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Got a lot of time to kill but little money to spend? Let the Graphic be your guide to Los Angeles. Each week, the Arts & Entertainment section provides hotspots and activities that will blow your mind but not your budget. Got a late-night craving for pastries? Krispy Kreme is open when Malibu is closed. Take a trip to Krispy Kreme during a study break and fulfill the two … [Read more...] about From the Cheap Seats 

By Darcy HickeyA&E Assistant  Get ready to see the Pepperdine Concert Choir perform one of the most challenging pieces they’ve ever attempted in Smothers Theatre April 15. Johannes Brahm’s “A German Requiem” will entertain the audience for the majority of the night. The piece, directed by music professor Milton Pullen, is Brahms’ longest work. The 70-minute, seven-movement … [Read more...] about Choir takes on German

By Andrea BandaA&E Editor  It’s that time of the year … As the semester winds down, the Pepperdine Chamber Ensembles have been hard at work preparing to display their musical accomplishments during their concerts next week. The concerts will feature a variety of groups: three string quartets with piano, a brass quartet, percussion ensemble, flute and clarinet ensemble and … [Read more...] about Students discover the intimacy of chamber ensemble music

By Andrea BandaA&E Editor  One of Pepperdine’s music ensembles filled Raitt Recital Hall with the smooth sounds of jazz Tuesday night. The nine members of the Pepperdine Jazz Ensemble performed in front of a nearly full audience during their only concert of the semester. The group is composed of two alto saxophone players, sophomore Ashley Turner and junior Shane McCollum; … [Read more...] about Raitt roars with the smooth sounds of jazz

Cat Stevens re-records 'Peace Train' for kids Cat Stevens has broken his 25-year recording silence. The former pop star, who is now known as Yusuf Islam after converting to Islam, re-recorded his 1971 hit, “Peace Train,” in Johannesburg, South Africa, studios to raise money for children affected by the war in Iraq. The new “Peace Train” will appear on “Hope,” an album … [Read more...] about MakingWaves