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...

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...

There’s more to Ludwig van Beethoven than Für Elise and the infamous four-note introduction to Symphony No. 5. In fact, among his catalog of works that number into the hundreds, Beethoven wrote 17 string quartets. Read more...

“Secretary” and “Boogie Nights” Ackerman Grand Ballroom March 4-5, 7 and 9:30 p.m. While more people are probably familiar with P.T. Anderson’s “Boogie Nights” than with Steven Shainberg’s bizarre love story about a sadistic lawyer (James Spader) and his pain-loving secretary (Maggie Gyllenhaal), that doesn’t mean there’s no reason to see it. Read more...

Among the ever increasing tide of rappers-turned-actors working today, Snoop Dogg is probably not known as the most accomplished ““ at least in regard to the acting side of his career. Read more...

At this point, I think it’s fair to say sororities everywhere have had time enough to cry over the sugary-sweet finale of “Sex and the City.” The girls from New York are finally giving up their HBO spotlight to the boys from New Jersey. Read more...

While American film companies frequently ignore foreign films without a clear American market, the UCLA Film and Television Archive is making sure one experienced foreign filmmaker isn’t being left out. Read more...