When selling your home during the summer months or in a warm weather climate, play up the outdoor spaces, especially if you have a pool. Show off the pool area, set-up seating areas and dress them up with outdoor throw pillows and umbrellas. Show potential buyers what a great space this is for entertaining or relaxing by. Keep the area clean, put away pool tools, pool toys and wet towels.

The Pacific Symphony is performing The Spy Who Loved Me, featuring Sheena Easton on Sunday, August 21st. Albert-George Schram will be the conductor and Sheena Easton will be the featured vocalist. The evening’s performance will have pieces from the soundtracks of James Bond films; “For Your Eyes Only,” “Goldfinger,” “The Spy Who Loved Me and “Skyfall.” In addition, there will be spy songs from “Mission Impossible and “Austin Powers.”  The performance will take place at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. The performance begins at 7:30pm. The Verizon Wireless Amphitheater is located at 8808 Irvine Center Drive in Irvine. Tickets start at $25. For more information about the performance or about the symphony, see their website at: https://www.pacificsymphony.org/tickets/concert/Spy_Who_Loved_Me.

Shady Canyon is a group of three luxury developments in the Turtle Rock Village of Irvine. There are approximately 400 single family homes in this area surrounded by 16,000 acres of green space. Located at 23 Vernal Springs, this 4,100 square foot home is part of the Sycamore development. This three bedroom, four bathroom home was built in 2004. This is a one story Santa Barbara style home.  This is a plan 1 model home. Attention to detail can be seen Spanish tile, French doors and beamed ceilings. The gourmet kitchen features stainless steel appliances, center island and prep kitchen. This home sits on a 14,000 square foot piece of property. Outdoors, the home is surrounded by courtyards, gardens and fountains. The backyard has an outdoor kitchen with a dining area and fireplace. The Turtle Rock Village is bordered by Ridgeline Drive, Culver Drive and Campus Drive. The Sycamore homeowners’ association provides a pool, clubhouse, spa, tennis courts, exercise room and outdoor entertainment area for residents to use.