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Pictured: Moment in the sun at the Norton Simon Museum

Aristide Maillol sculptures lounge perpetually in the garden at the Norton Simon Museum. The sculpture garden is one of the museum’s most popular features, and is the centerpiece of the several events, like drawing classes, spotlight art talks and outdoor … Continue reading

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Photos: L.A. Heritage Day at the Heritage Square Museum

>>GO  The third annual L.A. Heritage Day was held Sunday at the Heritage Square Museum, nestled along the Pasadena Freeway near the Arroyo Seco. The day was an opportunity to step inside some of the historic structures now located at … Continue reading

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Letters from New York: Rodarte at the Cooper-Hewitt

>>GO  If you’re planning a trip to New York between now and mid-March, there’s a new exhibit at the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum that focuses on Pasadena residents Kate and Laura Mulleavy — they of the acclaimed U.S. fashion label … Continue reading

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At this Pasadena museum, bunnies are serious business

>>GO Things you will find at the Bunny Museum: Bunnies, numbering 24,000, arranged by theme Practical bunnies: salt-and-pepper shakers, bookends, shampoo bottles, tables, table settings, shower curtains Playful bunnies: plush bunnies, Elvis bunnies, M&Ms dressed like bunnies Living bunnies A … Continue reading

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Arcadia’s WWII history and the Santa Anita Assembly Center

>>THINK There’s a new exhibit at the Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum that offers up a dark and lesser-known side of the city’s past for examination. In the 1940s, Arcadia’s Santa Anita Park was the location of a … Continue reading

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Fashion weekend: Sinking ships and Betsy Bloomingdale

>>GO The Sidney D. Gamble Lecture Series opens its 2009-2010 season tomorrow with two fashion-oriented engagements. At 10 a.m., Kevin Jones — curator of the museum at downtown’s Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising — will speak at Art Center … Continue reading

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