Irvine Spectrum Center will kick off back-to-school shopping season with TEEN VOGUE Back-to-School Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. showcasing fall’s best back-to school fashion trends. Shoppers can view pop-up fashion displays, watch a runway fashion show and attend various in-store shopping parties. Pop-up style closets will be featured outside Edwards Cinema and Carousel Court at 1 p.m. spotlighting the latest from Nordstrom’s Topshop and Topman departments.
Watch models strut down the runway at 3 p.m. in fall’s hottest trends for back-to-school fashion at the Giant Wheel Court with looks from Nordstrom, Macy’s, Active Ride, Aéropostale, Foreign Exchange, Hot Topic, Kaitlyn, Lucky Brand and Tilly’s.
Following the fashion show, all participating stores will host in-store parties from 3:30 to 6 p.m. with one-day only shopping specials.
At Nordstrom check out the latest looks from BP, Topshop and Topman complete with a DJ and photo booth for the day. (And, receive 20% off BP or Topshop purchases.) Shoppers can enter to win a $1,000 Irvine Spectrum Center Shopping Spree at the Guest Services Kiosks.
Bring your receipts totaling $250 or more from qualifying Irvine Spectrum Center stores to Guest Services on Saturday, Aug. 10 or Sun., August 11 and receive a $50 gift card.* (While supplies last. Restrictions apply. See guest services for details.)
Irvine Spectrum Center is at 71 Fortune Drive in Irvine.
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Sister Act Giveaway
We're giving away a pair of great tickets to Broadway’s beloved musical comedy smash hit, “Sister Act” at Segerstrom Hall for the Thursday matinee performance on Aug. 15 at 2 p.m. Simply subscribe to Greer's Daily Dose of OC here and enter code Sister Act. We'll announce the winner on Tuesday, Aug. 13.
The show runs through Sunday, Aug. 18! Featuring original music by eight-time Oscar winner Alan Menken, “Sister Act” follows Deloris Van Cartier, a wannabe diva who witnesses a crime and the cops hide her in the last place anyone would think to look— a convent. Under the suspicious watch of Mother Superior, Deloris helps her fellow sisters find their voices as she unexpectedly rediscovers her own.
Single tickets start at $20 and are available online at SCFTA.org, at the Box Office at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa or by calling 714.556.2787.
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