To a certain UCLA professor, Louis Armstrong’s sense of humor may have been as great as his musical genius. For the recording of his classic “What A Wonderful World,” Armstrong invited a live audience in to watch the musicians. Read more...

Defne Egecioglu is an artist at heart. But the majority of her life currently centers around the science classes she is taking for a biochemistry degree from the UCLA graduate school. Read more...

“The Reckoning” Directed by Paul McGuigan Paramount Classics Potential punch lines and clever witticisms aside, it seems almost too ironic that Paramount Classics decided to release “The Reckoning” just a week after the opening of “The Passion of the Christ.” Both films deal with the foundations of Christianity, but in almost exclusively opposite ways, and end up having equally opposite setbacks. Read more...

Brothel life has never been so dressed up. Set amid a fictional revolution, Jean Genet’s drama “The Balcony,” revolves around a whorehouse where sex serves as an escape from the harsh reality of war. Read more...

Zaera-Po Perloff Hall Facility March 4, 6:30 p.m. The dean of the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam and principal of Foreign Office Architects in London, Alejandro Zaera-Polo will be lecturing about what it took to construct the Yokohama Port Terminal, along with other topics on architectural design and urban planning. Read more...

Diane Arbus’ influence on modern photography may be unmistakable, but one of the 20th century’s most iconic photographers has been largely ignored by museum curators. The full spectrum of her works rarely enters the consciousness of even her biggest admirers. Read more...

Third Annual California A Cappella Festival Bradley International Hall March 6, 8 p.m. Campus songbirds Random Voices hosts this popular event where dueling collegiate a cappella groups from all over the state come to find out just who should be the most embarrassed to have patterned themselves after those creepy singers from “Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?” Admission is free. Read more...