LACMA "When Paradise Arrived" by Enrique Chagoya on display at the "Made in California" exhibit at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. By Carolyn Brown Daily Bruin Contributor Any doubt about California’s status as the home of America’s cultural heartbeat will be proven otherwise via a look at its historical, artistic, literary, musical, political and cultural movements from the past 100 years. Read more...

  UCLA Performing Arts Ensemble Galilei performs original music from Renaissance France and Ireland to accompany "Anna’s Garden," at Schoenberg Hall on Nov. 19. By Michael Rosen-Molina Daily Bruin Senior Staff Musical group Ensemble Galilei worked hard to reproduce some of the most unusual sounds known to man in its new musical presentation, “Anna’s Garden.” An original combination of music and narration, “Anna’s Garden” uses instruments to create the atmosphere of a timeless children’s’ fairy tale. Read more...

  www.amihotornot.com Am I Hot or Not? www.amihotornot.com The Internet, among its zillions of uses, is now a self-esteem booster ““ or breaker. Forget online dating. Read more...

  Actors Co-op (From left to right) Scott Arroyo, Tim Woodward, Marc Elmer and Rick Marcus portray injured WWII-era soldiers in the play "The Hasty Heart." By Kristen Lara Daily Bruin Contributor In times of war, soldiers thrown together by circumstance develop bonds with each other as they survive from one day to the next. Read more...

RESTAURANT REVIEW Western Smoke House ADDRESS: 10650 Woodbine Street Los Angeles, CA 90034 HOURS: Mon.-Thurs. 11:30a.m. to 9p.m. Fri.-Sat. 11:30a.m. to 10p.m. Closed Mon.-Fri 3-4p.m. Closed Sundays PHONE NUMBERS:(310) 837-3544 PRICE RANGE: $8-$40 By Sharon Hori Daily Bruin Senior Staff You don’t need a menu to see that meals at Western Smoke House can be summed up in three letters: BBQ. Read more...

  Guru’s Jazzmatazz "Streetsoul" Virgin Guru’s Jazzmatazz “Streetsoul” Virgin If you’ve got questions about cool music, take them to the Guru. The jazz aficionado MC’s third disc, “Streetsoul,” proves that his name is more than apt; he’s got all the answers. Read more...

  Illustration by JENNY YURSHANSKY/Daily Bruin By Tamar Boyadijan Daily Bruin Contributor The UCLA Gluck Fellows Jazz Combo performs its toe-tapping jazz music all over Los Angeles, but students may know the group from its performance last Wednesday in front of Powell Library. Read more...