378 pies: that’s all it took to transform Wilson Plaza into a little slice of heaven. This past Sunday, KCRW hosted its sixth annual “Good Food Pie Contest” for the first time at UCLA in coordination with the Fowler Museum. Read more...
Photo: Local bakers serve up their finest pie creations to happy pie lovers at KCRW’s 6th annual “Good Food Pie Competition,” hosted outside of the Fowler Museum last Sunday. (Eva Sidhu/Daily Bruin)
Native American cinema reflects the personal voices of Native American artists, exposing a range of multifaceted experiences, histories and cultures. Running from Oct. 4 to Dec. Read more...
Photo: Director of UCLA Film and Television Archive Jan-Christopher Horak co-curated “Through Indian Eyes: Native American Cinema,” the next film series presented at the Billy Wilder Theater. The series aims to present Native American cinema to a wider audience. (Courtesy of UCLA Film and Television Archive)
Rushing through the Center for Health Sciences with his head down and a sad look on his face, MindFul Music’s student target suddenly removes his earbuds, shocked at the sight of a jazz quartet performing right there in Café Med. Read more...
Photo: MindFul Music, an organization that aims to improve student wellness through live music, will provide weekly performances at the Center for Health Sciences. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A tent-like structure fills the quad between Powell Library and Royce Hall this week, a chance to create ties between two normally separate entities: veterans and civilians. Read more...
Photo: Carmel Farzaneh (left), a fourth-year communication studies student, participates in “Peace & Quiet,” an open dialogue station for civilians and veterans to comment on topics, including “How do you serve?” Meryl Friedman (right), director of education and special initiatives for the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA, oversees the week-long event that leads up to Friday’s performance of “Basetrack Live.” (Emily Cao/Daily Bruin)
Photo: (Courtesy of Hollywood Pantages Theatre)
To Sahirr Sethhi, an occurrence as mundane as an elderly couple purchasing a lottery ticket can be rife with wonder. A few years ago, the UCLA graduate student spotted just that and became fascinated with the couple's hope to become rich at an older age. Read more...
Photo: Sahirr Sethhi (pictured above) is fundraising the short film “California Dreaming” on Indiegogo about an elderly man who wins the lottery, only to lose it soon after. The film combines fantasy features with Indian storytelling and dramatic theory. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)
There’s something about the British Isles that consistently produces musical greatness; it is inherent to the country, its people and its culture. Popular culture has been defined by bands and artists from the UK; they have consistently created new genres and musical subcultures – from the Beatles’ psychedelic rock in the ’60s all the way through to the explosion of dubstep and drum ‘n’ bass in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Read more...
Photo: Kasabian is a British band able to channel Oasis, the Stone Roses and Blur at its best. They will play at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles on Oct. 8. (Courtesy of Charlie Gray)
