In a cafe, three couples are loudly arguing with each other. Their angry voices are silenced when a man starts singing, in full baritone, that famous aria from the French opera "Carmen." "Love is the child of the Bohemian / It has never, never known any law." It is a bit random, but at the "Café Le Monde," randomness is the point. Read more...
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May 4, 9:18 pm
Theatre Review: “Café Le Monde”
Arts, Film & TV
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May 4, 9:15 pm
Student film opens tonight
In the week before the premiere of his film "Dilated," Film & Photography Society President Brian L. Tan, was in pain. Read more...
Photo: Student film group FPS will premiere their annual film, “Dilated,” directed by Brian Tan, tonight at Ackerman Grand Ballroom.
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May 4, 9:12 pm
Not the typical ballet show
Tulle tutus and tiaras are the last things audiences can expect from Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet Read more...
Photo: UCLA Live will present two performances by Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet at Royce Hall Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.
Arts, Lifestyle
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May 3, 9:33 pm
Writing with fire
Genie Cartier starts her workout with a handstand on a chair. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year English student Genie Cartier is an acrobat, aerialist and fire dancer for Machina Candeo, a circus group in Los Angeles. Cartier is also a published poet who will attend a master’s of fine arts program in writing at San Francisco State University this fall.
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May 3, 9:28 pm
UCLA’s Fashion and Student Trends club shows personality, energy in each model
The prerequisites of becoming a fashion model are rigid: One must be at least 5 feet 8 inches tall, have a decent face and subsist on a diet of grapes and nuts, unless one has a genetically gifted metabolism. Read more...
Photo: Fashion and Student Trends Modeling Director Hector Marquez and model Marissa Cohnen strike a pose. For the last two years, Marquez has selected student models like Cohnen and taught them to effectively strut down the runway.
Arts, Music
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May 3, 9:25 pm
Sound Bite: The Hold Steady
The recipe for The Hold Steady Album Review Cocktail: three parts alcohol of choice, two parts '70s rock and roll, string together your favorite Craig Finn lyrics, shake well, top off with a reference to Bruce Springsteen. Read more...
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April 29, 9:11 pm
Asian Pacific Film Festival
Film festivals often screen movies that may have been otherwise overlooked by the public eye. Read more...
Photo: Actors Jack Yao and Amber Kuo in a scene from “Au revoir Taipei,” a narrative film by Arvin Chen, which will be screened as the opening night film of the 2010 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.