Driven to the ground. That is how Frank Manis, tour guide on the Haunted Hollywood Ghost Walk Tour, described the demise of the Haunted Hearse tour that preceded his current business. Read more...
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October 29, 9:00 pm
Tour makes for eerie eve
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October 28, 9:00 pm
UCLA musicologists sing a different tune
Jacqueline Warwick is just one example of a pioneering musicologist from UCLA. She obtained her Ph.D. in 2002 after writing a dissertation on the connection between popular music in the 1960s and the female identity. Read more...
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October 26, 9:00 pm
Landscape architecture students showcase new ideas
Recent landscape architecture graduate Claire Touze-Shawaf has visions of a children’s park near LAX without any metal monkey bars or slides. Her model involves a miniature Stonehenge that helps kids spot certain stars, and grass mazes just tall enough for small children to completely submerge. Read more...
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October 22, 9:00 pm
Globe Theatre does Willie in drag
There has been an enormous buzz surrounding William Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre and its rendition of “Twelfth Night.” In anticipation of the production’s West Coast debut at Freud Playhouse Wednesday night, students and Bard enthusiasts at UCLA noted that Shakespeare remains the No. Read more...
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October 22, 9:00 pm
Project designer speaks on acoustics, materials
As a project designer on the Walt Disney Concert Hall, Craig Webb is responsible for constructing physical models at various scales and researching the most ideal building materials. Read more...
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October 22, 9:00 pm
Architecture students applaud venue’s fluidity
As a tour guide led a group of UCLA architecture graduate students through the Walt Disney Concert Hall’s barren backstage area, a sense of anticipation swirled through everyone. Read more...
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October 22, 9:00 pm
Disney concert hall opens
Los Angeles may finally have a defining feature to represent the city with the opening of the long-awaited Walt Disney Concert Hall. The city, along with private organizations, has invested millions of public and private dollars into Bunker Hill on Grand Avenue with hopes that concert-goers will enjoy the community rather than hop back on the freeway after a show. Read more...