Queer Cinema lives on through an on-the-road, gritty romance. On Saturday, the UCLA Film & Television Archive will be screening short films “Oblivion” and “If Every Girl Had a Diary“ along with feature film “The Living End” at the Billy Wilder Theater as part of their “Pioneers of Queer Cinema” series. Read more...
Photo: Mike Dytri (left) and Craig Gilmore (right) play Luke and Jon in “The Living End.” (Courtesy of Academy Entertainment)
This post was updated Feb. 27 at 9:25 p.m. Smooth sailing lies ahead for the Department of Theater’s collaborative efforts on “Pericles.” The Shakespearean play will run from Friday to March 5 at Freud Playhouse, featuring an ensemble cast of graduate acting students and undergraduate theater students in various roles across the stage. Read more...
Photo: Presented by the Department of Theater and directed by Michael Hackett, “Pericles” follows Prince Pericles as he journeys on a treacherous quest to reunite with his family. (Shengfeng Chen/Daily Bruin)
Dim the lights, cue the music and enjoy a distinguished evening at bootleg. With professional experience in food service and a propensity for cooking, third-year applied mathematics student Brandon Avila said he is offering an intimate, exclusive dining experience called bootleg. Read more...
Photo: Albert Acosta, Brandon Avila and Emmanuel Demian have created a fine dining experience out of their apartment. Inspired by the prospect of someday owning a restaurant, Avila said he opened bootleg as an intimate and exclusive trial-run. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
Henna with a Heart is drawing on creativity to practice mehndi. With a childhood passion for henna, first-year computational and systems biology student Anoushka Bhat said she was inspired to found the club this year. Read more...
Photo: Henna with a Heart was founded this year and combines creativity with culture and community service. President and first-year computational and systems biology student Anoushka Bhat said the idea behind the club was inspired by her childhood memories of learning henna from her mom. (Megan Cai/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Feb. 23 at 10:05 p.m. South LA Cafe is serving up coffee, community and connection. A Black-owned, woman-owned and family-owned business, the cafe doubles as a market and cultural hub for the South Central Los Angeles community. Read more...
Photo: South LA Cafe is connecting coffee, community and culture. The business, owned by alumnus Celia Ward-Wallace and Joe Ward-Wallace, was started in 2019 and aims to provide neighborhood members with healthy, affordable food options and honor the heritage of the South Central region. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
The Undergraduate Juried Exhibition is shining a spotlight on bold, expressive individuality. Selected by independent curator Suzy Halajian, the gallery kicked off Feb. 10 and will have pieces on display until Thursday following Halajian’s juror discussion Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year art and art history student Shimine Douglas stands in front of her video piece, “Family History,” on display in the Department of Art’s Undergraduate Juried Exhibition. (Jefferson Alade/Daily Bruin)
Warning: spoilers ahead. In the stormy waters of hate speech, “Power of Sail” boldly navigates its path. Running until March 20, the Geffen Playhouse’s current production follows Harvard professor Charles Nichols (Bryan Cranston) as he faces the repercussions of inviting white nationalist Benjamin Carver to speak at his prestigious symposium in the name of free speech. Read more...
Photo: Bryan Cranston plays Professor Charles Nichols in “Power of Sail” at the Geffen Playhouse. (Courtesy of Jeff Lorch)
