GREER WYLDER -- Best Buys

The best of the best in Easter decor can be found at Roger’s Gardens. The

gallery and garden rooms are filled with all kinds of decorations that

include ceramic Easter baskets, collectible candy holders, Chalkware

rabbits, hand-painted Easter eggs, marble, shells and fossil eggs,

colorful gift cones and English Basket Gardens. I can’t think of a better

place to find Easter items. Roger’s Gardens is at 2301 San Joaquin Hills

Road in Newport Beach. It has new hours from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. For

information, call (949) 640-5800.

The gift shop at the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum has reopened and it

has a new look. The shop is twice as big and it has new nautical clothes

and gifts. There is also a children’s section complete with toys,

puzzles, clothes and more. The museum is aboard the stern-wheeler “Pride

of Newport” at 151 E. Coast Highway in Newport Beach. The hours are

Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For information, call (949)

673-7863.

My favorite shop for portable electronics, Affordable Portables/Pacific

Bell Pure Digital PCS store, is having a great bargain today -- no sales

tax. This store is a great place to find digital phones, Walkman stereos,

portable phones, pagers and alarm clocks. The front part of the showroom

is filled mostly with digital phones and accessories, but there is a back

room where you can find more portable items including radios and Motorola

Talkabouts. The store is in the Costa Mesa Courtyards.

A family arts day featuring “A Tapestry of Cultures” is scheduled for

April 30 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Orange County Museum of Art. The free

event includes Nigerian talking drums, Indian mandalas, Central American

yarn painting, African masks, Arpana Dance Company, We Tell Stories and

free refreshments. The museum will offer tours in English and Spanish.

The Orange County Museum of Art is at 850 San Clemente Drive in Newport

Beach.

A new 24-Hour Fitness will open in August on Anton Avenue in the South

Coast Metro area of Costa Mesa. It’s offering new members a double

discount. The special includes 25% off on enrollment fees and 50% off on

dues. The offer also includes a six-week nutritional and personal

training program. The pre-sale 24-Hour Fitness office is at 3930 S.

Bristol. For information, call (714) 751-3892.

The New Balance store, in the Corona del Mar Plaza, is having a spring

sale on men’s and women’s all-terrain trail shoes. There are three styles

to choose from -- all priced at $79.95. For information, call (949)

720-1602.

Newport Bedding is celebrating its 22nd anniversary with a huge sale. The

sale includes all iron beds reduced by 30% to 50%. Mattress sets are

available in Posturematic, Orthopoise, Sleep-o-pedic, Princess pillow-top

and Sleepy Haven styles. There are more than 100 wrought-iron beds in

stock. There are also adjustable electric beds on sale, ranging in size

from twin to extra large for $799.95 to $1,199.95. The adjustable beds

are available with wireless remotes and two lift motors. Newport Bedding

is at 1534 Newport Blvd. in Costa Mesa. It’s open Monday through Friday

from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sundays from

noon to 5 p.m. For information, call (949) 646-3991.

Michael’s has all kinds of decorations and crafts on sale for Easter. The

selection includes wooden decorative eggs, spring and Easter gift bags,

Easter egg dye kits, stuffed animal rabbits, decoupage eggs, decorative

flags, ribbons and more. Michael’s is at 610 W. 17th St. in Costa Mesa.

For information, call (949) 548-6053.

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

Wylder at 330 W. Bay St., Costa Mesa 92627; or via fax at (949) 646-4170.