Wednesday, June 24

Spring Sing

Everybody’s favorite alliterative rhyme is back. Spring Sing has returned in all its vernal glory. It’s time to cheer on the student performers and giggle at the “celebrity” judges. Read more...


The road to "Blind Street"

When Weiko Lin, the UCLA alumnus, playwright and director who brought to campus the musicals “Parachute Kid” and “Heavenly Peace,” immigrated to the United States at age 8 his father remained in their home country, Taiwan. Read more...


Art to heart

They’re here, they’re queer, and they’re blind dating. The first gay Art to Heart was out in the open at an event filled with UCLA students, eclectic music, finger snacks and art. Read more...


Band of authors to rock the Festival of Books

What is a man to do after a career spent touring with such rock ‘n’ roll royalty as David Crosby, Tom Petty and Bob Dylan? In the case of former Byrds frontman Roger McGuinn, the next logical direction was a merry band of best-selling authors known as The Rock Bottom Remainders. Read more...



Featured events: Calendar

FILM & TV: After the War, Before the Wall: German Cinema, 1945-1960 UCLA Archive April 26-29 The UCLA Film and Television Archive’s film series continues with films made in Germany’s reconstructionist period. Read more...


Idlewild tries for Scottish Invasion

The band’s name is an oxymoron: Idlewild. As hackneyed and inexpressive as most band names are, this one seems to mean something. Idlewild has punk roots and a lead singer who is heavily into literature. Read more...