While film companies seem to be closing down their 2-D animation studios in favor of digital work, UCLA’s animation department is keeping its doors open. As 3-D animation becomes an increasingly popular and accepted form, many UCLA students are finding that making the switch requires more than putting down a pencil and picking up a mouse. Read more...

L.A. Gay and Lesbian Wedding Expo Wyndham Bel Age Hotel Feb. 22, 10 a.m. Be prepared for an entire expo devoted to the national firestorm that is same-sex marriages. Read more...

“Eurotrip” Directed by Jeff Schaffer Dreamworks Just when movie-goers started to think they were locked in a perpetual cycle of bad bathroom humor, “Eurotrip” brings something new. Read more...

Jazz at the Grand Salon Series Kerckhoff Hall Young Grand Salon Feb. 19, 8 p.m. Local vocalist Dwight Trible comes to show UCLA students how to jazz it up for the first of the “Jazz at the Grand” series. Read more...

“The Big Lebowski” and “Raising Arizona” New Beverly Cinema Feb. 20 ““ 21 How cool are the Coen brothers? We should all thank the New Beverly programmers for screening two of their best comedies back-to-back all weekend long. Read more...

It’s hard to believe guitar virtuoso Scott Tennant when he says he once performed onstage wearing a garbage bag, especially when he says it so frankly. Read more...

For over three decades, the Louisiana-based Cajun band BeauSoleil has perfected a winning recipe for a unique style of music that’s just as appealing as any bowl of fresh New Orleans gumbo. Read more...