By Chris Young Daily Bruin Contributor Nations have gone to war for some strange reasons, but George Gershwin’s musical “Strike Up the Band” is the first time that war has ever broken out over cheese. Read more...

  Island Records Country veteran Willie Nelson graced the stage at the Sun Theatre in Anaheim Tuesday night. By David Holmberg Daily Bruin Contributor Country music is cool. Read more...

  Courtesy of Roch Doran (left to right) World Arts and Culture students Kristen Smiarowski, Laurah Klepinger (sitting), Paulina Sahagun (standing), Shyamala Moorti, and Jack Kirven will perform "Carve Something Straight" Friday night in Kaufman Hall. Read more...

  Fidelity Records (left to right) Michael Kang, Billy Nershi, Michael Travis, Keith Moseley, and Kyle Hollingsworth comprise the Colorado-based band, String Cheese Incident. Read more...

  I Am Loved www.iamloved.com I Am Loved www.iamloved.com Finally, there is a site on the Internet that’s about spreading free love. At www.iamloved.com, site-goers can see what one man’s altruism has done for the world. Read more...

Los Angeles Opera David Daniels and Elizabeth Futral play Caesar and Cleopatra in Los Angeles Opera’s production of Handel’s "Giulio Cesare" at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Read more...

  Photos by JANA SUMMERS Edith Eig (left) the owner of La Knitterie Parisienne, speaks to her knitting circle while Summer Smith learns the ropes. By Terry Tang Daily Bruin Senior Staff In typical Los Angeles fashion, Edith Eig knows that on this particular Wednesday evening, fewer people will be packing themselves into her shop. Read more...