Let me get this straight: On May 25, MTV announced it will launch a new cable station that will show programming aimed at gay and lesbian audiences. Read more...

With “Made in Mexico,” UCLA Hammer Museum’s latest art exhibition, curator Gilbert Vicario poses the question “What Makes Art Mexican?” with no clear-cut answer in mind. Read more...

When it comes to labels, artists are no different from actors or musicians in that they all become a tad defensive. Their reputations are at stake, and creative minds tend to feel caged when their work is pigeonholed, especially according to their ethnic identities. Read more...

Tara Donovan Hammer Museum Today, 7 p.m. Donovan, who transforms everyday material into works of art, gives a gallery talk about her current project at the museum. Read more...

The sweet-country-bumpkin-trying-to-make-it-in-the-big-city story is told all over again, but it’s actually fun. Although utterly predictable, “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” now running at the Ahmanson Theatre, takes audiences back to the Roaring ’20s with great choreography, perfect costume styling, and a few amazing talents. Read more...

“Salamanticus” Miles Playhouse Through June 20 Ziggurat Theatre Ensemble presents an outlandish, fantasy-like spectacle featuring martial arts, clowns, tango, acrobats and other random performances that don’t fit together. Read more...

With his latest work “Cannonball,” graduate playwrighting student Jed Hayes aims not only to update Sophocles’ Theban trilogy (in much the way “West Side Story” breathed new life into “Romeo and Juliet”), but also to overcome his fear of failure. Read more...