One of LA’s top tourist destinations is likewise a favorite of locals. Just to be on the hill with the views is a pleasure… and then, there is the art. Several major shows visit the Getty each year, and …
Gary Baseman at the Skirball: The Door is Always Open
Gary Baseman grew up in the Fairfax district of Los Angeles – his mother worked at Canter’s Deli and he attended Fairfax High. You’ll recognize his imagery from the cover of the box of the popular board game Cranium, from …
Free Concert for Kids with the LA Phil
Getting the kids to love music is easy in the endlessly interesting-to-look-at Walt Disney Concert Hall. On April 27, the LA Phil is offering a nice chance to do just that. Purchase a full-price adult ticket to a 2:00 PM …
Architecture Month in LA – Overdrive at the Getty Center
If you have a yen for our city’s unusual and fascinating structures – from buildings to freeways – the next three months present rich opportunities for exploring how the modern art of architecture has rose up over the past fifty …
3.22.13
War/Photography at the Annenberg Space for Photography
In the past year I saw an original war protest poster that looked like this:
If you asked your kids tonight if war was good or bad it would be like one of those AT&T ads where the market research …
Exodus Steps at Skirball Cultural Center: Fun for all ages!
Read on for a TFS Subscriber’s Experience at this fun exhibit
A temporary exhibit, Exodus Steps, provides a clever way to explore the familiar tale of the Israelites’ journey from slavery in Egypt to freedom in the Promised Land, …
Things to Do With Kids in LA: TFS Susbscriber visits Kidspace’s Physics Forest
Having grown up in Pasadena, my husband has fond memories of the original Kidspace in Old Town. So it was with a little nostalgia and a lot of excitement that we took our four children, ages 7, 4, 1 1/2 …
3.19.13
Domestic Integrities at the Hammer for four days in March
Come Make a Rug with Artist Fritz Haeg
An artist looks at our daily lives in a slightly different way than anyone else does, so it’s always intriguing to learn from a new type of art, whether a painting, photography, …
Creating Citizen Artists
Last night, I attended a discussion hosted by The Music Center and The Aspen Institute Arts Program. The panel, “The Citizen Artists Public Forum” explored ways in which artists serve as activists in their communities both as vehicles of …
