Campus and community arts events for the week of May 3, 2013.

The University of La Verne hosted a reception to celebrate the exhibition of “Campus: Selections from the La Verne Art Collection” that is currently displayed in the Harris Gallery on Tuesday.

William Shakespeare will take center stage at Dailey Theatre tonight as the theater department presents “The Merchant of Venice.”

The sweet sound of the violin accompanied by the piano came together as the Mei Duo performed their rendition of Amy Beach’s work at Scripps College last Friday.

Hard-set on producing all of his own music, it seems Mr. Rager’s latest album attempts to live up to the commercial success of 2009’s “Man on the Moon: The End of the Day,” looking for the next “Pursuit of Happiness.”

Campus and community arts events for the week of April 26, 2013.

The Carlson Gallery is currently home to the creative new photo exhibit “Geolocation: Desertscapes” by photographers Nate Larson and Marni Shindelman, that uses Twitter updates to track the locations of used posts.

In Bethany Wiggins’ newest novel “Stung” the bees are disappearing and crops are dying. To help, the government has been breeding bees in labs to help save the population. Unfortunately, children stung by these super bees die. If they get vaccinated against the stings they end up turning to violent, killer beasts. Sounds like a good time right?

Tami Reigner adds finishing touches to her chalk piece “Psalm 27” in Saturday’s Glendora Chalk Festival, sponsored by the Village Business Improvement District.

Jackie Robinson’s legacy is well known in the baseball world, and “42” is an attempt to spread the legacy to those who do not know his story.