Set in a small, repressive German town in the 1890s, "Spring Awakening" is anything but Victorian. Read more...
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(courtesy of Andy Snow)
Arts, Arts Columns
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February 11, 10:32 am
SINGLE-MINDED: Sweet songs for Valentine’s
It's the time of year when love is on everyone's mind. Read more...
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Credit: SENSIBILITY MUSIC LLC
Arts, Film & TV
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February 11, 10:28 am
Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood opens its doors for monthly tours
Almost 90 years ago, the Egyptian Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard held the first ever Hollywood movie premiere. Read more...
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The Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood once held film premieres for exclusive audiences. Now the theater gives guests tours once a month. The next tour will be held Saturday.
Arts, Music
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February 11, 10:25 am
World-class faculty to accompany first-year violinists in Antonio Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons”
Scotch-taped to the front of strings Professor Movses Pogossian's studio door is a quote from Russian violinist Yehudi Menuhin: "The violinist is that peculiarly human phenomenon distilled to a rare potency "“ half tiger, half poet." This evening, a group of UCLA's first-year violin students will attempt to live up to those words. Read more...
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First-year music student Trina Bowman performs the Spring solo from Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” during a recent rehearsal. She will perform the solo tonight.
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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February 11, 10:22 am
Powell Rotunda to host Romeo and Juliet Italian Renaissance Ball
In Act 1, Scene 5 of "Romeo and Juliet," the star-crossed lovers meet for the first time on the dance floor of a feast thrown by the Capulets. Read more...
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The Historical Ballroom Dance Club practices for the upcoming Romeo and Juliet Italian Renaissance Ball. The ball, one of several events in the Powell Vintage Ballroom Dance series, will take place Saturday at 8 p.m.
Arts
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February 10, 2:04 am
Q&A with ‘Sassy Gay Friend’ Brian Gallivan
Brian Gallivan has built a large Internet following with his series of videos as Sassy Gay Friend, dispensing advice to female characters from classic works of literature. Read more...
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YouTube sensation Sassy Gay Friend will be on the Hill in the Northwest Campus Auditorium for an event tonight.
Courtesy of The Second City Network
Arts, Film & TV
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February 10, 12:10 am
Director Aaron Katz to screen atypical detective movie ‘Cold Weather’ at James Bridges Theater
When Aaron Katz brought his fellow filmmakers into production for "Cold Weather" in the fall of 2008, he didn't have the opening shot in mind. Read more...
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Actor Cris Lankenau and director Aaron Katz interact on the set of “Cold Weather,” which will be shown at the James Bridges Theater tonight.
courtesy of Alex Bickel