Wednesday, April 15

The Veg Heads: Vegan Desserts

Ice cream, pies and cakes. While it may seem like these delicious desserts are unavailable to those who do not eat animal products, vegan desserts are not that hard to come by. Read more...

Photo: L.A. Vegan Crepe, a restaurant that serves all vegan food, offers a great variety for vegans with a sweet tooth.



Musicians to set aura of mystery over Royce

The air inside Royce Hall will be thickened with an aura of mystery this Saturday night. The seats await an audience waiting for two singer-songwriters, both with black-lined eyes. Read more...

Photo: Singer-songwriter Chelsea Wolfe brings her neo-folk music stylings to Royce Hall Saturday night, where she will share the stage with Anna Calvi.


Best actress proves to be a woman of many talents

At a hospital bedside comes a myriad of reactions – tears, hand holding, denial and for some, music. The Campus MovieFest dramatic film entry “The Violinist” placed in the top 16 shorts at UCLA and screened in Ackerman last week. Read more...

Photo: Tamara Rhoads, winner of this year’s Campus MovieFest best actress award, both starred in and composed music for the film.


Acclaimed musicians to debut with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

Although pianist Alessio Bax has performed the works of classical musicians for decades, from studies at the Italian conservatory to his debut appearance with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, he strives each time to get closer and closer to the composer’s original intentions. Read more...

Photo: The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra will perform Sunday at UCLA’s Royce Hall with the orchestra debut performance of Alessio Bax and the orchestra debut of Austrian conductor Hans Graf. The performance will feature Mozart’s “Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor” and Beethoven’s “Pastoral.”