Arts

Fred Rogers was anything but a glutton; his Thanksgiving shows were about hunger not just bounty, and he refused “to eat anything that had a mother.”

Set aside the L.A. Phil for a moment. Ellen Reid, Vicki Ray, Shalini Vijayan and Andrew McIntosh prove how the city is much more than one orchestra.

Richard Thomas will play Atticus Finch in the touring adaptation of Harper Lee’s classic novel.

Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors leads the new Social and Environmental Arts Practice MFA program at Prescott College.

MacArthur fellow and alt-opera wunderkind Yuval Sharon will be interim artistic advisor of Long Beach Opera for the 2021 season. He promises surprise.

Los Angeles artist Oscar Tuazon is rethinking the energy efficient dwellings of the 1960s and ‘70s for this era of water and climate crises.

See Mandy Patinkin, tributes to Juana Inés de la Cruz and Hildegard von Bingen and Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s return of “Baroque Conversations.”

Michael Richey White, who is on the spectrum, explains how he creates the art for Netflix’s “Atypical,” whose lead character has autism.

This year’s Chicago Architecture Biennial explores the real-life consequences of urban inequity — such as the explosive protests in Chile and Hong Kong.

Christopher Rountree and his L.A. ensemble Wild Up also score a nod, while the Yuval Sharon-directed “Lohengrin” is up for best opera recording.

The Museum of Contemporary Art announces the 2020 date when general admission becomes free. Here’s a deep dive into what it takes to make that happen.

After fans were bewildered by the first trailer for “Cats,” the latest sneak preview of the musical film features more dancing and a new Taylor Swift song.