Wednesday, May 6


Happy Halloweekend

Forget costume shopping and candy stocking. UCLA Live has bookended this weekend with enough idiosyncrasy for both body and soul to set the stage for this Halloween. Read more...



Concert to honor Russian composer

SHOSTAKOVICH Today, 8 p.m. Schoenberg Hall Though the regimes of 20th-century Russia produced great suffering, they also inspired great art. In honor of the 100th anniversary of renowned Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich’s birthday, the UCLA Philharmonia will initiate its new season with a tribute to him under the leadership of conductor Neal Stulberg, the visiting director of orchestral studies. Read more...


Festival for the rest of us

Not many cities in the world are built quite like Morocco’s Fes. As the country’s cultural center and one of its most ancient cities, Fes has been able to preserve a unique coexistence of traditions that spans faiths ““ and musical styles. Read more...



Theater Review: “Jamaica Farewell”

“Jamaica Farewell” Wednesday, Oct. 18 Santa Monica Playhouse With a Jamaican accent but sans dreadlocks or dark skin, Debra Ehrhardt danced, ran in place, flirted, and even broke a couple of laws as she recounted her journey from Jamaica to the United States. Read more...