Los Angeles: Folk Art Everywhere. Summer long treasure hunt!

Los Angeles: Folk Art Everywhere. Summer long treasure hunt!

To highlight Los Angeles’ rich multicultural wealth, and inspire exploration of LA’s diverse communities, the Craft and Folk Art Museum (CAFAM) is taking beautiful, curious and attention-grabbing works of folk art out of the traditional museum setting and displaying them in unexpected public spaces throughout the city. “Think of the new ‘Folk Art Everywhere’ show…

Here kitty, kitty.
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Here kitty, kitty.

Are we having a “cat” moment? It’s not our first. Our fascination with cats has a long history – to wit Egyptians had a religion that centered on the worship of animals, including cats. The Goddess Mafdet, the deification of justice and execution, was a lion-headed goddess while the Goddess Bast, also a cat-goddess, represented fertility…

Vancouver Sunshine Coast: Summer Festivals

Vancouver Sunshine Coast: Summer Festivals

A stone’s throw from Vancouver, BC’s Sunshine Coast is a 110-mile stretch of beach-dotted, mountain-backed, fjord-cut shoreline along British Columbia’s southwest coast.  A decidedly laid-back locale – so named because it attracts more solar action than many other parts of the lower mainland – the Sunshine Coast is a haven for artists, and the festivals…

NYC: Celebrate MoMA’s Picasso with a stay at the Buckingham
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NYC: Celebrate MoMA’s Picasso with a stay at the Buckingham

From the blue period to the rose period, cubism to surrealism, the legendary works of Spanish artist, Pablo Picasso will be on display at New York City’s Museum of Modern Art.  Step into Picasso’s world of neutral palettes, cubed form and surreal depictions with Buckingham Hotel’s VIP Picasso MoMA package. With the VIP package, you…