Hot sale features clothing, shoes

GREER WYLDER

A’Maree’s hot summer sale starts Saturday. To prepare, the boutique

will be closed Friday.

It’s a great time to find fantastic deals on upscale designer

clothing and shoes. A’Maree’s will break out its famous $20 and $50

racks for unbelievable buys.

Local clothing connoisseurs often shop here for unique designer

pieces you won’t see anywhere else.

Shoppers can choose from established designers including Peter

Cohen, Marni, Dries Van Noten, Lanvin, John Galliano, Loro Piana,

Yohji Yamamoto, Easton Pearson, Lucien Pellat Finet, Transit, and

Adriano Goldschmeid jeans. Great shoes on sale include Valentino,

Louis Vuitton and Henry Beguelin. Hot new lines arrive each season.

A’Maree’s also carries jewelry, shoes, bags, belts and accessories.

Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday; 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Saturday. 1649 Westcliff Drive in Newport Beach. (949) 642-4423

FREE MUSIC

Since 1967, Fashion Island’s Summer Concert Series has offered

free concerts in an ideal outdoor setting near Bloomingdale’s. The

six-week concert series begins Wednesday. Preferred seating for each

show is available for $20.

The opening night performer will be former Three Dog Night member

Chuck Negron. B.J. Thomas, a five-time Grammy Award winner who has

sold more than 70 million records, will perform on July 20.

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame members The Family Stone Experience will

play on July 27, followed by The English Beat frontman Dave Wakeling

on Aug. 3. Super Diamond, a Neil Diamond tribute band, will perform

on Aug. 10.

The Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band will close out the series on

Aug. 17.

Select Fashion Island restaurants will operate food booths in

Bloomingdale’s courtyard for convenient dining.

Preferred tickets are available through the Fashion Island

concierge. Preferred ticket holders will have access to a no-host

martini and wine bar, with proceeds from the bar going to benefit

Project Independence, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping

developmentally disabled adults in Orange County live and work

independently.

For more information, contact the Fashion Island concierge desk at

(949) 721-2000.

FAIR THEE WELL

Visit the Pacific Amphitheatre today from 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. for a

Taste of the Fair. It’s a free celebration to mark the Orange County

Fair’s arrival.

Guests can sample the fair’s food fare, watch fireworks and enjoy

a musical performance.

The fair starts Friday and runs through July 31. It runs Tuesdays

through Thursdays from noon to midnight, and Fridays and Sundays from

10 a.m. to midnight.

Admission is $8 (ages 13 to 59), seniors (60+) $6, children (6 to

12) $4, and children 5 and under are free. Parking costs $5.

Preferred parking costs $10.

Tuesdays are Kids Days, with children ages 12 and under admitted

free. On Tuesdays and Wednesdays, you can buy an unlimited rides

wristband for $20 until 5 p.m. On Thursdays and Fridays, rides cost

$1. There are $10 and $20 Fun Books for multiple tickets.

Contact the Orange County Fair & Exposition Center at (714)

708-3247.

GIVE YOUR WARDROBE SOME ATTENTION

At-Ease’s annual summer sale starts Friday at Fashion Island in

Newport Beach. Shoppers can save up to 70% on collections including

Zanella, Bobby Jones, Reyn Spooner, Corbin, Trask, AXIS, Haupt,

Riscatto, Tori Richard, Born and XMI.

Open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Information: (949) 759-7979.

OLIVE’S TWIST

Oliviers & Co. offers an extensive assortment of extra-virgin

olive oils from France, Italy, Spain, Greece and Lebanon, as well as

Mediterranean specialty foods such as vinegars, herbs, spices, pastas

and jams.

Through July 12, you can save up to 75% on select olive oils,

specialty foods and kitchen accessories. Visit the tasting table,

where the staff can guide you through Oliviers & Co.’s products. They

can also share recipes and cooking tips.

Oliviers & Co.’s boutique offers tastes from the Mediterranean,

and evokes the land’s inherent colors and textures. The shop is

designed in simple wood and wrought-iron reminiscent of the region’s

landscape, from the rugged olive trees to the iron olive presses

found in every village.

Open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, at Fashion Island in Newport

Beach: (949) 219-0497. www.oliviersandco.com.