Best Buys -- Greer Wylder

One of the best kitchen accessories stores, Dish is having a huge

summer clearance and expansion sale. It’s clearing out almost all its

kitchen goods and gourmet foods to make room for a new breakfast and

lunch spot to debut at the end of August. There will be a sit-down and

takeout area, and a small retail section. All of the sale merchandise is

marked down 20% to 40%. It’s at 435 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. (949)

574-2433.

GET ON BOARD

All of the moms love the warehouse sales that happen every so often at

Metropolitan Prairie in Costa Mesa. It’s a great place to stock up on

bargains for kid’s apparel -- boys (2 to 16) and girls (4 to 14). On sale

are shorts, board shorts, skirts, knits, shirts, T-shirts and more. The

sale will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Friday, and from 9

a.m. to noon Saturday. It’s at 1685 Babcock, Suite B, Costa Mesa.

DON’T FORGET THIS CAMP

Newport Beach resident Susie Sprinkel Hudson is celebrating her ninth

year as a Creative Memories consultant. In case you don’t know, Creative

Memories is a top-quality scrapbooking and photo album company. Its

consultants offer classes and workshops to help you with album ideas.

Hudson always offers Creative Memories workshops for people who want to

get started on family albums and scrapbooks. She’s now offering a kids

workshop called Kids Camp from 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Wednesday and July

19, and from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday and July 18. It’s for kids 10 and older.

The cost of the workshop varies. The Basic Camp fee is $35, and it

includes a customized scrapbook kit. The Fun Camp fee is $60, and it

includes the scrapbook kit and a 7-by-7-inch denim album. The Deluxe Camp

fee is $80, and it includes Fun Camp products and two scrapbooking tools.

Other upcoming summer workshop are a Midnight Madness class from 6 p.m.

to midnight July 19, a Crop Till You Drop workshop from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

July 20, and a It’s Hip to be Square ($25) workshop from 6 to 10 p.m.

July 26. The Midnight Madness workshops are $18 and include dinner. The

Crop Till You Drop workshops are $18 and include lunch. (949) 645-7707.

DRESS FOR COMFORT

Fitigues at Fashion Island is having a 50%-off sale on its spring and

summer collection. Fitigues clothing is so comfortable and ideal for

travel. The collections on sale have terry cloth pieces, thermal, tees,

gym wear, recreation wear and kids clothing. (949) 644-6485.

A SECOND CHANCE

More bargains on Fitigues clothing are available at its warehouse sale

happening today at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel. For three days only,

you can buy Fitigues clothing at up to 70% off. There’s even a special

$14.99 section. The sale will start at 8 a.m. through Saturday. You’ll

find kids clothing, gym wear, women’s apparel, men’s apparel, and

cashmere pieces. It will be held in the Catamaran Room at 900 Newport

Center Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 644-6485.

PAVILIONS HAS IT ALL

Newport Hills Shopping Center has remodeled Pavilions, which has

everything you’d want from a deluxe market. There’s a hot bakery,

full-service deli, service seafood case and a full-service floral

department. Also in the works will be a sushi department; fine wine

section and natural foods department; an ATM and service desk, which

includes a fax and copy service; and Lotto, to complete the one-stop

shopping experience. To celebrate the improvements, Pavilions is having a

sweepstakes through July 24, with a grand prize of a trip for two Maui to

stay at the Ritz-Carlton at Kapalua. The sweepstakes first-place winner

will receive a Sonoma Valley weekend trip for two, and a second-place

winner will receive a set of Callaway golf clubs. Additional instant

giveaway items will include tickets to the Festival of the Arts, gift

baskets, tickets to the Orange County Performing Arts Center and Laguna

Playhouse, and more than 50 tickets to Sea World and Magic Mountain.

Pavilions is at San Miguel Drive and Ford Road in Newport Beach.

* BEST BUYS appears Thursdays and Saturdays. Send information to Greer

Wylder at o7 greerwylder@yahoo.comf7 or 330 W. Bay St., Costa Mesa, CA

92627, or via fax at (949) 646-4170.