Here’s this month’s guide to what’s new in Orange County.

PHOTO: BY RON DE ANGELIS

DINE The culinary dream team behind South Coast Plaza’s Populaire Modern Bistro—chefs Nicholas Weber and Ross Pangilinan—is at it again with Verdant, a new cafe at the Orange County Museum of Art. Expect a plant-based menu that highlights California’s bounty in salads, soups and shareable boards paired with a curated wine and cocktail list. Cheers! ocma.art/cafe

Ntombephi “Induna” Ntobela, “My Sea, My Sister, My Tears” (2011, glass beads sewn onto fabric PHOTO: COURTESY OF BOWERS MUSEUM/INTERNATIONAL ARTS & ARTISTS

SEE Get inspired this summer at Santa Ana’s Bowers Museum, where its new exhibit Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence is now on display through Aug. 27. Expect works crafted from glass beads on ndwango (cloth) by female artists from rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. bowers.org

PHOTO: BY OCEANA MOVI INC.

SAVE THE DATE Oceana’s star-studded SeaChange Summer Party returns July 22 at Waldorf Astoria Beach Resort & Club. Join co-chairs Elizabeth Wahler and Karen Cahill for a seated dinner, live and silent auctions, and an exclusive concert by Third Eye Blind, all to benefit Oceana’s mission to preserve our world’s oceans. seachangesummerparty.org

A look inside The Fifth Avenue Club at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE RITZ-CARLTON, LAGUNA NIGUEL

SHOP Take retail therapy to the next level with The Fifth Avenue Club at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel. A personal shopping service by Saks Fifth Avenue, the new club invites locals and guests alike to work with a Saks stylist to curate a custom wardrobe, whether you’re looking for a single dress to wear to a summer wedding or a complete capsule collection to take on a European vacation. The complimentary service takes place inside an elegant suite on the property’s fourth floor that’s been outfitted with designer duds, Champagne on ice and optional lunch service. Shop to it! saksfifthavenue.com; ritzcarlton.com