When you walk into an English pub, Sunday Night Football probably shouldn't be playing on the flat screens. Read more...
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Westwood Village features several Persian cuisines.
Arts
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November 3, 11:45 pm
Ragtime spirit to liven up event hosted by Ballroom Dance Club, International Folk Dance Club
The 1920s consisted of a social revolution that established new freedoms for Americans, pushed boundaries and was fueled by a drive for change. Read more...
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On Saturday, the Ballroom Dance Club and International Folk Dance Club are hosting the Sixth Annual Semi-formal at the Westside Jewish Community Center Auditorium in Los Angeles. Attendees have the opportunity to learn 1920s ragtime-inspired dances from UCLA alumni James Zimmer and Cynthia Harper.
Arts, Film & TV
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November 3, 12:42 am
Gone With the Wind Remixed
UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television is breaking new ground with an innovative interdisciplinary course. The class, which involves both the theater and film, television and digital media departments of TFT, will eventually create an entirely new production inspired by the iconic work called "Gone With the Wind Remixed." Read more...
Arts, Music
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November 3, 12:37 am
UCLA student Yuki Akaishi aims to strike a chord in her Fowler Out Loud concert
Yuki Akaishi, a fourth-year ethnomusicology student, said she began her academic career at UCLA four years ago believing that she would one day become a doctor or surgeon. This plan never came to fruition because of a love for music, a feeling she said was stronger than anything she had ever felt for science. Read more...
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Yuki Akaishi, a fourth-year ethnomusicology student, will perform pop songs and covers in the Fowler Out Loud concert today.
Arts, Film & TV
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November 3, 12:32 am
Graduate student Richard Parkin earns acclaim for his short film “Contra El Mar”
Contra El Mar" tells the story of a deep-sea diver who struggles with the pull of a job that could either kill him or get him arrested. The film focuses on the pressure this danger applies to his family and the search for stability within common ground of a young marriage. Read more...
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Richard Parkin is a TFT student whose film “Contra El Mar” (“Against the Sea”) was awarded a Directors Guild of America Student Film Award.
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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November 3, 12:28 am
The play “˜Ching Chong Chinaman’ challenges stereotypes with satire
Playing at The Actors Company and presented by theater collective Artists at Play, the comedic and controversially titled play "Ching Chong Chinaman" deals with the Wongs, a Chinese American family completely assimilated into American culture "“ so much so that the members don't recognize their ignorant behavior directed toward their newly immigrated indentured servant, Jinqiang. Read more...
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Julia Cho, Scott Keiji Takeda, Steve Hu, Ken Narasaki and Helen Ota star in the comedic “Ching Chong Chinaman,” which deals with the idea of Chinese American identity and will run through Nov. 20.
Arts, Film & TV
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November 2, 12:30 am
Q & A with Betty White
On Tuesday, comedian Betty White accepted the Jack Benny Award at UCLA's Royce Hall for her achievements in comedy. Read more...
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On Tuesday, veteran comedian Betty White accepted the Jack Benny Award at UCLA’s Royce Hall for her achievements in the field of comedy. The event was presented by the Campus Events Commission and the Benny family. (Credit: Courtesy of David Soto)