With a portable wooden-paneled dance floor and vibrant stage decorations, the World Music and Movement Festival Organization will bring together performances from jazz, hip-hop, pop and folk groups. Read more...
Photo: The World Music and Movement Festival will feature live music, dance and a public art project. (Monica Jeon/Daily Bruin)
Located on Sunset Boulevard, Meltdown Comics and Collectibles is a must for nerds and comedians alike. The large shop is filled from wall to wall with comics, board games, action figures and miscellaneous memorabilia from a variety of fandoms. Read more...
Photo: (Hannah Jacobs/Daily Bruin)
There are more than 500 square miles of city surrounding UCLA’s campus, which takes up a minuscule fraction of that mileage. For such a big place, Los Angeles at times seems impossible to navigate. Read more...
Photo: (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin) Meltdown Comics and Collectible on Sunset Boulevard is home to comic books, action figures, video games and more. The back of the shop doubles as a comedy club, called NerdMelt.
Although she grew up surrounded by the sights and sounds of the theater, Alison Elliott spent the ages of 10 to 15 trying to get away from it. Read more...
Photo: TFT alumna Alison Elliott stars in A Noise Within’s “The Tempest” and will assistant direct and perform in the company’s production of “A Christmas Carol.” (Heidy Cadena/Daily Bruin)
Daily Bruin’s very own Arts & Entertainment podcast, Paws, Play, Rewind! returns for episode 19 with the latest and greatest in pop culture and campus happenings.This week, radio director Stephen Phan is joined by A&E editor Brendan Hornbostel and sports editor Aubrey Yeo on Pokemon, Spotify and vinyl.Going far past elementary, radio senior staffer Christyana Cabal and Kristi Brown, of the Colburn School of Performing Arts, explore why Sherlock Holmes plays the violin and the many connections between contemporary cultural violence and classical music in literature. Read more...
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Geoff Dyer, who has traveled to locations from Libya to Singapore to Bahrain, said he takes every opportunity he can to see as much of the world as possible to then share it with his readers. Read more...
Photo: British author Geoff Dyer (above) will participate at the Hammer Museum’s Hammer Conservation series Thursday. (Courtesy of Matt Stuart)
A troubled reverend has a question for God, but receives no response. Jay Weneta is out to find the answer in his senior thesis film, “Guest.” Weneta, a fourth-year film student, takes on issues of suffering and faith in his fictional dramatic thriller “Guest.” The short film will open with Reverend Thomas giving a sermon and asking the question: “Does suffering have meaning?” When met by silence from his congregation, Thomas must come to terms with the fact that he does not know the answer himself. Read more...
Photo: After playing on the UCLA football team as the long snapper, fourth-year film student Jay Weneta (above) said he decided to pursue a career in the film industry. Through a campaign on Indiegogo ending December, Weneta is raising funds to produce his thesis film “Guest,” a dramatic thriller that tackles issues of suffering and religion. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin)
