Kathryn La Cava’s crochet creations are keeping Bruin heads warm and stylish. The fourth-year art student started her crochet and art business Kibby here two years ago after teaching herself to knit after joining FAST. Read more...
Photo: Kathryn La Cava is pictured posing for her portrait. La Cava taught herself how to knit for one of FAST at UCLA’s fashion shows. (Courtesy of Nathan Chen)
Fashion, fusion and a fight for self-expression is dominating the Hammer Museum summer 2024 exhibition preview, molding diversification. With the dawn of hotter months rapidly approaching, the Westwood museum’s newest summer exhibits showcase historical and reflective art collections museum visitors will be able to observe for the remainder of the upcoming season. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is the “Refashioning: CFGNY and Wataru Tominaga,” installation view, Japan Society. Before entering the Hammer Museum, the instillation was displayed at New York on November 18, 2022—February 19, 2023. (Courtesy of the Kirsten Kilponen)
With the arrival of Live Bash, a fresh stage has come to Westwood. Live Bash, a new live entertainment venue, opened at 1087 Broxton Avenue last month. Read more...
Photo: One of the event spaces at Live Bash’s Westwood location features a mauve couch and palm tree decorations. The new venue opened last month at 1087 Broxton Avenue and seeks to foster community by providing a stage for artists and fans to interact through live music, comedy and podcasts. (Courtesy of Live Bash)
UCLA’s film festival is framing the narrative for animators and filmmakers alike as they enter their professional careers. The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television hosts an annual film festival to celebrate the work of current students throughout the year and highlight influential alumni through three events: the Animation Extravaganza, Screenwriters Showcase and Producers Marketplace. Read more...
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This post was updated Aug. 11 at 7:15 p.m. In an age where vinyl LPs are all the rage, it’s time to consume physical forms of music in moderation. Read more...
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This post was updated June 5 at 8:36 p.m. Long-lost Iranian cinema jewels are being pulled from the archive this June. The UCLA Film & Television Archive annually joins forces with the Farhang Foundation to put on the “UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema.” Screening films from June 14 to 30 at Billy Wilder Theater, the event aims to bring films from across the Iranian diaspora to the Los Angeles landscape. Read more...
Photo: A still from “The Sealed Soil” is pictured. The restoration world premiere of the film will be screened as part of the “UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema.” (Courtesy of The Sealed Soil / UCLA Film & Television Archive)
The school year will come to a musical end at the annual Spring Symphony concert. The UCLA Symphony will perform two symphonic and orchestral works at Schoenberg Hall on Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: Several students play instruments such as the flute and clarinet in the UCLA Symphony. The annual Spring Symphony concert will feature performances of pieces by Brahms and Sibelius. (Courtesy of The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music)
