The Academy Awards are Sunday, March 2 at the Kodak Theater and televised coverage starts at 4:00 PM on ABC.
Printing out an Oscar Ballot and voting at home is a fun way to celebrate the long-awaited event. Whether your …
The Autry National Center: The TFS Top 10 Must-Sees
Are you looking for a quintessential California experience for your family? Look no farther than a colorful institution dedicated to the history of Western history and culture– the Autry National Center, located in Griffith Park next to the LA …
5 Family Art Days Around Town (& Why They’re Great)
Many museums around town offer rich arts programming for families during specially curated arts days — several occuring on a monthly basis. Dropping in for these clinics is an excellent, creative weekend diversion. Kids relax and play with arts and …
Art + Technology Laboratory at LACMA
We spent a little time with Joel Ferree of LACMA’s brand, spanking new Art + Technology Lab. It’s a gorgeous, recently-renovated space with a cool green mood that is surely a boost to the creativity of all who enter.
The …
Cornelia Funke and Connecting Seas at The Getty Research Institute
Getting kids to think about the world before GPS navigation is like trying to explain a rotary phone. You can talk until your face is blue, and they’ll stare at you with that dreaded slack jaw and unconsciously fiddle with …
Why Free Museum Admission is Such a Big Deal
Why Why Free Museum Admission is Such a Big Deal: it's the Just Do It of Art Appreciation (and especially great for turning kids into art lovers)
What Every Snowflake Knows in its Heart: Thoughts of Snow, Safety and Cloud Cake
Winter Games, the Kevin Pearce documentary, and a neat show about Winter Sports at SMMOA
Yutaka Sone & Benjamin Weissman: What Every Snowflake Knows in Its Heart, Tuck with Loose Straps 2007
In the midst of California’s worst drought on …
MLK, Jr. Day Reflections: 12 Years a Slave, Steve McQueen & a Charleston, SC Plantation
Traveling produces potent memories, and one of the most indelible experiences I’ve had on the road took place on the grounds of a former rice plantation outside Charleston, South Carolina called Middleton Place. I can’t remember exactly why we …
1.20.14
3 Reasons to Explore DTLA
Surprise, surprise! DTLA has been listed at the tippy top of several travel lists for 2014. GC magazine declared that “America’s Next Best City is inside LA” — declaring DTLA one of the coolest places in the country …
