UCLA Performing Arts The rich vocal blend of the four
women of Anonymous 4 will be joined by world-class ensemble
Chilingirian String Quartet at UCLA’s Schoenberg Hall, March 4 at 7
p.m.
Campus Events activities
Campus Events will hold several events during eighth week,
starting Monday, Feb. 26.
Tickets are now available for sneak previews of the movies
“Hit and Runaway” on Wednesday, Feb. 28. and “The
Dish” on Thursday, March 3. Both shows begin at 8 p.m.
Students can pick up free tickets at 319 Kerckhoff Hall.
“Hit and Runaway” is a comedy about what happens
when a straight Italian restaurateur and a gay Jewish man join
forces to write a screenplay about an undercover cop working in the
fashion industry. The movie received recognition for “Best
Screenplay” in the 2000 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival and
“Audience Award for Best Writers” in the 1999 Los
Angeles Independent Film Festival.
“The Dish” is the true story of a satellite dish in
1969 Australia that linked NASA to the Apollo 11 during the moon
mission, and the local blackout that almost lost the shuttle.
Funk reggae band “Too Rude” will perform a free
concert in Westwood Plaza on Wednesday, Feb. 28 at noon.
Known for its unique blend of punk and reggae, the group has
worked with such bands as Kottonmouth Kings and Dial 7.
For more information contact UCLA Campus Events at (310)
825-1958.
Department of Music recital
The Department of Music will present a faculty recital on
Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. in Schoenberg Auditorium Room
1100.
This concert will feature Tom Beghin on harpsichord and
fortepiano. This is the fifth performance in a cycle showcasing
Haydn’s compositions for solo keyboard on historical
instruments.
The program includes “Sonata in G Major,”
“Variations in A Major, Hob,” “Sonata in A flat
Major” and “Three Sonatas Dedicated to Princess Marie
Esterhazy in G Major, B flat Major and D Major.”
For more information contact the Department of Music at (310)
825-2101.
Anglo-American Ensemble
The Anglo-American Ensemble will perform at the Jan Popper
Theater in Schoenberg Hall today at 7 p.m.
Also known as Trailer Park, the award winning Anglo-American
Ensemble’s performance will be directed by Amy Wooley. The
program will include Appalachian string band music and American old
time music.
For more information contact the Ethnomusicology Department at
(310) 206-3033.
Chinese American Culture Night
The Association of Chinese Americans will present Chinese
American Culture Night on Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. in Royce
Hall Auditorium.
Chinese American Culture Night strives to communicate the
Chinese-American experience to a wider audience, addressing issues
facing Chinese Americans today. The show will include drama,
traditional dance, hip-hop dance and martial arts
demonstrations.
For more information contact the Center for Student Programming
at (310) 825-7041.
Anonymous 4 at Schoenberg
UCLA Performing Arts will bring the Anonymous 4 to Schoenberg
Auditorium Room 1100 on Sunday, March 4 at 7 p.m.
In its Los Angeles debut, Anonymous 4 will join Britain’s
renowned Chilingirian Quartet to perform excerpts from “1000:
A Mass for the End of Time” and various compositions by Part,
Britten, Haydn and Taverner.
To order tickets, call the UCLA Central Ticket Office at (310)
825- 2101.
Briefs compiled from wire reports by Michael Rosen-Molina, Daily
Bruin Senior Staff.