An election year offers the opportunity to contemplate the marvels of the Founding Fathers breaking apart from Great Britain and creating the democratic nation that we enjoy (and vote in) today. A new exhibit at the Skirball Cultural Center, Creating …
Creating the United States at the Skirball Cultural Center
Mad about Metzker: The Photography of Ray K Metzker and the Institute of Design
City Whispers: Los Angeles, negative 1981; print 2006 The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Gift of the Hall Family Foundation
The image above is the one Metzker photo with which I was familiar before heading into the Getty Center’s new show …
10.5.12
MacArthur Foundation “Genius Awards”
The Class of 2012 MacArthur Fellows were announced today – worth taking a look at the diversity of genius in our time. Here is Uta Barth, a photographer living here in LA. Coolest part of this whole deal is that …
10.2.12
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland on Stage at The Music Center
EXCLUSIVE OFFER: THE NATIONAL BALLET OF CANADA’S ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND AT THE MUSIC CENTER ON OCTOBER 19 – 21
The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion becomes a world of visual wonder with the U.S. debut of The National Ballet of Canada’s …
Things to Do with Kids in Los Angeles: A Savvy Soujourn to Malibu
After our fun post on things to do in Venice, we figured we would move inland and plan a day away from the coast. But this Indian summer keeps giving us hot days that just won’t quit, so we …
GameOn2012 in Santa Monica on Sunday, 9/30
Did you know that games can develop essential skills in areas such as critical thinking, self-direction, and creativity? Common Sense Media, the national nonprofit dedicated to helping parents and teachers manage the media and technology in kids’ lives, understands how …
Reading in the Dark (or, what was on my iPad this summer)
Everyone knows you can’t read your tablet in the bright sun of the beach (a reason many folks still prefer the Kindle). I love carrying a paperback around in a beach bag, but most of my summer reading took place …
9.6.12
Ice Age Encounters moves to The Page Museum
Working together with the Jim Henson Creature Shop, the Natural History Museum has made such a life-like creation that you’ll swear the Tar Pits have yielded up a magical creature. Shows start Wednesday, September 12 and kids will love to …
The Centennial of John Cage
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of our nation’s most creative and influential composers, John Cage. Los Angeles is turning itself inside out to present John Cage events, celebrating the master because he spent his …
