We saw a new documentary, Last Call at the Oasis, directed by Oscar winner Jessica Yu and from the producers of The Inconvenient Truth and Waiting for ‘Superman’ and Food, Inc.
The film’s impressive credentials also include being based …
Things to Do in LA: Last Call at the Oasis
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 …
Archived: Richard Diebenkorn: The Ocean Park Series at the Orange County Museum of Art
Driving over an hour to see some art may seem like a crazy idea, especially on Easter Sunday. The way I had it figured, everyone feels a little bit reverent about something – my husband about going to Dodger Stadium, …
4.13.12
Herb Ritts: L.A. Style at The Getty Center
Say Herb Ritts and statuesque black and white images of the world’s most beautiful people come to mind. The artist’s sleek images of famous folks in glamorous poses feel as though they’ve been part of our fame-obsessed culture forever. But …
4.3.12
Zip-lining with Teenagers
My family just returned from a week on the Big Island of Hawaii where, although we did not visit the Mauna Loa Volcano (the largest in the world -- and still active), we did spend a day zip-lining. When we got home, I discovered an article in the new Los Angeles Times Saturday section about local zip-line adventure outfits, so thought that my experience might be worth chronicling if indeed we Southern Californians are going to spend more time zipping around local forests and mountainsides.
Archived: 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, …
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 …
The Artist – a silent film made in the old LA tradition
Silent films are suddenly all the rage… good timing the Oscar sweep by The Artist. You can catch several silent films this spring — after you see The Artist in the theaters, that is.
In May, The Los Angeles …
3.15.12
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 …
