Events

Powell Library Rotunda

Music in the Rotunda

UCLA Cadenza A Cappella

Saturday, May 19
6 p.m.

Founded in 2008, this all-female student group will make their Powell debut with their annual spring concert. Admission is free, and no reservations are required.

 

Charles E. Young Research Library

Curators' Conversations

Truth and Consequences: An Inside Look at the Records of Ralph Edwards Productions

Monday, May 21
Noon

For more than sixty-five years, Ralph Edwards Productions created iconic television programs including Truth or Consequences, Name That Tune, and This is Your Life. While celebrities regularly graced the company's stages, its record of interviewing the everyday hero is just as impressive. Performing Arts Special Collections curator Peggy Alexander will discuss highlights of this remarkable collection. Bring your lunch; coffee and cookies will be served. Admission is free, but reservations are requested to rsvp@library.ucla.edu.

 

Charles E. Young Research Library

Soviet History through Soviet Film

The Return

Tuesday, May 22
6:30 p.m.

A mixture of psychological thriller and road movie, The Return (2003) tells the story of two young brothers, Andrei and Ivan, who must cope with the sudden and unexplained return of their long absent father. Margarita Nafpaktitis, librarian for Slavic and East European studies at the Charles E. Young Research Library, will lead a discussion following the screening, which will be in the Presentation Room, room 11348. Admission is free, and no reservations are required.

 

Powell Library Rotunda

Historic Dance in the Rotunda

Fifteenth Annual Jane Austen Ball

Saturday, June 2
8 p.m.

Learn English waltzes and set dances from the period 1790-1820. All UCLA students, faculty, and staff as well as the general public are welcome; no dance experience is necessary, and there will be instruction throughout the evening. Attire can be costume, formal, or semi-formal.

Admission is free, but space is limited, and reservations are required by Thursday, May 31. RSVP with the name and number in the party to Catherine Brown by email or by phone at 310.206.4608.