A conductor since his late 20s, William Vendice has spent more than a few nights at the opera in his lifetime. This weekend, Vendice brings his 30 plus years of experience to Opera UCLA’s presentation of “L’Heure Espagnole” and “L’Enfant et les Sortilèges,” two one-act operas by Maurice Ravel. Read more...

Chris Smith may not look the Hollywood type while walking around campus, but appearances can be deceiving. There’s more that distinguishes this 42-year-old first-year doctoral candidate in UCLA’s Education Leadership Program than his age. Read more...

“Darkness Falls” Starring Chaney Kley, Emma Caufield Directed by Jonathan Liebesman The mantra from “Darkness Falls” has this much right: Don’t go into the dark! As in, don’t go into theaters to see this movie. Read more...

During the Sundance Film Festival, when often more than one party rocks Park City in the same night, UCLA held an afternoon party that mixed festivity with modesty. Read more...

If the cute girl standing next to you in line today in Northern Lights refuses to speak to you, don’t take it personally. There’s a good chance she’s just in an opera. Read more...

No, it’s not the big gas-guzzling beast your grandma drives, it’s Bruin United Improv Comedy Kraze, better known as BUICK Improv. BUICK, which will perform its third show ever at the Cooperage tonight, was founded last year by students Elliot Deutsch, Leslie Klein and Corey Wish when they saw that the studious students of UCLA didn’t have a bona fide improv group to give some comic relief. Read more...

Santa Monica’s Midnight Special Bookstore was packed Tuesday night with an audience ranging from teenagers to elderly ladies, all listening to bestselling author Dai Sijie, whose novel “Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress” has been translated into 31 languages and made into a film by the writer himself. Read more...