Sculpture in the garden at the Norton Simon museum on a free Friday evening
by The Norton Simon museum in Pasadena offers free admission on the first Friday evening of the month and I had been meaning to go there …
CicLAvia in downtown L.A. was a parade of cycling fun
I have been working on my new travel book this week so I am late in posting about the latest version of CicLAvia. The course …
How to skip that long line at The Original Pantry in downtown L.A.
On my way to Sunday’s CicLAvia cycling festival I stopped for breakfast. I had not been to the Original Pantry in years and years, but …
Ambling along the Los Angeles River pathway from Frog Spot to Marsh Park
The white gravel spread across the landscape at the Frog Spot, the activity center for the Friends of the Los Angeles River, is blinding in …
Virtual reality, vertigo and refugees at the Annenberg Space for Photography
NOTE: The Annenberg Space for Photography closed in March 2020 and announced recently that it will not re-open. The post below was written in 2016. …
Shakespeare’s Richard III has a great band at Griffith Park and it is free
Once again the Independent Shakespeare Company is performing two of the bard’s works in Griffith Park for free. This summer they decided to do Richard …
Sri Lankan dancers, Buddhist monks and Saving Ganesh at Sri Lanka Day in Pasadena
Last year the Sri Lanka Day festival moved from Santa Monica where, their website claimed, they had 100,000 visitors. Well, there were not that many …
The Lotus Festival is at Echo Park in Los Angeles
I won’t be going to the Lotus Festival this year, because I’m going to a Sri Lankan Festival in Pasadena and I’ve never been to …
Cindy Sherman photos are headlining at the Broad Museum, but take a look at Kara Walker’s art
Cindy Sherman has made a career of photographing herself. The photos, however, are not simply selfies. For decade after decade she has been exploring and …
My teenage lovelife in cars at the Pasadena Classic Car Show
I’m not much of a car person but as I wandered away from the Chalk Festival to the Pasadena Classic Car Show last weekend I …