UCLA Performing Arts In their Los Angeles debut, Vida, a
vocal group from the Midwest, will perform at UCLA’s Schoenberg
Hall this Friday.
Westside Homeless Awareness Project
The Westside Homeless Awareness Project presents The Homeless
Writers Coalition on Thursday, April 5 at noon.
The nonprofit corporation formed to express the pain, angst and
anger of life on the streets without a home. The event will feature
poetry, music, comedy and art at Public Policy 2343.
For more information call (310) 825-1480.
David Sedaris and Sarah Vowell
UCLA Performing Arts will present David Sedaris and Sarah Vowell
on Thursday, April 5 at 8 p.m. at Royce Hall Auditorium.
Sedaris is the best-selling author of “Barrel Fever”
and “Naked.” Vowell is best known as both a storyteller
on public radio and as the author of “Take the
Cannoli.”
For more information call the Central Ticket Office at (310)
825-2101.
Vida at Schoenberg
UCLA Performing Arts will bring a cappella quartet Vida to
Schoenberg Hall on Friday, April 6 at 8 p.m.
The four members of Vida ““ Sarah Ferrell, Stephanie
Heidemann, Jessica Pease and Moira Smiley ““ have received
critical acclaim for their performances in clubs and concert halls
across the country. Known for its widely diverse repertoire, which
includes everything from Bulgarian folk songs to American gospel,
Vida will perform selections from its latest album “In
Bloom.”
The program includes “Angel From Montgomery,” a
piece written by John Prine and “Bailadora."
The event will be preceded by a center stage discussion with the
artists at 7 p.m.
For more information call the Central Ticket Office at (310)
825-2101.
Buskaid Soweto String Project
UCLA Performing Arts will present the Buskaid Soweto String
Project on Monday, April 9 at 8 p.m. at Royce Hall.
The Buskaid Soweto String Project is a 24-piece youth string
ensemble. The group will perform European classical and traditional
African music. The Los Angeles youth string ensemble, Sweet
Strings, will accompany the group on several songs.
For more information call the Central Ticket Office at (310)
825-2101.
Urban Poetry, Spoken Word
The UCLA Hammer Museum will hold a poetry reading “Urban
Poetry, Spoken Word” on Thursday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m.
“Urban Poetry, Spoken Word” provides a forum for
contemporary artists to confront, explore and celebrate everyday
triumph, rage and anxiety through their poetry. The performances
cross disciplinary barriers, incorporating dance, music and other
art forms.
Among the performers are A.K. Toney, June Melby, LeVan D.
Hawkins and Nikol Hodges.
New Hammer projects
The UCLA Hammer Museum will unveil two new projects on Friday,
April 6 beginning at 11 a.m. and running until 7 p.m.
The first display will consist of several large-scale cut-paper
collages by Los Angeles based artist Francesca Gabbiani. She will
assume the perspective of a foreign visitor to the United States,
using this mind set to inform her depictions of the American urban
landscape. Her art draws on imagery from ’70s environmental
wallpapers, as well as science and travel magazines.
New York City-based artist Arturo Herrera will create several
abstract paintings, as well as a new atrium wall mural.
Herrera’s works have been compared to Disney cartoons for
their vibrant colors and to Rorschach ink blots for their
psychological undertones.
For more information contact the UCLA Hammer Museum at (310)
443-7000.
Briefs compiled by Michael Rosen-Molina, Daily Bruin Senior
Staff.