In Los Angeles, a city perceived to be a mecca to materialism, it seems green has become the new black. It is present in everything: clothing, groceries, restaurants, television; it’s becoming increasingly chic to be eco-friendly.

When the lights illuminate the intimate Reuben Cordova Theatre on the Beverly Hills High School campus, the stage reveals eight formally dressed members of a publishing firm, enjoying their after-dinner brandy while at a weekend getaway at a country home.

Hollywood, a universal metaphor for commercial glamour, may seem an unfitting location for Spanish surrealist Salvador Dalí’s complexly disturbing, iconoclastic work.

In order to understand the hype surrounding Mexico City-based artist Francis Alys, the first thing you should know is that he can move mountains. Literally.

As in previous years, David Sefton, executive and artistic director of UCLA Live, is once again claiming the new UCLA Live season to be the finest one the organization has ever put together, and once again, he may be right.

A walk around campus at night often leads to unexpected encounters with dance groups. Here’s a rundown of some you might see the next time you’re out and about.

Who knew sushi was an aphrodisiac?

He may be the next big thing to hit Los Angeles, but few will even recognize the native Ghanaian when he steps onto the UCLA campus this weekend to discuss his upcoming exhibition at the Fowler Museum.

“Marisol”
Feb. 28 ““ March 3, 2007
Macgowan 1340
The moon has gone missing. Coffee is extinct. Men bear children.
As the lights dimmed and the eerie chords of Los Angeles band China Room permeated the theater, I was transported to this apocalyptic world when the UCLA department of theater’s undergraduates performed Jose Rivera’s “Marisol” this past weekend.

Hammer Contemporary Collection, Part I
UCLA Hammer Museum
Jan. 16 ““ April 8
The Hammer Contemporary Collection is state of the art ““ pun intended.
Part I of the exhibition, unveiled Jan.