Moss & Rock end of February events on Broadway: free if you are!

Moss & Rock, an eclectic retail-meets-art space, opened last November in Long Beach's LGBTQ hub on Broadway.

Like a rolling stone, the boutique has been garnering attention from its monthly in store performances to freshly stocked brands such as PREST menswear and eco-conscious REDUX RITUAL.

As if that weren't enough, a fashion show and charity event for mitochondrial disease awareness will also showcase Moss & Rock's spring line with performances from Mr.Elevator & The Brain Hotel and The Vivids on Feb. 23. Admission is free and open to the general public.

Owner and operator Cat Madrid-Barone says the upcoming fête is one of two events you don't want to miss.

"Come out for another exciting evening filled with music, fashion and food trucks," says Cat for another upcoming event two days later on Saturday, Feb. 25.

For more info., check out the M&R Facebook here. Keep an eye out for the event invitations and official performers list.

Here's a preview of what's in store for the end of the month.

(Models Kevin and Jeffrey, star stylist Eunice Alexander and an entirely fresh spring collection)

Low End Theory Alpha Pup LBC Showcase @ Anneise, etc.

In celebration of the life of Ms. Whitney Houston and the Long Beach Art Walk

Anneise grand opening at 1st E. St.

LB over the heads

Mandy Burgundy

In store

Lord, have mercy

Modest tableside Teebs

Secu crew

Alpha pup

Product placement

LET

Wolf & Man Fall 2012 by Brian Chan

Wolf & Man Fall 2012 by Brian Chan

Model Dakota Lee

Photographer Andy Cisneros

'Penso che un sogno così non ritorni mai più.'

Memory card revival

Europa 2008 flashback from London to Lucerne

'And the eye-in-the-sky is watching us all.'

The inaugural L.A. Affordable Art Fair soft opening at the event deck of L.A. Live on Jan. 17 showcased artwork from galleries all over the world! It was unfair how unaffordable the contemporary pieces were at $100 - $10,000, but artists gotta make a living through original work, too.

P.S. Canada's Feral Fine Art and Culver City's Thinkspace gallery were fresh to depth! Toy Art Gallery artist Dave Bondi helped define the lines of toy art production for me, too.

A dyslexic guy walks into a bra

Kept my fingers crossed for Cole Mohr or Francisco Lachowski to show up on set, but got so much more from assisting the stylists anyway.

The photo shoot had one female model; one estate in Pasadena; two stylists and trailers; three days; 10+ looks; 30+ crew members, hundreds of clothing, accessories, shoes and bags; thousands of mileage and tens and thousands of dollars.

Like any production with a disposable budget, time, money and people were exhausted, leaving the last of the energy reserves for usage. I am deeply sickened of the wastefulness with the exception of the yummy catering service by LOVE and the crew.

With all the (dis)gusto aside, the people on set were all very receptive and for the most part, either Briton, East Coaster or other. Some were crude and plain-stakingly hilarious. Here's an example of the gay Joan Rivers on set:

GJR: I'd rather fly from New Jersey to L.A. than drive from San Diego to L.A. I'd shit in my pants. I'd need Depends, a whole bag of Depends.

Me: Maybe you should just sit on a commode the entire drive.

GJR: [J.K. Rowling] doesn't need to make any more money. [That] bitch!

Me: Are these vines [on the house] fake?

GJR: Yes, they're fake just like my plastic dick.

For the first time, I sewed a button on a blazer, steamed clothes, wore booties, stepped into a commercial trailer and realized how much I may not want to participate in something so wearing out-tishly and tellingly meaningless like this again.

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Aerial view of the shoot location

What ships out, must be shipped back!

Or sink in debt from rental fees!

Sketchy

How it all went down!

LOVE Catering made me accept squash and asparagus!

Stylist Matilda G.

Just realized the model on set (right) is the very chick on my desktop for

the Wildfox Couture SS 2012 lookbook