Mon. Sept. 22, the 2013-2014 LA STAGE Alliance Ovation award nominees were announced. The finalists included 12 faculty and alumni from UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television. Read more...
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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September 30, 10:22 pm
LA STAGE Alliance Ovation award nominees include 12 UCLA faculty, alumni
Arts, Music
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September 30, 12:28 am
Bruin Bash 2014 maintains high energy with Chance The Rapper
After last year’s high-energy Bruin Bash performances by rappers Tyga and E-40 in Pauley Pavilion, this year’s concert managed to find the same energetic feel through a pair of more mellow R&B and hip-hop musicians. Read more...
Photo: Chicago-based hip-hop artist Chance The Rapper headlined Bruin Bash 2014 Monday night at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. (Felicia Ramirez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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September 29, 10:44 am
Theater & More: ‘Larry David and David Steinberg in Conversation’
“Larry David and David Steinberg in Conversation” was just that: a conversation between two aging comedians. Although these comedians may be from another generation, they, for good reason, drew a mixed crowd of college students and older patrons for an evening of laughter and mockery at The Theatre at Ace Hotel. Read more...
Photo: At The Theatre at the Ace Hotel “Larry David (left) and David Steinberg (right) In Conversation. (Courtesy of Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Citi)
Arts, Film & TV
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September 28, 12:00 am
Fans pay homage to Marilyn Monroe at Westwood Village Memorial Park
Sights and sounds of Westwood Village Memorial Park
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"Sights and sounds of Westwood Village Memorial Park"
Tucked in the middle of an unassuming Westwood block, Marilyn Monroe still holds court. Some visit her to leave a sentimental note, a stuffed animal or flowers. Read more...
Photo: Marilyn Monroe’s grave (above) at the Westwood Memorial Park is visited daily by tourists who leave lipstick-smeared kisses. Other celebrities, such as Billy Wilder and Dean Martin, are also buried at the small cemetery. (Jamie Huang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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September 28, 12:00 am
Meet the Editors: Brendan Hornbostel, Gail Acosta, Natalie Green and Asher Landau
Brendan Hornbostel, A&E editor Having grown up playing drums and guitar in bands in San Francisco, I’ve always been one to over-scrutinize every song down to its notes and phrases to find that one lyric that captures the humanizing quality of a great piece of music. Read more...
Arts, Music
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September 28, 12:00 am
Singer continues UCLA education after decades of performing
Sandra Kilman, known professionally as Sandra Starks, is only a fourth-year music history student, but she has already had a decades-long successful music career. She has toured with Lou Rawls and Robert Guillaume as a jazz singer, belting out the lyrics of duets like “The Wedding Song” on stages worldwide from Las Vegas to Kingston, Jamaica. Read more...
Photo: After postponing her education and a career as a professional singer, fourth-year music history student Sandra Starks returned to UCLA to complete her college education. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin Senior Staff)
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September 28, 12:00 am
UCLA alum creates music, light show at Walt Disney Concert Hall
During the day, as the sun glints off its steel curves, the silver sails of Walt Disney Concert Hall reflect light from each panel. But, at sunset, the structure darkens. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Design | Media Arts alumnus Refik Anadol eyes the geometric precision of his model of Walt Disney Concert Hall, housed upstairs in Broad Art Center. (Agnijita Kumar/Daily Bruin Senior Staff)