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Lisa Beebe

Lisa Beebe

Lisa Beebe is a freelance writer based in Los Angeles. She loves writing about creative people and has interviewed everyone from Academy Award winners to inventors. She has written for Los Angeles Magazine, LA Weekly, LA Parent, Playboy, and Forbes, among others. Find her onlineand on Twitter.

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Two young girls with a side braid that runs down one shoulder are seated at outdoor elementary school tables. Each girl has a lunchbox and orange water bottle in front of them. The girl on the left, has "Jane" written on the lunchbox while the girl on the right has "Amelia" written on the lunchbox.
Luke and Ethan Montgomery, twin brothers and film students at Biola University, not only wrote and directed the short film 'Amelia (the Twin)' — they built the motion-control camera rig that made it possible.
Bryonn Bain performs "Lyrics From Lockdown" at the Skirball Cultural Center
Bryonn Bain is a lawyer, professor and multidisciplinary artist who uses his creative projects to call attention to justice reform. His most recent book, "Rebel Speak: A Justice Movement Mixtape," features the voices of high-profile artists and activists alongside those of formerly incarcerated men and women.
An aerial view captures a massive spiral design drawn onto sand. Beyond is a shoreline, slowly lapping at the coastline and erasing parts of the design. For scale, a man stands in the middle of the spiral, a mere speck in relationship to the greater artwork.
Jim Denevan's expansive, ephemeral art and farm-to-table dinners bring home the message of community.
A woman wearing headphones overlaid with leaves
For her latest project, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Ellen Reid chose a different type of collaborator — L.A.’s natural environment. "Ellen Reid SOUNDWALK" is free app that allows one to walk, hike or relax at Griffith Park as they listen to a site-specific score.
Books opened and placed together | Patrick Tomasso / Unsplash
Drawn to L.A. by its diverse artists, the Hyperallergic editor wants to see Latinx representation grow.
"Kristina Wong for Public Office" showcases an entire campaign rally set, including an American flag and presidential seal, are sewn | Courtesy of Kristina Wong
Pandemic or not, hands-on activities have an enduring appeal. Today’s crafters are making art, making a difference, and having fun making a mess.
A little boy looks up at two masked figures at the 2017 edition of the Day of the Ancestors: Festival of Masks. | Photo by Sahra Sulaiman, Courtesy of LA Commons
Some handmade masks protect you from viruses; others honor ancestral wisdom. 
Members of the San Fernando Valley Youth Chorus perform virtually. | Courtesy of San Fernando Valley Youth Chorus
While the impulse to sing together comes naturally, staging it online is far from it. Read some tips for choirs in L.A.
A puppet from the Bob Baker Marionette Theater. | Courtesy of Missy Steele
Once the Bob Baker team realized that they were going to be closed for more than a few weeks, they switched gears. They concentrated their efforts on spreading their special kind of joy amid uncertainty.
Clockwise from top left: Ann James, Tamara Perry, LeVanna Atkinson-Williams and Yolanda Snowball in “Water.” | Skylight Theatre Company
Skylight Theatre in Los Feliz found a way around the quarantine. It’s staging 10-minute plays on Zoom instead of on stage.
Tools of an Artist | MTSOfan/Flickr
Here is a list of funds and organizations that are offering financial assistance for artists as they move forward from the COVID-19 crisis.
A silhouette of a man looking up in a pink-hued night sky | Greg Rakozy / Unsplash
What truly matters? Ali Behdad, professor of literature; Kristy Edmunds, artist and curator; and Michael Eselun, chaplain for the Simms-Mann/UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology discuss the important things in life.
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