Fun Things To Do With Kids in LA: K.A.M.P. event on May 20 at The Hammer
An indelible childhood memory is a powerful thing. For Brooke Kanter, an afternoon spent making art a children’s museum under the guidance of a working artist led to an intuitive understanding of the creative process, and a natural connection to the person behind the art. Once her children were able to put crayon to paper, she sought out similar experiences, ultimately creating an art event called K.A.M.P. that connects 20 LA artists with kids. The third annual Kids’ Art Museum …
What to see in LA with kids this weekend : The Zimmer’s Show & Tell: The Art of Pop Culture
The Zimmer Museum’s Annual Show & Tell: The Art of Pop Culture art show runs until June 8. and includes some pretty cool works of art — several portraits by Hanoch Piven, John Baldassari, Robbie Conal, and more. The artwork is on sale as a benefit for the museum’s art education initiative.
Deciphering Another, Thread by Thread: Aligheiro Boetti by Afghan Women
As a very young girl, I was taught to embroider by my grandmother, and so passed along these skills to my daughter when she was in elementary school and spent hours doing craft projects. It’s meaningful to me when skills, whether carpentry or sport or cooking, are communicated from generation to generation. Of course, these moments provide far more than just physical instruction. Grandfathers teach their sons and grandsons to fly cast; families pass long recipes, card tricks and other …
Keep Cool this Spring
Sunday night March 18 was the premiere of the Discovery Channel’s new series Frozen Planet, and we highly recommend setting your DVRs for the next six weeks continue to capture the high drama and stunning photography of another epic nature series that was filmed in collaboration with the BBC. Filmmakers spent four years of filming the enticing creatures and gorgeous natural wonders of the Arctic and Antarctica. Reviews have been rhapsodic; we caught most of last night’s show, which was …
Metamorphosis in Action
Come to Kidspace Museum on April 28 or 29 for the 16th Annual Grand Butterfly Release ceremony. If you’re particularly buggy, you might also like the big bug sculptures that are roaming around the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Gardens between now and July.
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s Family concerts — Two more this spring
We gave away for tickets to this spring’s series of three Family Concerts at the LACO and here’s what TFS Subscriber Kate Strauss said about the tickets she won: “We had a wonderful day on Sunday! Project Trio and the LA Chamber Orchestra were excellent, and the musicians did a marvelous job explaining their instruments and giving us some background to the music we would be listening to. They also took questions after the concert (we asked two!). The conductor …
The Zimmer Children’s Museum
Nestled into an imposing building at the corner of Wilshire and San Vicente, the Zimmer Children’s Museum is a jewel of a spot where kids can relax and explore in an ultra-safe environment. We visited for the first time last week, and actually regret that this wonderful resource was not around when our kids were small. The museum bustles with the energy of happy, busy kids and we learned that there is a considerable amount of substance behind this seemingly …
Three Family Concerts from the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Introducing kids to classical music is made easy when the venerable Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra gathers with Project Trio to present Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring in the first of three Family Concerts geared for kids. Come at 1:00 PM to participate in ‘an instrument petting zoo’ and other fun kid-centered activities. The concert starts at 2:00 PM Sunday, April 1 – Fool For Dance Pre-concert activities include LACO’s Instrument Petting Zoo with Pasadena Conservatory of Music, a fun project from …
The Secret World of Arrietty
Hayao Miyazaki and his team of master animators at Studio Ghibli worked with American animators at Disney to produce a new film adaptation of Mary Norton’s popular book, “The Borrowers”. If your family loves Kiki’s Delivery Service, The Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away, they’ll love The Secret World of Arrietty, which is now in general release in the US (after being a hit in Japan). Film buffs have logged countless hours on the differences between classic American (Disney) animation and …
Ellsworth is Everywhere!
Kids love the bright, abstract prints and paintings of Ellsworth Kelly, perhaps because they can relate to the large, geometric and colorful forms in a “heck, I can do that!” kind-of-way! Adults (and everyone in between) can appreciate the clean and peaceful simplicity of the work, which can be seen in two places around town right now. Ellsworth Kelly: Prints and Paintings is a wonderful, expansive show at LACMA, and a group of new paintings is at Matthew Marks Gallery. …