Greer's OC

Ready to feel inadequate about your picture taking skills? You can’t use the my-only-camera-is-an-iPhone excuse anymore. You'll be amazed at the fine art capabilities that can come from an iPhone at "Pixels: The Art of iPhone Photography" at Orange County Center for Contemporary Art in Santa Ana.

The exhibit opens with a reception Saturday from 6 to 10 p.m. and continues on display through April 28. The father of modern photojournalism, Henri Cartier-Bresson, said, "Aim well, shoot fast, and scram.” And Knox Bronson, curator of "Pixels: The Art of iPhone Photography," says, "Aim well, shoot fast, and app that bitch until it sings."

Bronson came up with the idea two years ago for the first gallery exhibit of iPhone photography at the Giorgi Gallery in Berkeley. The show received rave reviews and its constant submissions are rocking the art world: it’s a new medium and blossoming art form. Pictures in the exhibit are shot on iPhones and editing on a computer is not allowed.

If you feel like your pictures are worthy for the Pixels site, you can e-mail photos to submissions@pixelsatanexhibition.com (even send from your iPhone), or purchase their iPhone app, PixelEx, and upload directly to the site.

Open noon to 5 p.m. Thursday; noon to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Open by appointment only Monday to Wednesday.

Orange County Center for Contemporary Art is at 117 N. Sycamore in Santa Ana. 714.667.1517.

17th Street Block Party!

Tomorrow, Pilates Plus OC is hosting a full day of health and fitness and raising funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

The 17th Street Block Party in Costa Mesa will be a health conscious street faire, allowing guests to indulge in complimentary treatments including mini sauna sessions, massages, body fat testing, hair styling, make-up application, eyebrow shaping, eyelash extensions, spray tanning, nutritional advice, etc while treating their palette to the latest taste of health including a mini juice bar by Nekter.

Visitors can explore local and national health and fitness wares and even participate in a class by international fitness guru Sebastien Lagree - the creator of SPX Systeme Dynamique (Pilates Plus) - and check out the latest Lululemon Athletica fitness apparel. An incredible raffle will benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and everyone will leave enlightened, relaxed and aware after learning all the cutting age health and fitness secrets!

Pilates Plus Costa Mesa is located at 435 E. 17th Street, Suite 2, in Costa Mesa. 949.554.7272.