Tuesday, May 5

Art in the Union 2013 showcases student talent across four stages

This Tuesday, the joint Ackerman and Kerckhoff buildings played host to one of the largest showcases of musical talent of the school year. Organized by the Student Committee for the Arts in conjunction with Associated Students UCLA, this event, titled Art in the Union 2013, offered four stages of live music exclusively featuring UCLA artists in four venues around the two buildings. Read more...

Photo: Out on Ackerman Terrace Court Patio, the ska band The Wes Coast closed out the night with a set full of up-tempo ska rock.


Imagination Workshop builds actors though theater therapy

The stage is set with a plastic surgeon, a wealthy divorcee, a maniac and a TV star who all find themselves lost in the Bermuda Triangle on a cruise ship. While it bears the trademarks of a typical theater performance, the production is actually a form of therapy. Read more...

Photo: Imagination Workshop, an organization that works with at-risk and mentally ill individuals, will feature its production, “Fortune’s Adventure,” on Friday.



Flavors of Westwood – Fat Sal’s

Fat Sal’s Salvatore Capek used to build restaurants. Three years ago, he started building sandwiches. Capek and his business partners, originally from New York, opened Fat Sal’s Deli in an attempt to bring “fat sandwiches” to the West Coast, Capek said. Read more...


pLAces: Bob Baker Marionette Theater

Hidden beneath a Los Angeles overpass, Bob Baker’s Marionette Theater continues its fifty year legacy of bringing marionettes to life. Veteran puppeteers Eric De La Cruz and Alex Evans discuss their involvement in the historic theater as they carefully pull the strings of an aged art form. Read more...


Bruin Bash offers hip-hop concert, sneak peek of Don Jon

While last year’s performance featured Panamanian hip-hop duo Las Rakas, indie rock band Ra Ra Riot and hip hop duo Chiddy Bang, Bruin Bash 2013’s lineup is taking a strictly hip-hop feel. Read more...

Photo: Last year’s Bruin Bash featured Panamanian hip hop duo Las Rakas, indie rock band Ra Ra Riot and hip-hop duo Chiddy Bang.


Fall music preview

After a summer of music defined as much by shock and awe as by talent, the return to school comes packed with a helping of highly anticipated releases. Read more...