Tuesday, February 3

Armen Davoudian weaves together Persian, Armenian culture through poetry

Armen Davoudian combined Persian and Armenian culture with English to reflect on life abroad and in the United States during a poetry reading Wednesday. Davoudian, a doctoral student studying English at Stanford, read poems about his mother, father, grandfather and others in his life at the Hammer Museum. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is Armen Davoudian poses for his headshot (left) beside the cover of his poetry book “The Palace of Forty Pillars” (right). Davoudian read poems from the book Wednesday at an event hosted by the Hammer Museum. (Courtesy of Matthew Lansburgh and Tin House Books)


UCLA alumni-led ‘Four Women in Red’ raises awareness for Indigenous women

Editor’s note: This article includes mentions of sexual violence that may be disturbing to some readers. To highlight the missing and murdered Indigenous women crisis, the Victory Theatre Center’s upcoming play, “Four Women in Red,” follows the story of four first women. Read more...

Photo: Carolyn Dunn, Jehnean Washington, Zoey Reyes and Harriette Feliz stand on set of the play “Four Women In Red.” The play will run from from Feb. 14 to March 23 at the Victory Theatre Center. (Courtesy of Tim Sullens)


Second Take: ‘Situationships’ are a tool to circumvent responsibility, shaped by social media

This post was updated Feb. 13 at 9:05 p.m. We have found ourselves in a sticky situation…ship. The term “situationship” has emerged as the latest relationship type among Generation Z adults and adolescents. Read more...

Photo: Photographed are two people holding hands while seated. Situationships have been present in various forms of media, which is then consumed by an audience influenced by romance culture. (Andrew Diaz/Daily Bruin)




Theatre Palisades continues legacy of community, creativity after LA County fires

This post was updated Feb. 17 at 7:37 p.m. After the loss of its theater in the Palisades fire, the Theatre Palisades community is uniting to ensure its curtains will not stay closed. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is the Theatre Palisades burning on the first day of the Pacific Palisades fire. The theater has served the Palisades community for 60 years. (Courtesy of ABC News)


Q&A: Michael Abels muses on music as storytelling, shares advice with aspiring artists

One Angeleno is coming to share his wisdom with the next generation of artists at UCLA. Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Michael Abels will speak at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s Lani Hall on Thursday as part of the Center for Musical Humanities’ eighth annual UCLA Robert U. Read more...

Photo: Composer Michael Abels faces the camera. The Pulitzer Prize winner will speak at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s Lani Hall on Thursday. (Courtesy of Crescent Communications)



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