Retail Roundup

Wake up the kiddies because there’s a lot of fun awaiting visitors to

South Coast Plaza this weekend. Throughout the center between 10 a.m. and

7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, families and children

may enjoy free carousel and train rides, animal shows, pumpkin

decorating, magic shows, and more.

At 1 p.m. Saturday, Wet Seal, Contempo Casuals and Zutopia will

entertain guests in the Carousel Court with “Fashion Rocks,” a fashion

show hosted by KIIS-FM disc jockey JoJo Wright. Michelle Branch, who

created the album “The Spirit Room,” will perform “Everywhere.”

What should really be pointed out, though, is that there will be a koi

fish exhibit. Those things are huge!

Liz Claiborne doing what it can for charity

To mark National Domestic Violence Awareness Month this month, Liz

Claiborne Inc. will host the eighth annual Charity Shopping Day today,

which will send 10% of all the day’s sales to local domestic violence

charity partners.

In Newport-Mesa, the company has Elisabeth stores at South Coast Plaza

and Avenue of the Peninsula Mall. The stores will also host a children’s

book drive this month for those same charity partners.

And yet there’s more koi to be seen near Parallel

Parallel, which recently opened at Fashion Island, will celebrate its

grand opening from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday with a reception. There,

guests will preview the latest fall and holiday looks, and will be able

to enjoy champagne and desserts. Mmm... desserts. The store is near the

shopping center’s koi pond. Those things are huge!