Sunday, May 3

Calendar: Theater & Arts

Zaera-Po Perloff Hall Facility March 4, 6:30 p.m. The dean of the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam and principal of Foreign Office Architects in London, Alejandro Zaera-Polo will be lecturing about what it took to construct the Yokohama Port Terminal, along with other topics on architectural design and urban planning. Read more...



Calendar: Music

Third Annual California A Cappella Festival Bradley International Hall March 6, 8 p.m. Campus songbirds Random Voices hosts this popular event where dueling collegiate a cappella groups from all over the state come to find out just who should be the most embarrassed to have patterned themselves after those creepy singers from “Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?” Admission is free. Read more...


Soundbites

Zero 7 “When It Falls” Elektra Subtle seduction and smooth sophistication are much sexier than overt licentiousness. This defines U.K. band Zero 7’s cooler-than-Mod Squad cool, bedroom-intimate, mid-tempo, chill out music. Read more...


How they made it into the MFA theater directing program

Zero. That’s how many applicants the UCLA theater directing graduate program admitted this year. Even though this year’s magic number is only two less than last year, zero does send a loud and clear message that the graduate directing program is not an easy fortress to breach. Read more...