To Robert Berkman, a piano-like instrument wrongly believed to play itself was the perfect challenge to his creativity.
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Jewish Leadership Council’s Above the Noise benefit concert to promote unity on campus, bring attention to Jewish Heart in Africa
Second-year political science student Raquel Saxe had flown to New Orleans this past fall for a Jewish convention when a chance encounter led her to meet several people connected to Jewish hip-hop artists Y-Love and Diwon.
UCLA Egyptology lecture and Long Beach Opera performance to focus on the life and times of Pharaoh Akhnaten
As if on cue to the wave of passion and revolution that has swept Egypt in the past month with the overthrow of a regime, comes a collaboration between the Long Beach Opera and UCLA Egyptology examining the controversial and revolutionary ancient pharaoh Akhnaten.
Latin hybrid band Fusionando fuses genres of Latin, jazz and rock
Seldom does a band name tell you anything about the sound the band’s instruments produce.
World famous cellist to teach master class
At a school like UCLA, it’s easy to find oneself jaded by having some of the most prestigious and influential researchers as professors. But when two-time Grammy-winning cellist Lynn Harrell ““ a man whose list of achievements includes playing for Pope John Paul II”“ comes to teach a class, students are likely to be starry-eyed.
Hooligan Theatre Company’s “˜Dames at Sea’ takes the stage
As if taking cue from Lady Gaga’s wardrobe, Hooligan Theatre Company presents “Dames at Sea,” a musical whose outlandish characters and over-the-top plot have kept it afloat in the hearts of audiences for more than four decades.
Spicing up the Fowler Out Loud series with Salsa Night
While popular dance shows such as “Dancing with the Stars” have helped revive the feisty and flirtatious salsa dance to a hot dance floor genre, few of us actually know the first thing about the Latin art form.