raffle. New additions to the restaurant are a

plasma television screen, a private birthday party area and a

Nintendo game section. The menu has some more healthful meals:

breakfast “McGriddle” sandwiches, McVeggie burgers, premium salads

with Paul Newman’s dressings, and grilled chicken sandwiches on whole

wheat buns. A portion of the day’s proceeds will benefit Ronald

MacDonald House Charities of Orange County. McDonald’s is at the

Fashion Island terrace, upstairs near the Edwards Theatres. (949)

664-6224.

‘FOOTNOTES’ AUTHOR

Designer Kenneth Cole will be at Macy’s South Coast Plaza on

Friday at noon to sign his first book, “Footnotes.” The book is a

recounting of the 20-year history of the Kenneth Cole Productions

company. Cole is one of America’s premier designers. The book is

available for sale to the first 150 guests. Ladies Shoes, Level 1.

(714) 556-0611.

SHOPPING FOR A CAUSE

This Saturday, shoppers at Macy’s South Coast Plaza can

participate in a shopping fund-raiser benefiting 20 local HIV/AIDS

organizations. Customers will receive shopping discounts, and there

will be enter-to-win opportunities and exclusive gifts with

purchases. Passport In-Store tickets that offer 10% to 20% discounts

are sold by local HIV/AIDS nonprofit organizations for $10. All

proceeds go to the groups.

IT’S IN THE BAG

Judith Leiber celebrates 40 years designing extravagant jeweled

purses and accessories. First ladies bring Judith Leiber handbags to

presidential inaugurations, celebrities carry them at awards shows,

and they’re in permanent collections at the Smithsonian Institution

and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The bags are

collectible art objects and cost from $970 to $5,200. Day bags are

made from exotic skins, rich leathers and suede. Evening bags are

adorned with thousands of Austrian crystals, and clasps and frame

bars can have semi-precious stones. One bag can take two weeks to

complete. Minaudieres (jeweled boxes) come in fun shapes: hearts,

frogs, pigs, penguins, eggplants and more. Hand-signed monogrammed

anniversary bags are available through December. Judith Leiber, from

Budapest, Hungary, learned her craft during World War II. She was the

only woman accepted into the handbag guild. Leiber started her

handbag business in New York. Now her pieces are one of the last

handmade luxury items made in the U.S. Other accessories made include

belts, pill boxes, accessories and recently introduced eyeglasses and

footwear. Level One, Nordstrom wing at South Coast Plaza. Visit

https://www.judithleiber.com or call (714) 549-7177.

TRIPLE A BARGAINS

Auto Club members can find bargains on quality used cars at the

club’s third annual Car Care Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday,

Oct. 11. The sale will take place at the Automobile Club of Southern

California’s Administrative Offices at 3333 Fairview Road in Costa

Mesa. Choose from a big selection of late-model Enterprise cars and

trucks. Each car comes with a 12-month/12,000-mile limited powertrain

warranty and a seven-day/1,000 mile buyback guarantee; and has passed

the Auto Club’s 86-point vehicle inspection, an $89.95 value.

Financing and auto insurance is offered. Also, there will be free

vehicle maintenance checks, child safety seat inspections and a car

show. You can get pre-approved by applying online at

https://www.aaa-calif.com/finance and bring a check to the sale.

Trade-ins are welcome. Call (800) 713-0003.