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Summer Reading Programs – Not just for kids!

UnHipLA — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:04:41 +0000

This summer, I hope to read more and what better way to motivate me than the local public library’s Summer Reading Program for adults? For every book I read, I will be entered in a weekly drawing to win a $5 Starbucks gift card. And if five books get read, I’ll be able to get even more goodies. Read instructions above (click to enlarge) for the Crowell Public Library in San Marino’s adult program. As you can see by the jar below, the competition does not look too stiff.

Most public libraries hold summer reading programs – just ask at the reference desk. Prizes vary by library.

This sounds like wacky fun

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:54:35 +0000

On Saturday, Beverly Hills hosts a "public art party" to celebrate the work of Yayoi Kusama. I’ve experienced a Kusama installation before at the Mattress Factory in Pittsburgh. It was cool and wacky. This event’s free and the Paley Center for Media will be free as well that day as part of the festivities.

http://www.publicartparty.com/

Combine this day with a visit to the Renegade Craft Fair (also free) and you’ll have a great, creative Saturday.

Renegade Craft Fair – July 11-12

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:57:31 +0000

This sounds great!

http://www.renegadecraft.com/los-angeles?site=la

And it’s free!

Learn how to make a linoelum block print and other arts/crafts for free! There will be bands too. And it all takes place on the penthouse level of California Market Center with 360-degree views of downtown L.A.

**** UPDATE***

We went to this. It was very cool to see all the great craft-y stuff people made. Creativity was everywhere. It was nice to see that there were people who weren’t technologically obsessed and still making things by hand. Practically everyone was a hipster there in a craft-y sense and no grandma dollies or doilies were around. Most of the vendors were quite shy and that was cute to see, though that probably doesn’t help their businesses. One of the coolest things I saw was The Weekend Store which made vintage recycled jewelry from old typewriter keys. Pics to come.

These bloggers have nice posts about the event:

http://apatchworkworld.blogspot.com/2009/07/renegade-swap-o-ramarama-recap.html

http://milkandeggsco.com/index.php?_a=viewBlog&blogId=34

A Half Mile of Al Fresco Installations, sculptures and performances

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 02:48:24 +0000

On the trail of
A Half Mile of Al Fresco Installations, sculptures and performances

This sounds great! I love New Town’s installations. June 6 – 7, 2009. Free.

Visit Pompeii for Free!

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:48:04 +0000

Ever since I was little, the story of Pompeii intrigued and haunted me

From LACMA’s email newsletter:

Special Offer: Free Admission to Pompeii and the Roman Villa

LACMA is pleased to offer one day of totally free access—June 9—to its blockbuster exhibition Pompeii and the Roman Villa and the entire museum!

KCRW exclaims that you simply can’t afford to miss Pompeii and the Roman Villa’s sculptures, frescoes, and glass vessels that have never been see outside of Italy, and the L.A. Times hails the show as “absorbing, well-considered, and beautifully installed.” Now is your chance to experience it all for free!

This special day at LACMA is likely to sell out early, so be sure to reserve your tickets today.*

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*TWO WAYS TO RESERVE YOUR TICKETS
To reserve your free tickets to Pompeii and the Roman Villa, you may visit lacma.org or stop by a LACMA Welcome Center. Tickets are not avaliable by phone. Tickets are limited to four per reservation.

To reserve your tickets at lacma.org:
Select June 9 in the calendar in the upper right hand corner
Select the hour you would like to see the exhibition
Select “Add to Basket” (no cost will be added)
Pick your tickets up at LACMA’s Welcome Center

Make a Coffee Cup

Fri, 29 May 2009 03:29:56 +0000

This sounds intriguing, got it off a listserv. Also, could be a fun cheap date/recession fun outing -

" The Coffee Cup Collective is a project sited at the Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock and Swork for the Intersections 2009 exhibition. The production phase of the project introduces participants to ceramic reproduction methods with the aim of manufacturing coffee cups. Completed cups will be inserted to Swork’s dish inventory and be activated by Swork’s staff to serve beverages to customers.

Participate in the production activities of the Coffee Cup Collective
– Make a 2 Part Plaster Mold
– Slipcast Coffee Cups
– Glaze Bisque Ware
(all materials, tools, and equipment supplied)

Where:
Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock
2225 Colorado Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90041

When: (drop in any time during the sessions)
May 26, 10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
June 2, 10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
June 6, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
June 9, 10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
June 11, 10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
June 16, 10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
June 18, 10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

For more information:
Edith Abeyta – (323) 906-1978 or edith@edithabeyta.net "

Gamble House Free!

Sat, 16 May 2009 20:32:49 +0000

Along with the Police Historical Museum. I went on this day last year – great fun! We took mugshots at the police museum and ate free hot dogs there. :0)

From Pasadena Now:

Free Admission Event:
“Museums of the Arroyo Day”
Six museums in Los Angeles and Pasadena located along the Arroyo Seco in Pasadena will open

free to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 17. Participating museums are

Heritage Square Museum, The Gamble House, Los Angeles Police Historical Museum,

the Lummis Home and Garden, the Pasadena Museum of History and

the Autry National Center’s Southwest Museum of the American Indian.

Various Locations
Six Museums along the Arroyo | (213) 740-8687

Art festival in a special place

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:08:46 +0000

The Pasadena Waldorf School is hosting its second annual Festival of Art on Saturday, April 25, 2009, 10 am to 5 pm. I’ve been curious about Waldorf schools ever since I read that its students learn how to knit and weave even before writing. The thinking behind this is if a student knows how to make clothes, she’ll be empowered. I could have this all wrong though. Please enlighten if you know. Nonetheless, the festival gives outsiders a chance to tour the school’s wooded grounds.

http://www.pwsfestivalofart.com/

209 E Mariposa Street, Altadena, CA 91001

***** UPDATE ****

I went to this and it was great, very peaceful and relaxing. The campus is idyllic with its shady trees and bungalows. I was impressed by the selection of artists too; they seemed to be representing higher quality work than what I’ve seen at other art fairs (i.e. South Pasadena’s). Also the food, though just with two vendors, was great: vegetable fritters, healthy vegetable chow mein, potato latkes, gourmet pizzas, and more. This was a zero-waste event, meaning all trash was either recycled or composted. I was impressed. I also got to visit a very cheerful, yellow classroom and see the handiwork of the students. Yes, they do learn knitting and then progress to making clothes, dolls, and animals. They also have a school period called "games." The school just seemed like a really safe, protected place. I couldn’t tell if the kids did computer projects or had computers. A place without texting – could it be?

Check out people from the library

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:30:58 +0000

Santa Monica Library is letting borrowers check out real live people!

What a great idea! I kinda am interested in talking to the ex-gang member.

Pasadena Art Night

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:45:56 +0000

is Friday, March 13, 2009.

Here are the deets.

The new Samurai exhibit at the Pacific Asia Museum is free on this night too.