Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra's Westside Connections series adds some culinary flair with a few special guests to discuss and examine the relationships between music and food. more ›

LAist first saw artist Emi Motokawa's yarn creations at at the Japanese American National Museum in the exhibit "Kokeshi: From Folk Art to Art Toy". Motokawa calls her giant crocheted kokeshi dolls 'Krokeshi'. She also makes smaller versions of the dolls that are available at the JANM museum store, The Reform School, Nucleus in Alhambra, Black Market on Sawtelle, Flicka on Larchmont, and The Flock Shop in Chinatown. more ›