Entertainment Briefs

Cinco de Mayo

To celebrate Cinco de Mayo, a Latin music festival will play throughout the day in Founders Auditorium May 5. Contact the Music Department at ext. 4917 for more information.

Diversity Films

On May 8 there will be a showing of the film “Mi Familia” in the La Fetra Auditorium at 7 p.m. A discussion will follow the screening. The event is part of the “How Does Our Garden Grow?” film series about diversity. Admission is free.

Getty Museum

This is the last weekend to visit the exhibit at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu, entitled “They Saw a Very Great Future Here: Photographs of Central Los Angeles” by Camilo Jose Vergara. For more information call (310) 440-7360.

Renaissance Faire

The annual Renaissance Pleasure Faire, held in Glen Helen Park in San Bernardino, begins tomorrow and continues through June. Admission is $15 for students. Call (800) 52-FAIRE for more information.

New Films

Opening today in general release are “Volcano,” starring Tommy Lee Jones and Anne Heche, and “Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion,” with Mira Sorvino, Lisa Kudrow and Janeane Garofalo.

–Julie Eklund

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