When third-year art history student Katie Booth was perusing the activities fair this fall, she was greeted by a student who simply asked her, "Do you like to sing?" and gave her a flier. Her interest in music and desire to meet new people as a transfer student led Booth to audition and become a member of Signature A Cappella. Read more...
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Members of Signature A Cappella, shown here rehearsing in Kerckhoff Hall, will hold the first of its two annual concerts tonight in Ackerman Union.
She's just like any other student except she has a secret weapon: her singing voice. Read more...
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Teira Church, a second-year ethnomusicology student with an emphasis in jazz studies, will perform tonight as part of Fowler Museum’s Fowler Out Loud concert series.
Courtesy of Brandon Hicks
Imagine a Haitian girl, who, like many of her peers in elementary school, doesn't appreciate the importance of learning, and in defiance, buries her schoolbook in the ground. Suddenly, her hometown is devastated by a huge earthquake, and soon she realizes the importance of that book. Read more...
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(Clockwise from bottom-center) Fourth-years biochemistry student Naina Singh, molecular, cellular and developmental biology student Shawdi Manouchehr-pour, political science student Nina Gupta, second-years biochemistry student Sampat Sindhar, physiological science student Harman Rahal and fourth-year microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics student Anmol Rangoola will take part in the Starstruck Talent Benefit to raise awareness of illiteracy in Haiti.
When I began writing "Artscapes" in September, it was a personal challenge to see at least one Los Angeles landmark a week. Read more...
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Musso & Frank Grill, which opened in 1919, is the oldest restaurant in Hollywood. Charlie Chaplin, Humphrey Bogart and Marilyn Monroe were among some of its popular celebrity diners.
The stereotypical "geek" usually brings to mind glasses, suspenders and pocket protectors. Less frequently mentioned are the Star Trek obsessions, Batman zeal and comic book collections, but when these interests convene in "Geeks! The Musical!," an explanation for what it means to be a true geek becomes apparent and works to bring out the audience's own dorky affections. Read more...
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WRITE ACT REPERTORY
Redetha Deason plays Kerry and Jonathan Brett plays Jordan in “Geeks! The Musical!” at Write Act Repertory Theatre.
The days of the $3 grilled cheese are over. Read more...
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The new South Campus Student Center offers a variety of cuisines.
With the goal of helping students and the larger UCLA community become intimately familiar with the issues of our day, Melnitz Movies and the UCLA Center for the Study of Women will present a screening of Michael Glawogger's film tonight. Read more...
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Courtesy of Kino Lorber
