Tuesday, February 4, 1997 Despite the illness of Andy Statman, who led the European folk band coming to the Veterans Wadsworth Theater Wednesday, fellow band member David Grisman refuses to let the music fade.By Vanessa VanderZanden Daily Bruin Contributor Dim the lights. Read more...

Tuesday, February 4, 1997 THEATER: Show unites UCLA, UCI students in tale of good vs. evilBy Jasmine Pachnanda Daily Bruin Contributor "L’Histore du Soldat," Igor Stravinsky’s tale of a soldier torn between spirituality and materialism, is alive with classic themes of good vs. Read more...

Monday, February 3, 1997 BOOK: Mosley’s ‘Gone Fishin” reveals how Easy Rawlins started sleuthingBy Brandon Wilson Daily Bruin Staff Prequels can be a tricky business. The biggest obstacle to a storyteller undertaking such an enterprise is that the audience knows exactly how the story will end, since the survival or demise of certain characters has already been foretold (of course, you could further the argument that this is always the case). Read more...

Monday, February 3, 1997 EXHIBIT: ‘Translations’ shows how Jewish culture interacts with the cultures of othersBy Trinh Bui Daily Bruin Contributor After centuries of fleeing and resettling, the challenges that Jews face in their new countries are documented in "Translations: The Jewish Diaspora On Film." The Skirball Cultural Center for cultural education celebrates survival and the Jewish experience with "Translations," a film series that began on Feb. Read more...

Friday, January 31, 1997 OPERA: Los Angeles Opera’s rendition of Wagner’s ‘Tristan und Isolde’ is not to be missedBy John Mangum Daily Bruin Contributor Any production of a work by Richard Wagner is an event not to be missed, because you may not be able to experience it again in the near future. Read more...

Thursday, January 30, 1997 COMEDY: Larry Gelbart honored for career in film, television, theaterBy Emily Forster Daily Bruin Senior Staff Young comics, beware. Some of the legendary comedians from the ’60s and ’70s got together and came to the conclusion that they are a force to be reckoned with. Read more...

Thursday, January 30, 1997 MUSIC: Famous orchestra uses music, not language, to convey their messagesBy Jasmine Pachnanda Daily Bruin Contributor Most people communicate through the words of a common language. Read more...