For many people, the word retirement conjures up an image of a poolside house in Palm Springs where a game of tennis or bridge is the most important activity on the daily agenda. Read more...

These days, the first thing that strikes you as you wander into the tiny Little Victory Theater in North Hollywood is how authentic and confident John Williams’ set design for the venue’s current production, Keith Bunin’s “The Credeaux Canvas,” truly feels. Read more...

Isaac Julien UCLA Hammer Museum April 15, 7 p.m. The art council chair for spring quarter in the UCLA Department of Art, this British filmmaker will tell us what his job entails and why it exists. Read more...

Musicians from Marlboro Schoenberg Hall April 17, 8 p.m. A sampling of top talent from the Marlboro Music Festival in Vermont includes pianists Murray Perahia and Richard Goode and violinist Jaime Laredo. Read more...

With the UCLA film department’s upcoming undergraduate application deadline on April 30, students who dream about becoming the next big thing in Hollywood will soon be scrambling to get their materials in on time. Read more...

“50 First Dates” Ackerman Grand Ballroom April 15-16, 7 and 9:30 p.m. If you refused to pay $10 to see an Adam Sandler movie (being the smart person you are), here’s your chance to see his newest for only $2. Read more...

It’s ironic that the actors in Evan Lorenzetti’s production of “Schoolgirl Figure” practice their dialogue exchanges by tossing a ball back and forth in a circle like a bunch of playful kindergartners. Read more...