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Off Center Festival

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By Greer Wylder
January 22, 2013

Twelve days of avant garde theater and musical acts are kicking off tonight as the Off Center Festival returns at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts through Saturday, Feb. 2.  Rival Sons with Robert Jon and the Wreck will be performing at 8 p.m. at the Samueli Theater. The Center brings contemporary theater, avante garde visual arts, rock and indie music, as well as musical comedy filling the stages and arts plaza at OC’s world class venue. The festival brings non-traditional performances and experiences that are affordable—multi packages tickets prices cost $10 (three for $30); and single tickets cost $20.…

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Photography by Alu

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By Greer Wylder
January 18, 2013

Fine Art photographer, Jeff Alu, a member of The Orange County Center for Contemporary Art [url=http://www.occca.org/]http://www.occca.org/[/url] just released a stunning photography book, Jeff Alu: Surrealities, through Zero+ Publishing. Alu is one of my favorite photographers in the world. He’s a self-taught talent with an eye for capturing amazing scenes of landscapes and urban settings. Alu will be at Photo LA [url=http://www.photola.com/]http://www.photola.com/[/url] today through Monday at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium at the Zero+ Publishing booth to sign copies of his hardcover book ($40).    Jeff Alu: Surrealities can be ordered directly here.  

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A Fine Men’s Salon

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By Greer Wylder
January 18, 2013

Also new to Plaza Antonio, 18|8 Fine Men’s Salon offers premium experiences just for men such as upscale, moderately priced cuts and styling, straight edge hot lather shaves, facials, neck and shoulder massages, scalp treatments, MANicures and more all provided in semi-private grooming areas. Customers can also purchase memberships. 18|8 Fine Men’s Salons pays homage to the transformation of traditional steel into better performing stainless steel (18% chromium, 8% nickel) as in improving both look and performance for men. Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday;  9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.…

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Natural Skin Care

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By Greer Wylder
January 16, 2013

When it comes to healthy skin for babies, children, men and women, we just discovered Laurie Hermann’s skin care, a Manhattan Beach based company crafted with 100% natural and top quality ingredients. Laurie sources natural ingredients, formulates and packages her line of skin care in small batches. She incorporates  world renown, centuries old ingredients known for their natural health benefits such as neroli, rose water, macadamia nut oil, and kelp. Skincare products include the best-selling Face Serum, a natural oil allowing your skin to breath and keeping pores open; Pacific Face Wash, a top seller with kelp and aloe vera…

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Miss Wu Arrives

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By Greer Wylder
January 16, 2013

Miss Wu, the new contemporary collection by Jason Wu, just launched exclusively in select Nordstrom stores (including Nordstrom South Coast Plaza and Nordstrom Fashion Island) and online at nordstrom.com. The debut collection features Wu’s custom developed Italian made fabrics and trims, bold colors, exclusive prints and signature attention to detail like hand-painted stripes on blouses and skirts, embroidered sequin circles and lace prints in tops and dresses, and leather details in jackets and dresses. Prices range from $195 to $795. Miss Wu, evokes a 1960’s style such as a blue pop-art print and a photo negative floral print in shirts, shift…

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