War/Photography at the Annenberg Space for Photography

In the past year I saw an original war protest poster that looked like this:

The Family Savvy War is not healthy for children

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 …

3.21.13

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, …

3.20.13

The Questionable Legacy of Disney Princesses

In the past week, I’ve had three chances to chuckle over the legacy of the Disney princesses, starting with an endearing story from my daughter at college. When one of her best friends turned 20 last week, all her girlfriends …

3.19.13

Things to Do With Kids in LA: TFS Susbscriber visits Kidspace’s Physics Forest

photo 1Having 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

Domestic Integrities at the Hammer

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, …

3.14.13

From Up on Poppy Hill – first of three new anime films for 2013

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March 22 marks the American debut of a new film from Japan’s Studio Ghibli, From Up on Poppy Hill, which is one of three new films being released in 2013 from the animation studio responsible for visionary worlds, such …

3.11.13

Creating Citizen Artists

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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 …

3.8.13

What to Read Right Now: March 2013

girlreading With ski week and spring break ahead, we’re starting to stack up some books for vacation. Here’s what we think looks great.

It’s all over the headlines and hasn’t even been released to the public, but Sheryl Sandberg’s book Lean

3.3.13

End of the Rainbow at the Ahmanson!

End of the Rainbow

In our continuing efforts to improve what we do at The Family Savvy, we’ve prepared a quick survey — just 18 questions — and, it would mean so much to us if you spent five minutes helping us determine how …

3.3.13