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and SALON TODAY editors will be at America's Beauty Show at McCormick Place in downtown Chicago (booth #1137) covering all the action on the show floor and educational forums and events off the floor. Look for our MODERN SALON TV crew and our editors all three days!
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Want to connect with MODERN editors throughout the show? Here are a few of the events we'll be covering. And don't forget to "like" MODERN at facebook.com/modernsalon for special alerts throughout the show.
Vidal Sassoon Movie Premiere:Saturday, March 12, 6:30pm. Get your ticket at americasbeautyshow.com. MODERN SALON TV reporter Alison Shipley will be covering the event with the MSTV camera crew and interviewing Vidal himself. Click here for more information!
ABS 2011 Business Forum, sponsored by P&G Salon Professional:Sunday, March 13, 10am-3:30pm: Connect with SALON TODAY Editor-in-Chief Stacey Soble in this one-day forum for salon owners. Learn how to grow your business with this year's theme: "Smart Thinking-Straight Talk." As an added bonus, for those who can't attend the show, P&G is broadcasting it live online at pgsalonpro.com/ABS. You can also "virtually" attend all of P&G's events on the show floor via the same site. To learn more about the forum, click here.
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Texture! Live: Sunday, March 13, 1pm-3:30pm. Sponsored by NaturallyCurly.com and MODERN SALON, you can see co-hosts Laurel Nelson, Editor-in-Chief of MODERN and Michelle Breyer, founder of NaturallyCurly.com speak to expert panelists and host live demonstrations. Click here for more information.
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Student Day and P&G Salon Professional Student Stylist Competition: Monday, March 14: 8:30am-10am/11am-1pm: MODERN's resident cosmetology student and First Chair Editor Alison Shipley will be on hand a the 2011 Student Assembly, where Ted Gibson will speak on behalf of the American Association of Cosmetology Schools' Beauty Changes Lives program. Later in the morning, P&G Salon Professional will host its first Student Stylist competition. To learn more, click here.
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