SPEAKERS
Presented in conjunction with their speakers program, Campus
Events will have Mr. T coming today at 11:30 a.m. in Ackerman Grand
Ballroom to speak. For tickets, go to the Campus Events office at
Kerckhoff 319.
FILM
Tonight and tomorrow night, Campus Events will be showing
“Amelie” at Ackerman Grand Ballroom at 7 p.m. and 9:30
p.m. Tickets will be sold at the door for $2.
Award-winning independent filmmaker Kevin Epps will be
coming to UCLA today. He will be presenting his film,
“Straight Outta Hunters Point” at 1:30 p.m. at Ackerman
Grand Ballroom, followed by a Q&A. “Straight Outta
Hunters Point” deals with a black ghetto community
coming to grips with problems like murderous “rap
wars,” drugs, pollution, and government neglect. Admission is
free.
The UCLA Film and Television Archive will be honoring the late
Chuck Jones by showing a selection of his cartoons on 7:30 p.m.
this Saturday evening. Tickets are $7 general admission and $5 for
students, seniors and UCLA Alumni Association members. They will be
on sale one hour before showtime.
MUSIC
California genius, Brian Wilson, is playing an intimate gig at
the Roxy Theater, for more information call (310) 276-2222.
THEATER
“The Pussycat Dolls” has Carmen Electra and other
celebrity guests starring in performances held tonight, and May 16,
23 and 30 at The Roxy Theatre in Hollywood. For more info, call
(310) 276-2222.
Yvette Freeman (“ER”) performs in “Dinah
Was” at the Skirball Cultural Center tonight through May 12
(with no show on Saturday). Ticket prices range from $10 to $42.
For reservations and more info, call the L.A. Theatre Works box
office at (310) 827-0889.
As part of UCLA’s New Play Festival 2002, “Shining
Sea,” a play by Jonathan Dorf and directed by Aaron
Feinstein, plays tonight through May 11 until 7:30 p.m. at the UCLA
Freud Playhouse. For more info, visit
www.tft.ucla.edu/new_plays/.
ART
LACMA’s current photography show, “New Acquisitions,
New Work, New Directions 3: Contemporary Selections,” is open
now through August 18. For info, call (323) 857-6000.