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Balboa Bay Resort’s Annual Christmas Tree Lighting
12.01.15
Experience a magical holiday event tonight from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Balboa Bay Resort’s Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at the porte cochere.
The complimentary family-friendly festivities will include the lighting of a giant 20-foot Christmas tree adorned with thousands of twinkling lights, a special visit from Santa Claus, holiday movie projections and spectacular holiday décor throughout the Resort and Club.
Guests will enjoy seasonal treats and hot beverages while the seventy-piece Laguna Concert Band performs holiday favorites and the well-known classics of the season. Solo artists Kim Salyer and Sydney Haik will also accompany the band for select songs.
The Balboa Bay Club requests that each participant donate a new, unwrapped toy or gift to its “Toys for Tots” drive.
After the ceremony, attendees are invited to dine at one of Balboa Bay Resort’s signature restaurants – A&O Kitchen+Bar or Waterline. Call 949.630.4145 or visit here to make a reservation.
1221 West Coast Highway, Newport Beach.
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Diptyque Paris Holiday Scents
12.01.15
Give the gift of fragrance this holiday season, with the affordable luxury of a Diptyque scent at South Coast Plaza. The Diptyque boutique is filled with beautiful diffusers, candles, room sprays and personal fragrances.
Now, their Holiday 2015 candle collection arrived—a limited edition trio inspired by the olfactory elements of trees. It includes Sapin (fir tree), Oliban (frankincense) and Liquidambar (sweetgum tree) at $70 each. The beautiful containers were designed by Julien Colombier.
Diptyque is at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa. 714.850.9995
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