When you are staging your home for a home sale, be sure to remove a large percentage of personal items, decorations and knick-knacks. This way, potential buyers will focus their attention on the home not your belongings. During the summer months, add a splash of color with a vase of fresh flowers or bowl of fresh fruit on the kitchen counter.

On Wednesday, June 8th, Orange County Ballet Theater is performing a Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Showcase at the Irvine Barclay Theatre. This performance will be the 2016 Student Showcase. The Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy is the official ballet school of the Orange County Ballet Theater. This showcase will focus on the students work and development over the last year.  Students can take classes in modern dance, ballet, jazz, contemporary dance, character, lyrical, tap, musical theater and hip hop. The Irvine Barclay Theatre is located at 4242 Campus Drive in Irvine. Tickets are $27. The show begins at 7pm and runs to 9pm. For more information about the show or theater, see their website at: http://www.thebarclay.org/events-details.asp?n=explore-events&n1=view-events&n2=by-date&refId=F03E04F0-322B-4BA5-B24A-B84CD418F95E.

Shady Canyon is part of the Turtle Rock Village in Irvine. Shady Canyon is 800 acres in size, made-up of 300 acres of golf club and 500 acres of residential development. Located at 22 Sage Creek, this 5,900 square foot home is part of the Shady Canyon Custom development. This five bedroom, five bathroom home was built in 2005. The home has a French Provencal architectural style. Attention to detail can be seen in the walnut hardwood floors, custom drapery and custom plaster work. There is a bonus room on the second floor and the first floor features an open concept family room and home office. There are views of the surrounding hills and large boulders. This home sits on an oversized 24,000 square foot piece of property. Students living in this area attend Bonita Canyon Elementary School, Rancho San Joaquin Middle School and University High School. Shady Canyon is a 24 hour gated community.   The homeowners associations provide many different amenities including pools, spas, tennis courts, parks and green space, clubhouses, exercise rooms and many others. There are three golf courses in the area: Shady Canyon Golf Course, Strawberry Fields Golf Course and Oak Creek Golf Club.