Summer Trippin': Where to go and what to do from coast to coast

March 24, 2008

Mix Master

Twirls and Twigs Clothing

Keeping solids away from stripes, cotton away from lace, and the mice away from the mushrooms is anxiety inducing.

So mix it up with Twirls and Twigs.

Designer Shawna Dalton makes her original line of clothes and baby blankets from anything she can get her hands on. Scraps scoured from other companies’ cutting room floors are paired with organic cotton, soybean, and bamboo fabrics. Maybe some found buttons or recycled cotton for good measure? You never know.

After all, this is her remix.

Available at Sparrow, 3266 Cahuenga Boulevard West, at Barham Boulevard, Cahuenga Pass (323-512-7122); online at twirlsandtwigs.com.

This Week in Los Angeles

RUN
Race for Hope
What: Run and raise cash for the Fetal Care Unit of The Children’s Hospital.
Why: Put your money where your sneakers are.
When: Sun. Race day registration, 7-8:10 a.m.; kids fun run, 8:20 a.m.; 5k walk/run, 8:30 a.m.
Where: The Rose Bowl, 1001 Rose Bowl Dr., Pasadena. Register here.

SING
Music Together
What: Super popular music class finally has an H’wood home.
Why: Now everyone can sing along.
When: Class schedule online at dragonflydulou.com.
Where: St. Thomas the Apostle, 7501 Hollywood Blvd., at N. Gardner St., Hollywood (323-665-8448).

STEP
Wee Soles
What: Silver Lake’s tiny shoe shop with brands like Ecco, Livie & Luca, and Naturino hits the web.
Why: If the shoe fits.
When: You’re kickin’ it.
Where: Online at wee-soles.com.