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The Huntington Beach High Academy for the Performing Arts brings “Brigadoon,” the classic 1947 Broadway musical from a golden age, to Huntington Beach for eight shows.

The Lerner and Loewe collaboration tells the tale of two American tourists who stumble upon a quaint, lively and magical village in the Scottish highlands. But the town of Brigadoon isn’t on any map and only materializes briefly every 100 years.

The play, with Broadway standards such as “Almost Like Being In Love,” spawned the movie of the same name starring Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse and has been revived numerous times over the years.

If you go …

What: Brigadoon

When: 1 p.m.  Saturday-Sunday,  Jan 13-14, Jan. 20-21; 6:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Jan. 12 – 13, Jan. 19-20.

Where: APA Studio Theater, 1905 Main St., Huntington Beach

Cost: $25-$40

Information: 714-536-2514 ext 4025, hbapa.org.

Chef Jen Callahan will host a workshop on herb wreaths on Saturday, Jan. 13, at the Orange County Great Park.

“Hanging herbs can add a touch of comfort and magic to your kitchen,” a city news release states. “Herb wreaths and swags are not only beautiful but also useful; you can snip off what you need as you cook.”

The event is free and open to ages 16 and older. Registration is encouraged, but walk-ins are welcome.

On Sunday, Jan. 21, there will be a garden workshop for children on vermiculture, which uses worms to break down food waste and make nutritious soil for plants.

Participants in this free workshop, 10-11 a.m. for ages 3-9, will learn how to make their own miniature worm composting bins using recycled materials.

Supplies are limited so register by Thursday before start date. For more information on this workshop, visit goo.gl/rV262D.

If you go

When: 10-11 a.m. Jan. 13

Where: Farm + Food Lab at Orange County Great Park, 6950 Marine Way, Irvine

Cost: Free

Details: 949-724-6599 or goo.gl/7eAqix

Operation Warm Wishes will celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. doing what the nonprofit does best — giving back to the community.

On the upcoming Monday holiday, O.W.W. will host a pancake breakfast at Denny’s for people in need. Boxes of food also will be provided to guests.

If you go

When: 8-11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 15

Where: Denny’s restaurant,1571 El Camino Real, Tustin

Cost: Free

Information: TyRon Jackson, 714-363-6621

How I voted today in the Orange County boys basketball top 10 (it is a poll of five media members, of which I am one) …

1. Mater Dei
2. Santa Margarita
3. Canyon
4. Jserra
5. Capistrano Valley
6. Northwood
7. Trabuco Hills
8. Saddleback Valley Christian
9. Laguna Beach
10. Villa Park

Considered (this is in alphabetical order): Aliso Niguel; Cypress; Edison; Esperanza; Newport Harbor; Ocean View; Tesoro.

The Tree House, a grassy open-air venue at The CAMP, will host a morning yoga session this weekend.

Guests should bring their own water bottles and yoga mats.

All levels are welcome

If you go:

Where: The CAMP, 2937 Bristol St.

When: 9:30-10:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 14.

Cost: $5 per person. The money will go toward nonprofits to help animal welfare, education and conservation.

Information: thecampsite.com.

Nicholas Daley’s collection for fall was an ode to the jazz culture, drawing inspiration from likes of Miles Daves, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane as well as “Red Clay” — one of his favorite jazz albums by Freddie Hubbard. Daley, who has a strong affinity for textiles, also delved into the history of tweed.
Linking the two together, Daley referenced photos of a Scottish Shetland farmer wearing a tweed baker boy hat and images of Davis donning the same style. Daley took cues from the musical genre and tweed fabrications in an abstract and literal sense.
The designer’s fascination with tweed and jazz resulted in a well-constructed and colorful lineup of separates and suiting full of supple textures and fabrics. Daley made elements of an older gentleman’s wardrobe young, cool and relevant and reused classic craftsmanship in a more contemporary way.
His presentation held at the Swiss Church felt more like a concert with jazz musicians such as Yussef Dayes, Mansur Brown, Alfa Mist and Shabaka Hutchings playing a live set for the crowd — all donned in his fall range.
He developed a custom herringbone tweed employed on coats, jackets and trousers and created knitwear styles that came in the rich hues of Blue

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Pronounce designers Yushan Li and Jun Zhou made their second appearance at London Fashion Week: Men’s as guests of GQ China. Their vibrant collection, a mish-mash of colors, textures and styles, blended in with the city’s anything-goes attitude.
Loose tailored pieces were updated in eye-popping pinks and purples and matched with less formal items such as puffers and long belted cardigans — a styling approach that mirrored an ongoing trend on the London catwalks this season, which focuses on a more relaxed, mix-and-match attitude when it comes to tailoring.
The designers also continued to infuse elements inspired by their Chinese heritage in the range, which included traditional Mao suit jackets that blended in nicely with more traditional wide-leg tailored pants.
Texture played a key role, too, with velvet and wool oversized jackets mixed with metallic leather, worn denim or shiny pink patent leather to create heavily layered looks.

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Founder and designer Samuel Ross looked at the juxtaposition of a raw and industrial worksite alongside a traditional art gallery for fall.
“It was about British architecture, council estates and interpreting how you can take something from a more working class context and place it into a gallery environment,” said Ross.
The designer examined how clothing could be recut and reinterpreted using workwear and construction shapes. This resulted in a cool, sporty lineup of separates and strong outerwear pieces for an urban explorer done in burnt, earthy and industrial tones.
To set the scene, models walked down the runway next to long metal construction beams, which were laid out on the floor of the BFC show space at 180 Strand.
Fabrications were key for Ross, who wanted his material palette to grow. He experimented with fabrics such as digitally printed wools and also looked at new technical nylons as well as leather. He placed more of a focus on technical apparel and played with embellishments and treatments like boiled hand-threaded wools, thermo-reactive nylons, exaggerated pockets and logos used as graphic details on jackets.
For women’s wear, there was a sheer white button-down shirt worn with cargo pants with utility pockets while a long-sleeve khaki dress

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Kudos to all the bicycle couriers out there. “Every time I see the courier delivery guys making deliveries, or guys from Amazon, DHL or FedEx, they always look so fashionable,” explained Michiko Koshino of the bicycle-riding muses behind her fall 2018 collection.
The Japanese designer looked to cyclists’ staples like three-quarter-length pants, racing jerseys and PVC raincoats for fall, simultaneously mining her 30-year-old brand’s archives for details.
The result was a collection of artfully mismatched fabrics, sporty shapes, unexpected color pairings and quirky styling (see packing tape as bangles and bubble wrap as shin guards), that will be a hit with her fan base.
Neon-bright pink, orange or green nylon, a nod to the high-vis safety garments worn by cyclists, were used for puffy outerwear, tied around the waist or styled in complicated layering configurations akin to boys who focus more on speed than style.
PVC raincoats, either sheer or transparent, topped satin bombers, or came printed with bar codes and exposed bare skin beneath.
Koshino also drew on her archives, nodding to her signature inflatable coats in styles like knickerbockers, gathered beneath the knee with drawstrings, that had air-filled cushions acting as knee pads, and a black-and-white check derived from her car racing-inspired Motorking

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Charles Jeffrey set the scene for another eccentric and over-the-top show by seating mock critics at bistro tables on the catwalk. They entered snorting with disgust, huffing in exasperation or gesturing with utmost annoyance. Sound familiar? Once The Prodigy’s “Firestarter” started blasting, the faux editors proceeded to scream and applaud in frenzied adoration or gag in disgust as the looks came down the runway.
It was an arch comment on a fickle press and the accolades recently enjoyed by Jeffrey, who was awarded the trophy for Emerging Talent at the recent Fashion Awards in London, presented by one of Jeffrey’s heroes, John Galliano, whose work at Dior was alluded to in the elegant silhouettes, theatrical styling and corsetry details.
This was a sophisticated outing from a rapidly evolving designer. Showing both his gender-ambiguous men’s wear with an expanded women’s wear offering, Jeffrey confidently married the exhibitionism and flamboyance of gay culture with traditional Scottish hallmarks like tartans, kilts and Pictish symbols, throwing military details and slick references to historical dress into the mix, too.
Tailoring and outerwear were especially well-executed. A navy suit with a peak-lapel jacket fastened with a kilt pin and wide trousers looked as though it had been riddled with bullets, while a

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