The Arts Gift Guide: Something for all
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Need to find that perfect something for the arts lover in your life? The Los Angeles Times arts staff has plenty of suggestions.
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Life-size versions of terra-cotta warriors were viewed by thousands during their well-attended stay at the Bowers Museum. A miniature replica costs $65. Bowers Museum, 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
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Consider an art gift that can be worn. Louis Bourgeois spider T-shirt costs $32. MOCA Store, 250 S. Grand Ave., downtown Los Angeles. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
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Give the gift of “Blue Boy”: Enjoy the refurbished Huntington Art Gallery, then savor the classical Chinese garden. $133 for a Gift Box Membership, wrapped with a ribbon.
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Classic children’s albums are newly available on CD: “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” performed by Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic; and “Grimm & Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales,” by Danny Kaye. $11.98.
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Stephen Sondheim’s “The Story So Far ... “ is a four-CD box set that spans the long and still-percolating career of America’s greatest living musical theater composer and lyricist. $54.98.
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Give the gift of dance with one of Naxos’ DVDs: Paris Opera Ballet’s “Cinderella,” San Francisco Ballet’s “Nutcracker” or the Royal Ballet’s “Tales of Beatrix Potter.” $29.99 to $39.99.
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Tired of audience members gabbing during live performances? Don’t add to the noise pollution; make your point with an Allison Riley Stop Talking card. $8. Book Soup, 8818 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
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Telephone-wire bowls from South Africa combine traditional weaving, unconventional materials and dynamic design. $19.50 to $145. Craft and Folk Art Museum Shop, 5814 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
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The Cosmic Messenger Bag is a fair-trade product from a rural woman’s collective in the Kutch region of India. The bag measures 12 by 12 by 4 inches. $39.95. Craft and Folk Art Museum Shop, 5814 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
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“Keith Haring,” an amazing monograph by the pop artist and activist, contains previously unpublished photos, drawings and journal entries. $100. From Rizzoli or www.pop-shop.com. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
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Those who are used to orchestra seats but now are watching from the balcony because of the economic crunch, consider a pair of binoculars or opera glasses. $49.95 to $99.95. Shop at the Opera, lobby of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)