Things to do with kids in LA: Hollywood Bowl 2012 Line-Up
How cute is Gustavo Dudamel? At a press event for the Hollywood Bowl’s 2012 season, he trotted out on stage to explain what most excited him about the summer’s programming. (See him? Gazing upwards trying to decide where to begin with the summer’s exciting line-up?). With a twinkle in his eye, he talked about all his Latin friends who will join him onstage this summer (Placido Domingo, Panamanian Rubén Blades, Columbian Juanes and Dominican Juan Luis Guerra,) as well as his long-term plans for the LA Phil.
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 …
Levitated Mass moves to LACMA
Yes, the famous rock is almost to LACMA — it arrives on Saturday, March 10 between 2:00 AM and 6:00 AM — so make a plan soon to catch it along the way. The massive rock, which weighs 340 tons is being called a “ROCK STAR” is being transported at night to it’s new home at LACMA, where it will be featured in artist Michael Heizer’s Levitated Mass. Here is the route map, so you can try to visit it …
Il Teatro Alla Moda: Art event for TFS Subscribers
If the premiere show from the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Beverly Hills is indicative of the quality of programming to come from the new center (coming in 2013), we’re all in luck. Il Teatro alla Moda — which is only in town through March 18 — showcases bejeweled and one-of-a-kind costumes designed by Italian master couture stars such as Missoni, Versace, Fendi and Capuccio.
Costumes from 2011 Academy Nominated films at FIDM through April
What a character in a movie wears is often as important as what they might say. Sorry, screenwriters… but, everyone gets their due at this time of year. The professionals who design the most complex and beautiful clothing for the movies were honored by the Academy on Feb 26, but did you know you could also head downtown to FIDM and see all the most lavish costumes in person? The museum at The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (which …
The Annenberg Space for Photography
Digital Darkroom, an exciting new show at The Annenberg Space for Photography, opens this weekend and should be required viewing for anyone with a camera — you’ll quickly be inspired to take your creativity to a new level, right at the comfort of your computer. Sponsored by Adobe Photoshop, and displayed in the most advanced digital facility possible, the whole family will enjoy seeing the variety of the manipulated images – from dogs dressed as people to incredible athletic portraits to dream-like flights of the imagination.
ARCHIVED EVENT: The Diavolo Residency:
One of the best things about skateboarding is that kids get to try a trick over and over again until they get it right, usually without a coach or a parent telling the what they’re doing wrong. Teens, and anyone into skateboarding, can watch a dance troop called The Diavolo Residency in rehearsal, work out their moves on huge skateboarding ramps staged outside at The Music Center as part of the first open residency program at The Music Center, as …