Wednesday, May 13, 1998
A&E Briefs
IN THE ARTS
Polish, Jewish
films on display
On Thursday the UCLA Film and Television Archive will start
"Remembering the Jewish Experience in Polish Film," at the James
Bridges Theater. The festival offers a selection from the Polish
cinema: "Our Children," "Postcards From a Journey," "Austeria,"
"March Caresses," "White Bear," "There Was No Sun," "The Hunting
Beater" and "Still Only This Forest."
Tickets are available an hour before showtime. Admission is $6,
or $4 for students and seniors. For more information, call (310)
206-3456.
Student rush at Ojai Music Festival
Once again Ojai Festivals will offer student rush prices for $5
lawn tickets to the 52nd Ojai Music Festival, which begins May 29.
Student must present valid identification at the box office a half
hour before the performance to take advantage of the discount.
Renowned pianist Mitsuko Uchida returns as both a performer and
music director. Grammy-winning David Zinman, pianist Ignat
Solzhenitsyn, soprano Elissa Johnston and The Brentano String
Quartet will also be performing. Baritone Kurt Ollman and
mezzo-soprano Joyce Castle will headline the Bernstein cabaret.
Marny Hall visits Sisterhood store
This Saturday bay area psychotherapist specializing in lesbian
relationships Marny Hall will appear at Sisterhood bookstore at 4
p.m.
Hall, the author of "The Lavender Couch," will be presenting her
new book, "The Lesbian Love Companion: How to Survive Everything
From Hearthrob to Heartbreak." Sisterhood Bookstore is located at
1351 Westwood Blvd. For more information, call (310) 477-7300.
One hour series finale of ‘Ellen’
Tonight at 9 o’clock, ABC will air the series finale of "Ellen,"
called "Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute." The episode includes
appearances by Glenn Close, Helen Hunt, Cindy Crawford, Woody
Harrelson, Jennifer Aniston, Julianna Margulies, Jada Pinkett
Smith, Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen.
In the episode, comedian and star Ellen DeGeneres takes her
viewers on an hour-long walk down memory lane from the earliest
days of her career through the history of her sitcom.
DeGeneres recently received UCLA’s Jack Benny award.