Thursday, July 23

Thai Smakom to host 14th annual culture night event

A beautiful half-bird, half-woman creature flies down to Earth to partake in a ritual that signifies her entrance into womanhood. A fame-seeking hunter, Chai, sets out to capture this mythical creature, only to find that he cannot after he falls in love with her. Read more...

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UCLA’s Thai Smakom members rehearse a dance routine that they will perform at their 14th annual Thai Culture Night on Saturday in Schoenberg Hall.


Music Industry 105, which invites famed songwriters as guest speakers, to be public to UCLA community

Sitting center stage with flashcards in hand, David Leaf, a professor in UCLA's Herb Alpert School of Music, moderates a discussion of his Music Industry 105 course with a renowned rock "˜n' roll songwriting legend, who is comfortably seated in front of the piano, wearing jeans and a casual button-down shirt. Read more...

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Chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame and multiple Grammy Award-winning legend, Jimmy Webb, answers questions about the music industry and his career for Professor David Leaf’s Music Industry 105 class.






Theater Review: "Good People"

Growing up is already a difficult process, but when no one is there to help guide or protect, the odds of succeeding become very slim. Such is the situation for blue-collar, South Boston native Margaret "Margie" Walsh in David Lindsay-Abaire's "Good People." Read more...

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