‘Tiffany’ Author Sees History in Fancy Baubles
In “Tiffany Jewels,” Tiffany & Co. design director John Loring traces the history of the internationally renowned jeweler, whose creations have been worn by the world’s elite over the past two centuries.
The color-illustrated book also profiles the company’s designers and contains newly discovered designs and anecdotes. Anyone who was anyone, it seems, simply had to own Tiffany jewelry--from Queen Victoria to Elizabeth Taylor. Not to mention various Astors, Pulitzers and Stanfords and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
“In a larger sense, the book is a chronicle of the evolution of American society, wealth and style over the course of eight generations,” says Loring, Tiffany’s design director since 1979 and the author of eight other books under the Tiffany name.
Loring will sign copies of “Tiffany Jewels” at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Tiffany & Co. in South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa. (714) 540 5330.
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Twenty-one poets shared their words of love, passion and fantasy. But in the end, Steve Ramirez of Santa Ana and Ricki Mandeville of Huntington Beach were named the top winners of Kiss*2000, the fifth annual love poetry contest sponsored by Moon Mad Productions at Alta Coffee House & Roasting Co. in Newport Beach.
With $63 taken in from the $3 registration fees paid by the competitors and by passing the hat among more than 60 spectators, Ramirez won $50 and Mandeville received $25, according to host Lee Mallory. Five other contestants also were awarded prizes.
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Margot Livesey, author of “Homework,” “Criminals” and “The Missing World,” will speak at the Manuscripts Literary Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Newport Beach Public Library, 1000 Avocado Ave.
Admission is $8 for library foundation members, students and seniors; $10 for the general public. A signing will follow the lecture. (949) 717-3890.
On Tuesday at 7 p.m., Livesey will sign “The Missing World” at Latitude 33 Bookshop, 311 Ocean Ave., Laguna Beach. (949) 494-5403.
Also Coming Up:
* Debo Kotun will discuss and sign “Abiku” at Barnes & Noble in the Huntington Beach Mall, 7777 Edinger Ave. 7 p.m. Tuesday. (714) 897-8781.
* Violet P. Woodhouse will discuss “Divorce & Money: How to Make the Best Financial Decisions During Divorce” at Borders Books and Music in South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. 7 p.m. Tuesday. (714) 432-7854.
* Barbara DeMarco Barrett will interview mystery authors including Carroll Lachnit, Gary Phillips and Maxine O’Callaghan at Borders Books and Music, 1890 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. 7 p.m. Thursday. A book signing will follow. The interview, for Barrett’s radio show “Writers on Writing,” will air in March on KUCI-FM (88.9).
* PEN Orange County will present a dramatic reading of a play by Edgar Schell at Martinez Books and Art Gallery, 1110 N. Main St., Santa Ana. 8 p.m. Friday. (714) 973-7902.
* New York poet Susan Kinsolving will read from her collection, “Dailies & Rushes,” at Borders Books and Music in South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. 7 p.m. Friday. (714) 432-7854.
* Edward J. Simburger will discuss and sign “Railroad Freeway” at Borders Books and Music, 429 Associated Road, Brea. 7 p.m. Saturday. (714) 672-0120.
* Kent Braithwaite will sign “The Wonderland Murders” at Barnes & Noble, 26751 Aliso Creek Road, Aliso Viejo. 7 p.m. Saturday. (949) 362-8027.
Send information about book-related events at least 10 days before the event to: Dennis McLellan, O.C. Books & Authors, The Times’ Orange County edition, 1375 Sunflower Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92626. Or e-mail information to dennis.mclellan@latimes.com.
