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Evelyn Ackerman dies at 88; California modernism artist, designer
Evelyn Ackerman, a California artist and designer known for her highly regarded work across a range of media, including mosaics, tapestries and wood carvings, and for her creative collaboration of more than six decades with her husband, artist Jerome...
Tags: Fine Artists, Human Interest, Red Skelton, World War II (1939-1945), Arts
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Grounded in the arts -- and the wild things
Special to The TimesThe San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park may be the first thing that comes to mind when some people hear "Escondido." But there is far more to this northern San Diego County city: A newly vibrant downtown, upscale homes, horse properties, lake view estates...Tags: Homes, Family, Escondido, Rivers, Nature
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A flair for the whimsical
As children of the Great Depression, Jerome and Evelyn Ackerman had modest dreams: They wanted to own their home and decorate it with beautiful things. In 1952, the couple left Detroit to start a mom-and-pop arts studio in Culver City, and in the...Tags: Toy Industry, Homes, Libraries, Furniture, World War II (1939-1945)
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PST, A to Z: ‘Craft Revolution’ at Mingei and ‘Phenomenal’ at MCASD
Culture MonsterPacific Standard Time will explore the origins of the Los Angeles art world through museum exhibitions throughout Southern California over the next six months. Times art reviewer Sharon Mizota has set the goal of seeing all of them. This is...... -
Southern California museums end PST with a day of free admission
Culture MonsterThe end of Pacific Standard Time -- the Getty's region-wide survey on the history of art in Southern California -- will be celebrated with free admission at 19 local museums on Saturday, March 31.... -
It's not too late to catch many Pacific Standard Time shows
Culture MonsterLast Saturday, several local museums offered free admission as a way to mark the end of the sprawling six-month-long exhibition festival Pacific Standard Time. But don't throw away your little red guide to PST shows quite yet.... -
Southland arts venues
18th Street Arts Center
1639 18th St.,
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(310) 453-3711, 18thstreet.org
A + D Architecture and Design Museum
6032 Wilshire Blvd.,
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 932-9393, http://www.aplusd.org
American Museum of Ceramic Art...Tags: Crossroads, Billy Wilder, Gays and Lesbians, Fine Arts, University of California, Irvine
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Museums give free access to military families
SAN DIEGO -- More than 1,300 museums across the country, including 23 in the San Diego area, will be free to families of active-duty military members this summer, the National Endowment for the Arts announced Monday.
The organization's second annual Blue...Tags: Human Interest, Libraries, Escondido, Orange County Regional History Center, Arts
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Museums offer free admission for active-duty military families this summer
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Margaret A. Cargill Foundation to pump money into Native American art and culture and folk art
Culture MonsterFolk art and Native American art and culture figure to receive a huge boost with the establishment of a new foundation whose multiple missions include funding those two genres. Both typically have lacked the glamour -- and the philanthropic support...... -
Home datebook
APRIL 18 Native plants: The South Coast chapter of the California Native Plant Society presents its 15th annual spring garden tour led by landscape consultants and designers Ric Dykzeul and Tony Baker. 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. $20 to $25. Reservations: (310)...Tags: Tour Operations Industry, Furniture, Science, Martha Stewart, Silver Lake (Los Angeles, California)
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APRIL 11 Garden design: Landscape architect Heather Lenkin lectures on "Designing Great Gardens." 3 to 5 p.m. Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Caņada Flintridge. $35 to $40. Registration: (818) 949-7980. Wildflower show: Rancho Santa Ana...Tags: Natural Resources, Wildflowers, Tour Operations Industry, Science, Silver Lake (Los Angeles, California)
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