GREER’S BEST BUYS:
One of L.A.’s hottest stores, Kitson on Robertson Boulevard, opens a Newport Beach store today. For a limited time, you can shop celebrity favorite Kitson and save 30% to 70%.
The pop-up outlet store opens at The Bluffs shopping center in Newport Beach. It carries men’s, women’s and children’s apparel, shoes and accessories. At 1334 Bison Ave. in Newport Beach; (310) 859-2652; www.shopkitson.com.
Jewelry 50% off at South Coast
ICE Accessories in South Coast Plaza offers its biggest precious jewelry sale ever. You can choose from some of the hottest jewelry designers in the industry at 50% off.
ICE Accessories specializes in an eclectic mix of fashion accessories and home decor. Open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday; and 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sunday on Level Two at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa; (714) 432-7555, www.iceaccessories.com.
Ambrosia, Madison Ave. closing sales
Ambrosia Home and its sister store next door, Madison Ave., are having a going-out-of-business sale. More than $500,000 in merchandise is reduced up to 70% off. At Ambrosia Home choose from custom sofas, chairs, pillows, art and accessories. At Madison Ave. choose from upscale women’s fashions, apparel and accessories, as well as children’s gifts and clothing (sizes newborn to 4T). Open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, at the Bluffs shopping center (corner of MacArthur Boulevard and Bison Avenue) at 1308 and 1310 Bison Ave., Newport Beach; (949) 219-9865 and (949) 219-0765, www.ambrosiahome.com.
Yachting for Newport High
You can help raise funds for Newport Harbor High’s educational programs and have a fun-filled evening too. Attend the 15th annual “Anchors Away” benefit from 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday at the Newport Harbor Yacht Club.
The nautical-themed event features food, dancing to the sounds of DJ Steve, and an incredible silent and live auction. A sampling of exciting live-auction items available include a Kauai four-bedroom oceanfront paradise; one-week stay at a beachfront Costa Rica home; cocktail cruise for 40 on the famous William B 77’ tugboat; and one week in Sun Valley on Warm Springs River.
Newport Harbor Yacht Club is at 1221 W. Coast Hwy. in Newport Beach. Tickets cost $135 per person. Contact Emily Evans at Newport Harbor Educational Foundation Financial at (949) 646-1556, eevans@nmusd.us.
Classic and modern design
Design Within Reach, the local resource for classics and the latest in modern design, offers its semi-annual sale through March 18. Its Fashion Island studio in Newport Beach has items reduced 10% from iconic names in architecture and design, including Frank O. Gehry, Fortuny, Castiglioni and the Le Corbusier group. Design Within Reach carries only fully licensed classics, so each piece you buy is authentic. Choose from seating, bedroom pieces, tables, outdoor furniture, workspace elements, shelving, lighting and accessories. Items not available in the showroom can be special ordered during the sale. Open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Design Within Reach Studio on the lower level of Atrium Court at Fashion Island in Newport Beach; (949) 721-0031, www.dwr.com.
Breakfast with Easter Bunny
For the first time ever, Neiman Marcus at Fashion Island offers a children’s breakfast with the Easter Bunny at 9 a.m. March 15 and at 10 a.m. March 16. Join the Mariposa restaurant for a special breakfast with the Easter Bunny, followed by a live puppet show in the children’s department. Cost is $30 per person; reservations are required. Call (949) 467-3361 or e-mail cara_mungo@neimanmarcus.com.
GREER WYLDER writes Best Buys for the Daily Pilot each Friday. She’s the founder and president of greersoc.com, a free, daily e-mail service that provides the latest in Orange County fashion, dining and trends.
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