“Kitchen Stories” James Bridges Theater Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Catch a free screening of Norway’s submission for this year’s Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. Based on a real study done in the 1950s of the cooking habits of Scandinavian bachelors, the film has been praised for being surprisingly entertaining despite its slow pace. Read more...

While Hollywood producers are flocking to Canada to lessen production costs, one Canadian producer is heading to Hollywood to expand his production. Michael Maxxis is offering UCLA graduate students and alumni the opportunity to direct his second feature-length film, tentatively titled “Boxing With God,” a gritty street drama about a boxer struggling with his wife’s tragic death. Read more...

A group composed of cello, violin, bass, percussion and voice usually conjures the image of chamber musicians. But the four women of Agua de Coco, who perform tonight at 6 p.m. Read more...

Can a neighborhood sell out? Opening today, “Barbershop 2: Back in Business” questions whether the benefits of revitalizing the ‘hood truly is worth the cost of  its soul and identity. Read more...

Many students and faculty skipped their usual Kerckhoff Coffeehouse run Wednesday, in favor of an afternoon of art and complimentary refreshments just next door. Samba music and mingling observers filled the usually empty Kerckhoff Art Gallery, as the Associated Students of UCLA’s Art in the Union program hosted a reception Wednesday afternoon to honor the winning entries in its annual Art in the Union program. Read more...

If you saw Axel Schmitt, a UCLA student currently working on his Doctor of Musical Arts degree, on campus, you’d never guess he is a renowned pianist who has played in front of crowds all over Europe and the United States. Read more...

Some people dance to the beat of a different drum. For students in one particular on-campus percussion class, that drum is from Africa. An eight-week African drumming class led by Fred Jones is one of the many cultural programs offered by UCLA’s Department of Cultural and Recreation Affairs. Read more...