Outstanding young musicians find inspiration, camaraderie and experience by playing in the American Youth Symphony orchestra, a group with arguably the best talent performing locally next to the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Read more...

Americans may be familiar with films from countries like France, Germany and Italy, but the UCLA Film and Television Archive hopes to show that other nations also have thriving film communities. Read more...

As spring dawns on most of the United States, the weather in Los Angeles doesn’t really change. Thankfully, we have Hollywood to mimic the seasons for us. Read more...

Slime isn’t the only thing green about Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards. The 17th annual awards show, held at Pauley Pavillion on Saturday, did more than draw a few A-list celebs and 50,000 screaming kids: It raised a lot of money. Read more...

Royce Hall fell silent last Wednesday night during the “Organica” concert as the first refrains of the Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby” bellowed from an unseen source. On a large screen images flashed of incongruous L.A. Read more...

If you’ve never visited the famed Mystery Spot, a 150-foot area just outside Santa Cruz where proprietors claim the laws of physics and gravity no longer apply, use your spring break to drive up Highway 1 and have a gander. Read more...

Posters seem to be the primary wall decoration for people ages 15 to 25. Thus, college students flip through dozens of cumbersome albums in search of the perfect poster to legitimize their existence … or just make themselves look cool. Read more...