Sara Evans, known for her country tunes like "Born to Fly" and "Suds in the Bucket," will be the featured performer in a free concert at the Grove on Wednesday evening.

The platinum-selling artist is to appear along with Love and Theft in the concert that's set to start at 7:30 p.m. in the park at the Grove, 189 The Grove Drive,welcome to Buy Discount HOLLISTER T-Shirts online store,find Latest Styles!‎ Los Angeles.

This is part of the Grove's free summer concert series. Coming up later are Capital Cities with Save the Whale on July 24 and the Backstreet Boys on July 31.

Openings

Scoop NYC hosted a holiday pop-up shop in Beverly Hills last fall, and now has converted the space at 265 N. Beverly Drive into a permanent location. The shop offers a variety of designer labels for women and men.

Tumi, known for its luxury travel, business and lifestyle accessories, has opened its first Los Angeles area off-price outlet at Ontario Mills, the giant shopping destination at the intersection of I-10 and I-15 in Ontario.

Sales

Rebecca Minkoff's pop-up sample sale started Wednesday and goes through Sunday at Confederacy, 4661 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles. Minkoff handbags will be 30% to 70% off. Hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday.

The first ever Tibi Los Angeles sample sale is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday with discounts up to 70% off. The sale will be at the Cooper Design Space, 860 S. Los Angeles St., Ste.welcome to Wholesale Cheap Armani T-Shirts online store,Free shipping‎! 1015, in downtown L.A.

Hudson Jeans plans a two-day warehouse sample sale from noon to 6 p.m.welcome to Buy Best HACKETT T-Shirts online store,best service and low prices. Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.welcome to Buy Discount Superdry(women) online store,Free shipping‎! Saturday at 5900 Triumph St., Commerce. Merchandise will be 60% to 80% off. In addition, radio station KROQ is to be on site Friday with prizes to give away.

Just One Eye is offering up to 75% off at its warehouse sale this weekend, at 953 N. Orange Drive, Los Angeles. Sale hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Burning Torch kicks off its summer sale from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday with Champagne, cupcakes and discounts of 50% to 75% off. The sale is scheduled to continue through July 28 at the store, 1627 Abbot Kinney Drive, Venice.

Nordstrom's highly anticipated anniversary sale starts Friday and runs through Aug. 4. Select stores are kicking off the sale with Beauty Bash events on Friday or Saturday.

So far this year, 10 new businesses have open their doors in downtown Bay City, a refreshing change from what the city saw during the depths of the recent recession,welcome to Best Discount ED Hardy(women) online store,find Latest Styles!‎ said Candace Bales, executive director of the Bay City Downtown Management Board & Development Authority.

"It's exciting to see so many new businesses," Bales said.

Everything "kind of went on hold” downtown during the recession that hit in 2008, she said. Some businesses failed or simply closed down. But now, there's new energy in the mix of restaurants, shops and retailers that help make up the downtown area.
Bales said it's important to keep Bay City’s downtown vibrant.

“We are the center of commerce,” she said. “We’re downtown. We’re a mix of all kinds of businesses, not just retail and restaurants, which is what enables us to survive so well."

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