Saturday, July 4

Q&A: Director, UCLA professor team up for Chinese language film

Emmy Award-winning director Henry Chan has teamed up with UCLA screenwriting professor Weiko Lin on their first Chinese language feature film. “100 Days” tells the story of a young man who must appease his deceased mother’s spirit by finding love within 100 days after her death. Read more...

Photo: Emmy Award-winning director Henry Chan teamed up with UCLA professor Weiko Lin for their film, “100 Days.”


Q&A: The Street Hearts open up about music, upcoming show

UCLA’s The Street Hearts wowed the crowd at Spring Sing earlier this year with its harmonic vocals and acoustic sound, even garnering the crowd-selected “Bruin Choice Award.” Composed of second-year dance student Sarah Summers, third-year cognitive science student Nick Valentini, third-year history and English student Andrew Giurgius and third-year civil engineering student Nicholai Hansen, the band won the Battle of the Bands, earning it a chance to play at the 2013 UCLA JazzReggae Festival. Read more...

Photo: The Street Hearts are preparing to play at The Roxy in West Hollywood on Friday.


Hammer to implement free general admission

Beginning in early February of next year, the Hammer Museum will offer free admission to the public. The Hammer Museum, operated by UCLA, currently offers certain programs and lectures for free. Read more...

Photo: The Hammer Museum announced it will implement free admission to the general public beginning in February.



Food Review: Nirvana Tea Lounge

In the everyday hustle and bustle of Westwood, it only seems appropriate that the Westwood Wellness Center would introduce a getaway to some tranquility with its recently opened Nirvana Tea Lounge. Read more...

Photo: The Westwood Wellness Center’s Nirvana Tea Lounge officially opened its doors on Labor Day.