By Mary Williams Daily Bruin Senior Staff Don’t judge a book by its cover. And the curators of “The World From Here: Treasures of the Great Libraries of Los Angeles” at the UCLA Hammer Museum don’t want you to judge their exhibit by the fact that it’s about books. Read more...

Music Punkers Guttermouth and the Voodoo Glow Skulls are rocking in the New Year on Dec. 30 and 31 at the Glasshouse in Pomona. Tickets go on sale today at 10 a.m. Read more...

By Kelly Haigh and Chris Moriates Daily Bruin Senior Staff Today Westwood Village invites all members of the community to venture into their big backyard. The Westwood Village Street Fest, featuring live musical performances, free food, goodie bags and craft booths, is coming to Weyburn Avenue today from noon until 8 p.m. Read more...

  By Mary Williams Daily Bruin Senior Staff Across the street from UCLA, in that unusual building next to the Burger King, is a theater that many students don’t know much about. Read more...

  Geffen Playhouse The play "Four Dogs And A Bone" (1995) was the first play the Geffen Playhouse featured. By Anthony Bromberg Daily Bruin Contributor It may be hard for young Westwoodites to believe, but the Geffen Playhouse has not always been a theater. Read more...

  Macy Gray “The Id” Epic Records Musical oddity and funky dressing guru Macy Gray might just have something with her new CD “The Id.” The album opens with Gray’s staccato delivery of entertaining but absurd lyrics ““ something about being related to a psychopath”“ to the background of a tasteful honky-tonk piano. Read more...

  CHRIS BACKLEY/Daily Bruin Director Alan Berliner spoke to a crowd of approximately 300 on Monday. By Willy Flockton Daily Bruin Contributor “He is not in love with anything” is how Oscar’s daughter describes her own father. Read more...