A&E Briefs

  UCLA Campus Events "Meet the Feebles" is one of the
puppet-themed movies showing this week in the Ackerman Grand
Ballroom.

Upcoming activities by Campus Events

Campus Events will celebrate week eight with a series of puppet
shows ““ or rather, puppet movies. “Meet the
Feebles” will screen on Wednesday, May 23 at 7 p.m. at
Ackerman Grand Ballroom. General admission for tickets is $2.

A spoof of the Muppets, the Feebles are a second-rate variety
show comprised entirely of animals.

Heidi the hippo is the singing diva star of the show.
Unbeknownst to her, her husband, a walrus named Bletch, is using
the show as a front for his drug-running schemes. In addition, the
rabbit MC is dying from a rare venereal disease, the knife-throwing
Vietnam vet frog is fighting a heroin addiction and a fly tabloid
reporter is out to expose them all.

“Meet the Feebles” is directed by Peter Jackson,
best known for “Heavenly Creatures” and “Dead
Alive.” Jackson is currently working on the
soon-to-be-released “Lord of the Rings” trilogy.

“Meet the Feebles” will be followed by a screening
of “The Muppets Take Manhattan” at 9:30 p.m.

After graduating from college, Kermit and his friends take to
Broadway to sell their new musical, “Manhattan
Melodies.” Rejected by every reputable producer, the muppets
fall into despair and part ways. Working on his own, Kermit
eventually finds a sponsor and calls his friends back to the city.
But when they arrive to start rehearsal Kermit has disappeared.

The winners of the Battle of the Bands and DJs competition will
give a free concert at Westwood Plaza on Wednesday at 12 p.m.

The 8th Annual Shorttakes Student Film Festival will be at
Ackerman Grand Ballroom Friday, May 25 at 7 p.m.

Shorttakes is a student media festival that uses films, video,
animation and motion graphics from colleges throughout Southern
California, including UCLA, USC, Art Center and CSU Northridge.

The event is sponsored by the Campus Events Commission and
SAGINDIE.

For more information, contact the campus Events Commission at
(310) 825-1958.

Career Roundup

The Career Roundup will happen on Wednesday at 10 a.m. at
Ackerman Grand Ballroom.

The UCLA Career Center presents the career fair for students in
all departments. The fair will provide an opportunity for students
to make career plans before leaving for summer vacation. Many
positions will be available including full-time, part-time and
internship opportunities. As a special feature this year, Career
Roundup will also include the BioTech Career Corner in which a
group of employers from the biotech industry will be available to
discuss new business opportunities with students.

For more information, contact the Career Center at (310)
206-1915.

Gary Cooper film series

The Gary Cooper film series will begin on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
at the James Bridges Theater in Melnitz Hall.

The UCLA Film and Television Archive will present “Gary
Cooper: Man of the West.” Cooper was famous for his uniquely
American masculine grace, which became the trademark of his star
persona. One hundred years after Cooper’s birth, the archive
will organize a program to celebrate both Cooper’s
accomplishments in film and in the Western genre in particular.
Tickets are $7 for general admission. Seniors and students with
valid ID can purchase tickets for $5.

For more information, contact the Film and Television Archive at
(310) 206-3456.

Briefs compiled from wire reports by Michael Rosen-Molina, Daily
Bruin Senior Staff.