Court on this for your health

GREER WYLDER

Join the Balboa Bay Club Racquet Club this month and enjoy savings as

it waives initiation fees. The racquet club is a top-quality tennis

club equipped with 24 courts, 16 of them lighted; a junior academy;

beverage and snack bar; and a pro shop. It’s staffed with tennis pros

and a court director. Open daily. 1602 E. Coast Highway in Newport

Beach. (949) 750-0713.

IT’S ART SEASON

From 1 to 4 p.m. this Saturday and Sunday, Chuck Jones Fine Art

Gallery celebrates its new location at Fashion Island, across from

the Atrium Court, with family-fun activities and special appearances.

Bugs Bunny and Snoopy will entertain children, while adults will

enjoy appearances by animation legends Bill Melendez, director and

producer of the animated “Peanuts” films; Rob Minkoff, Chuck Jones

protege and director of “The Lion King,” “Stuart Little!” and “The

Haunted Mansion;” Martha Goldman Sigall, the golden age of animation

inker and painter who worked for Warner Bros. and MGM on Bugs, Daffy,

Tom and Jerry, to name a few; and Stephen Fosatti, Chuck Jones Film

Productions writer and director. These luminaries will answer

questions and sign dedications. Treats and surprises will be given to

the first 150 adults on Saturday and Sunday. And there will be goodie

bags for kids, too. A professional photographer in the gallery will

capture special moments with the kids. The Chuck Jones Fine Art

Gallery is a destination for international art collectors and

visitors. 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. (949) 759-0758.

FOR THEM, LIFE’S A CAMP

For nearly a decade, BeachSports Summer Beach Camps has offered

girls and boys ages 5 to 15 a chance to participate in summer fun and

lessons on beach and ocean safety, bodyboarding, fitness, ecology,

beach games, kayaking and beach volleyball. Weekly sessions for girls

and boys ages 5 to 12 are offered on the peninsula at 19th Street

from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Weekly sessions at Corona del Mar State Beach at tower No. 5 are from

9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The weekly Bayside Day Camp for girls and boys ages

5 to 10, on the peninsula at 15th Street and Veterans Park, are from

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Corona del Mar Beach Volleyball Camp will offer

girls and boys ages 9 to 13 weekly sessions from 9 to 11:30 a.m. All

BeachSports Summer Beach Camps run from June 27 to Sept. 2.

BeachSports assistant coaches are local high school and college

students. They have swim team, water polo, surfing or junior

lifeguard experience, and are certified in CPR and first aid. The

city of Newport Beach Recreation Services Department offers

BeachSports Summer Beach Camps programs in its Summer Navigator

magazine. (949) 644-3151 or www.city.newport-beach.ca.us. To learn

more about BeachSports go to www.beachsports.org or call (949)

644-2202.

GET OUT YOUR

GREEN THUMB

The new AquaVor Total Plant & Garden Care System is a

one-of-a-kind plant care system that feeds plants each time they’re

watered. Two Orange County residents with more than 20 years

experience in the plant care industry invented AquaVor. Garden

experts tout its benefits: Home and Garden Television (HGTV) says

it’s one of the best three new garden products; CNN selected it as

one of the best six new overall products at the National Hardware

Show in Las Vegas; and the National Home Gardening Club of America

approved it. It’s sold at Orange County nurseries, including A-1

Plant Technologies in Costa Mesa. The price for a 1.5-gallon can with

a 16-ounce food bottle is $19.95. Or purchase online at

www.aquavor.com and at (800) 774-2782.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS

l.a.Eyeworks just relocated within South Coast Plaza. It carries

innovative eyewear collections from around the world, including

l.a.Eyeworks, Fiction, IC Berlin, Alain Mikli, Kaenon, Air Titanium,

Romeo Gigli and Eden Solid Gold. There are also accessories and rare,

hip toys. Its new location offers an exterior entry and valet

parking. l.a.Eyeworks innovative team of owners and designers Gai

Gherardi and Barbara McReynolds opened their first luxury optical

store in 1979 on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. Gherardi and

McReynolds set international trends in eyewear. Celebrities wearing

their frames include Alton Brown, Jodie Foster, Jane Fonda, Beck and

Geena Davis. Level One, Carousel Court. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday

through Friday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, noon. to 6 p.m. on

Sunday. (714) 957-8255 or www.laeyeworks.com.

* BEST BUYS appears Thursdays. Send information to Greer Wylder at

[email protected]; at 1375 Sunflower Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92626;

or by fax at (714) 966-4679.