Tuesday, May 5

Q&A: Nina Hadzi-Antich speaks about her musical duo, jazz music

The Cultural Affairs Commission is back with another quarter of its Kerckhoff Coffee House Concert Series, in which student performers take the stage each Monday night to perform for a public audience on campus. Read more...

Photo: Nina Hadzi-Antich and Robert Andrew Jr. “Chili” Corder will open tonight as part of the Kerckhoff Coffee House Concert Series with a combination of classic jazz and contemporary music.


Workshop offers day of creativity to grade school students

It’s 7:45 a.m. on a Saturday. Most of campus is asleep, but UCLA professor and founder of the nonprofit Access Books Rebecca Constantino is setting up a table outside Rolfe Hall to welcome students and writers for a full day of workshops. Read more...

Photo: Janet Tashjian was one of several teachers, authors and illlustrators leading workshops Saturday as part of the Conference for Young Authors and Illustrators. The workshops aimed to inspire a love for reading, writing and self-expression.


Mixology: Beer cocktails

Celebrating a special occasion by dining in Westwood can be exciting – especially when you’re ordering your first drink. But even if there’s a limited menu, alcohol is a cuisine riddled with flavors that can be complex and confusing. Read more...

Photo: The Black Velvet is a beer cocktail made out of Guiness and Champagne or cider that can easily be concocted at home in both alcoholic or non-alcoholic versions.



Movie Review: ‘Her’

Spike Jonze was already one of the most ambitious directors in Hollywood – “Being John Malkovich,” “Adaptation.” and “Where the Wild Things Are” intuitively surpass the boundaries of film inventiveness. Read more...



Q&A: Victoria Lyall discusses Chupícuaro pottery, upcoming Fowler lecture

The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. Victoria Lyall, the Associate Curator of Art of the Ancient Americas at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, returns to her alma mater to speak in a gallery talk on the Fowler Museum at UCLA’s Chupícuaro ceramics today at noon. Read more...

Photo: Fowler Museum