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California: Los Angeles, “Pacific Standard Time” – A Celebration of Art and Artists.Watts Towers LA - Pacific Standard Time Learn about the birth of the L.A. art scene from the people who shaped it. This unprecedented cultural and artistic collaboration showcases how Los Angeles imagined the world. How cool is this?

From studio arts, pop music, and movies to fashion, dance, and surfing, Los Angeles has created many of the world’s most iconic cultural symbols. “Pacific Standard Time” demonstrates by example how L.A. culture defined America in art, books, dance, film, and music.
 
Here’s the scoop. From Oct. 2011 through April 2012, the international spotlight shines on Los Angeles as more than 60 Southern California cultural institutions come together to present Pacific Standard Time, a festival of exhibitions and performances highlighting Southern California's contribution to American postwar art and design. An initiative of the Getty with arts institutions across the Southland, Pacific Standard Time celebrates the birth of the LA art scene and the iconic artists, who shaped many of today's most vital trends nationally and internationally.

Collectively titled, Pacific Standard Time: Art in LA 1945-1980, this collaborative initiative of the J. Paul Getty Trust links arts institutions across Southern California. During the six-month span museums, art galleries and performance spaces will showcase four decades of art made in Los Angeles highlighting the tremendous creativity and diversity of Southern California. Bonus points: For parents with young children the Getty will hold several free, day-long family festivals with music and dance performances by local ensembles art-making workshops, and gallery tours.
 
Plan ahead. Beginning in January 2012, Pacific Standard Time will also showcase Los Angeles' rich history of the performing arts with a ten-day performance and public arts festival that will extend from Malibu to Watts and Downtown to the desert.

Participating museums include. The Autry National Center, California African American Museum, Craft and Folk Art Museum, the Getty Center, the Getty Villa, Hammer Museum, Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Natural History Museum, Norton Simon Museum, Museum of Latin American Art, Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Skirball Cultural Center, UCLA Fowler Museum, and USC Fisher Museum of Art.
 
Here’s the deal. To accompany the exhibitions, LA INC. has developed special hotel packages at various price-points and geographic locations. Guests who book the packages will receive an exclusive museum pass that will grant free, VIP admission for two to 18 leading Los Angeles museums participating in Pacific Standard Time, more than a $250 value. Visitors can enjoy special Pacific Standard Time packages at nearly 20 participating hotels throughout the city. A list of participating hotels appears at the Discover Los Angeles website.
 
Make it happen. For more information, visit the official visitor information website of Los Angeles at www.discoverLosAngeles.com

Family Vacation Planning Details & Annual Los Angeles Area Events. Dragon Boat Parade Los Angeles CA
In addition to Pacific Standard Time, the Los Angeles offers a slew of memorable events area worth attending. Beginning in Pasadena on January 1, the Tournament of Roses is perhaps the world’s most spectacular floral parade. February brings the Golden Dragon Parade in Downtown LA, ringing in the Chinese New Year with 100-foot-long dragons, firecrackers and martial arts demos. April’s festivities include the Renaissance Pleasure Fair, with Elizabethan-style merrymaking in Irwindale on the Eastside, and the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on the Westside. May includes the Venice Art Walk and Auction, when artists’ open-houses and a food fair delight visitors in Venice Beach; and the Valley Greek Festival in the San Fernando Valley, featuring Greek music, dancing, food and fun. The Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival is one of September’s highlights, with lobster feasts, performers and fun in San Pedro on the LA waterfront. October includes the Calabasas Pumpkin Festival in the San Fernando Valley, and in December, the Marina del Rey Holiday Boat Parade lights up the nation’s largest man-made marina with hundreds of brightly decorated yachts.
 
The Getty Museum & Getty Villa. The benefits of each location are too many to mention because The Getty manages to effortlessly relate to all ages. The Family Forum is perhaps one of the most popular museum options offering hands-on activities designed to encourage children and families to explore, play, and learn together. The focus is on the world of ancient Greek vases—how they were made, decorated, and used.  Bonus points: On the first and third Sunday of the month at the Getty Center hosts Getty Drawing Hour inviting visitors to join an artist and practice sketching from original works of art. Wait for it! Throughout the year the museum conducts fascinating Artist-at-Work demonstrations.  Here’s the deal. Admission to the Getty Center in LA is FREE for the whole family, no tickets or reservations required plus admission to the Getty Villa in Malibu is also free for the whole family. All family materials and activities are free and most are offered in English and Spanish. (The Getty Museum 1200 Getty Center Dr. Los Angeles, CA  90049. (310) 440-7300 or www.getty.edu)

Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Any day of the year this museum serves up WOW with films, workshops, and gallery exhibitions. It is a place to share with your kids (no matter the age – toddler to twenty-something) and become energized. Their well-orchestrated Sunday programs designed especially for young families offer opportunities to make art, meet artists, explore the museum, or join a bilingual gallery tour. Bonus points: The Boone Children's Gallery offers storytelling every Monday and Friday and provides an environment for children with parents or grandparents to learn about brush painting and Korean art. Wait for it! The museum offers an outstanding opportunity for teens. Arts for NexGen LACMA is the nation’s only free youth membership program. The program provides free general admission to anyone 17 or younger and includes one accompanying adult. (Los Angeles County Museum of Art 5905 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036. (323) 857-6000 or www.lacma.org)Grammy Museum Gallery Los Angeles CA

Grammy Museum. This dynamic facility combines a music-infused atmosphere, edgy exhibits, public events, and unique programming to explore, celebrate, and experience all forms of recorded music spanning almost one-hundred and sixty genres. It showcases the creative process of music-making, the art and technology of the recording process and the history of the GRAMMY Awards. Bonus points: For young families the Museum's Musical Explorations family series provides ongoing opportunities to share music or even a dance party. Wait for it! The unique, evening programs treat audiences to performances by legendary artists, candid interviews soon-to-be famous bands from Los Angeles and new music previews of a host of musical genres.  Here’s the deal. On dates when Grammy Public Programs are scheduled visitors who purchase museum admission at the box office after 6:00pm will receive a discounted rate of $8.  (Grammy Museum at L.A. LIVE 800 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite A245 Los Angeles, CA  90015. (213) 763-2167 or www.grammymuseum.org)
 
Content & images Discover Los Angeles; museum planning tips by FTF staff. Copyright 2011. 


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