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THE EARLY BIRD gets the free tips on spiffing up houses and apartments at Arhaus' basic decor class Sunday from 9 to 11 a.m. The event includes advice on placing furniture, skillfully using color and setting a mood (perhaps a wakeful one) with lighting.
» Tysons Corner Center, McLean, Va.; free, but reserve a spot by calling 703-734-9001.
1) Prep's Cool
Fashion is in the midst of a throwback revival, with old-school brands (Barbour, Cole Haan, Sperry) back in style, thanks to sleek spins on Muffy and Biff classics. The latest brand to join the pack: L.L. Bean, which debuts its Signature collection in stores and online Saturday (Tysons Corner Center, 703-288-4466). Men's and women's pieces (such as a striped Breton sailor sweater, $59, and heavy canvas duffle, $54, right) still invoke the line's preppy-meets-outdoorsy roots, but with slim-cut silhouettes and graphic patterns.
2) Flat Tops
We've emptied our piggy banks ISO the trick to sleek, smooth hair, throwing money at fancy frizz serums, boar-bristle brushes and enough bottles of conditioner to fill a CVS. The winner: Salon Tech's Silicone 450 flat iron ($200), which — besides delivering Jennifer Aniston-esque shiny, straight tresses sans frying — heats in just 17 seconds and boasts temperature settings for different hair. Yes, it's pricey, but not compared to the 37 vessels of discarded products clogging our bathroom.
Continue Reading "Grab Bag: Old-School Revival, New-School History" »
YOU MAY KNOW Jane Seymour for her roles as a Bond girl in "Live and Let Die" and a Wild West healer in "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman." But the seemingly ageless Brit babe, who showed comedy chops in "Wedding Crashers," is also an artistic Renaissance woman who paints and designs "Open Hearts" jewelry. She'll be in town showing her artwork Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Wentworth Gallery, Montgomery Mall (Bethesda; 301-365-3270) and Saturday, 6 to 9 p.m., at the Wentworth Gallery, Tysons Galleria (McLean; 703-883-0111).
» EXPRESS: How'd you start painting?
» SEYMOUR: Nineteen years ago, I was going through a terrible divorce. I ended up taking painting lessons. Instead of being angry, I poured it out in watercolors. Strangely, I painted a serene life — flowers, children's portraits.
» EXPRESS: Which other artists influence your work?
» SEYMOUR: I love the Impressionists and John Singer Sargent, and also Miro and Chagall. I do lots of different styles, which you'll see at my shows. In a way, it's like being an actress and playing different parts.
YOU COULD JUST go see the new Tim Burton-directed "Alice in Wonderland" at any old theater when the film opens on Friday. But tastemakers who get out to Tysons Corner this weekend will be able to inaugurate both the much-anticipated movie and a brand-new IMAX theater. The AMC Tysons' first official screening will be "Alice" shown in 3-D and, if the definition of IMAX has become a little slippery of late — the screen is big for one in a multiplex but not eight-stories-high huge — that still means a whole lot of Johnny Depp's red frightwig comin' atcha in the dark.
» AMC Tysons Corner 16 and IMAX, 7850E Tysons Corner Center, McLean, Va.; opens Fri., March 5, 703 998-4262.
THEY GROW UP so fast! Equinox's swanky Tysons Corner location is celebrating its second birthday today by opening its doors to the public and then hosting a night of festivities. Between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m., it'll be offering free group exercise classes (including Cardio Blast and Power Flow Yoga) and food and drink, along with discounts to the shop and spa. Join today only for a $2 initiation fee.
» Equinox: Tysons Corner, 8065 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, Va.; 703-790-6193.
EXPECT A STAMPEDE of fashionistas at the Tysons Galleria Neiman Marcus Saturday, 1-4 p.m., when heel boy Christian Louboutin makes an appearance. The Parisian footwear designer will sign shoes (purchased at the store, one per customer) and participate in a Q&A with Roopal Patel, accessory editor for Neiman.
» 2255 International Drive, McLean, Va.; 703-761-1600.
Break from Boring
Raise a toast to diversity as Georgetown's sustainable-seafood restaurant, Hook, is offering a warm-weather menu that changes daily, to offer more than a dozen varieties of fresh fish — alongside new arrivals like sea urchin, sturgeon caviar and moonfish toro. More than the food on plates are changing as guests have the option of pairing their orders with a new drink menu offering more than 100 choices of red, white, and bubbling wines, all priced less than $100.
» Hook Restaurant, 3241 M St. NW; 202-625-4488.
Eat Good, Move Fast
Inox Restaurant shows that fast food doesn't have to mean bad food. Chefs Jon Mathieson and Jonathan Krinn have extended the restaurant's sit-down menu to include new "Bar Bites," which build on their commitment to culinary creativity and refinement while the new complimentary Wi-Fi enabled lounge provides a nice justification for mixing a little business with pleasure.
» Inox Restaurant, 1800 Tysons Blvd., McLean; 703-790-4669.
Written by Express' Catherine Ahearn
Photo courtesy Moshe Zusman
IF ROAMING PACKS of teenagers aren't your kind of wildlife, and hunting down deals aren't your kind of expeditions, head straight over to Tysons Corner. Yep, you read that right. The mega-mall's L.L. Bean store (1916 Chain Bridge Road, McLean; 703-288-4466) is an unlikely gateway to a Walk-On Adventure (Llbean.com/ods), the outdoor outfitter's impromptu way of sending shoppers away from civilization.
Every Saturday and Sunday through Oct. 11, there are several departures for kayaking and fly-casting excursions. Just pay $15, and the staff will handle all of the details — they'll shuttle you to and from experienced instructors, provide all necessary equipment and even make sure you're hydrated and slathered in sunscreen. Worried you're not dressed for the occasion? You can borrow a pair of water shoes or a hat.
Continue Reading "A-Kayaking We Will Go: Find a Water Adventure in Unexpected Territory" »
FOR INOX CO-OWNERS and co-chefs Jonathan Krinn and Jon Mathieson, opening a new restaurant in Tysons Corner was an extension of a great relationship in the kitchen. The chefs began to cook together in 2005 at 2941 in Falls Church and eventually decided to strike out on their own.
"We wanted to stay in the area and open our own place in Tysons Corner," Krinn said. "We were lucky to find this space right on Tysons Boulevard, so we jumped at it. It turned out to be the right place at the right time, except for the recession."
Despite the poor economy, Inox, a modern American restaurant that opened in February, has been drawing a crowd. It serves lunch and dinner and also offers a bar menu in its lounge, so you can order small bites alongside a classic cocktail. John Wabeck is the sommelier — D.C. foodies might know him as the former chef at Firefly and New Heights. With sous chefs to boot, it may seem at first that there are too many cooks in the kitchen, but the owners say everyone works as a team.
IT WAS ARGUABLY the most important step Amanda Schadegg would ever take in her new career as a hairdresser: giving her first paying customer a cut. The look? Victoria Beckham's shag 'do. The experience? Terrifying.
"I was so nervous," Schadegg, 24, recalls. "I had to stop and take a deep breath because I knew ... it would be a botched job if my hands were shaking."
In the end, that jittery first cut "turned out fantastic. The client loved it," says the Alexandria resident, who is currently in her fourth of 13 months in a cosmetology degree program at Paul Mitchell the School, Virginia, in Tysons Corner (8090-L Tysons Corner Center; 703-288-0008).
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