A couple of young recovering addicts, an actor dealing with the pressures of success and a mother who vowed to abstain from drug use to save her children make up a small part of the audience. Read more...
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The Dionysus Project is a “town hall” panel discussion that uses content from Euripides’ Bacchae and relates it to modern-day addiction.
A stroll down Gayley Avenue in search of sweet treats may have gotten a little more fruitful these days. Read more...
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Located on Gayley Avenue, Eat Sweets Pastry is a new pastry shop in Westwood, specializing in custom orders and decadent confections.
As Judith Prager walks into a classroom, she can't help but notice the deviation of learners from what you would expect of a typical writing student. Read more...
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The Writers Faire features 24 free mini classes and panel discussions in creative writing and screenwriting. Students can get free writing instruction, chat with instructors, register for most fall courses at 10 percent discount, and learn about graduate writing programs and writing-allied businesses. (Courtesy of Todd Cheney)
It was in her blood. One of her first words was "Leo," the name of her stuffed lion. And from an early age, Laurel Serieys knew that her passion rested within researching wild cats and learning the impact of urban society on their survival. Read more...
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As a doctoral candidate at UCLA, Laurel Klein Serieys is working with the National Park Service in determining threats to bobcat populations.
Twisted, nude women with long, flowing hair float on thin streams of water, the fluidity of their bodies matching that of their aquatic surroundings. A large fish with etched scales swims alongside them as their bodies float off the page. Read more...
The exhibition consists of roughly 40 pieces from the Fowler's permanent holdings, said Patrick Polk, curator of Latin American and Caribbean popular arts. It represents an introductory look at some of the different ways in which animals are depicted in regional and family traditions. Read more...
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Courtesy of FOWLER MUSUM
The “Curious Creatures from Mexican Popular Arts” exhibit is on display at the Fowler Museum until Nov. 28.
The recipients of the 2012 Emerging Voices literary fellowship, sponsored by nonprofit organization PEN Center USA, will read at the UCLA Hammer Museum's Billy Wilder Theater on Wednesday. The event marks the completion of the fellowship, which provides new writers with the tools necessary to jump-start a professional writing career. Daily Bruin's Braden Baseley spoke with Jonathan Alfi, an art history alumnus and one of the recipients of this year's fellowship, about his experience in the program, his first novel and his plans for the future. Read more...
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Jonathan Alfi is one of the recipients of the 2012 Emerging Voices fellowship, a literary program that works to provide new writers with the tools they need to start a professional writing career. (Courtesy of Casey Curry)
