Currently on exhibit in UCLA’s Fowler Museum through May 30 is “Power of Thought,” an art collection of drawings and works on cloth by the late Jessie Oonark, whose vivid depictions of Arctic inhabitants and animals drew their inspiration from the Inuit culture in northern Canada. Read more...

Two and half years ago, Chris Colthart stepped off his plane into the silver sparkle of Hollywood sunshine. With no job, no car and a freshly left-behind band, the 28-year-old guitarist of indie-rock band The Faraway Places had little more than any average newcomer to the land of milk and honey’s biggest dream-propagating city. Read more...

Costume design is an elusive art in film, where the correct clothing is essential to the audience’s abandonment of reality for two hours and buying into the characters created on the silver screen. Read more...

“Culture Crossing” Kinross North Room 126 Thursday ““ Saturday, 8 p.m. Graduate and undergraduate World Arts and Cultures students rehash the whole multi-cultural thing in a student-produced performance that explores hybridity and understanding. Read more...

Nikkei Student Union, a campus group dedicated to promoting Japanese American culture, is reaching deep into its pockets to provide an evening of free entertainment. On Monday, NSU will present its 17th Annual Cultural Night, weaving together disparate elements of Japanese American culture. Read more...

“Kitchen Stories” James Bridges Theater Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Catch a free screening of Norway’s submission for this year’s Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. Based on a real study done in the 1950s of the cooking habits of Scandinavian bachelors, the film has been praised for being surprisingly entertaining despite its slow pace. Read more...

While Hollywood producers are flocking to Canada to lessen production costs, one Canadian producer is heading to Hollywood to expand his production. Michael Maxxis is offering UCLA graduate students and alumni the opportunity to direct his second feature-length film, tentatively titled “Boxing With God,” a gritty street drama about a boxer struggling with his wife’s tragic death. Read more...