Arts & Entertainment
On an international scale
Ethnomusicology department’s spring festival celebrates musical diversity
Strike the Spring Sing stage, but UCLA traditions remain.
From Lot 4 to Royce Hall
Student dance group Samahang Modern to perform at Saturday’s Pilipino Culture Night
When one hears the term “after-school activity,” one doesn’t typically think of long practices in an abandoned parking lot, memorizing complicated, lengthy routines, or performing in front of crowds numbering in the thousands.
Start your mom’s day right with pancakes
With Mother’s Day around the corner, you’re probably freaking out right now about what you can do to make your mom feel appreciated.
Screen Scene: "What Happens in Vegas”
“What Happens in Vegas” is an unoriginal and poorly executed combination of chick-flick favorites.
Looking to be Seen
Recruiters look to get students in spotlight
Reality shows look to UCLA campus to find possible candidates for television programming
Think you could be the next geek on “Beauty and the Geek”? Or the next contestant on “The Amazing Race”? You may not need to look much farther than our very own Bruin Plaza to land spots on hit reality shows: Casting directors and recruiters target UCLA students.
Explosive talent
HOOLIGAN Theater Company’s performance of “tick, tick ... BOOM!” shows the reality of following dreams
The motto of college students seems to be “follow your dreams,” but those dreams don’t come easy.
Blake Fullmer’s big break
UCLA student and artist to perform at concert Saturday
Blake Fullmer, UCLA second-year undeclared student, could be the next pop music sensation. The singer recently won the “Your Big Break” contest, earning his band a place on the stage at this year’s Wango Tango concert, taking place May 10 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater.
Big band, small towns
Large Georgian ensemble blends genres to create psychedelic free-form freakiness
There have been two golden periods in music history for big bands: the Jazz age, when big brass bands played swing and jazz, and the ’70s, when stoned longhairs got all their friends together to be as loud as possible.
Location is central to film success
L.A. features support characters, plot of ‘Iron Man,’ but other movies fit better in New York
This weekend, with other millions of people, I saw “Iron Man,” and let’s hear it for not only Robert Downey Jr.’s inspired performance but also for a superhero movie that actually doesn’t take place in New York City or an imaginary city such as Metropolis or Gotham.
Culinary Connoisseur: Clementine
For a UCLA student, the perfect midday meal is often cheap and convenient. Clementine, located in Century City, offers neither of these qualities. It does, however, offer something most Westwood haunts do not – ambience.
Culinary Connoisseur: Bella Pita
The Gayley Avenue strip in Westwood may primarily be known for its greasy burger joints and sandwich shops that are – let’s face it – only palatable as emergency sustenance stops.
Calendar
Eden in bloom
‘Wicked’ witch Eden Espinosa transforms into old-fashioned musical star in staging of ‘Flora’
Flying 50 feet in the air over a smoke-filled stage, Eden Espinosa captivates the entire theater with her explosive vocals and spine-tingling riffs.
Soundbite: No Age
Taking a cue from the economy of their songwriting, I’m going to distill this Soundbite into all that you really need to know about No Age’s “Nouns”: It slays, and you need it. That’s all. Go get it.
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