A weekend of Dead Sea scrolls, dumplings, iconic furniture
From Azusa Pacific, Pacific Asia Museum, Southwestern Law & the Huntington
Because some schedule challenges with work may prevent Friday postings, just a little jump on the usual weekend roundup of stuff worth taking in.
Of course, for those who aren't tired of hearing about it already and who want to meet and learn more about the candidates seeking posts in the June 8 Superior Court races in LA County, well, get over to the historic Bullock's Wilshire building in Koreatown for a free, open, public forum starting at 5:30 this afternoon.
The marquee weekend event, much mentioned here and elsewhere, for those fascinated by Scripture, the Bible and other Christian writing will be the display in Azusa of various biblical 'treasures,' including fragments of the ancient Dead Sea Scrolls (as shown in photo at right). The exhibit, for which reserved tickets must be purchased, opens on Friday and runs through July 18.
In San Marino on Saturday, a major, traveling exhibit opens of American Arts and Crafts furniture artisan Charles Rohlfs. Curators say his complex, compelling creations (including some scroll work from one piece, as shown at left) put him in the fore of modernist design with such iconic figures as Frank Lloyd Wright and Gustav Stickley. Because his work draws from such broad, varying traditions, however, Rohlfs has defied easy description and categorization, which has kept him out of wider public acclaim. This exhibit will be open until Sept. 6 when it closes and moves on to the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
In Pasadena, there will be a different lure on Saturday for fanciers of the arts and culture of Asia -- a chance to wolf down dumplings for a prize. They museum, in cooperation with the folks who run the Dumpling Station and its mobile kitchen in a dumpling truck (as seen in photo at right), will present a dumpling festival and contest. With music, drinks and games, those partaking of the program also can watch six hungry contestants try to eat 50 dumplings within two
minutes. The winner will receive a $50 VISA gift card, tee shirt and
Pacific Asia Museum membership.They're picking prospects from among a pool of folks who e-mail them to enter at: dumplingstation626@gmail.com.
The marquee weekend event, much mentioned here and elsewhere, for those fascinated by Scripture, the Bible and other Christian writing will be the display in Azusa of various biblical 'treasures,' including fragments of the ancient Dead Sea Scrolls (as shown in photo at right). The exhibit, for which reserved tickets must be purchased, opens on Friday and runs through July 18.
In San Marino on Saturday, a major, traveling exhibit opens of American Arts and Crafts furniture artisan Charles Rohlfs. Curators say his complex, compelling creations (including some scroll work from one piece, as shown at left) put him in the fore of modernist design with such iconic figures as Frank Lloyd Wright and Gustav Stickley. Because his work draws from such broad, varying traditions, however, Rohlfs has defied easy description and categorization, which has kept him out of wider public acclaim. This exhibit will be open until Sept. 6 when it closes and moves on to the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
In Pasadena, there will be a different lure on Saturday for fanciers of the arts and culture of Asia -- a chance to wolf down dumplings for a prize. They museum, in cooperation with the folks who run the Dumpling Station and its mobile kitchen in a dumpling truck (as seen in photo at right), will present a dumpling festival and contest. With music, drinks and games, those partaking of the program also can watch six hungry contestants try to eat 50 dumplings within two minutes. The winner will receive a $50 VISA gift card, tee shirt and Pacific Asia Museum membership.They're picking prospects from among a pool of folks who e-mail them to enter at: dumplingstation626@gmail.com.
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