"I'm just another weirdo, oh better yet, you can call me your hero," Janelle Monáe sings on her first full-length album, proudly crowning herself R&B's nerdiest diva with the aesthetic of André 3000-esque social consciousness and sci-fi love metaphors by way of Amerie's go-go funk and throat singing. Read more...
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May 17, 10:13 pm
Sound Bite: Janelle Monáe
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May 17, 10:04 pm
Professor Paul Chihara’s concerto “˜Dances at a Gathering’ crosses musical genres
Take jazz standards from his days working with the Duke Ellington Orchestra on Broadway and combine it with personal cultural influences, quotations from timeless Hollywood film scores, and an undeniable knowledge of classical composition "“ you've now got a concerto that lives to please a diverse audience. Read more...
Photo: Paul Chihara
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May 17, 10:00 pm
Comedian Aziz Ansari performs for sold-out crowd of students
Aziz Ansari performed at Ackerman Grand Ballroom last night to a sold-out crowd of 800 students. Read more...
Photo: Comedian Aziz Ansari strikes a series of poses while performing a bit about taking pictures during stand-up routines. Ansari performed as a part of the CEC speakers series in Ackerman Grand Ballroom.
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May 16, 9:14 pm
Band showcases music and worship at Campus Crusade for Christ’s weekly Real Life meeting
Stepping into Broad Art Center's auditorium on a Wednesday evening feels like walking into a rock concert. Read more...
Photo: Band members of the Campus Crusade worship team perform in Broad Art Center’s auditorium during the Campus Crusade for Christ’s weekly meeting and worship service, Real Life. The meeting is held every Wednesday night at 6:30. Campus Crusade began in 1951 at UCLA and has spread to more than 2,000 campuses around the world.
Arts
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May 16, 9:10 pm
‘Unleashing Voices’ presents point of view and personal development of 12 graduating world arts and cultures students
"Unleashing Voices" aptly describes the artistic endeavor 12 world arts and cultures students have taken in producing pieces as not only a culmination of their studies, but also of their personal life experiences. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year world arts and cultures student Christopher Albrecht will perform his original piece about racial politics and personal identity in “Unleashing Voices.”
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May 16, 9:04 pm
Aziz Ansari, comedian and co-star of ‘Parks and Recreation,’ will come to UCLA tonight for a performance and Q&A
Aziz Ansari's rise to fame in the comedy world has been nothing short of meteoric. Read more...
Photo: Comedian and “Parks and Recreation” co-star Aziz Ansari is scheduled to perform and speak to students in Ackerman Grand Ballroom tonight. In addition to appearing in the popular TV show, Ansari is set to host the MTV Movie Awards.
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May 16, 9:00 pm
Spring Festival of World Music and Jazz kicks off the ethnomusicology department’s yearlong celebration of its 50th anniversary
Fifty years ago, UCLA became the first university in the United States to have an independent ethnomusicology department. Read more...