On Sunday, April 13, 2014, come and enjoy two free events on UCLA campus: Nigerian Talking Drums at Fowler Museum 2-4pm and American Youth Symphony at 7pm at Royce Hall

Once in a while, there are multiple events on UCLA campus for families that make the $12 all day parking all the more palatable.  Fowler Museum hosts a family dance jam program from 2pm to 4pm and the practically professional American Youth Symphony will perform at 7pm at Royce Hall. Details for both events are below.

To get an idea of the kinds of cultural histories exhibited in the museum from home, see the video gallery:  http://fowler.ucla.edu/multimedia/video-gallery and don't miss checking out the globally sourced gift shop with some amazing well-priced souvenirs that everyone can afford.

Family Jam: Nigerian Talking Drums with Francis Awe

Feel the beat with your whole body in this interactive dance class and performance. Presented in conjunction with Fiftieth Anniversary Gifts, II, featuring recently donated works of art from across the African continent.


 

EVENT DETAILS

Family Jam: Nigerian Talking Drums with Francis Awe
Sunday, April 13, 2014
2–4 pm  
Free family program

Fowler Museum closes at 5pm, and I suggest families pack a nice picnic 

dinner to eat at the Shapiro Fountain at the top of Janss Steps just one building away from Fowler.

Here is an interactive UCLA map link:  http://maps.ucla.edu/campus/?locid=86155 where you can search for Shapiro Fountain near Royce Hall.

Enjoy the great program below - reserve your free tickets online and pick up at WILL CALL tables.

Nigel Armstrong, violin

THE ALUMNI PROJECT SUNDAY 13 APRIL 2014 ROYCE HALL 7 PM CONCERT reserve now ALEXANDER TREGER conductor / NIGEL ARMSTRONG violin DEBUSSY An Afternoon of a Faun CHAUSSON Poème, Op. 25 SAINT-SAËNS Introduction et rondo capriccioso Op. 28 STRAUSS An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64 Alumni return to join forces and perform one of Strauss’s largest non-operatic works: the score calls for 125 players, and depicts the spectacular climb up an Alpine mountain-top, from twilight to dusk. Soloist Nigel Armstrong, who trained with the American Youth Symphony from 2008 to 2011 while studying at the Colburn Conservatory, won Fourth Prize at the Tchaikovsky Competition in 2011. He continues his ascent to international fame sharing his many talents in tango, bluegrass and classical music performances around the world.