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Arts, Music
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May 1, 9:50 pm
‘Songs of Ourselves’ spotlights diversity with concerts, breakout panels
Librarians usually shun patrons for making noise, but Thursday the sounds of mariachi and baroque classical music will reverberate throughout the Music Library. “Song of Ourselves” will be an all-day event featuring several concerts and breakout discussions to promote diversity in the music industry. Read more...
Photo: Alumna Eva B. Ross will headline the concert at the end of the all-day music event, “Song of Ourselves” on Thursday. She said she aims to write songs about the female experience that go beyond romance, writing about other topics such as female friendships. (Courtesy of Emery Becker)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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May 1, 9:49 pm
Alumnus’ sci-fi musical inspired by aliens, monsters and Soviet Union
Cornell Christianson uses a scene from the sci-fi film “Invaders from Mars” as the backdrop for his latest musical. Set in front of images of a sandy hill, characters are captured by aliens who have just descended from their spaceship. Read more...
Photo: Alumnus Cornell Christianson grew up watching sci-fi movies and collecting comic books, which inspired his musical “It Came From Beyond.” The off-Broadway show opened April 10 at St. Luke’s Theatre and will run every Tuesday until July. (Courtesy of Cornell Christianson)
Arts, Lifestyle
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May 1, 12:37 am
Newly formed Unravel addresses fashion sustainability on campus
Grace Reynolds created Unravel at UCLA with the goal of unraveling misconceptions about fashion production. The fourth-year economics and global studies student organized the club at the beginning of spring quarter, branching off from a sustainable clothing campaign in E3, an environmental sustainability club on campus. Read more...
Photo: Members of the sustainable fashion club Unravel participated in a clothing swap at their last club meeting. Members swapped shirts, pants and other garments. (Jenna Smith/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Music
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May 1, 12:30 am
Faculty composers to showcase musical pieces inspired by poems, nature
Faculty composers will present their original works at a concert Tuesday, showcasing a myriad of inspirations from birchwood trees to poetry. The works of members of UCLA’s composition faculty will be played in Schoenberg Hall. Read more...
Photo: Faculty members Peter Golub, Kay Rhie and David Lefkowitz (left to right) will perform their original compositions Tuesday in Schoenberg Hall. Golub said faculty concerts allow composition students to see their teachers as practitioners.(Isra Ameen/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Arts Columns, Lifestyle
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May 1, 12:05 am
Bookmarked: Distant Lands disappoints with cramped aisles, lackluster selection
Los Angeles is home to a multitude of specialized bookstores, from those oriented toward horror and mystery to others with more practical focuses, like cookbooks. Follow columnist Clea Wurster as she explores the many niche literary interests the city accommodates. Read more...
Photo: The travel bookstore Distant Lands offered a myriad of travel related materials such as city guides, cultural bios and backpacks. However, the cluttered set up of the store made browsing difficult. (Clea Wurster/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Lifestyle
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April 29, 10:50 pm
Designathon encourages collaboration of students with diverse experience, perspectives
Students designed apps to facilitate recycling on campus and vibrant graphics depicting the circle of life at Designathon on Saturday. Designathon, hosted by Bruin Entrepreneurs and UCLA’s Creative Lab, was a daylong event that provided educational resources for students interested in design, such as interactive workshops, panels featuring design industry professionals and a growth-themed competition for student designers. Read more...
Photo: Participants in UCLA’s first Designathon finalized their projects, which included apps and graphics, in the last portion of the competition segment of the event. One app focused on facilitating recycling on campus while one of the graphics featured the circle of life. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)