Take a break with an entertaining stay in Costa Mesa. Enjoy shopping, fine dining and performances in the Theater & Arts District. When you book the Standing Ovation Package at any of our 10 participating Costa Mesa hotels, you’ll receive a $25 travel reimbursement and $25 theater reimbursement per reservation. Plus, for each night of your stay, you will receive a $25 dining certificate, accepted at over 20 select Costa Mesa restaurants. Some restrictions may apply. 714.435.8530 or http://www.travelcostamesa.com/

Wyndham Orange County in Costa Mesa is offering to put you up and get you putting. The Monarch Beach Golf Links Package includes lake-view accommodations, 18 holes of golf, rentals of Callaway clubs and a cart, a 5:00 p.m. checkout and coupons redeemable at restaurants and shops in the area (valued at $250). 714.751.5100




Come to The Westin South Coast Plaza and discover something new with the Ultimate Shopping Package. The package includes a welcome amenity, $100 gift certificate to South Coast Plaza and late check-out. 714.540.2500




Satisfy your hunger with Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa's exclusive new Food Network Travel Package. You'll be welcomed with Hilton’s locally-inspired culinary creation to whet your appetite for your visit. Then, you'll receive a Food Network Travel tote filled with: a multi-city travel guide as seen on Food Network, a compilation DVD of Food Network's show highlights and a Food Network Kitchen’s Cookbook. 714.540.7000




Fall into October at the Ayres Hotel and Suites Costa Mesa with the Meeting Rewards Program. Guests will receive a comfortable, luxurious environment along with professional staff to service your needs. Sign your contract by October 31st and choose the rewards that best suit your group’s needs. Meetings with 10-30 room nights select one reward, meetings with 20-40 room nights select two rewards and for meetings with 40 or more room nights select three rewards. Available rewards include one complimentary one-night stay for on-site meeting planner, three welcome gifts to your group VIP’s, complimentary meeting space or three complimentary upgrades at the discounted group rate. The program is subject to availability; please contact Ali Ganahl in the sales department to learn more at 714.429.9372 ext 448




Ramada Limited and Suites Costa Mesa/Newport Beach is offering a Catalina Island Package, perfect for the young and old alike. This package includes two adult Catalina Flyer tickets, complimentary shuttle service to/from the boat dock and one night for two at the Ramada with complimentary breakfast. To make reservations, call the hotel directly at 800.345.8025




Shop and stay for the weekend at the Holiday Inn Costa Mesa This package includes a two-night stay, $50 South Coast Plaza gift certificate, $50 food and beverage credit and a South Coast Plaza VIP shopping passport. 800.221.7220




The Residence Inn Costa Mesa/Newport Beach
is currently renovating their guestrooms. Stainless-steel appliances and new cabinets have been added to each guestroom, and bath and vanity areas have been updated as well. Specializing in extended-stay visitors, all hotel suites have a spacious work area with free high-speed internet connectivity, a living area and a sleeping area. Leave your grocery list in the morning and come back to a fully-stocked kitchen at night. Additional hotel amenities include complimentary breakfast daily and a complimentary Hospitality Hour Mondays through Wednesdays offering a meal, beer, wine and soft drinks. 714.241.8800

Pumpkins & Pancakes: A Children's Halloween Extravaganza will be held October 26 from 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m in the Crate and Barrel/Macy's Home Store Wing of South Coast Plaza. Children come in costume and enjoy live music and entertainment. Guests will enjoy a gourmet pancake breakfast, cappuccino bar, balloon artists, a live animal show, trick-or-treating, arts and crafts and a special visit with cartoon characters. All proceeds benefit Court Appointed Special Advocates , which works to break the cycle of abuse. 714.619.5140

Halloween Spooktacular October 18 at the Orange County Performing Arts Center. A mysterious phantom plays spooky organ tunes on the new William J. Gillespie Concert Organ, showing how music can set the perfect Halloween mood. Don't forget to wear your costume for this thrilling concert. 714.556.ARTS

Knott's Scary Farm, the biggest and most famous theme park Halloween event, will be running through Halloween. This is an original, in-your-face LIVE Halloween experience - a 160-acre living horror movie filled with 13 chilling mazes, 7 hair-raising shows, 4 horrific scare zones and 1,000 roaming monsters looking for their next victim. Knott's Halloween Haunt continues to set new standards in adult scare entertainment!

Discovery Science Center presents: Masters of the Night beginning October 4. Discovery Science Center is bringing the mystery about bats out of the dark with special effects, multisensory interactive displays, a gothic castle and environmentally lifelike settings such as caves and rain forests present bats in mythic and real-life settings. 714.542.2823

Celebrate Halloween at the Santa Ana Zoo's Boo at the Zoo October 18 - 19, 24 - 26. This family-friendly costumed extravaganza will bring fun, safe trick-or-treating in a "merry not scary" Zoo atmosphere, with educational programs throughout the evening, plus a costume parade. For the older kids, there is "Teen Scream," a haunted house filled with thrills and chills. This ghoulish attraction has a separate entrance, but is included with the price of admission. 714.953.8555

Kidsfaire: America's Family Expo will be taking place at the Orange County Fairgrounds October 4 - 5. Kidsfaire features the best in educational resources, clothing and gear, home and garden products and all the best products and services designed to enrich the lives of babies, children and families everywhere.

Celebrating its fifth anniversary on October 5, the Orange County Children's Book Festival is designed for children of all ages. This family-fun festival attracts more than 20,000 visitors who will be entertained and delighted by authors, illustrators, booksellers, animals, storytellers, costumed characters, train rides, crafts, food, entertainment and much more. Located at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Admission and parking are free. Celebrity reading and autograph signing with Jamie Lee Curtis, Barney Saltzberg, Stacia Deutsch and Pat Burns. 714.838.4528

Head to Toe Women's Expo at the Orange County Fairgrounds on October 10 - 12. Attendees will enjoy a stroll in the shopping village and experience more than 250 local and regional vendors and exhibitors, two stages showing off the latest trends in hair-styles and fashion, culinary seminars, complimentary wine tasting and a host of speakers.

The Kirov Ballet and Orchestra at the Orange County Performing Arts Center October 7 – 12. The legendary company returns with two beloved productions - Giselle and Don Quixote - to open the dance series in classic style. 714.556.ARTS

Dead Man’s Cell Phone at South Coast Repertory through October 12. In this imaginative new comedy, Gordon is dead, but his cell phone keeps ringing. Jean answers, and soon she’s telling the callers what she thinks they need to hear, even though it takes her to hell (yes, that’s where Gordon ends up) and back, as she draws them into the surprises and mysteries of their lives—and her own. 714.708.5555

Reef-A-Palooza (RAP), an annual event promoted by the Southern California Marine Aquarium Society, will take place at the Orange County Fairgrounds October 11 – 12. Now in its fifth year, RAP can best be described as an indoor marketplace where sellers, exhibitors, and hobbyists of all types can buy, sell, trade, showcase their products to the marine-hobbyist community.

Numerous promotions and activities will be available at South Coast Plaza:

• Celebrated designer Karl Lagerfield has created a limited edition t-shirt for $40, to benefit Key to the Cure. It debuts exclusively at Saks Fifth Avenue October 1. Over $35 from the sale of each $40 shirt goes to EIF’s Women's Cancer Research Fund. 714.540.3233
• Godiva Chocolatier's 2008 Halloween collection features Halloween gift boxes filled with classic chocolates as well as an assortment of Halloween novelty items: chocolate cats, "Stash" the plush bear holding a box of chocolate-covered pretzels, an embroidered satchel of chocolate medallions and the famous Pumpkin Spice truffles.
• On October 15, Food Network star Giada De Laurentis will be at Williams-Sonoma signing her latest book, Giada's Kitcen: New Italian Favorites. Williams-Sonoma also offers free technique classes: knife skills on October 5, cookies and more on October 12, roasting on October 19 and fall soups on October 26. Classes are free. RSVP at 714.751.1166
• Oliver Peoples' annual sale will be taking place for 3 days only, October 24-26. Enjoy significant savings on prescription eyewear and sunglasses. 714.557.7000

Charlie Palmer at Bloomingdale’s in South Coast Plaza is offering wine tasting on Tuesdays from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. throughout October. Sample Pinot Grigio - October 7, California Pinot Noir - October 14, Riesling - October 21 and Australian Shiraz on October 28. $25 per person, reservation required. 714.352.2525

Check out Karlfest at Karl Strauss Brewery on October 4 from 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Karlfest is a take on Oktoberfest done SoCal style with live music, tons of beer from several OC breweries and great food. Three local bands will be playing: The Union Line, Aushua, and Satisfaction. Proceeds will directly benefit two local chapters of the Surfrider Foundation.