The lines at The Broad are still as long as they have been since the museum opened last September, and visitors wait patiently for admission into LA’s shiniest new art museum, knowing they are in for a treat. The museum’s …
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Sneak Peek!
Harry Potter often referred to the Hogwarts textbook “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” so now that figment of J.K. Rowling’s imagination has sprung fully to life as a feature film. Here is the new featurette featuring Eddie Redmayne …
6.23.16
Carless at Bergamot: Exploring on bike or foot
With the current, much-heralded launch of Metro’s Exposition Line, Bergamot is at last also a real transit station again, and it’s now possible to reach the arts complex easily via public transportation and to explore it—and the surrounding area—on foot or on bike.
Movies for Memorial Day Weekend
If your family hasn’t seen Zootopia or The Jungle Book yet, a trip to the theaters en famille says summertime better than almost anything (except maybe a beach day). Or check out the first wave of summer releases, including …
In DTLA, a new kid on the (whole) block
The big news in the Downtown art scene is the mid-March arrival of mega-gallery Hauser Wirth & Schimmel. Its opening marks a homecoming of sorts for Paul Schimmel, the former chief curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art who …
REDCAT International Children’s Film Festival 2016
The 11th annual REDCAT International Children's Film Festival is spread out across three weekends and showcases an adventurous array of short films that are easily digested by even the smallest in your crew. Each hour-long program costs $5 and features films, organized by topic and age, by acclaimed filmmakers and up-and-coming auteurs from around the globe in both live action and animation.
Peggy Orenstein on Girls and Sex – Join us on April 17
Forgive the cliché, but the world has changed and parents can barely keep up. In fact, in Peggy Orenstein’s great new book, Girls and Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape, teenagers can barely keep up.
Spring Break 2016: Wonder and History in DC
Washington has always been a favorite Spring Break destination. With so many notable monuments and museums, there's something for everyone in your family. As soon as we got to town, we heard the buzz. We had to see the newly-restored Renwick Gallery Smithsonian, located right next to The White House.
4.8.16
VR: Get Ready for the Future
I recently brought an enthusiastic Virtual Reality producer to a session with 12 teen agers to explore what the new technology is all about. I had to admit a certain trepidation for this new medium, and the kids were thrilled …
