We spent a little time with Joel Ferree of LACMA’s brand, spanking new Art + Technology Lab. It’s a gorgeous, recently-renovated space with a cool green mood that is surely a boost to the creativity of all who enter.
The …
Art + Technology Laboratory at LACMA
Cornelia Funke and Connecting Seas at The Getty Research Institute
Getting kids to think about the world before GPS navigation is like trying to explain a rotary phone. You can talk until your face is blue, and they’ll stare at you with that dreaded slack jaw and unconsciously fiddle with …
Why Free Museum Admission is Such a Big Deal
Why Why Free Museum Admission is Such a Big Deal: it's the Just Do It of Art Appreciation (and especially great for turning kids into art lovers)
Giveaway: Sleepover in Noah’s Ark on February 1
Have your kids ever slept overnight at a museum? Like a moment torn from a pint-sized and tame version of A Night at the Museum, you and yours can snuggle down with the creatures of Noah’s Ark, as part …
What Every Snowflake Knows in its Heart: Thoughts of Snow, Safety and Cloud Cake
Winter Games, the Kevin Pearce documentary, and a neat show about Winter Sports at SMMOA
Yutaka Sone & Benjamin Weissman: What Every Snowflake Knows in Its Heart, Tuck with Loose Straps 2007
In the midst of California’s worst drought on …
Hockney at the de Young in San Francisco
The Family Savvy reviews David Hockney's The Bigger Exhibit at SF's de Young Museum.
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Giselle at The Music Center- Ticket Offer for Subscribers (Tea and a Film, too!)
The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s critically acclaimed staging of Giselle comes to town for four performances between January 31 and February 2… in time to put us all in the mood for Valentine’s Day! The ballet is known as …
Gray Whale Watching this Winter (and a Ticket Offer)
It's a perfect time of year to go get out on the ocean to see Gray Whales. Book a trip through the Aquarium of the Pacific.
Dreams of Flight in The Wind Rises
The Wind Rises, nominated for Best Animated Feature this year, is purportedly Hayao Miyazaki’s last film and this historical romance is as satisfying as any feature film in the adult marketplace. The celebrated Japanese director buries a nugget of wisdom …
