Friday, April 10

Beatboxer to perform at Fowler Museum’s Family Jam

UCLA alumnus Carlo Nick Paredes’ passion for beatboxing began early, in middle school, after he watched one of his classmates trying to lay down a beat on the playground. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumnus and beatboxer Carlo Nick Paredes (right) will perform at Fowler Museum’s “Family Jam: City Sounds’ Beat Boxing” on Sunday. (Courtesy of Arkae Tuazon)


Phi Delta Epsilon’s Anatomy Fashion Show uses art to help hospital

Models will walk down the runway appearing inside out, with the body’s anatomical parts on full display. This year marks the first annual Anatomy Fashion Show, coed pre-med fraternity Phi Delta Epsilon’s philanthropic event, on Sunday in Ackerman Grand Ballroom. Read more...

Photo: UCLA’s coed pre-med fraternity Phi Delta Epsilon will hold its Anatomy Fashion Show on Sunday in Ackerman Grand Ballroom. (Bijun Liang/Daily Bruin)


AFI Fest 2014: Day five

AFI Fest, the longest-running international film festival in Los Angeles, took off at Hollywood Boulevard. Over the past week, directors from around the world, including new auteurs and renowned award-winners, made appearances at the TCL Chinese Theater, the Egyptian Theater and the Dolby Theatre to support their newest projects, with numerous awaiting fans in tow. Read more...

Photo: (American Film Institute)



Alum Jason Hong follows passion for music, orchestral conducting

Classical KUSC-FM (91.5) plays Antonin Dvorak’s “Carnival Overture,” performed by Fritz Reiner and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, amidst the traffic of the 405 freeway. UCLA alumnus Jason Hong listened to Dvorak’s song every day on his way to UCLA. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music alumnus Jason Hong recently won second place in The American Prize for orchestral conducting. (Courtesy of rr jones)


CFan Theatre Group’s “Dear Sophia” to premiere this Friday at UCLA

With their expressions stoic, four students stand side-by-side on the dim stage. Stage lights illuminate their faces as they repeatedly utter, one by one, two distinct phrases: “This is the Soviet Union in 1983. Read more...

Photo: The Chinese Fantasy Theatre Group’s fall production, “Dear Sophia,” tells the story of four students attempting to manipulate their teacher. Allison Jia (middle), a third-year chemistry student and the actress who plays Ms. Sophia, said she was drawn to the character for her idealistic vision. (Tamaryn Kong/Daily Bruin)


AFI Fest 2014: Day four

AFI Fest, the longest-running international film festival in Los Angeles, has taken off at Hollywood Boulevard. Over the next week, directors from around the world, including new auteurs and renowned award-winners, will be making appearances at the TCL Chinese Theater, the Egyptian Theater and the Dolby Theatre to support their newest projects, with numerous awaiting fans in tow. Read more...

Photo: (American Film Institute)