Kira Soltanovich entertained the crowd by picking on members of the audience and making jokes about being a new mom.

Campus and community arts events for the week of Oct. 7, 2011.

Moustafa Bayoumi, the award-winning author of “How Does it Feel to be a Problem?” spoke about the hardships that were endured by seven young Arab-Americans after the 9/11 terrorist attacks Tuesday in Morgan Auditorium.

Walking in between two blue glowing walls curved inwards and six inches closer than they appear to the eye could have been mistaken for being in a virtual videogame like Disney’s “Tron.”

Eager students filled the courtyard at Pomona College to participate in the mini canvas paintings, play some of the latest video games and watch the 2008 art documentary “Cool School,” all presented by “Art After Hours.”

Campus and community arts events for the week of Sept. 30, 2011.

Mark Juergensmeyer, director of the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies at the University of California at Santa Barbara, spoke to the ULV community about the war on terror last Thursday in the Campus Center.

If you were deaf and relied solely on your vision, you may have mistaken the five-piece English-based band the Horrors for portraying witches dancing around a pot of boiling fog on stage for an early Halloween special at 7 p.m. Monday at the Glass House in Pomona.

The “Covering Ground” exhibit showcases the works of Los Angeles, based artists Barbara Kerwin, Marion Lane, Ruth Trotter, and Melbourne, Australia based artists Katherine Boland, Terri Brooks and Dawn Csutoros.

After a five year self-imposed exile, the Red Hot Chili Peppers have made their return to music with their 10th studio album, “I’m With You.”