GREER WYLDER -- Best Buys

The 11th annual Southern California Spring Garden Show will be held

Friday through Sunday at South Coast Plaza, in the Crate & Barrel Wing at

Bear Street and South Coast Plaza Drive in Costa Mesa. The garden event

is considered one of the top garden shows on the West Coast. There will

be more than 100 exhibitors and seminars from leading landscape

designers. For kids, there will be fun craft projects and they’ll love

the miniature children’s gardens. Adults can have garden shears

sharpened, receive a Crabtree & Evelyn gift with a purchase, and register

to win a trip to the Sunset Magazine Campus for a private tour and lunch

in the test kitchen. For show hours and information, call (714) 435-2160.

The 7th annual Wild and Crazy Taco Night is a great fund-raiser being

held tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. at Share Our Selves. The fun-filled evening

includes entertainment and dinner. Participating local restaurants

include The Yard House, Cowboy Seafood, Antonello’s, The Golden Truffle,

Foxfire, Big Canyon Country Club, Newport Harbor Yacht Club, Five Feet,

Accents at Sutton Place Hotel and The Robert Mondavi Wine and Food

Center. For more information, call (949) 642-3451. Tickets can be

purchased at the door for $30. Share Our Selves is at 1550 Superior Ave.

in Costa Mesa.

Draper’s & Damon’s is having a spring sale on ladies’ clothing reduced by

25% to 30%. The sale merchandise includes dresses, sportswear and

accessories in petite and misses sizes. Draper’s & Damon’s is in the

Westcliff Plaza shopping center at 1062 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. For

information, call (949) 646-5521.

Kristen’s Lingerie is having a great bra and panty sale through April 22.

If you buy two bras, you’ll get the third free; and if you buy two

panties, you’ll get the third free. Special orders can’t be included in

the offer. Kristen’s is in Westcliff Court at 1719 Westcliff Drive,

Newport Beach. For information, call (949) 631-7399.

Luxuries Newport Beach has extended its 20% off storewide sale through

Saturday. The home and garden accessories store carries gift items,

vintage furnishings, lamps, rugs, Italian ceramic pieces, Italian

furniture, candles, bath and body products and Trapp candles. The store

has recently received hooded wraps for cool nights and receives spring

merchandise daily. It’s at 322 Old Newport Blvd., Newport Beach, and is

open Tuesday through Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday from 12

p.m. to 5 p.m. It’s closed Sunday and Monday. For information, call (949)

642-1060.

If you’re planning fun activities for kids this summer, there’s a great

art camp offered by Sher Swaim at Sher’s Art Gallery. The art camp

includes drawing and painting, clay and sculpture. The classes are geared

for two age groups -- ages 4 to 8 and ages 9 to 18. The first session for

4- to 8-year-olds begins on June 23, and continues June 26, 28 and 30.

The second session begins July 12, and continues on July 14, 19 and 21.

All classes for kids ages 4 to 8 are from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

The art camp offered for kids ages 9 to 18 is from Aug. 2 through Aug.

25. The classes run Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 12

p.m. During the drawing and painting lessons, children will learn how to

work with charcoal, pastels, acrylics, watercolors and collage. The clay

lessons will involve hand building, wheel throwing and figure sculpting.

Sculpture lessons will use various materials. The art gallery is at 2828

Newport Blvd., Newport Beach. For more information, call Sher at (949)

675-5385.

Dandelion Household Goods is receiving new spring merchandise on bath

items, candles, purses, cottage furniture, home accessories and baby

goods. The store is at 432 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. For information, call

(949) 548-7286.

Patio Outlet has a large selection of patio furniture and umbrellas. It’s

having two specials -- $100 off on refinishing any five-piece set of

Brown Jordan, Tropitone and more patio furniture lines; and free cushions

with the purchase of a five-piece patio set. It’s a $199 value. Patio Outlet is at 1590 Monrovia Ave., Newport Beach. For information, call

(949) 548-2449.

* 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.