Email Author Siran Babayan

2011 Stories by Siran Babayan

• An Oral History with the Blind Boys of Alabama

  published September 8, 2011

  Members of the famed gospel group discuss their new album, Take the High Road, followed by a performance with Sara and Sean Watkins. ... More >>

• How Original: Gay Men Doing Joan Crawford Again

  published September 8, 2011

  Mommie Dearest, the 1981 Faye Dunaway/Joan Crawford camp classic based on daughter Christina Crawford's 1978 tell-all book of the same... More >>

• Posing Beauty in African American Culture

  published September 8, 2011

  Photographs, film and video that explore representations of "African and African American beauty" organized into three sections. ... More >>

• Golden State of Craft: California 1960-1985

  published September 8, 2011

  Furniture, ceramics, textiles, jewelry and other works from the "most influential craft and design innovators" of post-WWII California. ... More >>

• Say It Loud: The Genius of James Brown

  published September 8, 2011

  Dozens of artifacts belonging to the Godfather of Soul, including albums, costumes, photographs and fan memorabilia. ... More >>

• Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads

  published September 8, 2011

  Bronze sculpture of 12 animal heads that represent the Chinese zodiac. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays-Sundays. Starts: Aug. 20.... More >>

• B-Movies and Bad Science

  published August 25, 2011

  Screening of the 1966 Raquel Welch caveman flick One Million Years B.C., preceded by a talk by science experts. Sat., Aug.... More >>

• We Tell Stories

  published August 25, 2011

  Hear the theater troupe bring storytelling to the museum's outdoor amphitheater. Sun., Aug. 28, 12 & 2 p.m., 2011 More >>

• An Evening with Happy Endings

  published August 25, 2011

  Discussion with the cast and crew of the new ABC comedy. Mon., Aug. 29, 7 p.m., 2011 More >>

• If You LOL in Front of Your Computer, Nobody's Listening

  published August 25, 2011

  After doing standup, film and TV spots, writing and producing, Nick Kroll hit primetime paydirt as the voice of an animated character on HBO's... More >>

• Garden Concert for Kids

  published August 18, 2011

  Singer-guitarist Frances England's folk for the whole family. Sat., Aug. 20, 4-5:30 p.m.; Sun., Aug. 21, 4-5:30 p.m., 2011 More >>

• You Mean Isaac Hayes Sang Something Else Besides "Chocolate Salty Balls"?

  published August 18, 2011

  Three years after Woodstock and five years after the Watts riots, the 1972 Wattstax Music Festival at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum would go down as... More >>

• The Cool School: How Los Angeles Learned to Love Modern Art

  published August 11, 2011

  Screening of the 2007 documentary on L.A.'s Ferus Gallery, featuring interviews with Irving Blum, Walter Hopps, Ed Ruscha, Frank Gehry, Dennis... More >>

• The Beatles LOVE: A Fifth Anniversary Cirque du Soleil Showcase

  published July 28, 2011

  Costumes, instruments and more from the Vegas show. Mondays-Sundays. Starts: June 24. Continues through Feb. 1, 2011 More >>

• Rock Out With Your Mock Out

  published July 7, 2011

  You don't have to be a musician to be a rock star. In the case of air guitar, you don't even need an instrument. Since 2003, faux axmen with stage... More >>

• Year of the Rabbit: Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo

  published July 7, 2011

  Retrospective of the Japanese-American cartoonist's drawings and paintings, including the samurai rabbit character of Usagi Yojimbo. ... More >>

• Kayamanan Ng Lahi

  published July 7, 2011

  Watch music and dance from the Philippines in this family concert in the museum's outdoor amphitheater. Sun., July 10, 12 & 2 p.m., 2011 More >>

• Cactus and Succulent Show and Sale

  published June 30, 2011

  The Cactus and Succulent Society of America present hundreds of plants in a juried competition; plus, a sale of plants and related items. ... More >>

• Summertime and the Movie Is Easy

  published June 30, 2011

  Why would a young filmmaker want to take advice from former sketch-comics-turned-screenwriters who readily admit some of their movies —... More >>

• Hedi Slimane

  published June 30, 2011

  The photographer and former Dior Homme designer celebrates his birthday and publication of his current book, Hedi Slimane: Anthology of a... More >>

• After the Arab Spring

  published June 30, 2011

  Egyptian community organizer Jawad Nabulsi and Dr. Rabab el-Mahdi, professor at the American University in Cairo, Egypt, discuss the latest... More >>

• LBD (Little Black Dress): An Homage to Breakfast at Tiffany's

  published June 23, 2011

  Exhibit celebrates Breakfast at Tiffany's 50th anniversary with a recreation of Givenchy's little black dress worn by Audrey Hepburn, in... More >>

• Pre-Raphaelites and Their Followers: British and American Drawings from The Huntington's Collections

  published June 23, 2011

  Approximately 37 drawings and watercolors by British artists who formed the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848, and their American counterparts. ... More >>

• Warren Hayes

  published June 23, 2011

  The rock and blues guitarist of Allman Brothers Band fame discusses his music, including his solo album, Man In Motion, followed by a... More >>

• Coupon & Take a Free Ride

  published June 23, 2011

  TLC's latest reality show Extreme Couponing follows savvy shoppers who collect coupons like it's a full-time job. If you want to buy... More >>