Wednesday, July 8

Schoenberg concert focuses on soloists

Once every year, Schoenberg Hall rings with the sounds of some of UCLA's most talented student musicians and the UCLA Philharmonia for the UCLA All-Star Concert. Read more...

Photo: Members of the UCLA Philharmonia practice. The student musicians will present the fifth annual All-Star Concert today at 8 p.m. in Schoenberg Hall.


Improv to keep dancers on their toes

It's dance without music, acting without a script and theater without a stage. Today, the Fowler Museum at UCLA will showcase "Unruly Bits: Improvisational Dances," a creative collaboration by two UCLA students as a part of the museum's Fowler Out Loud series. Read more...

Photo: Performing artists and choreographers Maria Gillespie and Allison Wyper of the world arts and cultures graduate program will present a series of site-specific movement scores in “Unruly Bits: Improvisational Dances.”




Q&A with Matt Tyrnauer

Los Angeles-born Matt Tyrnauer has been working as a special correspondent for Vanity Fair, writing articles about personalities ranging from Martha Stewart to Siegfried and Roy, for the past 18 years. Read more...

Photo: Filmmaker and journalist Matt Tyrnauer will be showing his film “Valentino: The Last Emperor” at James Bridges Theater followed by a Q&A session.


January declared L.A. Arts Month to promote local artistry

When you're surrounded by the Hollywood Hills, dozens of museums and hundreds of artists and actors, it's easy to take Los Angeles's artistic history and presence for granted. Angeleno artists and friends of the arts are hoping to reawaken the public eye this year by declaring this January as L.A. Arts Month. Read more...

Photo: Chris Schmitt Photography L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa speaks at an L.A. Arts Month event. L.A. Arts Month is now in its second year.