Thursday, August 20

In the news:

Cafe gives KFC a run for its money

  PRIYA SHARMA/Daily Bruin California Chicken Cafe offers a healthy alternative to fried chicken outlets. RESTAURANT REVIEW California Chicken Cafe Address: 2005 Westwood Blvd. West Los Angeles (near Pico Boulevard) Hours: Weekdays 11 a.m. Read more...


Sound Bites

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND "Everyday" Dave Matthews Band “Everyday” RCA Records Maybe some evil man wearing a Dave Matthews costume put together the group’s latest album, “Everyday.” While the real Dave Matthews is locked in a basement somewhere in West Virginia, this dreadful imposter is fooling everyone into thinking that the band changed considerably. Read more...


A&E Briefs

  UCLA Performing Arts In her only Los Angeles recital, Spanish pianist Alicia de Larrocha will perform at Royce Hall on Thursday at 8 p.m. Concerts in Powell Rotunda The UCLA Gluck Fellows Group will perform a concert in the Powell Library Rotunda on Wednesday from 4 to 4:45 p.m. Read more...


Novel barely keeps readers awake

By Kelsey McConnell Daily Bruin Contributor A nun’s story with a promising twist, “Lying Awake” fails to end with resolution and deliver satisfaction. Mark Salzman’s newest work of fiction, “Lying Awake,” has an intriguing premise. Read more...



Treasures of China

  DANIEL WONG The Chen Art Gallery is located in Torrance, housed in the Sunrider International building, and is open each week, Tuesday through Thursday. By Janet Nakano Daily Bruin Contributor Tucked away in a towering executive building, sprawled out over nine acres of land, lies a hidden treasure of Chinese art and artifacts. Read more...


IMAX movie delves into deep caves

  MacGillivray Freeman Films "Journey into Amazing Caves" is a new IMAX film about the mysterious world of underground passages and labyrinths. By Jacqueline Maar Daily Bruin Contributor Going where no man has gone before, cavers explore unknown, and often uncharted, territories, hidden deep within earth’s crevices. Read more...