The Coachella and Sasquatch festivals are like jewels. They are small, taking place in a single venue located out in the middle of nowhere (Indio in California for Coachella, The Gorge in Washington for Sasquatch) and are singularly devoted to one thing: music. Read more...
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South by Southwest (also known as SXSW) is a three-part music, film and interactive festival which takes over the entire city of Austin, Texas, from March 9 to 18.
Not many students of jazz have the rare chance to study under legends of the genre, but at UCLA they do. Read more...
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Brandon Bridges, a second-year ethnomusicology student, practices with one of the combos of the UCLA jazz studies program.
Tucked away in a corner of Boelter Hall is a laboratory with instruments one might not expect "“ a music stand, keyboard and saxophone. Read more...
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Courtesy of Allegra Distefano
Tonight Acoustically Speaking will perform a collection of jazz tunes for Cultural Affairs Commission’s weekly concert series.
Masturbation, menstruation and a little bit of moaning will take center stage tonight at the Northwest Auditorium. Read more...
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Tonight and Saturday night, students will present two performances of “The Vagina Monologues,” hosted by the Social Awareness Network for Activism through Art, Bruin Feminists for Equality and the Office of Residential Life. The play’s writer, Eve Ensler, synthesized interviews with more than 200 women of different ages, ethnicities and lifestyles in order to capture the emotional element of women’s issues that are relevant today.
Last weekend, the film "Act of Valor" took the No. 1 spot at the box office with an estimated $24.7 million. The movie, featuring real U.S. Navy SEALs, is a fictional account inspired by true events that take place in various regions of the world. Read more...
This weekend, New York's Symphony Space and the J. Paul Getty Museum will revive the magic of storytelling in the form of the co-sponsored program "Selected Shorts," a literary performance series returning to the Getty Museum for its 21st year. Read more...
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Leonard Nimoy will be performing at this year’s “Selected Shorts” at the J. Paul Getty Museum.
The sounds of drums, Arabic lyrics and quick footwork filled the room on the third floor of Ackerman Union as third-year political science student Rayan Naouchi led the members of the Lebanese Social Club during a rehearsal of a traditional dabke dance. Read more...
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Performers of the Lebanese Social Club perform traditional Lebanese dances. The culture show, to be hosted on Saturday in Ackerman Grand Ballroom, is a night to revel in Lebanese history, promote community and raise awareness of Lebanese culture and art.
